Fan Error: Hard Drive-related?

A few months ago, my computer was running super slow. I ran the AHT and it showed I needed a new left fan.
When I took it into Apple, they diagnosed that, in addition to the fan, my hard drive was failing and needed to be replaced.
I took it to an Apple provider, told them the problem, and then they replaced the fan and not the hard drive. They said that with the new fan, the hard drive started working fine.
I am now having the fan error again, on the right side. I'm wondering if this is just a coincidence, or if it's related to the other issue. Is it possible that the hard drive failing could cause the fans to fail?
Thanks!

The left fan failing is probably why the right fan failed, as the right fan probably had to work harder to compensate for the failing left fan, and thus it was overworked and became compromised as well. It's usually prudent to replace both fans if one fails.
If your hard drive was failing back then, it's likely still failing. Possible the improved cooling helped it to work a bit longer. Here's a utility you can run to check out the drive's physical condition:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/systemdiskutilities/smartutility.html
You can download the demo and run it several times for free. If the drive really is failing, or is 3-5 years old, you may as well get it replaced when you get the right fan replaced.
Good luck!

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