E90 climate control not working

Lolitskasey · 11-12-2011, 10:02 PM

So on my 2006 e90 my climate control is not working, it doesn\'t even turn on even when the car is started. Anyone have any ideas.

Glim · 11-13-2011, 01:39 AM

Check your fuses, look in your owners manual, do a search here for fuses.

Fuses are located behind your glove box, the fuse puller is the orange pretzel in the middle/left of the fuse box.

The map for the fuses is in the plastics you remove to access the fuses.

queensfield · 11-13-2011, 02:09 AM

If fuses check out, then blower motor or ac compressor are the next possibilities.

Lolitskasey · 11-13-2011, 02:36 AM

Checked the fuses they all seem fine.

fdriller9 · 11-13-2011, 10:25 AM

Does the panel work? Or are you just talking about the blower motor?

There's a TSB out for the windshield cowl cover to lift allowing water to drip onto the blower motor. This causes the unit to rust and eventually fail.

Lolitskasey · 11-13-2011, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by *********

Does the panel work? Or are you just talking about the blower motor?

There's a TSB out for the windshield cowl cover to lift allowing water to drip onto the blower motor. This causes the unit to rust and eventually fail.

No the panel doesn't even light up.

n54pwr · 02-12-2012, 01:45 AM

Did you ever find out what the problem was? I'm having the same issue on my car at this moment.

Alexm007 · 03-05-2012, 02:07 PM

Check the Final Stage Resistor, or do a search on this.

GMWNashville · 03-05-2012, 08:11 PM

final stage has nothing to do with the panel itself not even lighting up. Its likely a dead ihka...

E90ROXS · 08-13-2012, 03:41 PM

I changed my trunk interior light last night and found out this morning that the climate control was dead. I didn't light up. I'm going to check the fuse box later. Can someone chime in on this? Thanks

Prodipper · 07-28-2013, 01:52 AM

has anyone found the solution to this, OP?

darth_bimmer88 · 08-10-2013, 05:40 PM

Had this same problem... fuse #77 did it for me

Beberle · 10-18-2013, 07:13 AM

Ditto. Just got my car back from the body shop after being rear-ended. Climate control was dead. Turns out fuse 77 was blown.

No idea why...

Zero_09 · 12-09-2014, 09:18 AM

I'm having the same issues now and changed the 30A #77 fuse. Still not lighting up and not working....

Mrverser37 · 11-22-2017, 04:31 PM

I bought a whole new climate control module only to figure out that it was fuse #77, also this fuse controls the trunk light and the glove compartment lighting

sam9116 · 05-19-2022, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero_09

I'm having the same issues now and changed the 30A #77 fuse. Still not lighting up and not working....

For everyone else, you can also try checking fuse 15/61, that worked for my car

m471j4 · 05-31-2024, 03:08 AM

It is year 2024 now and I solved exactly the same issue (air control unit not working)(and glove box light) with exactly same fuse #77. Except mine is 10A, not 30A as people wrote here.
Thank you internet and kind people posting your troubles and solutions here!

11-12-2011, 10:02 PM	#1
Lolitskasey Private First Class 11 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 2006 Black 325xi Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alaska iTrader: (0)	E90 climate control not working So on my 2006 e90 my climate control is not working, it doesn\'t even turn on even when the car is started. Anyone have any ideas.
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11-13-2011, 01:39 AM	#2
Glim Captain 23 Rep 780 Posts Drives: 2006 330i & 2013 X5 35i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Victoria, BC iTrader: (0)	Check your fuses, look in your owners manual, do a search here for fuses. Fuses are located behind your glove box, the fuse puller is the orange pretzel in the middle/left of the fuse box. The map for the fuses is in the plastics you remove to access the fuses.
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11-13-2011, 02:09 AM	#3
queensfield First Lieutenant 23 Rep 364 Posts Drives: 2006 330i E90 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: So Cal iTrader: (0)	If fuses check out, then blower motor or ac compressor are the next possibilities.
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11-13-2011, 02:36 AM	#4
Lolitskasey Private First Class 11 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 2006 Black 325xi Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Alaska iTrader: (0)	Checked the fuses they all seem fine.
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11-13-2011, 10:25 AM	#5
fdriller9 Banned 260 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	Does the panel work? Or are you just talking about the blower motor? There's a TSB out for the windshield cowl cover to lift allowing water to drip onto the blower motor. This causes the unit to rust and eventually fail.
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02-12-2012, 01:45 AM	#7
n54pwr Private First Class 12 Rep 101 Posts Drives: 22 M340I - Portimao Blue Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Boynton Beach iTrader: (0)	Did you ever find out what the problem was? I'm having the same issue on my car at this moment. __________________ Mods: BMS intake & 20% tint Packages: Driving Assistance, Shadowline (ZHO), Premium, RWD
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03-05-2012, 02:07 PM	#8
Alexm007 Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 220 Posts Drives: '19 G01 X3, 09 E70,07 E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Antarctica iTrader: (3)	Check the Final Stage Resistor, or do a search on this. __________________ Current: 2019 G01 X3 Before that: 2009 e70 X5 Before that: 2007 BMW 335i Coupe - ZSP
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03-05-2012, 08:11 PM	#9
GMWNashville Colonel 172 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: 19 G05, 16 F80, 10 E70x5D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (2)	final stage has nothing to do with the panel itself not even lighting up. Its likely a dead ihka...
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08-13-2012, 03:41 PM	#10
E90ROXS Captain 228 Rep 684 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SJ iTrader: (1)	I changed my trunk interior light last night and found out this morning that the climate control was dead. I didn't light up. I'm going to check the fuse box later. Can someone chime in on this? Thanks
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07-28-2013, 01:52 AM	#11
Prodipper Captain 99 Rep 602 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PA/Ny,NY iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 328i [10.00]	has anyone found the solution to this, OP? __________________ ,BMW 328i,Arctic Metallic,M tech,Ram Dinan CAI,Bmw Performance Exhaust,Performance spark plugs,Black Line,Euroswitch,Xenon Conversion with HID KIT from Halogens, 199- 19" Star spoke,InteriorTerra Leather,Premium Cold weather package,Led Lights.New> M3 spoiler, angel eyes harness,corner delete MOD,Lux h8.0, LCI 09 Xenon headlights,BMW Performance auto shift knob+boot,vinyl roof,Oem M3 220 wheels.
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08-10-2013, 05:40 PM	#12
darth_bimmer88 Not Broke Yet 13 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Coupe Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Milwaukee, WI iTrader: (4)	Had this same problem... fuse #77 did it for me
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10-18-2013, 07:13 AM	#13
Beberle New Member 2 Rep 14 Posts Drives: 2009 328it Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	Ditto. Just got my car back from the body shop after being rear-ended. Climate control was dead. Turns out fuse 77 was blown. No idea why...
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12-09-2014, 09:18 AM	#14
Zero_09 Captain 38 Rep 627 Posts Drives: 07 E90, 2011 E90 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: = iTrader: (1)	I'm having the same issues now and changed the 30A #77 fuse. Still not lighting up and not working....
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11-22-2017, 04:31 PM	#15
Mrverser37 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2011 bmw 328i Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Killeen iTrader: (0)	I bought a whole new climate control module only to figure out that it was fuse #77, also this fuse controls the trunk light and the glove compartment lighting
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05-31-2024, 03:08 AM	#17
m471j4 Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW E91 LCI 325i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2024 Location: Serbia iTrader: (0)	It is year 2024 now and I solved exactly the same issue (air control unit not working)(and glove box light) with exactly same fuse #77. Except mine is 10A, not 30A as people wrote here. Thank you internet and kind people posting your troubles and solutions here!
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