Overheating; fans not coming on at all

Hi,

Today in traffic I noticed that my temp needle was way on up close to the red area. I drove for a couple minutes in backed-up traffic until I could pull of and let it cool down before heading home. While waiting, I turned the key to the ON position and noticed that the radiator fans were not coming on. There is a small bit of coolant in the tank, it doesn't look sludgy. I had the diagnostic instructions with me; when I did the diagnostic (insert one wire into pin #2) the check engine light just flashed at a constant pace. Put 1 and 2 in and I got a code 12 (Starter circuit) which I would think has absolutely nothing to do with the radiator fans. The car has always started just fine. I looked at the fan fuses, they appear to be okay. I swapped around all the relays with the high-beam relay and the high-beams came on every time, so I would assume that all the relays work. I also disconnected the engine temperature sensor, but that didn't make the fans come on either.

What else could be wrong? I really want to punch this car in the face.

Thanks, I appreciate any and all help.

[svx_commuter]

Have you tried anything else with your fans?

Ah, yes. I found that the A/C 10 Amp fuse was blown, and I replaced it and the A/C and fans worked again (I figured the A/C wouldn't come on because of the evaporator temp sensor intermittently not being recognized by the Climate Ctrl). However, later that day while driving with the A/C on the fuse blew again after a few minutes and so I've had to replace it again. Is there an area most likely to cause this to happen (a short, or the clutch drawing too much current?) Thanks,