Dead HVAC Panel

[ThrillSeeker24]

Long story short, the place I bought my truck from replaced the blend door(s) on my truck and managed to break the hvac control panel. I couldn't control the hvac from the screen either, nav is dead, and heat has been stuck on.

They got me a replacement hvac panel, and I went to put it in today. Nav started working (wrong location but still, didn't work at all previously). But the hvac still won't even light up to acknowledge any power going to it, still no control via the screen either. Heats still stuck on.

I'm irritated as hell with that place and have zero desire to deal with them anymore. I read the hvac panel module needs programmed to the truck? Is this something I can do via forscan or am I looking at another round with these azzhats? Panel is from a 2013 fx4 if it matters, my truck is a 2013.

Thanks in advance.

 

[ThrillSeeker24]

For anyone finding this via a Google search, found the culprit. Put a new fuse in - and my old panel - and it all worked.

 

[mprice1234]

Wow, good find I learned a long time ago in my years as an industrial mechanic to look at the simple things first, as this one is a perfect example!

 

[COBRA90GT]

So what actually caused the fuse to blow ? Short to ground/chafed wiring for the HVAC panel during blend door repair at the dealer, etc ?

 

[ThrillSeeker24]

So what actually caused the fuse to blow ? Short to ground/chafed wiring for the HVAC panel during blend door repair at the dealer, etc ?

That's a possibility. The only thing I could come up with was maybe they had the fuse out during install, and managed to mangle it up like that during reinstall. It's not actually blown, it's bent up real bad lol

 

[ThrillSeeker24]

Wow, good find I learned a long time ago in my years as an industrial mechanic to look at the simple things first, as this one is a perfect example!

That's for sure man, I'm not used to it being that easy. It's always the pain in the butt work for me haha