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Car Forum / GMC Cars / May 2006

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97 Cavalier Rad fan not working- Code P0480

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Cyclone Guy - 29 May 2006 19:15 GMT
The radiator fan in my friends 97 Cavalier is not working. The engine
light is also on, and I scanned for codes and got the P0480 code: P0480
Cooling Fan I Control Circuit Malfunction

I clear the code, and within about 10 seconds, the code comes back, fan
does not turn on.

I jumpered the relay, and the fan runs fine. I switched the relay with
the heater blower relay, and the heater fan still works, so the relay
is not to blame. I unplugged the coolant temp. switch and the engine
stalled, but the fan did not kick in. I just read on another forum that
if you unplug this, the ECM will ground out the fan as a fail safe, and
the fan should run but I don't remember this happening.

Anything else I should look for?

Thanks.

Ryan.
Silver Surfer - 30 May 2006 01:13 GMT
This is a very long shot, but could the ECT sensor wire (YELLOW) to the
powertrain control module be shorted to ground somewhere along its length?

> The radiator fan in my friends 97 Cavalier is not working. The engine
> light is also on, and I scanned for codes and got the P0480 code: P0480
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> Ryan.
 
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