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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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This is very weird, my heater didn't work this morning and I have never had any issue with it before. I put both pass and drivers dials to hot air, but nothing got hot and the car was at normal operating temps. I did a cortex tune last night and I hope nothing was damaged (if that is even possible) to the BCM even though the cortex doesn't touch the bcm. Anyone have any issues with their heat not working? I hate going to the dealership because I work 9-5 and cannot be without a car.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 10:57 AM
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I also experienced something like that. It works when i have the dial set to "full" but when i have it to one or 2 notches no heat will come out. I also work 9-5 so going to a dealership wont do me any justice
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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Yeah I tried all of the positions, mid, all different notches and it still didn't work.
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 11:27 AM
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i would suggest going to the dealer on a saturday morning
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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Yeah, looks like I will have to

Should I remove the tune and put it back to stock?
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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yea i think that would be best so they wont b!tch about it then try to void ur warranty.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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It's working now, yay! I guess maybe it was just some hiccup..
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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check your coolant level!
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Is the BLOWER not working, or is there no HEAT? My blower and/or blower control module are shitting out on me and I have to tap on the motor once in a while to get it to work.

It started a couple months ago and I noticed that, when hitting a bump in the road, the blower motor would slow and then go back to normal. I ignored it until one night I hit a massive pothole and it stopped altogether. I was driving home with the window open a bit, wiping the condensation from the window when I hit another bump and it came back on again. It's been that way for about 1.5 months now, and I've found that tapping on the motor with my multi-tool when it cuts out gets it back up and running.

I intend to replace the blower eventually...but right now I have more pressing issues to deal with.


SSCoup...your blower control module is probably failing. In older W-bodies, there was a "blower motor resistor" unit that failed, resulting in certain fan speeds not working. I think that is now part of the Blower Control Module.
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Is the BLOWER not working, or is there no HEAT? My blower and/or blower control module are shitting out on me and I have to tap on the motor once in a while to get it to work.

It started a couple months ago and I noticed that, when hitting a bump in the road, the blower motor would slow and then go back to normal. I ignored it until one night I hit a massive pothole and it stopped altogether. I was driving home with the window open a bit, wiping the condensation from the window when I hit another bump and it came back on again. It's been that way for about 1.5 months now, and I've found that tapping on the motor with my multi-tool when it cuts out gets it back up and running.

I intend to replace the blower eventually...but right now I have more pressing issues to deal with.



SSCoup...your blower control module is probably failing. In older W-bodies, there was a "blower motor resistor" unit that failed, resulting in certain fan speeds not working. I think that is now part of the Blower Control Module.
The blower motor works fine, I believe perhaps the blend door was not moving which may be caused by the the ac control unit dials.
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