2002 Chevrolet Suburban-Mode Actuator Cycles Between Vent & Defrost
SDixon: I had an issue with my vehicle back in August. I replaced the battery, upon new battery being installed the delivery mode actuator would cycle between defrost and vent every few seconds. I was...
View Article2006 Chevrolet Equinox-Blend Door Broken
CWood: The heat blend door actuator is traveling too far and broke the spline end off the door. I have replaced the door and the actuator, but the new actuator travels the same distance. Would this be...
View Article2006 Chevrolet Equinox-Lighting Problems
CWood: When the DRL are on (daytime with switch in AUTO position) and the brake pedal is pressed, dash lights dim and front marker lights(above the headlights) come on. When the switch is in any other...
View Article2003 Chevrolet Impala-Ignition Switch Replaced-Need Help
ADylan: 2003 Chevy Impala, no crank, no start after replacing the key cylinder, it was starting fine until the key cylinder went bad. Sparky: The lock cylinder assembly has an anti theft sensor built...
View Article1996 Ford F150 – High Idle in Park & Neutral
Will G: I have a 96 Ford F150 with a 5.0 liter engine and in park or neutral the idle wants to climb to almost 2000 rpm. I took a look at the throttle plates and they are nasty/heavy carbon looking....
View Article2009 Chevrolet Silverado – Poor Heat If Temperature Set Below 90°F
This 2009 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the heater was only mildly hot unless the temperature was set to 90°F. When set to 90° the heat worked very well. I should point out that...
View Article2005 Ford Escape-Reduced Air Flow From A/C Vents
This 2005 Ford Escape came in with the complaint that the air flow stopped coming out the vents sometimes. The owner said he did not feel it coming out anywhere else either but he also had not checked...
View Article2011 Chevrolet Impala-Fuel Pump Not Working
This 2011 Chevrolet Impala came in after the fuel pump and fuel pump relay had been replaced and there was still no fuel pressure. I was told by the customer that the computer must be bad and it was...
View Article2003 Chevrolet Express Van-No Crank Condition
This 2003 Chevrolet Express 2500 van with the 5.3 liter engine was towed into my shop as a no crank condition (starter does not work). There were two problems found. The IGN A fuse was blown in the...
View Article2008 Ford Expedition-Power Seat Not Working
This 2008 Ford Expedition came in with the power seat not working. testing found that fuse number 45 in the underhood fuse box was blown. The problem was intermittent so I installed a new fuse and...
View Article2008 Chevrolet Cobalt-Blower Not Working
This 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Came in with the complaint that the blower did not work. Customer also stated that they had been smelling something “hot” for a “little while”. Removing the HVAC control...
View Article2006 Buick Lucerne-Runs Hot
This 2006 Buick Lucerne came in with the complaint that the engine would run hot sometimes. The cooling fans had been replaced with used parts and the coolant reservoir had also been replaced. The...
View Article2004 Dodge Durango-Blower Not Working
This 2004 Dodge Durango came in with the complaint that the blower did not work sometimes. Of course now that it is 95°F the blower hardly worked at all anymore. A burnt terminal at the blower motor...
View Article2012 Cadillac SRX- Headlight Keeps Burning Out
This 2012 Cadillac SRX came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam headlight keeps burning out. The customer had the halogen bulb replaced several times before bringing it to me. In...
View Article1995 Chevrolet Caprice-Engine Stalls
This 1995 Chevrolet Caprice came in with the complaint that the engine would stall if the headlights were turned on or if the brake pedal was depressed. The problem was also intermittent. The strange...
View Article2009 GMC Yukon-Power Lift Gate Not Working
This 2009 GMC Yukon came in with the complaint that the power liftgate did not work and that the rear outside switch has already been replaced. It is the most common failure point in the system but not...
View Article2013 Dodge Charger-A/C Compressor Not Working
This 2013 Dodge Charger came in from a body shop to have the a/c serviced after the front clip was replaced. That service went fine and there were no problems until the car was being picked up. All of...
View Article2002 Ford F150-Dome Light Glows
This 2002 Ford F150 Super crew pickup came in with the compliant that the dome light would glow and the rear reading lights were always about half bright. If they were manually turned on they worked...
View Article2006 Chevrolet Silverado-Driver’s Temperature Door Erratic
This 2006 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the driver’s temperature door would shift between heat and a/c without the controls being adjusted. The actuator had been replaced with a...
View Article2008 Chevrolet HHR-Reduced Power-Code P0641
This 2008 Chevrolet HHR came in with the complaint that the check engine light would come on, the reduced power message would display and the car would no longer accelerate. There was a code P0641...
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