Heater failure

[mattrjpool]

My heater has packed up on my 55 plate Exige. Actually I think it's the fan which isn't working as heat is still generated but not blown anywhere if that makes sense. A/C still works, but again can't be blown anywhere.

I took the fuse out and put the same one back in which seemed to fix it for a while but then it stopped working again. Is this a clam off job to get fixed?

[trance]

mine has just gone apparently a lot have gone wrong...its something to do with water collecting on a resister under the blower!
i wouldn't care but my car is just out of warranty, and it is a massive job to fix.

[rfoster]

mattrjpool said:

My heater has packed up on my 55 plate Exige. Actually I think it's the fan which isn't working as heat is still generated but not blown anywhere if that makes sense. A/C still works, but again can't be blown anywhere.

I took the fuse out and put the same one back in which seemed to fix it for a while but then it stopped working again. Is this a clam off job to get fixed?

If you took the fuse out, put it back in again and it worked then surely it's an electrical connection fault - trying changing the fuse. A decent dealer will be able to check if it's just a faulty connection. Perhaps the fuse socket has some corrosion?

[S Works]

rfoster said:

mattrjpool said:

My heater has packed up on my 55 plate Exige. Actually I think it's the fan which isn't working as heat is still generated but not blown anywhere if that makes sense. A/C still works, but again can't be blown anywhere.

I took the fuse out and put the same one back in which seemed to fix it for a while but then it stopped working again. Is this a clam off job to get fixed?

If you took the fuse out, put it back in again and it worked then surely it's an electrical connection fault - trying changing the fuse. A decent dealer will be able to check if it's just a faulty connection. Perhaps the fuse socket has some corrosion?

Or the rheostat is on it's way out.

Can you smell anything funny in the car, like an electrical burning & leek smell (I'm not joking). If so it's probably on it's way out. Mine gave up earlier in the year and I'm waiting for replacement parts to come in. About £600 to get it fixed if so, clam off.

On a 55-plate I'd be howling at Lotus to do it as a warranty fix. Piece of shit design which is a thorough PiTA to sort out when it breaks... and they all will eventually break.