CONDENSATION COLLECTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. Pontiac Grand Am 1992

SUBJECT: CONDENSATION COLLECTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD DURING HIGH HUMIDITY (INSTALL NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD)

MODELS: 1992-95 PONTIAC GRAND AM

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT ON CONDENSATION COLLECTING ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD DURING HIGH HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE, WITH A/C ON HIGH AND WINDOW OPEN.

CAUSE:

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD HAS AIR PASSED THROUGH RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE TO LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH A VENTING SYSTEM BUILT INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD. CONDENSATION FORMS FROM COLD A/C AIR PASSING THROUGH A WARM HOOD.

CORRECTION:

INSTALL A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD WHICH IS WRAPPED WITH AN INSULATED VINYL. THIS NEW HOOD WILL IMPROVE THE CONDENSATION CONDITION.

1. REMOVE DRIVER SIDE AIR DEFLECTOR BY PULLING GENTLY REARWARD.

2. CAREFULLY PRY UPWARD WITH ROCKING MOTION ON LEFT AND RIGHT RETAINER CLIPS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD. HOOD ATTACHED WITH 7 RETAINER CLIPS.

3. INSTALL NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD, P/N 22658420.

PARTS INFORMATION:

P/N 22658420 INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HOOD

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: C2450 LABOR OPERATION TIME: 0.2 HR

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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