No heat coming out of the vents?

Tiny
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  • 2011 FORD TAURUS
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On Jan 21, 2026, I came home from an out of town trip with the heater was working just fine. The next day I started the vehicle to warm up.
After 12 mins of running, I went out and proceeded to go to the store and noticed there was no heat coming out of the vents. I suspect it is the blower fan not working or a fuse blew. The heater will not work on any setting.
Thank You.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 AT 4:32 PM

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Tiny
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So to be clear the air is not coming out of the vents or air is coming out but no heat? In the meantime please go over this video, it is good for heater problems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNRb6pSwYuU

Please upload a short video in your response of the problem, so I can see what's going on. Ken
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Friday, January 23rd, 2026 AT 11:39 AM
Tiny
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There is no air or heat coming out of the vents. I have all digital readout controls and I can see the bars go up and down when I adjust the fan settings, so it's not in the controls. I bought a new blower fan resistor and going to install. I did notice, before that fan quit working, it would cut out and come back on, but it would stay on. I hope you get what I'm saying, as I don't know how to do videos or upload anything. I'm not that savvy with that part of my phone. Thank You.
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Friday, January 23rd, 2026 AT 8:14 PM
Tiny
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Yep, form what you have described the blower motor is out, the start stop is exactly how they fail. Here is the location of the blower motor so you can swap it out. It is under the dash on the passages side. Check out the images (below). Please let us know what happens.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2026 AT 10:57 AM
Tiny
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I ended up replacing the blower motor resistor, still nothing. I then slightly tapped on the blower motor and it started working. I then shut the vehicle off and back on again, motor would not come on, tapped on the blower motor again and it started working. So, I did end up replacing the blower motor as well. Now I have heat at least. But in the summer I am going to have to replace the AC unit, the bearing went out on it. From what I was told at a dealership, if I replace the AC unit, they would do it just for the labor. So, I will buy the AC compressor, drier, accumulator and the condenser. Then I shouldn't have to worry about the AC system working properly. Thank You for all your help.
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Saturday, January 24th, 2026 AT 12:38 PM
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Glad you could get it fixed, thanks for letting us know. If you need help on the AC system, please let us know. Ken
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Sunday, January 25th, 2026 AT 8:28 AM

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