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When you started your 97 Grand Am you heard a snapping sound and the battery light came on It was extremely hard to steer and there was coolant running from somewhere and the alternator belt was loose?
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∙ 17y ago
If the belt is loose, check the tensioner. The tensioner spring may have broken.
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