This 2002 Buick Rendezvous came in with the complaint that the left rear turn signal did not work. Also the stoplight and the tail light on the left side did not work. Well three inches of water and the glass part of the light bulb in the bottom of the tail light assembly was pretty … Continue reading “2002 Buick Rendezvous Water In The Tail Light Assembly”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that neither one of the low beam headlights would work. They both stopped working at the same time. The customer had already paid another shop to have the headlight and dimmer switches replaced. After several days of trying hit and miss diagnosis she called me. I told … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, No Low Beam Headlights”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the complaint that the two lower stoplights did not work. The CHMSL (Center High Mounted Stop Light) does work. I installed my pedal pusher between the brake pedal and the front edge of the seat. I went to the fuse box under the driver’s side, rear seat and … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer No Stoplights”
This 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer came in with the driver’s side low beam not working. This one is a little trickier than earlier models to replace the bulbs in, because the grill has to be removed first. Not too hard though. There are several clips that hold the rill to the vehicle. Gentle prying with a … Continue reading “2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, Changing Headlight Bulbs”
This 2004 GMC Envoy came in with the passenger side low beam not working. This repair applies generally to Envoys, Bravadas and Trailblazers, with only slight differences in the headlight assembly removal. Some require removing the grill assembly. This one is pretty simple though. Pull the retainers straight up. You can use just you fingers. … Continue reading “2004 GMC Envoy, Low Beam Headlight Inop”
This 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada came in with several complaints among which was one that the driver’s side low beam headlight was not working. I was so sure that the connector was burnt out, that I had a new connector and bulb ready to go in. I also was concentrating on the wiring repair and did … Continue reading “2002 Oldsmobile Bravada, Driver’s Side Headlight Not Working”
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 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”
This 2004 Buick Rendezvous came in with a complaint that the turn signals and hazard lights would not work. The customer stated that the problem occurred shortly after backing a boat in the water. I started by checking to see which fuses were involved and located the fuse box on the passenger side of the … Continue reading “2004 Buick Rendezvous, Turn Signals and Hazard Lights Inop”