On my son's 2003 malibu the air condioner has stopped working. I took the relay cover off under the hood. The #16 relay for the compressor is so loose in the socket that i think it may be causing a problem. There is no resistance at all when pulling out the relay. It feels like there is nothing there for the relay to connect with. But i know there is power there cause i probed with a multimeter and have 12 volts on 2 of the slots. The other day while the car was running i sort of rocked the relay a bit and the compressor came on, then back off so i think there is a problem there. Is it possible to get inside this relay box to determine what is wrong? Or if not could someone tell me how i could tie in to the correct wires and install a remote relay for this. I bought this car for him back about 6 months ago and the air has had a problem the whole time.I've been trying to figure out how to do this for a couple of weeks now and its been past the century mark each day for most of that time, so i would surely like to get a fix for this....thanks

 

someone may have spread the terminal pins by jamming a test probe in it. Sometimes you can bend them back with a small pick.

 

thanks, ok i tried using a very small jewelers screwdriver but can't seem to get it in behind the terminal to get any leverage on it. Any other suggestions? thanks again for your help

 

the other option is difficult if you never done one. unlock and remove the terminal from the back of the fuse box.

 

ok i figured out how to remove the fuse box from the track it slides in on ( had to find the little push up lock at the bottom).. Now question is how do i get into the box, i never have been inside one before, if you could give some steps on how to do this i sure would appreciate it. thanks