Diagnosing and troubleshooting blower on 2005 Pontiac Vibe

The fuse box is located under the dash board next to the steering wheel. You need to crawl under the dash to see it. There should be a diagram showing the location and purpose of each fuse. Your owner’s manual may have a similar diagram. Find the fuse for the blower motor, pull it and inspect it. There will be a flat metal wire in a translucent, colored plastic block. If the wire is melted (disconnected) then it needs to be replaced. Other GM cars that I have provide a few extra fuses in the box in spare locations. You might be able to just plug one of those in. Even though this is also a Toyota Matrix, I expect this would still be the case.

keith, I’ve purchased aftermarket blower motors for far less than $200 - about $60, actually. Although it might coast $200 it the brshes were made to be replaced.