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Old 10 May 2005, 10:09 pm
Randolph
 
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Default Re: 2000 Accord Cooling fan runs after engine shut off and drained thebattery overnight


hchen5965@yahoo.com wrote:
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> This morning, I found my '00 Accord's battery almost drained since I
> couldn't start my car or open the door with remote control. Even more
> surprise to me, under hood I noticed the cooling fan was still running
> at very low speed. I called the dealer and was told that the cooling
> fan would run for a few minutes even after engine shut off. But won't
> run overnight. I don't know what exactly happened since it is the first
> time I have this problem. Now, I became suspicious, everytime after I
> shut off the engine, I open the hood and make sure the cooling fan was
> off. But, is it possible the car start cooling fan at night by itself?
> Anybody has a clue, leave me a message.


Accords typically have a fan control module that will let the radiator
fan run for some time after the engine is shut off. The time period is
tens of minutes, not hours, so it does not explain why your fan was
still running in the morning

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