This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead overnight. Well no surprise, basic inspection found that the warning lights on the left side of the instrument cluster stayed on even with the key off. Further inspection found that the key was not turning all of the way … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Battery Goes Dead, Key Will Not Turn Off”
This 2002 Honda Civic came in with several complaints among which were the a/c compressor would not turn on, the power door locks did not work, the wipers did not work, the interior lights did not work, the warning chimes did not work and the brake warning light on the dash stayed on. The only … Continue reading “2002 Honda Civic, A/C and Door Locks Do Not Work”
This 2002 Chevrolet Suburban came in with the complaint that the radio fuse would blow. The fuse is in the driver’s side interior fuse box. I installed a new fuse and sure enough it blew when I switched the ignition on. I checked my wiring diagrams and found on this particular vehicle there was only … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Suburban, Radio Fuse Blows”
This 2006 Saturn Vue came in with the complaint that the 40 amp fuse in the underhood fuse box for the blower would blow as soon as a fuse was put in it. This particular post is more about where I found the short at, rather than the disassembly process. On top of that this … Continue reading “2006 Saturn Vue, Short On 40 Amp Blower Fuse”
This 1996 Oldsmobile Cierra Sl came in with the complaint that the park or tail light fuse would blow periodically. I did the usual inspection of all of the exterior bulbs and wiring. No problems were found. I was inspecting the wiring for the under hood light when I heard and arcing sound and saw … Continue reading “1996 Oldsmobile Cierra SL, Park Light Fuse Blows”
This 2004 Chevrolet Avalanche came in with multiple a/c problems including a code B0268, fault in fresh air /recirculation actuator assembly. This procedure applies to full sized Chevrolet and GMC trucks from 2003 to 2007 Classic. Avalanche, Sierra, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe and Yukon. 1999 through 2002 Trucks would also be very similar. This post is … Continue reading “Changing The Recirculation / Fresh Air Door Actuator Part 2”
This 2005 Chevrolet Colorado came in with the complaint that the blower only works on the high speed. None of the other speeds work. This is a very common problem and easy to fix. It is the same repair on Colorado’s and GMC Canyons. The blower resistor is located under the passenger side of the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Colorado, Blower Only Works On High Speed”
This 2001 Buick Century came in with the complaint that the starter would not work or if it did, it would make a scrapping sound. The customer stated that the condition would go away if the hazard lights were switched on. I had a very hard time believing this but I had the customer show … Continue reading “2001 Buick Century, No Crank Condition”
This 1991 Chevrolet caprice came in with the complaint that fuse #14 blows for the park / tail lights. As is normal for myself when looking for a short in the lighting systems, I went around the outside of the car and looked at the lights. There it was finally an easy one. The driver’s … Continue reading “1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, Short In Park Lights”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the driver’s side low beam not working. This one is a little trickier than earlier models to replace the bulbs in, because the grill has to be removed first. Not too hard though. There are several clips that hold the rill to the vehicle. Gentle prying with a … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Changing Headlight Bulbs”