Noisy Blower Motor

[cryptolime]

Got 4000 miles on my Civic and the blower motor is super frickin' loud. it sounds like a 10 year old fan with bad bearings. Anyone else have noisy blower motors? Didn't think it could fail so soon. I never even use it on high speed. it's louder than the engine inside the car. driving me nuts!

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[yeaitsahonda]

No issues in my FL5 but the only time my 2012 Civic went back to the dealer was for a noisy blower motor replacement under warranty. Drove me crazy listening to the squeak.

 

[cryptolime]

hopefully it's just a leaf rattling around the cabin filter. going to check it before work tonight.

 

[cryptolime]

so i've been to the dealer twice and it was making noise but barely. they refused to replace it....

gets a LOT louder in colder weather.

guess i just have to live with it for now.

 

[Integra23]

Mines loud and definitely a bearing sounding issue. Noticable on cold mornings when the blower is on defrost and at full blast

 

[cryptolime]

seems like the noise is changing. i know blower motors bearings are press fit so maybe it just needs to wear in some more. who knows.

 

[pfmusician]

Mice get into my blower and leave acorns in there. It then behaves like a roulette wheel! Makes an awful sound. I often have to remove the cabin air filter and remove the acorns by hand!

 

[Integra23]

Mice get into my blower and leave acorns in there. It then behaves like a roulette wheel! Makes an awful sound. I often have to remove the cabin air filter and remove the acorns by hand!

I did remove the filter and didn't see anything stuck. My previous car had the acorn issue.

 

[pfmusician]

Yea. I’m looking for a solution to this problem. Tried everything. Even soaking the filter and engine with peppermint oil. They keep coming back. I don’t have a garage . Just about broke my back once removing the blower motor.

 

[cryptolime]

Mice get into my blower and leave acorns in there. It then behaves like a roulette wheel! Makes an awful sound. I often have to remove the cabin air filter and remove the acorns by hand!

you should always turn recirculate on before shutting car off. a technician told me that one time that it closes the system so rodents can't get in.

 

[pfmusician]

Thanks. I did see that somewhere else. I will try to remember to do that.

 

[Ohlins8990]

My FL5’s fan motor is quite loud, but not the squeaking/chirping I normally associate with failing motors. It sounds like a small leaf is in there, but I’ve pulled the filter to look for debris before.

 

[cryptolime]

My FL5’s fan motor is quite loud, but not the squeaking/chirping I normally associate with failing motors. It sounds like a small leaf is in there, but I’ve pulled the filter to look for debris before.

mine sounds stupid loud on settings 1-3. i have to turn the music up or else it annoys me.

 

[latole]

mine sounds stupid loud on settings 1-3. i have to turn the music up or else it annoys me.

11 months later........
I'll ask to the my dealer what he's thinking about that

 

[cryptolime]

11 months later........
I'll ask to the my dealer what he's thinking about that

good luck. i brought it to the dealer for excessive noise around 5k miles and they said they couldn't replace it because it was "working properly" . maybe my tech was deaf...

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