2008-2014 Kia soul A/C not working. Blower motor change

I suggest magnet tip Philips screwdrivers ( stubby and 5" or 6"). 10mm socket for crash panel. 12mm deep well socket for brake pedal and gas pedal. Will need long extensions with universal to get to brake pedal nuts (5). I couldn't get the brake pedal out because part of the bracket was caught under gas pedal. (3) nuts on gas pedal. Three screws hold the ac motor. The magnetic tip screwdriver will prevent dropping and loosing screws. Getting the screws out wasn't to bad but putting them back was a real pain. Credit @ese.hombre for the tool list.
*Duralast Blower Motor Resistor JA1376
*Continental/VDO New A/C Heater Blower Motor PM9392
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Kia soul A/C

[@michaellinner7772]

This seems to be a very common problem on this era Soul. I've got a 2012 with the exact same thing going on. Thanks for the tips

[@johnwmcdonnell2192]

I've gone through 2 and now the 3rd is acting up. Have a 2011 Soul. Currently just shy of 150k miles.

[@CTGDesigner]

It's recommended that if you're replacing the blower motor to also replace the blower motor resistor as well. They both work tightly together so if either one is having issues, and only one component is replaced, the resistor or motor could prematurely wear out.

[@784jes]

We were sitting in a hot ass Flordia car and my husband hit this spot and it kicked back on....you're a life saver! Thanks!

[@normanozwald]

Here I am in 18° icy cold driving my kids around. My ac goes out. I found this video. Did the kick abd my A/C is working even better than when it went out. Thanks man. You're a life saver!

[@jojorabbit811]

Glad it helped

[@SR_PRODUCTIONS]

TIP!= if you remove the plastic ac vent right next to the gas pedal(plastic black tube connect by 1 bolt on top gotta reach and feel for it.) You can remove it without taking off the pedal!

[@enriquegonzalez6570]

I assume you have done it with out removing the break pedal. Can you confirm this. This sounds like a less pain in the butt alternative.

[@SR_PRODUCTIONS]

@@enriquegonzalez6570 yes if you remove the plastic piece i mentioned then you can take it out without removing the brake pedal. you still do have to maneuver it around a little but its easier.

[@enriquegonzalez6570]

@@SR_PRODUCTIONS I happy to reveive an answer to my quesion. Easier sounds like a great idea.

[@bra71096]

I’ll try it out today, thanks!

[@DWestInTheBuilding]

So If I can disconnect the black tube do I have to take off brake and gas pedal ?

[@MakeCaliRedAgain]

Thank you for this. The men in my life are hopeless so I'm attempting to swap these parts myself. Wish me luck!

[@MsInfoscience]

ME , TOO! hope it worked out for you. I am 62 year old woman and I love DIY and learning but this one looks really unpleasant. Determined to do it.

[@MsInfoscience]

The real kicker for me now is getting the brake pedal re-installed. Just when you think you are in the home stretch!

[@jonathankonrad]

Thank you for this. My 2010 Kia Soul is very similar. I can't believe how hard it was to get at this blower. Very poor engineering. That said, this helped. Thank you!

[@MsInfoscience]

Thank you so much for posting this. Your video is so helpful.

[@j37witt]

Thank you so much for this video! It helped save me a ton of money and time.

[@nicholasbates9951]

How long did it take you

[@quinnhall4640]

Warranty book times is a little over 5 hours so you’ve saved yourself quite a lot .

[@vern2k653]

Lmao it gives us 4 and I got the motor out in 30 mins. Electric ratchet zappity zap an a lil stubby screwdriver bam! it’s out

[@capncrunch4794]

Removing the shroud for the foot vent to the right buys just enough space to get the blower motor out and in with ease. Only one screw but makes a world of difference.

[@Cormamin]

What step did you do that at? Before taking out pedals hopefully!

[@capncrunch4794]

@@Cormamin I did it after taking out brake pedal. But you can do it in reverse order. Either way the brake pedal has to come out.

[@009007fyi]

Bro thank you for your video that made it a lot easier on me

[@lando622]

Thank you for this... great job!

[@mannybatt966]

This is absolutely the stupidest placement for a blower I’ve ever seen. That said, I could’ve never done it without this video. Big thanks 😩

[@yamueljackson]

This is a pretty common practice on newer cars these days. Gone are the days of the real quick blower motor change. The Mazda 2 is like this, but with more steps. You have to start the job on the passenger side, then pull it out the driver side and twist/snap it into place. Brake pedal switch is required to be replaced on that job.

[@kalryndarkpaw70]

Just a heads up its called the blower motor resistor not capacitor

[@garywilliamson6085]

Great video, very helpful! Surprisingly wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be.

[@CBigelow83]

Thanks man big help

[@czg2012]

same location as my 2014 kia rio. the access is the bitch. the more work space the better. had to remove the plastic panels, the brake pedal assembly { 4 lug nuts, 1 bolt on top}. take photos as you proceed, for re-assembly recall. don't wanna forget anything upon re-assembly. the fan blower is really easy to remove and replace [ 3 philip screws].

[@keithbasham4898]

Awesome thank you

[@sohldier1]

nice job..Thank you..

[@billydirt89]

Good video

[@rubysmith2299]

On my 2012 base, I was able to take off the single screw vent thing on the right that several people mentioned, as well as that bracket at the top of the brake pedal and get it out. I replaced it with a new one after seeing how gross the connector on the old one looked but unfortunately did not fix the problem :(

[@willtanner1617]

thank you nice video

[@phaedrabandatlanta]

I have this problem and I notice when I mash Brake pedal my radio display blinks slightly which makes me wonder if there is short somewhere. My motor works intermittently.

[@cbro4267]

How did you get the carter pin back in on brake. Having a lot of issues

[@Travis.Bickle..]

Excellent video. Made the job easy👍

[@jojorabbit811]

Glad it helped

[@keithanderson7405]

I have a 2014 Kia SORENTO that is doing this. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. If I kick the side it’ll come on 🤦‍♂️. Or go over a speed bump.

[@rosemaryfilanowicz]

How did you remove the connector

[@TheDexa88]

What about power steering module( grey box) that’s placed right under the steering wheel?

[@davidbloomberg9494]

Did you use needle nose pliers to remove the cotter pin??

[@sandras7451]

I am going to be changing my 2013 for the 3rd time. It seems to last 2 years.

[@johnwmcdonnell2192]

Same for my 2011

[@keithanderson7405]

I think mine is located on passenger side. I hope it is anyway 😮

[@mattsicanpizha]

Do you have a list of all the tools you used? I might give this a go tomorrow. I'm certain it's the blower motor because my problem is intermittent and if it was a resistor issue it wouldn't work at all.

[@jojorabbit811]

Should only been a 10mm and 12mm sockets. Could vary by year but its not to difficult to determine once you get under there.

[@hey.hombre]

I just did this today on my 2013 KIA Soul. It was a pain if you don't have the right tools. I suggest magnet tip Philips screwdrivers ( stubby and 5" or 6"). 10mm socket for crash panel. 12mm deep well socket for brake pedal and gas pedal. Will need long extensions with universal to get to brake pedal nuts (5). I couldn't get the brake pedal out because part of the bracket was caught under gas pedal. (3) nuts on gas pedal. Three screws hold the ac motor. The magnetic tip screwdriver will prevent dropping and loosing screws. Getting the screws out wasn't to bad but putting them back was a real pain. There's not much room. I didn't have magnet tip screwdriver. Oh there's a plastic duct that you will need to remove. One screw holds it.

[@lando622]

Just did this today on our 2010 Kia Soul and it was a pain even with the right tools ;-). For the 2010 Soul (!), it was two phillips head screws on the bottom to remove the crash panel. 12mm deep well socket for brake and gas pedals as Hombre describes, and there were only 2 nuts on the 2010 gas pedal. Of all the steps in the video, the easiest was getting the motor out once the screws were removed and harness was disconnected (based on the how it was described in the video, I was expecting more trouble). However, I couldn't get the new motor in without removing the gas pedal. I was pleasantly surprised when the blower started right up before I put everything back together. The three screws on the blower motor should have been the easiest part, but it's so hard to reach them up inside the center of the dash. Thanks to Heston for putting the video together and Hombre for his comments.

[@MEGA-AZEL]

There is so much room in the engine compartment,it could have been a easy thing to engineer and fix 😢

[@kierancampbell5090]

It would have been nice if you showed all the parts removed to get to the blower motor instead of just a picture of it with all the stuff in the way and then a picture of it when you took it out.

[@benjaminalvares1151]

My good friend that a nightmare

[@TheDexa88]

Is there a way to get to it by taking glow box off?

[@jojorabbit811]

No unfortunately. That would be like 5x more work if you could/did.

[@KimberlyMacKinnon]

How long did this take you to do all together ??

[@jojorabbit811]

Maybe 1 hour? Probably less now that you have a video. 30min job.

[@davidbloomberg9494]

Bad engineering choices yield way more $$$ on the repair side..... It encourages dealers to represent the Kia line.....

[@jamontaco]

Resistor not capacitor