Why my radio heater not working? - Cars & Trucks

check fuse or breaker...see owner's manual for location

Most cars make u step hard on the brake pedal before you can shift. As for the heater not working, it\'s probably your heater core that\'s bad. It\'s a tough fix for DIY, but it can be done if you look on YouTube.

try a new battery, worked for me

Make sure your fan is working properly. When you turn on the heater you are forcing the fan to cool the radiator. It may not be turning on automatically when it is supposed to. Let us know if this helps..

I have seen this before were the 46 fuse keeps blowing and it is usually after somone has had the radio and heater control out. There should be 2 wire harnesses that plug into the back of the heater control but the 1 will fit the extra plug on the back of the radio and the customer had the heater harness pluged into the radio. Radio worked fine but the rear defogger and a few other heater controls did not and it would blow the 46 fuse as soon as the key is turned on,.

Well I just was looking at the problems people have with the same car i have and all I can say bout your heater and radio you going to have to put money in it your radio you may do yourself, 1. check your fuse box underneath your steering wheel towards the left very easy to pop off. the diagram list all your fuses. See is the one for the radio blown. 2. if its the factory radio you may is the clock still working? the built in amp may be out.as far as the heater i'm willing to bet you need to replace your heater core..... that's some money but any low rate mechanic can do it under an hour look to spend 150.250

We have a 1998 Ford Taurus that has the radio in an oval bezel that has the heater controls also on it.

If this is like your vehicle, then when you remove the radio using two coat hangers shaped like a 'C' then you can see where the electrical connections go for the fan and the heater setting.

The radio in our 1998 Ford Taurus started to malfunction with the volume level not being adjustable.

After taking the radio out, and putting it back in, a week later the problem went away, mysteriously, and to my surprise.

Hope this helps.

try turning dimmer switch.

The fuse need to be check all uses the same fuse

Likely you have a bad ignition switch AND, the radio probably was wired into the headlamp circut, Move the radio hot lead to an "acc" port on the fuseblock.