Faults:

The first thing that went wrong with my Grand Am was my motor. It had to be rebuilt right after I bought it! The head gasket also was replaced.

Then annoying clicking noise that came from inside the dash board.

Shortly after that, my alignment was off and I had to get brand new axles because they were bent.

Then my power steering pipe fell out. I continually was putting it back into place. The last time the clamp came loose, I bought a new clamp and it's been great since then.

After this, my window motor broke and my windows would fall down in the middle of winter. The trim also was very off, and left air getting into the car, making a squeaking noise. To replace the window motors was about 300 dollars.

I went through a car wash that I normally didn't go to, and then my driver's side mirror fell off and it cracked. I bought a new one from a used junk yard, and it cost 50 dollars.

My rear bumper was cracked and rust started appearing, but that isn't any mechanical problems.

After that, my rotors and struts went back and had to replace that. Then my heater blower motor went out, and that was an expensive fix.

Soon my alternator went out, and my power seats never worked from the moment I bought it.

I had to buy a few new parts to roll down my window because it just went bad.

Then my car wouldn't stop overheating. Turns out the coolant tank was cracked, and it always got air pockets in it.

Then my brake line went out, which was an extremely expensive fix. And now my car is getting really low gas mileage. I bought a brand new fuel filter and some other things to clean out the valves. I bought new tie rods because they went bad as well.

General Comments:

This car handles very well when nothing is acting up. It sometimes scares me to drive this car, but when I know everything is okay, I just love the feel of the way it drives. It's excellent and handles very well.

The interior is very nice and comfortable. It's a very sporty car.

I love it when it's all cleaned up and the minor problems are fixed. Just waiting for the next.

Faults:

Power steering hose replaced at 1500 miles.

Headlamp replaced at 29000 miles.

Alternator replaced at 120000 miles.

Window regulators at 200000 miles.

General Comments:

Other than the small list above, it has been a very dependable vehicle. I have 238000+ miles.

It's not quite as peppy as it was when it was new, but it still gets me down the road.

2.4 liter 4 cylinder automatic transmission P225/50/R 16. So far tires have been my biggest expense. The only ticket I have received in this car was for 106 in a 55 oops! It shuts down at 108.

If they were still producing Pontiac's today, I would no doubt purchase another one.

Faults:

Since I have owned my Grand Am in the last 3 years I have had to replace the alternator, window motor, battery and lights.

The car has some interior work that needs to be done such as cracks and breakage in the defroster part of the dash. After the amount of mileage this car has accumulated, I expected these things to start happening.

General Comments:

Please do not think I am complaining about my car, I absolutely love my Pontiac Grand Am, and like it shows, I have over 200,000 miles on it, and all this stuff started happening after it rolled through that mark, so I cannot complain about my car.

It is sporty, roomy, and just really has a classy look about it.

I wish Pontiac was still manufacturing these cars. I could only imagine how impressive their newer models would be =). Needless to say, I am a very happy Grand Am owner.