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2010 Buick Enclave CXL, A/C Does Not Cool Well
This 2010 Buick Enclave CXL came in with the complaint that the a/c is not as cold as it should be during the heat of the day. The problem is that with the ambient temperature being 98° F and the heat...
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2008 GMC Yukon, Reduced Power Mode, Code P0641 00 Stored
This 2008 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint of reduced power and the vehicle could not be driven over about 35 mph. There were a lot of codes stored but the only one of real relevance was Code P0641...
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1990 Subaru Legacy L, Battery Goes Dead
This 1990 Subaru Legacy L came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead while the vehicle sat for a couple of days. This little Subaru had been to two other shops including a dealership...
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2006 Honda Accord, Passenger Power Windows Do Not Work
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...
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2006 Hyundia Tucson, Park Lights Stay On
This 2006 Hyundai Tucson came in with complaint that the park/tail lights would not turn off. As you can see below the park lights are on…. …. and the light switch is off. Testing begins at the...
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2004 Chevrolet Tahoe, Compressor Will Not Turn On
This 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe came in with the complaint that the a/c was not cold due to the compressor not coming on. Whenever the a/c was turned on the snowflake on the digital display would flash. This...
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2011 Nissan Rogue, Changing The License Plate Bulbs
This 2011 Nissan Rogue came in with one of the license plate or tag light bulbs blown. Replacing the bulbs is actually quite easy. Lift the tailgate and look at the interior panel. There is a...
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2008 GMC Sierra Denali, Multiple Electrical Problems
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...
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2011 Nissan Rogue, Changing The Front Turn Signal Bulbs
This 2011 Nissan Rogue came in with the complaint that the right turn signal would flash very quickly when turned on. I did a quick visual inspection and found that the right front turn signal bulb was...
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Changing the Crank Sensor ,Code P0335, On An H2 Hummer
In case you were ever wondering how to change a crank sensor on an H2 Hummer all I can say is you need to be about six feet tall and be able to get into the following positions. Much shorter and you...
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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt, Blower Inop
This 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt came in with the complaint that the blower motor did not work at all. It had been working intermittently. Looking under the passenger side of the dash behind the glove box I...
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2008 Buick Enclave Replacing The Alternator
This 2008 Buick Enclave CXL came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead while driving. The battery light was on and there was a message on the dash to service the charging system....
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2009 Lexus ES350 Evaporator Core Replacement
These are just a few pictures that show just how much has to be removed in order to replace a leaking evaporator core in a 2009 Lexus ES350. This was my first time doing this job on this year,make and...
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Britney & The Mazda MX6, Part 3 Conclusion
I had actually about forgotten about this story or at least, it has not been at the top of the list of tasks to complete. In one of my recent email conversations with Katie on our web development team,...
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2011 Cadillac DTS, Battery Goes Dead Overnight
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...
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Battery Cable Ring Terminal Repair
A friend of mine brought in a set of battery cables off of a golf cart that he was working on to have the cable ends repaired. He asked what I thought caused the problem and I told him it was simply a...
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GM Cars & Trucks 1960’s, 1970’s & 1980’s, Blower Inoperative Erratic
This vehicle came in with the complaint that the blower motor would work sometimes but recently it had gotten to where it did not work at all. I hardly ever see vehicles this old in my shop anymore....
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2005 Buick Century, Hard Crank No Run Condition
This 2005 Buick Century came in with the complaint that sometimes the engine would not start and using the turn signals would cause the engine to stall. It belongs to a local used car lot and they did...
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1996 Nissan Pathfinder, Installing a New Positive Battery Terminal
This 1996 Nissan Pathfinder came in with cranking problems and one of the first things that I noticed was that the positive battery cable end had been replaced and that the crimp connection seemed...
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2003 Ford F150 Theft Light Flashing
This 2003 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the engine would not fire up and run. The starter worked, the theft light flashes quickly and the odometer reads all dashes instead of numbers....
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