This 2008 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the ignition switch would not turn all the way off. This resulted in not being able to remove the key (never try to force a key out) and several lights staying on and running the battery down. Testing starts with checking the RAP fuse. It … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Impala, Ignition Switch Will Not Turn Off”
This 2005 Suzuki Forenza came in with the complaint that the driver’s low beam headlight was not working. The vehicle owner had given up on trying to change to bulb himself because of limited room to work. I looked it over and decided the easier avenue would be to remove the headlight assembly and then … Continue reading “2005 Suzuki Forenza, Changing The Low Beam Headlight Bulb”
This 2003 Ford Focus came in with the complaint that the car was running hot. It has a 2.0 liter engine and is a non SVT model. Although similar to later model vehicles with the same set up, this year is unique in it’s wiring harness design. After asking multiple questions of the owner and … Continue reading “2003 Ford Focus, Runs Hot, Cooling Fans Inop, Part 1”
Welcome to part 2 of this repair on the cooling fan system on a 2003 Ford Focus. To see part 1 please click here. I consulted the wiring diagrams further and found that there was a fan resistor located in the fan housing. After unplugging the connector this is what I found. One terminal was … Continue reading “2003 Ford Focus, Runs Hot, Cooling Fans Inop, Part 2”
This 2005 GMC Sierra came in with the complaint that the speedometer does not work. In fact it was stuck at 55 mph when it was sitting in the shop key on engine off. This repair can apply to any one of up to seven gauges on 2003 through 2007 Classic series Cadillac, Chevrolet and … Continue reading “2005 GMC Sierra, Speedometer Sticks, Replacing Faulty Gauge Stepper Motors”
This 2000 Cadillac STS came in with the complaint that the power door locks would not work from the driver’s power door lock switch and that the door locks would cycle up and down while driving down the road. All other functions on the driver’s door worked fine. It took me a little while to … Continue reading “2000 Cadillac STS, Door Locks Cycle Up & Down While Driving”
This 2006 Chevrolet Impala came in with the complaint that the rear window defroster does not work. The amber LED on the push button switch turned on and off as the switch was activated so I turned my focus to the rear window defroster relay and fuses. They are located in the underhood fuse box. … Continue reading “2006 Chevrolet Impala, Rear Window Defroster Does Not Work”
This 2006 Toyota Camry with a V6 engine came in with a misfire complaint and an SES light on. A quick check with my scan tool revealed a code P0302 for a cylinder #2 misfire. There was also a code P0174 stored for bank 2 too lean. There were some transmission codes also but I … Continue reading “2006 Toyota Camry XLE, Skips and Check Engine Light Is On”