# \#grandam **URL:** https://community.cartalk.com/tag/grandam/2814.md [Latest](https://community.cartalk.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.cartalk.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.cartalk.com/tags.md) --- ## ['02 Grand Am GT 4T45E transmission issues](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-grand-am-gt-4t45e-transmission-issues/84630)
**Author:** [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-grand-am-gt-4t45e-transmission-issues/84630 "2022-11-30T22:55:40Z")
Okay, I feel kind of like a fool now. My sister's Grand Am has been having a shift flutter issue (between third and fourth, around 40 mph it would shift rapidly back and forth until you either forced a downshift or reac… --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand Am - sensor, combustion, and misfire codes](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-sensor-combustion-and-misfire-codes/178382)
**Author:** [@srgill27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/srgill27)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-sensor-combustion-and-misfire-codes/178382 "2021-07-31T23:20:57Z")
My car have been idling hard, hard to climb a hill and hesitate at the stop light. The guy at Advance Auto hooked the diagnostic tester and said it showed sensors, mis-fires and combustion. What could the problem be? I w… --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand Am takes a long time to change gears](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334)
**Author:** [@srgill27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/srgill27)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-long-time-to-change-gears/174334 "2021-01-19T18:19:25Z")
My car takes a long time to change gears and jerks before accelerating. Then my speedometer stopped working. --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand Am transmission has started to slip](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-transmission-has-started-to-slip/172817)
**Author:** [@106000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/106000)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-transmission-has-started-to-slip/172817 "2020-11-30T03:15:53Z")
transmission started to slip an jerks. --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand Am fuse box question](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-fuse-box-question/172271)
**Author:** [@yes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/yes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-fuse-box-question/172271 "2020-11-15T00:46:12Z")
the fuse box that’s under the hood fuse #11 the Aux/cigar blew out now the car will not start. I replaced the 20A fuse but every fuse blows out, there’s a month old diehard battery in the car, is there a way to take out … --- ## [Unable to start car](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unable-to-start-car/163326)
**Author:** [@Dasvano](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dasvano)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2020, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/unable-to-start-car/163326 "2020-04-25T05:51:14Z")
just dropped cleaned and put clean fuel into the tank of my 2001 pontiac grand am, had been sitting for awhile and recieved advice to clean old old fuel out of the tank as it was not starting up and staying on, and when… --- ## [Lifter installation](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lifter-installation/162637)
**Author:** [@Warrensivrup\_166044](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Warrensivrup_166044)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lifter-installation/162637 "2020-04-13T21:28:42Z")
I have 03 grand am 3.400 v6 I’m installing new hydraulic roller lifters & not sure if I need to soak the lifters in oil or anything , everybody keeps saying spin the pushrod for the lash which I understand but this isn’… --- ## [Right door speaker doesn’t work when it’s cold](https://community.cartalk.com/t/right-door-speaker-doesn-t-work-when-it-s-cold/158026)
**Author:** [@mikejensen11\_145946](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikejensen11_145946)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/right-door-speaker-doesn-t-work-when-it-s-cold/158026 "2020-02-08T04:31:44Z")
My right door speaker doesn’t work when it is cold, but when the weather hits about 50-60 degrees it will work. Any way to fix this??? --- ## [2005 Pontiac Grand Am battery problem](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-am-battery-problem/131012)
**Author:** [@mikejensen11\_145946](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mikejensen11_145946)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-pontiac-grand-am-battery-problem/131012 "2020-02-06T23:05:13Z")
I seem to have a battery,or battery terminal or starter problem? For 3 days my car would have to be jumped, but when i turned it off it would have no power whatsever. I tightened the battery terminals then I had no probl… --- ## [Is it ok to change oil warm? (2005 Pontiac Grand Am)](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-ok-to-change-oil-warm-2005-pontiac-grand-am/139327)
**Author:** [@AustinCawley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AustinCawley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2019, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/is-it-ok-to-change-oil-warm-2005-pontiac-grand-am/139327 "2019-04-28T18:15:02Z")
I changed the head gaskets in my car last summer. Ive been accused of being overprotective but I don’t what to be taking the engine apart again. Will changing oil in a warm engine (about 130-150°F) cause any damage to th… --- ## [Radio light is out - 2004 Pontiac Grand Am](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-light-is-out-2004-pontiac-grand-am/137468)
**Author:** [@Young17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Young17)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-light-is-out-2004-pontiac-grand-am/137468 "2019-03-29T15:12:25Z")
The radio light is out. How do I fix it? Doesn’t seem to be a fuse. --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand AM](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am/70728)
**Author:** [@chula](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chula)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am/70728 "2019-03-04T10:00:18Z")
Hi everyone. I own a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am. I was using my car lighter when my car started filling with smoke very fast. I could not breathe. I was getting on the freeway. I used my horn to try to get help, but it did … --- ## [1999 Pontiac Grand Am - turn signals don’t work, but hazards do](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-pontiac-grand-am-turn-signals-don-t-work-but-hazards-do/129943)
**Author:** [@ElenoraJimenez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ElenoraJimenez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-pontiac-grand-am-turn-signals-don-t-work-but-hazards-do/129943 "2018-11-30T22:15:35Z")
Hazard lights work but turn signals do not and it is not a fuse --- ## [Dashboard/Console Lights Not Working](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-console-lights-not-working/74523)
**Author:** [@lrice](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lrice)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/dashboard-console-lights-not-working/74523 "2018-11-15T02:08:36Z")
Last night when I was driving home, I noticed that all of my "night lights" were off. The lights on the speedometer, gas gauge, gear shift, etc. did not seem to be working, but all of my system warning lights (Traction,… --- ## [2000 Pontiac Grand Am slips til you take your foot off the gas](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-pontiac-grand-am-slips-til-you-take-your-foot-off-the-gas/123844)
**Author:** [@MelissaBrennan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MelissaBrennan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-pontiac-grand-am-slips-til-you-take-your-foot-off-the-gas/123844 "2018-08-28T17:26:20Z")
Hi! I have listen to your radio show for years!! Completely baffled… The transmission slips in second but when you let up off the gas it goes into gear and keeps driving. I had the transmission replaced (against the adv… --- ## [Pontiac Grand Am Overheats](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-overheats/83317)
**Author:** [@GooberGrape](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GooberGrape)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grand-am-overheats/83317 "2018-08-25T13:37:59Z")
I have a 2004 Grand Am that I was driving once a few months ago and it overheated. I immediately pulled over and shut it off. I got out and looked under the hood but there was no steam and no apparent leaks. After a w… --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand Am temp gauge stays cold, but engine revs](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-temp-gauge-stays-cold-but-engine-revs/120334)
**Author:** [@Tom55](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tom55)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-temp-gauge-stays-cold-but-engine-revs/120334 "2018-07-03T21:42:34Z")
2004 Pontiac grand am temp gauge stays at cold , but engine revs up , even more when put in park . Upon restarting engine idles fine?? At a lose ? --- ## [Car overheats when idleing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-overheats-when-idleing/119296)
**Author:** [@andrea.h6](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrea.h6)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-overheats-when-idleing/119296 "2018-06-18T16:50:12Z")
My car goes up to 220 degrees when going under 35mph but otherwise stays between 195-205. I’ve replaced the thermostat, relays for the fans and done a coolant flush. Anyone have any ideas what the problem could be? --- ## [1979 Pontiac Grand Am oil](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1979-pontiac-grand-am-oil/118316)
**Author:** [@bengoad](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bengoad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1979-pontiac-grand-am-oil/118316 "2018-05-29T21:40:14Z")
car calls for se grade oil which is obsolete,what to use? --- ## [Pontiac Grandam 2000 sometimes almost stalls during starting after parked for longer time, runs fine otherwise](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grandam-2000-sometimes-almost-stalls-during-starting-after-parked-for-longer-time-runs-fine-otherwise/116627)
**Author:** [@borismy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/borismy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pontiac-grandam-2000-sometimes-almost-stalls-during-starting-after-parked-for-longer-time-runs-fine-otherwise/116627 "2018-05-03T03:25:34Z")
Grandam GT2 sometimes starts as if not all cylinders are firing. When it happens I push gas a little and while coughing it starts. Otherwise it would not. It only happens after car was parked overnight or for the entir… --- ## [2004 Pontiac Grand Am takes a while to start](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-while-to-start/115782)
**Author:** [@AlexDayus](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlexDayus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-pontiac-grand-am-takes-a-while-to-start/115782 "2018-04-17T21:39:43Z")
why does it take a while to start? --- ## [Why does my "Low Coolant" light come on periodically?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-low-coolant-light-come-on-periodically/110438)
**Author:** [@GrandAmGT1OWNER](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GrandAmGT1OWNER)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-does-my-low-coolant-light-come-on-periodically/110438 "2017-12-22T03:03:10Z")
Bought a used 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT1 from someone a month or two ago. Ran fine for a while. Service engine light is on for evap small leak (think that’s unrelated to the coolant light?) anyways, recently the coolant l… --- ## [Car Shook Itself to death, now will not move!](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shook-itself-to-death-now-will-not-move/100307)
**Author:** [@alexis.morrisville](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alexis.morrisville)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-shook-itself-to-death-now-will-not-move/100307 "2017-02-22T18:48:46Z")
About my car: 2002 Pontiac Grandam. Front wheel drive, open differential. Check engine ABS light has been on, and I've taken it to 3 places to get a diagnosis, none of which was able to give me any answer. It drives ok… --- ## [Transmission shifts hard after car warms up](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shifts-hard-after-car-warms-up/96602)
**Author:** [@Strength\_Price](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Strength_Price)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-shifts-hard-after-car-warms-up/96602 "2016-11-21T20:53:26Z")
Hey, Recently the transmission completely failed in my 03 Pontiac grand am and I replaced it with one from the junk yard with approx 120,000kms on it. After replacing it it would shift hard and throw the code P0730 (inco… --- ## [Installing headlight anchor bracket in 2002 Pontiac Grand Am](https://community.cartalk.com/t/installing-headlight-anchor-bracket-in-2002-pontiac-grand-am/95214)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Chrisq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dr_Chrisq)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/installing-headlight-anchor-bracket-in-2002-pontiac-grand-am/95214 "2016-09-03T00:08:58Z")
Somebody very nicely hit my 2002 Pontiac Grand AM and broke the bracket that holds the headlamp on the driver's side in place. I have looked into it and the replacement part is one that goes all the way across the front… --- ## [2003 Grandam flashers fast on drivers' side](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-grandam-flashers-fast-on-drivers-side/94966)
**Author:** [@robertarkme](https://community.cartalk.com/u/robertarkme)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-grandam-flashers-fast-on-drivers-side/94966 "2016-08-30T14:52:53Z")
2003 Grandam turn signal flashes fast on drivers' side --- ## [Fans don't start - PCM?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans-dont-start-pcm/93793)
**Author:** [@ChickenSoup](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChickenSoup)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fans-dont-start-pcm/93793 "2016-08-08T23:53:36Z")
I have a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4dr 2.4L engine. I noticed for a while my engine was running a little hot but it wasn't over heating. Recently I was in a drive thru waiting and it got a little too hot so I pulled ove… --- ## [Let Go of Lemon?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/let-go-of-lemon/89720)
**Author:** [@stacyp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stacyp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/let-go-of-lemon/89720 "2015-04-21T20:28:15Z")
My husband and I purchased a 2000 Pontiac Grand AM coupe for our daughter back in the fall of 2012 for around $2300. Up until TODAY we have sunk $2969.09 into it. Friday we will be sinking another $1,000-$1,200 (includ… --- ## [Engine sputtering out](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputtering-out/89633)
**Author:** [@Tie-Guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tie-Guy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputtering-out/89633 "2015-04-13T08:29:28Z")
So, a couple weeks ago, while driving down the highway, my '99 Grand Am had the oil lamp come on, and the engine was running rough. I pulled over and stopped the car, and then went to try to start it, to no avail. The en… --- ## [Crunching sound front right tire area](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crunching-sound-front-right-tire-area/88173)
**Author:** [@Jillybean52492](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jillybean52492)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/crunching-sound-front-right-tire-area/88173 "2014-11-27T01:10:45Z")
So I got my 2004 Grand Am about 2 months ago and noticed after about a week that the front right tire was low. I put air in it, came back to check it in the morning and it was down again. I had it looked at and was told … [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/tag/grandam/2814.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=grandam)