1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE review from North America
"Very nice first car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Front end grinding noise. (Taken care of with new front brakes.)
The vinyl around the window in the rear is coming loose.
Volume knob turns up the volume as you turn it down.
Windows have scratches running up them. (All Grand Ams have this problem.) Passenger window has started to squeak. in the hot summer weather.
General comments?
Very sporty looking and it is gonna be a great first car. It is my mom's now, but in a year it will be mine. The other reviews on this site have scared me a little, but all the bad reviews seem to be about Grand Ams with v6 engines and the car has a four. It is a very safe model of a car. I was involved an accident involving a 2001 Grand am and a Toyota Tundra. The tundra (doing 35 mph) slammed into our rear. We were stopped and she didn't brake, so we stopped her. However, my sister who was sitting in the rear as well as everyone else in the car at the time were unharmed. The car on the other hand was damaged beyond repair.
Recommended reviews
| This car was good for the first 100,000 miles, but after that it should have been pushed off a cliff |
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| Worthless, Unreliable, and Poorly Built |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 4 cylinder Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 18000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 63000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 21st August, 2002 |