bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
It's a 2000 Chevy Blazer, push button 4-wheel drive. It's been in 2 high all along, and Thursday the 4LO light started flashing when I was driving, then it would stop. All weekend and week it has been doing it more and more. Tonight, on my way back to Raleigh, it flashed almost the whole way! So, when I got home, I pushed 4LO and nothing would happen. Then I pushed AUTO4WD and it went into 4LO. Now, it won't come out of 4 Low!! (Its in 4wd, but the light is still flashing - it will not go solid) I disconnected the negative battery cable, and all it did was actually let the 2HI light flash, but not go into gear! I know it can't be anything too major, and I need some advice or some help, anything anyone wants to offer!
Thanks in advance!
[Edited on August 21, 2007 at 11:57 PM. Reason : ] 8/21/2007 11:52:30 PM |
c0rnholio Suspended 88 Posts user info edit post |
year make model? i'm assuming GM 98-04? 8/21/2007 11:55:44 PM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
2000 Chevy Blazer
Sorry! 8/21/2007 11:56:21 PM |
arhodes All American 1612 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on August 21, 2007 at 11:57 PM. Reason : l]
8/21/2007 11:56:29 PM |
Lucky1 All American 6154 Posts user info edit post |
I have taken the 4 wheel drive switch out and disconnected the wires, then hooked them back up, it didnt do anything. Im thinking (hoping) that the switch is faulty. 8/21/2007 11:58:23 PM |
c0rnholio Suspended 88 Posts user info edit post |
are you in raliegh? if so i could look at it sometime for you, on pimpmaster69's jimmy it was just a bad switch, but they are complicated, linear shifter on the t-case with a position sensor, a lot of stuf that can screw up, thats why i bought my 01 chevy with a manual floor shifter for the t-case, those problems have plagued the pushbutton ones for years
[Edited on August 21, 2007 at 11:59 PM. Reason : hang on a sec and ill tell you haow to rig it into 2wd] 8/21/2007 11:58:29 PM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
I never put much thought in having either a manual shifter or a push button, I just finally found a Blazer with 4wd and had to have it! Not literally, this one had everything else I wanted, and I wasn't going to let one detail mess it up. Live and learn, I'll know better next time, I guess!
Yes I am in Raleigh! Do you happen to have a diagnostic tester, too? 8/22/2007 12:01:10 AM |
Seotaji All American 34244 Posts user info edit post |
vacuum solenoid is bad or the switch is faulty.
seen both on a friend's blazer.
[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 12:02 AM. Reason : shot in the dark btw.] 8/22/2007 12:02:23 AM |
c0rnholio Suspended 88 Posts user info edit post |
take the switch out, jump the brown wire to the gray wire with the black stripe with a paperclip or the like on the plug, start the truck, it should shift into 2hi, then leave the switch disconnected until you can get a new one, like i said, i can't be positive without looking at it in person, but its about 1 99% probability thats what it is, and if it does go into 2hi properly by doing then above, it is definitely the switch 8/22/2007 12:04:24 AM |
Lucky1 All American 6154 Posts user info edit post |
any idea how much the switch will cost? I checked napas site but couldnt find anything. 8/22/2007 12:06:43 AM |
c0rnholio Suspended 88 Posts user info edit post |
gotta get it at the stealership, i'm thinkin $40-50 bobby murray up on capitol should have it in stock
autozone carries it now, $30
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=DOR&MfrPartNumber=49176&PartType=863&PTSet=A
my grandfather had an autotrac bravada for a while, 2 transmissions, 1 computer, 3 transfer cases, and 2 sets of tires under warranty, NVG233 electronic transfer case was a huge piece of shit
[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 12:14 AM. Reason : ] 8/22/2007 12:07:29 AM |
Lucky1 All American 6154 Posts user info edit post |
10-4, thanks for the help. 8/22/2007 12:11:56 AM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
Thanks a lot for your help! I'm going to call around tomorrow morning and see what I can get. 8/22/2007 12:58:50 AM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
DANG WOMEN DRIVERS 8/22/2007 10:00:12 AM |
Lucky1 All American 6154 Posts user info edit post |
It was the switch. I put a new one in this morning and it worked immediately. 8/22/2007 12:36:38 PM |
drunknloaded Suspended 147487 Posts user info edit post |
gg 8/22/2007 12:38:49 PM |
c0rnholio Suspended 88 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "but its about a 99% probability thats what it is" |
make that 100% 8/22/2007 12:47:17 PM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
As Lucky1 said, it is fixed! Thanks SO MUCH for your advice!
It only cost me $40 too! I got it from the Chevy dealership, Auto Zone was going to cost more and couldn't get it until tomorrow.
^^^^ Hey now! Its not like I was 4-wheeling and screwed it up!
[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 12:53 PM. Reason : ] 8/22/2007 12:53:12 PM |
c0rnholio Suspended 88 Posts user info edit post |
^ like i said pimpmaster69 did the same thing on his jimmy, but then again, he does drive like a woman 8/22/2007 12:59:29 PM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
parts screw up regardless of sex! 8/22/2007 1:49:41 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
i dunno, women are pretty good at breaking stuff because the majority don't understand how things work. that said, there is a large percentage of guys that are just the same. 8/22/2007 1:52:42 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
DANG WOMEN DRIVERS
ha ha. That's my phrase of the day. Don't be shooting me bethaleigh
[Edited on August 22, 2007 at 2:36 PM. Reason : ;l] 8/22/2007 2:35:53 PM |
vajayjay Suspended 5 Posts user info edit post |
women drivers ftl 8/22/2007 2:42:56 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Username : vajayjay Age : 0 Sex : F" |
Hay...In 18 years lemme get those digits. I'd get them now, but people tend to move and get new numerals.8/22/2007 2:46:56 PM |
sd2nc All American 9963 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Username : vajayjay Status : Suspended Posts : 4 (500.7 per day) Currently Online? : Yes Registered : 8/22/2007 (0.0 days ago) " |
haha 69 is gone again8/22/2007 2:51:46 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
That was 69? Ewwww gross. 8/22/2007 2:54:22 PM |
slut All American 8357 Posts user info edit post |
vajayjay ftw 8/22/2007 2:54:32 PM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
haha, I understand a lot more than most girls in the way of vehicle functions. But I had no control over a malfunctioning thingamajig. jk 8/22/2007 2:57:26 PM |
BigBlueRam All American 16852 Posts user info edit post |
yeah right, i'm sure you were pounding that button wondering why all 4 windows weren't going down at once. 8/22/2007 2:59:30 PM |
sd2nc All American 9963 Posts user info edit post |
^ahahahaha when she saw 4lo she checked the pressure on all of her tires 8/22/2007 3:00:43 PM |
Lucky1 All American 6154 Posts user info edit post |
^ SHE DID NOT!!11
The first thing she did was check the oil and vacume it 8/22/2007 4:12:58 PM |
bethaleigh All American 18902 Posts user info edit post |
Lucky1, I'm gonna kick your ass for telling the truth on me! 8/22/2007 5:55:37 PM |