Re: Service 4WD light

#1

I had the same problem with my 99 Chevy 4WD, but I just went and
bought a new dash push button switch from the dealer insteaded of
taking apart the old one. My cost with sales tax was around $45.
Easy replacement, just gently pull the plastic dash off (top and left
side first) and then I used a long narrow thin bladed screwdriver to
gently pry the old switch out and replace. Took less than 30 minutes.

I did take the old switch apart later and found three bad, broken,
cold solder joints on the bottom connector pins. I could of fixed, but
for the price, just replacing the switch worked for me.

A BIG Thank You to the folks on this NewsGroup for the Help!!!

"PAUL" <yaright (AT) not (DOT) me> wrote

Quote:

Yup, the one on the dash is the culpret believe it or not and can cause all
kinds of wierd anomallies. You can fix it yourself if you have any skills at
all with a soldering iron. Simply pull the bezel of the dash with your hands
and remove the switch, pry open the switch and reflow the solder on the back
side of the circuit board under the plug connection pins(you will see that
they are cracked making poor connection), I will bet this is your problem, I
have done a few and solved the problems with the light coming on. Don't
leave it though as I believe that mine did a half way shift and damaged
something in the transfer case or differential clutch pack. Also it may be
something to look into as far as warranty as there has been so many with
this problem. Good luck

"Elvis" <gsimpson99 (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:XaaJa.59510$Io.5565420 (AT) newsread2 (DOT) prod.itd.earthlink.net...
My Service 4WD light comes on sometimes and my 4 wheel drive seems to work
just fine. I've seen some information that says it might just be a faulty
switch. Does anyone know what switch this might be and where it would be
located? Thanks.

#2

Here in Canada they wanted about 120.00 for the same switch, go figure eh.

"BillGeorge" <MachineShop (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

I had the same problem with my 99 Chevy 4WD, but I just went and
bought a new dash push button switch from the dealer insteaded of
taking apart the old one. My cost with sales tax was around $45.
Easy replacement, just gently pull the plastic dash off (top and left
side first) and then I used a long narrow thin bladed screwdriver to
gently pry the old switch out and replace. Took less than 30 minutes.

I did take the old switch apart later and found three bad, broken,
cold solder joints on the bottom connector pins. I could of fixed, but
for the price, just replacing the switch worked for me.

A BIG Thank You to the folks on this NewsGroup for the Help!!!

"PAUL" <yaright (AT) not (DOT) me> wrote

Yup, the one on the dash is the culpret believe it or not and can cause
all
kinds of wierd anomallies. You can fix it yourself if you have any
skills at
all with a soldering iron. Simply pull the bezel of the dash with your
hands
and remove the switch, pry open the switch and reflow the solder on the
back
side of the circuit board under the plug connection pins(you will see
that
they are cracked making poor connection), I will bet this is your
problem, I
have done a few and solved the problems with the light coming on. Don't
leave it though as I believe that mine did a half way shift and damaged
something in the transfer case or differential clutch pack. Also it may
be
something to look into as far as warranty as there has been so many with
this problem. Good luck

"Elvis" <gsimpson99 (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote in message
news:XaaJa.59510$Io.5565420 (AT) newsread2 (DOT) prod.itd.earthlink.net...
My Service 4WD light comes on sometimes and my 4 wheel drive seems to
work
just fine. I've seen some information that says it might just be a
faulty
switch. Does anyone know what switch this might be and where it would
be
located? Thanks.

#3

"PAUL" wrote

Quote:

Here in Canada they wanted about 120.00 for the same switch, go figure eh.

I think if you check again, you will find the price is dropping.
I think the last one I got was under 100 dollars. Still ridiculously
high for what you get (especially considering the problems they
have with this switch).

Ian

#4

My feelings exactly, should be warranty, possibly a recall, this is
ridiculous. I myself have seen like 4 of them now go bad.

"shiden_kai" <violet-lightening-modified (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

"PAUL" wrote

Here in Canada they wanted about 120.00 for the same switch, go figure
eh.

I think if you check again, you will find the price is dropping.
I think the last one I got was under 100 dollars. Still ridiculously
high for what you get (especially considering the problems they
have with this switch).

Ian

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