I have a similar problem involving the HVAC on the passenger side. Oftentimes when the blower is on, there's an almost clicking sound, as if a vent is trying to open. Definitely not a squealing sound, but it definitely is annoying.

Looking forward to hearing other's experience/ideas on this topic...

Brad

 

Thx for the message Brad. It is NOT a clicking sound. It sounds like a small animal is in there. More of a chirping high pitched sound. Only happens when the fan is on. Maybe a bearing in a fan or something? I'm not savvy enough to know if that is an option but i'm open to anything to make it stop. I would bring it to the dealer but its 3 hours away. And they never fix anything anyways.

 

I've a similar sounding thing from the A/C and it sounds like the bearing in the electric fan is gone. Does anyone know if its hard to replace?

 

This same thing happened to mine 2004 V8 in the early summer, and I took it in for oil service and brakes, and at that time they changed out the air filter I think. Once this was changed, the noise went away.

However, in the last week, the blower for the heat and air stopped entirely. No noise no airflow on heat or AC. The indicator shows all of the bars but no airflow.

 

BUMP

 

Same issue here with my 2004 V8 - sounds like a squirrel and it drives me nuts!

 

At least I'm not the only one with a squirrel inside my vents!

 

Chances are the blower motor is failing. Inspect the cabin air filter first for any damage/debris.

The clicking sounds more like a blend door servo motor problem.

 

Mine just randomly stopped. Not sure why. The bad news is now I can hear all the other little annyoing squeaks and squeals this dang thing makes!

 

Blender door servo motor. Opening and closing to keep cabin temp at your setting. Having mine replaced today. '04 Touareg V6, 76,500 mi.

 

How much did you pay?

 

Noise in passenger vent eliminated with new blower motor


I had help from my extended warranty company. They only pay up to $300.00 for the part, so if you check with VW the part must be more than that. According to my service bill, VW dealer installed a blower motor sent to them by the extended warranty company. No labor was quoted, I paid a deductable of $100.00. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

 

I have not been billed yet. I am out of town, will not get car back until Monday. Having work done at local VW dealership, so I am sure it will not be inexpensive. I do have incentives to help with the price though.

 

The dang wipers are $30 each on these if you buy the VW version. I had the Jilly Lube slap on some different ones with adaptors for $30 for the pair. Work great. Today I get to try to change a headlight. At least the bulb on that was only $15.

 

The dang wipers are $30 each on these if you buy the VW version. I had the Jilly Lube slap on some different ones with adaptors for $30 for the pair. Work great. Today I get to try to change a headlight. At least the bulb on that was only $15.

I was able to get wipers from VW for $54.00 for blades including the rear (3 blades) from my dealer. I did install them myself. I don't do the bulbs though as the dealer guarantees them and the labor.

 

So... the bottom line is that it needed a blower motor? Have you driven the car yet to know if it actually fixed the problem?

 

No more blower noise.

So... the bottom line is that it needed a blower motor? Have you driven the car yet to know if it actually fixed the problem?

I've had mine replaced and guess what? No more noise!

 

CONFIRMED. I had my tech replace the blower motor and it fixed the problem. The list cost of the part was $400 but he obtained it for $230. It took him an hour of labor to pull it out and put it back in. If you bring it to VW the job would likely be $600 or more. If you know someone that is handy with this sort of stuff (any mechanic) you can get it done relatively inexpensively. You access the motor via the passenger foot rest area. Not the easiest thing to get to but no special tools are required. It is just a little tight in there and couple of screws are hard to access.

If you car starts with the noise and gets worse, it is that motor. He showed me how and what was making the noise. VW stocks the part so it is something that happens regularly. That is what the parts guy told my tech anyways. Hope this helps!

 

What exactly on the blower motor is making the noise? I had mine out and did a quick clean/dust-off with compressed air and the noises went away for about 2 weeks... now they're coming back. I'm convinced that something in the motor just needs a bit of dry lube. While I had the motor out i couldn't replicate the noise. There was a lot of dry black powder inside the motor and all over the fan.

Pulling this motor is super easy with an electric screw driver, flashlight, some extensions, and a 7/32 socket. The motor/case then can come apart with a flat head screw driver. There's 3, or 4, rubber tabs holding the motor to the case and they can be pulled apart after the blower assembly is on the workbench.

 

I got mine to the VW dealer and they diagnosed first. They said the problem is my water pump doesn't work well. To preplace the water pump is about $400 total. But I got the MAP extended warranty, so I just need to pay my $100 deductible.

 

the link below has a video showing how to remove the blower motor

 

Can anyone advise if the blower motor is the same for LHD and RHD cars ?
Have to replace for my Father-in-Law and a few sites to buy from say LHD. Don't want to take the chance ordering and shipping from USA to OZ to find it won't fit.

I have removed and lubed the blower motor and it looks the same to the eye ?

Thanks

 

The lube trick worked, no noise for now. In-laws happy.....

That video made removing the blower a breeze !

 

Noise Issue

Definitely seems to be an issue with HVAC system. I'm not very familiar with that system so other may chime in. Might be the unit or bad relay, etc.