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Pontiac Grand Prix - 2000-2005
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Have a '00' GP. Purchased in ene of February. Fun car to drive. Like it more each day. Question? Had about 9,000 miles on it. When I would break the front end would pulse. Dealer said Pontiac had possible problem with rotors. They turned the rotors. Problem went away, now it seems to be coming back. Has anyone else had this or similar problems. Does turning the rotors now affect the life of them several years down the road? I live in the Cleveland area.
If you've had them turned once and they already need it again, I would insist that they be replaced before your warranty runs out and you end up doing it at your own expense.
I went through this on my '99 Grand Cherokee Laredo that I traded for my Grand Prix. Many different makes of vehicles have been having rotor problems the last couple years from what I'm hearing.
I have had no such problems on my 2000 GP after 12K miles.
tsjay
I was driving up U.S. Highway 51 through Ramsey, Illinois, on Wednesday and got a mixture of road oil and fine aggregate (sand-like stuff) all over my car.
I absolutely could not believe what they were doing! They had both the north-bound and the south-bound lanes covered in fresh road oil and were allowing the traffic to pass right through it! They had removed the top layer of asphalt for several miles in preparation for resurfacing, and they had put down the road oil, as they always do before re-paving. I have NEVER BEFORE seen the oil put down on both lanes of a two lane road and then traffic be expected to drive right through it!!!!
If they wanted to do both lanes at once, then why didn't they close the road and detour the traffic around the site?
If they wanted to keep the road open, then why didn't they work on one lane at a time and let the traffic use the other lane???
You can imagine what my beautiful white GP GT looked like after driving several miles through road oil. I spent two-and-a-half hours with WD-40 getting as much of the crap off my car as I could. Of course, I then had to wash the whole car to get the residual WD-40 off, and now I need to wax the car, even though it hasn't been long since I paid to have the car professionally waxed.
How about it, everybody? Any similar experiences, and were you compensated?
I have e-mailed I.D.O.T., and they are investigating. Do you think there's a chance that he contractor's insurance might compensate me?
Please respond, if you have any info that might help me.
tsjay
I don't remember ever seeing a GP with the mud flaps, have you ever seen one? Are they chrome or shiny like chrome?
I have a GT, so it has the ground effects moulding, and I don't see how it would look very good with any kind of mud flaps.
I would like to see a GT that has them to check out the looks.
Thanks for your suggestion.
tsjay
I'm having intermittant transmission difficulties...don't know if they're problems...yet, maybe you can help.
Occasionally, as my GP shifts from gear to gear, it jumps--violently--especially going from 1st to 2nd gear.
It only does this about twice a month, and if I park it, and let it sit for a few minutes, the next time I drive it, the transmission is smooth again.
Anybody have any similar experiences? Is this something that needs immediate attention, or can it wait until my next oil change (October)? Thanks everybody!
With older GP designs, when they used drum brakes, it was actually good for the brakes to set the parking brake - it automatically readgusted the brakes.
There was just a report that only 13% of gas purchases are premium (I think she contributes quite a bit to the statistic) and also that out of GMs 25 engines only one requires premium (guess this must be the one).
I drive an 11 year old import so we don't exactly agree on car issues but the $ she is spending for premium is causing problems.
Thank you
If you want to save on gas - sign up for the www.priceline.com gas program. I have been saving 20 cents per gallon.
The best I've ever done on pure highway, as I posted earlier, is 31.5 mpg (driving strictly the speed limits). The next best checks have been: 30.6 twice, 30.0 once, and 29.9 twice. The worst I've ever done on pure highway was probably still over 28.0.
tsjay
The best upgrade the Bonneville owners can do however is to trade their Bonneville for a Grand Prix GTP.
The premium gas usually costs 20 cents more, then the regular one. This translates to about $2.5 difference at fuel pump. What bank account?
Given the GTP owner could afford extra $1500 for the supercharged engine, and can afford $200-250 yearly for more expensive insurance and property taxes, he probably can also afford some $200 per year for the right gas.
I actually did notice that on some days my GTP did not feel as powerful as it should have. Now I know - those were the days with 87 octane courtesy of my wife.
I don't think that she did too much damage, but still my GTP does not achieve the same high levels of fuel economy as other GTP drivers get on a regular basis. Makes me wonder.
Sometimes after a long high speed drive, when I get into city traffic, my engine kind of growls in a strange way. Again, makes me wonder.
If you are so concerned about gas prices (who is not nowadays) - go to www.priceline.com, you will not regret it. I am getting premium for less than posted price on 87.
If this is the case - why did you bother getting a GTP and not just a GT?
Was that the 3-spoke wheel design or 15-spoke? I don't think I like that 3-spoke style at all.
The 15-spoke wheels look like this:
(picture taken from Wieck image database)
and the interior of Special Edition GTP
I'll put 4 Michelin X-ones on near Thanksgiving or sooner depending on when the snow flys and run them for a year and then decide if a set of hi-tech snows is in the budget for next winter.
Anybody able to run the Good Year LS much longer than 25,000 miles?
the 3800 with a supercharger on it, then one ought to be able to use regular with it if boost is never used.
1. The supercharged engine is a modifyed 3800: beefed, with different compression ratio, etc.
2. the supercharger always boost the engine. Even at low rpm. This provides strong torque from stop - signal lights, etc.
Supercharger is different than turbo. Both pump extra air, but supercharger is a simple (belt-driven) air pump, not an exhaust-gas turbine.
No matter what, I will still recomment against using non-premium fuel in this car. The engine is modified to operate on premium.
Also if you get a GTP and never get into boost (pretty hard to do that), you should have bought an SE with 3.8L or a GT.
Funny - his exhaust smelled like Connoly leather
I have never taken my GTP, maybe I should before the lease is over.
I was sort of disappointed with my time until I watched a few Impala SS's and a Thunderbird Super Coupe go down the track. The Impala's could only muster mid 15's, and the Thunderbird couldn't get below 16 flat. Unfortunately we didn't see any Grand Prix's go down the track.