Starter was replaced at 83,000 miles and at 105,000.
Rear struts had to be replaced at 85,000 miles.
I've had slight brake troubles, replaced the pads in the rear twice, and had to replace the front rodars and pads once.
The transmission needs to be replaced or rebuilt, the gears are worn in 1st and 2nd, it gives a jerk when shifting, but gives no real problem for regular driving, still waiting for a convenient time to fix.
Has a slight manifold leak, gives it a deep growl when running, will soon be repaired.
Replaced the alternator at 90,000 miles.
Had a break in the wire casing around 105,000 miles, causing the electrical system to short out (caused complete power failure, while driving) Relatively simple to fix, only damage caused was on the starter.
Service Engine light remains on, I've checked every possible scenario I can think of, if anyone has ideas, let me know by leaving a comment to this.
Knob for the temp. control has broken.
Middle consul is lose, but remains in tact.
Lighting for the gear shift has went out, anyone know how to replace?
I have a lot of things that have gone wrong with this car, but I've put about 26,000 miles on it in a little over 2 years, alot of the miles on dirt and gravel roads.
It gets up and goes with just a tap to the accelerator.
Very comfortable and sporty.
I still get gas station attendants recognizing me in social situations because they remember my car from me fueling it up. It makes that much of an impression (in a good way).
If the engine service light is on it is either the EGR valve or and intake vacum leak.
The light for the shifter is just a simple 194 bulb. to get to it you have to remove the top half of the center console (not as simple). There is a clip on the front of the shifter knob, use a small screwdriver and pry it out (all the way out is not needed). The knob slides off. I can't exactly recall if there were any screws holding the top of the console in place (I don't think so). The top is just "snapped" in place at the seam of the two tones. The last time I had mine apart I piggybacked a light into the center console opening so that I could see into it at night.
OK I have a 95 grand prix se
now I got a question I'm not sure of
is this front wheel drive or rear wheel drive
the car doesn't seem to do very good in winter driving
any suggestions?
Vacuum leak won't actually be detected by your SES (Service Engine Soon) light - the SES light only turns on when something connected to the computer goes out. It could mean anything from a bad Ignition Module to a bad O2 Sensor, Knock Sensor, anything.
What you need to do is buy a Haynes manual that shows you how to actuate the self diagnostics, or take it to Auto Zone and have them read the codes. I have a '90 Pontiac Firebird w/the same engine and I have self-diagnostic capabilities. You need to find the code and then look the code up in the manual - it is not necessarily an EGR valve like the person above stated.
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