2008 Ford Taurus

[Glock]

Tonight my wife's ford a/c stopped working or at least the fan did. I can adjust the dial and it shows on the dash the speed going up and down but there is no fan what so ever. I checked the fan fuse under the dash and looked good. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

glock

[JOHNBIGDOG]

kinda sound like a resistor or blower motor went bad.

look under the glove box, you will see the blower motor. give it a few swift thumps with a fist with the blower on high and see if it works. I would tell you to check for power at the resistor, but off the top of my head I can't tell you what wires do what.

is this dual climate control or single?

[Glock]

It's a dual control

[Jeremy airjer W]

Step one, smack the blower motor as mentioned above.

Step two, check for power to the blower.

Step three, make sure the blower has a good ground.

I'd have to look up the wiring diagram but I believe the switch supplies the path to ground. If there is power to the blower try grounding the other wire with the blower plugged in. If it runs on high than there is an issue with the resistor or the switch ( if it is ground side controlled).

[Glock]

Here is an odd twist. I had to look at the owners manual to look up the fuse location and slammed the glove box closed. Started up the car and the fan started working thinking it was fluke I started up the car a couple of times and fan started up each time as well. What happened? Was the fan able to to read my mind of what I was thinking about it and decided to start working?

Thanks

Glock

[JOHNBIGDOG]

[JOHNBIGDOG]

The expertly drawn picture is of the blower motor resistor.

It could be the blower is going bad, or the resistor/module

The quick diagnosed when the blower is not working is to used a fused jumper and jump pins 2&1 at the blower motor. Also making sure you have power at pins 2&4.

[Jeremy airjer W]

If it stops again you could also swap the blower relay with another relay in the fuse block and see if it starts to work. If it does it may just be a bad relay with burnt up points.