GM is the only auto company in the world that will not sell owners of their
products or independent service businesses a parts manual.  I want to know
why and what's the big secret.
No parts manual means mistakes and difficult and more expensive servicing.

GM cuts overtime hours on softening demand
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors Corp. says it's cutting
scheduled overtime hours in six plants to avoid excessive inventories of

GM corporate V-6 3.8l Series II prone to coolant leak because of plastic
intake manifold.  Isn't there a lawyer out there who will initiate a
class-action for recall of ALL engines for refit and update with reliable
aluminum manifolds?

I am trying to do what I thought was a simple fuel filter change.
However, I am having suprising difficulty determining the fuel
pressure relief procedure on a 97 GMC Sonoma with the 2.2L engine.  I
have two manuals which have conflicting methods on this dangerous

Year: 1994
Make: Chevrolet
Model: Lumina Van
Engine: 3.8 Liter

I have a 1998 Chevy Blazer and it's been dying on me.  It only has
60,000 miles on it!  I am so disappointed.  Here's the situation.
1.  It first died after driving about one hour on the highway at
70mph.  While it was coasting, I put it in neutral and restarted it.

My 1996's S10 blower quit working. My AC was out too, so i did not pay
much attention to it this summer. I looked at it over the weekend
and found the resistor pack in the air plenum under the hood.
I had one of these fail in my old Mazda B2000, and it melted the

On my 2002 Trailblazer, I don't think my PCM is "telling" my cooling
fan clutch to "come on". I have replaced the fan clutch and it's doing
the same thing as the old one. I can see the fan turning but I can
never HEAR the fan turning, (like I used to), even when the

Hey guys,  can some knowlegeable in this area tell me why it costs $800+  to
replace the rear load leveler struts in a '93 buick park Ave?
Is this a job that its best for the dealer to do only,  or can any good
garage do it at a much better rate? Suggestions appreciated.

I really need some help with this.
My 92 Roadmaster has a "Door Ajar" dash light indicating the rear
wagon hatch door is open.  This damn light is ON but I cannot find the
switch which turns it on.  I suspect the switch finally broke which is

I have a 1997 LeSabre with about 174,000 miles on it. I have owned
this car for about  6 years (95,000 miles).
Recently I put a new after market cd player in the car.
My friend and I installed it without a problem. However, we left a

I think it is time for a preventitive replacement of the original
thermostat in my 01 Impala, 3.8V6 with 70K miles. I know this is a
plastic intake, and I am a bit nervous about this job. Any tips, or
tricks that I need to know about the plastic intake?

 My Daughter just called & said that her car is on the highway & won't run
but for a few miles & then dies. It's a 2.2 (i think) She went thru this
last year
& changed the fuel filter & air filter & nothing helped. Says she put a new

I have seen many posts on this, but none quite answer the question
  I got a new radio from ebay, of course the lock is on.
Holding the 2+3 or 1+4 buttons does not bring up any numbers, and I
dont have an hour button or minute button to complete the rest. I know

Key paragraph: "But shoppers who take the results as a sign that this is
a good time to buy a new Buick might still be disappointed. While the
study offered some indication that the General Motors nameplate was
achieving top-level dependability, shoppers may wonder if they are ...