1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE review from North America
"Big time lemon"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
CD Car stereo broke four times in 2 years. The last time it broke GM would not replace the unit for free because it was over the 60k warranty. I found out later that they had been replacing the stereo each time with refurbished ones. They offered to sell me another one for half price, but I refused to pay any more money for a GM endorsed stereo. I had paid a premium of 400 dollars for a CD player in my car so this left a very sour taste in my mouth.
Short circuit in the blinkers. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Haven't fixed yet.
Springs in the driver seat have broken twice. Fixed once at a cost of 50 dollars. It's going to cost me 120 dollars to fix it again which I'll have to do because if I don't it will wreck the upholstery.
Shiny paneling along the doors have flaked off on both sides. Not fixed yet.
And finally the head gasket blew costing me 1500 dollars to repair after only 130 000 km.
General comments?
Avoid this car like the plague. It's obvious from my dealings with the customer service people at head office that General Motors does not car about the quality of the products that they manufacture.
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| 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? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 0 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 2 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 130000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 2nd May, 2003 |