>The failure isn't the fan's inacessibility. It's its unreliability.
>The ONLY car I've heard of the heater fan failing in is the Vanagon,
>and it seems they fail unfortunately often. I doubt the fan in a
>Toyota is any easier to access, but then, they never fail!

Audi fans fail also and you have to pull the dash as well.  Honda fans fail
too.

Chris.