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It was the fan ignition switch and that was $400.00
When I turn on the heat in my car, (after the engine has been throughly warmed up)the air does not come out of the vents hardly at all EVEN when the fan is turned all the way up.(setting 5)I realize that it will not come out as strong as the cold air will but it feels like the setting is on "1" when I actually have it on 5!
NOW, if I leave it turned all the way up (setting 5 still)and change it to COLD, the air comes out of the vents just fine.
My mechanic has tore apart my entire dash, and checked under the hood for EVERYTHING but has found nothing. (bad heater core, plugged hoses, flushed the system, etc...
It doesn't make sense! Why would the hot air not come out as strong as the cold air when I have it on the highest setting? It did not do this last winter...
Any advice??? Thanks everyone!
When I have the system set to vent only and I accelerate, the system changes the air flow to the floor. When I let off the gas or I achieve highway speeds, the system then corrects itself back to the vents. The same thing occurs when I have the system on the floor setting. I acclerate, it goes to the vent, then returns to floor when speed is reached or I let off accelerator.
This happens on either Heat or A/C. The change isn't immediate, but takes about 3-5 seconds to happen and to correct itself after I let off the accelerator. I'm thinking a vacuum line leak or check valve issue? Any response or thoughts is much appreciated!!!!!!
But mine is COMPLETELY DEAD (and daytime running lights are starting to sporaticallly go out).
I know it could be the fan blower, itself (anyone know where to get 1 cheap?), but isn't there a Relay under the drivers side of the dash that also is 1 of the problems/solutions???
kgnpeny... if you take kick panel, under steering wheel, off, and the metal steering wheel guard off, you can get a good look at actuator motor. Its a tight fit though.
I saw a lot of discussion about the blower resistor but all are about the fan not working on certain speeds, none mention not blowing at all. Could anyone tell me if the resistor going bad could completely stop the blower in all speeds? I hope it is just the resistor and if not the blower motor. I really don't want to have to spring for a climate control assy.
I've owned my 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GT since it came off the Dealer lot in 1998. The only real problems that I've ever really had with it is basic wear and tear except for the replacement of the altenator 3x after having to replace the speakers. I have had the low coolant light come on, due to corrosion of the sensor. The only real problem I've had with my Pontiac Grand Prix GT is my Air conditioning system went out on me after 7 years of use in Florida weather and had to have a new compressor put in.
Now for the real problem. My Air Condition is doing this absolutely weird thing of only blowing the cold air out of the passengerside vents and not the driver side. My Husband has taken the dashboard out of the car to try to find and fix the problem. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this to happen? I'm thinking that the "flapper door" is stuck in one certain position causing it to only send the cold air to the passenger side instead of both sides, but would like to know what/if there are other possiblities that may be causing the problem.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Cherokee
P.S. My low coolant light is still on even though everything else has been fixed.
Thanks,
Cherokee Rayne
Please help,
thanx
The car is my son's and he is away at college. He just called and the blower is completely dead, the connector is melted. Earlier he was able to get it running by wiggling the wires and the connector made contact. He didn't tell me that he had to keep doing this though. He is frantic and hot since I am not there and have no idea what it looks like. Does anyone know if the connector is wired to the blower and can be replaced? He said that it looks like it is part of a plastic housing.
Im guessing it's probably the heater core? Has anyone changed this or have a link to a step by step on changing this. To answer some questions ahead of time....there is no coolant leaking into floorboard, there is definitely coolant in resevoir, and heat blows just barely warm...not hot like it should.
Thanks in advance...
Blake
If you have the issue of your Blower NOT working on speeds 1-4, this is probably your Blower resistor part. (a bit difficult to remove, but doable, price $25)
If you have the issue of your Blower NOT working on any speeds 1-5, this is going to be the Blower motor resistor or the Blower motor (very easy to uninstall and reinstall, price $50-$150, pending manual or automatic climate control).
If you have the issue of multiple things going wrong, HUD, Heated seats, Daytime running lights shutting off, rear defogger - This is most likely your Ignition Wiring ( i think the yellow and orange wires) thing that you read about on here.
I hope this helps, or at least saves you some diagnostic towards your problem.
Joe