2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT review from North America
"Decent - but you get what you pay for"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Yet another Grand Prix experiencing, or about to experience, problems with DexCool coolant.
First at 30k miles the low coolant light came on, but not again until 44.8k miles. Low coolant light comes on and off now. When I look into the coolant chamber it is obvious there is a 'rust-like' substance in there with the coolant.
The orange DexCool is now a nice ugly brown color also.
Well, almost made the first part of the 5 year/150,000 mile "advertisement" that is printed on a document attached to the catalytic converter under the hood, and printed again in the owner's manual.
I just hope that I can minimize the damage by having the coolant replaced before it has a chance to ruin the plastic manifold cover, or any of the other parts that can be caused by a overheating engine.
General comments?
I have owned 2 Pontiac Grand Am(s), the 96 was much better than the 88.
The GT Grand Prix is a fantastic car, but when you only pay $30k for a mid-size sedan you know costs are being cut somewhere. I guess a plastic intake manifold was deemed sufficient trade-off for cost.
Not to mention it will provide a reliable source of income for GM repair shops.
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| Model year | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture | 2002 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.1L Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 125 miles |
| Most recent distance | 44850 miles |
| Previous car | Pontiac Grand Am |
| Date of Entry | 18th March, 2007 |