This 2001 Dodge 1500 Pickup was already in the shop for a temperature control problem and while working on it I notice that the blower motor was very noisy and had a bad vibration to it. There are three screws that have to be removed to take the blower motor out for inspection. Two are … Continue reading “2001 Dodge Pickup, Noisy Blower Motor”
This 2001 Dodge 1500 Pickup came in with a complaint that the a/c would blow cold for about 30 seconds and then it would shift to full hot. I started with inspecting the temperature door actuator. It is located under the passenger side of the dash near the transmission hump in the floor board. I … Continue reading “2001 Dodge Pickup, No Temperature Control”
This 2003 GMC Envoy came in with the complaint that the a/c will only blow out the defrost and floor. Not through the dash vents. I checked codes and found a code B0263 for a fault with the mode actuator. I first ran into this problem after changing a battery in one of these vehicles … Continue reading “2003 GMC Envoy, No A/C Vent Control, B0263”
This 2003 E350 Van came in with the complaint that sometimes the turn signals and blower motor do not work. The customer also stated that the brake and abs lights would come on along with a buzzer. I questioned the driver and found out it happens mainly in the mornings and more so when it … Continue reading “2003 E350 Super Duty Van, Turn Signals and Blower Inoperative”
This 2000 Nissan Xterra came in with the complaint that the a/c works good sometimes but it may not work at all at other times. The easiest place to test is at the thermistor lead connector (white) at the bottom left of the glove box. It can be done without removing the glove box but … Continue reading “2000 Nissan Xterra, A/C Cools Sometimes”
This 2001 Nissan Xterra came in with a complaint that the a/c does not cool very well. The customer said that it might cool for a little while but then it will stop. I checked the vehicle and the compressor was coming on and the air was cool but not cold. These vehicles are prone … Continue reading “2001 Nissan Xterra, A/C Not Cooling”
Well this 2003 Toyota Highlander with the a/c stuck on heat finally made it back in so that I could find out what is wrong inside the a/c control assembly. I am planning on fixing, hopefully some weak solder connections. The temperature control switch had been loose and I tightened that up and the system … Continue reading “2003 Toyota Highlander, A/C Stuck On Heat, Part 2”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix had come in with the complain of no blower operation and this is a supplement to that repair The cabin air filter is located under the hood on the passenger side of the car. It is a little bit easier to do if you do this first. With the hood … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with a complaint that the blower had stopped working and the customer saw smoke from under the passenger side of the dash. Inspection at the under hood fuse box found a blown 30 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse. The new fuse is the square pink fuse second … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Blower”