I've had the blower fan quit on my 2004 Vanden Plas and I'm taking the advice of another poster to replace the fan blower relay.

I can't seen to get the glove box off though. I've followed the instructions from Jaguar Tech Info but still cant get it off. Are there any tricks to doing this?

I cant get the power socket electrical connector loose either so the shelf won't come out.

I'm in Houston and it's starting to get hot. I need to fix this fast. I'd appreciate any advice.

Thanks

 

Hi,

There is a common fault on the X350 which causes the fan to stop working. The fault is due to (I think) power transistor on the climate control module which is located at the side of the housing behind the centre console. The component which fails is finned to dissipate heat but sounds like it still can overheat. If your car is LHD then the module is on the other side. Might be an idea to check this first and maybe get around your present problem?

Best of luck

Bobbie

 

the power transistor (or blower motor relay).... is what he is replacing behind the glove box.. have to remove the lower screws i think there is 6 and a few at the top inside the box.. then it shud come out..

 

I have a 2004 Jaguar XJR and encountered the same problem described by the OP, and found this thread through Google, but unfortunately there was nothing on this thread to help me. I ended up puzzling over this for three hours, taking digital pictures of what needed to be unplugged, reading forums about car electrical connectors in general, poring through Jaguar service manuals, etc.

Finally, since I could not find anything definitive, I made my best educated guess based on studying a picture I took (it was too cramped in there to be able to see directly, but my camera could make it in there, and I could see a bit better using the camera), and finally, I got the electrical connector off of the cigarette lighter socket.

Since the original post was two years ago, it is no doubt too late to help the original poster, but maybe this will help someone else who, like me, stumbles upon it.

See attachment -- for a picture of the orange electrical connector which I found at the back of the cigaratte socket, and which part I had to push, to get the darned thing to come off.

This aspect took the most effort, and everything else was tedious but did not take nearly as long (I think I spent a total of 6 hours on this, and 3 of that was to figure this particular thing out).

Hope this helps someone.

 

erictaneda, what is this a picture of?

 

This is a picture I took of the electrical connector connecting the accessory power socket to the car's elecrical system, located inside a 2004 Jaguar XJR glove box, which had to be disconnected in order to remove the glove box, to be able to change out the HVAC blower module, per original poster's description. I've posted this because it was relevant to the original poster's query, and for the benefit of anyone else who finds they need to change out the HVAC blower module and find they can't disconnect this electrical connector.

 

I did a write up on GLOVE BOX REMOVAL in this forum section.

DON'T UNPLUG ANYTHING! The glove box will sit on the floor with all plugs connected. There are small screws by the bolts under the box that will drive you nuts if you didn't know that they are there. I included pictures of where they are.