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Might be a decent engine, but the car is only worth $1500, so I'm not gonna spend $500 on a coolant leak. My mechanic says that with proper care, though, those 3.1 liters will last to 200k easy. I think he wants my car when I sell it.
A quick fix for the temperature problem is replacing the radiator cap. I replaced mine when the temperature gauge started inching up and it worked well. Well, until the whole coolant system went awry.
I love my grand am V6 3.1. I have a 1997, can easily get 350 miles per tank in the city and have filled the tank up to 14.5 gallons. Who knew it would be such a great car?
1. There is an annoying squeek from the steering column when the steering is turned. It sounds like rubber or plastic rubbing. I can't hear it in the engine compartment and the steering pump sounds OK, so I think it's from under the dashboard.
2. The plastic trim on the interior passenger door panel looks like it's shrinking and has pulled away from the top of the panel. If I could take off the panel I could probably stretch it back and staple it back. Is this easy to do?
3. When braking lightly at slow speed I can hear a bump with each wheel rotation coming from the rear.
I had the same problems with the door panels. Took them off and applied hot melt glue to the 1/4" or so overlap that rolls around the back of the panel and used some spring clamps to hold it while cooling. Seems to be OK so far. I suppose you could use staples for extra hold, but the injection molded plastic panels are tough, you will probably need an air driven staple gun to penetrate. I would clinch the staples over after driving them.
I would check the rear brakes (should be discs on a GT) for wear - the rear brakes are very often neglected.
P.S. Please turn off your caps lock. All caps looks like you are shouting and makes your message very difficult to read.
A few weeks ago I replaced the hazard light flasher relay with a new one. So far, I haven't had any of the problems of spontaneous "clicking" and having the signal randomly stop working while they were on. I'm hoping that this fixed the problem.
Oh yea, I found a great place to buy new Pontiac parts, and they're prices can't be beat! It's called Bob Bridge Pontiac, they're out in Washington state and they do internet orders, the URL is www.1stpontiacparts.com
My "Service Vehicle Soon" light came on over the weekend and I began to worry. Upon looking in the owners manual I discovered that the warning light only means there is something wrong with the automatic light sensor or daytime running lights (DRL) and nothing more.
After I ended up wasting a lot of time checking fuses, etc., I discovered that one of my high beam lights was out. I decided to replace the light and see what happened...once I replaced the light with a new one, the warning light disappeared and my DRL worked!
So, if you ever get the same problem, see if your high beams work, and if one/both are out, all you have to do is replace the offending light. Somehow the DRL circuit runs through both the low and high beams of both lights...go figure.
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abs and lo trac use the same sensors.
Some suggestions...check out CR for reliability ratings...Honda has had a few problems with trannies over the years...nothing universal; Toyotas (some) have had some engine sludging issues; Mitsu has surprisingly dropped in reliability (one of the reasons I didn't pursue another one); etc. However, I would consider any of the previous mentioned along with Nissans and Mazdas. A lot of us were in your shoes but I "switched over" and I seriuosly doubt I will switch back unless GREAT strides are made!!
obviously because its made of plastic. Does anyone know where I can purchase replacements? I am trying to avoid the dealer.
Are there any things I should be worried about as I approach the 100k mark?
But the title of this post isn't a joke. i do miss that car and would buy another in a heartbeat. Mostly because in Oct. of 2000 a girl driving daddy's nissan altima rear ended me at 65mph without hitting the breaks. Pushed me into the lincoln in front of me. Now I was basically sandwiched. And the end result gave my Grand Am an upturned look from the front and back. With it bent down in the middle. Where the front and back doors met would stick up 1 inch from the door channels. But I was still able to drive away. Now the altima, the entire front end was mashed down, a total loss. And aside from my palms being sore from where I was holding the wheel I came away without a problem. Course the wheel had a wierd bow to it where I was holding it. I ended trading it for scrap on a van. And now driving a 98 blazer. But still miss that car.
The only annoyance is that from time to time the ABS warning light comes on. The dealer told me that my battery is getting old and this causes the warning light to go on. But, the battery feels strong so I will delay replacing it for a while.
For a lark I test drive the 2003 Lincoln LS V6 and was stunned at how poor that car performed in comparison to the Grand Am and this is a car with a list price of $38,000. Anyhow, I am one happy camper with my GT1.
97grandamse: You may have a bad strut mount. I'm surprised it wasn't replaced when the struts were replaced. Unfortunately, it does cost more to replace the mount than the strut.
By the way, my son totalled the car last Friday!! A totalled car with an excellent engine and transmisson. there was no fluid leak anywhere. the car had 101K miles on it.
opening in the top left corner. It looks like a bad design flaw by Pontiac. It is hard to describe in detail but maybe someone here has had the same problem. I am going to seal this area with silicone but thoght I would post here first.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I read post 1669 about a resistor board. Burdawg, did you have the same symptoms? If yes, where is this board and how do you get at it? Could it simply be a resistor for this circuit? Again, where is it and how do you get at it?
Any chance this is the motor itself? This doesn't seem likely to me, but I was listening to a car show recently and they said it was the motor in a similar case.
Thanks.
But, any time the motor is turned off there is the potential for the fuel gauge to go back to a full reading. Never noticed this until I ran out of gas. Very annoying.
Is this common for a 2000 Grand Am? Any possibility that there is a technical bulletin?
Sixteenth All Pontiac, Oakland & GMC Truck Show
Event Type: car show
Start Date: 08/24/2003
End Date: 08/24/2003
City: Richmond
State: VA
Description: Sponsored by Old Dominion Chapter POCI at Capital Pontiac GMC, 5500 S Laburnum Ave, 10 am-4 pm, $10 pre-registration by August 18, $12 after, open to all Pontiacs, Oaklands and GMC trucks, trophies, food, door prizes, free admission.
Contact Name: Michael Abernathy
Contact Address: 1400 Fortingale Circle
Contact City: Sandston
Contact State: VA
Contact Zip: 23150
Contact Phone: 804-737-3139
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