This 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that the blower would not work on any speed and that the Brake and ABS lights stay on. Since I have seen this problem before, I knew right where to go to test. then ignition switch. The first thing that has to be done is to … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Blower Not Working Any Speeds, Brake & ABS Lights On”
This 2003 Chevrolet Impala came in withe the complaint that it would not crank, starter would not work. It turned out to be a very simple problem. The car was purchased from a county auction and driven to my customers house. He started cleaning the vehicle up and had noticed a lot of extra wiring … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala, No Crank Condition”
This 2000 Chevrolet Impala came in with several complaints. The main complaint was that the engine would not crank over or run. Also the ABS lights would come on. The problem according to the customer had been intermittent and going on for about a year. Luckily, when the vehicle arrived the problem was still present. … Continue reading “2000 Chevrolet Impala, No Crank Condition”
This 1994 full sized Dodge pickup came in with a complaint of the battery going dead. A quick check showed a no charge condition. With the engine running, I checked for power on the main alternator power lead. Next I checked for power going to the field terminals. The inside one had power but the … Continue reading “1994 Dodge Pickup, No Charge Condition”
This 1999 Chevrolet Suburban came in with the complaint of an erratic speedometer. I have seen this problem before, so I went straight to the positive battery cable connections. This is what I found. At first the cables look a little corroded but not too bad. A closer look shows heavy corrosion on the terminal … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Suburban, Erratic Speedometer Caused by Burnt Battery Terminal”
This 1995 Toyota Camry came in with the complaint that the tail lights do not work. I have fixed many of these over the years. Sometimes it is the tail lights and some times the problem is the stoplights do not work. You can see in the picture below that the small marker light is … Continue reading “1995 Toyota Camry, No Tail or Stop Lights”
This 2002 Dodge Neon came in with the complaint that the speedometer was not working. To test the cluster press in the trip reset button, turn the ignition switch on and release the reset button. The gauges will move in increments and the dash warning lights will come on with the exception of the turn … Continue reading “2002 Dodge Neon, Speedometer Not Working”
This 2002 GMC Sierra came in with charging system complaints that I showed the repair for in an earlier post. Now I want to show how the whole situation could have been avoided if the installer had followed simple instructions. To see that repair please click here. If you recall the owner had installed electric … Continue reading “2002 GMC Sierra, Installing a Fused Battery Lead”
This 2002 GMC Sierra came in with the complaint that the battery had gone dead and that the voltmeter was reading low voltage at times. I opened the hood and the problem was quite evident to me but I decided to do some testing anyways. The following picture shows 14.32 volts at the alternator output … Continue reading “2002 GMC Sierra, Erratic Charging Condition, Battery Goes Dead”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado had come in about a month earlier, on a Friday afternoon and the customer wanted the system cold for a trip he was going on. The system had a low refrigerant charge. I added dye and oil, vacuumed it down and recharged the system. I advised the customer to come back … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, A/C Leaks”