Long story short: I've been having blower motors go bad between every six months to every year since we got the car in 2005 (2003 Vibe). I'm thinking it isn't the blower motors, but the voltage that gets sent to it.
So today I replaced the blower motor relay, the blower motor resistor, and the blower motor itself (again).
After everything was installed, the fan only works on high speed. Is the resistor defective? For those that might have a Vibe or Matrix (though the resistors are one of few parts different between the vehicles), when you put the rectangle part inside the housing, does it need to "click" into a slot or something in there?
There was a bunch of what seemed like yellow-brownish glue on the connector that connects to the resistor. I did my best to get this off the plug before attaching it to the new resistor. Anyone know what this might be, and if it could be the problem?
I thought it weird the replacement part was different from the original. The original was all black, and said made in Mexico. The replacement (AC Delco) says made in Japan, and you can see the circuit. It is more gray. When Amazon shipped the part it was not in a box or even plastic bag, just in some bubble wrap inside a box. I wonder if that ruined it?
So today I replaced the blower motor relay, the blower motor resistor, and the blower motor itself (again).
After everything was installed, the fan only works on high speed. Is the resistor defective? For those that might have a Vibe or Matrix (though the resistors are one of few parts different between the vehicles), when you put the rectangle part inside the housing, does it need to "click" into a slot or something in there?
There was a bunch of what seemed like yellow-brownish glue on the connector that connects to the resistor. I did my best to get this off the plug before attaching it to the new resistor. Anyone know what this might be, and if it could be the problem?
I thought it weird the replacement part was different from the original. The original was all black, and said made in Mexico. The replacement (AC Delco) says made in Japan, and you can see the circuit. It is more gray. When Amazon shipped the part it was not in a box or even plastic bag, just in some bubble wrap inside a box. I wonder if that ruined it?