car broke again

[iruletheskool]

Who here is selling one??

 

[HuskerInSecLand]

What do you have now? And what' wrong with it?

 

[iruletheskool]

Its an 03 grand am.. basically the biggest GM money pit they could make and im not gonna fix it again


Dunno exactly yet, was on the hiway and lost acceleration then it wouldnt start

 

[Red_Alert]

Sounds like the fuel pump.

I assume it was turning over of course.

 

[iruletheskool]

Yup

 

[Neb4life]

2012 GMC 3/4 ton Duramax 137,000 all pwr and leather, Drove it to church on Sundays.

 

[iruletheskool]

Thats a lot of church miles over 2 yrs..

 

[bamabear82]

Sounds like the fuel pump.

I assume it was turning over of course.

Had a 2004 Sunfire a few years ago that would just cut off while going down the road. Just like you shut the car off with the switch except the radio and all would stay on, I would just notice I was decelerating instead accelerating and the power steering wouldn't work. At first, you could pull over, put it in park and it always started back but the longer I let it ride the worse it got til it just didn't start at all. Long ass story short, it was the fuel pump.

 

[Neb4life]

Thats a lot of church miles over 2 yrs..

Well maybe I went around and fed cows and checked on things on my way. But we can take the cake box off and the flat bead put the factory bead back on it and you would be good to go.

 

[iruletheskool]

How much

 

[Red_Alert]

The fuel pump costs about $100 and is located inside the gas tank.

You can replace it yourself with a floor-jack, socket set, pair of pliers, and a screw driver.

Or just flip a shade-tree mechanic $75 and they'll do it.

 

[Neb4life]

How much

$35,000.00

 

[iruletheskool]

Hmm..

 

[Neb4life]

Hmm..

It gets 12-14 around town and 14-18 on hwy.

 

[iruletheskool]

Think ima need somethin cheaper

 

[Red_Alert]

Hey irule.

Talked to a mechanic buddy of mine just now and he said to check the fuel pump fuse/relay. It's a very common problem.

There's a fuse box under the hood and he said "Off the top of his head it's fuse #18". The fuses will be labeled on the underside of the fuse box cover that you remove. It's part relay and part fuse. Pop the fuse out and clean the contacts good. Make sure the pins make good contact when you put it back in. Might fix your problem for nothing.

 

[iruletheskool]

I will try that.. i know which blasted fuse that is

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

I would think if the fuse popped the pump would have just quit instantly and instead of losing acceleration slowly the car would have just quit right on the spot.

If it is the fuel pump then when you turn the ignition it will literally just click. Without any gas it won't even attempt to start.

 

[Jack_John_Mark]

Or is that what happened, stool?

How long did it take the car to lose acceleration and fully come to a stop?

 

[iruletheskool]

Took awhile to quit and still turns over