I did a few years ago, I took it to the dealer. I had the have the whole fan replaced which is not an easy project. Forget how much it cost me, also the GXP fan is more $$ then for the N/A model. But somewhere about $500 sticks in my memory. Cause they have to take the radiator out and need a complete coolant change.
We just had a member in NM have the same problem with his car. He bought a new fan module on Amazon. Its a Ford unit but its identical. There are threads on this forum from a year or so ago on this subject.
The part is #9 in this drawing from Nalley Chevrolet./
I have two spare radiator / fan / shroud replacements that I bought from the EBAY store that had the factory parts available a few years ago. One screw and one connector and the relay module comes right out. If you put the car on the lift and come up from the back side on the bottom you can probably remove it without a huge problem. I have not done it yet but it does not seem like it is difficult unless you cant get access to it from the rear
When I picked up this car nine years ago yesterday, I never dreamt I'd be the one finding the fixes for it. But that's how it's turned out, thanks to inept dealer service departments.
I've ordered the $25 Crown Vic relay from eBay. If that doesn't fix it, it's just a drop in the bucket lost.
All hail the collective knowledge on this forum and give thanks for the magic on the Interwebs!
lol - isn't THAT the truth? Like the body shop telling me recently "I don't think I can get parts for this any more." "Yes you can. They are starting to get scarce, but they're still out there."
VinnieRL is right on the possible blown fuse. With key on pull the rubber nipple of the wire on the bottom right stud and use a test light to check for power. If none it is one of the fuses on the bottom row in this image. Look in bottm of cover for exact fuse location.
Eureka! Blown 60 fuse (#1, on the bottom right in the pic above). All it does is run the fan. Won't be 100% certain until I can replace it tomorrow, but it's definitely bad.
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