This 1996 Nissan Pick Up came ind with the complaint that the blower motor does not work. The blower motor is located under the passenger side of the dash. I disconnected the wiring harness for test purposes. I installed a test light in between the two terminals of the harness connector by using a small … Continue reading “1996 Nissan Pick Up, Blower Does Not Work”
This 2001 Saturn SL came in with a complaint of no blower operation. The easiest place to start is the blower motor. It is located below the passenger side of the dash. I tested by back probing one of the blower motor wires with the tip of my test light and back probed the other … Continue reading “2001 Saturn SL, No Blower Operation”
This 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier came in with the complaint of no low beam headlights. A quick check at the low beam headlight connector found that the ground signal from the dimmer switch on the dark blue wire was missing. I looked at the wiring under the battery tray and there was no sign of acid … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Cavailer, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 2005 Kia Sorento came in with the simple problem that the right hand stoplight was not working. Not much to it but many have stated that I need to remember that what is second nature to me can be daunting to someone that has never changed a light bulb before. With that in mind … Continue reading “2005 Kia Sorento, Changing A Stop Light Bulb”
The vehicle’s original alternator failed in July of last year. The customer had an extended warranty and the warranty company paid the bill, less the deductible. I had personally checked the system and installed a replacement alternator at that time. I offer a 12 month, 12,000 mile parts warranty and a 90 day labor warranty. … Continue reading “2001 Ford Windstar, Alternator Burnt Up, Cooling Fans Run At High Speed, Part 2”
This 2001 Ford Windstar came in with the complaint that the alternator was not charging. Simple enough I charged the battery, checked and changed the faulty alternator assembly. The alternator is easy to change but the belt is a bit difficult and requires two people unless you already have the vehicle up in the air. … Continue reading “2001 Ford Windstar, Alternator Burnt Up, Cooling Fans Run At High Speed”
This 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager came in with a complaint that the horn would not turn off. My first thoughts were either a stuck relay or a sticking horn switch. I tried the horn and it did not work at all. I located the horn relay and found that it had been removed by another … Continue reading “1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager, Horn Will Not Turn Off”
This 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee originally came in with the complaint that the blower did not work and after repairing that, I found out that the heater also would not get hot. The customer was broke, after repairing the blower fault. I was looking for something cheap to do, to get heat for this customer. … Continue reading “2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, No Heat”
This 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee came in with the complaint that the blower did not operate. The customer had stated that he had tried to repair it, but was unsuccessful. I had to start with installing a new harness connector for the blower speed control module under the passenger side of the dash. The customer … Continue reading “2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, No Blower”
This 2006 Ford Five Hundred came in with the complaint that the driver’s side low beam headlight went out and after changing the bulb the owner found that it would stop working and she would have to wiggle the wires to get it working again. I disconnected the harness and the problem was quite evident. … Continue reading “2006 Ford Five Hundred, Low Beam Headlight Inop”