My heat sucks

[Antman]

Anybody else?
It just takes forever to get hot and even then it never really gets that hot. I could leave the auto setting on high for like 1/2 an hour before it gets too hot in the cabin. This is still happening with temps in the 40's...
I think part of the heat is the A/C running like a heat pump, correct? Then the "normal" heater core heat kicks in? I've been paying attention to the sounds it makes and there is definitely some sort of switch over that occurs....

Any ideas?

Thanks!



It reminds me of my 2011 4Runner- I could leave the heat on high all day if it was below freezing and it never got there...

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[Blueshound]

Maybe get it checked. Mine warms up within about 5 minutes and will cook me if I let it. I have the 5.0, so maybe different.

 

[Antman]

Maybe get it checked. Mine warms up within about 5 minutes and will cook me if I let it. I have the 5.0, so maybe different.

Thanks for the reply. I placed this thread in the "Powerboost" section for that reason, but a MOD moved it...
The heat system is different (and complicated) for the powerboost.

 

[SupraVu]

Check the coolant level, and see if you're running low.

Add to MIN and then check

 

[Blueshound]

Thanks for the reply. I placed this thread in the "Powerboost" section for that reason, but a MOD moved it...
The heat system is different (and complicated) for the powerboost.

Ha, no worries. I actually checked first to make sure it was not the PB sub.

 

[Viper]

I had 2 150 rentals in the last 6 months that the heat sucked big time and in Mo in the winter I really needed it!

 

[Mtnman1]

Do you have good flow? Check cabin air filter......had a freakin mouse build a nest on my 2019 Ranger filter. Replaced, sprayed with peppermint. Heat much better and scent keeps mice out. Plus smells good.

 

[Mike G-Man]

I've had the opposite issue. My cabin gets too warm if I set the thermostat above 65. My other vehicles I was able to set at 68-70 depending on outside temps.

 

[Oxford_Powerboost]

I find it not great when left to idle to warm up, but once I get driving my Powerboost will cook me out of it. Disclaimer though, I’ve never liked it very hot in the cab. I usually have auto fan speed medium and temp 67-70

 

[12Lariat21]

I seem to recall some issues with the powerboost and coolant leaks, so start there.
1. Make sure your coolant is full
2. Once the engine is warm, carefully check the top radiator hose with your hand, and see if it is warm/hot. If that is hot and you still aren't blowing warm to hot air, then its either an issues with your heater core, air flow (mouse nest or the like) or with all the electronics on these trucks you could have a faulty microchip, or software issue.
3. if it takes the engine temp a long time to come up, more than 15-20 minutes, then you may have a bad thermostat, stuck open...

Either way, you're likely looking at a trip to the dealer, and dealing with warranty diagnosis/repair.

 

[Oxford_Powerboost]

I seem to recall some issues with the powerboost and coolant leaks, so start there.
1. Make sure your coolant is full
2. Once the engine is warm, carefully check the top radiator hose with your hand, and see if it is warm/hot. If that is hot and you still aren't blowing warm to hot air, then its either an issues with your heater core, air flow (mouse nest or the like) or with all the electronics on these trucks you could have a faulty microchip, or software issue.
3. if it takes the engine temp a long time to come up, more than 15-20 minutes, then you may have a bad thermostat, stuck open...

Either way, you're likely looking at a trip to the dealer, and dealing with warranty diagnosis/repair.

As a Powerboost owner I’ll caution him on one of those items -

#3 - Powerboosts can take quite some time to get to normal operating temperatures, sometimes they don’t on drives less than 30 minutes depending on the type of driving. In winter since I do a decent amount of city driving, I usually only see 1/4 or 150-160 degrees max unless I go for a long drive. This is normal in a hybrid as the engine doesn’t run near as much and all the while the heater is sucking heat out of the coolant while the engine is off and therefore not producing any more heat

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Anybody else?
It just takes forever to get hot and even then it never really gets that hot. I could leave the auto setting on high for like 1/2 an hour before it gets too hot in the cabin. This is still happening with temps in the 40's...
I think part of the heat is the A/C running like a heat pump, correct? Then the "normal" heater core heat kicks in? I've been paying attention to the sounds it makes and there is definitely some sort of switch over that occurs....

Any ideas?

Thanks!



It reminds me of my 2011 4Runner- I could leave the heat on high all day if it was below freezing and it never got there...

Hi there, Jeff! Will you send us a message with your VIN and your local Ford dealer? I can look into the concern you're experiencing with the heating on your F150.

 

[blackhawkrider]

Are you experiencing the same issue with the heat in manual? Maybe the thermometer is reaching temperature causing the auto setting to dial down the heat? I have a powerboost with auto climate control and experience this when keeping it in auto at or below 85F. To get the cab hot quickly I put it in manual until it's warm and then switch over to the auto climate.

I do love how the auto high setting will decrease when using the voice activated commands.

 

[kb2755]

I've had the opposite issue. My cabin gets too warm if I set the thermostat above 65. My other vehicles I was able to set at 68-70 depending on outside temps.

I'm a non-PowerBoost but have to concur with this. Even at -15 C or colder outside, once the engine warmed up I had to dial it way back to 20 C or lower. My previous car, a '19 WRX, was consistently set to about 23/24 C for comfortable cabin temps in the winter.

 

[RossRR]

I don't understand why anyone would have to "dial it back" in these trucks. They have a thermostat that you set the interior temperature that you want (70F in my case) and the truck brings it up to temperature and then regulates it at that selected temperature. If you are saying you set it to temperature (i.e., 70F) and it gets hotter than that, you have a problem with your interior thermostat.
My wife will set her temperature to 80 thinking it will heat the truck faster, not understanding that the truck can't get it warm any faster than the engine can heat the coolant. It will reach 70 just as fast with the interior thermostat set to 70 as it does setting the thermostat to 80, all she is doing is forcing the truck to overshoot the desired temperature until she dials it back to the real temperature she wants, so it actually takes longer to get it to the desired temperature.

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