- Dec 4, 2011
- 520
I have just installed my 2nd replacement for the Automatic Blower speed control module. It seems GM has updated the parts and corresponding part numbers. The original replacement unit was plug and play, however the new unit requires some wire cutting and splicing for the power leads to the module. The new replacement numbers are 19260762 for GM parts and 1581773 for AC Delco parts. There are several aftermarket sources available for this part through Rock Auto.
Now a chuckle for my American friends. On RockAuto, GM Parts Direct, etc. this part goes anywhere from about $47.00 to $95.00. The one I purchased here (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) was listed at Retail of 131.00 and Dealer cost of 113.00. Since it is winter here and the choice of not having a blower (remove fuse 35), opening the hood and reinstalling the fuse to let the blower run but having the battery go dead when the vehicle is off, or paying and spending an hour installing the gold plated part, made the choice fairly easy.
One consultation prize is that the parts guy says this unit is much better made than the old one it replaced, let's hope two units in less than 5 years is fairly high maintenance rate. And since I didn't bring up the subject he must have seen a fairly high rate of replacements. Nice of GM to use their customer base a source of revenue by designing MADE TO FAIL parts.
One other point of note is that a couple of years ago I did the cut and installed some cabin air filters. While I was under there I though I would replace the original filters. They were dirty enough to shake dirt out of them, glad I replaced them.
Now a chuckle for my American friends. On RockAuto, GM Parts Direct, etc. this part goes anywhere from about $47.00 to $95.00. The one I purchased here (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) was listed at Retail of 131.00 and Dealer cost of 113.00. Since it is winter here and the choice of not having a blower (remove fuse 35), opening the hood and reinstalling the fuse to let the blower run but having the battery go dead when the vehicle is off, or paying and spending an hour installing the gold plated part, made the choice fairly easy.
One consultation prize is that the parts guy says this unit is much better made than the old one it replaced, let's hope two units in less than 5 years is fairly high maintenance rate. And since I didn't bring up the subject he must have seen a fairly high rate of replacements. Nice of GM to use their customer base a source of revenue by designing MADE TO FAIL parts.
One other point of note is that a couple of years ago I did the cut and installed some cabin air filters. While I was under there I though I would replace the original filters. They were dirty enough to shake dirt out of them, glad I replaced them.
This couldn't happen in the summer when you could roll down the window LOL.