In an attempt to avoid any further confusion I am giving some detailed information on the blower resistors for the Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Denali, Sierra, Suburban and Yukon and Cadillac Escalade and midsized Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer and SSR (2004+2005), GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender and Olsmobile Bravada. First of all the … Continue reading “Identifying The Correct Blower Resistor for Your 1999 – 2007 Chevrolet or GMC Truck Or SUV”
This 1999 Chevrolet Lumina came in with the complaint that the blower motor is noisy and the air flow from the vents is quite low. I decided to do a video of this repair as I cannot explain the noise that goes along with the complaint and I wanted to try out the new camera … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Lumina Noisy Blower”
This 2001 Honda Civic was already in the shop for some other repairs and the glove box was out so I could see the cabin air filter cover and I decided to do a quick post on replacing it. Cabin air filter should be replaced as outlined in your owners manual and if you do … Continue reading “2001 Honda Civic, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 1996 Dodge Intrepid came in with the complaint that then blower motor and the power windows stopped working at the same time. Having been down this road before I first wanted to get a look at the ignition switch. I started by removing the screw that holds the tilt lever in place. Next I … Continue reading “1996 Dodge Intrepid, Blower and Power Windows Inop”
This 2005 Mazda MPV came in with the complaint that the air flow from the vents was very weak although the fan motor seemed to be blowing fast. Sounds like a restricted cabin air filter to me. The cabin air filter on this vehicle is located behind the glove box. To change the filter start … Continue reading “2005 Mazda MPV, Changing The Cabin Air Filter”
This 2004 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the blower motor will not turn off even with the key off. This is relatively common problem of the the full sized Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac trucks with auto a/c controls. The first step is to lower the passenger side hush panel under the dash. … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Silverado, Blower Will Not Turn Off”
This 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix had already been diagnosed with a faulty ignition switch. The faulty switch was not allowing the blower motor to operate properly. Click here to view that post. Now on to changing the ignition switch. Disconnect the battery. The first step is to remove the lower trim panel under the steering … Continue reading “2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, Changing The Ignition Switch”
This 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT came in with the complaint that the blower would not work on the lower speeds and that the high blower would work most of the time. A quick inspection of the system also found that when the blower did work on high speed it would have a delayed turn … Continue reading “2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Blower Inoperative, Erratic”
This 1992 Buick Park Avenue came in with the complaint that the blower did not work. Customer also stated that the blower motor had been replaced about a year ago. The blower motor is located in the center of the firewall under the hood. The first thing that I found was that the blower motor … Continue reading “1992 Buick Park Avenue, Blower Inop”
I have been asked many times about the auto blower control on 2003- 2007 Chevrolet Silverado Classic and GMC Sierra Classic trucks so I decided to take some readings on my truck. This also applies to the Tahoe, Yukon, Avalanche, Escalade and Suburbans of the same era with auto a/c controls. The blower control processor … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Blower”