Maybe they arent so wonderful afterall.. The HHR fan was less than one year old and only saw the occasional weekend street duty and at the strip..

Last weekend, I was on my way back from a car show about 40 miles away and notice the temp gauge creeping up.. I really didnt think too much of it, but kept an eye on it..

Yesterday, we took the Duster to the grocery store and instantly the temp shot up to 210 degrees.. I limped the car home, got out the volt meter and sure enough.. the HHR fan gave up the ship..

So maybe its not such a great idea to rely on these after market fans for those street driven cars like mine

maybe just a fluke there are HHR's out there with 100k plus still using the original fans may have just gotten a bad 1.

I'm not sure if there is a difference from the OEM fans and the aftermarket fans that Rock Auto sell.. but the fan I have is made by a company called "TYC"..

Regardless, I ordered a new fan last night and should receive it shortly..

Hey Jeep, just curious what alternator you are running. I have an HHR fan that I picked up this winter that I was about to install, but I heard some folks saying that the stock alternator won’t keep up with the power draw.

HHR fan, stock alternator here. My car is stored outside 24/7 365, easily 300+ passes and thousands of street miles later, still spinning away.

I bought mine direct from Eric though while he was at the GM dealership.

Thanks!

If it was aftermarket replacement compared to OEM....I would say that is probably the problem. I thought about buying an HHR fan too...but I wanted to make sure it was an OEM one if they are different.

PS...I still can't find that sticker...

Do the Rock Auto fans have a GM p/n on them?

The ones Rock Auto sells are aftermarket made by TYC. TYC is a good company that makes about 75% of the aftermarket fans that are on the market.

If you guys have a Keystone Auto store around you check with them for a price. If you buy a fan from Keystone it will include a lifetime waranty on the motor.

Might want to check into that before buying one from Rock Auto...

I found this fan while looking at HemiFreds fan post... Its too bad I had already placed an order with Rock Auto for another HHR fan, or I would have bought this one...

http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/black-magic.html

how much is the aftermarket fan from rock Auto because the oem fan from GM is not that much

By far the best money I have ever spent. Writting it off because of one failure isn't the way to go. If that was the case none of us would/should by a single part mentioned on here.

gmpartsdirect.com has the complete setup for 73.00.

Hopefully your next one will give you long life.

5000 CFM