HVAC heat cut out randomly?

2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
116,453 MILES • 2.0L • TURBO • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MCMATTY
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My account and my heat cut out randomly when driving and kicks back on in the middle of driving even if I don't touch the climate control

It works when the car turns on and then I also got into thw eng compartment and both the fan in the front of the engine turn off and them thats when the ac or heat turn off
Sep 25, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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STRAILER
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So, when you say the heat and AC cut off you mean the blower motor correct? if so this sounds like a classic blower motor failure, I would replace it to fix the problem, here is the location. It is on the passenger side under the dash.
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Sep 28, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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