1996 Pontiac Grand Am GT review from North America
"Great car when in perfect working order the 2 months out the year"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The water pump went bad they said.
The radiator hoses are bad.
The power stearing something is gone.
The brakes really really suck and no dealership or mechanic in louisiana who can seem to figure out whats wrong with it (when you hit the brakes the back brakes bite down really bad and sometimes the call will just buck and won't stop at all (not all the time every now and then) but i, ve had many people diagnois the problem, but they all seem to be wrong becouse it keeps doing the same thing).
I honestly have thought about just getting a whole new brake system and leaving it at that, but I'm not rolling in the dough, but I mean if somebody wants to pay for it like pontiac or something hey hook me up.
The car seems to just not want to go any faster between 55 and 60 so you have to hit the gas to the floor to jump it up past about 3 or 3.5RPMS.
Everytime it rains, water seems to get into the car on the drivers side only.
Other minor things have been stupid, but nothing I really remember.
It was a awesome car until around the end of 2002. One thing goes wrong and then everything starts popping up, and its funny since i,'ve had it I have tried to keep it up perfectly, but it seems the better care you take of it the more that goes wrong.
General comments?
The car is nice and it is pretty quick (when its working properly).
If I could figure out whats wrong with the brakes and stop the water leaking inside I would keep this car forever.
If anybody wants to email me with any type of ideas of something please do.
hotboytroy2003@yahoo.com
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| Year of manufacture | 1996 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 7 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 2 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 0 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 50000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 155000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 17th July, 2003 |