This 1996 Chevrolet C3500 came in with the complaint that the tail lights had started turning off while driving down the road. When it arrived at my shop the park/tail lights were not working at all. I pulled the end of the dash loose to get a quick look at the headlight switch wiring. I … Continue reading “1996 Chevrolet C3500, No Tail Lights”
The previous post on replacing the daytime running light sockets on a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado has detail about how to get to the socket but did not have much about how to splice in the new socket. The upper set of contacts in the picture below are burnt and are the reason for the socket … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Replacing a DRL Socket”
This 1997 Chevrolet C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the park or tail light fuse would blow. i did a quick inspection of the trailer wiring at the rear of the vehicle and all was well back there. I turned my attention to the front park lights. Four phillips headed screws and it … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet C1500 Pickup, Park Light Fuse Blows”
This 2002 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that the lights on the rear of the truck were working sometimes and sometimes not. The customer had only complained about the turn signals but in testing I found that different lights on both sides were not working properly. I figured it had to be a … Continue reading “2002 GMC Yukon, Tail , Stop, Turn and Reverse Lights Inop”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with both daytime running lights inoperative. In order to access the DRL bulbs the headlight assembly has to be removed first. It is pretty simple. Locate the retaining pin and lift up the lever. With the lever lifted up the pin can be slid out towards the center of … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Daytime Running Lights Inop”
This 1988 Chevrolet C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the stoplights or brake lights do not work. The customer had already replaced the stoplight switch, bulbs and fuse. Why he replaced all of that and did not bother checking anything I do not know?? I did check the fuse and it was okay. … Continue reading “1988 Chevrolet C1500 Pickup No Brake, Stop Lights”
This 2000 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that at different times the stop lights, tail lights, turn signals and back up lights stop working. I did the basis bulb and socket tests and found nothing wrong. When I got to looking a little deeper in the system I found this rear harness junction … Continue reading “2000 GMC Yukon, Rear Lights Inop”
This 1997 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup came in with the complaint of the left turn signal will not work with the headlights on. I checked and the turn signals did work with the headlight off but the actual problem was that the turn signal would not work with the park lights. In fact if the park … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet K1500, Turn Signal Problems”
This Suburban came in with the complaint that the turn signal fuse blows. The customer could not relate when the fuse would blow and it would not blow when it came in the shop. I first went to the rear and and inspected the wiring there and found no problems. Next I turned my attention … Continue reading “Turn Signal Fuse Blows In 1997 Chevrolet Suburban”
This 2001 Chevrolet Silverado came in the shop with the complaint of no stoplights. First I confirmed that none of the stoplights were working including the CHMSL (center high mounted stop light). After this I went to the underhood fuse box because the manufacturer has made diagnosing the stoplights very easy at this location. By … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Silverado With No Stoplights / Brakelights”