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#483 of 2575 PONTIAC GRANDAM SEDAN 1998 by debra7 Nov 28, 2000 (4:10 am)
I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND AM SEDAN 1998.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYBODY OUT THERE WOULD GIVE ME ADVICE ON WHAT BRAND OF BRAKES SHOULD I BUY.I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES. THANK YOU, DEB.
#484 of 2575 Rotors by danvance Nov 28, 2000 (4:44 pm)
I am having two problems with my SE2 that has 16k miles on it. One is the rotors being warped. And the other is I can hear the engine pinging. I have tried all types of gases to see if it was a lower octane gas causing the problem, but it doesn't help. I have taken the car in before because the tires were not balanced and I could hear the pinging noise. Now it has gotten so bad any of my passengers can hear it. I took the TSB# for the rotors into my dealer to have them replaced. They weren't aware of the bulletin, but they did check their computer which showed the same TSB#. I mentioned the durastop line to them, which they said were no better than the replacement rotors that GM wants the shop to replace them with. They also said that the rotors they are putting on the car are an upgrade from the rotors that came stock. They even said they think the durastop is a lesser quality GM line. The pinging probably happens usually between speeds of 25 to 70 MPH. It happens more when I am accelerating slowly. It started happening very early on. A tech at the GM shop said that it could be the EGR vavle ( or something like that ). But unless they could hear it, or it set an alarm in the computer, they could do anything about it. Now it has gotten worse, so hopefully they can hear it. I also hear lots of road noise when I'm driving on the freeway.
#485 of 2575 Road noise by lrymal Nov 29, 2000 (12:33 am)
My 1999 SE had terrible road noise which I solved by getting rid of the BF Goodrich tires and replacing them with Goodyear RS-A tires of the same szie. These are a premium tire but they gave me a much quieter ride, much smoother ride, and a "GT" cornering feel. There might be even better tires but I haven't isolated those yet, probably Michelin. There have been some posts on tires in the IMPALA list and the messages there might be of help on the tires.
#486 of 2575 lrymal by yurakm Nov 29, 2000 (2:19 am)
Tires are discussed here: http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/engaged/edmund.cgi?&f=0&c=Maintenance&t=16&q=*
#487 of 2575 Don't buy a Grand Am by torodave Nov 29, 2000 (4:50 pm)
I bought a GA new in '96, and it was such a piece of crap I traded it on a new '97 after only 8 months. Like others, I thought I'd just had a lemon, but the '97 has been just as bad. It has needed repairs or parts replaced every 3 months since I've owned it, and I've had to get a rental on 3 occassions. This year alone I've spent $1,000 on repairs. It has about 50K on it. I give up on trying to fix everything that goes wrong, and will trade it on a Ford as soon as I can afford to. The problem is that they depreciate so badly that I can't afford to buy a new car yet. In a little over 3 years it's depreciated about 60%. My brother has a 96 Sable with 60K on it, and has yet to do ANY repairs.
#488 of 2575 torodave by isellpontiacs Nov 30, 2000 (1:03 am)
Sorry to hear about your recurring problems. I have a 2001 with 5 KMI and nothing wrong so far. Unfortunately, whoever sold you the car never: 1) Mentioned getting it through the SMART BUY program. You wouldn't have had to worry about the negative equity or the %60 devaluation. Furthermore, you would have a super low payment. 2) Never offered you an extended warranty so that you wouldn't have had to spend $1,000 out of your pocket. I hope that your next auto (whichever company) won't have problems. Matthew J Drake I.S.M.
#489 of 2575 I am confused by gabad Nov 30, 2000 (2:30 am)
I bought a '99 Grand Am SE in October from Enterprise Rent a Car. One week after I bought the car it began to stall. It did not do it all of the time, but on the time it did I would repeatedly stall until you let it sit for at least an hour. I have now had it into the Pontiac dealer twice and another garage once. They still do not have any answers on why it is doing this, but the replaced the fuel pump because they thought that might have been bad. My friend had the same problem and she kept the car for two years before they bought it back off of her. Has anyone else had this problem and did they ever find out what was wrong?
#490 of 2575 HELP! by beccav1 Dec 01, 2000 (6:22 pm)
I own a 94 GA with 182,000 miles on it. I bought it new and it was a great car for years. Around 130,000 miles, she started falling apart. I have gone through many problems, the worst being a cracked head. Ever since I had the head replaced in June 1998, I have been experiencing another problem that umpteen mechanics and computers can't pinpoint. While driving down the road, the car just seems to bog down and lose power for a few seconds. It jerks and chugs and carries on at this point. It spews black puffs of smoke while doing this. It appears to be running rich and my gas mileage has decreased. It does this at any speed, but seems to be better when going 65-70 mph plus. Has anybody else had this experience? I am on the road alot, as my miles will tell you. I don't want it to just leave me sitting some day far away from home.
#491 of 2575 RE: HELP! by lrymal Dec 03, 2000 (4:39 pm)
On Friday, 01 December '00, beccav1 wrote: >..It appears to be running rich and > my gas mileage has decreased. It does > this at any speed, but seems to be > better when going 65-70 mph plus. Had this to happen with an Olds '85 Calais. Drove the mechanics nuts. It would start doing this about 30 minutes into driving and the computer diagnostics couldn't find anything. One mechanic drove it home, determined to figure it out. About 30 minutes into driving, it started to shut down on him, lots of black smoke. He did a quick diagnostic on the computer and found it was ok. Amazingly, he found a distributor cap was going bad. It would begin arcing internally after it heated up. Replacing the cap solved the problem. Not sure if this is the problem, but if your mechanics would drive the car, and take with them some key ignition parts to isolate the problem, they might find the problem.
#492 of 2575 Disappointment by rgrisafi Dec 03, 2000 (7:23 pm)
In June of 99, I leased a beautiful red 99 GA GT1 4-door. Here is what I've experienced so far: 1. The day I brought it home, it stalled like 5 times. I turned around and went back to the dealer and they said it might have been the gas. Well, after they took the car and put 200miles on it, they figured out it was a kinked air induction hose. 2. At 7k miles, the rotors warped. The dealer (a different dealer) deamed there was no problem. They gave the car back to me without fixing it. I blew a hissy and had to make another appointment to have them cut them for me. When it happens again(and it will), I will refer to the TSB. 3. Also at 7k, the cd radio had to be replaced due to a bad volume control. 4. At 11k, the car developed an oil leak. The oil pan was dropped and the gasket replaced. I had my last new car for 10yrs. It doesn't seem like this one will last that long.

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