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 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 1998 Chevrolet Lumina had been in a few weeks back for a complaint of the battery going dead. I had located and replaced a faulty driver’s side power door lock switch. The customer called and stated that the battery had gone dead again and wanted to know if I would look at it. I … Continue reading “1998 Chevrolet Lumina, Battery Goes Dead Again”
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”
This 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with a complaint that the blower had stopped working and the customer saw smoke from under the passenger side of the dash. Inspection at the under hood fuse box found a blown 30 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse. The new fuse is the square pink fuse second … Continue reading “2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Blower”
This 1997 Chevrolet K1500 Pickup came in with the complaint of the left turn signal will not work with the headlights on. I checked and the turn signals did work with the headlight off but the actual problem was that the turn signal would not work with the park lights. In fact if the park … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet K1500, Turn Signal Problems”
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 2001 Doge Durango with a 4.7 liter V8 was sent to me from another shop. The truck had come to them with a head gasket leak, which they had already fixed. A new problem had developed though in that the ASD relay fuse in the under hood fuse box would blow sometimes and the … Continue reading “2001 Dodge Durango, ASD Relay Fuse Blows”