This 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with the Service Engine Soon Light on (SES) and a code P0125. The code refers to an engine coolant temperature excessive time to enter closed loop fuel control fault. Simply put the engine did not come up to operating temperature as quick as the computer thought it should. … Continue reading “1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Code P0125”
This 2002 GMC Envoy came in with the complaint of the two lowest blower speeds missing. Because one of the lower speeds worked along with the high speed I knew that both fuses were good and I went directly to the blower resistor which is very prone to failure. The blower resistor and the blower … Continue reading “2002 GMC Envoy No Low Blower Speeds”
This 2001 Chevrolet Silverado came in the shop with the complaint of no stoplights. First I confirmed that none of the stoplights were working including the CHMSL (center high mounted stop light). After this I went to the underhood fuse box because the manufacturer has made diagnosing the stoplights very easy at this location. By … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Silverado With No Stoplights / Brakelights”
This repair is similar for many of the Ford trucks and vans of this era. It is very simple to do as long as the key will still switch on and the electrical portion of the ignition switch is properly adjusted. First switch the ignition on and locate the access hole for the release pin. … Continue reading “1990 Ford F150 Pickup Truck,Changing The Ignition Lock Cylinder And Keys”
This 1990 Ford F150 came in with several problems among which was the complaint of no low and no intermittent wiper speeds. Luckily I had to inspect the headlight switch anyways so I got to kill two birds with one stone. The first step was to remove the headlight and wiper switch knobs. I had … Continue reading “1990 Ford F150 With No Low Or Delay Wiper Speeds.”
This 1990 Ford F150 Pickup came in with a complaint of the headlights work sometimes and sometimes they do not. The easiest place to start is at the headlight switch on this truck. the first step is to remove the headlight and wiper switch knobs. There is a slot in each one of the in … Continue reading “1990 Ford F150 Pickup, No Headlights”
This 1987 Dodge Dakota came in with the complaint of the battery going dead while driving. After checking the system at the battery with a volt meter and amp meter, I went to the voltage regulator on the firewall to start testing. I don’t get a chance to work on something this simple very often … Continue reading “1987 Dodge Dakota No Charge Condition”
This 2002 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the driver’s window goes down but will not come back up. The driver’s door uses a one touch auto down feature that makes it a little difficult to test but this one was even more difficult due to the fact that the wiring diagrams did … Continue reading “2002 Ford F150 Driver’s Window Goes Down, Does Not Go Up”
2003 Ford Explorer with the right rear turn signal inop. The right stoplight also was not working. Checked the bulb and socket in the rear and all checked okay except no power to right rear socket. As this is a common problem on Ford Explorer, Expeditions, Excursions, E Vans and F Trucks with tilt wheel … Continue reading “2003 Ford Explorer Right Rear Turn Signal Inop”
This 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Mini Van came in with the complaint that sometimes the air conditioning is not cold and sometimes it works fine. Seeing as how refrigerant charge normally will not cause this condition, I decided to run the vehicle with the a/c on and the controls set to full cold and … Continue reading “2003 Chrysler Town & Country Air Conditioning Compressor Does Not Come On”