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I took my car to the mechanic and he went through all the electrical stuff and figured out the switch had just gone which kept the ticking noise going.
I had to buy a new signal arm from the dealership, it's about $180.00 CDN but the noise has stopped....
Also, i started getting a service engine soon light coming on and going off alot. I scanned the got a trouble code and looked it up. it is caused by the coolant not reaching proper temperature. So i look in the reserve tank and its getting gel like. My theory on this is, the coolant is turning gel like and stuck in my thermostat and is keeping it open. The reason I came to this conclusion is, when i put a new aluminum radiator in my 67 camaro i used the dexacool coolant(assuming better protection) and I consistently had to replace the thermostat because the coolant never reached proper temp so i assumed the thermostats were faulty. Now i just think that the coolant doesn't allow the thermostat to close when it needs too. I'm gonna get the system flushed and see if i still have a problem.
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When the oil looks like a light brown chocolate it's very bad.
Also for anyone having problems with your car shuddering or rough idle and are having consistent problems with your O2 sensor going bad, it's usually the O2 sensor right after the exhaust manifold, check it thoroughly, if it's discolored as in looking green "color of your antifreeze", you might also want to check your intake gasket, the green color can be from your engine burning the coolant and it gums up on the O2 sensor causing it to fail. A small problem like the O2 sensor failing constantly can be a tell tell sign of a bigger problem not seen closely
I have a 2002 pontiac grand am; last week the "service vehicle soon" light came on for a few minutes, went out and hasn't come back on since.
After that about 1 in 3 times when I start the car the dash and radio lights blink on for a second and then go dark for about 15 seconds before they come back. It also effects the air conditioning/fan. It doesn't seem to affect the engine running at all. The car otherwise runs fine.
Is this possibly a fuse? It's out of warranty and I'd hate to take it in for something that seems minor. Any thoughts on what to look at or causes?
Thanks in advance,
Todd
greg
Im kinda pissed of this happen because i bought it brand new and after 3 years comes with this defect?? I went to the dealer to get a quote on the problem and its about $1400!!
I been looking at all the posts and i see that this defect comes already from years back. Does anybody knows if they have recalled this vehicles from this problem?? Can there be a recall for this failure??? THANKS EVERYONE.
There's no recall as I understand, but I think your being quoted way to high of a price for the repair. It's usually about $700 - $750. It's less than one days labor for any experienced shop, and the parts aren't that expensive. Are they adding any other type of repairs/service in on top of it?