20 Most Recent 2005 Pontiac Aztek - Page 6 Questions & Answers

saftey switch at gear shifter may be at fault. should be a plastic plug below key in column. remove plug and insert small screw driver to override saftey switch and turn key back to remove.

Your problem is that you have a bad earth on the Left hand side rear light so get a jumper lead and put 1end to earth and the other one hold on the light casing or on the black wire on the light and turn on the indecators and it will light up and stop light and rear light will be bright as the same with your head lights if 1 is dim and the others bright its the EARTH WIRE same on the rear its only earth..
Let me know how you get on .. Ron

You are speaking of the climate control fan, (I assume). It sounds like you have auto temp control and you have it set on auto. Try to manually overide the fan speeds by taking the unit off AUTO. I believe your fan has an infinite # of speeds. Like a reostat. Rather than a low med high kind of thing. By swithching to manual, you will help isolate the problem...if you can overide, there is no problem with the fan, but rather with controls..

Their is a sensor screwed into the radiator which sends a signal to the fan relay when the radiator gets hot and activates the fan. If you changed the relay then this is most likely the problem. But it may be the fan. To check remove the plug from the fan and when radiator get's hot check if power is comming through the wire's.

If the computer fuse is blowing, there are deep problems within the computer--it must be replaced. There are no high current loads external to the computer that could draw that much current from the computer. All high current loads are driven by an individual relay for that function which in turn are driven by the computer. Even if a relay coil shorted internally, the computer output would not likely fail. A test would be to pull all relays, then replace the fuse. If it pops again, the computer is suspect. (several hundred dollars for a rebuilt unit). Hope this helps.

Next time this happens, reach up and try to turn the key like you are trying to start. It shouldn't engauge starter while in gear so don't worry about that. If it starts up when you do this, you most likely have a weak switch and the weight of your keys swinging may me shutting you down.

usually the cig lighter fuse is the same as the horn.

head fuse broke?

1) Lift up on the headlight retainer to release the headlight assembly. 2) Release the headlight ball studs from the grommets by pulling the headlight assembly from the lower center corner. 3)Remove the headlight assembly from the upper fascia support. 4) Disconnect the harness connector from the headlight assembly. 5) Remove the headlight assembly from the vehicle. 6) Remove the access cover from the rear of the headlight assembly. 7) Remove the headlight bulb socket from the headlight assembly by rotating counterclockwise . 8) Remove the headlight bulb from the socket. Reverse these steps to install and make sure when your done to adjust the headlight.

Check the cv joint and boot. It probably is binding as you turn. The halfshaft more than likely needs to be replaced.

Remove the brake caliper
Remove the disc, (rotor)
Remove the 34mm nut on the axel shaft
Remove the three (3) bolts from the back side
You will need a wheel puller (three jaw will work well)
Place the puller over the hub and tighten, this will push the shaft out of the hub. Now you have to pull the hub assy. out of the mounting bracket. I found hitting each side,of the hub with a lead hammer to work well. Don't forget to disconnect the ABS senser on the back side of the hub assy.
Do not over tighten the 34mm axel nut when you install the new assy. If you use an impact whrench on it you will damage the bearing.

You may want to do a inspection of your cooling system, here's a list that might help,

• Check the thermostat, if it's defective replace it.
• Check the coolant in the reservoir tank, it should be at the proper full level.
• Sometimes when you change a thermostat there's a possibility you could get air in your coolant lines from having the coolant system opened up, this could keep your coolant from circulating through your system, if so you will need to bleed the air out of the coolant system.
• The water pump should be inspected for leaking coolant out of the weep hole's, when a water pump go'es bad it may leak coolant, which would mean the seals on the pump are bad, also listen for squealing noise's coming from the pump when the car is started, if it squeals the bearings are bad, there is also a possibility the water pump fins are wore down from corrosion, there is no way to inspect this without removing the pump.
• check the drive-belt for wear and tension, a bad tensioner or a bad drive-belt could have an effect on the operation of the water pump.
• check the pressure cap on the coolant reservoir tank for good pressure, when you remove the cap you should hear a hissing sound this means you have good pressure in your cooling system, check for corrosion or build up on the cap, clean the cap if necessary, also check the coolant in the reservoir tank, it should be clean, if not you might need to have the cooling system flushed, during the flush you can observe if the coolant has a good flow through the system.
• check the large upper and lower radiator hose's for crack's, swelling, and proper coolant flow.
• Check the operation of the cooling Fan, and circuit, cooling fans use relays and fuses, some vehicles use more than one cooling fan, if your vehicle has two cooling fans there should be two relays and two fuses one for each fan, first visually inspect the fuses if one or both are bad replace them, you can test the relay or relays for continuity by removing them and doing a proper continuity test according to your relays circuit diagram.
• Check the coolant temperature sensor, most coolant temperature sensors are located directly in the thermostat housing, this sends information to your pcm which determines when to turn your cooling fan on and off, if it's defective replace it.
• Inspect the radiator grill for damage or debris build up.
  

Park lock cable probably needs adjusting.

The rear differential either needs versatrak fluid added or changed.
Located at the rear of the vehicle loosen the top hex bolt and stick your finger in if you don't feel any fluid add some. If you do feel fluid see what color it is. It should be clear if not then its time for change.
Versatrak fluid can be purchased at any GM dealer .You will need almost 4 bottles to do a full change.Once you have either added or changed the fluid do some circles around left and right and drive a few blocks then circle around again and your groaning noise should be gone!

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you might have a short check ur hot wire to the battery terminal as well as ur ground wires

take out the bulb and there u filments one for high beam light witch is the biggest one and the low beam is the one whit the smallest filment and if it dont go on when ur turn ur head lightsits blown and ull need to replace it

u enter the fluid where it says dot 3 oil its located onthe driver side under the hood it a white plastic contaner and i belive it says dot 3 break fluid its in yellow words hope it helps