vaccum losss
Don't know what vehicle you have but, sounds like the duct work came apart for the middle vents.
Vacuum leak
The a/c - heater controller is out...........
the middle vents only supply air from the ac unit using a separate in dash fan. the floor and defrost vents come only from the heater
Yes vents can be in the floor instead of the wall.
Cold air return vents are the ones on the wall
The flap that directs sir to the selected vents is jammed or broken...or the switch that controls it is.
some thing is probley cloging the vents take it appart and ckeck.
Warm(er) air rises - if vents were high up there would be little circulation without fans.
The selector mechanism needs repair or the doors inside the vent are jammed.
The most likely cause would be a vacuum leak at the rear of the engine or a defective selector switch.
It should blow through the floor vents. Modern vehicles generally use movable baffles in there HVAC systems, to direct air flow where the controls indicate. If the controls allow airflow to the floor, but nothing flows out, there is a malfunction between the control switch and the actuator that directs the flow.