Three times in recent weeks, the blower on my 2000 Accord EX (198k miles) has completely stopped working, as if the fuse is blown (never happened before). Upon turning the engine off & restarting, everything works fine. It does not go out while driving, it just doesn't or does work upon starting the car. Once it goes out, it will not work until the engine is turned off and on again.
Any suggestions as to the possible cause?
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This may be a problem with the ignition switch. There are dual ignition contacts. One is of course just ignition, a few accessories, and the other happens to be most accessories. This switch has been a problem child on a very big scale. Honda knows about this problem.
Wiggling the switch by turning the engine on and off makes the contacts work for a while. There is a new ignition switch marked as having this problem solved. Make sure you get the newer model switch.
Source of knowledge is that this happened to me.
Michael
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BTW you can test this to be sure it is the ignition switch. When the heater blower stops working, check all your other accessories to see if some of them are not working. If so, it is a no brainer, the ignition switch.
Michael