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 Lexus RX300 came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam headlight and the driver’s side driving/fog light did not work. I located the fuse in the under hood fuse box. Testing showed that the fuse was good and properly powered. To access the wiring for the passenger side low beam … Continue reading “2002 Lexus RX300, Passenger Low Beam Headlight Does Not Work”
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”
This 2007 Pontiac G6 came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam headlight had stopped working. The vehicle’s owner stated the the light would come back on sometimes if she hit a bump in the road. That condition would indicate a poor connection and more than likely it would be at the … Continue reading “2007 Pontiac G6, Changing The Headlight Bulb & Harness Connector”
This 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee came in with the complaint that the engine would buck and jerk and sometimes stall. There was a code P0122 stored and the TPS had already been replaced in an attempt to repair this vehicle. The customer stated that the oxygen sensors and the crank position sensors had also been … Continue reading “2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee , Code P0122 Set, Runs Poorly Sometimes”
This 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis came in with the complaint that the a/c temperature was stuck on full heat. The complaint could have easily been reversed with no heat present and the system stuck on full cold. It has Automatic Temperature Control (ATC). I used my scan tool and found that there was a code … Continue reading “2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, A/C Stuck On Heat”
This 1994 Honda Accord came in with the complaints that the engine would develop a bad tip in acceleration problem as the engine warmed up. Also after the engine was warmed up and the throttle was opened once the idle would become very erratic and the engine would stall if the throttle plate was not … Continue reading “1994 Honda Accord Tip In Acceleration & Stalling Problems When Warm”
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 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the odometer works sometimes and sometimes it does not. The customer stated that it rarely works now. As you can see in the next picture it was not working when it came in. I have done a few of these in the past and have been … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150, Odometer Works Sometimes”
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”