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"Jalapeno" > wrote:

> Ok, it seems to be a fairly common problem because I've found a lot of
> information on the internet about it. Last night the a/c blower motor
> stopped working on settings 1,2 and 3 but still works on 4.
>
> I got the part number of the blower motor resistor from he
>
> http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl705e.htm
>
> Which also has a picture.
>
> I went to the dealer at lunch today and was told part number 4885919-aa
> was superceded twice and they are now selling part number 5174124-aa.
> However the price is now $34.50 and the screw holes look like the left
> one is in the wrong spot, as compared to the picture. I pointed this
> out to the parts guy who said I'll need to cut the tab off on the left
> side. That didn't sound right so I had him call one of the technicians
> in and he said for the Stratus the screw holes are in the right place
> and I don't need to cut off the tab, that is what they do for Durangos.
>
> Does anyone know if the picture on the web page above is incorrect or
> is the part not a direct replacement? I'd like to hear from someone who
> has done this before I pull the dash apart and order the part because I
> am not a skilled mechanic and don't want to do this myself if I need to
> start modifying parts or modifying the car.
I recently did this fix on my wife's Sebring, thanks to info from Glenn
and others here and a good set of pictures here-
hehttp://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=294308
Time 1 hr+ 1 hr of filing= 2 hrs.

I pushed the passengers seat back and got on my side to get at the
location. Definitely use a socket wrench to remove the two bolts and
drop the assembly first because the connector is very difficult to
remove when in place.
Our original resistor was made in Mexico, the replacement a very crude
looking part from Slovenia. Since this new part was thicker I had to
file away one side of the slot in the air duct. Chrysler must have bent
their quality control to pass this non conforming part. If it doesn't
fail within 5 years as did the Mexican part I'll forgive them.

Good Luck...