1995 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.3 Quad from North America
Summary:
This is the third Pontiac I've owned, and I plan to buy another Pontiac too - Well worth the money!
Faults:
Heater hasn't worked since I bought the car, with suspected faulty heater core, soon to be replaced.
Driver's side power lock switch does not function. Suspect this is due to the way the windshield washer shoots fluid onto the windshield, which then proceeds to come into the driver's side window (if open), dripping directly onto this switch.
General Comments:
Bought this car for $700 with high mileage. Aside from the minor defects mentioned above, the car has performed superbly. The engine runs particularly solid.
Most problems that the car has seems to mostly be due to the previous owner's lack of care. When I first pulled the spark plugs on the car, the tips were deteriorated to the point that the gap was twice as large as recommended. Oddly enough, the car still ran smooth and got good gas mileage, even with plugs in such a poor state.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 27th August, 2004
2nd Aug 2004, 23:16
Yeah... Take it to a real Technician, one with a block test kit and cooling system pressure test kit. If it blows a lot of coolant out of the radiator with the engine running and rad. cap off, you may have a cracked cylinder head (a water jacket around an exhaust runner).
You may also have a stuck thermostat (stuck open). It is also VERY important that you bleed all air out of the cooling system. On the highest part of the cooling system on the engine, you should see a small brass bleeder valve... you need to bleed any air in the cooling system from that point, until only coolant comes out.
Again, take it to a good technician, not just a parts-changer.