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Sedans Pontiac Grand Am Engine trouble
19 messages, Last post on May 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM
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i bought a 2001 pontiac grand am SE a couple months ago. When i bought it, it had a good amount of miles on it. But i needed a car and it was cheap. When i got it, i knew it had a coolant leak but that hasn't caused me any problems..other than having to constantly put coolant in it. When i drove the car home..it had been sitting for a while previous to that and wasn't drove much at all. It had some oil in it but it was old and nasty. I took it to have an oil change & have all the fluid changed. when i reached my 3,000 miles and was due for another oil change..my change oil light came on. I knew i needed to get an oil change very soon. well, the night before, i was going to take the car to get one..i was sitting at a store..had my car running..it hadn't been running for long..and all of a sudden it just shut off. so i turned the key off and just sat there for a few minutes and then cranked it back up. when i did, i could tell that it wasn't running right. it was like a spudder. so i imediately turned it back off..and so i checked my oil..and there was no oil. even though i do not have an oil leak..there was no oil... so i bought a quart of oil..put it in there..hoping that i hadn't completely ruined it. and then i cranked the car back up...it continued to run weird...i pushed the gas a little trying to get the oil to circulate through the engine..and it just ran horrible...so i was going to pull my car to the side of the building so it wouldnt be in the way..and when i went to reverse it back fired..so i put it back in park and turned it off. I dont think the engine is blown..but then again i do not know. It still will crank up..but it doesn't run good. it's not driveable. Someone said it could be the timing. that it could be off. I also have the problem that i've read a lot of other people have..with the security light comming on & it not wanting to crank for atleast 10 - 20 minutes. . Also my trac light stays on. my service engine soon & service vehicle soon lights stay on. but i've had the engine checked out previous to what has just happened & everyone has told me that my engine was in good. If anyone could PLEASE help me..i would greatly appreciate it...this is my only transportation and need it fixed as soon as possible. Thanks 
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Replying to: smc0407 (Feb 05, 2009 3:10 pm) |
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Replying to: smc0407 (Feb 05, 2009 3:10 pm) |
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| i have a friend who bought a wrecked car and had it fixed. it was a front end crash. after it was fixed there is a constant grinding noise it sounds like and exhaust noise but its too constant to be that. i have another friend with the same model and circumstance AND the sme noise. its not a wheel bearing noise because they were replaced with new spindles. it is a constant noise when ever the car is over 10 mph. any help would be awesome thanks. | |
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Replying to: tonlove1121 (Nov 25, 2008 7:23 pm) I have an 03 GA 3.4l V6 - new plugs & wires, coil packs, new fuel pump, swapped MAF sensor & fuel pressure regulator (no change) car runs rough acts like too much fuel, cat turning red, putt putt sound...SES light on and was coding P0300 random multiple misfires. Not losing oil, not losing coolant, no overheating. It is going to the mechanic's but it would be nice to have more of an idea of what it could be! CrimsonGlory |
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