1997 Pontiac Grand Am Problems in Detail

1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM
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TARESS.SMITH
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1997 Pontiac Grand Am Automatic 107000 miles

im having a few poblems and i'm wondering if they all might be connected:\r\n
my grandmother gave me this car, she bought it brand new in '97 and has been the only owner besides myself. Just recently she had a diagnostic test ran on it and nothing was wrong. She gives me the car and now, a month later, all these problems start happening.

-first the power steering fluid starts leaking everywhere
-then it begins to overheat when idle
-after that, it overheats just whenever its driven
-lastly, and most importantly my engine is ROCKING. that cant be good.

can you please tell me if a motor mount being broken has anything to do with the engine rocking, and if that affects all the other parts in the car? Thank you!
Aug 30, 2010 at 12:32 PM
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BILLYMAC
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Hi taress
No these probs are not related.power steering has to be a power steering pump or a rack and pinion these are the worst case .
it could be just a power steering hose leaking

overheat at idle.. this could be a thermostat failing pretty minor repair

overheat while driveing this could be head gasket thermostat water pump low coolant cooling fans not working. low on coolant.
Sep 11, 2010 at 9:30 PM