# 2008 Ford Taurus X - Fan causing battery issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-taurus-x-fan-causing-battery-issues/188475>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-taurus-x-fan-causing-battery-issues/188475 "2023-01-13T19:22:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JWSmith15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@JWSmith15](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JWSmith15)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-taurus-x-fan-causing-battery-issues/188475/1 "2023-01-13T19:22:17Z")

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2008 ford taurus x sel fan runs after ignition is off, drains battery. Is there a way to.disarm this feature?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-taurus-x-fan-causing-battery-issues/188475/2 "2023-01-13T20:44:07Z")

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That is not a feature, it is a malfunction. The fan control module has failed.

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-ford-taurus-x-fan-causing-battery-issues/188475/3 "2023-01-17T18:02:56Z")

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Does the fan run until the battery is dead? If conditions call for it, Some vehicles will run the cooling fan for a bit after the car is off, but it should stop after 5 minutes or so at the most.  
if your fan runs continuously until the battery is dead, then Nevada\_545 is likely correct. If it shuts off and your battery still dies, then you may have a separate issue.