I'm praying for a miracle here!

Live in IA...it's 29 out...this morning, got in the car, fan was working or so I thought. WHILE driving, it feels like it is working and you can hear what sounds to be wind blowing through but coming in the car as warm air. Flipped the air conditioning switch and the air return switch and neither of their lights came on either.

The minute I stop....it gets VERY COLD in the car. So what I need to know as I don't have a manual is this:

1. Could it be a fuse and if so...where is it located.
2...If not, what is the cost of repairing or replacing the blower fan?

Thanks for your quick responses!! Temp is going to drop to the teens this afternoon

 

I just bought one fom rockauto.com for 57.00..works just great.

 

Is this a Climate controlled system?

Its a common problem to have the fan speed resistor pack go out but your not going to know whats really happening until you get behind your glove box with a test light and see if its the resistor or the fan itself. Just a pointer, the resistor regulates ground not power, meaning the fan should have 12v all the time and the ground is regulated to control the fan speed.

 

Thanks for the info...so I better get it to a shop. As it stands, the temp drops RAPIDLY when I'm not moving and so warming up the car can only go so far.

This is the "fan" portion of my climate control. The one where you go from zero to 4. Heat is coming out, when I'm going 35 miles an hour, but not when I'm at a stand still.... I am praying there was a fuse that may have popped, but it doesn't sound like the case

 

You can emergency ground the fan and have it run full speed (provided the fan is not the problem)

 

Well...it's something the mechanic will have to do...don't have the tools OR a heated garage

So it couldn't be the fuse...huh?

Guess it was a hopefull dream!!

 

Of course it could be a fuse but why did it blow and will it happen again. Gotta find the source.

 

How do you ground the fan??? as mine has the same probs

 

When my resistor failed in the manual climate control system, the fan only responded on setting 4. Since the fan motor bearings were worn, it sounded as if the fan was ready to die and soon did seize up. Point is that both may need to be replaced.

 

A resistor can fail and either "short" , fan on high only, or "open", no fan at all. You need to get power to the fan

 

How hard was it to put in and what tools did it take? Talking 2 boys mid 190 weight and it's winter here!!....they want to know the difficulty level......and how long....were trying to determine if I should have the shop do it or do it ourselves and save big $$

Thanks!!!

 

This is a very easy job requiring only your Torx and metric socket set.
Removal of the glove box and the knee shield can be done from sitting in the chair. For this, consider keeping the door closed and use a small space heater. The work underneath will require one to lay on their back.

Removing the wire harness that courses in front of the motor may be a little stiff from the cold but there is ample play to get it done. Once the wire harness is cleared, the motor is 3 screws and the resistor is one or two.

 

Thanks SO MUCH!!! What you wrote was a big help! Now I just have to get the parts before the weekend storm hits!