Hello-I Know this One as I had to FIX-EXACT same thing on my-'97-Olds Aurora!.:) First;Remember-these-R-Amongst the VERY 1st Make/Model Cars to use UP-GRADED"Electronics&a LOT MORE of them TOO"!They have near 10 to 15+Times MORE Electrical"Relays/Extra Switches/NEW Circut Boards-that go-2-The NEW"ECM-or as many call it the' Computer Brain of said Car"'!!.:) Given that-One MUST Check the'Usual suspects like Fuses / immed. switches-easy-2-get at Initially/Relays BEFORE they get to ANY-ZERO Circut Boards and/or the "ECM"!!But if NO problem found-Just Like Mine, then its DEEPER-Unfortunately&deals w/the NEW'Relays&NEW Circut Boards w/switches that-R-Separate from the beginning ones-2"!.:(Could even be the ' Blower Motor itself-OR the actual SWITCHES/RELAYS'-that-R-Attached RIGHT-2-The Blower Motor Itself-OR-2-the"ECM"-Itself-2-then-U-Might as well Replace Blower Motor as these"NEWER Relays&Switches&Codes given to mechanic BY YOUR"ECM"Module-can be VERY PRICEY-2-Say the least&with the EXTRA Items they have to REMOVE just to get to those added areas-Could easily DOUBLE or MORE your'LABOR-Cost's' ,than IF-U-had Just Replaced the Mere Blower Motor to start with&Costs-U-HUNDREDS LESS IN BOTH Labor ESPECIALLY&then Parts too-(But NOT so much on the Latter item!)MY Mechanic has been w/ME for OVER"25+YEARS"&We are Good friends-2"!!.:):)ThusI; I-"KNOW he Finds ONLY the EXACT Problem&The LEAST Expensive Parts of BEST Quality STILL" -But best/easiest way to repair-(Since I'm Also Perm.Broken SPINE Disabled&Other 23-YEAR-LONG DISABILITIES ALONE-and this year of 2013-I Contracted-"M.S.Relapse-I.E.MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Below the Knees-into ankles&FEET&VERY-VERY Painful-would Almost have SPINE Broken AGAIN-when Comparing Pain levels-YES,IT's that BAD&-4-REAL-2-Unfortunately&Have"15,000+Pages medical Documents/CT's/MRI's/X-Rays/Bone Scans/and109 DIFF.SPECIALIST Doctors that ALL-ALL-2-a Man,State I've the EXACT Same Disability&Problems&"LONG story attached-2that of course too"!! Enough of My 'OLD Person Babbling'-sorry!.:) The'Blower Motor-IS Likely your Culprit'..Provided-U-Checked as Many of BOTH "Relays-OLD&NEW-Ones&Same-2-Same on Switches&NEW Boards Inbetween connect-2-primary-"ECM-Module"too!.....:(Sorry NO Better answer-But I had EXACT Problem&then my "Switches/Controls to allow Either ONLY TOP/Front DE-Frost Blowing Air-OR to the FLOOR/OR to the Dash air Outlets&OR Floor OR TOP Defrosters-it TOO Suddenly STOPPED Working" !..:( But, MY Mechanic found problem& was JUST a"RELAY Switch-One of the NEWER Style ONES-2!",But was able-2-Fix for less than a "C-Note's Cost-2-ME-thank Goodness"!!.:)Hence;do NOT"Bounce around to NUMEROUS Other mechanics for a 2nd or 3rd Opinion of the ' Problem at Hand w/Car'"!The MOST ' OTHER Important item is to ONE-(MY Opinion ONLY-is-2-NOT-NOT go to the DEALERSHIP/NOR Person/Place BOUGHT Car at Originally&-2-Find a "SINGLE Mechanic/Garage&Introduce self&WATCH their work on other cars-AND-IF Head mechanic just Throws the ' Estimate of your cars problem to a LESSER/Diff. Mechanic&NOT do it Himself&Do-NOT be Bashful-U-Paid a LOT-4-That Car&Repairs could cost a LOT-2-SO,you of course want their TOP Mechanic doing the work on it-IF-U-receive the"I-Don't have the time to do JUST Your Single car at this time type speach-ASK"WHY"&Get a SOLID Answer&IF He'd have TIME-2-DO it HIMSELF on a Different Time/Day/Whatever&ONLY be Satisfied with a PROPER&POSITIVE Answer-2-U-also--Get NOTHING LESS"!.:)IF they do say"they don't have the time-4-New Customers-then they-R-NOT a WELL Accredited Repair SHOP&Likely Either"BBB-or places NOW like Angies List&Other Car repair Rating Lists-4-Your area-Check it OUT on YOUR PC-It Could MEAN Getting repairs done RIGHT&at a Savings of even a FEW HUNDRED"$$"-OR MORE even"!!!:)IF so, then ESTABLISH a "Working type friendship/Professional type thing ONLY&Get to Know this HEAD Mechanic/Owner&the ENTIRE Shop-2,Nothing Wrong in doing so&Inquiring a bit More in depth than the average Customer-BUT that's because-U-Have actual"Cranial Grey Matter"&Don't want to get "Played-4-the Fool ALSO"!!.:):)It will "Pay Off IN MANY Hundreds-were a"problem was thought to exist& a CODE can come up from a MERE Improper-( GAS-CAP,Not Put Back ON RIGHT-He sees it&Places on RIGHT&COST=ZERO!")!".:):) Plus dividends that WILL mature over the next Quarter/Year/nest 5-Years&so-on&needless-2-say more,YES"?..:):)IT Pays to be an "INFORMED Customer&NOTHING Wrong IN Doing so TOO"!!!..:):)OK?:)Thanx-I've spent a LOT on similar problems& gone there&Spent NOTHING as he found problem in like 15 to 30 Seconds& was Just some VERY Minor item&ZERO/NO Charge-since we had a professional relationship&Known to them and NOT just a "NUMBER on a New repair SHEET TOO"!!..:) You'll find some of these Listed repair shops to be VERY friendly&NOT Looking to -( Steal from-U-Per-say also-they-R-PRO'S&GOOD People TOO!)
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Hello-I Know this One as I had to FIX-EXACT same thing on my-'97-Olds Aurora!.:) First;Remember-these-R-Amongst the VERY 1st Make/Model Cars to use UP-GRADED"Electronics&a LOT MORE of them TOO"!They have near 10 to 15+Times MORE Electrical"Relays/Extra Switches/NEW Circut Boards-that go-2-The NEW"ECM-or as many call it the' Computer Brain of said Car"'!!.:)
Given that-One MUST Check the'Usual suspects like Fuses / immed. switches-easy-2-get at Initially/Relays BEFORE they get to ANY-ZERO Circut Boards and/or the "ECM"!!But if NO problem found-Just Like Mine, then its DEEPER-Unfortunately&deals w/the NEW'Relays&NEW Circut Boards w/switches that-R-Separate from the beginning ones-2"!.:(Could even be the ' Blower Motor itself-OR the actual SWITCHES/RELAYS'-that-R-Attached RIGHT-2-The Blower Motor Itself-OR-2-the"ECM"-Itself-2-then-U-Might as well Replace Blower Motor as these"NEWER Relays&Switches&Codes given to mechanic BY YOUR"ECM"Module-can be VERY PRICEY-2-Say the least&with the EXTRA Items they have to REMOVE just to get to those added areas-Could easily DOUBLE or MORE your'LABOR-Cost's' ,than IF-U-had Just Replaced the Mere Blower Motor to start with&Costs-U-HUNDREDS LESS IN BOTH Labor ESPECIALLY&then Parts too-(But NOT so much on the Latter item!)MY Mechanic has been w/ME for OVER"25+YEARS"&We are Good friends-2"!!.:):)ThusI; I-"KNOW he Finds ONLY the EXACT Problem&The LEAST Expensive Parts of BEST Quality STILL" -But best/easiest way to repair-(Since I'm Also Perm.Broken SPINE Disabled&Other 23-YEAR-LONG DISABILITIES ALONE-and this year of 2013-I Contracted-"M.S.Relapse-I.E.MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Below the Knees-into ankles&FEET&VERY-VERY Painful-would Almost have SPINE Broken AGAIN-when Comparing Pain levels-YES,IT's that BAD&-4-REAL-2-Unfortunately&Have"15,000+Pages medical Documents/CT's/MRI's/X-Rays/Bone Scans/and109 DIFF.SPECIALIST Doctors that ALL-ALL-2-a Man,State I've the EXACT Same Disability&Problems&"LONG story attached-2that of course too"!!
Enough of My 'OLD Person Babbling'-sorry!.:)
The'Blower Motor-IS Likely your Culprit'..Provided-U-Checked as Many of BOTH "Relays-OLD&NEW-Ones&Same-2-Same on Switches&NEW Boards Inbetween connect-2-primary-"ECM-Module"too!.....:(Sorry NO Better answer-But I had EXACT Problem&then my "Switches/Controls to allow Either ONLY TOP/Front DE-Frost Blowing Air-OR to the FLOOR/OR to the Dash air Outlets&OR Floor OR TOP Defrosters-it TOO Suddenly STOPPED Working" !..:( But, MY Mechanic found problem& was JUST a"RELAY Switch-One of the NEWER Style ONES-2!",But was able-2-Fix for less than a "C-Note's Cost-2-ME-thank Goodness"!!.:)Hence;do NOT"Bounce around to NUMEROUS Other mechanics for a 2nd or 3rd Opinion of the ' Problem at Hand w/Car'"!The MOST ' OTHER Important item is to ONE-(MY Opinion ONLY-is-2-NOT-NOT go to the DEALERSHIP/NOR Person/Place BOUGHT Car at Originally&-2-Find a "SINGLE Mechanic/Garage&Introduce self&WATCH their work on other cars-AND-IF Head mechanic just Throws the ' Estimate of your cars problem to a LESSER/Diff. Mechanic&NOT do it Himself&Do-NOT be Bashful-U-Paid a LOT-4-That Car&Repairs could cost a LOT-2-SO,you of course want their TOP Mechanic doing the work on it-IF-U-receive the"I-Don't have the time to do JUST Your Single car at this time type speach-ASK"WHY"&Get a SOLID Answer&IF He'd have TIME-2-DO it HIMSELF on a Different Time/Day/Whatever&ONLY be Satisfied with a PROPER&POSITIVE Answer-2-U-also--Get NOTHING LESS"!.:)IF they do say"they don't have the time-4-New Customers-then they-R-NOT a WELL Accredited Repair SHOP&Likely Either"BBB-or places NOW like Angies List&Other Car repair Rating Lists-4-Your area-Check it OUT on YOUR PC-It Could MEAN Getting repairs done RIGHT&at a Savings of even a FEW HUNDRED"$$"-OR MORE even"!!!:)IF so, then ESTABLISH a "Working type friendship/Professional type thing ONLY&Get to Know this HEAD Mechanic/Owner&the ENTIRE Shop-2,Nothing Wrong in doing so&Inquiring a bit More in depth than the average Customer-BUT that's because-U-Have actual"Cranial Grey Matter"&Don't want to get "Played-4-the Fool ALSO"!!.:):)It will "Pay Off IN MANY Hundreds-were a"problem was thought to exist& a CODE can come up from a MERE Improper-( GAS-CAP,Not Put Back ON RIGHT-He sees it&Places on RIGHT&COST=ZERO!")!".:):)
Plus dividends that WILL mature over the next Quarter/Year/nest 5-Years&so-on&needless-2-say more,YES"?..:):)IT Pays to be an "INFORMED Customer&NOTHING Wrong IN Doing so TOO"!!!..:):)OK?:)Thanx-I've spent a LOT on similar problems& gone there&Spent NOTHING as he found problem in like 15 to 30 Seconds& was Just some VERY Minor item&ZERO/NO Charge-since we had a professional relationship&Known to them and
NOT just a "NUMBER on a New repair SHEET TOO"!!..:) You'll find some of these Listed repair shops to be VERY friendly&NOT Looking to -( Steal from-U-Per-say also-they-R-PRO'S&GOOD People TOO!)