This 1990 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup came in with multiple complaints. The headlights and park lights did not work. The dome lights did not work and the horn did not work. The vehicle owner had already found out that there were three dead fuses in the interior fuse box. It is kind of strange saying that … Continue reading “1990 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup, Multiple Electrical Problems”
This 1997 GMC Savana van has a problem with the blower speed dropping without the switch being moved. The resistor as you can see in the picture below is quite easy to get to. It is under the hood on the passenger side of the vehicle. If you would click on the picture below to … Continue reading “1997 GMC Savana Van, Changing The Blower Resistor”
Well, I got to see something new today. The customer brought this 1998 Chevy K1500 in with the complaint that the right rear turn signals would not work with the park lights on. I thought no big deal, the right rear socket board has weak internal ground. Seen it a hundred times if I have … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet K1500, Right Rear Turn Signal Erratic”
This 2005 GMC Sierra came in with the complaint that the air will only flow from the defroster vents, regardless of where it is commanded to. This Sierra has auto a/c controls and no floor mounted center console. Of course the customer brought the truck in, knowing that I had to lay under the driver’s … Continue reading “2005 GMC Sierra, Air Blows Only From Defroster Vents”
This 2003 Ford Expedition came in because of an annoying clicking sound from the back of the vehicle. The customer stated that if he would constantly adjust the rear temperature setting the noise would go away for a little while. He was planning on taking a thousand mile trip soon and did not think he … Continue reading “2003 Ford Expedition, Clicking From Rear A/C Actuator”
This 2001 VW Beetle came in with the complaint that the driver’s side low beam bulb was not working. This is supposed to be a fairly simple job, but most that I have done have been a pain in the rear end. Literally wound up on my posterior once the assembly finally came loose. Hate … Continue reading “2001 VW Beetle, Changing The Low Beam Headlight Bulb”
This 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue has warm air blowing from the driver’s side vents and cool air blowing. Notice I did not use the words hot or cold when describing this problem. That would have made for a different cause and repair. The driver’s side temperature reading after about five minutes with the a/c on and … Continue reading “2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue, Drivers Air Not As Cold As Passenger Side Air”
This 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue came in with hot air blowing from the driver’s side vents with the a/c on. Using scan data on my Tech 2, I had determined that there were issues with the blend door actuators on this Olds. I had already removed the lower dash panels on the driver’s side to replace the … Continue reading “2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue, Driver’s Vent Blows Hot Air”
This 2003 Ford F150 came in with multiple complaints among which were a surging idle, stalling condition and the service engine soon light on. I did a quick check of the engine codes and found multiple lean codes. I opened the hood with the engine running and could hear the familiar sound of sucking air. … Continue reading “2003 Ford F150 , Idle Surges, Stalls, Multiple Lean Codes.”
This 2002 Buick Century came in for a left rear power window regulator replacement. The customer was driving along and the window fell down. Pretty much a no brainer, the cable guides, on the power window regulator assembly broke. The first step would be to remove the trim panel that covers the two attaching screws. … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century Left Rear Power Window Regulator Replacement”