This 2009 Chevrolet Malibu came in with the complaint that the a/c controls did not work and the whole system was dead. No blower and no compressor engagement. The customer had already bought and installed a new HVAC control head assembly to no avail. Not only did the compressor and blower not work but none … Continue reading “2009 Chevrolet Malibu A/C Controls Inop”
This 2008 Chevrolet Colorado came in with the complaint that the blower would work sometimes however the condition had worsened and now it did not work at all. Up until now I have always found two common problems with the blower systems on these Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon and Isuzu I Series trucks. If the … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Colorado Blower Inop All Speeds”
This 2009 Chevrolet Impala came in the shop for some routine work and in completing those tasks I noted that the battery went dead within ten minutes of having the ignition on. A good battery would have been able to crank the engine if the key had been left on for thirty minutes to an … Continue reading “2009 Chevrolet Impala, Changing The Battery”
It was time for me to replace worn out tires on my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado and I wanted to also update the look with new wheels. I wanted to stick with factory wheels, just newer. I located a company, Alan’s Wheels near Greenville, SC that handles a lot of late model take-offs on many makes and … Continue reading “Updating the Wheels & Tires, 2003 Chevrolet with 2014 Silverado LTZ Take Offs”
This 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the air conditioner was not cooling properly. The compressor was on and the blower was working. The air coming from the dash vents was cold but the volume of air was low. Too low for comfort on a warmer day. I was pretty sure from … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Tahoe Air Conditioner Is Not Very Cold”
This 1994 Chevrolet C3500 came in with a ton of problems. In the process of wrapping things up I wanted to show how to replace a damaged fusible link. First of all so many people think that the white (sometimes black) plastic piece is the fusible link. It is not. The fusible link is the … Continue reading “1994 Chevrolet C3500, Replacing A Damaged Fusible Link”
This 2011 Chevrolet Malibu came in with the complaint that both low beam headlights do not work. Since the bulbs are not easy to access testing begins at the underhood fuse box. Fuse number 7 is for the left low beam and fuse number 9 is for the right low beam headlight. The fuses need … Continue reading “2011 Chevrolet Malibu, Low Beam Headlights Do Not Work”
This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the right daytime running light did not work. The repair starts with removing the headlight assembly retaining pins. They both rotate forward and lift straight up. With the pins removed the headlight assembly will detach from the vehicle. This allows access to the rear of … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, DRL Not Working”
This 2008 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the cruise control would not work. Since I have a Tech 2 scan tool I decided to look for codes first. There was a PCM code P0573 stored for the “Brake Switch Circuit 1 High Voltage”. Simply put the computers think that the brake lights … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Silverado, Cruise Control Does Not Work, P0573”
This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the dash illumination lights would not come on. These lights are sometimes referred to as panel lights. Testing begins at the illumination fuse in the interior fuse box. The fuse box is located behind this panel on the driver’s end of the dash. With the … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, Dash Lights Do Not Work”