Top 20 2001 Pontiac Bonneville - Page 8 Questions & Answers

The battery is under back seat.

It indicates there is a problem in one or more of the sensors for the anti theft (Vehicle Alarm) system or the alarm unit itself is malfunctioning.

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2001 Pontiac Bonneville
3.8 liter V-6

sounds like a broken belt in a tire or the wheels need rebalanced. i would recommend that you have your tires rotated and balanced by a trusted tire store.

See which way the belt moves on the pully. If it goes right. the bolt will loosen left. If it goes left, the bolt will loosen right. The idea is that the belt moves to the "tight" direction so it doesnt loosen the pully.

I'm assuming the vehicle has a sunroof, if so you'll need to be sure there are no obstructions like leaves or small sticks keeping the sunroof from completely closing. If the sunroof is closing properly it may be time to replace the weather stripping seal around the sunroof to get the leak stopped. Please rate this answer, thanks.

there could be two hidden screws around the door handle! if there is a grab handle on top, there will be a screw on each side! if it is a regular door handle, there may be two little round plugs on the bottom side of the handle you'll have to pry out to get to the screws

maybe spark plug wires were change for example, wire for plug one was conected to plug four , etc. or vacume hose was desconected in the process, like the pcv.

I imagine that the check engine light is on and if so what are the trouble codes? Sounds like a miss in at least one cylinder. If you provide me with the 8'th character in the vin # and codes if any, I'll try to be of more help.

Well you have to take transmission's valve body cover off and locate the torque converter clutch solenoid and take it off and change it if necessary. because without that solenoid your transmission will not survive for long. Good luck

does the engine turn over at all??

is it white smoke or steam? if its steam you may have a anti-freeze leak or bad head gasket causing the motor to overheat and stall out.

Get a repair manual such as Haynes or Chiltons at a auto parts store to walk you through. Once you get the horn button off you will need a steering wheel puller. They sell them too.
I hope my suggestions helps and all the luck to you.
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Sounds like caliper seized or is binding. More than likely you'll have to replace caliper and rotor re surfaced.

1/2"--- use a long ratchet or breaker bar

A car will stall when driven through standing water if the ignition system is not watertight. Worn spark plug wires and coil wire, improperly seated spark plug wires, or loose distributor cap are all possibilities.
There is a spray called CRC or some agent that promotes a water drying action can be used to dry out a wet distributor cap and wires. Drying off the electrical components will remove the moisture that is grounding the electrical energy that should normally go directly to the spark plugs.
If car will not restart after stalling from the water splashing as described in the question - and the poor condition of the electrical system is ruled out, some water may have passed through the air intake into the engine and perhaps into the cylinder. If this happens have the car towed to a repair shop where they can remove the water before any further damage results. This condition is not easy to occur but a real deep puddle can set the stage for water to be sucked into the air intake and pass through the filter into the intake and through the valves into the cylinders. This is why you see a Hummer with a snorkel - for wading through deep water.
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On the 3.8 L engine it is the upper plastic intake part is roughly 125-150.

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OK the best way to do this so you dont mess up the electronics in the vehical are as follows
First connect the 2 cables to the vehicle's battery red on positive and black on negative..
Now on the other vehicle the one needing charging. place the red cable on the positive battery post and take the black (negative) cable and place it on the negative battery post
now make sure the key is turned off in the vehicle that needs charging
now start the other vehicle first and leave run for about 30- 45 seconds then attempt to start the vehicle that is needing a charge once it has started quickly remove the cables off of the vehicles and you are good to go simply leave the car running to let the battery charge for at least 10 min ok
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Check out EGR Valve

It's either located by the harmonic balancer or flywheel. Usually small and exposed has a magnetic pickup in the end which registers when a particular spot on the crankshaft passes by it. Hope this helps !