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what electronic component is behind the glove compartment?

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Does the noise change with blower speed?
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

When I place my key to position II (without cranking the motor) the electronic systems turns on, and I hear a buzzing noise from behind or near the glove compartment. When I place my ear up to the dash / passenger dash vent, I hear what sounds like a little motor running. What is back there? I think this buzzing is new... I tried searching the forum but came up empty handed. TIA

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what's a glove compartment...... 99 don't have glove compartments.....

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Sorry, meant to say I had a 02 996. Guess it isn't really a glove compartment, but more of a place for manual storage.

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The evaporator housing is back there...which has the blower motor and all the servo motors for the flaps. Does the noise change with blower speed? If so you might have something in the blower motor. Sometimes the servo motors go bad and cause a noise. Seems like the most common one to go is the recirc flap motor. The servo motor for the recirc flap is mounted to the evap housing on the side furthest to the passenger side. Try pressing the recirc button and seeing if the noise changes.

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I tried the recirc button and I heard another motor start. Both are quite silent, and can only be really heard when the HVAC fan is off and the engine is off (but the car is on). Thanks for the input.

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