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Blower only works on 3 & 4

Karrie
Karrie Posts: 1,019 Forumite
in Motoring
Does anyone know why this is? And will it cost me a lot of money to fix it? It's a Ford Focus. Any help would be greatly appreciated :D:D
Life is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what yer gonna get ;);)

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  • money_savy
    money_savy Posts: 88 Forumite
    Hi,
    I am facing a similar problem with my honda civic and I was told by my mechanic that it would cost around 100 pounds!
  • Karrie
    Karrie Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    money_savy wrote: »
    Hi,
    I am facing a similar problem with my honda civic and I was told by my mechanic that it would cost around 100 pounds!

    OMG :eek: Really?!!!
    Life is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what yer gonna get ;);)
  • epninety
    epninety Posts: 563 Forumite
    I don't know either of those cars in detail, but this sounds like a burnt out blower resistor. It's not usually too big a job to change one if you can find out where it is fitted.

    pre 07/2000 Focus' (focii ?) had problems with the fan control switch connector failing.

    Google is your friend here...http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?content=ford_focus_common_problems_and_solutions
  • Conor_3
    Conor_3 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    OK,

    They're fitted in the fresh air vent behind the glovebox. WHAT USUALLY CAUSES THE FAILURE THOUGH is a blocked pollen filter. The pollen filter gets blocked so the fresh airflow that cools the resistor pack is restricted. When they fix the resistor pack, get them to change the pollen filter as well.
  • Karrie
    Karrie Posts: 1,019 Forumite
    Thanks for all your replies.

    I phoned Ford and they said it would cost £81 labour just to have a look at it :eek: Guess I'll have to make use with 3 & 4 for now. :rolleyes:
    Life is like a box of chocolates, ya never know what yer gonna get ;);)
  • Conor_3
    Conor_3 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    Any autoelectrician can fix it. It's a common fault.
  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,488 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    On my focus a dodgy garage broke the plastic trim that sits at the bottom of the passenger side of the windscreen. Water ran off the screen, on to the pollen filter and into the car. Some got on to the switch circuit board. My air con wouldn't come on, and the fan would only set to either off or 4. On another friend's focus his trim has recently come unstuck, so some water is getting in - has this happened to you?

    The fix for mine was a new switch - though the garage did it for free as it was their fault.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    No need to take it to a Ford dealer. Take it to a small local garage and it'll probably be half that for the complete fix.
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
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