A pair of '99s

[svtarheel]

About 10 years ago, I had to take a road trip for work. I decided to take advantage of the time away to have some work done on my car and rent one for the drive. I ended up at an Enterprise branch inside a local Cadillac/Olds dealership. The guy offered me a deal on an Aurora and, after the trip, I was hooked. ;D

I bought a Champagne '99 a few years later and recently bought a White '99 from someone in the military who had it damaged during return shipping from Guam.

In looking for some troubleshooting info, I ran across this site and forum. My current issues with my first one are:

+ fuel gauge inaccuracy below 1/2 tank
+ almost continuous warning message about low coolant
+ power windows not working (none work from driver's controls or their own)

I've done a bit of searching here on the window issue but none of the posts seemed to outline the way mine are acting up. I'm also assuming that the fuel gauge issue will require a sending unit and I heard several years ago that the coolant issue was due to a sensor (on the overflow tank?) that routinely goes bad.

If anyone has thoughts or pointers to specific posts/answers for these issues, thanks in advance for the time savings. I'll endeavor to post individual questions about my issues in the coming days. If there are specific things I need to know before I post that would clarify the issues for potential helpers, any pointers there would be greatly appreciated as well.

All the best...

[RCA1186]

Welcome, there's a couple threads on here for fixes for the fuel gauge

[svtarheel]

Fixed the windows in my Champagne '99 yesterday (just posted about that and asked a question in the electrical area). Now on to the coolant level warning and then the fuel gauge...

[renaldo0613]

Welcome. Your fuel gauge issue is probably due to the common problem of the floater or sending unit going bad. Ultimate fix is to just swap the whole fuel pump out. when this issue starts to occur its signs that your fuel pump is on its way to going bad. Rockauto.com is your bestfriend when it comes to our auroras. Be sure to order the fuel pump seal ring when replace the pump. It tends to be very rusty and breaks on you when changing the pump.

[renaldo0613]

The fuel pump seal ring is only $3 if you dont replace this you will smell gas, and the pump wont stay in place

[roara]

Try this inexpensive trick for the low coolant issue. Tap on the tank with a blunt object like a hammer handle, not too hard, you don't want to crack it. The float might have gotten stuck when coolant was low and never popped back up. It worked for me a few years back!

[svtarheel]

Both of my Auroras have been parked for several years as we worked through some family illness. During that time, one car had the wheels and tires stolen. Last night, we were at the car auction and a silver-blue ‘98 came driving through, so we bought it. (Is 3 Auroras too many?)

I'm thinking I'll likely fix one up to keep and sell the other 2. I’ll put details in a marketplace post when i get that far. In the meantime... Anyone in the mid-South looking for parts or a project?

[emarkay]

Don't scrap that multifunction switch!

[fatcity]

When I bought my 99 Aurora, the inside mirror had been re-glued, and left unplugged . The owner said the Gas Gage doesn't work, Fill, and reset the trip odometer . Refill every 200 miles . When I plugged in the mirror [ compass ] the Gas Gage started working, would stick at 1/2 tank . When the gage stuck, I added $ 5 worth of Gas, after awhile, the gage works accurately, and still does a year later. Cheap Fix compared to tank dropping, sender changing.

[tigger]

Sept 22, 2018 18:47:02 GMT -6 fatcity said:

...Cheap Fix compared to tank dropping, sender changing.

Tank drop? There's an access panel in the trunk fwiw.

Glad it worked out for you though!