Maintenance & Repairs - August 2007

My sister who lives in FL owns a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am 73702 miles on it, and recently called me about several problems she was having with it this is a email she sent me and I was wonder if any of you have any advice, or knew some one around the Tampa area who would be good to go to get it checked out.
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Last Thursday it rained and we went through a puddle and the car stalled out in the middle of it. We got the car off the road and got it started up and home. The check engine light came on and white smoke was coming from the exhaust and the car was shaking and jerking. We let it sit for at least 6 hours to "dry out" and then drove it to work. Seems ok on the way to work, about 5/6 miles down the road it started shaking worse, smoke started coming out and i couldnt get it to go past 35 mph. I started "pumping" the gas some and it got up to 45mph ok but was shaking like crazy. I got a ride home from work and let it sit a full day.

2007-08-07 15:42:21 · 6 answers · asked by Motochamp13 2

2007-08-07 15:31:11 · 12 answers · asked by jose c 2

Me and my hubby are back and forth on this, he needs a oil change on his car it's about 300 miles over from when he should of gotten one, he says the gas milage is bad because he hasn't gotten the oil changed yet, i say the oil change has nothing to do with gas milage...who is right?.....

2007-08-07 15:14:21 · 18 answers · asked by Nita and Michael 7

My 2005 ford escape gas petal stuck when I step on the brakes on the freeway. I stepped on the brakes and the gas petal was still accelrateing. It happened 2 times in 1 day and then happens no more. What could be the problem.

2007-08-07 15:13:06 · 5 answers · asked by Jimmy 1

I was reading a manuel and it said to "disconnect the battery ground." What Does That Mean?

2007-08-07 15:10:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

im rebuilding an old lawn mower it hasnt been started in years, when i start somthing old i just put a little gas in the carb and boom back to life --------------problem---- the carbs on the side of the engine and you cant pour gas sideways so...

2007-08-07 14:04:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

my car battery died out today but i got it jumped and it started running again. how long until it dies out again? do i have to get a new battery?

2007-08-07 13:53:28 · 10 answers · asked by Brian 1

In all the books I have. they say to refer to the emission control grap. I dont have such things! My engine Is solid muscule. The only thing you can see is engine. And lots a room under the hood.

I have a midsize carb, Jr torqure intake, A RV cam that runs from 1,000-4,500 And duel headers that I plane to ajust later. Be sides that all else is stock.

Every thing is manule and I wouldent have it any other way.

2007-08-07 13:20:08 · 5 answers · asked by Shade tree 3

I got 4 air bags and 2 door panels dvd player 2 tvs and my sound system stolen from my 2000 bmw then i looked at my 95 cadillac eldorado and the engine parts are missing it runs but gets hot in 5 seconds, i have full coverage insurance on the cars but i was wondering if they are going to total loss any of my cars or they are just going to fix it, i'm afraid f they total it they wont pay what i paid for or anything close to it ! please tell me what I should do I lost 2 cars in 1 day, thank you

2007-08-07 13:14:22 · 2 answers · asked by ali a 1

"A strut bar is designed to reduce this strut tower flex by tying two parallel strut towers together."

What's the "strut tower?"
What does it mean when it says "reduce strut tower flex" or "reduce chassis flex?"

2007-08-07 13:10:20 · 4 answers · asked by ShaZ 1

A fricken' squirrel ate through a bunch of my wires near my radiator, causing the A/C to fail and make my right turn signal go wacky. Also the check engine light is on too. How much to fix, and how can I prevent this from ever happening again? All advice is welcome.

2007-08-07 13:04:35 · 7 answers · asked by lcpllang0331 1

My 2005 Nissan Altima speed limiter kicks in at about 130 mph. How do I remove the program that limits my speed?

2007-08-07 12:56:57 · 4 answers · asked by Keith 2

2007-08-07 12:46:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-07 12:30:25 · 5 answers · asked by cris 1

I replaced the bulb but still stays on.Its not the brakelight but the taillight that stays on.I did kick the brake pedal but that didn't help.

2007-08-07 12:24:44 · 5 answers · asked by Bud R 2

I was told by a mechaninic that the smallest amount of regular oil in the crankcase could harm the engine if synthetic is put in.

2007-08-07 11:57:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i'm in charge of 4 5000 gl tankers that fuel up 737's and 747's airplanes, my problem is that one of my trucks and only about 15% of the time it goes from high to low throttle, i think it is vapor lock because it only does it when it is very hot, sometimes the truck will do up to 30 airplane fill ups and then there is that time that acts up and the last time it happened it got me a delay. the truck is a Ford with an international DT-466E. I already changed all of the pressure switches, the high low switch and checked for lose air, but the problem continues, and like i wrote before it only does it about 10-15% of the time so that's why i can not really get a hold of the problem because i'm not even here when it happens. so if anybody can help me out i will really appreciate it.

2007-08-07 11:46:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now its gotten to where I can smell it rather the ac is on or not. However it isn't leaking antifreeze. Its a '98. Any ideas? Im being told it could be the Heater Core. Which is $$$$.

2007-08-07 11:20:42 · 6 answers · asked by me me me 3

My Tire Pressure Sensor on a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limiter V8 L4.8 is broken and I found a replacement one new from Schrader for $50. And I have a few questions.

1) What is involved in changing the Tire Pressure Sensor or should I have a shop do it?
2) Is the brand Schrader a good one or should I go with the one from JEEP for $300?

2007-08-07 11:17:37 · 6 answers · asked by Tech19 3

Its only at 30000 and I wanted to get an inspection before the miles are over. The guy said it was done but said it's gonna cost 42 dollars. For what???

2007-08-07 10:09:07 · 5 answers · asked by Mandy 2

i have a 97 plymouth breeze i replaced thermostat tempature gauge is in normal range

2007-08-07 10:04:22 · 8 answers · asked by ruth l 1

My 93’ Lincoln Town car is need to be work on. It has a fairly new paint job and 83, 000 miles replace engine on it. Everything works except:

1. A/C is not working because the compressor is coming apart.
2. ABS light on all the times, there is no communication from ABS Module even power sources are good. It will need to perform pin weep on module first.
3. Only driving window works. It will need Motor/Regulator assembles for right front, right rear and left rear windows.
4. Interior light are not timing out. It needs lighting module.
5. Outside key pad is corroded on inside and possible remote module is damaged.

The shop that I took to said I should sale this car instead of fixing it. He said it will cost me a lot of money to fix, and it’s still not guaranty that something else won’t go wrong. Please help me again for the advise to what to do. I didn’t get that Dodge like you all suggested, and still looking for a good reliable car that I could afford to buy.

2007-08-07 09:44:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

its the piece thats connected to the drum

2007-08-07 09:33:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example I try and turn off my air conditioning on my car just a couple blocks away from my house and put the fan on high so it blows out all the cold air. Will this make my air conditioning last longer?

2007-08-07 09:02:03 · 5 answers · asked by Eric S 2

2007-08-07 08:37:10 · 4 answers · asked by Zack 4

2007-08-07 08:30:50 · 5 answers · asked by luisa a 1

Just Wondering

2007-08-07 07:41:07 · 12 answers · asked by beatthemethod 1

2007-08-07 07:29:27 · 8 answers · asked by TALLIS 2

Couldn't my ? I have cancer and was too ill to run my truck, for almost a year. I ran it the other day with no problems but today it makes this horrendous sound, like whining belts. LOUD and whiny and smells like burning rubber? Do I need to put some kind of lubricant on the engine after it sits?

2007-08-07 07:24:39 · 3 answers · asked by sanctuary 2

My car turned off at a red light so we pushed it to a gas station after being refueled it still wouldn't start. There seems to be no spark either.
Its a 1992 Subaru Legacy V4 turbo MPFI

2007-08-07 05:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by beatthemethod 1