This 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the heater was working erratically. The customer stated that when she started the engine in the morning there would be no heat while idling and driving down her driveway. Once she had been driving at highway speed for several minutes heat would start coming out. When … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, No or Erratic Heat”
This 1996 Chevrolet S10 came in with the complaint that the heater/ air conditioner air only blows out of the defroster vents regardless of where it is commanded. It is actually a pretty simple problem and strangely enough it is not an electrical problem. The most common place for failure is in the under hood … Continue reading “1996 Chevrolet S10, Air Blows Out Of The Defroster Only”
This 2004 Volkswagon Beetle came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam headlight works sometimes. I suspected a loose or burnt terminal inside the headlight assembly. This vehicle had been wrecked somewhere along the way and the mounting locking tab was broken so it is being held in place by a screw. … Continue reading “2004 VW Beetle, Low Beam Headlight Works Sometimes”
This 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with multiple complaints. Radiator cooling fans on with key off, dash warning lights on, gauges not working, door locks cycling, power windows not working and of course the battery will go dead if left sitting for any length of time. I had checked this Tahoe out a few weeks … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Tahoe, Multiple Complaints, Communication Faults”
This 2001 Buick Park Avenue came in with multiple complaints. Some of which were various dash warning lights would come on, the gauges would stop working, the power door locks would cycle intermittently and the battery would go dead. I asked the customer specifically if the clock on the radio would reset and was relieved … Continue reading “2001 Buick Park Avenue, Multiple Electrical Problems”
This 2001 Cadillac DeVille DTS came in with the complaint that the passenger side air was stuck on cold. There was a code B0429 stored in the Instrument Panel Module. B0429 relates to a fault with the passenger temperature door actuator assembly. To gain access to the passenger side temperature door actuator the glove box … Continue reading “2001 Cadillac Deville DTS, Passenger Side Air Stuck on Cold”
This 2006 Chevrolet Impala came in with a rapid clicking or ticking sound coming from the passenger side of the dash. As far as I could tell it was emanating from behind the upper right corner of the glove box area. I opened the glove box fully and found that there were two locking tabs at the … Continue reading “2006 Chevrolet Impala, Ticking/Clicking Sound From Under Passenger Side Of Dash”
This 1999 S10 Blazer came in with the complaint that the engine would run poorly sometimes. The customer unfortunately could not provide a better description of the issue. Luckily there were some clear codes stored in the PCM memory, P0118 and P1115 Code P0118 was stored due to a high voltage signal from the coolant … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet S10 Blazer, Runs Poorly Sometimes”
This 2004 Kia Optima came in with the complaint that all of the power windows stopped working at the same time. I took a quick look at a wiring diagram and saw that it was a fairly simple system. A power window fuse, power window relay and power window switches. The 40 amp power window … Continue reading “2004 Kia Optima, Power Windows Do Not Work”
This 2002 Buick Century came in with the complaint that all of the power windows do not work. I decided the best place to start was the master power window switch. I used a small screwdriver to depress the locking tab and lifted the front edge of the switch up. I checked for power supply … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century Power Windows Do Not Work”