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Jan 12, 2000 | 12:21 PM

Steve T

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My F-150 extended cab is about 1 year old and has been back to the dealer about 5 times to try and git rid of an awful musty odor in the HVAC system. I'm about ready to invoke the"Lemon Law" here in New Hampshire. All they do is squirt more "stuff" in there. Anyone else had this problem? Thanks

Jan 12, 2000 | 07:03 PM

gwsiv

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If you leave your control selector in "OFF" or "MAX A/C" it shuts the outside air vent. This allows mold to grow in the system. Try leaving it in any other position. This should help.

Jan 13, 2000 | 06:31 AM

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Thanks but I never leave the selector in either of those two positions. In fact, I've never even used either of those two positions...

Jan 23, 2000 | 05:01 PM

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You have living organisms growing under your dash

Next time you have the air running, make sure water is draining from hose in the bottom. The drain can plug or the pan that collect the water from condensation can hold water and allow all sorts of neat critters to live. Is sort of like the desert, when the water dries up, they all hide and when it "rains" watch out.

I had good success with a few sprays of Lysol.

Mar 15, 2000 | 01:25 PM

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I have the same problem. I was told it was a "known issue" and that there was nothing they could do but spray air freshener and mold killer.

Let me know if you hear more.

Mar 15, 2000 | 04:23 PM

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I don't think this qualifies for lemon laws. Its mold in the AC vents because of condensation. I may be wrong though as lemon laws differ in each state.

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Mar 21, 2000 | 11:29 PM

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This is a common problem. If I know I won't be using the truck for a while, or won't be using the A/C for a while (like colder weather coming), I will turn the A/C off and run it on Panel/Vent with fan speed up, to dry out the evaporator, before shutting it down. Parking it with a wet evaporator for a while tends to help fungus grow in there. Been doing this on a lot of vehicles for quite a few years, with good results. Maybe this will work for you.

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May 1, 2000 | 08:20 PM

AlM

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yo..try dwd..here is their site....and read the instructions when drilling!!
http://www.dwd2.com/

i think this is used by ford too.
and was on shadetree once.

good luck!
Al