Quantcast
Channel: Sparky – Sparky's Answers
Browsing all 94 articles
Browse latest View live

2010 Ford Explorer-No Crank Condition- Fuse #8 and Otis Diode Blown

This 2010 Ford Explorer with a 4.o liter engine was towed in with the complaint that the engine would not crank. The vehicle owner had found that the fuse #8 in the interior fuse box was blown and the...

View Article


2005 Ford F150-Turn Signals Inop with Headlights or A/C On

This 2005 Ford F150 came in with the complaint that the turn signals would stop working whenever the headlights were turned on. The customer also stated that the a/c did not work. Inspection found that...

View Article


2013 Hyundai Tuscon, Blower Does Not Work

This 2013 Hyundai Tuscon came in with the complaint that the blower did not work. A little bit of testing found that the blower did work on speed number one. Also the a/c led would light up when the...

View Article

2004 Ford F250 5.4 Liter, Engine Stalls, Code P0231

This 2004 Ford F250 with a 5.4 liter gas engine came in with the complaint that the engine would occasionally stall. Testing found a code P0231 stored which indicates a problem with voltage to the fuel...

View Article

2015 Kia Soul, Headlight & Turn Signal Inoperative

This 2015 Kia Soul came in with the complaint that the driver’s high beam headlight and the left front turn signal did not work. I had already done some preliminary work before getting to this point in...

View Article


2010 Ram 1500, Alternator Not Charging, Code P2504

This 2010 Ram 1500 Pickup came in with the complaint that the alternator and the battery have both been replaced but the battery still keeps going dead. Checking the voltage at the alternator output...

View Article

2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, No Crank Condition

This 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe was towed in with the complaint that the engine stopped running after running over a bump in the road. I checked codes and data and found codes B1370, B1380, B1395, B1517,...

View Article

2015 Kia K900, Transmission Stuck In Park, Car Won’t Move

This 2015 Kia K900 was in my bay for diagnosis of several problems when the engine stalled and would not restart. There I was at the end of the day with the car half in and half out of the shop. My...

View Article


2003 Chevrolet Silverado, Power Window Regulator & Motor Assembly Replacement...

This 2003 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the very distinct complaint that the power window regulator was failing. Actually, it is my truck and I heard one or two of the cable strands pop while I was...

View Article


2012 Chevrolet Silverado, Battery Goes Dead

This 2012 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead if the owner let the truck sit for a week. No one was able to replicate the concern including myself. I went a...

View Article

2004 Lexus RX330, Stoplights Inoperative//Erratic

This 2004 Lexus RX330 came in with he complaint that the stoplights were not working correctly. It turned out that the LED circuit boards were faulty . Sometimes a few of the LEDs worked and sometimes...

View Article

2011 Ram 1500, New Alternator Not Charging

This 2011 Ram 1500 came in with the complaint that the alternator was not charging even though it had been replaced. After checking codes and finding a codes P0622 Generator Field Control Circuit Open...

View Article

2017 Buick Enclave Alternator Stops Charging

This 2017 Buick Enclave came in with the complaints that the a/c would stop and a “message” would appear in the dash. It took a few times checking this problem out for the problem to actually occur....

View Article


2014 GMC Acadia, Stalls Sometimes, Codes P0689 and P1682

This 2014 GMC Enclave came in with the complaint that the engine would fail to start sometimes and occasionally stall while driving. Multiple warning lights would come on in the dash. I checked codes...

View Article
Browsing all 94 articles
Browse latest View live