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#2963 of 3012 Re: Turn Signal lights fail but, four way flashers come on [rdeschene] by jaramillo1

Sep 20, 2008 (10:19 pm)

Replying to: rdeschene (Jul 04, 2008 7:33 am)
i bought a flasher for my car signals but i don't know where it goes

#2964 of 3012 fuel economy... by nbelt

Sep 22, 2008 (9:16 am)

#2965 of 3012 fuel economy... by nbelt

Sep 22, 2008 (9:19 am)

my 2000 "pos" alero v6 still gets crap mileage. if anyone has any suggestions that would improve my gas mileage i would love to hear them. i changed the fuel filter, plugs, wires, etc. nothing helps. i think i might blow it up if i cant figure this out

#2966 of 3012 Re: Cigarette Chargers [hindy80] by donh81

Oct 25, 2008 (7:15 pm)

Replying to: hindy80 (Feb 13, 2008 10:02 am)
Were you ever able to find the short in the wiring? Our 99 Alero has the same problem - using either of the 2 chargers causes the fuse to blow; we've replaced it a number of times to no avail. I've looked under the hood and under the car for bad/loose wiring but haven't seen anything (not that much of the wiring is visible).

#2967 of 3012 Re: Cigarette Chargers [donh81] by hindy80

Oct 27, 2008 (5:15 am)

Replying to: donh81 (Oct 25, 2008 7:15 pm)
No, we never did find the short but we really didn't spend too much time looking. I am going to take my car to a friend of my dad's who is a mechanic and see if he can find the short. I'll save your message and let you know if I find it. Have you had any problems with the heat in your car? Just replaced the resistor over the summer because nothing was blowing; now the blower works fine on all speeds, but sometimes I get hot air and sometimes I do not.

#2968 of 3012 turn signal trouble by poodleorcine

Nov 02, 2008 (9:10 pm)

Turn signals on my 2004 Alero may or may not work when selected. I'm reading about earlier cars having this problem and that it is tied to the hazard system. Does Gm cover this on the 2004. When they do work I can't locate where the sound of the flasher is coming from. Can anyone help. I haven't tried the hazard lites when the signals fail but will do tomorrow.
Thanks for all the prevoius info.

#2969 of 3012 Forum info. by poodleorcine

Nov 02, 2008 (9:25 pm)

I can read all the messages but can't figure how to dial in the answers to them Please help!!

#2970 of 3012 Re: alero sedan [jul12ius] by butchkaz

Nov 08, 2008 (11:28 pm)

Replying to: jul12ius (Aug 09, 2000 6:59 pm)
Steering wheel vibration on braking is usually caused by warped front brake rotors. Can also be caused by worn front end or steering component like outer tie rod ends.- Butchkaz
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#2971 of 3012 Dash indicator lights stay on after key is shut off by kjw36

May 06, 2009 (8:38 am)

Folks,
My daughters 2000 Alero is having a weird problem. When it is shut off, the oil light and park indicator light (PRNDL) stays on. In addition, there is a whine under the hood that I cannot isolate. It's somewhere near the alternator, and it VERY quiet. This kills the battery if she lets it sit for more than 2 days.
 
A local mechanic thought it might be the Body Control Module, which I replaced and did absolutely no good.
 
Any thoughts?

#2972 of 3012 Re: Dash indicator lights stay on after key is shut off [kjw36] by burdawg

May 06, 2009 (1:15 pm)

Replying to: kjw36 (May 06, 2009 8:38 am)
You need a wiring diagram to see how these things are related and what switch, relay, etc controls them. It could be lots of things. You may be able to isolate it by pulling fuses to see what circuit is the culprit. Pull the fuses on at a time, and when(and if) the problem goes away, presto, you have found it.

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