Posted by: D Bold
A fellow Pontiac in trouble - 08/03/07 06:06 PM
So it may not be a grand prix but it is a grand am, and heres the story behind it...Anyone know what could be wrong with my car? I drove through some really heavy rain and all of a sudden, I looked down, and all the dash gages had died- the speedometer, odometer, gas, temp- everything....I parked on the side of the road and turned it off, waited and started it again. It ran fine, so I drove it the next 20 mins to town, but the gages never came back on. I parked it and went into Walmart for 30 mins, and when I started it up again, it stalled and would not start at all. The headlights would not turn off either, and the FOB would work. The power windows worked, but pwr door locks, trunk button, and radio did not.
I ended up parking it there and unhooking the battery. 2 days later, it started up fine, and was working like it always has!
Then the next week we had rain again and it did it again, but this time it was sitting in a parking lot, and when I came outside the FOB would not unlock the doors. I used the key and it didn't start either for the first couple of tries. It eventually did start and drove home fine.
Last week, it was sitting outside and it rained and now the car wont start at all, there is a puddle of water on the passenger side floor mat...
Does anyone have any ideas at all???? I can't afford the cost of a mechanic to look at it, and since I am newer to my city, I don't know a trustworthy mechanic.....I would appreciate some ideas if you have any
can you guys help??
I thought it could be the alternator, or alot of water got into the engine or the wiring.
I ended up parking it there and unhooking the battery. 2 days later, it started up fine, and was working like it always has!
Then the next week we had rain again and it did it again, but this time it was sitting in a parking lot, and when I came outside the FOB would not unlock the doors. I used the key and it didn't start either for the first couple of tries. It eventually did start and drove home fine.
Last week, it was sitting outside and it rained and now the car wont start at all, there is a puddle of water on the passenger side floor mat...
Does anyone have any ideas at all???? I can't afford the cost of a mechanic to look at it, and since I am newer to my city, I don't know a trustworthy mechanic.....I would appreciate some ideas if you have any
can you guys help??
I thought it could be the alternator, or alot of water got into the engine or the wiring.