Symptoms

Thanks for the replies.

The problem started when the fan would only run for a short time (10 mins)
before stopping and refusing to start again, whichever speed setting it was
on.

More recently, (particularly if the weather was cold < 5C) the fan wouldn't
run at all, unless the engine was running for about 5 minutes before turning
the fan on. Then the fan would run for about 10 minutes before stopping. If
during the 10 minutes the fan was switched off, it would refuse to start
again, even if the ignition was switch off and then on again.

Now the fan refuses to work at all.

I should add that the car has air conditioning which I have also had
problems with. I took it to a local dealer, but have now had the AC
recharged 3 times in 12 months (the last time it only lasted 2 weeks before
failing again), but they say that they can't find a leak. I don't know if
this is related to the fan problem.
I'd like to get the AC working again, but I have little faith in my local
dealer, as the last time the car was in worse shape when it came out than
when it went in. They had broken the heater control selector, so that it is
now locked in the "windscreen" position. Does anyone know of a good Vauxhall
dealer in the Birmingham area, or even an independant Air Conditioning
engineer ?

Regards

Microbe

 

Please ignore. My fault.