The following are the lights I get when I start my car and clear out: traction control off, Service traction system, check tire pressure, Service ABS system. Tires are checked daily and are fine!

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Asked by Chasidy May 05, 2014 at 02:15 AM about the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I recently just bought my mothers
2004 Grand Prix, this woman bought
the car with maybe 100 miles on it
and in 10 years the car has 90,000
miles on it. She kept in fantastic
condition however she had to
replace the alternator. I've had the
car for about two weeks and my bf
just checked the oil bc I had a
warning light come on that said low
oil, there was no oil in it when he
looked also there was almost no
coolant. He did put about 4 qt a if oil
and filled the coolant up to the line
but the temp gage is still rising to the
red line. Very scared there maybe
something more wrong with it than
what the mechanic said. (Which was
basically nothing and we just had to
get the codes reset) if any of my
fellow 2004 GP owners have solid
answers for me it would be greatly
appreciated!!! Thank you kindly

6 Answers

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My mother also said that every mechanic she has taken it to have told her the same thing. That the codes need to be cleared out but like I said in my question above there is something obviously wrong with it. I'm just afraid I'm going to be driving down the highway one day and my car is going to blow up or catch in fire, that's my kind of luck! Again, any advice, thoughts are pointers would be greatly appreciated thanks again!!!

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I know this post was from 4 years ago but there is very very common issues that very easy to fix that can save your entire motor or your car. Anytime your coolant system has been low on fluid you have to bleed the air out of the system which is basically the turn of a wrench on a fitting usually on top of the thermostat housing until solid fluid and no air is coming out. The fittings tend to break easily.so seal it closed but dont over tighten. Some vehicles have two places to bleed, I have no idea where the other one is. Anytime my temp gauge starts doing something it ain't supposed to first thing I'll do is check for air. BTW I drive a 2000 Grand Prix GT Coupe 3.8 Series 2 non Supercharged motor. And then of course you'll want to find the leak and make repairs as necessary.

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You mentioned, I don't know how sincerely, but Catching Fire. My 2000 Grand Prix is under a recall right now August,2018. I need to make an appointment to get an oil leak fixed that can drip down on the exhaust and start an underhood fire. I would definitely lookup or google that. And meanwhile I do carry a small fire extinguishing device in the car at all times. If you get a fire extinguisher just make sure you're getting the proper one for your (hopefully wont need it) needs.

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Is your grand prix supercharged? I had a 97 gtp with supercharge , the front vaulve cover leaked oil had it fixed 2 times.

Is your grand prix supercharged? I had a 97 gtp with supercharge , the front vaulve cover leaked oil had it fixed 2 times.

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