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    Headlights & Dashlights don't turn off in daylight

    2008 Grand Prix 3.8L The car has auto headlights, but, they no longer turn off during the day. Just wondering if there are any known issues that I can look for when troubleshooting. I assume the sensor is the little round dome, middle of the dash near the windshield. If that is bad, is...
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    Misfire Cylinder 3 Fixed (P0303)

    2008 Grand Prix 3800 NA Series III 140,000 miles Received a lot of help in the past from this site, hoping to help someone else... Back in January, I had the timing chain cover resealed, loosing coolant. When done, car wouldn't idle properly, they ended up replacing all 3 coils. In April...
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    P0305 Cylinder 5 misfire

    Getting a little tired of misfire issues on this thing. 2008 Grand Prix 3.8L engine At various times I have replaced all three coils the module they plug into. Daughter just called me said it was shaky when she started it. Is the coils and module that prone to failure, it seems like every 6...
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    2008 GP Mirror Side Removal

    My daughter is at college about 2 hours away, she was hit in a parking lot, fairly minimal damage, but, it snapped the mirror off. I am picking up a mirror from a junkyard tomorrow on my way there (correct color code, yay). Weather looks like crap 90% chance of rain and wind. So, I don't...
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    Spiffing up polished aluminum wheels

    I have a base 2008 Grand Prix with polished aluminum wheels that after 13 years leave a lot to be desired. Not looking for a perfect finish, but a good 10-20' finish. What is recommended, what should I avoid to keep them from looking worse. Thanks, John
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    Replacing front, maybe rear struts

    2008 Grand Prix Base Model 3.8 Series III 130k miles Looking a replacing the front struts, maybe the rears as well. Not looking to break the bank, just a daily driver car. Probably have it for another 3-4 years is all. What is a decent quality/priced struts front and rear for this car...
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    Wont start without giving it gas

    2008 Grand Prix Base Model 3.8L Series III This does not happen all of the time, but, occasionally, when I try to start it, turn the key and it will try to start but won't. If give it just a little throttle it will start up every time. A few things that I am guessing would be: Fuel pump Fuel...
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    Passenger seatbelt light on with no one in the seat

    Did a search, didn't find anything. 2008 Grand Prix Base model 124,000 miles Occassionally, I get the light on the dash to buckle the passenger seatbelt and the dinging that is annoying. Today it happened, only thing on the seat was a mask and a piece of paper. Is there something I can...
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    ABS/Traction Control C0036

    2008 Grand Prix Base Model 122k miles Was throwing an ABS, didn't have access to a reader so just did a visual inspection, found wires from pass front where spliced together near the front a-arm bushing, they were very corroded. cleaned everything up joined them back together and problem went...
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    What suspension do I have?

    I have an 08 Grand Prix, need to replace the front lower control arms. How do I determine which suspension I have to make sure I get the correct part? Looks like FE2 & FE4 is 34mm sway bar and FE1 & FE3 is 30mm, were is this measured at? Anyway to get a build sheet for this thing from the...
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    ABS Issue without code

    My daughter complained that the anti-lock brakes are kicking in when braking, more prevalent during cornering. She is not getting any kind of indicators on either the dash or the DIC. I assume that I have a sensor going bad in one of the bearings, but, how do I determine which one. Any...
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    Pontiac GP 08 - P0300 & P0420

    I have a 2008 Base GP, 3800 engine, about 110,000 miles, daughters car. A couple of weeks ago she got CEL pulled the code P0420 Catalytic converter, cleared the code, car seams to be running fine, I don't drive it much. Today she got a flashing CEL and complained about no power and a lot of...
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    Accident Repair - Need advice from the experts

    This morning my daughter was involved in an accident on the way to school, no one was hurt thankfully. Four cars involved, first hit the brakes, 2nd hit first etc. My daughter was the 3rd car. She hit the brakes and nose dived the rear of the car in front of her. None of the airbags deployed in...
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    2008 GP Sunroof Won't Go Down

    I have a 2008 GP with approx 100k on the clock. Just recently the sunroof would not go down. It slides all of the way back and when it comes forward it starts to go down then stops. It appears the problem is on the driver side, if I push down on the passenger side it will go down in flush...
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    Emergency Help!!! Front Hub Nut Spun off

    The front hub nut on the end of the axle spun off, luckily my son saw it. Heading to get a socket, can someone tell me the torque spec on that thing? Dealer just replaced the hub, got to get it back together to get it back to the dealer. Thanks! John
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