Bought my car 2 years ago next month. Had about 28k on it and was a 2015 CVT. I love everything about this car.
About a month ago I noticed I'd turn the A/C on and it wouldn't blow out the vents intermittently, but if I hit the accelerator and the RPM's jumped to 2k, it'd turn on. I also noticed a really loud whine twice, but it stopped after I turned it on and off.
Anyways, today nothing I did got it to turn on until I hit the blower motor lightly with my fist. To me this indicates a blower motor failure.
However, about 4 months ago I noticed that every time it rains and I drive through a puddle, the battery light turns on for about 10 seconds. The size and speed of the puddles don't seem to affect this.
Any ideas for either of these problems? My only hesitation to buying a new blower motor is that these two problems might be connected? Any input is appreciated!