Touareg :: 2004 - Radiator Fan Still Runs Even Engine Is Off?

Touareg :: Radiator Fan Runs After The Engine Is Off

I got a 2004 VW Touareg, V8, 4.2L, I really love it and it's a nice one.

But since last winter (Dec. 2015), I found that the only one of the radiator fan (the large one, there was one larger fan together with a smaller one right under the hood attached to the back of the radiator) is working after I pulled my key off. I have to say probably I didn't notice it before but this time it drains the battery. I didn't drive it for 3 month since then since I was abroad for business. But weeks ago I started to jump start it whenever I need to drive, and the battery was drain after completely and can not be jumped any more.

I got this battery about 1 year ago (Feb. 2015), the repair guys put a "Super Starter Extreme" for me, I found it yesterday when I decided to change the battery by myself and drop the car to a near repair shop.

Here is the previous battery link. [URL] .....

(To be honest I'm not sure if this one is really a choice for my car, but it worked for a year).

And I have to go Walmart to get a new battery in 'cause that's the nearest place I can go for my convenience.

I get a "EverStart" by search with my vehicle model. [URL] ....

Now I can start the car and drive but the radiator fan will still keep working like 4 minutes after the engine is off.

If this is a normal situation, I checked online, a lot of people don't take it serious and say it is the way it's designed to be. One thing I found when I open the hood is that the smaller one starts to work when I switch the contact housing from the larger one to it. Always, only one fan is working and it goes with that specific housing.

I have two questions,

1. Do I need to go VW dealer and check what's happening? (I tried several repair shop nearby and they know nothing about VW touareg, espaciall it prob came to be a electrical problem)

2. Is is a problem of battery? If the new battery I got is still not good, what is the right one to put in. I saw people recommending Odyssey PC1350, but thats a lot more expensive.

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Codes are
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P3081 - 008 - Implausible Signal

I've checked the fuse legend to see if there is a fuse I can pull, but none of them marked fan seem to kill it after the car is off, so that I can save some battery power.

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