The fan is electronically controlled, and may not run all the time. If it indeed NEVER turns on, check the fuse (under the hood) and test the motor iteslf (they can burn out). Be careful to wait till the car completely cools off before sticking your hands on the fan, as it can start at any time. I suggest disconnecting the negative battery terminal before proceeding with fan work.
radiator is in front off the cooling fans ,in the front of engine.
Low coolant? Water pump not circulating coolant? System air bound? cooling fans not working? Defective radiator cap? Bad temperature gauge?
Let the car idle and come up to temperature, probably takes 15 minutes or so. Watch the gauge in the event the fans aren't working. When the temp reaches a certain point the fans will automaticaaly turn on, you should be able to see and hear them. pukenstein@aol.com
Between the front bumper and the two cooling fans.
Bad thermostat, fans not working or coming on when they are supposed to, bad waterpump, bad radiator or radiator cap.
Low coolant, stuck thermostat, failed waterpump, plugged radiator, inoperative radiator fans, etc.
Front left of engine. Behind radiator and fans, halfway down
a 2000 model has 2 both are electric
If the radiator cooling fans are not working - those are the first things I would check out. It is possible that they may be the heart of your problem, and the remainder of it (the A/C stopped working) might simply be a 'fail-safe' to protect the compressor. Start with the fuse and/or relays controlling the fans to see if they're good or they're blownl, and then the temperature sensors themselves (that are supposed to activate the fans into motion).
a bad termastat
Low coolant? Radiator dirty or plugged? Bad thermostat? Bad water pump? Cooling fans not working? Bad radiator cap?
More than likely the radiator fan resistor has gone bad. It is located at the bottom corner of the radiator.