This 2001 Cadillac Deville came in with the complaint that the driver’s side vent temperature stays hot all of the time. I checked codes in the instrument panel module and found a code B0408 stored for a fault in the air mix one actuator. With the B0408 code the problem could have easily have been … Continue reading “2001 Cadillac Deville, Driver’s Side Air Stuck, B0408”
The gauge stepper motors had failed in this cluster. If you need to see how to remove the instrument cluster please click here. The first step was to remove the four screws and lever latches that hold the instrument cluster to the dash carrier. Then using a small screw driver to release the clips that … Continue reading “2005 Buick Lesabre, Changing The Gauge Stepper Motors”
This 2005 Buick Lesabre Custom came in with the complaint that the fuel and temperature gauges were not working properly. Since the gauges had gone way past the high marks and were circling back around, I was pretty sure the stepper motor in the gauges were failing. I did do some testing with my Tech … Continue reading “2005 Buick Lesabre, Gas and Temperature Gauges Erractic”
This 2004 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead overnight. I disconnected the battery negative cable and connected my trusty Fluke multimeter in series between the negative battery post and a good chassis ground. I had already set the meter up to read DC amps. One lead was in … Continue reading “2004 Buick Century, Battery Goes Dead”
This 2006 Pontiac G6 came in with the SES light on and code P0449 stored. There was also a symptom code of 00 present. The canister vent solenoid is located at the right rear of the fuel tank. On the top side. You can barely see the red connector with the blue retainer. Click on … Continue reading “2006 Pontiac G6, P0449”
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 2002 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the idle speed was higher than it was supposed to be and sometimes it was very high. I looked the car over and saw that a new IAC valve and and new TPS had already been installed on the engine. I did a quick check … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century, Idles High”
This 2008 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the ignition switch would not turn all the way off. This resulted in not being able to remove the key (never try to force a key out) and several lights staying on and running the battery down. Testing starts with checking the RAP fuse. It … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Impala, Ignition Switch Will Not Turn Off”
This 2000 Cadillac STS came in with the complaint that the power door locks would not work from the driver’s power door lock switch and that the door locks would cycle up and down while driving down the road. All other functions on the driver’s door worked fine. It took me a little while to … Continue reading “2000 Cadillac STS, Door Locks Cycle Up & Down While Driving”
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”