# 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan air cooling fan switch **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** dodge, grandcaravan\ **Created:** [October 27, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634 "2018-10-27T17:48:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stevengrutzmacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@stevengrutzmacher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stevengrutzmacher)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/1 "2018-10-27T17:48:22Z")
Does your Grand Caravan have a air cooling fan control switch problem? I had to jerryrig a switch to turn on my fan from within the car cuz the fan wouldn’t go on by itself. Thanx!! ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/2 "2018-10-27T18:14:08Z")
The fan in front of the radiator? On my old Voyager there was a sensor/switch mounted to the metal of the left front fender. It failed and kept the fan from turning on, if I recall correctly. ---
**Author:** ![castironman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@castironman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/castironman)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/3 "2018-10-27T21:26:53Z")
check fuse #27 40 amp in the IPM box. If is not burnt, find the relay, it has a 4 wire connector, org/red is power; dark blue/dark green powers both radiator fans; black/dark green grounds both fans (fans are also grounded at S102); dark blue/violet is feed back to ECM, (you should have a P0480 code ). Check for power and grounds at relay and fan connectors. Let us know. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/4 "2018-10-27T21:43:26Z")
Answered wrong thread:roll\_eyes: ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/5 "2018-10-27T22:10:12Z")
> [@It\_s\_Me](#): > > What does all that have to do with the heater fan? OP is probably referring to the radiator/condenser fan. It, not the HVAC fan, should “go on by itself.” ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/6 "2018-10-28T00:09:03Z")
That is the way I read the OP too. Probably the switch is bad, it is 18 years old and parts break or wear out. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-grand-caravan-air-cooling-fan-switch/127634/7 "2018-10-28T02:01:12Z")
If you are talking about the cooling fan for your radiator, you probably need a new cooling fan control module. On my 2003, it was located under the plastic bumper cover, riveted to the top of the steel bumper.