This 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT came in with the complaint that the blower would not work on the lower speeds and that the high blower would work most of the time. A quick inspection of the system also found that when the blower did work on high speed it would have a delayed turn on of several seconds. From experience I wanted to check the ignition switch input to the HVAC CTRL fuse in the interior fuse box. The fuse box is located behind a panel on the right side of the glove box. Simply grasp the pull handle and pull as shown.
The inside of the cover should have a diagram of the fuse box like the one shown below. You have to rotate the diagram around to match the view of the fuse box. Circuit breakers up.
Doing this will lead you to the correct fuse which is the 20 amp fuse two up and two from the left as shown below. With the key switched on there was no power to the fuse. When testing for voltage with a test light or a voltmeter be sure to have the ignition and blower switches on. The fault should also be present. When the fault is not present the voltages may appear okay. This problem can come and go so test this circuit several times if needed. This is indicative of a faulty ignition switch which this body style seems to have a problem with. Pontiac, Buick and Oldsmobile.
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If you are referring to a remote starting system, yes they can. You would need to look and see if the orange wire from the ignition switch has been cut into.
hi sparky does an aftermarket command start affect the wiring for the ignition switch
Hi Terry,
I seem to remember the ignition switch fixing several things on that vehicle. I am pretty sure DRLs was one of those things. An easy test to see what will or will not be fixed is to apply battery power to the blower fuse (key on) and see what else starts working.
hi sparky does the ignition switch also run the driving lights rear defrost and the ac cos all those don’t work on mine including blowers comp test says ignition but I don’t see anything on your site regarding the above would be good to know thanks
There are many ways to make a temporary fix for a problem and yours of course will work. I would only recommend doing it though if you have a thorough working knowledge of the systems and how to wire them together with adequate safety devices. Unwanted feedback to ignition controlled modules would be a high concern.