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Our cars are young enough that they all have a list of problems. Mine is that shudder during right turns, the foglights don't work, and the tranny downshifting problem which is getting fixed on Monday. Whats your list?[/i]

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ball joints, tie rod, front strut plates, valve cover gaskets, tcc switch, crank sensor, starter <------- just died yesterday, rear swaybar and bushings, paint bad, new front lip, crossover, need chip. Not bad for a 13/14yrs old car.

 

I already replaced since last april: coils, spark plugs, plugs 2 X's, ecu, water pump, thermostat, radiator, vac mod, tps, aic, intake assembly, injectors, upper intake manifold gasket, tb gasket, all 4 shocks, all 4 calipers, all 4 rotors, pads all around, replaced rusted to hell mufflers with straight pipe, rear bearing plates, gm strut braces, bent gold lace rims, drivers window switchs, arm rest assembly, installed bov. Car was $2400.

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um lets see mostly interior stuff.

 

-i blew up my amp

-the hood release somehow is missing the plastic cover and looks ugly as sin

-the clear lens over the guage cluster is scratched to shit it looks so ugly and i cannot find a 94-96 cluster for my life....or a 94-96 gp for that matter

-the mounting kit for my car sucks. the head unit is attached with 1 screw because the brackets for my car just do not fit properly

 

-and finally this really wierd problem with my temp guage that i think i had explained elswhere. at random times until, and sometimes even after the engine is up to temp the guage will quickly rise to close to 260, hang there for a minute (at this point heat will not blow hot) and then after a while it will quickly lower to the correct reading, heat will now blow out hot. i have to remmeber to bring my camera with me and take a video.

 

-oh yea that keless entry buzzing problem which affects my passenger door lock button

 

thats everything. ...anyone with these parts or suggestions pleas reply or PM me

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Mechanically, my cars need:

88 Cutlass Supreme - Ball joint (maybe), tranny leaks.

89 Cutlass Supreme - Needs new tires & wheels, tranny leaks, needs stereo reinstalled.

90 Turbo Grand Prix - Needs O2 sensor, turbo blanket, ABS problem.

94 Cutlass Supreme - Funny rear-end clunking when cornering.

 

All run and drive fine though.

 

All need little cosmetic things, door dings fixed, some paint fixed, paint chips fixed, interior trim pieces replaced, etc.

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92 GP SE 3.1

156K+ miles

 

I've had most all of the little issues described on this and the previous board. Smoking turn signal switch, warped rotors, alternator, erroneous check gauges light, fog lamp lenses etc. Currently, the transmission won't shift correctly. From a standing start, expecially when well warmed up, the tranny shifts through all of the gears very quickly right to OD regardless of whether I'm flooring it or not. It seems like it can't take full advantage of the power band. Doesn't seem to downshift correctly either. Manual shifting seems to work OK. I've checked the TV cable and it seems OK. I don't know if I have the 4t60 or 4T60-E. Any ideas?

Tim

 

Oh yeah, the odometer and trip odometer intermitantly don't advance. (move) Mostly OK in the morning when weather is cool. Suspect a bad electrical connection that expands when heated up a little. Cluster was replaced for the check gauges light problem years ago and that's when the odometer problem seemed to start.

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Hmm.. where to start.

Intake gaskets

coolant flush

fuel filter

plugs and wires

O2 sensor

Exhaust

alternator

rear tires

Just noticed that the convertible top hydraulic pump was leaking yesterday.

Side window seal needs replaced

Top needs stitching work

A few interior pieces need replaced

 

I keep finding new paint chips everytime I wash it.. their tiny, but I know their there and it pisses me off, lol.

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'89 TGP

-dead tranny, previous owner put in regular 4T60 :evil:

-dented hood & trunk

-rear bumper cover has a hole for a hitch from previous owner

-front lower valance is falling off

-drivers side door rubs the front fender

-the car is 2 different shades of black from previous owner(repainted but not metallic)

-ripped driver's seat, dash pad doesn't click in on passenger side anymore

-headliner fallen

-abs pump cycles everytime you push the brakes(damn powercrapper III)

 

Basically that car needs a ton of body work done to it in general, but at least the car was only $990. I'm looking at getting a flawless black '89 TGP that I saw for sale yesterday that I'm going to drive today :D :D

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regardless of most of these problems to fix a similiar import with even junkyard parts is wayyyy more $$$$ With all that I have done so far I have spent only about $1500. The parts that cost the most were injectors $220, ramcharger fan $80, and 17" rims. I got lucky though trak auto was going out of business so I got every part listed other than the performance ones for $175 :D :lol:

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Hmm,

 

* Tires - need bad

* Some paint chips (tiny rocks and sand), minor dings

* needs a good cleaning (wax still in some places, plate holder, etc)

* need interior back door plastic on the ground

* eventually new front seats, looked like a 500lb had it before me

 

I thought I was doing bad, sorry to hear all about yalls, mine seems miniscule!

 

Jon

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Engine (in shop getting repaired now)

vent/ac/heat doesn't blow from dash vents

turn signal switch

trunk leaks randomly

cd player skips randomly

beige color is wearing off the rim of leather wrapped steering wheel

paint worn off driver's pwr lock button

floormats are beinning to show wear

dent in front fender

dings chips and scraches all over

clearcoat beginning to peel around rear window where repainted

clearcoar beginning to chalk on rear bumper

squeaks and rattles

 

I want a new car!

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Needs new cross-x pipe.

Needs new ignition coils.

Passanger side door handle needs adjusted.

Drivers power window needs fixed.

Power seats could use a fixing.

Needs TopGun chip.

Power mirror switch needs fixed.

Gauge cluster chip needs resoldered.

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needs front brakes pads - Saterday

spark plugs & wires - Saterday

 

EGR valve- when ever Autozone gets then in stock

 

edit- needs rear shocks and maybe front too.

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Well got a 95' Cutlass Supreme SL. With around 60,000 Miles on it. Bought it with 40,000 on it.

 

Need New Fog light

 

Small dent in Front Passanger side Panel right at the crese. I'm pissed still.

 

Cooling fans don't kick on when the should, Have them wired to start when the car starts.

 

Drivers side Interior door panel is broken. My own stupid fault. Damn christmas trees.

 

Currently been sitting for around a year so it needs all new fluids and a tune up.

 

Cracked Windshield. 90mph rocks suck.

 

OH ya Missing a L-67 engine and all the toys.

 

Thats about all I can think of for now.

 

Laterz,

 

William Grimmer

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i scratched the 1/4 panel putting the seats in the other day and one spot on the hood i dont like, and the carpet is nasty. other than that its damn near perfect paint-wise, runs awesome, no leaks, everything works, keep it clean and in good working order, no clicks, ticks, vibrations.

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93 Grand Prix SE - cracked interior panels around the door lock releases, driver's side is pretty bad now :roll: , passenger side is cracked too...rusty ass exhaust manifolds(headers should fix this just fine :D ) TCC solenoid.....undergoing tranny rebuild and performance engine rebuild that should be complete by late June or early July at the latest, pin stripe is faded, thats about all.

 

01 Grand Prix GTP NOTHING..knock on wood, just serviced it.

 

and don't get me started on my non-W cars :lol:

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oh lets see here....

 

Need all 4 shocks

drivers seat is ripped

passenger and driver seat have Never Sease on them

signals do not work

window switches stick and sometimes can't put passenger window up

certain little annoying rattles

need 2 rear rotors, pads, calipers

probably front too...

oh..and it has 145,000 miles, so L67 next winter! Woo Hoo! :twisted:

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oh lets see here....

 

Need all 4 shocks

drivers seat is ripped

passenger and driver seat have Never Sease on them

signals do not work

window switches stick and sometimes can't put passenger window up

certain little annoying rattles

need 2 rear rotors, pads, calipers

probably front too...

oh..and it has 145,000 miles, so L67 next winter! Woo Hoo! :twisted:

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