How To Remove an AC Climate Control Cluster - 2010 Subaru Forester
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- How to remove and replace a AC Climate Control Cluster on a 2010 Subaru Forester. If you feel confident in your mechanical skills then add this to your DIY projects. In this video we cover the steps on how to remove clips, bolts, covers, panels, and parts to remove the AC climate control cluster. Leave us a comment about other How To videos you would like to see and we will try our best to make them.
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I avoided fixing this for like 6 months bc I thought it would be difficult. This was the issue and so quick to fix!! Thank you so much! 🙏🏽
Your video saved me $600.
My 2009 Subaru Forester's fan switch would not turn off the fan but it would adjust the fan speed otherwise. Also the vent control switch was frozen and could hardly be turned. I took the car to Subaru and they wanted $600 to replace the air conditioner controls. I followed your video and disassembled the dash board panels to expose the A/c controls. I found that the fan switch knob was loose and only partially connected. When I reconnected it it worked like new. Also a few squirts of WD-40 on the vent control mechanisms also freed the stuck knob. Now every thing works great and I save $600 thanks to your video.
Glad you weren't ripped off... Cheers!
Wow no idea it was this straight forward! My vent has been stuck on defrost since winter when the whole car was sub freezing. Despararly needing the AC vents thru the dash now, ill be doing this soon. Thanks again. TH-cam never fails with the DIYs
Thank you for the video - my 09 Forester had the exact same problem - thanks to your help I can now use my defroster again!
I accidentally popped my A/C vent in and was able to fix it with the help of this video, thanks!
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Thank you! Exactly what happened on my 2010 forester. Didn't even have to pop any panels loose to get the cable back in place.
Well, I’m wanting to change out the AC control light color on my wife’s 2009 forester - this gets me part way there.
Your video saved me a fortune! My wife's car was the exact same deal. The cable popped out of the clip and no front vents. I popped it back in and put the loop piece back on the air door control and boom. Ice cold a.c. blowing in our faces again. Thank you!
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Good video. Just what I needed to see to get into my controls on my Forrester.
My problem was under the radio. Got it fixed. Thanks!
Thanks for the video I just fixed mine now due to your video so thank you!!
Great video, just what I needed to get to heat control knob. The cable had come out was able to put back in and straighten the wire that feeds down thru. Thanks
I have to replace the whole climate control cable and can’t get the clip loose to remove the old one. How do I do that?
Would this generally be the same way to perform this on a 2017 forester ? My air flow knob is stuck and can’t turn left past the foot air flow option !
Hey! Hope you will see this. It seems like the same place your lose mine is stuck and won’t turn all the way. Suggestions for that? Should I try just lubricating that gear in there? Sorry if this is a dumb question new to diy cars! 😅
Update! The gear is working fine actually it is the wire. The wire is disconnected as yours is but it seems like the owner before somehow jammed it up and bent the wire. Would I need to replace it completely? What would you do?
Great vid! Exactly what I needed to fix my issue.
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Hello, I have 09 SH, both passenger and driver bent is working but middle is not working. I need advice please, left temp controller has like problems
Nice video! I have an ‘08 Legacy, the temp control knob is stuck. Will barely move either direction, blows hot air. Couldn’t get my AC to come on. Sound like a cable?
I had a hard time seeing how to put the cable back where it belongs. Do you have any clearer pictures? I can access everything without removing any panels and can see that this is the problem with my vent control.
I will try to get more light in future videos. I recommend turning up your brightness on your monitor to see if it helps. Thanks!
Can you show the control panel coming out? That's what a need to remove to replace that large trim piece
Did you figure it out? I’m trying to take the trim out now
AWESOME... Mahalo in advance...
Do you have any that shows evaporator removal?
That may require taking the dash out let me pull the glove box and see how easy I can acess the evaporator
Thanks!
Did you ever get into that evaporator removal? Looks like I'm about to tackle that myself...
Hey, kind of a long shot as the video is 2 years old. I have a 2009 wrx hatch and have cold mist coming out the passenger AC vent after about 10 minutes drive
So that problem around 2:54 is what I have, my wire popped off the tracks and no longer works, how do I put it back on?
Did the clip that holds it together break?
Now how do you replace these cables? They seem to be embedded into the base. Mine broke off Help
Use zip ties and they work
Per the title, At what point did you actually remove the climate cluster ??
I have a 2010 forester and my rear defroster button a.c. button and air recirculation button isn't working the lights don't even come on when I press them
Check the fuse
You never showed how to remove he controls!
The problem in my 09 Forester is that I have heat on the passenger side, but not on the driver side vent, the vent under the stereo and the left driver side vent.. and I don't have dual A/C system.. What the problem could be ??
Need to top up AC unit
I have the same problem not getting heat on the right side and only on the left. Everything keeps pointing back at actuator or a bug stuck in a pipe door.
So close to be helpful. I'm trying to remove the cluster and based on the title I assumed that was what this video would be about.
Right on. So, you would like a video on the speedometer/cluster that sits right behind the steering wheel right? If so, we can add this to our list of videos to make...
What video do you need we can make them
I was looking for a video on removing the climate control cluster. Actually disconnecting the cables and removing the climate controls from the dash.
In my case I was looking for a video because I need to get to the accessory outlet under the climate controls. Wasn't trying to be mean just at the end of a long search to figure out how to remove the cables from the vent doors (?) and be sure they go back on correctly. Have found no help and your title sounded like exactly what I was looking for even down to the car model then you didn't actually remove the climate controls.
Yeah I’ll make it
@@DIYCarHunters I also need a video where the whole climate control console comes out. The fan speed knob on mine broke so I need to replace the whole unit.
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