This 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Came in with the complaint that the blower did not work. Customer also stated that they had been smelling something “hot” for a “little while”. Removing the HVAC control panel is fairly easy. Open the glove box and pull the right trim piece off of the dash. You may need something … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Cobalt-Blower Not Working”
This vehicle came in with the complaint that the blower motor would work sometimes but recently it had gotten to where it did not work at all. I hardly ever see vehicles this old in my shop anymore. This is one problem that I have fixed dozens if not hundreds of times over the years … Continue reading “GM Cars & Trucks 1960’s, 1970’s & 1980’s, Blower Inoperative Erratic”
This 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt came in with the complaint that the blower motor did not work at all. It had been working intermittently. Looking under the passenger side of the dash behind the glove box I found the two wire harness connector at the blower motor. The brown wire should have had battery power on … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, Blower Inop”
This 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt came in with the complaint that the a/c would not cool very well. Particularity in city traffic. The compressor comes on sometimes. More so when a cold engine is first cranked. The system seemed to work okay if it was turned on after achieving a speed of 50+ mph. I had … Continue reading “2006 Chevrolet Cobalt A/C Not Cold”
This 2009 Chevrolet Malibu came in with the complaint that the a/c controls did not work and the whole system was dead. No blower and no compressor engagement. The customer had already bought and installed a new HVAC control head assembly to no avail. Not only did the compressor and blower not work but none … Continue reading “2009 Chevrolet Malibu A/C Controls Inop”
This 2008 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the blower speed would shift up and down. This was also accompanied by a drastic change in the air conditioning vent temperatures. This was actually quite easy to figure out while sitting in the driver’s seat. I have the luxury of having a Tech 2 … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Impala Blower Speed & A/C Cooling Erratic”
This 2008 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that there was a loud ticking sound coming from under the passenger side of the dash, with the a/c on. Well on that side of the car there are two actuators and to get to either one of them the glove box needs to be removed. … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Impala, Ticking Sound Under Passenger Side Of Dash”
This 2006 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the rear window defroster does not work. The amber LED on the push button switch turned on and off as the switch was activated so I turned my focus to the rear window defroster relay and fuses. They are located in the underhood fuse box. … Continue reading “2006 Chevrolet Impala, Rear Window Defroster Does Not Work”
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 2003 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the dash gauges and a/c compressor turn off after 5-10 miles of driving. There were dozens of codes stored in multiple modules and I seem to remember a reference to low voltage. I eventually wound up in “Engine Data 2” to find the data line … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala, Gauges and A/C Compressor Turn Off After 5-10 Miles of Driving”