I have a 2000 van 1500 series and hope someone can help, On the heater blower control on high it works great but there is no blower working on low or medium, I checked all the fuses and there all fine. I don't know where else to look to fix the blower control. thanks in advance
jdr1234
10-31-2006, 04:47 PM
I had this same problem on my 2001 Ram. Most likely it is your blower motor resistor. Very easy to replace and very common on a Dodge. I bought one off of ebay, but you can get them at your local dealership. I am not sure where this is located on a 2000 van, but someone here will know. Good luck!
Here are a couple of pics of what they look like:
1. Old on the left, new on the right.
2. Old on the left, new on the right.
3. This is where it mounts.
Dodgevanman
10-31-2006, 05:24 PM
It's common on 98-03 Ram Vans for the connector and resistor getting hot and melting. The dealer has a "kit" to fix this.
The resistor is located under the hood attached to the HVAC housing.
ooox9
10-31-2006, 05:47 PM
can't thank you guys enough for the quick answers and truly the description of and detail of what is wrong again thanks this helps a lot, ---------- it's getting pretty dam cold here in chicago
stev
10-31-2006, 07:37 PM
The old resistor is of the older technology being a coil design. The newer ones are like credit card PCBs with mapped traces. These tend to last very long and reduce the heat build up in on general location.
van-nut
10-31-2006, 08:44 PM
Nate -
Regarding the dealer kit - tell me more. So far no problems on my '98 2500, but if it does deciede to die I would like to know about the kit beforehand.
Did the old part(s) get superceeded to something new, so that you will automaticly get the new parts, or is this a case of you have to know about and specify the upgraded parts? Just wondering. Any additional info would be much appreciated. :gr_patrio
Pete
Dodgevanman
11-01-2006, 06:46 AM
There is a TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) on this and supposedly the dealer sells this connector and resistor kit to repair the problem. It consists of a new resistor connector pigtail that you solder in and a new resistor.
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Chump
11-05-2006, 11:27 PM
Nate -
Regarding the dealer kit - tell me more. So far no problems on my '98 2500, but if it does deciede to die I would like to know about the kit beforehand.
Did the old part(s) get superceeded to something new, so that you will automaticly get the new parts, or is this a case of you have to know about and specify the upgraded parts? Just wondering. Any additional info would be much appreciated. :gr_patrio
Pete
If that has a 4 pin connector than the connector package is # 5019941AA($45)
The resistor should be 4885456AA($16)
van-nut
11-06-2006, 12:10 PM
Thanks guys. Good info to file away in the back of the brain. :D
