This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that there was a ticking noise that continued after the turn signals switched off. I knew that the hazard switch on this car had already been replaced so I was pretty sure it was not the problem. I decided to look at the turn signal … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Turn Signals Click After Switch Is Off”
This 1999 Chevrolet Venture van came in with the complaint that the power door locks only work in one direction. This repair applies to all GM mini vans through the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Venture, Montana, Lumina and Silhouette. A quick test at the switch revealed that there was a wiring problem and knowing these … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Venture Van, Door Locks Do Not Work”
1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo changing the turn signal switch due to inop stoplights. To view diagnostics for this repair please click here. The first step is to disable and remove the air bag assembly according to manufacturers guidelines. If you do not have a manual you can purchase from either Mitchell or AllData. There are … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Changing The Turn Signal Switch”
This 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo came in with the complain that the brake / stop lights do not work. As long as all of the bulbs are working this is easy to test. First confirm that the stop lights in fact do not work. Then check the turn signals and hazard lights. If they work … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, No Brake Lights”
This 2000 GMC Jimmy came in with the complaint of no dash lights at night. This is actually pretty easy to test and repair. First turn the park lights on and check to make sure the exterior park/tail lights are working. These were on this vehicle. Next check for power on the ILLUM fuse in … Continue reading “2000 GMC Jimmy, No Dash lights”
This 1997 Ford Explorer came in with a complaint of low oil pressure reading on the gauge and sometimes the engine would rattle. Well this one is not an electrical problem but I thought I would share it with you anyways. The first thing I did was to check the oil to make sure there … Continue reading “1997 Ford Explorer, Low Oil Pressure On Gauge”
This 1997 Ford F150 needs the GEM module changed due to multiple conditions. To see testing that lead to this repair please click here. The GEM module is located at the rear of the interior fuse box. The first step is to remove the trim panel that covers the gap between the upper side of … Continue reading “1997 F150, Changing The GEM Module, Window & Wipers Inop”
This 1997 Ford F150 came in with three complaints. The power windows do not work. The wipers do not work and the interior lights do not work. Figuring that they were all related I decided to test the easiest system to access, the power windows. I pulled the driver’s side power window switch assembly up … Continue reading “1997 Ford F150, Power Windows Inop”
This 1994 Ford ranger came in with no low beam headlights and an owner with no money needing at least low beam headlight operating. He stated that he he could deal with no high beams. The first thing that I did was to confirm that there was no power on the red/black wire at the … Continue reading “1994 Ford Ranger, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 2004 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that there was no heat on the driver’s side of the car. It could very well have been the reverse, no a/c on the driver side as the problem turned out to be a faulty driver’s side blend air door actuator assembly. There was a code … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Impala, No Heat Driver’s Side, Code B0408”