HELP! I have a 1996 SE 2.5 ATX. I've just about exhausted my patience on this one. My blower motor is giving me fits. Here is the problem: power to the blower motor has failed at the under dash fuse panel. I have band-aided the problem with a small jumper wire.
Here is what I know about the problem and what I have done to attempt to fix it. Back in May of 2003 the blower speed selector switch failed. I replaced it with a new unit and had no issues for about 7 or 8 months. Suddenly the blower stopped working under all conditions. With a little investigation, I determined that the fuse was getting no power to it. I rigged a small jumper wire to the power feed side of the fuse to make it start working. I tried replacing the fuse panel, and this didn't help. I noticed while I was replacing the fuse panel that the heavy red wire that connects to the upper left hand corner of the fuse panel seems to have gotten very hot, hot enough that the connector looks melted slightly. Does this wire either feed the fan or the fan fuse? I have no schematic that has enough detail to show the internal connections in the fuse panel. No other electrical items seems to be affected.
I'd like to get this problem solved once and for all but I don't know what to do next. Does anyone have any ideas?
