dead fan motor

[dferguson2]

Yeah it is the fan behind the glove box. I doesn't move with or without the air. The compressor is working, because with the a/c on there is cold air coming out. I did drain the box. The fan fuses have been checked, all okay. I am giving up and buy a corolla or a camry. This is unusual for a toyota to have these types of problems. My folks get over 300k miles with any faults or mechanical problems.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by dferguson2

Yeah it is the fan behind the glove box. I doesn't move with or without the air. The compressor is working, because with the a/c on there is cold air coming out. I did drain the box. The fan fuses have been checked, all okay. I am giving up and buy a corolla or a camry. This is unusual for a toyota to have these types of problems. My folks get over 300k miles with any faults or mechanical problems.

Cars have problems. Even Yaris's. (but not in my experience, ECHOs) Your car will PROBABLY be Ok once you fix it. (maybe something is jamming the fan blades?)

How much will a shop charge you to fix it? $300?

How much will a new car cost you? $5000? $10,000?

Which is gonna cost you less buying a new car or fixing your old one? How do you know the new one isnt going to have problems too?

Yes its discourageing having problems with a car that by all rights should not be doing this. The idea is to get out of it in the best possible financial shape you can. Anything else is going to cost a LOT of money.

Maybe it is.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Cars have problems. Even Yaris's. (but not in my experience, ECHOs) Your car will PROBABLY be Ok once you fix it. (maybe something is jamming the fan blades?)

How much will a shop charge you to fix it? $300?

How much will a new car cost you? $5000? $10,000?

Which is gonna cost you less buying a new car or fixing your old one? How do you know the new one isnt going to have problems too?

Yes its discourageing having problems with a car that by all rights should not be doing this. The idea is to get out of it in the best possible financial shape you can. Anything else is going to cost a LOT of money.

Maybe it is.

Bronsin is right. Let your head rule in this situation, not your emotions.

[edmscan]

Originally Posted by dferguson2

This is unusual for a toyota to have these types of problems.

Actually it is not that unusual .. ALL cars have their issues. Yes even Toyota's. My brother in law is the service manager at a Toyota dealer and they are so busy they can hardly keep up. Yes . . even Corolla's and Camry's have their own issues.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by edmscan

Actually it is not that unusual .. ALL cars have their issues. Yes even Toyota's. My brother in law is the service manager at a Toyota dealer and they are so busy they can hardly keep up. Yes . . even Corolla's and Camry's have their own issues.

Does your brother in law live in your area? I've only been there in the Summer, but I would think your Winter climate would be hard on most cars.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by dferguson2

Yeah it is the fan behind the glove box. I doesn't move with or without the air. The compressor is working, because with the a/c on there is cold air coming out. I did drain the box. The fan fuses have been checked, all okay. I am giving up and buy a corolla or a camry. This is unusual for a toyota to have these types of problems. My folks get over 300k miles with any faults or mechanical problems.

I've read a fair number of posts on YW where, in frustration, the OP states they are about to give up and buy another car....AND IT IS USUALLY A DIFFERENT MODEL TOYOTA!....and deservedly so! How many other car manufacturers have that type of loyalty? Not many, I would think.