cooling fans not working?

2006 PONTIAC TORRENT
211,000 MILES • 3.4L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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car over heated. put in new thermostat. while burping the system. fans wont come on. changed temp sensor. fans still wont come on. tested relays all good. thinking the chinese temp sensor is bad
Nov 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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So there are two cooling fans, if you turn the AC on do the fans come on? If not lets check the COOL FAN HIGH and COOL FAN LOW fuses in the under hood fuse panel, also there is a main system ground G101 at the left front of the engine compartment which must be connected, if the fans still wont come on the motors themselves can be bad, also we should run the codes to see if any are present this guide can help.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

please go over this guide as well

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-electric-fan-motor

Please upload videos in your response of the problem, so we can see what's going on.


Nov 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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