Thread: 2008 pontiac grand prix - potential problems?

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

N/A or Supercharged...might just be the blower jk

Power Steering? Might check there first...

Yes, I believe now it is the power steering fluid being low, only problem is, it's pain in the read end for grand prixs to do the power steering, put it in possibly the worst place.

Any suggestions for good fluid? GM stuff

or would something valvoline makes work just the same? Does it matter how much I put in as long as I don't overflow?

I don't feel like having a shop do something as simple as putting fluid in. lol

Originally Posted by mystic231

I would go to the dealer and get a quart of GM #89020661. This is important becasue the vehicle is still under warranty. If for some reason they have to pull the pump because it's failing or leaking the pump will be returned to the manufacturer (Delphi-Saginaw Steering Systems) and it will be checked out.

I would also check for leaks on the pump and on the rack. Your power steering fluid should NOT be low at this point in the service life of the vehicle. DO NOT overfill it. The fluid expands when it gets warm and too much can cause other problems.

It's under GM warranty for another 10 months/11k miles.

should I just make the dealership do it, so if they **** up they are responsible?

Originally Posted by mystic231

I would take it to the dealer because it's under warranty. Tell them you'll need a G8 GXP as a loaner while they check the power steering fluid

Seriously, if there is a leak or noise it's something that you want to resolve now while it's still under warranty and you want to create a paper trail of the issue from the time you first noticed it. The pump was checked twice for leaks at the factory using extremely sensitive test equipment before it ever left for Oshawa. The book is calling a PS pump change a 2.2 hour repair so to change the pump after warranty plan on about $400+ parts and labor.

So even under warranty they will still charge me 400$?

That's dumb...

Originally Posted by mystic231

No. If it's under warranty it's free. If it's out of warranty it's $400. Although sometimes they'll do it for free if it's under 38,000 miles out of goodwill.
The issue is we don't know where the fluid went and you want to start a paper trail as soon as possible. Many of the steering pumps that come back to the Warranty Center aren't bad meaning something else in the system is the problem. And the sooner the dealer starts digging the better.

thanks for the input, I'll probably bring it to the dealership tomorrow, to find out whats up with it.