1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE review from North America

What hasn't gone wrong.

5 sets of rotors.

Knock in the motor - dealership wanted to drop a new motor in it, but the warranty people said no. So the dealership replaced half of the motor trying to fix it.

It has been ran through an acid bath 3 times from the rail dust rusting in the paint. (from the car being shipped by train)

The am part of the radio has NEVER worked.

The stereo and the speakers have been replaced twice.

The ignition module went bad and was pulling the battery down.

Well the battery died and then burnt up the alternator.

So before we found out it was the ignition modulator we replaced the battery twice and the alternator twice and the starter.

It would run fine for a few days then all of a sudden it would not crank at the oddest places. (like the gas pump)

Well come to find out it was the neutral relay switch.

It was going bad and making the computer think that the car wasn't in park.

The rear defroster in the glass went out and had to replace it.

And the gasket around the trunk and the gaskets around the doors leak.

Cigarette lighter doesn't work any more.

The motor mount came loose and was causing the motor to tweak every time it was cranked.

The fog lights went on the (blink) and a cop pulled me over thinking I was warning on coming traffic that he was there.

All this has happened in under 100,000 miles, and we still owe $5000 on it.

The only thing that has lasted is the tires 100000 miles.

I suggest if you are going to buy a Grand Am you buy the Extended warranty. You WILL need it.

It does handle the curves very well!