Breville oven fan stopped working

Showing the effort it takes to remove the housing of a breville toaster oven to try and troubleshoot a non-working convection fan. This is my second Breville toaster oven, first one failed when the bake settings knobs stopped working. Hopefully this will help basic troubleshooting and assist others in determining whether a new toaster oven is needed.
[UPDATE March 12, 2024]
Just wanted to share some additional info that I learned about consumer products in that most of the extended warranties that folks buy for their electronic/small appliances do not usually result in a part swap/fix and is usually a case where you send them your broken unit and they send out a brand new replacement one that they keep in a warehouse somewhere. This is apparently “normal” now for most electronics/consumer small appliances because of streamlined vendor supply chains and the way that consumer products basically shop out individual components to multiple vendors and all vendors participate in a product specification “bake off” to win the contract to supply thousands if not millions of these various components for product assembly. I learned that not only does Breville apparently operate this way, but Sony does as well when I tried to repair a set of headphones as well as Yamaha when I tried to have multiple receivers repaired. Because of the way vendors compete to win these supply contracts for consumer products means a lower overall price of the electronic/small appliance in question at the cost of being able to easily repair/replace components when the units do fail. This lack of modularity is both good for consumers in terms of price but bad for product longevity in terms of right to repair. We see modern automobiles start to go this direction as well in some components. Can’t fault Breville for being at the whims of global supply chain competitiveness but I do wish they offered a longer warranty on these ovens since they do fail pretty often in my experience (I’ve had 3).

[mopikozz]

Same issue here, fan broke toaster still works fine. Button starts to stick - where i have to press it harder to get it started. 5 years old
Wanting to like it so much, but this is dissapointing. Love & Hate

[egoudie]

Both fans work off of the same motor. I just took mine apart and couldn't find a way to remove the motor. So what I did, is sprayed 3M High Power Brake Cleaner toward the center of the internal fan because that is where it is gunked up at. Of course, make sure it is unplugged before you spray. I gave it a quick test with power and it spun like a champ for now. I'm letting the 3M spray dry out for now before I give it a full test because the spray is extremely flammable.

[Arouete]

I also had the same issue and I’m on my third Breville oven and I won’t buy another. The problem is the defendant gets bound up with cooking grease and that’s what stops it. Three ovens Breville I’m done with you

[korona]

Have I been saying "Breville" wrong all ths time??

[TurtleMan]

I have the exact same issue. Warranty expired, no replacement motors. If this doesn’t work I’ll have to get a new one. What a damn waste. Welcome to the modern world, where we can’t even fix our appliances anymore. The poor executives at Breville might have to sell one of their yachts just to make ends meet if we don’t all buy new toaster ovens!

[StrmTigr]

Just wanted to share some additional info that I learned about consumer products in that most of the extended warranties that folks buy for their electronic/small appliances do not usually result in a part swap/fix and is usually a case of you send them your broken unit and they send out a brand new replacement one that they keep in a warehouse somewhere. This is apparently “normal” now for most electronics/consumer small appliances because of streamlined vendor supply chains and the way that consumer products basically shop out individual components to multiple vendors and all vendors participate in a product specification “bake off” to win the contract to supply thousands if not millions of these various components for product assembly. I learned that not only does Breville apparently operate this way, but Sony does as well when I tried to repair a set of headphones as well as Yamaha when I tried to have multiple receivers repaired. Because of the way vendors compete to win these supply contracts for consumer products means a lower overall price of the electronic/small appliance in question at the cost of being able to easily repair/replace components when the units do fail. This lack of modularity is both good for consumers in terms of price but bad for product longevity in terms of right to repair. We see modern automobiles start to go this direction as well in some components.

[utubeefffinsux]

worst customer service ever .terrible warranty.im currently sitting on 5 broken breville ovens. problem is the fan sits right next to the food and splattering grease.gums up the fan until it breaks.if anybody figured out a sure fire way to fix these I would love to know

[jeffberwick]

There is only one motor for both fans (it's a single shaft that runs through the wall of the oven). Mine also broke, and it does not seem to be a lubrication issue. It spins freely. But in operation the motor slows down and stalls sometimes. It could be a drive electronics issue but I have not looked into it.

[Dudanation]

Funny how I've had the same exact experience as you. My first toaster oven's fan quit and I swear I bought a replacement and swear it came in, but couldn't find it when my schedule permitted me to work on it so I wound up just buying a new one and kept the old one as a secondary toaster. Sometimes I am baking and sometimes I need to toast bread at the same time so that was all good for me! Then the fan on my newer one died and I've just been dealing with it for a few years and finally decided to look for a replacement fan and found this video. I'm probably not going to deal with taking this thing apart even though I do have the extensions needed to reach those horridly-placed screws. I was cringing at the bowl of screws you had before you went over that part. I know I'll lose them lol

The buttons on my original toaster oven are really tough to use now. I have to hit the start button several times to get it to turn on. If that happens with the newer one, I'll move onto a new toaster oven, and probably not Breville. I love their products but it's still ultimately just their brand slapped onto higher quality Chinese equipment.

[missbeautiful]

My fan quit too but the oven still works fine without it. Just adjust recipes for longer cooking time. Convection fans when working will shorten cook time by about 25%. Keep fan turned off and cook away!

[RichardBellII]

Yea, one shaft an air mover on each side.
the last screw you need is on the bottom through a hole. It is a sheet metal screw, different threads, keep it separate from the carcass screws

[joebrown]

when cold the fan turns on. As mine heats up, it slows, hums and at some point stops once it has complete heated. And of course after the warranty. Companies spend a lot of time and energy to make things wear out after a warranty. very sad. I'm at the same point you were, a few dozen screws removed just to realize the oven was built around the fan. My fear is wires will have to be cut to get to the fan. This is my second oven the first one was returned right away the fan was annoying loud make a 60hz buzz the entire time. this will be my first and last Breville