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Old 05-14-2006, 02:30 PM
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Re: New Here just bought GP

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Originally Posted by grandprix2001GT
I've heard these GP's are very reliable and you can get a lot of miles on them, what's the average mileage befor they start giving u serious problems???
Thnx for your answers
I've had mine for 5 1/2 years, 84,000 miles and so far, no major repairs that were manufacturing faults. Besides the normals brakes, rotors, tires, and oil changes, here's what I've had to replace:

windshield wiper fluid motor - very easy to do yourself for about $20, takes longer to jack the car up and take the tire off and on.

a/c condenser - mine got a hole in it - couldn't do it myself, cost about $600.

blower motor resistor ($64 at repair shop, including labor). The blower motor resistor isn't expensive, but it looked like a pia to get to and when the local shop quoted me $64, I figured I'd let them do it. My fan for my a/c and heater controls started going out. First the low speed went, then 2, 3, and 4 went and only high would work.

My check engine light was on for awhile with a code that said EGR valve was bad. After reading messages on this board, I tried cleaning the egr valve and replacing the gasket. Light still on. Took the pcv valve off and tapped the orange ring seal down, put it back together, and the light went out.

Those probably sound like a lot, but I don't think of them as uncommon problems. The a/c condenser was a fluke happening. Thought I'd type these out in case you experience any of these problems. All in all, I've been extremely happy with my 2001 GT!!
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