This 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt came in with the complaint that the blower motor did not work at all. It had been working intermittently. Looking under the passenger side of the dash behind the glove box I found the two wire harness connector at the blower motor. The brown wire should have had battery power on … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, Blower Inop”
In case you were ever wondering how to change a crank sensor on an H2 Hummer all I can say is you need to be about six feet tall and be able to get into the following positions. Much shorter and you will not have the arm length needed. Much taller and I am … Continue reading “Changing the Crank Sensor ,Code P0335, On An H2 Hummer”
This 2011 Nissan Rogue came in with the complaint that the right turn signal would flash very quickly when turned on. I did a quick visual inspection and found that the right front turn signal bulb was flashing on the wrong element. It was evident to me as it was not as bright as it … Continue reading “2011 Nissan Rogue, Changing The Front Turn Signal Bulbs”
This 2008 GMC Sierra Denali came in with multiple electrical complaints. The blower did not work. The left side stoplight, all left side turn signals, the right side mirror turn indicator. All of the power windows except for the right rear window did not work. There were a multitude of codes scattered through various modules. … Continue reading “2008 GMC Sierra Denali, Multiple Electrical Problems”
These are just a few pictures that show just how much has to be removed in order to replace a leaking evaporator core in a 2009 Lexus ES350. This was my first time doing this job on this year,make and model of vehicle so it was a bit of a learning experience. I don’t do … Continue reading “2009 Lexus ES350 Evaporator Core Replacement”
This 2007 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the battery light would come on about 30 seconds after the engine was started. The voltmeter in the dash indicated the alternator was charging. Checking the system with my charging system analyzer found the charging voltage was good at 14.23 volts and the amperage was … Continue reading “2007 Ford F150 Battery Light Stays On”
This 2011 Nissan Rogue came in with one of the license plate or tag light bulbs blown. Replacing the bulbs is actually quite easy. Lift the tailgate and look at the interior panel. There is a rectangular cover with a screwdriver slot at one end. I found it difficult to remove the cover by prying … Continue reading “2011 Nissan Rogue, Changing The License Plate Bulbs”
This 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the a/c was not cold due to the compressor not coming on. Whenever the a/c was turned on the snowflake on the digital display would flash. This Tahoe has auto a/c controls. I checked codes with my Tech 2 scan tool and there was a … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, Compressor Will Not Turn On”
This 2006 Hyundai Tucson came in with complaint that the park/tail lights would not turn off. As you can see below the park lights are on…. …. and the light switch is off. Testing begins at the interior fuse box at the driver’s door opening. I am pointing to the right hand tail light fuse. … Continue reading “2006 Hyundai Tucson, Park Lights Stay On”
This 2006 Honda Accord came in with the complaint that all three passenger power windows did not work. The driver’s window worked fine. This is a relatively common issue and the vast majority of the time the driver’s power window switch is the culprit but I thought that I would show some basic tests and … Continue reading “2006 Honda Accord, Passenger Power Windows Do Not Work”