This 2002 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead overnight. After the basics of checking the battery and alternator, I disconnected the negative battery cable and installed my Fluke multimeter in series between the negative battery post and the negative battery cable. I set the meter to read DC … Continue reading “2002 Ford F150, Battery Goes Dead Overnight”
This 2001 Cadillac Deville came in with the complaint that the driver’s side vent temperature stays hot all of the time. I checked codes in the instrument panel module and found a code B0408 stored for a fault in the air mix one actuator. With the B0408 code the problem could have easily have been … Continue reading “2001 Cadillac Deville, Driver’s Side Air Stuck, B0408”
This 2002 Chevrolet Suburban came in with the battery light on and the system voltage at 12 volts. In talking with the customer, I found out that the battery light had been coming on and going off for a bout a week. Yesterday the battery went dead while driving. I was pretty sure just from … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Suburban, Changing The Alternator”
This 2002 Isuzu Rodeo with a 3.2 liter V6 engine came in with a flashing check engine light and a complaint of skipping. There was only a general misfire code P0300. I hate general misfire codes. I cleared the code and ran the vehicle under load to induce the misfire. After a few minutes the … Continue reading “2002 Isuzu Rodeo, P0302”
This 2006 GMC Yukon came in with the Service Engine Soon (SES) light on and a code P0449 stored in the PCM memory. This test should be done on the vehicle but I could not figure a way to o the test and position everything for a good picture. So you will just have to … Continue reading “2006 GMC Yukon, P0449”
This 2003 Nissan Maxima came in with the complaint that the passenger front window would go down on it’s own. What I determined was that when the window was raised up, it would automatically cycle down about six inches. If the glass, motor or regulator have been removed a relearn procedure is needed to restore … Continue reading “2003 Nissan Maxima, Power Window Calibration”
The gauge stepper motors had failed in this cluster. If you need to see how to remove the instrument cluster please click here. The first step was to remove the four screws and lever latches that hold the instrument cluster to the dash carrier. Then using a small screw driver to release the clips that … Continue reading “2005 Buick Lesabre, Changing The Gauge Stepper Motors”
This 2005 Buick Lesabre Custom came in with the complaint that the fuel and temperature gauges were not working properly. Since the gauges had gone way past the high marks and were circling back around, I was pretty sure the stepper motor in the gauges were failing. I did do some testing with my Tech … Continue reading “2005 Buick Lesabre, Gas and Temperature Gauges Erractic”
This 2004 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead overnight. I disconnected the battery negative cable and connected my trusty Fluke multimeter in series between the negative battery post and a good chassis ground. I had already set the meter up to read DC amps. One lead was in … Continue reading “2004 Buick Century, Battery Goes Dead”
This 2008 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the driver’s power door lock does not work. I had already repaired the problem with the driver’s door lock switch not working at all. to see that repair please click here. Since the switch was now working properly, the next step was to check the … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Silverado, Driver’s Power Door Lock Does Not Work Part Two”