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2017 Sierra SLT – Blower Motor Issues

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Hey All!

 

So the last time I posted I was asking for advice on a truck was looking at online.. I ended up buying it (lol someone told me to run), it's been great so far except..

 

I was driving home the other day in the snow and I heard a single pop come from the passenger side dash area. Immediately after, I smelled a bit of a burning smell. After the smell quit, I noticed there was no longer any air coming through the vents. Now when I turn on my climate control (I keep it off until I solve this issue) I hear kind of a quiet flutter (lasts for 1.5 flutters haha) come from the passenger side dash area. 

 

Now from some Googling it seems that my likely issue is the blower motor resistor, however, I can't for the life of my find any information on this part for 2014-2019 Sierras. Was this part rolled into the blower motor itself? And follow up – should I just replace the blower motor anyway since I'm hearing that strange sound?

 

I'm kind of feeling in the dark as it's been below freezing since it happened so I'm not super motivated to get outside without some type of plan. 

 

Thanks in advance, looking forward to contributing here!

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CamGTP Senior Enthusiast

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As far as I know the blower motor itself is the resistor is aswell, it's built into the assembly.


Replace the entire thing.

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Can you share part #, vendor ordered with & cost?

Similar issue

 

thanks

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