Hello all,
I'm new to the board and was hoping some of the more mechanically inclined TDI owners could help point me in the right direction. My 2014 TDI fan has been having issues and I'm becoming increasingly frustated. When idling, the fan will run all day at any setting. However, whenever I drive 15+ minutes, the fan output slowly decreases to the point no air comes out. Occasionally, the airflow will return to normal when I put it back in park, but other times not. You can hear the motor running, but it's as if something is blocking the airflow. This happens with and without running the A/C. I've noticed the issue occurs more frequently with speeds 1-3, although 4-6 are not immune. I've seen other's on the forum identify resistor issues, but typically in their case the fan does not work at all at the lower speeds.
The dealership ran some tests and had no codes pop up during diagnostics, and of course they never drove the vehicle to try and replicate the issue. They convinced me it was the fan motor and (regrettably) I shelled out money to have it replaced, but alas the problem continues. I was wondering if any TDI owners could help me identify a possible source to my conundrum? Some of the other threads mention possible resistor issues and fan switches, but I'm not sure how to tell for certain if it's one of these issues. As of now, my car is rather useless on long road trips as no air = hot ride.
Thanks in advance for all your help
I'm new to the board and was hoping some of the more mechanically inclined TDI owners could help point me in the right direction. My 2014 TDI fan has been having issues and I'm becoming increasingly frustated. When idling, the fan will run all day at any setting. However, whenever I drive 15+ minutes, the fan output slowly decreases to the point no air comes out. Occasionally, the airflow will return to normal when I put it back in park, but other times not. You can hear the motor running, but it's as if something is blocking the airflow. This happens with and without running the A/C. I've noticed the issue occurs more frequently with speeds 1-3, although 4-6 are not immune. I've seen other's on the forum identify resistor issues, but typically in their case the fan does not work at all at the lower speeds.
The dealership ran some tests and had no codes pop up during diagnostics, and of course they never drove the vehicle to try and replicate the issue. They convinced me it was the fan motor and (regrettably) I shelled out money to have it replaced, but alas the problem continues. I was wondering if any TDI owners could help me identify a possible source to my conundrum? Some of the other threads mention possible resistor issues and fan switches, but I'm not sure how to tell for certain if it's one of these issues. As of now, my car is rather useless on long road trips as no air = hot ride.
Thanks in advance for all your help