I am new at writing in here....:brentil:.....I am from Surrey BC ...basically just outside of Vancouver B. Canada...I need some help with me Solstice.....
I have a 2006 Pontiac Solstice convertible.....it is fully Loaded....and I think it gas the 2.4 Ecotek engine....it is a 5 speed.....I have never has one problem with the car since I bought it in 2009.....up until about a year ago.....and it had been sitting for a couple months...when I started it it was jumping like a rabbit down the street and choking and bogging...it felt it was plugged somewhere to me???.....I could not get any power....at this time a friend of mine owned a mechanic shop....he said to fix it ....he - Heated up the CATALYTIC CONVERTER....real hot.....then blew out any junk inside it.....it drove fine after this.....about a year ago I started dating the boyfriend from Hell.....I had not dated in over a decade and since my husband died in 2009......I made the biggest mistake dating this fella.....and ended up with my solstice taking the damage....He slashed all 4 tires....kept the key....destroyed inside the trunk....and put the front end in the ditch....luckily no physical damage ....but after this incident...it started bogging and choking and jumping again....like before.....also it was leaking fuel in the back end....someone told me if someone was into the fuel pump when seating the gasket back inside it....did it In correctly....consequently leaking gas......??....is this true?
Also I heard GM or Pontiac extended the Warranty on the CATALYTIC CONVERTER....is this true?....if so could I benefit ?....( about 40,000 kilomi
eters on it...and its a 2006 & today its 2012).....I am wondering if I need a new FUEL PUMP &/or a CATALYTIC CONVERTER?.....
I will mention also about 3 years ago....I was rear ended at about 40 kilos an hour while I was at a stand still in rush hour traffic...(a sitting duck)....after I saw her damage she had a Brand New Honda SUV and the front end was totalled and it had to be towed away....my little Solstice didn't even break a light...I just had a 3 inch dent in the rear of my trunk...I drop e away fine....now I wonder if something could have been slightly damaged inside that ICBC didn't see?.....paying $1400 a year for basic insurance I think is highway robbery...and they do anything to NOT pay...even if it is 100% the other persons fault....its rediculous....I ended up not even getting anything fixed cause I was financially strapped after my husbands death...I couldn't afford going without a vehicle while they fixed it..and they would not provide me with one ......
Anyway....I have to get a new key and fob made...I have the tires....and need either a FUEL PUMP or/and a CATALYTIC CONVERTER....hopefully either with the extended warranty or a rebuilt one/s......
If anyone can help me pin point what the problem could be....or where I can buy a key....fob....catalytic converter....& fuel pump the cheapest.....please let me know.....I
Please don't suggest I get it scanned for codes I don't have one and can't afford one and can't afford to tow the vehicle to get it done....This is my first NEWer vehicle in my life and I am so hurt that she is in the shape she is in..
..I just want to get her up and running....she deserves this much...I love this car and have comeinto a little money to try and fix her up....I just am in a predicament where I am staying with friends till I feel safe enough to get my own place again....
All I can say is dating isn't always cracked up to what people say....it will be a LONG time before I date anyone again....for my cars sake anyway ...
...(LOL)
If anyone can help me I would be grateful...ill answer any other questions anyone may have .....thank u
I want to mention I was rear ended while sitting at a stand still in rush hour teaffic
I have a 2006 Pontiac Solstice convertible.....it is fully Loaded....and I think it gas the 2.4 Ecotek engine....it is a 5 speed.....I have never has one problem with the car since I bought it in 2009.....up until about a year ago.....and it had been sitting for a couple months...when I started it it was jumping like a rabbit down the street and choking and bogging...it felt it was plugged somewhere to me???.....I could not get any power....at this time a friend of mine owned a mechanic shop....he said to fix it ....he - Heated up the CATALYTIC CONVERTER....real hot.....then blew out any junk inside it.....it drove fine after this.....about a year ago I started dating the boyfriend from Hell.....I had not dated in over a decade and since my husband died in 2009......I made the biggest mistake dating this fella.....and ended up with my solstice taking the damage....He slashed all 4 tires....kept the key....destroyed inside the trunk....and put the front end in the ditch....luckily no physical damage ....but after this incident...it started bogging and choking and jumping again....like before.....also it was leaking fuel in the back end....someone told me if someone was into the fuel pump when seating the gasket back inside it....did it In correctly....consequently leaking gas......??....is this true?
Also I heard GM or Pontiac extended the Warranty on the CATALYTIC CONVERTER....is this true?....if so could I benefit ?....( about 40,000 kilomi
eters on it...and its a 2006 & today its 2012).....I am wondering if I need a new FUEL PUMP &/or a CATALYTIC CONVERTER?.....
I will mention also about 3 years ago....I was rear ended at about 40 kilos an hour while I was at a stand still in rush hour traffic...(a sitting duck)....after I saw her damage she had a Brand New Honda SUV and the front end was totalled and it had to be towed away....my little Solstice didn't even break a light...I just had a 3 inch dent in the rear of my trunk...I drop e away fine....now I wonder if something could have been slightly damaged inside that ICBC didn't see?.....paying $1400 a year for basic insurance I think is highway robbery...and they do anything to NOT pay...even if it is 100% the other persons fault....its rediculous....I ended up not even getting anything fixed cause I was financially strapped after my husbands death...I couldn't afford going without a vehicle while they fixed it..and they would not provide me with one ......
Anyway....I have to get a new key and fob made...I have the tires....and need either a FUEL PUMP or/and a CATALYTIC CONVERTER....hopefully either with the extended warranty or a rebuilt one/s......
If anyone can help me pin point what the problem could be....or where I can buy a key....fob....catalytic converter....& fuel pump the cheapest.....please let me know.....I
Please don't suggest I get it scanned for codes I don't have one and can't afford one and can't afford to tow the vehicle to get it done....This is my first NEWer vehicle in my life and I am so hurt that she is in the shape she is in..
..I just want to get her up and running....she deserves this much...I love this car and have comeinto a little money to try and fix her up....I just am in a predicament where I am staying with friends till I feel safe enough to get my own place again....
All I can say is dating isn't always cracked up to what people say....it will be a LONG time before I date anyone again....for my cars sake anyway ...
If anyone can help me I would be grateful...ill answer any other questions anyone may have .....thank u
I want to mention I was rear ended while sitting at a stand still in rush hour teaffic