WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR????
Asked by merissa2013 Sep 02, 2013 at 06:29 PM about the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix 4 Dr SE Sedan
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
My 2000 pontiac grand prix will not start. sometimes it will other times it wont. Does any body know what the problem could be????
5 Answers
Turns over but don't start or don't turn over at all?
migration_judge_roy answered 11 years ago
a battery will only last five years, as the new tin/antimony alloys (no lead anymore) have a "knock off label" on top of the battery indicating the date of it's first charge....three years old is pretty old now, five years old is a grandpa...sounds like you're trying to get grandpa to do the heavy lifting here....Batteries will degrade 10% per year, that is to say they will stop accepting a charge 10%/yr. get a NEW one and your troubles may be over ...if you DO clean the end of the black cable that attaches to ground with a wire brush (coarse)....like I keep asking you to do~
migration_judge_roy answered 11 years ago
1998....you should be on your third battery by now~!
merissa2013 answered 11 years ago
my car turns over but doesnt start. we can start it but after driving for a while it will shut off and not start again for hours, help me please
sounds like a crankshaft sensor gone bad. Ifixed this problem by replacing mine.
