2007 Honda Civic Air Mode Control Motor replacement install 

SEVEN YEARS after you posted this video, you are still helping people! Thanks! It was a nightmare getting to these screws and stuff, but it works now thanks to your video :)

Yup 10 yrs and this video helped me to. Thanks for having the sense to post the part number to, 😅.

Thank you for posting this video. I used this video to guide me through fixing my honda civic 2011. I bought the part from Amazon and it fit great. It was extremely difficult to get the screws off but once I got the screws off, I was able to put the new one in without difficulty. THANK YOU.

This video was sooooo helpful, thanks for posting it! I changed the Mode Control Motor in my 2010 Civic, and thanks to your video, I knew exactly what to do, knew what sockets I needed, how many screws I needed to remove, where to look for that last darn screw for the air duct that's way in the back, way up high, that you can't see unless you lie on your back with your head against the firewall! :-) The only thing missing was how to fully remove the glove compartment, but that was easy enough. Thank you so much!!!

This video tremendously helped when performing the same work on my 2010 Civic! The one difference I noticed was mine seemed to only have one white peg; yet there were still two grooves. Not sure why... My advice: before you install the new part, make sure the vent control mode is on full "windshield" defrost". Then play with dependent control arm to ensure that the air is blowing fully from the defroster. After that, the new part should line up nicely. Thanks a bunch!

Outstanding video and instructions! This motor was the exact problem on my sons 2010 Honda Civic Si. I ordered the part on Amazon and changed it per your instructions including plugging the new one in prior to replacement. I checked the old one too and it was definitely bad. Thank you so much for your video!!

Thank you for posting this! Replaced the unit, but it quit working a few hours later. Went back under the dash and jammed it in front-vent mode for good. I can live without defrost

Thanks a lot man this really helped !! I just came back from the scrapyard and I managed to remove one air mode motor thanks to your tips ! I would have never guessed that I had to remove the air vent !

Thanks for the great video. I have a 2009 Honda Civic and I was able to diagnose the problem by watching your video. Took me about 1hr to change the part and after changing it all modes work.

This tutorial is the best tutorial I could find for this problem. Everything has been explained so well. Thank you!

Ive been trying to find information on this replacement for hours. thank you for a great video

This is a great explanation. Thanks a lot for that. I just replaced it within 1.5hrs in my Civic 2010. Removing the back screw on the downward AC passer was little bit tricky as my ratchet didn't fit for the tiny space (refer to 3.44min). As a workaround, I used a flexible screwdriver and it did the job. It's not straight forward, you need to lean under the seat anyway. 7mm socket is what you need for everything else. Be patient and you will get it there.

Great vid. Was able to order the part and replace it exactly as instructed. I'm not sure if it's the same for 2007 models, but for my 2009 civic you don't need to actually remove the glove-box to replace the cabin air filter. Thanks again, probably saved me a fortune not having to go to the dealership.

This was such a great video. Just shared it with my husband. He’s ordering the part now. Thank you so much for sharing. I’m now subscribed!!! Loved it.

Man this is why I love hondas man. Thank you so much dude. You have helped me with this issue. I’ve already replaced the ac motor blower, resistor, wish I would have found this video when I was down there lol. Again man thanks again!!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Thanks so much!! What a pain to get to those screws!! But I got it out, my motor was weak and sticking. I thought I might make it work a while more by cleaning and lubing, but didn't want to get back in there any time soon so the new motor went in with some grease in the channels, and it's working great now!

Great job with your “how-to-do-it” post! I just want to add a bit more for future dudes who may have a need to reference your post? The HVAC system on 06 -'11 Civics are capable of self-diagnosis. Keep the Recirc & Rear Defog buttons depressed before turning the ignition On. If the system has a fault, the LED on the Front Defrost button will blink a DTC code that corresponds to the fault. A “1” or “2” means a problem in the air-mix control circuit, and the most obvious culprit on that circuit is the Air-Mix Control Motor/Module. Looks like the module comes out as an assembly so it’s possible to bench-replace the motor. That’s what I plan to do when the DORMAN 604-879 OE replacement motor I ordered arrives.

Thank you very much!!!! I was able to replace it with a new one and it's working perfectly fine now, I had no idea of what was wrong until I found your video and thanks to you I was able to fix it. Thank you again!!

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!! You made me so happy, I've been trying to figure this problem for about a year now!! Thank you so much.

I just played around with it a bit and now it works. Didn’t have to buy a new one. Great video

Thank you for this video. My AC was cold but not coming out of the center vents. I used this once I knew I had a motor module issue to track down the issue. It didn't turn at first but I removed and blew out the connector and wiggled the white piece. It turns, but its wobbly. Hopefully I will have AC until this fall and can replace it.

Don't buy the new motor yet!!!! I followed this video and it was great. Pulled the part out after verifying it wasn't moving. Once I got it out I decided to open it up and just take a look inside. I hadn't ordered the new part yet. Once you remove the three screws holding on the metal mount bracket, you have to gently lift the plastic clips holding it together. I broke half of them but it doesn't matter, the screws hold the part together. You also need to remove the white plastic disk by gently prying out the locking tab in the center of the disk and pulling the disk off the post. Inside is a motor, three gears and some electrical contacts. I removed the motor and just for kicks touched a 9 volt battery to it. It worked!!!!! I pulled off the big gear and attached to the bottom of the gear are electrical contacts. They tell the motor what position the controls are set to. They were dirty including the finger contacts that touch the gear. I cleaned them with alcohol and a q- tip.

I've been struggling with a fogged up windshield for a while now. Not even the local mechanics knew what to do! Strange, isn't it? THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEOOOOO 😀😀😀😀

This tutorial worked great for my 2010 Honda Civic. Thanks!

Just finished replacing mine. Thank you for making this video.

Bro, you saved me a trip to the mech. Thank you so much!

Here in August 2022. Thanks for posting the video. The back screw on the vent was a bear and I don't think I'm going to put it in. The rest were a pain but it is done and working.

Great video. I just replaced mine this morning after watching this a few days ago. 👍🏼

Mine girls Honda just started with this problem.. I’m so glad you made this video !! It’s the only one I found with clear straight forward how replace!! Thanks again!!

Tried tapping old motor, didn't work, so I went to buy new motor. The parts store I used sold the motor only, so you can take off the white plastic piece with a flathead screwdriver by gently disengaging the little tab that holds it to the hub and then remove the brace screws with a Phillips head. You put the brace on the new motor with same screw layout and the plug the plastic piece in the hub. I had the most trouble putting that assembly back on and getting the armature pegs back in the plastic piece grooves and then choosing top vent in order to remount the assembly. This video was crucial, many thanks.

Thank you for putting this up, I have a 2011 Honda Civic and same thing happened to me. It gets cold in the winter and I would like to use the defrost for windhsield and i noticed nothing blows anywhere its like its stuck in mid-transition position to where the air just kinda sits inside.. This will help me fix the issue! Thank you , great video and explenation! GJ

I have a 2009 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan 1.8L, and called Honda and they verified that Part # 79140-SNA-A01 is the part number I need. They call it Motor Assy., Mode. I ordered it from HondaPartsNow.com, have not got it yet though. It was $40.90 plus $11.22 shipping, total = $52.12. My problem was the same as in this video. Thank you sir for the video, it hooked me up.

Thank you for your video, it helped me a lot debugging my same issue. It turned out, my control motor was not bad, it was stuck and I just gave it a nudge.

Great tutorial! Yeah, it's kind of a pain but keep pushin', don't give up.

Glad you mentioned 7MM saved me some time -- instructions are good but its really tight -- to get at the top right screw come at it from behind -- i used a small socket wrench --

Just finished the install. Thank you for posting this!

Mine stopped working this morning. After watching this to find it's location, I unplugged it and plugged it back in and got it working. We'll see how long, but anyways, thanks for the video!

Thank you so much. You saved me a lot of money in my Honda Civic EX 2010 Couple.

Appreciate the major help!! Saved me a lot of trouble and stress lol

Just what I was looking for excellent video

Thanks Brosef, super helpful as this was indeed the problem with my 2009 Honda Civic EX Coupe. Best Regards!

Thank God for this video ..it help me alot now I have my ac working after 4 days messing with it...Thanls

just the video I was searching for!! Very good video, works on my 2009 Civic Mode Motor assembly...r and r....thats the same part no. too!! Thanx alot!

Thanks I just was about to carry mines into the shop. Because I need my ac for the summer but you save me a lot of time & money

After watching this video Went to the car and just tapped the motor and IT REALLY WORKED

This is an old video but very useful. I just wrapped up on my 2010 Civic. I should add to warn anyone doing this job it is NOT EASY. I've been working on cars for 20 years and it took me 2 hours. Removing the bolts sucks unless you have tiny hands. Putting them back in is the easy part. Oh and that little bolt at the top of the foot vent? Do yourself a favor and don't put it back in. There's two other bolts holding it on, it weighs all of 12 ounces.

Thanks, you guys are great.

Thank you for sharing this video! Well done

Lool this video fixed my problem that I’ve been trying to figure out... thank youuuu 🙌🏽

Yes, I will update you on my bench-replacement of the motor once it arrives. Maybe I should add that to erase any stored DTC code in HVAC memory, you first dial the Fan selector knob to Off and point the Temp selector knob to Max. Hold down the Recirc & Vent (top left) buttons and turn the ignition On. The Vent button LED should light for 2 secs and it's done.

Thanks for sharing this. I had the same problem but all I did was disconnect the wire and gave the white thing a push. To my surprise, it started working!

This is great, thanks for the video!!!

thanks for this video. great job explaining it all.... :)

Thank you man that was awesome now I can fix mine

Excellent. Well done. Thanks for this onfo.

thank you sooo much man mine went dead last week and i couldnt defrost my front window in the morning...i was going to buy a cheap one from amazon but i didnt want it to brake again so i got a OEM from the honda dealer, i called about 5 of them and only 1 of them had it for $70 while the others where well over $120 so its best to call every dealer cause they aint all the same with price...also i couldnt find it anywhere else

Thx for the video. Was very helpful

You are awesome 🤩, you Just saved me $500 bucks!! Thank you and subed.

Thanks for the video. I had the same issue with my 2004 Honda Accord LX. But my part was almost $90 online including s/h so I made sure the part was the problem before I bought another one. I unscrewed the part and left the cable in. I then pressed the controls and saw that it was moving. I came to realize the part was simply installed incorrectly and it took me several tries but I managed to hook the part correctly onto two tracks to the left of it. I think maybe it got off track when dealership dealt with passenger airbag recall, but I’m unsure. The mode motor assembly for a 2004 Accord is also located in same general area behind glove box; the p/n is 79140-SDA-A01 if anyone needs it.

thanks was stuck out of town and was able to manually spin the disk so i could get defrost on the way home

Before you replace make sure you check for a lose connection on the coupler as someone that built Honda’s that accounts for nearly %25 of any electronics not working over time.

Mine was stuck and only needed a little poke to free up, but for showing us where the part is and how it works, you are THE MAN!!!! Thanks!

Thank you so much!!! It worked :)

Awesome, I gotta do this on my accord

Exactly what I wanted to find

Good video buddy

Great video. Thanks!

Thanks for the video now to get it done before it gets cold 😂 ,thanks for the tutorial is going to save me a lot F words 😂

Thanks, this became an issue when it’s -40 C outside in Alberta .

Absolutely awsome, thank you so very much

Thank you my AC of my car is working now.

Excelente video. Muchas gracias.

My daughter’s 2010 Civic Hybrid with the automatic temperature control is the exact same type set up. Hers was stuck in the defrost position & I grabbed the white wheel while switching to the dash register and it started working again. But now I know exactly what to do when it finally quits. Buy a genuine Honda actuator as the Dorman ones are failure prone. You don’t want to have to do it twice!

Cleaned Mine && It Worked !!! 💯

Thank you sir now I know

Thank you very much for your video! This video was very helpful! I just finished replacing the air mode control motor! Now it's working properly and I believe a few hundreds dollars lol But it took 3 hours with hands from my gf. A couple of screws were really difficult to access with a 7mm socket. I got a relatively short arm of it but the space was so tight that I couldn't turn it well or the socket tended to be wobbling. As somebody commented, I should've got a flexible driver. Now I need to replace a light bulb for climate control panel another time. Please let me know if someone knows a part number or a helpful video as I've been searching it but haven't got a good video or figured a right bulb product number. Thank you again for this great video!

Yes do not buy the motor!!! Excellent video, I ended up taking it apart after I got it out and took the big gear off like he said and cleaned the pins underneath and also bent them up a little so they’re making a better connection! And voila it’s working now

Nice one thank you 👍🏻

VERY GOOD !!!!! video !!!!!you speak clearly, accurately and no stupid ^&$% in the middle ....

Good job

Thank you for this

Thanks buddy!

Thank you so much!

Instead of replacing the part try tapping the housing first. A lot of time little motors like that don't ever burn up they just hang up from dust or brushes losing contact. worked for mine.

Yes, I need that part but I don't know what the name is! Tanks you!

im suscribing you saved my ass thank you!!!!!

Thank you brother..

good job. not understand anyone disliking it.

Hello, can anybody tell me what is the yellow wire in this cabin and where it attached. My civic 2008 ac modes are not working and when i open the cabin, i found yellow wire is removed but i don't know where to fix it. Does it has any role in air directions??

Thanks so much for making this video! I feel confident to do this repair myself now. Do you happen to know if the location of this mode control motor is similar in other years and models? I have a 1997 Honda Accord. I thought I saw somewhere that it was located up above the gas pedal, but behind the glove box sure looks easier to get to.

Awesome vid! I had a question as to where you were able to locate the part. Is it something I can get at like an O'Rileys or do I need to go to the Honda house? Thanks in advance.

informative video, the cabin filter is changed when you service your car at the dealer, no reason why no one had ever changed it. a car should be serviced a few times in its life. unless you drive it until the timing belt breaks, then you will wish you had..... at least once or twice to protect your investment.

Thank you!!!!

Got a question just changed mine and everything works but i think I didn’t align it properly when i put it back on, all of the buttons are incorrect, do you know what is the correct position for it to be in when reinstalling

was the heat/air coming out and you just could not switch them to defrost, feet and front blower? If so which one was it stuck on? I have a 1998 Honda civic and the heat/air is coming out of the front but when I push defrost or feet is stays at front blower. and to line the pegs up to the groves did you have to turn that white disk thing when it was not plugged in and is that ok to do? Thanks, you guys that make videos like this are the best

Gracias

Had the same problem. I took apart the motor control and looked inside. Very simple mechanism. Grease got into the contacts and they weren't making connection. Cleaned the grease off of the gear and it started working. It's a DC motor so make sure it's put back correctly.

Very helpful video! My Honda Civic AC only blows air on the floor even after changing the Air Flow direction. So can changing this possibly fix the problem? Thank you for the help!

Hello, I have an odd noise from my dashboard Civic 2011. I thought it was from the AC Vent Motor and to check I unplugged the servo motor green plug. But notice continued and unfortunately, it didn't the servo motor noise. The noise is heard from the center of the dashboard from inside. It is heard when the air-conditioner is off and on. PLEASE HELP.

Great video: did you use lithium grease ?