This 1995 Chevrolet Pick up came in with a complaint that the engine would start running poorly. Bucking and jerking intermittently and just generally carrying on is what the customer stated. He also said that he has had several different shops look at the problem, he has spent a lot of money and I am … Continue reading “1995 Chevrolet Pickup, Runs Poorly Sometimes – Code 15”
This 2004 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the blower motor will not turn off even with the key off. This is relatively common problem of the the full sized Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac trucks with auto a/c controls. The first step is to lower the passenger side hush panel under the dash. … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Silverado, Blower Will Not Turn Off”
This 2003 Honda Accord came in with the complaint that the driver’s headlight bulb keeps blowing. The owner has changed the bulb several times in the past few months and stated that he has been very careful not to touch the glass portion of the bulb (any kind of oil left on the glass portion … Continue reading “2003 Honda Accord, Changing The Headlight Bulb”
This 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix had already been diagnosed with a faulty ignition switch. The faulty switch was not allowing the blower motor to operate properly. Click here to view that post. Now on to changing the ignition switch. Disconnect the battery. The first step is to remove the lower trim panel under the steering … Continue reading “2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, Changing The Ignition Switch”
This 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT came in with the complaint that the blower would not work on the lower speeds and that the high blower would work most of the time. A quick inspection of the system also found that when the blower did work on high speed it would have a delayed turn … Continue reading “2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Blower Inoperative, Erratic”
This 2001 Honda Civic came in with a multitude of problems one of which was a code P1298 stored for an ELD fault (electric load detector circuit input high). I had never had to actually test one of these before although I knew that they existed. The ELD sends a signal to the engine control … Continue reading “2001 Honda Civic P1298, ELD Fault”
This 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that the right stoplight does not work with the tail / park lights on. After removing the assembly by opening the rear hatch, removing the two retaining screws and sliding the assembly out of the vehicle, I had to work very hard to unplug the harness … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Stoplight Inop”
This 2003 GMC Envoy came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam would not work. The customer further stated that they had tried to replace a burnt socket. Well let’s pull the light assembly out and see what kind of mess we have. There are two retainers that have to be lifted … Continue reading “2003 GMC Envoy, Low Beam Headlight Inop”
It is kind of funny to me but this is one of those things I tend to take for granted that the average person working on his or her car has difficulty with. I think for me it must be a combination of experience and hand strength that makes it so easy to remove the … Continue reading “Removing The Tilt Lever Handle On GM Cars & Trucks”
This 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the air on the driver’s side would change from cold to hot while driving down the road. When it shifted to hot the customer could not get it to turn back cold. Sounds like a faulty air mix actuator to me. I checked codes and … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Tahoe Blows Hot Air”