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2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Security Light and Won’t Start
Hey, I have a 2004 Chevy Monte Carlo. My security has locked the car up. do i have to take the car to GM to get a Passlock reset or can i do it myself? Mechanic JK Is it physically locked and wont turn, or does it turn and the car won’t start? It turns and the car won’t start. I’ve replaced the fuel pump…
2003 Olds Alero Transmission or Catalytic Converter Problem
I have a Oldsmobile 2003 Alero with 67000 miles on it. Yesterday the speedometer started going up and down by itself and wont register. Also the car jerks if you go past 30 MPH and it feels like the speed of the car has to catch up with how hard I’m pressing down on the gas. Any ideas of what could be wrong. ProTech: Sounds like…
2004 Chevy Venture Accelerates On It’s Own
I have a 2004 Chevy venture van with a 3.4 that accelerates when it wants to. It happens when cold or hot, just starting or going down the road. I have changed the TPS and IAC and plugs for both of them. Found a bad vacuum line between Map and fuel pressure regulator and also one on the EGR and replaced both of them. I…
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…
Chevrolet Volt Review From a Dealer Mechanic
So, a day or two ago we got our first Chevrolet Volt electric car at the dealership. With it, came much attention from everyone at the dealership, as well as some enthusiastic customers. This Volt was basically a demo car, which was not to be sold, but rather used as a vehicle for test drives and to show off to interested buyers. The past two…