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The felt cover has little snap in black buttons. They come out hard. The bult is the little 194 or someething like that in number-available at Walmart.
My owners glovebox manual says they are 1057 but that's only the outside bulb with the brakelight/running light in it I believe.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I believe it indicates that OnStar is available for the car--if a subscription has been purchased at $16.95/month and up for more services. I have never seen ours red, but expected it when I didn't renew after the 2nd year.
I wonder if it means the GPS part of the system is working rather than that the cell phone connection is working...
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I kept the OnStar for an extra year but decided the cost was better spent for cell phones. If they had a more reasonable price for basic service I'd consider reconnecting. I expected the light to turn red after we didn't renew..., but it's still green so I had decided it meant something about the GPS like you've figured.
I don't know where you're located but I'm in Ohio. I wonder if location has something to do with the GPS or satellite signal ability.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I recently purchased a 2000 Lesabre. Love the 3800 engine and just switched from a Bonneville to the Lesabre. I have two questions:
First, one of the two license plate bulbs is blown. I'm a little puzzled as to how to access them. It appears that getting to them (as well as to other bulbs mounted on the trunk lid may require removing nuts from the underside of the lid. Am I on the right track? Thought I'd ask before giving in to the temptation to start removing stuff!
Second, and if this is more appropriate for another Lesabre forum I'll ask elsewhere, but I'm going to replace the rear deck speakers. It appears that they are mounted from the top and can't be removed from the trunk. Do I have to remove the rear deck behind the back seat in order to remove the speakers?
thanks in advance......
I have an 03 LeSabre (and 98 leSabre). I've removed the lights panel twice for bulb replacement. I believe the backup lights are right there too--see this post
Click here
and it will explain getting to the back of the lights. You'll need a deep socket to reach 4 of the 8 nuts that have to come off.
I'll check on the speaker question. I have the factory service manuals but I thought those speakers came off in the trunk just from having crawled into the trunk for something I was looking for.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thanks for the help!
I've had one of mine off to try to get the vapor off the inside. I believe it's only a couple of screws and if I'm thinking right, it's a screw that has a handle on the top to make it easy to twist off--like a plastic pop top. The unit has to have the connectors to the headlight bulbs removed (1/4 turn one way or the other) and it comes out by positioning it to unclip from inside the front fender if I recall.
I'll look at mine in a little while.
Did you buy news ones? Recycled ons? May I ask? Why are you replacing both? I'm thinking maybe I could find good ones in a recycling yard that don't have the hazing that's starting on mine!!!
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
If you take the back of wheel off you have to mess with the airbag power. Someone told me they popped them off frontwise by using a paperclip with a 1/8 inch hook on the end and gently lifted working all around and then the rocker would pop up. But there's not much length of wire to work with.
I'll have to try minewhen it bothers me enough...
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
does anyone know what this box is called and where would be the most reasonable place to purchase one? thanks for reading my post!
I'll check the later service manual I have to see if I can tell what box it is. What I'm thinking is the radio is right above there. And the control panel for the air conditioning. Can you describe better where it's located because I'm not thinking right.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
It could be a plug wire is too close to one of the computer control-related wires. Check on the back of motor is the wire to the oxygen sensor in the rear manifold is close tot he plugs wire. You can use a nylon wire tie to hold a spark plug wire away.
You can remove the coil and clean the contacts and the area underneath and on top. Maybe it's conduction across the plastic. Do you see any tracking from a jumping spark?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
when the dash/tail lights fail to operate he gives this box a 'rap' with a screw driver handle and usually the lights operate normally. the problem is not as bad during warm weather. hope this helps. i guess he could take it to Buick, huh? thanks for reading my post.
PS Checked other wires on coil side all nice and clean just No.5 looks dirty
It's my wife's daily driver car, and the power antenna quit working about six months ago. The motor ran all the time, so we just disconnected the relay. Not a problem, we just left it up, put it down when washing the car manually, etc. Three weeks ago, the antenna snapped during an ice storm, so I had to do something.
This weekend, I replaced the power antenna with a new motor and antenna (through an aftermarket kit from Antennax.com). I followed the directions exactly, splicing the wires into the old wires leading from the old motor into the harness. There were three wires - a green, a black and a white. The green is powered when the radio is on, the white is powered all the time, and the black was a ground wire. Both the old antenna and the new one had a separate grounding - a wire leading to a bolt attached to the frame.
During the repair job, the antenna went up and down with the radio being turned on and off, then stopped working entirely. The interior lights (dome, door lights, entry lights, etc.) quit working, as did the power door locks.
I have checked all the fuses in the driver's footwell panel and have found none to be out. What is the problem here?
1) Is there another fuse I need to check (in the passenger-side panel, behind the sound deadener OR under the hood)?
2) Is the power relay (black box) where the antenna plugs in to the power supply bad? How can I tell if it is?
3) What should I do next?
Thanks for your help in advance. I have enjoyed reading other responses on this board and hope someone can help me figure this out.
:confuse:
There also is another circuit that powers the radio and keeps power to one portion which keeps the memory alive for station settings.
The dome lights will be fused also and that may be the circuit that supplies radio with constant power for memory.
I don't know how the circuits are wired for the power antenna. I knew long ago when I had a Cutlass with one.
The antenna itself may not be grounded? See if it works giving it power on the proper wires or use resistant checking to be sure it didn't burn out...
My 93 leSAbre had a power antenna too and it broke the cable inside. I just left it up. If I did a replacement I would have just put in a regular antenna. Power ain't worth the trouble.
Let us know what you find checking the power antenna itself.
I hate to suggest but there's a ground buss next to driver's door in A-pillar area going under the door sill that's wrapped up in lots of tape... but when those get corroded from constant moisture there usually are other symptoms; door looks don't work, AC loses control of system and works in default... Any other symptoms?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
The problem now is that the "always-on" 12 volt power at the power antenna is now un-powered. The "momentary" power when the radio is on has 12 volts all the time.
The grounding is adequate. I am concerned it could be the relay. Replaced the relay, and that did not solve the problem.
I'm really confused. antenna is stuck in the "down" state.
The constant power wire is orange, momentary power is pink/red, and the ground wire is black.
Thanks for your help thus far.
But with the trrouble levels with power antennas, I'd connect power to the on and run the antenna up once and leave it up. Run a fused power cable from the battery directly if you're sure which wire is hot all the time.
I'd disconnect the connector in the trunk and be done with it. They eventually break... That's my personal opinion.
I used to know how the motor and switching was wired. It was funny. sort of like windshield wiper motors.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
The fuse continues to blow - it's a 15 amp that runs into that same section. It runs interior lights, power locks and the power antenna. The fuses have been seriously blown - not just the little burn but "no fuse metal left" blown. I am considering your idea of running it up and leaving it up.
This may be wrong, but the only way I was able to get the antenna to fire - I figured this out when working on it again this weekend - was to cross the wires to get the antenna up. it would activate when all (12-volt constant and the 12-volt powered-when-radio-is-on) the wires were crossed, and then it would retract when the wires were uncrossed. I'm sure this is a condition that could blow a fuse.
Thanks for your help on this. The friendly local dealer says $200 to diagnose and fix this problem - I'm not sure radio reception on a $1500 car is worth that.
I will be back in touch once something else happens on this car. It just needs to last us another year - the car has 230k now.
and gmpartsdirect.com. I believe I found the switch for a few hundred dollars. It used to be that the lever screwed or snapped into the linkage at the top of the columna dn the switch was down on the bottom of the column.
What I found was a group of wires and parts that look like a lot of stuff is all a part of the unit.
This is a part number from their listing
D6244D
It's a Delco number.
go to Buick, LeSabre limited, electrical switch and relay, dmmer switch
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Check to see if that's happening. YOu might hear a click as a relay opens and closes. Another problem is the connector on the back of the headlight switch is a plastic holder with metal contacts in it. If the contacts corrode slightly, or don't make good contact, the resistance there increases the heat from that resistance. The plastic melts, warps, discolors; the contact loosens and more resistance and voila more heat.
If it's both headlights then it's not the connector at the headlights for one of them. That's out in the salt and rain and so on. I believe some Pontiacs had a problem with connectors overheating.
if it's the circuit breaker in the switch that may just be from age. Sometimes house circuit breakers start tripping easier with age. Replacing it could be the fix to the problem. You can check you local dealer or gmpartsdirect.com or rockauto.com on the net and there are others. I don't know if Advance Auto type places have switches. I'm betting on the connector. That may require getting a unit from the junkyard and cutting the wires to get a new connector without buying the whole wiring harness. Haven't done that kind of thing.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Turn everything off including the electronic air conditioning control if it's got dual auto air conditioning control. Turn key on to do that.
Then remove the negative battery cable and then remove the dual layer positive cable. The contacts between the two power cables sometimes corrodes and gives problems. Look carefully into the ends of the cables to be sure acid hasn't corroded down into the copper cable. There have been reports of acid following the strands (wicking) down to the other ends of battery cables. Clean, put on favorite protective goop to prevent corrosion, and tighten.
See if that fixes the car problem.
Next could be (I haven't checked factory service manual to see if they share grounds) is the grounds that are under the plastic guards at the bottom of the A-pillar. The bundles of wires are wrapped in electrical tape and in there is a ground buss. These sometimes are corroded (green) and loose and make connection. I had a 93 that had started losing control of the standard air conditioning and power door locks. Air conditioning control would default to no control over vacuum switches so air came out defroster and the AC compressor turned on and thepower door locks didn't work. It would magically fix itself after 10 minutes or letting the car sit. Wife made me trade the car before I took out the ground.
If you're in an area where lots of snow or rain gets carried onto the floor mat next to both doors and the mat can stay wet (with salt) in it may be a contributing factor. I can send a picture of the location of the driver's side buss if you want. My email is in profile yo get when clicking on my name on this post. Or I can post it here.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Problem: Headlights, dashlights, interior lights all go dim then bright, then dim again, bright again, dim bright, dim bright just like clockwork. The problem is intermittent and doesn't happen all the time. When it's happening, the battery voltage goes from 12v to 14v then drops to 12v and back to 14v, 12v, 14v, 12v, 14v you get the point. Four machanics said it has to be something in the charging system, I tried 2 alterators (thinking voltage regulator) no effect. Changed belt, no effect, changed battery, no effect. Now the problem is happening more frequently and car is jerking when moving from dead stop. Still intermittent. Also a clicking sound from motor in pace with voltage cycling. Today, a different mechanic took a look see. Told me the clicking sound is transmission. He's a little baffled by the voltage cycling but suggested trans shop. Hope this helps you.
I did some searches where I thought it was and found someone who had a bad regulator inside the alternator with similar problem.
Are battery and alternator both fairly new?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
stays on but bell is slow and different. Then bell stops completely. Light stays on. When I put it
in drive, forward or reverse, after 3 seconds of driving the light stays on, the bell sounds more
continuous and louder and louder. Both stay on for entire drive for 30 mts. max I drive. I checked
my parking brakes paddle and is all the way up.
[1] Most important << How do I disconnect the light and or Bell ringing? where is the sensor and
wire to it located? How can I disconnect at the bell? How difficult it is to change censor if it
is bad?
[2] is the problem because of cables to rear brakes or brake pads are worn out? Is it anyway
connected with emergency parking brakes adjustment? Will that go away after I change brake pads in
rear? I just had the new front pads installed.
[3] My mileage for this 6 cyl is same for last 200 miles. 18 mpg. inspite of this problem.
thanks anil
email at anil9999@walla.com
check the master cylinder fluid level.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Now for 8+ months I open old way with the keys.
Sometimes inside lights will stay on when car is shut. I carry a wrench to remove battery negative terminal under my car seat for quick access. Usually lights will shutoff by the time I come back and connect the terminal again.
if u know solution please let me know. Thanks.
Help..
You might try the high tech method of tapping on things in the fuse unit there while someone tries the key.
Maybe it was a fuse box under the hood in some cases.
I'll keep looking in the place where some of these have been discussed.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,