20 Most Recent 2005 Pontiac Bonneville - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Need to have a scanner put on vehicle and proceed to diagnose and correct the issues. Can not do that in your driveway

The rack and pinion is bad,the teflon on the cylinder walls of the rack wear off,and it looses pressure,You can try lucas power steering additive ,and it might just fix the problem,if not,replace the rack and pinion to repair the problem.

Did it stay there? If so, put a pressure gauge on the engine, to check the actual pressure and then you will be able to tell if it is just the sending unit/pressure sw , that is off.

check the front hub jack the car up see if you can move the tire side toside .if so its the hubearing

Hello blackbearwhi,
I have repaired many GM instrument clusters and without question your issue is a failed instrument cluster. The particular item that is giving you the bad gauge readings is the stepper motor that drives each gauge.
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Thanks Mike

You require a specialty tool for doing this. Chances are you will also need to replace the clips that break during the procedure. First though, you must remove the arm rest. Look for any roundish plastic plugs that are consealing the bolts. Remove the arm rest first, pop the clips with the clip tool available for any auto parts supply place. Disconnect cables at connectors as they restrict you as you go. There is no need to cut anything and lable the arm rest bolts because they will be of differing lengths. Count on breaking a few plastic clips though. Good luck and please let me know.

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ash

After talking to a local mechanic, he suggested tapping on the blower motor. I tried that, and the blower motor did work. At first he thought it was the blower control module. I had the blower motor replaced, and all is fine now.

did you check the power steering fluid? its somewhat difficult to check, so often gets missed. its on the passenger side, at the back of the engine sort of far down.

your speedo head in he dash went out

i have a 2000 bonneville and my battery is located under the back seat on the passenger side. lift up on the front of the seat and it should pop up off of two metal clips and the battery should be under it

It could be a bad resistor for your fan motor. Possibly a bad ground. You'll have to get behind the dash and look around. You can test the resistor with a multimeter or just an ohm meter. To make sure you've got a good ground make sure none of the wires coming off of the blower motor are loose or severely corroded/damaged.

no,just make sure the little rubber o ring is still on the plastic line before you install on the new shocks,sometimes it gets stuck in the old shock,hope this helps

CHECK THE BATTERY CABLE AND CLAMPS FOR FOR CORROSION .

this is just a guess, but try filling it right to the top with fuel, and the indicator that tells you how much fuel is in the tank may reset itself

Start by checking the blower resistor. It should be under the dash on the passenger side near the blower itself. You will need to remove the glove box to access it. It is a small plate that has only a few screws and a group of wires that go to a plug in the center. Unplug it and remove the screws. When you pull it out it should look like a series of small spring shaped coils. Most likely one or two of them will be burned up. Replace it in reverse order and your blower should start working again. If this is not the problem then test the fan motor itself. Hope this helps. Good luck.

if the check engine light is not coming on and there are no error codes,have you checked the fuel pressure? the fuel pump may sound like its working but if you don't have 30 to 40 psi at the schrader valve on the fuel rail, then it is the fuel pump that is bad. if you had an intermittent miss or one cylinder was not firing you would get an error code to show a random misfire or a specific cylinder misfire.