I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about cars cuz I don't. That's why I'm asking you guys to help. All I know is that a symbol lit up on the dash of my Pontiac Sunfire today. It's not the oil symbol, or the "check engine" symbol. I originally thought it was the coolant symbol, but I added coolant and its still on.

It's bright red, and is a rectangle with a low liquid line near the bottom and an arrow pointing down. I'm a little anxious because I have to drive 2 hours for work tonight and if I don't figure out what the problem is I'm screwed. So can anyone help me? I won't care if you call me an idiot as long as you help.

11/18/2005 3:04:28 PM

maybe read the owner's manual?

11/18/2005 3:07:04 PM

maybe read the owner's manual?

11/18/2005 3:12:23 PM

at work

already tried looking for the ownder manual online, but no luck

and i'm going straight from work to that 2 hour drive

11/18/2005 3:19:38 PM

brake fluid.

11/18/2005 3:22:33 PM

low windshield squirter water - don't know why they'd need a sensor for that

11/18/2005 3:23:23 PM

thanks guys

i'm gonna go buy every liquid sold at the gas station, stuff it in my car and see what happens

11/18/2005 3:27:11 PM

right b4 u crank a car all the idiot lights come on.. look at the lights that come on and u can eliminate what you think it is.. and then u can start to guess about what is left.

11/18/2005 3:32:09 PM

^^ sounds like a great plan

[Edited on November 18, 2005 at 3:33 PM. Reason : .]

11/18/2005 3:33:01 PM

Quote :

"It's bright red, and is a rectangle with a low liquid line near the bottom and an arrow pointing down."

I'm banking on low gas, or gas cap according to pictures of Pontiac Sunfire gauges (depending on what year):

Quote :

"thanks guys i'm gonna go buy every liquid sold at the gas station, stuff it in my car and see what happens"

Don't forget the gas

[Edited on November 18, 2005 at 4:04 PM. Reason : I'm a google-mechanic]

11/18/2005 3:42:30 PM

what about on a camry the light that looks like your brake lights are on?

11/18/2005 3:53:54 PM

Ah ha! Eureka!

I figured it out... the magic of google!

Do you hear a clicking noise hehe...



[Edited on November 18, 2005 at 4:07 PM. Reason : clicking noise, car go BOOM]

11/18/2005 4:07:02 PM

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"what about on a camry the light that looks like your brake lights are on?"

That one means that you have a tailight of some sort out. Brake light, tail light, i think even rear turn signal, or the 3rd brake light. I used to have a '93 camry, so I know exactly what you're talking about. It's also in the manual if you need further clarification.

11/18/2005 4:37:19 PM

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"Do you hear a clicking noise hehe..."

*tick tick tick tick tick tick*.... DOH!!!!

11/18/2005 4:40:01 PM

i don't have a manual

11/18/2005 5:09:02 PM

turns out its the cooling system

i dont have a temperature gauge for it so that symbol basically tells me my car is about to overheat

thanks autozone guy!


but damn, this is inconvienent

11/18/2005 5:15:55 PM

yeah, its called an oh shit light, when it comes on, its too late

11/18/2005 6:45:26 PM

well when my rad hose fell off today, my "oh shit" light never came on

11/18/2005 7:39:19 PM