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”
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”
This 1997 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the ignition switch will not turn all of the way off. This causes two other problems. The key cannot be removed from the ignition lock cylinder and the ignition stays on enough for the systems not to shut down fully. The battery will go … Continue reading “1997 Pontiac Grand Am, Ignition Switch Will Not Turn Off, Key Cannot Be Removed”
This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that the battery would go dead overnight. Well no surprise, basic inspection found that the warning lights on the left side of the instrument cluster stayed on even with the key off. Further inspection found that the key was not turning all of the way … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Battery Goes Dead, Key Will Not Turn Off”
This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with a rear window inoperative. Pretty clever use, of popsicle sticks and cardboard, to keep the window up though. First, I removed the the phillips headed screw that holds the interior door handle bezel in place. Then using a small screwdriver, I lifted the rear edge of the … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Changing Rear power Window Regulator & Motor Assembly”
On the previous post I had already removed the turn signal switch shown below. To view that post click here. I placed the switch in a clean secure location because I did not know what might pop out of it. I have never had one of these apart before. I flipped it over and found … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Fixing The Turn Signal Switch”
This 2001 Pontiac Grand Am came in with the complaint that there was a ticking noise that continued after the turn signals switched off. I knew that the hazard switch on this car had already been replaced so I was pretty sure it was not the problem. I decided to look at the turn signal … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Turn Signals Click After Switch Is Off”
This 1998 Pontiac Grand Am Gt with a 3.1 Liter V6 came in with a surging idle and service engine soon light on. I checked codes and found a code P0171 stored for Fuel Trim System Lean. Sounds like a vacuum leak to me. I tested with propane and found that by adding fuel near … Continue reading “1998 Pontiac Grand AM GT, P0171”
2001 Pontiac Grand Am with 2.4 liter engine was brought in with the SES light on and a complaint of tip in acceleration problem and rough idle. The codes that were stored were P0105 for a MAP sensor malfunction, P0172 for a system rich fault and P0300 for a general misfire fault. I opened the … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Codes P0105, P0172 and P0300”