This 2004 Cadillac CTS came in with the complaint of no stoplights. I decided to start by checking the bulbs. To do this I first had to remove the black plastic nuts that also serve as hooks for the cargo net. After the nuts were removed I pulled the trim panel up that goes across … Continue reading “2004 Cadillac CTS No Stoplights”
This 1998 Chevrolet Lumina had been in a few weeks back for a complaint of the battery going dead. I had located and replaced a faulty driver’s side power door lock switch. The customer called and stated that the battery had gone dead again and wanted to know if I would look at it. I … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Lumina, Battery Goes Dead Again”
This 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix came in on a hook with a no crank condition. In the automotive world a “no crank condition” is the starter does not work and a “no start condition” is the starter works but the engine will not run but I digress. The first I noticed when I tried to … Continue reading “1996 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Crank Condition”
This 1992 Cadillac Deville came in with no blower operation. I checked at the blower motor which is on the right side of the picture behind the bar that goes between the two front strut towers. No power was present with the key on and blower set to high. The blower power module is behind … Continue reading “1992 Cadillac Deville, Blower Inop”
This 2002 Chevrolet Camaro came in with the complaint that little or no air was coming from the vents but the blower seemed to work fine. I listened to the fan motor on high and could tell there was something in the fan blade. I removed the retaining pins from the passenger side lower hush … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Camaro, Blower Works, No Air Flow From Vents”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix had come in with the complain of no blower operation and this is a supplement to that repair The cabin air filter is located under the hood on the passenger side of the car. It is a little bit easier to do if you do this first. With the hood … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with a complaint that the blower had stopped working and the customer saw smoke from under the passenger side of the dash. Inspection at the under hood fuse box found a blown 30 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse. The new fuse is the square pink fuse second … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Blower”
This 1998 Chevrolet Lumina came in with the complaint that the battery will go dead after about 2 days of sitting. I checked and sure enough there was a .5 amp drain on the system. I had also noticed while moving the car around and locking the car up for the night that the power … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Lumina, Battery Goes Dead”
This 1998 Pontiac Grand Am Gt with a 3.1 Liter V6 came in with a surging idle and service engine soon light on. I checked codes and found a code P0171 stored for Fuel Trim System Lean. Sounds like a vacuum leak to me. I tested with propane and found that by adding fuel near … Continue reading “1998 Pontiac Grand AM GT, P0171”
This 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in due to a battery drain condition. I checked and sure enough the was a 2.25 amp drain on the system at all times. In researching I found something interesting about the Tech 2 and monitoring sleep and wake modes. I hooked the Tech 2 up and went into the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Battery Goes Dead”