Bandfan1024

Recently, my A/C wont blow air. When I turn my A/C to 1, 2, and 3 settings, Air wont come out of the vents, yet I hear the A/C unit turn on. Only on setting 4 will Air come out of the vents.

Now I went to Autozone, and Advanced Auto Parts, and they did say that it could either be the Blower Resistor (like I origionally thought), or the Blower Switch. Any way to test either one, or does anyone know which one I should replace?

Thanks in advance

gtr_rider

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It is the blower resistor right on the front of the blower motor behind the glove box.

alset2

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yep! very common.

JtzMax

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easy to fix ... shouldn't cost but maybe $15 or so. Autozone had one in stock when I had to do mine. It's maybe a 15 - 20 min job (you have to remove the glove box to get to the blower behind it as GTR said.

Bandfan1024

Thanks guys! However, it isn't a 15 dollar job. At Autozone and Avanced Auto Parts it was around 40 dollars.

Havent bought it yet though.

gtr_rider

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You don't even have to remove the glove box to get to the resistor. Just get down under there and you will see the resistor pointing down with the two screws holding it into the blower box.

alset2

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40 bucks sounds right. just bought one from autozone a few weeks ago.

nafddur

Wow, have those gone up in price. I paid $25 at a dealer 9 years ago. wonder what a dealer gets for one now?

fclivio

I have been searching for this resistor for days now. I am just a few screews from taking the A/C unit out. Could it be anywhere else? I have not looked in the engine compartment yet.

scratching my head.
Frank

gtr_rider

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its inside the car, right under the blower unit. Held in with two screws

Scroll to the bottom: http://www.vqpower.com/v2/faq.php?cat_id=1

fclivio

Thanks, I will check again but I cannot see how I can miss it. I may have to remove the metal plate.

Frank

alset2

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do you by chance have auto climate control???
if so you will not find the resistor because it isnt there.
with auto climate control the part is refered to as a "fan control amp" in the fsm.
you will have to remove the glove box for access
hope this helps

fclivio

Yes I do.
Now why wouldn't the dealer know that when I gave them the VIN number since they said there was a change in the design for that year. Unless blower unit was changed afterwards. ???

I thought I was loosing it!! I was going to post pictures and ask you guys to point it out to me maybe I had a blind spot in my vision. LOL.

alset2

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I dont know if this # is still any good but its worth a shot...

Nissan Part #27761-70T03

vilmaxima

Blower resistor. Here the dealer wanted $60 for it, went to a junkyard, all those were screwed up too(tried about 4 of them). I ended up using one from a G20, the board design is different(also has two resistors, instead of one like my old one). It looked almost brand new, and now all 4 settings work. Cost me $5.
Heres a picture to help locating it.

fclivio

Vilmaxima, that is exactly how the bottom of my blowers looks. minus the resistor.
I got the right part now and it works.

The resistor was $49 so he gave me the cheaper solution the fan control was $235.00. These are new part prices.

Thanks for the help everyone.

internetautomar

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to answer the person who asked how much the resistor is at the dealer, it was $35 when I bought it a month or so ago.

nafddur

Thx - I was just curious. I guess a part from a dealer going up from $25 to $35 in a 9 year span is reasonable.

alset2

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hey ,was this from nissan??? can you post a part # becuase that could be very helpful to someone in the future. (maybe me!!haha)

Rocky123

i see this is old type..do you..i have aluminium sensistor, i´ve changed,it worked 1 and 3 speed only. use screwdriver,only two screws...

fing it in the midle black box.

good luck.

i hope i wrote right

Gismo-T

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WorldPartsExpress has them for $26.39, ordered it along with some other parts needed.

1998 Maxi

Hey the same thing happened to my 1998 maxima and I am not sure how to change it myself as I am new at this and a girl LOL but I am willing to change my own stuff because things are expensive and I love my car. Do I need to disconnect the battery to change this part? When you buy it is there directions on how to replace or am I going in blind? LOL

Rocky123

if i mind smae think u need´t off baterry.but off all.take conector and change.its about 10mins work.

alset2

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huh?????

alset2

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and once again...huh????

alset2

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no ,you dont need to disconnect the battery to change the blower resistor.
and no instructions come with it either,but it is really easy. if you look at the above picture you can see the resistor...just unplug it, remove the screws ,put in the new one and plug it back in.
its good to see people that arent affraid to work on their cars!

1998 Maxi

Thank you so much for your help... I will keep you posted on how it turns out.

1998 Maxi

Maybe you can help me on another problem I am having. I am not able to reset the check engine light on my car after the 02 sensors were changed. The machine says that it is unable to connect to my cars computer any ideas as to why. It did prior but is not doing now.

alset2

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http://vbxmaxima.8m.com/ecu.html

here you go, the actual restet procedure is all the way at the bottom of the page

just so you know a lot of help can be found by using the "search" bar .
keep us posted

Pyrex42

Turn the key to the On position, but do not turn the car on or disconnect the battery, my 98 goes off when its disconnected or dead.

Shannon and Ian

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My gosh, the A32 has this problem too? My 91 B13 melts the #4 pin and eats blower switchs at least every 2 years. With a new resistor. I hope I do not have to face this with the Maxima. You think Nissan would figure this problem out already.

internetautomar

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They did. compare the new resistor to the original one. They are designed differently.

1998 Maxi

Thanks everyone for your help.

fclivio

Yes from Nissan, Canada.

The part number is the same as you posted in a previous post.
Nissan Part #27761-70T03

alset2

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thanks...sometimes I scare myself! LOL!

Bandfan1024

I fixed it and my A/C works great

turbolaw99

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Late follow up, the fan on my auto climate control will intermittently work, but when I tap the fan, it comes on. Is this also related to the resistor? I have checked the connection and everything else works once I have tapped the fan. Thanks for the follow up.

Jeff

turbolaw99

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OK, took everything apart, removed the resistor (for auto climate) and reconnected everything & fan ran correctly. Turned off A/C & turned back on & no fan. Left power on, disconnected and reconnected resistor & nothing. Tapped on fan housing & fan immediately started.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Jeff