This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the dash illumination lights would not come on. These lights are sometimes referred to as panel lights. Testing begins at the illumination fuse in the interior fuse box. The fuse box is located behind this panel on the driver’s end of the dash. With the … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, Dash Lights Do Not Work”
This 1999 Chevrolet Suburban came in with the complaint that most of the instrument cluster. Also the HVAC control head panel illumination bulbs do not work. Since a couple of them did work, I did not have to worry about fuses and switches being the problem. Just blown bulbs. Disassembly starts with grasping the edges … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Suburban, Replacing Instrument Cluster & HVAC Illumination Bulbs”
This 2005 GMC Sierra came in with the complaint that when the vehicle is started cold, the headlights, dash lights and dome light will flicker or pulsate. As the system runs the problem diminishes but never goes fully away. This is a common complaint on many Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC full sized trucks and suv’s. … Continue reading “2005 GMC Sierra, Lights Flicker or Pulsate”
This 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe had several complaints and this one is no fog lights. I connected my Tech 2 scan tool and checked some basic functions and found that the scan tool could turn on the fog lights. There was a codes stored for a park light malfunction. I checked wiring diagrams and found that … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, Fog Lights Do Not Work”
This 1990 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup came in with multiple complaints. The headlights and park lights did not work. The dome lights did not work and the horn did not work. The vehicle owner had already found out that there were three dead fuses in the interior fuse box. It is kind of strange saying that … Continue reading “1990 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup, Multiple Electrical Problems”