20 Most Recent 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer - Page 9 Questions & Answers

hello, it sounds as if you have a ground problem, check all ground cables at both ends and clean both sides then clean the mating surfaces where the go, there are braided wires possible on either side of the engine and toward the rear of the engine.the other thing is the positive wires and their connections check all battery wires and the alternator main wire(depending on year of vehicle there may be a connection block that connect the alt and the battery also clean all connections. good luck, dave

hello, I can't be sure but it sounds like it may be a temp related ? could be in either way on temp. sometimes it is the shift lever and cable, try holding the lever and move it around as you try to remove the key and depending on year you may have to hold down the brake pedal at the same time to release the lever from the lock out to the brake pedal lever. give it a try and see if that will work for you. if it does work then you probably have a cable loose or going bad. good luck, dave

Check the wires from the speedo sensor the the ECM. Ohm them, if less than 5 ohms, your looking at a bad ECM.

Lots of owners would like to kill the seatbelt warning if they could. If the car is fitted with airbags and connected pyrotechnic seatbelt retractors as part of the SRS fault finding in that area can be potentially explosive for the inexperienced and should not be undertaken without taking sensible precautions and access to a wiring diagram to ensure the correct wires are being tested. The chime might not be working because the switch within the catch is faulty or stuck. The manufacturer will probably suggest such things as disconnecting the vehicle battery and waiting for half an hour before disconnecting the pyrotechnic unit and proceeding to check the circuit wiring.

The meaning of p0013 Intake camshaft position 'B' actuators circuit open bank 1 Possible causes Variable camshaft timing (,VCT) CIRCUIT Open or short vpwr circuit open variable camshaft timing (VCT) solenoid open or short

DID YOU RESET CODE?

Depending on model/year it may crank and give spark.
For older models, the computer doesn't control the starter or the spark itself, only the fuel injection and spark advance.

What year / model / engine is your truck?

Check all the fuses both under the hood and in the fuse box , if you left the battery hooked up because it was dead and changed the altenator or if you charged the battery with it connected there is a possibility that one of the main fuses for the ecm or tcm popped from a voltage surge.

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Sounds like a dirty throttlebody plate or your electric accelerater assembly is going bad. Clean plate a retest, if it happens more ofter you should replace the gas pedal assembley and the throttlebody assembly.

Have you checked the gap on your spark plugs and do you have coil packs or a distributor? In either case they could be bad or cracked.

Read the fault codes and replace faulty units.

The motor on the transfer case isn't working.

Several possibilities: Bad fuel pressure regulator, leaking injector, but most common is bad coolant temp sensor.

It's called the EATX fuse. Marked on the fuse panel lid. You can't test it this way. Scanner is better. What seems to be the problem. Codes.

Over heating can cause a cylinder head to crack or burn a valve/gasket. Overheating is a sign of a stuck thermostat, a blocked radiator/collapsed radiator hose .. or a cylinder head problem First, check the dipstick for grey/creamy sludge. This means water/coolant has found its way into the oil system via a faulty head gasket/cylinder head problem. Then .. if you know what you are doing .. do a compression test. If you're not sure what you are doing .. give a mobile mechanic a call and ask his advice

The easiest way to check for a draw at the battery is to unhook the negative battery cable and hook a 12v test light in between the negative post and the negative cable. The light should light brightly if there is a significant draw. You simply unhook circuits till the light goes dim, or out. I always start at the alternator, even if it has tested good. An alternator can still charge with a burned out diode which will cause a direct short to ground and drain a battery like nobody's business.

fuel filter replacement period is in the owners manual and depends on fuel quality and driving conditions if you get water in the fuel , it should be change immediately, even if it was just done dirty/dusty conditions , change it more often around now would be a good time to change it and then under normal conditions again at 100.000 miles

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