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2002 Pontiac Grand Am Did water?

Tiny
LUBER1968
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  • 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 115,000 MILES
I was driving my 2002 Pontiac Grand Am in the rain and suddenly the car started to lose power. It felt as if it was going to die in the middle of the highway. Things got worse when I got to the streets. Whenever I was at a traffic light, the car almost died. It has been acting like this for two days now. Now the "Service Engine Soon" and "Trac off" ligths come on all the time. The car was running fine the day before when there was no rain. Is it possible that water got in somewhere in the car? Plase help.
Sincerely,
The Spanish Teacher!
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008 AT 8:13 AM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
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Have the PCM scanned at most autoparts stores for free and get the codes.
The traction system will have to be scanned with a chassis scanner (most autoparts stores do not have this), so you may have to go to a garage or dealer.

Depends on how high the water was that you drove through, but there are shields in place that should prevent the water from getting into critical systems. Make sure the shields are in place and not missing or broke.
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