This 1997 Suzuki Sidekick came in with the complaint that the a/c would come on and blow cool for a minute or two and then the air would turn warm. The customer had taken the vehicle to several shops before arriving at mine. It only took a minute or two to see the pressures climb … Continue reading “1997 Suzuki Sidekick, A/C Is Cool But Not Cold”
This 2004 Volvo XC90 T6 AWD came in with the complaint that the passenger front power window does not work. It is in the full up position and when the switch is tried in the up position it bumps up and flexes the door panel. Sometimes in the down position it will bump slightly but … Continue reading “2004 Volvo XC90 , Power Window Does Not Work”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that neither one of the low beam headlights would work. They both stopped working at the same time. The customer had already paid another shop to have the headlight and dimmer switches replaced. After several days of trying hit and miss diagnosis she called me. I told … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 2003 Nissan Maxima had a faulty blower resistor and as a result I wanted to look at the cabin air filter as a possible cause of the resistor failure. To see that repair please click here. The cabin air filter is located behind the glove box area and the glove box has to be … Continue reading “2003 Nissan Maxima, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 2003 Nissan Maxima came in with the complaint that only the highest blower speed was working. The air would not blow at all, on the lower speeds. Suspecting a faulty blower resistor, I went to the passenger side of the dash. The blower resistor is located near the firewall under the passenger side of … Continue reading “2003 Nissan Maxima, No Low Blower Speeds”
This 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited came in with the complaint that the overhead reading or map light was not working on the left side. This repair starts with removing the single front phillip’s head screw. It took me a little while to figure out how to unsnap the rear of the light assembly. I used … Continue reading “1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Changing The Map Light Bulbs”
This 2005 Nissan Maxima came in with the complaint that the tail lights do not work and the fuse blows. The tail light fuse is located in the underhood fuse box on the passenger side of the vehicle. The black plastic trim panel that runs from the firewall to the headlight assembly has to be … Continue reading “2005 Nissan Maxima, Park/Tail Lights Do Not Work, Fuse Blows”
This 2000 Ford F350 with the 7.3 liter diesel engine came in with the complaint that the a/c works sometimes. It seemed to work okay when a cold engine was started but as the engine warmed up the a/c would stop cooling. This one was easy enough to diagnose just by looking at the air … Continue reading “2000 Ford F350, A/C Not Cold Sometimes”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the blower did not work on any speed. The ABS and Brake lights were on as well. Testing begins at the HVAC fuses in the driver’s side fuse box that is located behind the dash end cap. The fuses need to be checked with the … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Blower Does Not Work On Any Speed”
This 2009 Mercury Grand Marquis came in with the complaint the air conditioner would only blow air through the defroster vents. Rarely would air come out of the face vents. This is a common problem and can be expensive to repair. A work around, of sorts, is to manually drop the blower speed to the … Continue reading “2009 Mercury Grand Maquis, Air Will Not Blow Out Of Face Vents”