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tire vendors to subscribe to their tire build specification ( known as " TPC" )
and it varies as to type and use of vehicle ie: SUV, police fleet, etc. I have a
Chev Lumina factory equiped with Michelin H4's and had them all replaced
by 50 k miles,...why. At half tread depth the tires were DANGEROUS in
the wet and the sidewalls were wiped out. By wiped out I mean one could literally
poke therir finger into the casing. This combination of poor cornering and
lousey wet traction encouraged me to replace them all. And those of you
complaining of the " squeak " I encourage to do the same. I suspect the
sidewall is deflecting so much that it actually rubs the rim flange during rotation.
That's my " spin " on the issue.
At $150 a piece and only 41K miles on them, they will be run at least another 10K before they are swapped out. Unless of course I have a blow out before then!
I've seen some TSBs relating to window glass issues:
#01-08-64-012A, Issued Sep 01, Door Glass - Comes Out of Run Channel.
#99-08-64-004, Issued Apr 99, Run Channel Loose to the Door Frame.
Does anyone have these full TSBs?
First, I'm wondering if the window motor really needs replacing. Second, if TSBs exist on an issue, shouldn't I be covered even though I don't have any warranty left?
Thanks for any help.
If this repair has already been done under warranty it should still be covered even if the main warranty has expired.
Two door cars are hard on power window regulators. The long glass puts a lot of torque on the components, but they should last much longer than this.
I'm sorry I don't have the TSB's, we havn't had any window problems on either of our GA's.
I was going to purchase a leftover 2001 at SIFFORD PONTIAC IN BOGOTA NJ. But for lack of a better word, they screwed me. They matched the best price I had from another dealer, and the night before I filled out the paper work, I double checked on my APR's and rebates I would get. Well, the next day they took back everything they said and they could only get me 9.9% APR We went to CERAMI PONTIAC IN PARAMUS NJ. They are great!! I got a 2002 for a little more than the 2001. and 3.9% APR So my point? SIFFORD PONTIAC SUCKS!! I also found out they have jerked around many people and an ex-employee states they repair cars (body work) and don't tell the consumer.
I LOVE MY GRAND AM AND CERAMI!!
DON'T GO TO SIFFORD!!
Sweet!
I just thought the TSBs might have some other info about my problem, especially regarding the regulator. If that's the problem, then maybe they're mis-diagnosing the problem.
I think that the problem should still be covered since I already had the problem, but they are saying repaired/replaced parts only have a 12month/12000mile warranty on them, which this doesn't fall under since it's been 16 months.
Dealers say stuff like that to sell a car NOW, not later!
Thanks, Peter
Thats about all I know....I haven't seen any spy-shots of the '03, other than one several months ago, but it was completely camouflaged.
Pictures of the 04 look great!!
Our mpg has been much lower than previously posted in mostly city driving (22). I get better mileage on the same gas in the Cavalier in mostly city driving (25). Two thoughts there: the GA is still breaking in with only 4500 miles in six months and the GA is heavier.
I have no doubt that the V6 will be a much nicer ride, more capable of pulling the heft and profile of the GA, but I can't tell you what the maintenance trade offs will be. The 2.2 GM engines are very low maintenance affairs, and the new Ecotech seems to continue that trend.
By the way, I've noted three things so far that disappoint me on my new GA.
1. A rattle appeared where the moonroof button is within the first 500 miles...its quite annoying.
2. A piece of plastic trim inside isn't flush to the rest of the area...closer inspection shows that its not even properly cut.
3. I found a cigarette burn in the headliner.
Fuel use is GREAT. With only 1,400 miles driven the last fill up came out to 34.01 MPG,and that was mostly short trips of ten miles or less.
Bill
Any info would be appreciated, thanks!
Note my 4.3.02 comment regarding my GA with the new 2.2 Ecotec 4.
Yesterday on my way to visit my Mom, I was on the freeway going approximately 65 mph, when I took my foot off the gas pedal. Suddenly, the car made a jerk as if it downshifted hard and a noise started coming from the engine well like a popping noise. The tach started reving high, but the car slowed down. I could hear a light back firing noise coming from the tail pipe. The "service engine soon" and "ETS" lights on the dash were blinking. I pulled off the freeway and pulled into the first parking lot I could find. A Nissan dealership. As I pulled into the parking lot, the engine died. I rolled to a stop. Immediately tried to restart, but it wouldn't.
Luckily I had my cell phone with me. I called the 1-800-Pontiac number. After listening to about 2 minutes of directives, I reached an operator. Very polite young lady. I explained what happened, she asked if I needed a wrecker, which I did. The time 3:05 p.m.. She told me it would be about 45 minutes before a wrecker would come. She explained to me about turning the key on and letting it set for 20 minutes. Turn the key off, but not take the key out of the ignition and then try to start it again. It didn't work. To make a long story short....5 hours and $300.00's later, I got the car towed to my Mom's where it sits in the garage until tomorrow. Will have it towed (again) to the dealer and see what has happened.
Will keep you updated.
The car has 1905 miles on it.
Vocus: Because I had it towed over 20 miles they made me pay $3.00's a mile plus $48.50 just to hook it up. Pontiac say's they will reimburse me $20.00's....isn't that nice?
And yes, 5 HOURS!
If Pontiac sent the truck, what the hell would they be charging you hook-up fees for? That makes no sense to me at all.
Boy, I complain when I take in my VW and they don't wash it for me. Like I said before, I would have had to have been CAGED after 5 hours.
I did sent the Pontiac dealer where I bought it a FYI e.mail today and the sales manager responded with a "good luck" response. :-(
Will keep you updated as this progresses.
I have a question for you concerning 02 Grand Am's with the Monsoon Audio system. My Grand AM GT1 is only a few months old and one issue that I have noticed is that if I have a Cd that contains more than 29 tracks, the CD player will play the tracks, but will not let you advance to any track after #29 using the seek button?? For instance, if I want to skip to track 35, while pressing the seek button, it will display track #35 and you can actually hear the CD optical unit trying to find the track but then it always reverts back to tracks #29!
I've tried several CD's and all of them create the same problem. I took my car into the local dealer to address this issue and we tested an 01 Grand Am GT to see if the Monsoon player would read the tracks and it DID! After that test, the dealer ordered me a new Monsoon head unit to replace the "possibly defective" unit. Once the new unit arrived, they installed and tested the unit to find out that it did the same exact thing as the original unit??
The dealership placed a call to the GM "Tech" people to see if he could get this issue resolved. My service advisor was informed that the 02 radios have a software limitation that doesn't allow for you to manually seek and play a track successfully after #29? Additionally, he was informed that GM was aware of this issue, but not doing anything to address it at this time?
What I would like to know from you all: "Does this make any sense?" If the Grand Am's remained virtually unchanged from 2001 to 2002 and have the same type of audio setup, why does a 2001 equipped Grand AM play the CD's correctly? What possible change could they have made to the 2002 audio system that would invoke such a limitation?
Any feedback that you all could provide would be greatly appreciated. I refuse to accept GM's answer on this. Most CD's now contain more tracks than in previous years. Heck.. I can remember my 1996 GMC Jimmy that would play any track, but the track counter would stop at #19??
Thanks!
IExplore2000@aol.com
A letter to GM probably wouldn't hurt either. You just shelled out thousands on a new car, They will keep your business if they can resolve the problem for just a couple of hundred dollars.
They may even be able to fix the problem with a simple shim. Either a lift in the rear to level the seat or if it is still too high in front, they may be able to remove a piece from the front to lower it if possible(not sure of configuration of seat).
These options are just a start. There are lots of options to go through before loosing all that $. These are just the ones to try first so you can keep the original upholstery intact. Good luck
Definitely check out both the Alero and GA. Both nice cars. I am very happy with my Alero.
The diagnosis on the work order says:
"Cylinder head damaged from dropped valve, replace cylinder head assembly"
I have been dealing with the "Pontiac Customer Care" Department on-line for weeks now. I requested they buy the car back from me and of course they put me off until the car was "fixed" and responded yesterday with a "your request is denied" and told me the car was ready.
They have offered at no charge a 60 month or 60k "Component" extended warranty.
Can't say I am happy about all of this. I have to tell you, Pontiac has treated me like I am some sort of idiot...
The dealership where I bought the car was of no assistance, but the dealer where I had it towed to has been okay....I learned more from talking to the other mechanics and the mechanic working on the car then I did talking to the service manager or Pontiac directly. Example....my car set an extra 4 days in the shop while the mechanic recovered from a "bad hangover".
Anyway...its back on the road...seems to run okay...we'll see.