This 1992 Cadillac Deville came in with no blower operation. I checked at the blower motor which is on the right side of the picture behind the bar that goes between the two front strut towers. No power was present with the key on and blower set to high. The blower power module is behind … Continue reading “1992 Cadillac Deville, Blower Inop”
This 2002 Chevrolet Camaro came in with the complaint that little or no air was coming from the vents but the blower seemed to work fine. I listened to the fan motor on high and could tell there was something in the fan blade. I removed the retaining pins from the passenger side lower hush … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Camaro, Blower Works, No Air Flow From Vents”
I have been asked several times how to change the blower motor in later model Chevrolet and GMC Full sized trucks as there are no mounting screws. This includes 2003 through 2007 Classic series trucks. There is a locking tab that has to be pulled down past the stop and then the motor assembly can … Continue reading “2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic, Changing The Blower Motor”
This 2001 Dodge 1500 Pickup was already in the shop for a temperature control problem and while working on it I notice that the blower motor was very noisy and had a bad vibration to it. There are three screws that have to be removed to take the blower motor out for inspection. Two are … Continue reading “2001 Dodge Pickup, Noisy Blower Motor”
This 2003 E350 Van came in with the complaint that sometimes the turn signals and blower motor do not work. The customer also stated that the brake and abs lights would come on along with a buzzer. I questioned the driver and found out it happens mainly in the mornings and more so when it … Continue reading “2003 E350 Super Duty Van, Turn Signals and Blower Inoperative”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with a complaint that the blower had stopped working and the customer saw smoke from under the passenger side of the dash. Inspection at the under hood fuse box found a blown 30 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse. The new fuse is the square pink fuse second … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Blower”
This 2002 Honda Accord came in with the complaint that the blower worked but nothing else on the a/c control assembly worked or would even light up. I started by checking the #3 fuse in the driver’s side interior fuse box (7.5 amp) and the #13 fuse in the passenger side interior fuse box (7.5 … Continue reading “2002 Honda Accord A/C Controls Inop”
This 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic came in with a complain of no blower operation. I asked if the the power windows were inop as part of my diagnostic routine but the customer informed me that this Jeep had manual windows. I then looked at the bottom of the steering column cover and saw a melted … Continue reading “1996 Jeep Cherokee Blower Inop”
A good customer came in with her 2000 Buick Century and complained that the blower would not turn off even with the key off. The car has manual HVAC so I was already sure that the blower relay that is built into the blower resistor assembly was stuck. No big deal I have changed dozens … Continue reading “2000 Buick Century Blower Will Not Turn Off”
The customer called and said that their 1998 Chevrolet Astro van only had the high blower working but by the time it showed up a couple of days later the blower had stopped altogether. Simple test for no blower on an older high mileage vehicle, turn the key on, set the blower to high and … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Astro Van Only High Blower Speed Works”