Blower motor dead? Or is it a resistor? 2010 LE

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Blower motor dead? Or is it a resistor? 2010 LE

Postby paradigm » Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:55 am

My 2010 LE with auto climate control had the fan for the heat / AC go out.

For a week prior the blower was making a bit of a squeaking / chirping noise.

Is it possible that the entire blower motor died? Or is there a common resistor issue with these?

The blower does not work on any speed setting for both heat and AC.


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Postby disallow » Fri Oct 05, 2018 9:11 am

Make sure there isn't something in there keeping the fan from spinning.

The motor has a failsafe that prevents continued operation if it can't spin.

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Postby smj999smj » Fri Oct 05, 2018 2:37 pm

In addition, do you basic checks. Take a 12v test light, unplug the blower motor and see if there's power and ground. If so, pull the motor assembly and see if anything is causing it to be stuck. Most of the time, the cabin air filters should keep debris out of the fan assuming rodents didn't get in there.

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Postby paradigm » Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:35 pm

Thanks for the input all.

I pulled the blower, and hit it a few times, and reinstalled and it worked.

It was getting power, and it had resistance across the leads before I hit it and reinstall it. I wonder if there is a way to oil it?


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