Problem with battery cooling fan on 2014 v III

A week ago last Saturday, I was going out for the evening, and once I got to the town I was visiting, parked, and got back in, my battery cooling fan started up, running continuously, and the Hybrid System Malfunction indicator light came on on the dash. As I sat, trying to figure out what to do, 40 miles away from home on a weekend after dealerships were closed, the fan went from its normal sound to a high-pitched whine to shutting off completely.

Given that it was 30F outside, I was less concerned about the battery overheating than I would have been in higher temperatures, so I drove home. A couple days later, I took it to my local dealer, who confirmed that the motor in the fan had burnt up, and the duct from the air intake under the driver's seat was clogged.

$720 and 8 missed hours from work later, after they'd replaced the fan and cleaned the ductwork, everything seemed to be fine. Fast-forward to this morning, and the exact same thing happened after I was leaving work to run an errand; the light was on and the fan was running continuously. So I'm dropping it off at the dealer tonight and getting a rental, because I can't afford to miss that much work again (I'm a contractor and don't get paid if I'm not there).

Anybody else experienced this kind of issue? What happened? Did I get a bum fan the first time? Did they not do what they said they were doing to fix it? I've got 107,000 miles on it, but that shouldn't be a problem. I can't afford another big bill *and* missed work.

 

Update: When I left work to go to lunch, I started the car, and the Check Engine light came on, in addition to the Hybrid Malfunction, so I decided to chance the drive to the dealer. 10 miles into the drive, all of the brake/traction-related lights came on, and the cruise control stopped working, so I put my hazard lights on and pulled over to the side of the road, called the dealer, and was told that as long as nothing was blinking, I should be okay to drive. 80 minutes very tense minutes later, I arrived at the dealer and dropped off the car.

I'm still waiting to hear from them, but I've just about had it with this car. This is the 4th weird issue I've had in the last 6 months, and I'm done. I'm looking at alternatives this weekend, because I can't be without a vehicle, and I'm not going to sink $4,000-5,000 into major repairs. Looking into the Kia Niro as an alternative.