This 1995 Chevrolet S10 pickup came in with the complaint that the park lights would work until the brakes were applied or the turn signals were switched on. In reality none of the rear lights were working as they should. It all sounded like a bad ground to me so I wanted to start by … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, Rear Lights Go Out”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the passenger vents were stuck on heat at the end of August in South Carolina.. Since it was late I decided to try a procedure that GM came out with several years ago. It applies to actuators that have over traveled for one reason or … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, HVAC Actuator Stuck”
This 2005 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that it did not have cruise control. The customer, whom I have known for a long time, asked if I thought cruise control could be added to his truck. I was not sure. He stated that he had found several references to doing just that with … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Silverado, Adding Factory Cruise Control”
This 1995 Chevrolet S10 pickup came in with the complaint that rear lights were not working properly. The park lights would work but as soon as the turn signals or stoplights were turned on all of the rear lights would go out. I had a pretty good idea that there was faulty ground issue and … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet S10 Erratic Stop , Tail and Turn Signal Lights”
This 2000 Chevrolet Express van came in with the complaint that it had caught fire while sitting in a parking lot. Luckily the fire went out before any major damage was done. The source of the heat was the blower resistor and it’s harness connector but there was a lot more to the story than … Continue reading “2000 Chevrolet Express Blower Not Working, Resistor Caught Fire”
This 1994 Chevrolet K1500 pickup came in with the very unusual complaint that the stoplights would not work with the ignition on. I checked the brake light operation and sure enough the stoplights worked with the key off but as soon as the key was turned on they stopped. I did notice that the CHMSL … Continue reading “1994 Chevrolet 1500 Pickup, Stoplights Will Not Work With The Ignition On”
This 1992 Chevrolet K1500 pickup came in with the complaint of no headlights. A quick check of the dimmer switch found that the switch did not click when operated. It could have easily had a complaint of no high beams or low beams but in this case, there were no headlights at all. The panel … Continue reading “1992 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup, No Headlights”
This 2008 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the blower speed would shift up and down. This was also accompanied by a drastic change in the air conditioning vent temperatures. This was actually quite easy to figure out while sitting in the driver’s seat. I have the luxury of having a Tech 2 … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Impala Blower Speed & A/C Cooling Erratic”
This 2006 Chevrolet Equinox came in with the complaint that the blower motor worked sometimes. Most of the time it did not work. The customer had already replaced the blower motor and the blower relay to no avail. I checked the blower fuse in the underhood fuse box to make sure it was both good … Continue reading “2006 Chevrolet Equinox, Blower Erratic / Inoperative”
This 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint the the right rear turn signal and stoplight did not work sometimes. The bulb had already been changed. To access the bulb the light assembly has to be removed from the vehicle. The trunk liner is held in place by several plastic wing nuts. After the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Right Rear Turn Signal & Stoplight Not Working”