This 2003 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that the blower was doing weird things. The blower sometimes would not turn off when the ignition was turned off. Also sometimes the blower worked and sometimes it did not. Withe the local temperature expected to top off at over 100 degrees F and the the … Continue reading “2003 GMC Yukon Bower Erratic / Not Working”
This 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the rear blower would not turn off and the battery went dead as a result. This Tahoe has manual a/c controls. The first thing that I did since the vehicle had to be jumped off to get it to my shop was to turn the … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, Rear Blower Will Not Turn Off.”
This 2004 Chevrolet Silverado came in with a faulty passenger side blend door actuator. In the last post I got you to this point. If you have not yet read that post please click here. Now that the dash cover is off and you can see the actuator, but you still cannot get to it. … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Silverado, Changing The Passenger Side Blend Door Actuator, B0424”
This 2004 Chevrolet Silverado came in with multiple hvac actuator faults. After diagnosing a faulty passenger side blend air door actuator with my Tech 2 scan tool it was time to remove the dash cover. Not a big deal but there are a lot of steps. Lift the lower edge of the dash end caps … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Silverado, Dash Cover Removal”
This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the air flow stuck on defrost. A simple diagnosis of a code B0263 found a faulty mode actuator. This repair applies to 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe. It also applies to Cadillac Escalade, GMC Sierra and Yukon … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Changing the Mode Actuator, Code B0263”
This 1995 Chevrolet S10 came in with the complaint that the dash illumination lights do not work. The customer drives a good bit at night and does not want to take a chance on getting a speeding ticket. A quick checked showed that the tail and license plate lights came on, so I knew that … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, No Dash Lights”
This 1996 Chevrolet C3500 came in with the complaint that the tail lights had started turning off while driving down the road. When it arrived at my shop the park/tail lights were not working at all. I pulled the end of the dash loose to get a quick look at the headlight switch wiring. I … Continue reading “1996 Chevrolet C3500, No Tail Lights”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that the two lower stoplights did not work. The CHMSL (Center High Mounted Stop Light) does work. I installed my pedal pusher between the brake pedal and the front edge of the seat. I went to the fuse box under the driver’s side, rear seat and … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer No Stoplights”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the air flow stuck coming out of the defroster. I have already done a post on how to replace the faulty mode actuator, but I did not have a good enough picture to identify all of the actuators on the driver’s side of the dash. To see that … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Identifying Heater A/C Actuators”
This 1998 Chevrolet C1500 came in with a no blower complaint. The starting place for testing is at the blower motor. The blower motor is located behind the passenger side of the dash and is accessed by removing the glove box. After opening the glove box there are two retainers that have to be dealt … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet C1500, Changing The Blower Motor”