This 2002 Buick Century came in for a left rear power window regulator replacement. The customer was driving along and the window fell down. Pretty much a no brainer, the cable guides, on the power window regulator assembly broke. The first step would be to remove the trim panel that covers the two attaching screws. … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century Left Rear Power Window Regulator Replacement”
This 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue came in the complaint that the a/c vent positions could not be controlled. It would just blow out of every location a little, but no where with any force. This Olds Intrigue has auto a/c controls. It has an electric over vacuum control system for operating the door positions. The first … Continue reading “2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, No A/C Vent Control”
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”
This 2002 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the lower blower speeds do not work. This Century has manual air conditioning controls. I have been down this road many times and it is just a faulty blower resistor. I will give actual testing information later, but for now I am just going to … Continue reading “2002 Buick Century No Low Blower Speeds”
This 1988 Cadillac Brougham came in with the complaint that the windshield wipers do not work. I have not worked on one of these in quite a while but I do remember the common problem with the rear wheel drive Cadillac wiper switches. I checked the feel of the switch and sure enough, it “felt” … Continue reading “1988 Cadillac Brougham, Windshield Wipers Do Not Work”
This 1997 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the ignition key will not turn all of the way off. As a result the battery would go dead. I showed how to temporarily overcome this problem in a previous post. Please click here to see that post. Testing begins by checking the PRNDL … Continue reading “1997 Pontiac Grand Am, Key Will Not Turn Off, Replacing a Faulty Shifter”
This 1997 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the ignition switch will not turn all of the way off. This causes two other problems. The key cannot be removed from the ignition lock cylinder and the ignition stays on enough for the systems not to shut down fully. The battery will go … Continue reading “1997 Pontiac Grand Am, Ignition Switch Will Not Turn Off, Key Cannot Be Removed”
This 2001 Cadillac Deville came in with multiple complaints with the rear lighting. I will try to describe as much as possible. With the trunk open the license plate and trunk lights would glow. If the park lights were turned on the two previously mentioned lights would go out. If you click on the picture … Continue reading “2001 Cadillac DeVille, Multiple Rear Lighting Problems”
This 2002 Cadillac Deville came in with the complaint that the customer could not control the air flow modes. The control panel showed movement but the air flow was stuck on vent and the air flow was not very strong. A quick visual check of the mode actuator found that someone had unplugged it so … Continue reading “2002 Cadillac Deville, B0248 B0249, No A/C Mode Control”
This 2003 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead after a couple of days of driving. The customer stated that the battery light had been coming on and going off for a while now. The alternator has been replaced three times and the battery twice. The battery light was … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala, Battery Goes Dead”