Q: Turned off car, but ac blower kept blowing

asked by on September 15, 2016

After getting home from work, I removed the key from the ignition and the a/c blower would not shut off - just kept blowing. My car has climate control and it works fine. To get the blower to stop, I had to pull out the 30 amp fuse (under the hood), the one marked A/C Blower. I am hoping that this is something that I can replace and/or fix myself. Hopefully it’s just a fuse malfunction. Can you tell me what part I need to order so that I can fix this?

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