# 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix - smokes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-smokes/173535>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac\
**Created:** [December 22, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-smokes/173535 "2020-12-22T06:20:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![MaryEMartinez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@MaryEMartinez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MaryEMartinez)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 6:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-smokes/173535/1 "2020-12-22T06:20:58Z")

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Smoke coming from exhsust

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-smokes/173535/2 "2020-12-22T17:57:33Z")

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What color is the smoke? That will give folks a better idea what might be wrong.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-prix-smokes/173535/3 "2020-12-23T16:26:49Z")

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Could be worn out engine, bad valve seals, blown head gasket, simple moisture in the exhaust at startup.

How lucky do you feel?