This 1987 Dodge Dakota came in with the complaint of the battery going dead while driving. After checking the system at the battery with a volt meter and amp meter, I went to the voltage regulator on the firewall to start testing. I don’t get a chance to work on something this simple very often … Continue reading “1987 Dodge Dakota No Charge Condition”
This 2002 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the driver’s window goes down but will not come back up. The driver’s door uses a one touch auto down feature that makes it a little difficult to test but this one was even more difficult due to the fact that the wiring diagrams did … Continue reading “2002 Ford F150 Driver’s Window Goes Down, Does Not Go Up”
2003 Ford Explorer with the right rear turn signal inop. The right stoplight also was not working. Checked the bulb and socket in the rear and all checked okay except no power to right rear socket. As this is a common problem on Ford Explorer, Expeditions, Excursions, E Vans and F Trucks with tilt wheel … Continue reading “2003 Ford Explorer Right Rear Turn Signal Inop”
This 2003 Chrysler Town & Country Mini Van came in with the complaint that sometimes the air conditioning is not cold and sometimes it works fine. Seeing as how refrigerant charge normally will not cause this condition, I decided to run the vehicle with the a/c on and the controls set to full cold and … Continue reading “2003 Chrysler Town & Country Air Conditioning Compressor Does Not Come On”
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”
1996 Chevrolet 1500 Truck came in with an intermittent no run condition. When the no run condition would occur the dash warning lights would not come on either. After cycling the ignition switch several times the lights would come on and then the engine would crank and start. I checked basic battery and cables for … Continue reading “1996 Chevrolet 1500 Truck Ignition Switch”
This 1992 Chevrolet Camaro came in with the complaint of the rear hatch pull down motor runs continuously and it will not close the hatch. This post also applies to Pontiac Firebirds. The fuse had already been removed in order to keep the battery from going dead. On the rear trim panel there are two … Continue reading “1992 Chevrolet Camaro Rear Hatch Does Not Close”
A 2003 Ford F250 Super Duty came in with the complaint that when fuse #44 in the underdash fuse block blows the gauges stop working. First I removed the lower dash cover, which is held in place by four quick release screws. Then I removed the fuse block cover and confirmed that fuse #44 was … Continue reading “2003 Ford F250 Super Duty Gauges Stopped Working And Fuse #44 Blows”
This is a very common problem on most Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products with power mirrors. A vehicle will come in with a complaint of the power mirror does not work in one or two direction. The simplest test is to see if both mirrors react in the same manner. If they do I go … Continue reading “1998 Ford Windstar Power Mirrors Do Not Work In All Directions”
This car has an intermittent no start condition with the security light flashing. Checked codes and found code B2960 stored. The code is for a valid but incorrect passkey signal. Now there are several different things that can cause this code but the most common is a failing passkey sensor which is part of the … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala Security Light Flashes and The Engine Will Not Run”