This 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with a complaint that the ECM 1 fuse in the under hood fuse box would blow, which of course causes a no run condition. Usually five to ten minutes after a cold start. That in itself is enough of a clue to me to start looking around the exhaust … Continue reading “1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, ECM 1 Fuse Blows”
This 1996 Honda Accord came in with inoperative turn signals. The car had been in a minor front end collision. The customer had looked for the turn signal fuse and could not find it. It is in the fuse box on the driver’s kick panel. It is kind of hard to see when you are … Continue reading “1996 Honda Accord, Fuse Location For Turn Signals”
This 2002 Olds Alero came in with a crank but no run condition. I suspected anti theft problem but I changed my mind after no anti theft related codes were stored. In fact the only engine code that was stored was for an a/c clutch relay circuit problem. So I went about the normal checks … Continue reading “2002 Oldsmobile Alero, No Run Condition”
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 2003 Mini Cooper came in with a complaint of running hot, but not real hot. The customer stated that the gauge would go a little high but it would never got to hot. They also stated that at times some coolant would be forced out of the over flow even though the gauge would … Continue reading “2003 Mini Cooper, Runs Hot”
This 1991 Subaru Loyale came in with the complaint that the taillight fuse would blow. It had been in before and no short was present while it was in the shop but this time it was finally there. I removed the exterior lights and inspected the wiring and found absolutely nothing. So I turned my … Continue reading “1991 Subaru Loyale, Blows Fuse For Taillights, Parklights”
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 2004 Buick Rendezvous came in with a complaint that the turn signals and hazard lights would not work. The customer stated that the problem occurred shortly after backing a boat in the water. I started by checking to see which fuses were involved and located the fuse box on the passenger side of the … Continue reading “2004 Buick Rendezvous, Turn Signals and Hazard Lights Inop”
This 1992 Toyota Tercel came in with the complaint that the a/c compressor would not engage. The customer stated that he had just replaced the compressor (used) and the system was gassed up. I noticed that the indicator light would also no come on when the a/c button was pushed. I looked at the wiring … Continue reading “1992 Toyota Tercel, A/C Inop”
This 1998 Ford Crown Victoria came in with the complaint that the #2 fuse in the underhood fuse box will blow while going down the road. The customer stated that he could tell when it happens because the air bag light will come on and the charge indicator gauge will start dropping. The test light … Continue reading “1998 Ford Crown Victoria, Blows #2 Fuse, No Crank, No Charge Condition”