I have been looking at Grand am cars. I like the styles 2001 - 2005.
Have you had any problems with cars made in this year range?
Are they good cars?
2006-09-06 17:48:22 · 6 answers · asked by S R 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
V6 engines only
2006-09-07 13:42:57 · update #1
ok i am not an owner but i have been working on them for six years. here are the things that WILL go bad.
1- the intake manifold gaskett will leak coolant on v6 engines
2- the fuel pump will go out
3- the security chip in the lock cylinder will fail and car wont start
4- the power seats will break
5- the power window regulators will break
6- it will most likely leak water in the passenger floor board
but all said i think they are pretty good cars.
2006-09-07 14:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by motorman19780 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I owned a 2001 Grand Am. I really enjoyed the car. I did not have any major mechanical problems in the year that I owned it. At the time my husband lived 3 hours away and I would drive 1 - 2 times a week to see him. I put 25,000 miles on the car in six months. The car was comfortable, easy to drive, it handled very well in crappy Montana weather. It stopped quickly (we have deer all over the roads here). I really like Pontiac and I have owned several Bonnevilles also. The only drawback is that Pontiacs are quite expensive to fix when something does finally break. The nice thing is that they typically last well over 120,000 miles before you have to do anything more than maintenance.
2006-09-07 00:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have had my 01 gt for almost 2 years and have put about 30k miles on it. i have never had a wheel hub go out, nor a fuel pump and i am over 60k miles. sterio isnt stock at all, so that doesnt matter. the only thing with grand ams that is a major problem is that the lower intake manifold gasket goes bad after about 75k miles. and sometimes the head gasket as well. fuel pumps wear out with age, cant really prevent that. i personally have never had a major problem with my car, and love it. but then again nothing on the engine is stock from the heads up.
2006-09-07 09:14:19 · answer #3 · answered by JimL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 01 grand am SE1, I have had to replace the front hub at 30000 the fuel pump at 60000 and again at 100000, monsoon stereo is acting up cd sticks,ac button doesn't work on 1,2 rear speakers blown,drivers window switch acts up,and the brakes are crappy. Three other people I know with a 01 02 have had atleast two of the things mentioned happened to there car.
Good luck car shopping
2006-09-07 04:49:16 · answer #4 · answered by reddevil9778 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have an 05 se has about 21k miles on it. it runs really well. the brake pads started squeaking about 2 weeks ago so i am going to get that checked tomorrow as well as the routine engine check. no major problems. wish the stereo was better but what can you expect for the base model.
2006-09-07 13:16:01 · answer #5 · answered by MiaDiva28 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'02 GA GT owner here, same as the other posters. 66,800 miles, nary a problem.
2006-09-07 10:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by InjunRAIV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋