Fairburn Auto Repair

Hi Nathan, Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I wish I had known about your concerns prior to your vehicle leaving the shop as I would have been better able to remedy your dissatisfaction if there was indeed a misdiagnosis. After reviewing your vehicle's history I recognized the make and model has a tendency for the fan to pull too many amps and resulting in the fan relay to become stuck. This was one of the reasons for my tech's diagnosis. It is very likely that when you replaced the thermostat (which is a mechanical part) the fan and relay temporarily began working again due to it becoming unstuck. Please be cautious that your vehicle's fan and fan relay will likely have issues again since the thermostat is a mechanical part and cannot ultimately fix the electrical issue with your fan/fan relay. Our recommendation is to replace the fan and fan relay (not the fan switch). If you have any questions about this I happy to discuss via phone and would have already done so in person had I known of your concerns prior to you leaving my shop. As always we appreciate our customers' feedback as it helps us to provide optimum customer service. Thank you, Rick Gowen (Shop Owner)