What happened to my belt?

Asked by Wertiopass1 Feb 07, 2020 at 11:10 AM about the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driving down the road at about 40 and it
became really hard to steer like I ran out of gas but
it was on. The screen above the radio said
charging failure and luckily I was next to my house,
so I pull in and pop the hood and when I look inside
I see that the *serpentine?* Belt was completely
off but wasn't shredded but a little strip about 6
inches long or so and the pulley in the bottom back
is really loose. I want to know what may have
happened and how to fix it, thank you.

2 Answers

40,000

The loose pulley probably failed and the belt slipped off. Replace the worn or damaged pulleys, check the belt tensioner as well and install a new belt.

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