Heater Fan Problem

ncaruso

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Oct 2, 2015

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So the heater fan on my brand new car is always on full blast - even when the speed is set at "one". If I get it right, Mustangs use a resistor that cuts back on the speed and this means the resistor is blown. They will fix it in warranty, but when I showed the service department the problem last week, they alll stood around scratching their heads. Anybody else encountered this?

 

84Ttop

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Perhaps the hvac controls are different on my Premium car that yours? I don't have a traditional selector for fan speed, the controls are integrated into the touch screen...

 

ncaruso

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The non-premium GT has a knob to control fan speed. It has no effect on the speed.

 

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I'm worthless in this discussion then... you are correct in saying that in years past a ballast resistor was use to operate the fan speed

 

ncaruso

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Well, it goes into the shop on Monday morning. I'll find out then.

 

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Please let us know what they find

 

ncaruso

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Oct 5, 2015

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Today is the day I was scheduled to go into the shop. Getting ready to go to the dealer I noticed my driver's side rear tire is FLAT... Not going to be a good day... (I did pump it up enough to get it to the shop).

 

ncaruso

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Flat tire - loose TPMS sensor - fan motor problem is a resistor - they won't have one until tomorrow.

 

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ncaruso said:

Flat tire - loose TPMS sensor - fan motor problem is a resistor - they won't have one until tomorrow.

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That could have been worse... If they are the only issues that you have then I'll take it

 

ncaruso

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They replaced the resistor and the fan works fine. They noticed the tire was still losing pressure so they investigated more and found a pinhole leak in the tire, so they put a new tire on it. So far so good...