Edmunds dealer partner, Bayway Leasing, is now offering transparent lease deals via these forums. Click here to see the latest vehicles!
Options
Pontiac Grand Prix - 2000-2005
This discussion has been closed.
Popular New Cars
Popular Used Sedans
Popular Used SUVs
Popular Used Pickup Trucks
Popular Used Hatchbacks
Popular Used Minivans
Popular Used Coupes
Popular Used Wagons
Comments
Zaino's Clay Bar is identified as Z18 in the product range.
I agree with Ruski, Z1, Z2 and Z6 its all needed to keep the car looking great. Z18 is good to keep handy. For a new car these items are enough IMO.
Zaino LASTS. Plus you can add coats, easily. Additional coats make it shine even more.
The smooth feeling and rain beading from waxes and polishes do last longer if you clay first, and if you do multiple coats.
dave
Impact rocked me a bit, and actualy pushd me further onto the brake. Was sure I was going to noce into the truck ahead. However, I didn't move more than an inch maybe. Glanced up, and saw her acutally bounce back about 1-2 feet though.
Q1: surprisingly I've only got some decent scuffs and scrapes on my rear bumper. However, when I drive it, seems like there maybe some broken plastic inside the bumper. Anyone know if the insurance company will allowme to replace it, or will they say that it just needs o be bondoed? My Ins. adjuster wants to look at it Monday/Tuesday, so if so, I may have to 'tweak' it a bit more.
Q2: The car I bought came with a Blaupunkt 10 disc changer in the trunk, with the FM radio xmtr, and the head unit attached to the stereo. Anyone know if this was the stock option, or an aftermarket? That is also noow dead. Godd thing is, I'm going to take the ins. $$ and just replace the stock radio with oneof those new single CD/RW/MP3 players.
Q3: Want to do some of the grandprixstore.com mods. Anyone tried the Next Level Sway bars?
Q4: Also interested in the Next Level Strut Tower Braces. Any suggestions on whether I should do these before or after the sway bars? What would be the noticible performance difference between te two?
Q5: Also want to replace my headlights. Sylvania has the Cool Blue and the Xtreme's. Anyone have comments?
thanks,
Fred
Just looking for someone who may give my some advice on what particular problems I should look for when having the car looked at by my mechanic. Also wondering if this is just too much car for a 17-year old. I understand it has a good safety rating, which is important also.
Would you buy your daughter a Mustang or Camaro? However, GTP is accelerating substantially faster than these sport cars in the base (6-cylinder) trim.
I see some of my old buddies are still posting.
I am enjoying my Jeep Wrangler Sport immensely, and she has been performing well. She's even more fun than I had imagined she would be.
I have to get my two cents worth in again while I am here: my 2000 Grand Prix GT was the BEST car that I ever had by a BIG margin!
That car never once went back to the dealer for even any little problem. The car was nothing less than perfect!
If I were going to get back into a car instead of a Jeep, I don't think I would even bother looking at anything other than a GP!
What more could you possibly want in a car? GP's are way better looking than any other cars, they have great acceleration with the 3.8, the transmission shifts flawlessly, they have plenty of room and a huge trunk for a mid size car, and they get great gas mileage. I actually got as high as 31.6 when I was purposely driving slower to "go for a record" on gas mileage. But even with my normal driving on trips when I was going about 73 MPH, I could always count on between 29 and 30 mpg.
I wish I could have kept that car and still bought a Jeep, but there was no way.
I really, really love my Jeep, and I would like for you guys to see her. Her name is Thelma Jane, and her web page is:
http://www.members.aol.com/tjoh298765/thelma.html
Toony Woony, how you doin'? Ain't heard from you in ages!
You guys come visit and say hi over in Wrangler IV, where I hang out now. It's under owners clubs/jeep owners clubs/jeep wrangler owners/ wrangler IV.
c ya
tsjay
Have you hugged your Grand Prix today?
However, I do agree with yurakm - even though this is not the sort of information you requested. If safety was my concern (and when it comes to my kids, it's a big one), I wouldn't buy a GTP for my kids. The GTP is a lovely car (for an experienced driver - like me) but its 240 horses is just way too much power available way too easily. In fact, at 200 hp even the GT has more power than most kids would ever need - with the added bonus of better fuel economy on regular fuel (the GTP takes premium).
I'd check out the insurance rates too.
kdstan
I have a problem which has really scared me. I have a new 2001 GP GT, with less than 9000k miles. I bought the car new last fall. Recently I was accelerating after I stopped for a toll and the car took OFF! I began to accelerate faster than I had ever before! I pressed on the brake to slow down and the car did not slow down! I moved and put both feet on the brake and pressed as hard as I could and the car only dropped 5 mph from its previous speed of 70. I thought the accelerator was stuck so I lifted my foot to tap the accelerator and the car began to speed up again! I could hear the engine revving and felt the car speed up as soon as I started to lift my feet from the brakes. Finally the engine began to idle down and the car started to slow down. But in the meantime, I had kids in the back who were crying and screaming because I spending up to the back of the car in front of me. I am taking my car to the service dept today, but I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem??????
Any help will be appreciated!
Vanessa
Pat
Host
Sedans and Women's Auto Center Message Boards
Let us know what the mechanic found.
This will improve the responsiveness of the tires and then the car in general. You should feel it right away. Then you can decide what you want to do with the sway bars. My guess is that the improvement in handling might be enough to convince you not to bother with the sway bars.
The last time the low fuel light came on, I tried to get to the gas station before the engine light came on. I didn't make it, but during the trip to the gas station the engine stalled twice when slowing/stopped for intersections. The next day the light went off and the engine runs fine.
By the way, when the low fuel light comes on, it takes only 13 gals to fill it. Considering it has an 18 gal tank, that is a 5 gal reserve. I don't recall if this is a change since my wife mostly drives it.
I made a service appointment but cancelled when the light went off. If a trouble code isn't registered I would be wasting my time taking it in.
The '98 SE just turned 36,000 miles. Any ideas?
Switch to neutral. With modern cars, very probably, computer will cut off gas at 4k rpm, and engine will be OK. In the worst case, the engine will be ruined, but your kids and you will be alive.
Never turn ignition off: the car will lose power steering, and everything power, as well as everything electrical.
I believe, it is will be simply impossible to switch to park in such situation: passing through rear, at 70 mph, will destroy transmission... Any case, this is a very bad idea.
BTW, I've heard tell of magnetic fields that can interfere with PCM's in some new cars causing all sorts of problems - interfering with operations from ABS brakes to acceleration. Many cases of unintended acceleration have been caused by feet slipping off the brake pedal or floor mats which get bunched in the driver's foot well in the (obviously) wrong way.
Do you have floormats? Floormat moving on top of the accelerator pedel causes a lot of this problem. It happened to me years ago. Especially a floormat that has wrinkles/does not lay perfectly flat on the floor/moves around at all under your feet.
I'm surprised the brakes didn't slow the car down more. Engineers say on most cars the brakes are powerful enough to stop a car at full throttle.
I have read that modern GM cars need to have about 2 gallons for fuel pump to work right. Any case, with computer-controlled engine, fuel-injectors, etc., it is better not to drive till the last drop of gas. So the 4 gallons translates into 2 gallon margin: barely enough if you are stick in the traffic jam, or if the next highway exit is in 30-50 miles...
Ken
Stuck acceleration - I read about this happening from a few people on the Impala forum a while back. I don't know what the outcome was though. Maybe there will be a recall down the road.
Additionally, there was such report on the Gran Prix board. A frightening case, when engine died merging on highway on front of a heavy vehicle. Bad ERG(?) valve - a part of pollution control.
However, before yesterday I do not remember a single report of uncontrolled acceleration.
Anyway the road side assistance got his vehicle to a dealer and they overnighted the part and had him back on the road the next afternoon.
A flat bed that came to collect his GP couldn't get the car loaded because of the body lean due to the broken spring. My friend ended up driving behind the truck to a dealer.
Me
I am having a problem with my factory alarm on my 2000 Grand Prix GT and the dealership service department has been unable to fix it after 5 trips
(days) up there. The problem is the alarm goes off at totally random times for no reason at all. I have been unable to find the pattern. They have replaced one shock sensor and tweaked the settings several times, but no luck yet. The alarm sometimes will go off within a few minutes, other times its been a day or two. Climate or location do not matter either. It has gone off in a parking lot, in a parking structure, in my home garage. The weather has been cool and damp, hot, etc... makes no difference as far as I can tell.
Any ideas???
Thanks,
Jason
kdstan - the Grand Prix redesign is not coming until 2003. No pics have been released or leaked thus far. GM is keeping it under wraps for now.
What ever happen?
Wasn't the lady taking the car to the dealer?
When you've narrowed it down to one or two dealers, I find that the best strategy is to go in on the afternoon last Saturday of the month and be prepared to make your deal on the spot. Don't go in without a bottom line and whatever you do, stick to it.
Good luck - let us know how it works out.
Looking for a good used car and came across a white 99 GP SE 4-door with 25000 miles. It has the 3800, BOSE speakers, steering wheel radio controls, power seat, and keyless entry. The dealer is currently asking 13,900 + tax. If anyone could give an opinion of this deal I woild appreciate it very much. Thanks.
I'd like to ask if anyone has a suggestion about how to change the pitch of the 2001 Grand Prix passenger seat. Pontiac offers power, lumbar support, heat, etc. for the driver's seat but nothing for the passenger's seat. People that have riden with me complain the pitch of the seat is too low. Are there comfort cushions or something available in the market I could offer to passengers?
Thanks,
If you find something better than what I suggested, could you post back here to let me know.
Thanks!