Sir, your video may be dated, but it sure does carry useful information! I just did everything you did and now my wife's AC is blowing great!! Thank you!

That is the most crazy repair I had ever seen, almost stopped watching when you said clean it…. But it worked! TY so much the wife will have a have a happy warm winter!

Really appreciate this video! Just repaired mine using exactly what you said to do. It was absolute genius to use a power drill, clamp and super fine sandpaper. Thanks a million. By the way I am 63 LOL!

My AC stopped one day but it's back on now and better than ever after following your instructions. Or at least for now. Thank you so much, sir!

That sucker is working now baby ! Thank you so much for your video !

Hello good afternoon. My name is Américo and I am from Portugal. I only come here to say thank you. Thanks to you I solved my problem which was the same as yours and saved over 100 €. Thank you once again. If you ever come to Portugal I will pay you a nice lunch. All the best

Hi Andrew from Canada , I never took auto growing up or anything so I’d like to thank u for making this video , with ur instructions I managed to fix it , I’m proud of myself this is my first repair I’ve ever done on any car , thanks a million again , what a great video

Thanks for this, your video gave me the confidence to carry out the removal of the motor and the installation, The trickiest part of the job was undoing the electrical plug and after that it was straightforward. I saved a small fortune here in the U.K. because the main dealer quoted £311 to supply and install a new fan motor.

Best video on KZfaq !! It worked exactly the same. I did t have any mechanical tools so I scratched the dirty grease off with a screw. And also used the alcohol. I fit under the seat/ so it was easy!!❤

Hi from Florida Denny. Thanks for your videos. My HVAC motor's been out awhile (2-years) & I was reticent to tackle it, looked to be a "bear." Finally it was time. Checking KZfaq I saw the 1:27 minute post, what an easy job! But checking further I found your video with "the rest of the story." It's still a much simpler fix than I'd imagined, but you gave some vital detail. I'm 6'1" & 195lbs and my 68 year old body does bend as well as it used to. Taking the seat out is a must, after that, the failed motor was out in a flash. The new one is on order and I look forward to having the AC back with the summer heat starting to hit the north end of the Mid-Florida Ridge. Thanks for you helpful post.

Thank You Soo much.. Great video. I was on the verge of junking my car.With winter coming and my mechanic telling me it's the switch and he can't get one anywhere I figured I would fall prey to the foggy windows and frost of New England. But I saw your video this morning and during my lunch hour I pulled out my blower cleaned it off and now it works like a champ.. You saved me the thousands of dollars it would have cost me to get a new car.... Nothing but praises and thank you....!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

22:14 - Got to appreciate the satisfaction of repairing something that was broken! Thanks for the instructive video 👍

OMG Just saved myself anywhere from a $400 to $500 bill!!! thank you so much. I had to get it back from mechanic who didn't want to search for parts!!!! Just fixed it here in Old Orchard Beach ME. and I am a 58 yo woman. thanks again

Very thorough coverage. Thanks for your effort.

Thank you so much. Your video helped my brother immensely in order to change out the fan on my 2009 passion. I can get back to delivering for doordash here in the hot south! I can't believe this motor comes out without any screws hah!

Thanks Buddy......I have the exact smart car down to the hideous yellow. I followed your instruction to a T. My fan now works perfectly. Getting it back in was a pain in the arse!

I just bought a 2014 for my daughter....changed the cabin air filter. for such a small car, it was a long reach to get to it. Those cars are a hoot!

Another great video. I love the way you make your videos. A link to this one is going in my Fortwo library of links right beside your brake video.. Thank you and please keep'em coming!

You are insane!!! (In a good way) this video was waaaaay more than what I expected! Thanks!!!!

Thank you so much for your video. I'm really a total newbie regarding auto mechanics, but the bad ventilation fan was getting on my nerves (my friendly mechanic didn't bother with 'fixing' it) and I thought it was 'something simple'... as indeed it was, but I could only do the 'fix' after watching your video to figure out exactly how to remove the motor... and then it was cleaning time! The ventilation fan never worked so well (I bought my 2009 Smart 2nd hand a couple of years ago), and even if it's just a 'temporary' fix, according to your other video, well, now I got enough confidence to remove the motor again and possibly replace the brushes... I just have to see where I can get them here in Portugal. P. S. I'm just 50 years old at the time of writing, so I did not remove the driver's seat. It was still a pain to work upside down for such a long time, so now I've got lots of cramps! 😄Alas, that comes from being reasonably out of shape... P. P. S. I've just noticed that @Américo Simões, who posted a week ago, is also from Portugal... so, now you've got two free lunches if you happen to come over this way! P. P. P. S. I just read that your own Smart has bitten the dust... such a pity! But I'm glad that you had your fun while it lasted. It's a fun car to drive, even in spite of all the small little quirks requiring fixing now and then, many of which require serious work from a certified mechanic (i. e. like the occasional need to lift the whole motor to get access to relatively trivial parts, which, on a larger car, would be much more easily accessible...).

Awesome video, keep putting them out!

Very very useful, detailed tutorial. Much thanks!!!

Great video described how to repair the fan . I will try it myself . PS. I too will need to take the seat out 👍

Hi Bob Bell in the Uk My 2007 car has just had that problem and found your video very helpful thank you

A very good explanation, very clear. Thanks very much!

Excellent info - thanks a lot, will now apply the procedure to my car.

Brilliant wee video thanks for taking the time

Hello again Denb7 and another informative video for smart car owners. I have had some noise and slow starts on my HVAC fan, but it is still working. After watching your video starting to wonder if it could be related to the brush issue you identified. Thank you again for your videos and KEEP POSTING. P

Thanks From Spain ! It was very very useful!! thanks a lot!

Thanks for mentioning clip. I was struggling to release fan motor.

Thank you for sharing. Good information.

Very informative and helpful thank you sir !

excellent video, thanks for posting!!!

Excellent detail on where things are and clip tricks needed to work on it. I also notice that there appears to be a square channel in the motor housing that connects from right near the brushes through the firewall. Might be a fresh air inlet. I wonder if some combination of compressed air, vacuum cleaner and/or a touch fog of WD40 through this channel might solve the problem without dismantling.

Excellent video thanks

Thanks for making this!

Great video thank you very much for your time and your effort my friend

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Thank you sir a great informative movie!

I have this same problem! thanks!!

Great video DC motor commutator slots should be cleaned to get the copper dust out after using sand paper. You could possibly short out the commutator if not ( my 2 cents)

I have a 2009 Brabus smart car, the ac fan motor is very noisy. I ordered the motor. I'm looking for videos on how to install it. I have the same part that they all show. The problem is under the driver side dash there is nothing that looks like the videos. Are there different fan motors for the Brabus smart car? Can somebody help?

I need the brushes and don’t know we’re to go to get them. There are no smart dealers around me. Any suggestions?

Muchas gracias amigo por el video gracias.

Replaced my blower motor using your excellent videos. After a sucessful result I noticed the air bag fault light remained on. Any suggestions on a reset?

life saver! 🙂

thankyou for this video you saved my ass

Have you ever had the air injection pump go out on the smart?

LOL my smart blower motor stopped, but it was so cold in my car I wanted to see if hitting it while it was set to full blast with a small tool might work, and it kicked on full blast! Let's see how long it lasts with this "temporary" fix. 😅😅 Definitely need to take it out and clean it up nicely eventually.

I'm curious if the motor actually works after reinstalling it though?? I bench tested my blower motor by connecting it to a battery and the motor worked fine, but it wouldn't activate while installed.

This also worked to fix my issue. I do have a question though. After I put everything back together, my airbag light is on and remained on. I checked the connections under the seat and everything seems to be connected properly. Has anyone else had this issue?

Ha! Yes.....they can certainly see you coming.

anyone fix a leaky Cabriolet roof?

This is my problem!

You are breathing so hard