# 05 Pontiac vibe blower motor **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-pontiac-vibe-blower-motor/86274 "2014-07-29T04:12:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scotiamike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Scotiamike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scotiamike)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-pontiac-vibe-blower-motor/86274/1 "2014-07-29T04:12:47Z")
I recently got another blower motor for my vibe. Got it installed but nothing happened. I replaced the resistor as well. Once I found the secret hidden fuse panel I found that the 40a fuse was blown. I replaced it and it blew instantly upon turning the ignition on, the resistor was unplugged at the time. I am wondering if there could be a short in the wire harness. The blower went bad a while ago and blew a resistor, I replaced it and it ran for a while until some smoke came out of the dash and then nothing. ---
**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-pontiac-vibe-blower-motor/86274/2 "2014-07-29T06:17:26Z")
Sure sounds like a short in the dash of the power wire to the blower control switch. Look around under the dash with a flashlight for a charred wire, especially around the pedals. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/05-pontiac-vibe-blower-motor/86274/3 "2014-07-29T06:25:55Z")
If the fan switch is on ‘high’, the resistor pack is bypassed. It may not need to be plugged in.