2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX steering

Reporting Safety Defects to
General Motors
In addition to notifying NHTSA (or Transport Canada)
in a situation like this, we certainly hope you’ll notify us.
Please call us at 1-800-762-2737, or write:
Pontiac Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 33172
Detroit, MI 48232-5172
In Canada, please call us at 1-800-263-3777 (English)
or 1-800-263-7854 (French). Or, write:
General Motors of Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre, 163-005
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Service Publications Ordering
Information
Service Manuals
Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair
information on engines, transmission, axle
suspension, brakes, electrical, steering, body, etc.
Transmission, Transaxle, Transfer
Case Unit Repair Manual
This manual provides information on unit repair service
procedures, adjustments, and specications for GM
transmissions, transaxles, and transfer cases.
Service Bulletins
Service Bulletins give technical service information
needed to knowledgeably service General Motors cars
and trucks. Each bulletin contains instructions to
assist in the diagnosis and service of your vehicle.
In Canada, information pertaining to Product Service
Bulletins can be obtained by contacting your General
Motors dealer or by calling 1-800-GM-DRIVE
(1-800-463-7483).
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A
Accessory Power Outlets.................................3-24
Additives, Fuel................................................. 5-6
Add-On Electrical Equipment...........................5-103
Air Cleaner/Filter, Engine.................................5-20
Air Conditioning......................................3-26, 3-29
Airbag
Readiness Light..........................................3-38
Airbag Sensing and Diagnostic Module (SDM)....7-10
Airbag System................................................1-48
How Does an Airbag Restrain?......................1-54
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..........1-56
What Makes an Airbag Inate?......................1-54
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?....1-55
When Should an Airbag Inate?....................1-53
Where Are the Airbags?...............................1-50
Antenna, Backglass.......................................3-134
Antenna, XM™ Satellite Radio Antenna
System.....................................................3-135
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS)........................... 4-6
Anti-Lock Brake, System Warning Light..............3-41
Appearance Care............................................5-94
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-99
Care of Safety Belts....................................5-97
Chemical Paint Spotting..............................5-100
Cleaning Exterior Lamps/Lenses....................5-97
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-94Appearance Care (cont.)
Finish Care.................................................5-98
Finish Damage..........................................5-100
Glass Surfaces............................................5-96
Instrument Panel.........................................5-96
Interior Plastic Components...........................5-96
Leather......................................................5-96
Sheet Metal Damage..................................5-100
Tires..........................................................5-99
Underbody Maintenance.............................5-100
Vehicle Care/Appearance Materials...............5-101
Vinyl..........................................................5-96
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-97
Weatherstrips..............................................5-97
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-98
Ashtrays........................................................3-25
Assist Handles...............................................2-40
Audio System(s).............................................3-92
Audio Steering Wheel Controls....................3-133
Backglass Antenna.....................................3-134
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-134
Care of Your CDs......................................3-134
Chime Level Adjustment.............................3-135
Navigation/Radio System.............................3-132
Radio with CD...................................3-93, 3-104
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-118
Setting the Time..........................................3-93
Theft-Deterrent Feature...............................3-132
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Extender, Safety Belt.......................................1-28
Exterior Lamps...............................................3-14
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver..........................3-17
F
Filter
Engine Air Cleaner......................................5-20
Finish Damage.............................................5-100
Flash-to-Pass................................................... 3-8
Flat Tire........................................................5-73
Flat Tire, Changing.........................................5-82
Flat Tire, Storing.............................................5-91
Fluid
Automatic Transaxle.....................................5-22
Power Steering...........................................5-38
Windshield Washer......................................5-39
Fog Lamp Light..............................................3-47
Fog Lamps....................................................3-16
Folding Rear Seat............................................ 1-8
Folding Seatback, Passenger............................. 1-6
Front Reading Lamps......................................3-19
Front Seat Storage Net....................................2-40
Fuel............................................................... 5-5
Additives...................................................... 5-6
California Fuel.............................................. 5-6Fuel (cont.)
Filling a Portable Fuel Container..................... 5-9
Filling Your Tank........................................... 5-7
Fuels in Foreign Countries.............................. 5-7
Gage.........................................................3-48
Gasoline Octane........................................... 5-5
Gasoline Specications.................................. 5-5
Fuses
Fuses and Circuit Breakers.........................5-103
Instrument Panel Fuse Block.......................5-104
Underhood Fuse Block...............................5-105
Windshield Wiper.......................................5-103
G
Gage
Engine Coolant Temperature.........................3-43
Fuel..........................................................3-48
Speedometer..............................................3-37
Tachometer.................................................3-37
Gasoline
Octane........................................................ 5-5
Specications............................................... 5-5
Glove Box.....................................................2-38
GM Mobility Reimbursement Program.................. 7-6
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P
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-31
Shifting Out of............................................2-32
Parking
Brake........................................................2-30
Over Things That Burn.................................2-33
Passenger Compartment Air Filter.....................3-33
Passing.........................................................4-15
PASS-Key
®III ................................................2-18
PASS-Key®III Operation..................................2-19
Power
Accessory Outlets........................................3-24
Door Locks.................................................2-11
Electrical System.......................................5-103
Lumbar Controls........................................... 1-3
Retained Accessory (RAP)............................2-22
Seat............................................................ 1-3
Steering Fluid.............................................5-38
Windows....................................................2-16
Pretensioners, Safety Belt................................1-28
Programmable Automatic Door Locks.................2-12
Q
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.........1-15
R
Radiator Pressure Cap....................................5-27
Radios..........................................................3-92
Care of Your CD Player..............................3-134
Care of Your CDs......................................3-134
Navigation/Radio System.............................3-132
Radio with CD...................................3-93, 3-104
Radio with Six-Disc CD..............................3-118
Setting the Time..........................................3-93
Theft-Deterrent..........................................3-132
Understanding Reception............................3-134
Rear Assist Handle Reading Lamps...................3-19
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides......................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers, Safety Belts..................1-23
Rearview Mirror with OnStar
®...........................2-35
Rearview Mirrors.............................................2-35
Reclining Seatbacks.......................................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants.................6-12
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Seats (cont.)
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-6
Power Lumbar.............................................. 1-3
Power Seat.................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-8
Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System...................1-42
Rear Seat Position......................................1-43
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-45
Service........................................................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-5
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-44
Publications Ordering Information...................7-13
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-56
Setting the Time.............................................3-93
Sheet Metal Damage.....................................5-100
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-31
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-32
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster...........................1-22
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7Spare Tire
Installing....................................................5-85
Removing...................................................5-83
Storing.......................................................5-91
Specications, Capacities...............................5-108
Speedometer..................................................3-37
Split Folding Rear Seat..................................... 1-8
StabiliTrak
®Plus System.................................4-12
Starting Your Engine.......................................2-23
Steering........................................................4-13
Steering Wheel Controls, Audio.......................3-133
Steering Wheel, Tilt Wheel................................. 3-6
Storage Areas
Center Console Storage Area........................2-40
Convenience Net.........................................2-40
Cupholder(s)...............................................2-38
Front Seat Storage Net................................2-40
Glove Box..................................................2-38
Overhead Console.......................................2-39
Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow......................4-32
Sun Visors.....................................................2-16
Sunroof.........................................................2-41
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