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1995 Pontiac Bonneville Won’t Idle

I have a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville that has a 3.8L (3800)v6 engine, It starts rough and wont idle it also wont accelerate or climb hills. I have changed all 3 ignition coils and cleaned the fuel injectors what should I do next I really need this car to work. Ok, is the check engine light on or anything like that? Yes the check engine light…

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2001 Pontiac Grand Prix Service Engine Light P1404

The service engine soon light came on and when the diagnostic code registered a P1404 number. What is that? I had the converter changed several months ago because it was plugged. ProTech: What year and model vehicle do you have? 2001 Pontiac Gran Prix GT with 3.8L V-6. The EGR valve? Ok, that code is for the EGR valve, which directs exhaust gases back into…

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Pontiac Grand Prix Knocking Noise- Will Not Crank Over

Yes, I have a 2005 Grand Prix and every time it shifts it makes a slight knocking noise. Shifts sorry. That’s OK, something like that could be a bad motor or transmission mount. Or, possibly something inside the transmission. Does it do it every up-shift in every gear? No just once OK, so is it like right from a stop when it does it? Yeah…

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1997 Pontiac Sunfire Ignition Switch Recall

The wire running from positive post of battery to solenoid burned up tonight causing lights, engine, etc to just shut down while I was driving leaving a hot electrical smell on my 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE CONV. What happened? ProTech: There is a recall from General Motors for that exact problem. Do you know if it has been done to the car yet? I have no…

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1999 Pontiac Montana Check Engine Light Blinking

I have a 1999 Pontiac Montana code p0306 misfire detected. Check engine light blinking. Changed spark plugs, wires, ignition coil and put in new fuel filter.  We checked compression and it’s good but still the same. What else can I do to fix the problems that all happened when i fixed a gas leak. Mechanic JK What kind of gas leak did you have? Just past the fuel filter…

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2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Seconday Air Injection Code

My 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix’s check engine light came on and the mechanic replaced the air pump. The light came back on and now they are replacing a secondary valve tomorrow and they can’t guarantee that’s the problem. I’m already at $600 worth of repairs and it probably won’t take care of it. I have researched this on the Internet and it seems there is…

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How To Reset Pontiac Grand Am Security Light

I have a 2004 Pontiac grand am and my security light stays on how can i turn it off it does not have a reset button. ProTech: You cannot just turn it off unless the problem is fixed. The security light is on because you have a problem with your Passlock theft system. There are temporary fixes, like doing a re-learn of the theft deterrent,…

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