AC blows cold air in floor vents when set to top vents only?

[studio460]

Does everyone's FFE do this? Yes, when set to top vents only, the air flow is attenuated when compared to when set to floor+top. But the amount of cold air blowing directly at my feet makes my feet, uh, cold. Is this a seal defect, assembly defect, blend-door issue, or a design defect?

 

[studio460]

Okay, I can't believe I'm the only one. Can someone please try putting their airflow control to top-only and put their hand under the dash, near the peddles, and tell me if they feel any airflow? Even with the AC at '1' and all top vents "open," I can still feel airflow down there. It's not much, but it's enough to make your feet really cold on an hour's commute.

 

[NightHawk]

I tried that the other day and I couldn't feel any air flow down by my feet on my FFE with A/C with high fan and set for panel vents only. I could feel it a lot if I enabled the floor vents though.

 

[studio460]

I tried that the other day and I couldn't feel any air flow down by my feet on my FFE with A/C with high fan and set for panel vents only. I could feel it a lot if I enabled the floor vents though.

Thanks for posting that. So, I suppose something isn't aligned correctly or something. Like I said, it's not a lot, but you can easily feel the errant airflow with your hand. None of my other Ford vehicles do this (nor do our Suburbans at work). But I really don't want some guy taking apart my brand new dash; maybe I'll buy a shop manual and try to tackle it myself. Thanks again for your post!