We bought the car wit a window that wouldn't roll down on the drivers side. it was a simple afternoon to fix it.
ABS/Traction control lights would come on commonly. Turned out to be a bad design of the drivers hub, the wires were pulled out, they had been removed from there clip and hooked on a steering component. another afternoon fix.
Nothing else has happened. I would predict regular maintenance from now on, because everything seems to be functioning perfectly.
We LOVE this car. It is a good looking car, with a solid dohc I-4 connected to a smooth shifting transmission. It is as responsive and powerful as anyone would ever need.
It has wide tires which make it horrible in heavy snowed conditions. This can be easily fixed with winter rims and tires, because the wide tires for looks spread out the weight to far.
It seems extremely reliable, and we have heard dozens of stories of how good these cars truly are and how many owners love them. This is very reassuring, and if it was everybody put a review here the would be a vast majority of people as happy as I am.
It's great to read a review such as yours. I own an absolutely PERFECT 2001 Pontiac Grand Am with the DOHC 4, and it has been the best car I have ever owned. Not a single problem in 60,000 miles. I love the way the car drives, and the old "quad 4" engine is MUCH more powerful than the wimpy EcoTech 4 that replaced it. My "low traction" light often comes on, but isn't due to a problem. This car has so much power that breaking the wheels lose is very easy if the road is slightly wet from a rain. I traded a 5.0 Mustang in on this car, and I can actually get through traffic FASTER in this car than the Mustang, plus the ride is much better.
Update:
After the car was park for a while we began driving it again. it started out strong as ever, BUT as I type it is sitting in a parking lot unable to move by its own power. it appears so far that the power control module is defective. I have also gotten the information on the car from before I owned it and the power-train module was reprogrammed right before we purchased the car... all in all I am selling it NOW : (
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