# 2012 Escape fan level 1 out **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 20, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485 "2015-10-20T01:47:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viktor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Viktor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Viktor)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/1 "2015-10-20T01:47:51Z")
Have a 2012 Escape and the first level on my fan stopped working. All other speeds are good to go. Should I replace the blower resistor? If so, can you provide details on replacing? ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/2 "2015-10-20T02:07:59Z")
Sounds good to me, a video is worth 1000 pictures ---
**Author:** ![jgree142](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jgree142/32/2043_2.png) [@jgree142](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jgree142)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/3 "2015-10-20T05:24:22Z")
Also highly recommend that not only do you replace the resistor card. You should also consult TSB 14-0157 to reduce the amount of water ingestion into the HVAC. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/4 "2015-10-20T05:31:40Z")
On my Corolla the first (low speed) stopped working. I ohm’d the blower resistor out and discovered that the low-speed portion had opened up. So replacing the resistor would fix the problem. I don’t need that speed, so I just live with it. Designs using blower resistors, b/c of the way the power is distributed between the fan and the resistor, it is usually the low speed that stops working, and the rest continue to work. ---
**Author:** ![Viktor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Viktor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Viktor)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/5 "2015-10-20T07:29:54Z")
You guys are heros. I’ll post with details when I have it cured. ---
**Author:** ![Viktor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Viktor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Viktor)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/6 "2015-10-29T23:47:31Z")
FYI, just installed new blower resistor and have low speed option back. With resistor out, only top speed works. Haven’t ever encountered a failing resistor before. Realized part can be obtained at local auto store. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/7 "2015-10-30T00:06:20Z")
Oddly enough I just did this repair on my GM SUV. I got tired of just fan speed 3 or 4. The part is not so much a resistor anymore but a module much like the video shows. 6 screws and 2 connectors and it is replaced. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 12:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/8 "2015-10-30T00:11:27Z")
**_@Viktor Good To Hear!_** “Haven’t ever encountered a failing resistor before.” Something else to remember when talking about blower fans and resistors… I lost some fans speeds on one of my vehicles and replaced the resistor. That fixed the problem, but not for long. When the same problem came back I returned the resistor for a warranty exchange part, only to have that resistor blow in short order. From my experience and study into this problem it seems that a worn blower motor (usually on higher miles vehicles) or something restricting a blower fan can overload a resistor and burn it out fairly quickly. Sometimes leaves & tree debris or rodent building materials & food can drag the fan down enough to overload it. You can sometimes hear the “stuff” hitting the fan or bits coming from the vents. Since a short-lived resistor is often the result of a bad fan or something in the fan then removing the fan and taking a look at it is recommended. A salvage yard low-miles fan solved the problem of my worn high-miles fan at a fraction of the cost of a new one. Some fans have easy access and some don’t. Some are quite expensive and some aren’t. I suppose had mine been more difficult to replace I would have opted for a new part. _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-escape-fan-level-1-out/91485/9 "2015-10-30T03:28:41Z")
Good to hear you have all fan speeds functional again. This is a pretty common reported here.