Vehicle dashboard (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/5-essential-things-to-know-about-your-car-s-dashboard) lights assist the driver in monitoring the various gauges of their car. These important lights include the...
Your Your dashboard contains a number of light bulbs. They’re used for everything from lighting up your speedometer to turning on the Check Engine Light. What kind of bulbs are used behind the dashboard? Actually, that might not be a...
The The cruise control vacuum reservoir is an air bladder that stores a supply of spare air that is vacuum pressured for when the primary vacuum runs low. This part is located directly behind the front bumper of your car....
Dashboard lights (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-are-the-different-codes-that-can-light-up-on-my-dashboard) are very important indicators on your vehicle’s instrument panel that are connected to certain monitors and gauges throughout various parts of the vehicle, such as the engine and the exhaust/emissions system. A dashboard light is triggered when...
Your Your dashboard contains a number of light bulbs. They’re used for everything from lighting up your speedometer to turning on the Check Engine Light. What kind of bulbs are used behind the dashboard? Actually, that might not be a...
Your Your dashboard contains a number of light bulbs. They’re used for everything from lighting up your speedometer to turning on the Check Engine Light. What kind of bulbs are used behind the dashboard? Actually, that might not be a...
The The dashboard in your car is the control panel of your vehicle. It provides you with all the information you need to know, as well as houses the instruments and controls for operating the vehicle properly. The dashboard provides...
The VSC light streams for vehicle stability control. This light will set if the computer sees a problem with the VSC system such as a wheel speed sensor or a broken tone ring which is a small ring located on...
The BCM or body control module controls all of these items and there is a technical bulletin to get the BCM reprogramed. The reprogram should fix the issue for you. The dealer will have to do the reprogram for you....
It sounds like you are having an electrical problem that is affecting several systems. These can be tricky to diagnose. Sometimes they can be tied together and fixed with a single repair or several different repairs may need to be...
Hello. There are a couple of things that come to mind. The wire that is not connected to anything could be the wire that is causing the problem. That wire could be shorting the turn signal system once it is...
Hi, have you checked the fuse for the instrument cluster? This is a quick and easy check, however, if the fuse is blown, it blew for a reason, so replacing it is only a temporary solution. As the circuit will...
Check the main fuse to the engine and see if its burned. If the fuse is good, then check the wiring under the dashboard and see if there is anything loose or damaged. A loose or damaged wire will cause...
Hi there. When the engine is stalling and sputtering, this is an indication that the fuel system has lost pressure. Check the fuel pump relay and see if it is hot and if its clicking on when the key is...
The code P0685 (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/p0685-obd-ii-trouble-code-ecm-pcm-power-relay-circuit-malfunction-by-valerie-johnston) refers to the main ECM (computer) relay has lost power. Check the main relay (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/main-relay-computer-fuel-system-replacement) and see if its getting hot. A hot relay will disconnect to cool off and reconnect. If the relay is getting...
Hi there. There is either a break in the wiring on the lighting circuits for the main light switch or the ground wire to the main light switch for the running lights is loose or not hooked up. Check the...
All three problems may be related. You will have to get the computer scanned (https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/what-is-the-on-board-diagnostics-obd-system) to see if you have a bad speed sensor. The speed sensor will sense the speed in which you are going; the computer will use...
Hi. Other owners have reported similar symptoms with their trailblazers. The first and easiest thing to check would be the 125A mega fuse under the hood. This is located right outside the under hood fuse box and has two big...
Hello, thank you for writing in. The dashboard lights have a dimmer switch that you need to double check is not turned down. The switch can also fail causing this issue. If equipped, you can test the switch for power...
Hi. The common problem with dash lights going out is a power inverter malfunction. The only fix is to replace the whole dashboard. I would check the fuses for the dash lights first and if they are okay, the problem...
Hi there. If all of the lights on the dash board are not working then most of the time the issue is in the dimmer switch. The dimmer switch controls how bright the lights are inside of the vehicle. This...
It sounds like you are having a problem with the dimmer switch that controls the brightness of your dash lights. Either that, or you have blown a fuse for the dash lights. The dimmer switch malfunctioning would be a more...
Hi There, It sounds like you have a faulty instrument cluster voltage regulator (https://www.yourmechanic.com/services/instrument-voltage-regulator-replacement) that may be causing the weak power source to the dash lights. The instrument voltage regulator regulates the voltage supplied to the various gauges in your...
If the check engine light is not coming on, then that is a good sign. If your dashboard before displayed the check engine light before and now it is not coming on, then the dashboard warning light could have burned...
Check all of the sensors and switches on the brake system and make sure all of them are connected properly. Make sure that all of the connections are clean and have no bent or broken pins. The brake warning light...
Hello. If the lights are coming on when the key is out of the ignition then most of the time the issue is with the ignition switch. If the switch is not turning all of the way off then this...
