# Car Fan Won't shut off **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 2, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342 "2006-01-02T18:52:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/1 "2006-01-02T18:52:51Z")
my roommates car’s fan wont shut off. of course its shut off and has been sitting there for about 10 min. 1998 ford escort. Help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/2 "2006-01-02T18:59:47Z")
pull the fuse prolly a bad relay ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/3 "2006-01-02T19:04:48Z")
I dunno if this is even relevant or not, but try checking the coolant temperature sensor. I had to replace one of these on my Porsce 944 when i had it, and i traced the problem to this after my battery died like 4 times. basically, the fan in the car would normally stay on for like 5 min after u shut the car of, then jsut shut off. well, when the sensor went bad, it just ran and ran. so, long story short, for 2 weeks (cuz its a Porsche, and i had to wait for parts), i had to disconnect my battery everytime i got out of the car- yeah that looks REAL classy when u roll up in your fucking Porsche, park, then pop the hood and start wrenching in it to disconnect the battery. Like i said, this may be irrelevant cuz that was a Porsche…and this is an Escort, but try checking it out, what have u got to lose? ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/4 "2006-01-02T19:17:17Z")
i know that he needs coolant… his light has been on for a while… thoughts… ---
**Author:** ![Devioustsi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/devioustsi/32/7406_2.png) [@Devioustsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Devioustsi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/5 "2006-01-02T19:28:06Z")
Bad relay or bad wiring. ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/6 "2006-01-02T19:30:41Z")
on older escorts the fan always ran after the car shut off…i doubt its still the same ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/7 "2006-01-02T19:33:46Z")
it just went off… i told him to fill up his coolant tomorrow and we will take a look at it then… thanks guys ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-fan-wont-shut-off/6342/8 "2006-01-02T19:38:14Z")
it is probably the coolant, the car was probably super hot due to the lack of coolant, that or like mikes98rt said with the temp sensor or the relay. GL