8000 miles and i have a noisy heater fan. wtf?

just picked up my 2010 taco two weeks ago with 8000 miles on it. And of course when i take it home i notice that when i have the heat on i hear a high pitched whine coming from the fan that blows it through one of the vents. I know this since when i turn the heat off it stops.

Does anyong else have this issue? I was thinking of somehow getting to that fan behind the vent and spraying wd-40 on it or something to stop the whine. Its just really annoying and unless i have the radio cranked i can hear it.

 

I have a 2010 w/ ~6000 miles and have the same issue. It only seems to happen on the lowest speed setting. I have been meaning to take it in and have them fix it, but for some reason it doesn't do it when I am within about 2 miles of the dealership......

 

Try checking the cabin filter behind the glove box mine made a clicking sound when I bought it somehow some leaves and trash had got in there. I wouldn't spray wd unless u like the way it smells in the cab

 

Just checked figured I'd pass it on look under the recent threads there are a lot of helpful things in the other thread. Can't post link I'm on my phone. Seems to be a tab on it

 

Motorshooter probably test drove it before you bought it.

 

Welcome to the club...although mine went away after a while on its own.

 

Mine does it A/C or heater - its like the fan motor isnt oiled enough.

 

Check here:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/120483-noisey-blower-motor.html

 

I just got mine done, the dealership gave me problems with it though. The mechanic kept on telling me he couldnt hear it when he would drive my truck. Funny thing it started to do it before i got to the dealership and after i left. Long story short i bugged them enough and they replaced it for me.

 

Happened to me too. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the motor.

 

You should be able to fix it yourself w/the help of this site or use your warranty. (if it came w/one)..............good luck.

 

mine had a bearing go out in the fan motor. dealership replaced it no problem and only took about an hour...

 

Hope you were able to watch them install the new parts... they probably wiped their ass with em before installing O_O.

 

lmao no, my friend is a tech at the dealership so i was able to watch it being done

 

tsb for it, had mine repaced last month

 

I had mine replaced in april with 45000 miles on the truck now its doing it again when will the madness end?

 

thanks guys. i printed the tsb so i'll bring it with me when i make it to the dealer to back me up. we'll see what happens

 

i have 12k miles on my 2010 tacoma and my fan squeels like a pig on all settings (low-high) but most noticeable at the lower speeds. its so loud it overpowers my radio and makes me not use my fan as often. are you serious toyota? a fan cant last 1 year?