This 2002 Chevrolet Malibu came in with a simple enough complaint. The power outlet in the dash did not work. Simple enough. I went to fuse number 34 in the underhood fuse box to check the fuse. Why is there a 2 amp fuse when there should be a 20 amp fuse? Why is it … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Malibu, Power Outlet Not Working”
This 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette was towed in with the complaint that the engine would not run and fuse number 18 in the underhood fuse box was blown. The fuse would blow as soon as the key was turned on. This fuse supplies power to the fuel injectors. The “Ignition Main” relay. A little looking around … Continue reading “1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette, No Run Condition”
This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the low and medium 1 blower speeds do not work. Since the higher blower speeds work fine, the diagnosis will begin with the blower resistor assembly. The blower resistor is under the passenger side of the dash. The lower dash hush panel needs to … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am Low Blower Speeds Do Not Work”
This 2003 Dodge 2500 pickup came in with the complaint that the blower would work sometimes and luckily for me it was not working when it came in. A quick check at the blower motor revealed no power at the two wire connector. After looking at a wiring diagram, I did a quick test of … Continue reading “2003 Dodge 2500 Pickup, Blower Not Working”
This 2000 Pontiac Sunfire had multiple dash problems. among which were most warning lights on, erratic gauge operation,the odometer read the word Error and sometimes the engine would not start. My first thought was a faulty instrument cluster because that was where all of the problems were centered. A feeling is not good enough so … Continue reading “2000 Pontiac Sunfire, Odometer Reads Error”
This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe had several complaints and this one is no fog lights. I connected my Tech 2 scan tool and checked some basic functions and found that the scan tool could turn on the fog lights. There was a codes stored for a park light malfunction. I checked wiring diagrams and found that … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, Fog Lights Do Not Work”
This 2004 Nissan Maxima came in with the complaint that the transmission would not shift properly. The customer stated it felt like the transmission was starting in a high gear. I really did not want to work on this vehicle as the customer informed me that the engine and transmission had both been replaced with … Continue reading “2004 Nissan Maxima, Transmission Will Not Shift”
After repairing a poor connection at the DLC on this 2000 Buick Century, click here to see , I moved on to the bigger problem of no communication with the BCM and no crank condition. I went back to the splice pack under the driver’s side of the dash and located the purple wire, terminal … Continue reading “2000 Buick Century BCM Will Not Communicate”
This 2000 Buick Century was towed in with a no crank, no run condition. The first course of action is to check codes and data. Only one problem the scan tool will not communicate with the PCM or any other module on the car. Well somewhere along the way someone else tried to do some … Continue reading “2000 Buick Century, No Communication With Any Module”
This 1996 Ford Ranger wound up at my door with a dead battery. Well almost it was stopped in the median in front of my shop. This is going to be more of a people story rather than an actual repair as I never fixed the vehicle and it is the most simplistic of diagnoses. … Continue reading “1996 Ford Ranger, Battery Went Dead”