This 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix came in on a hook with a no crank condition. In the automotive world a “no crank condition” is the starter does not work and a “no start condition” is the starter works but the engine will not run but I digress. The first I noticed when I tried to … Continue reading “1996 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Crank Condition”
This 2002 Chevrolet Camaro came in with the complaint that little or no air was coming from the vents but the blower seemed to work fine. I listened to the fan motor on high and could tell there was something in the fan blade. I removed the retaining pins from the passenger side lower hush … Continue reading “2002 Chevrolet Camaro, Blower Works, No Air Flow From Vents”
This 1998 Chevrolet Lumina came in with the complaint that the battery will go dead after about 2 days of sitting. I checked and sure enough there was a .5 amp drain on the system. I had also noticed while moving the car around and locking the car up for the night that the power … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Lumina, Battery Goes Dead”
This 2005 Chevrolet Impala came in due to a battery drain condition. I checked and sure enough the was a 2.25 amp drain on the system at all times. In researching I found something interesting about the Tech 2 and monitoring sleep and wake modes. I hooked the Tech 2 up and went into the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Battery Goes Dead”
This 1998 Chevrolet Malibu came in with the complaint that the turn signals did not work properly and the horn did not work. Inspecting the turn signals found that the signal was reaching the bulb but it seemed very weak. First place to start is one of the easier bulbs to get to to see … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Malibu, Turn Signals and Horn Inop”
This 2001 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint of no low beam headlights. The obvious things to check first were the bulbs and the fuses and all were okay. Time to pull the lower dash cover out to access the wiring for the dimmer/combination switch. Remove the screws at the bottom of the cover, … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Impala Low Beam Headlights Inop”
This is a story of how little things left unattended and decisions made in haste can lead to huge problems. The customer came into the shop keys in hand, complaining that the ignition would not shut all the way off in her 2005 Chevrolet Impala and she needed it looked at. I asked where the … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Key Will Not Turn All The Way Off”
This 2001 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the low beam headlights would not work. I went to the headlight bulb and found power on both terminals of the low beam bulb. This indicates that a ground is missing. After looking at a wiring diagram I determined that there were several possibilities: broken … Continue reading “2001 Chevrolet Impala, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with the Service Engine Soon Light on (SES) and a code P0125. The code refers to an engine coolant temperature excessive time to enter closed loop fuel control fault. Simply put the engine did not come up to operating temperature as quick as the computer thought it should. … Continue reading “1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Code P0125”
A 2005 Chevrolet Malibu came in with no outside turn signals working and the inside indicators were flashing quickly. I know this sounds a little crazy but the first thing to check is codes. Codes B3948, B3949, B3950 and B3951 were stored for possible short to power. With all of these codes I was expecting … Continue reading “2005 Chevrolet Malibu Turn Signals Inop”