OrngBalt

Does anyone have this issue? For a while, I have had a squeaky HVAC fan. When I turned the heat to level 1, it would produce a significantly audible squeak which went away at higher speeds. Now it is starting to produce an even louder squeak at Level 2.

Has anyone else had this? Do any of you know where the fan is so I can try to take my dash apart and oil it? It may sound stupid, but on an hour commute every morning, that squeak gets really annoying.

Cefaln452

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me, i havent had a chance to look what causes it or how to fix it... mine goes away once it warms up

Jmarie619

Yes.. this has been going on for awhile for me.. i would say atleast a year

boost_junkie16

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I had it too. They replaced it under warranty. A week later and it's already starting to get noisy again. GM FTL

Jmarie619

yeah, i didn't even bother bc i knew it would come back

Coblasts

The fan Im sure is located beneath the glove box behind the knee bolster(or what ever you call it ).

jlong3382

I've had this problem ever since about 3 days after i bought the car (2 years ago). I think its just normal for Cobalts and there's nothing we can do about it.

Coblasts

What does the sqeak sound like ,plastic hitting plastic intermittenly or a dry bearing .

OrngBalt

like the sound of a very tiny squeaky fan belt

BeermanSSSC

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its the bearings on the fan. A lot of people of have this problem. In another thread someone said they took the fan out, packed it with grease, and reinstalled it and it went away.

Coblasts

The procedure to remove it requires cutting the plastic that holds the motor in and the the purchase of a service ring to reinstall it because you have cut the plastic.
If its been done under warranty there should be five screws holding the motor in,if not then the dealer I would say never did anything.

(This info is from looking at the procedure I have.)