This 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier came in with the complaint of no low beam headlights. A quick check at the low beam headlight connector found that the ground signal from the dimmer switch on the dark blue wire was missing. I looked at the wiring under the battery tray and there was no sign of acid … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Cavailer, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 1997 Chevrolet C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the park or tail light fuse would blow. i did a quick inspection of the trailer wiring at the rear of the vehicle and all was well back there. I turned my attention to the front park lights. Four phillips headed screws and it … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet C1500 Pickup, Park Light Fuse Blows”
This 1999 Chevrolet Venture van came in with the complaint that the power door locks only work in one direction. This repair applies to all GM mini vans through the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Venture, Montana, Lumina and Silhouette. A quick test at the switch revealed that there was a wiring problem and knowing these … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Venture Van, Door Locks Do Not Work”
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo changing the turn signal switch due to inop stoplights. To view diagnostics for this repair please click here. The first step is to disable and remove the air bag assembly according to manufacturers guidelines. If you do not have a manual you can purchase from either Mitchell or AllData. There are … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Changing The Turn Signal Switch”
This 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo came in with the complain that the brake / stop lights do not work. As long as all of the bulbs are working this is easy to test. First confirm that the stop lights in fact do not work. Then check the turn signals and hazard lights. If they work … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, No Brake Lights”
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”
This 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead while driving. The battery and the alternator had been replaced and the battery light stays on while the engine is running. The first thing I did was to check the wiring at the rear of the alternator. The main battery … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, No Charge Condition”
This 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic came in with a leaking a/c system. I installed leak detection dye and had the customer drive the vehicle for a few days as I could not pinpoint a leak with an electronic leak detector. When the truck came back in, I looked around a little with my black (UV) … Continue reading “2007 Chevrolet Silverado, Changing a Leaking Condenser”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with both daytime running lights inoperative. In order to access the DRL bulbs the headlight assembly has to be removed first. It is pretty simple. Locate the retaining pin and lift up the lever. With the lever lifted up the pin can be slid out towards the center of … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Daytime Running Lights Inop”
This 1988 Chevrolet C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the stoplights or brake lights do not work. The customer had already replaced the stoplight switch, bulbs and fuse. Why he replaced all of that and did not bother checking anything I do not know?? I did check the fuse and it was okay. … Continue reading “1988 Chevrolet C1500 Pickup No Brake, Stop Lights”