Just bought a 2004 Grand Prix Gtp Comp G but many problems.. First off, I bought it cause it was cheap, it got side swiped and took off the right side mirror and front bumper. I replaced the mirror but cannot find the front bumper anywhere! Someone wanted to charge me 600$ -__-. The car is in good shape otherwise.. but...
First off, the car is over heating,(ill attach a photo) it gets up to the 3rd long line plus one. So basically 4 lines away from the red zone. It has not gone into the red zone yet though. I have changed the car's thermostat but that has not changed anything. The car's sunroof is hiccuping, works sometimes, but other times it hiccups and I have to keep pressing the button to get it to close. The air condition turns on and off when I hit a bump which is so annoying cause its soo hot now. There is a weird hydraulic sound in the suspensions.(I don't know if that is normal or not).
NOW the worst part about this car.....
This car is said to achieve 22-28 mpg, highway and city. I would be happy to even get 20 mpg....
This car is only getting 9-13 mpg!! That is outrageous. That is the only reason why I would sell it. I can't afford that much gas everytime =/.
So I got a full tune-up with the brakes changed and the freakin' guy charged me 600$ which sucked. What sucks even more is that the full tune up (air filter, fuel filter, oil change, radiator flush, spark plugs, and wires.) did not change anything!! The cars MPG is still the same.
I am desperate to fix all of this. I don't know what is normal what is not and what to change now before this car gets worse. I don't know how to fix these problems. If anyone can help please let me know!! I am getting helpless. No mechanic wants to help or knows what they are doing. Thanks in advance!!
