This 1995 Buick Park Avenue came in with a complaint of not cranking sometimes. The customer stated that when it happens nothing works. He could wiggle wires around the battery and it would come back to life. The battery had been changed recently. The battery cables should have been checked when the battery was installed, … Continue reading “1995 Buick Park Avenue, Intermittent No Crank Condition”
This 2003 Buick Regal came in with a service engine soon light on and a code P0128 stored. The code means that the engine coolant temperature is below the thermostat regulating temperature. In other words the thermostat is sticking open or opening to soon to satisfy the computer. Thankfully this car has the 3.8 liter … Continue reading “2003 Buick Regal, P0128”
This 2002 Buick Lesabre came in with the complaint that it was running real bad and service engine soon light was on. It ran so bad that the customer had it towed in rather than drive it in. A quick check of the codes and a P0205 and a P0443 were stored. The P0205 was … Continue reading “2002 Buick Lesabre, P0205 & P0443”
This 1992 Buick Park Avenue came in with the complaint that the blower did not work. Customer also stated that the blower motor had been replaced about a year ago. The blower motor is located in the center of the firewall under the hood. The first thing that I found was that the blower motor … Continue reading “1992 Buick Park Avenue, Blower Inop”
A good customer came in with her 2000 Buick Century and complained that the blower would not turn off even with the key off. The car has manual HVAC so I was already sure that the blower relay that is built into the blower resistor assembly was stuck. No big deal I have changed dozens … Continue reading “2000 Buick Century Blower Will Not Turn Off”
To change the cabin air filter on a 2000 Buick Century or similar vehicle, first with the hood down, turn the ignition on, turn the wipers on, turn the ignition off with the wipers straight up. Lift the hood and go to the passenger side of the car. Remove the retainer next to the passenger … Continue reading “Changing The Cabin Air Filter On A 2000 Buick Century”
2003 Buick Century with erratic turn signals. sometimes they work sometimes they don’t. A fuse cannot come and go so I decided to check the flasher. The flasher is located behind the left side of the dash. Remove the fuse cover and then the lower dash cover and metal bracket in order to gain access. … Continue reading “Changing The Flasher On A 2003 Buick Century”
This 1999 Buick Century came in with the customer complaint of Sparking in the driver’s door hinge and now the power windows are inop. Checked the circuit breaker in the passenger side fuse box and it was smoking hot. I decided to disconnect the battery and wait for things to cool down. Common sense would … Continue reading “1999 Buick Century Windows Inop, Circuit Breaker Gets Hot and Sparks From Door Hinge”
Car came in with complaint of power trunk release inop. Would not work with remote or switch on dash. The first thing checked was that the valet switch in the glove box was not switch on. It was not. Checked for power and ground at trunk release solenoid located at the latch assembly. No power … Continue reading “1993 Buick Roadmaster Power Trunk Release Inop”
This car came in with the complaint of the a/c control head was blinking and there was a ticking sound under the dash. Also the customer stated that the headlights go out when this happens. Luckily the symptoms were present along with others. The oil gauge would jump with the ticking sound and I noted … Continue reading “1999 Buick LeSabre, A/C Controls Blinks, Ticking Under Dash”