QuestionRoland,
This morning the blower for my 2002 Sebring convertible stopped working. I don't know where it is located. Can you help?
I have replaced the 30 amp fuse that goes with it, but it still won't work. I know that there are probably relays associated with it, but I am not sure which ones they are. Can you help with this at all?
Thanks in advance!
Terry
AnswerHi Terry,
I have to guess on an answer to this one. There is typically no relays in the blower motor circuit. The Sebring and its predecessor, the LeBaron, when it has a conventional heater system (not automatic temp control) has a resistor block which is a set of resistors that drop the voltage to the motor blower serially in line with the fan speed setting. The resistor block is either on the firewall above the glove box (with the resistors themselves on the engine compartment side of the firewall in the air intake plenum for the heater/AC distribution system positioned so that the air blowing by will cool off the resistors:look inside the air intake to see if you see them) or the resistor block in inside the distribution system in the cabin under the dash, right near to the blower motor.
In either case, there is likely a thermal limiter resister in the resistor block module and that may have blown.
So try to find the resistor block and then remove it and check the conductivity of the thermal limiter which is in series with the resistor block resistors. If it reads infinite then that would explain the lack of blower.
If you have the ATC type of controller, then there is a solid state blower motor control module built into the distribution unit which needs to be tested for whether it is putting our variable voltages to operate the fan motor at many different speeds.
I am unfortunately not in possession of a manual for the Sebring model so even if you told me which type of control panel you have I wouldn't be too certain how to tell you to find the resistor block or the motor control module, except as stated above.
Roland
