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by Ginko
Tue Jun 24, 2025 2:02 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Power going to fan relay when car off, causing fan to run while key is out and draining battery.
Replies: 4
Views: 312

Re: Power going to fan relay when car off, causing fan to run while key is out and draining battery.

yeah I've swaped out both the fan relay and the radiator fan control module. I've isolated the problem to the interior fusebox, so I ordered a used one and I'm swapping it out.
by Ginko
Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:37 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Power going to fan relay when car off, causing fan to run while key is out and draining battery.
Replies: 4
Views: 312

Re: Power going to fan relay when car off, causing fan to run while key is out and draining battery.

Just double checked that before taking out the engine bay fusebox to find the right wire. The fan runs with the car off if regaurdless if the ECU-IG-1 fuse is in or not, so I think the problem is in the junction box. On the diagram the problem is upstream of pin 1 of the FAN 1 relay, I've checked an...
by Ginko
Thu Jun 19, 2025 1:25 pm
Forum: Audio, Electronics, Electrical
Topic: Power going to fan relay when car off, causing fan to run while key is out and draining battery.
Replies: 4
Views: 312

Power going to fan relay when car off, causing fan to run while key is out and draining battery.

I have to 2009 pontiac vibe and an electrical issue cropped up while I was trying to fix a starting issue. The radiator fan will turn on once the car is off, depleting the battery completely. I've narrowed down the problem to the power going to the fan control relay, but I'm not sure where to check ...
by Ginko
Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: Problems & Warranty Issues
Topic: Radiator fan seems to work in reverse
Replies: 0
Views: 3180

Radiator fan seems to work in reverse

I have a 2009 pontiac vibe 1.8L that broke down about a year ago. I've been working on it, swapped a lot of stuff, and finally fixed the starter issue so it's sellable. But, now I have a new problem that cropped up about a year ago: The radiator fan only works when the car is off. Found this out whe...
by Ginko
Thu Oct 19, 2023 11:00 am
Forum: Maintenance Bay
Topic: 2009 1.8L automatic pontiac vibe starting + shifting issues
Replies: 1
Views: 7687

2009 1.8L automatic pontiac vibe starting + shifting issues

Hi Y'all, I have a 2009 Pontiac vibe with about 177K miles that I've been trying to get back into working order for over a month now and I'm stumped. Here's the breakdown: about a year ago I first noticed some issues, rough idle, and poor acceleration uphill when I had a heavy load, even had what fe...