Cooling fan stays running after car is turned off

[Bryan]

Got out of my 91 SHO tonight after arriving at work and I walk in front of the car to find the engine cooling fan is still running. I tried starting and turning it off again (worth a shot right?) and the fan kept running. So to save me the pain of coming out in the morning to a dead battery, I pulled the plug by the fan and it stopped running. I asked a friend of mine and he said that it sounded like a relay was stuck open. Does this sound like the problem to you guys?

 

[intimdatr]

Sounds like you CCRM is dying on you.

 

[Bryan]

Okay what is that? And is it hard to get to?

 

[intimdatr]

Its a bunch of relays all put into a box, controls all the fans and Fuel pump and a couple other things.

Its the Black box on the driver side next to the radiator It will have a letter on it and you will need a working box with the same letter. Someone on the Forum should have one seeing as they are a common problem.

They loot like this:

 

[Bryan]

Cool thanks!

 

[EL SHO]

That infamous black box!

I was able to buy a brand new one from AutoZone (specific for my ATX/year), but I still bought a good used one just in case.

Things were much simple in my old Ranger where there was an individual relay for everything and were under the hood's fuse box.

 

[Fordlover96]

Hey, I don't mean to jump into your convo like this, but........what do you guys think if I told you my cooling fans are turning on anytime I have the heat on? (Defrost and Non-Defrost.) A "spacy" ECM or bad CCRM? (I also had to replace the CCRM recently with a code J off a regular Taurus and had the ECM reflashed.)

 

[kevinspann]

I think that might be normal...anything that cycles the AC compressor should kick the fans on? Maybe not, I'm not sure.

 

[intimdatr]

I think that might be normal...anything that cycles the AC compressor should kick the fans on? Maybe not, I'm not sure.

I know turning the A/C on will turn the fans on High. Didnt think the heat would since its, well heat.

 

[SHOtime2511]

That infamous black box!

I was able to buy a brand new one from AutoZone (specific for my ATX/year), but I still bought a good used one just in case.

Things were much simple in my old Ranger where there was an individual relay for everything and were under the hood's fuse box.

If you open the box it is relays on a motherboard.

 

[93markVIII]

I know turning the A/C on will turn the fans on High. Didnt think the heat would since its, well heat.

ford seems to have a habit of running the ac to dehumidify the air when the heat is running. so the compressor / fan will come on.

my car does. (i can hear the dying compressor clutch bang loudly on a cold start.) your grey car did. dunno how the manual climate stuff works though.

 

[Fordlover96]

Yeah, all IK is that I NEVER use the heat, unless it's raining outside and i need to clear the window, and i never remember the fans coming on last winter. It's just kinda unsettling when i turn on the heat and the fans turn full blast even if the car is cold...I also noticed the fans dont't always turn off right away when i turn off the heat( I've never had them stay on with the car off though)

 

[cali+Mocasho+]

Lol same thing happenedto me I turn off the car and hear the fan running. So I see this forum and know it's the ccrm. I get out (was about to unplug the fan, thought I'd give it a try) and knock on the ccrm and the fan turns off. Lol cool
Still need to find another one now.