This 2003 Ford F350 Super Duty Lariat Pickup came in with the complaint that the radio would turn off while driving down the road. At the same time the power windows and the dome light would no longer work. Sometimes hitting a bump in the road or tapping on the top of the dash would … Continue reading “2003 Ford F350 Radio & Power Windows Stop Working”
This 2011 Cadillac DTS came in with the complaint that the battery will go dead if the car sits for more than 12 hours. I traced the drain to the Driver’s Door Module fuse (DDM) in the rear underseat fuse block. I used an amp meter connected in series between the battery negative terminal and … Continue reading “2011 Cadillac DTS, Battery Goes Dead Overnight”
This 2008 GMC Sierra Denali came in with multiple electrical complaints. The blower did not work. The left side stoplight, all left side turn signals, the right side mirror turn indicator. All of the power windows except for the right rear window did not work. There were a multitude of codes scattered through various modules. … Continue reading “2008 GMC Sierra Denali, Multiple Electrical Problems”
This 2006 Honda Accord came in with the complaint that all three passenger power windows did not work. The driver’s window worked fine. This is a relatively common issue and the vast majority of the time the driver’s power window switch is the culprit but I thought that I would show some basic tests and … Continue reading “2006 Honda Accord, Passenger Power Windows Do Not Work”
This GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that the power windows and power seats did not work and the Airbag light was on. Checking the fuses found that the SIR or airbag light 15 amp fuse was blown. I also found that the 50 amp MBEC fuse was blown. I replaced both fuses and … Continue reading “2004 GMC Yukon, Power Windows & Seats Inop, Airbag Light Is On”
This 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LT came in with the complaint that the LBEC2 fuse would blow as soon as it was installed. The owner had tried several with the same result. The two symptoms that the owner noticed that pointed them towards a blown fuse was that the power windows and rear HVAC unit did … Continue reading “2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LT, LBEC2 Fuse #75 Blows”
This 1999 Pontiac Firebird came in with the complaint that the power windows and the radio did not work. Observation showed that the radio/clock display worked but when the power windows were activated they went off. Of course the windows did not work either. The customer had stated that some times they worked and sometimes … Continue reading “1999 Pontiac Firebird, Power Windows and Radio Do Not Work”
This 2003 Nissan Maxima came in with the complaint that the passenger front window would go down on it’s own. What I determined was that when the window was raised up, it would automatically cycle down about six inches. If the glass, motor or regulator have been removed a relearn procedure is needed to restore … Continue reading “2003 Nissan Maxima, Power Window Calibration”
This 2008 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the driver’s power door lock does not work. I had already repaired the problem with the driver’s door lock switch not working at all. to see that repair please click here. Since the switch was now working properly, the next step was to check the … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Silverado, Driver’s Power Door Lock Does Not Work Part Two”
This 2008 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the driver’s power door lock switch would not work the door locks. The passenger side switch works but only the lock on the passenger side door. I needed to check signals at the power door lock switch on the driver’s door but some dis assembly … Continue reading “2008 Chevrolet Silverado, Driver’s Power Door Lock Switch Does Not Work”