Is my blower motor bad?

[Hans3T]

So the blower motor in my truck is making a fairly audible "whirring" noise when on. In addition to the normal "whoosh" of air flowing, I'm hearing a sort of "baseball card in bike spokes" noise. I don't remember it being so loud in the past. When I go to higher fan speeds, the noise speeds up. When I'm on lower speeds, its slower. (Duh...) So, is my blower motor/fan bad?

The noise is sort of one of those little things that drives me nuts... :emb:

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Most of the blower related issues on the H3 are related to the blower motor resistor and harness, but its possible the bearings in your blower motor are making noise. Doesn't Barney still have a warranty? :wink: Another options is finding a Pontiac Solstice / Saturn Sky (or Opel GT/ Daewoo G2X) and borrowing there blow motors. They don't need them in a convertible any ways :giggle:.

 

[alrock]

Sounds like you should take it into the dealer. Hey, at least it is working as it wouldn't be fun to have no heat up there in Ben and Jerry's country.

 

[Hans3T]

True that, Alex. At least the sucker works! It's a balmy 20 out right now...

Luckily it is under warranty still, Corey. I'll probably take it in for a look-over...I hate my dealer here, so it's never a fun experience. :gaah:

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Luckily it is under warranty still, Corey. I'll probably take it in for a look-over...I hate my dealer here, so it's never a fun experience. :gaah:

Maybe stop by a shop in NC, the next time your visiting the folks? What dealer is this? In VT or WV?

 

[Hans3T]

It's Shearer Chevy in VT. They're pretty garbage. I'm hopeful that the next time I swing through NC I will be taken better care of. I think we have a forum member (Trailbreaker - Jason) who works at a dealer there.

 

[ReconH3]

Trailbreaker works in western NC. If that doesn't work for you, Hendrick Hummer/Cadillac in Cary (Raleigh) is top notch. They solved all my fried electrical issues when ORE left all my cables hanging on the exhaust. If I'm around during that time, I'll show you around. If my inlaws aren't around, you can even stay with us. I live 10 mins from the dealer.


"Ex Umbris Venimus"

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[08SolarFlareH3]

We need to make a list of HUMMER friendly and non HUMMER friendly GM dealers :wink:

 

[SolidusJ]

Trailbreaker works in western NC. If that doesn't work for you, Hendrick Hummer/Cadillac in Cary (Raleigh) is top notch. They solved all my fried electrical issues when ORE left all my cables hanging on the exhaust. If I'm around during that time, I'll show you around. If my inlaws aren't around, you can even stay with us. I live 10 mins from the dealer. "Ex Umbris Venimus"Sent from my iPhone

Cary Hendricks is an hour drive from me and they take care of my T. They are on the up and up and take good care of you.

 

[ReconH3]

Cary Hendricks is an hour drive from me and they take care of my T. They are on the up and up and take good care of you.

Next time you're up, give us a holla.


"Ex Umbris Venimus"

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[AlaskaDan]

Removing the blower is a MAJOR job.<br>
I had to do it twice to replace my heater core.<br>
The dealer clock time is 8 hours, which is about $1,000.<br>
The entire dash has to be removed. <br>

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Removing the blower is a MAJOR job.
I had to do it twice to replace my heater core.
The dealer clock time is 8 hours, which is about $1,000
The entire dash has to be removed.

The dash does not have to be removed R&R the blower motor. Factory time to R&R the blower motor is .6 hours.

 

[DJinCO]

:gaah: That is ugly.

 

[hummer3]

We had a loaner H3 once and it sounded like it had a vacuum cleaner in the dash when you turned the air on, it drove me crazy!!!