2003 Chevrolet Impala, Battery Goes Dead

This 2003 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead after a couple of days of driving. The customer stated that the battery light had been coming on and going off for a while now. The alternator has been replaced three times and the battery twice. The battery light was … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala, Battery Goes Dead”

2003 Chevrolet Impala, No Crank Condition

This 2003 Chevrolet Impala came in withe the complaint that it would not crank, starter would not work. It turned out to be a very simple problem. The car was purchased from a county auction and driven to my customers house. He started cleaning the vehicle up and had noticed a lot of extra wiring … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala, No Crank Condition”

2000 Chevrolet Impala, No Crank Condition

This 2000 Chevrolet Impala came in with several complaints. The main complaint was that the engine would not crank over or run. Also the ABS lights would come on. The problem according to the customer had been intermittent and going on for about a year. Luckily, when the vehicle arrived the problem was still present. … Continue reading “2000 Chevrolet Impala, No Crank Condition”

2004 Chevrolet Impala, No Heat Driver’s Side, Code B0408

This 2004 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that there was no heat on the driver’s side of the car. It could very well have been the reverse, no a/c on the driver side as the problem turned out to be a faulty driver’s side blend air door actuator assembly. There was a code … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Impala, No Heat Driver’s Side, Code B0408”

2005 Chevrolet Impala Battery Goes Dead

This 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in due to a battery drain condition. I checked and sure enough the was a 2.25 amp drain on the system at all times. In researching I found something interesting about the Tech 2 and monitoring sleep and wake modes. I hooked the Tech 2 up and went into the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Battery Goes Dead”

2001 Chevrolet Impala Low Beam Headlights Inop

This 2001 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint of no low beam headlights. The obvious things to check first were the bulbs and the fuses and all were okay. Time to pull the lower dash cover out to access the wiring for the dimmer/combination switch. Remove the screws at the bottom of the cover, … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Impala Low Beam Headlights Inop”

2005 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Key Will Not Turn All The Way Off

This is a story of how little things left unattended and decisions made in haste can lead to huge problems. The customer came into the shop keys in hand, complaining that the ignition would not shut all the way off in her 2005 Chevrolet Impala and she needed it looked at. I asked where the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Key Will Not Turn All The Way Off”

2001 Chevrolet Impala, No Low Beam Headlights

This 2001 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the low beam headlights would not work. I went to the headlight bulb and found power on both terminals of the low beam bulb. This indicates that a ground is missing. After looking at a wiring diagram I determined that there were several possibilities: broken … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Impala, No Low Beam Headlights”

2003 Chevrolet Impala Security Light Flashes and The Engine Will Not Run

This car has an intermittent no start condition with the security light flashing. Checked codes and found code B2960 stored. The code is for a valid but incorrect passkey signal. Now there are several different things that can cause this code but the most common is a failing passkey sensor which is part of the … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala Security Light Flashes and The Engine Will Not Run”

2003 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement

This post is for replacing an ignition key tumbler kit in a 2003 Chevrolet Impala but it applies to most General Motor Vehicles from the late 1990’s to 2007 With a small screwdriver depress the retaining pin, rotate and pull the tumbler assembly from the sensor housing. The retaining pin can be seen in the … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement”