Got a used 99 grand am from a dealership 7 days ago. And I got a short list of problems that maybe some of you know how to address... so here we go.
1.) constant overheating problem: I thought at first the problem was the thermostat. Got it replaced by the dealership. 2 days go by and no problems after the install. yesterday heading out for a on site job at 7:00 in the morning, the thermostat waits till it?s gets to around the mark between 90 and 130 degrees to open up... it did cool the engine down and so there was no problem the entire drive down. worked from 8 to 5 at the site and when i got ready to go the "low coolant" light came on.. we had just topped the coolant off the day of the thermostat install.. now i figure we got a leak cause i have no idea where the coolant is going can never find any drips... anyways, So once i?m heading out of town i get the overheating warning and pull off the road to stop and let car cool off. Low coolant light all the way home till today when we filled the resevoir again, not problems yet.
- squeeling: won?t do it at a higher speed, but when i slow down make a turn or let off on the brake, she squeels. worst time was tonight when the car kept going for at least 100 yards, if i sped up it would go away, could be brakes... hub assembly.... CV joints.
- Brand new breaks, might have warped disks. yeah a day after the new install i noticed a slight pulsing with the car when lightly applying the brakes at highway speeds.. unless it?s something else.. it?s now gotten worse.
- signal clicking inside car keeps going after the signal is off: I?m guessing it?s a short but still not 100% sure. sometimes it does it once or twice after the signal goes off and then at random times turns on.. even though the signal is off. it can get worse, sometimes it goes nuts, clicks really fast and doesn?t stop. more annoying than an actual problem i guess.
So this is my very first car ever, 7 days old to me... i should also mention 146 thousand KMs on it so that might narrow things down. it?s a 99 grand am v6 3.4 litre 2 door. other than thoes problems i love the car. just hope the problems can be solved and repaired in the future. And aren?t HUGE expensive problems.
thanks in advance for any of your help