It's attached to the bottom of the heater box, pass. side-towards the front of car, as I remember when I replaced mine I pulled the carpet down a bit to gain access to all the screws and for removing and install--it's a little smaller than a pack of cigarettes and has 1 electrical connector.
I don't think however that it would cause the head display to be blank, it should set a code if the motor was bad,stuck or out of range. Have you tried pulling codes ? Even though you have no display --are any of the LEDs next to the buttons lit up ?