1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE from North America - Comments

I bought the car in January of 2002. Everything was fine until June. My radiator had a crack, and then I had what I thought to be a major leak in my water pump. It turned out to be a huge leak in the radiator, right below the water pump. I still had a warranty, but the radiator wasn't covered. Take it in for service, it took them 1 1/2 months to get the radiator, and once they did my head gaskets and my water pump went out. They were covered under my warranty.

There is a major unidentifiable squeaking noise from my back right brake. It pulls and jerks the car, and in the rain it will slide. I have had it checked out many times and they say it's nothing.

The O2 sensor went out on the car in September of 2002.

My computer is messed up, and from time to time the ABS and ETS lights come on for no reason. This started happening after the O2 sensor.

My clock light is out and was told there's no way to fix it unless I buy another radio for the car.

The drivers side door will pop off, and I have to align it and pop it back on from time to time. This has caused a crack on the inside door handle. The windows (all of them) will get stuck every now and then, the drivers side being the worst.

I recently had an issue with my alternator. Thought it was the battery, had it checked, and all they told me was that it had a bad cell in it. Bought another one, and when it died I found out it was the alternator the entire time and had it reworked.

My air conditioning is messed up and will only blow out the air like it's supposed to if I let off the gas.

This car is great for interstate travel, and the gas mileage is better. City travel has poor gas mileage.

Tire ware is minimal, nothing like my last car.

I completely agree with you. I own the same vehicle and I have the ABS light problem and fuses blow. It still drives, but it seems like the minute you fix one thing something else fails almost immediately. You really need to have a lot of money to maintain this vehicle.