This vehicle came in with the complaint that the blower motor would work sometimes but recently it had gotten to where it did not work at all. I hardly ever see vehicles this old in my shop anymore. This is one problem that I have fixed dozens if not hundreds of times over the years … Continue reading “GM Cars & Trucks 1960’s, 1970’s & 1980’s, Blower Inoperative Erratic”
This 1999 Pontiac Firebird came in with the complaint that the power windows and the radio did not work. Observation showed that the radio/clock display worked but when the power windows were activated they went off. Of course the windows did not work either. The customer had stated that some times they worked and sometimes … Continue reading “1999 Pontiac Firebird, Power Windows and Radio Do Not Work”
This 2007 Pontiac G6 came in with the complaint that the passenger side low beam headlight had stopped working. The vehicle’s owner stated the the light would come back on sometimes if she hit a bump in the road. That condition would indicate a poor connection and more than likely it would be at the … Continue reading “2007 Pontiac G6, Changing The Headlight Bulb & Harness Connector”
This 2009 Pontiac G5 came in with the complaint that the right front turn signal and park light do not work. This particular light assembly had water in it, so I was pretty sure that the socket and bulb would be damaged. The first step in removing the headlight assembly is to remove the push … Continue reading “2009 Pontiac G5 Turn Signal & Park Light Not Working”
This 2006 Pontiac G6 came in with the SES light on and code P0449 stored. There was also a symptom code of 00 present. The canister vent solenoid is located at the right rear of the fuel tank. On the top side. You can barely see the red connector with the blue retainer. Click on … Continue reading “2006 Pontiac G6, P0449”
This 2006 Pontiac G6 came in with the complaint that the turns signals would not turn off or cancel after making a turn. Instead the driver would have to manually turn the switch off after turning. Not a real big deal but it is quite annoying. The problem was inside the turn signal switch and this … Continue reading “2006 Pontiac G6, Turn Signals Will Not Cancel After Making a Turn”
This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the low and medium 1 blower speeds do not work. Since the higher blower speeds work fine, the diagnosis will begin with the blower resistor assembly. The blower resistor is under the passenger side of the dash. The lower dash hush panel needs to … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am Low Blower Speeds Do Not Work”
This 2000 Pontiac Sunfire had multiple dash problems. among which were most warning lights on, erratic gauge operation,the odometer read the word Error and sometimes the engine would not start. My first thought was a faulty instrument cluster because that was where all of the problems were centered. A feeling is not good enough so … Continue reading “2000 Pontiac Sunfire, Odometer Reads Error”
I had already replaced the fuel pump in this 2003 Pontiac Grand Am and while I was letting it run, I decided to check the amperage draw of the new fuel pump. I had already installed a fused jumper wire so I had easy access to connect my low amp probe. The picture above reads … Continue reading “2003 Pontiac Grand Am, Fuel Pump Test”
This 1997 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the ignition key will not turn all of the way off. As a result the battery would go dead. I showed how to temporarily overcome this problem in a previous post. Please click here to see that post. Testing begins by checking the PRNDL … Continue reading “1997 Pontiac Grand Am, Key Will Not Turn Off, Replacing a Faulty Shifter”