This 1996 Oldsmobile Cierra Sl came in with the complaint that the park or tail light fuse would blow periodically. I did the usual inspection of all of the exterior bulbs and wiring. No problems were found. I was inspecting the wiring for the under hood light when I heard and arcing sound and saw … Continue reading “1996 Oldsmobile Cierra SL, Park Light Fuse Blows”
This 1991 Chevrolet caprice came in with the complaint that fuse #14 blows for the park / tail lights. As is normal for myself when looking for a short in the lighting systems, I went around the outside of the car and looked at the lights. There it was finally an easy one. The driver’s … Continue reading “1991 Chevrolet Caprice Classic, Short In Park Lights”
This 1997 Chevrolet C1500 pickup came in with the complaint that the park or tail light fuse would blow. i did a quick inspection of the trailer wiring at the rear of the vehicle and all was well back there. I turned my attention to the front park lights. Four phillips headed screws and it … Continue reading “1997 Chevrolet C1500 Pickup, Park Light Fuse Blows”
This 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada came in with the complaint the that driver’s side tail light was not working. A little disassembly and the problem was quite evident. Water intrusion had damaged the harness connector and the socket circuit board assembly. In the following picture you can see that the terminal on then far right side … Continue reading “2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, Tail Lights Inop”
This 2002 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that the lights on the rear of the truck were working sometimes and sometimes not. The customer had only complained about the turn signals but in testing I found that different lights on both sides were not working properly. I figured it had to be a … Continue reading “2002 GMC Yukon, Tail , Stop, Turn and Reverse Lights Inop”
This 2005 Ford F150 Pickup came in with the complaint that the rear park lights or tail lights were not working but the front ones were. I figured simple enough probably a blown fuse from towing a trailer with a short. Well I figured wrong. After checking thoroughly I found that the lights would flicker … Continue reading “2005 Ford F150, Rear Park Lights Inop”
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 2000 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that at different times the stop lights, tail lights, turn signals and back up lights stop working. I did the basis bulb and socket tests and found nothing wrong. When I got to looking a little deeper in the system I found this rear harness junction … Continue reading “2000 GMC Yukon, Rear Lights Inop”
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”
The customer stated that the rear turn signals worked but not with the tail lights turned on and the stoplights did not work at all. Having been down this road many times I surmised that there was a faulty ground somewhere and started checking the basics like loose connectors and loose ground bolts but I … Continue reading “1996 Ford F150, No Rear Turn Signals and No Stoplights”