This 2002 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the lower blower speeds do not work. This Century has manual air conditioning controls. I have been down this road many times and it is just a faulty blower resistor. I will give actual testing information later, but for now I am just going to … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century No Low Blower Speeds”
This 2001 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the starter would not work or if it did, it would make a scrapping sound. The customer stated that the condition would go away if the hazard lights were switched on. I had a very hard time believing this but I had the customer show … Continue reading “2001 Buick Century, No Crank Condition”
This 1995 Buick Park Avenue came in with a complaint of not cranking sometimes. The customer stated that when it happens nothing works. He could wiggle wires around the battery and it would come back to life. The battery had been changed recently. The battery cables should have been checked when the battery was installed, … Continue reading “1995 Buick Park Avenue, Intermittent No Crank Condition”
This 2003 Buick Regal came in with a service engine soon light on and a code P0128 stored. The code means that the engine coolant temperature is below the thermostat regulating temperature. In other words the thermostat is sticking open or opening to soon to satisfy the computer. Thankfully this car has the 3.8 liter … Continue reading “2003 Buick Regal, P0128”
This 2002 Buick Lesabre came in with the complaint that it was running real bad and service engine soon light was on. It ran so bad that the customer had it towed in rather than drive it in. A quick check of the codes and a P0205 and a P0443 were stored. The P0205 was … Continue reading “2002 Buick Lesabre, P0205 & P0443”
This 1992 Buick Park Avenue came in with the complaint that the blower did not work. Customer also stated that the blower motor had been replaced about a year ago. The blower motor is located in the center of the firewall under the hood. The first thing that I found was that the blower motor … Continue reading “1992 Buick Park Avenue, Blower Inop”
This 2004 Buick Rendezvous came in with a complaint that the turn signals and hazard lights would not work. The customer stated that the problem occurred shortly after backing a boat in the water. I started by checking to see which fuses were involved and located the fuse box on the passenger side of the … Continue reading “2004 Buick Rendezvous, Turn Signals and Hazard Lights Inop”
A good customer came in with her 2000 Buick Century and complained that the blower would not turn off even with the key off. The car has manual HVAC so I was already sure that the blower relay that is built into the blower resistor assembly was stuck. No big deal I have changed dozens … Continue reading “2000 Buick Century Blower Will Not Turn Off”
To change the cabin air filter on a 2000 Buick Century or similar vehicle, first with the hood down, turn the ignition on, turn the wipers on, turn the ignition off with the wipers straight up. Lift the hood and go to the passenger side of the car. Remove the retainer next to the passenger … Continue reading “Changing The Cabin Air Filter On A 2000 Buick Century”
2003 Buick Century with erratic turn signals. sometimes they work sometimes they don’t. A fuse cannot come and go so I decided to check the flasher. The flasher is located behind the left side of the dash. Remove the fuse cover and then the lower dash cover and metal bracket in order to gain access. … Continue reading “Changing The Flasher On A 2003 Buick Century”