Nothing has gone wrong with this car.
This car is a lot of fun to drive.
Was able to fit an adult mountain bike in the trunk with one rear seat down and close the trunk. Not possible with my Buick Regal.
Handles great and has lots of power.
My thirteen year old son loves it.
It gets lots of looks.
The eight speaker stereo system is a real bonus.
I've owned two mustangs in the past and neither compares to the handling of this car.
I just love it.
Just wait until your security system starts to act up. I have had my 99 grand am for three months and on week. Just yesterday it would not start and then I noticed that blinking security light on the dash. I have investigated to find that this is a common problem with these otherwise great cars. The worst part about this is my warranty expired last week.
Good luck.
I love my Pontiac Never a problem what so ever 4 years now!!!
If the security light is blinking, the car won't start, and your lights all work... It may be that you set off the security on the car which is an anti-theft system on the car. I have done this 2 times. It causes the starter to lock up due to turning the key too fast while trying to start the car. The key has a code in which gets scrambled because the computer did not have time to read the code...
How to fix it:
Turn the key to the on position for about 15 minutes.
After the 15 minutes turn it directly to start. If it doesn't start turn it to the off position then directly to start. If this doesn't work you may have other problems with the car.
Its very roomy, reliable so far it has nice gas mileage, as far as it being a head turner,,, I wouldn't go that far.
I have a 2003 Pontiac Grand AM it has only 16500 miles on it. And I bought it with 15.540 miles. After buying the car, the car won't start or it stops while driving, I had it at the dealer, but they said that they couldn't find anything so they gave it back. Now the car won't start up again, and Its there again. Did anybody else have this kind of problem? I also checked Carfax and the car's history is clean.
The car not starting probably has something to do with the anti-theft system. Contact your dealership and ask them to look at the PASSLOCK system. I hope this helps.
I just got a 99 Grand Am about a month ago. Already 4 or 5 different times the car will not start and the security light will flash. Just like the problems listed in this bulletin. I will do nothing differnt just start it go two minutes down the road or even across town and park the car get out come back in 2 or 3 minutes to leave and the car will not start at all. The first time I left the car for an hour and returned and it started. The next two times was while moving and the car was parked in a fire lane and was stuck there for a few hours because it would not start. Again after letting it sit it started. The next time my boyfriend unplugged the ground wire to the battery and then plugged it back in and that worked. Well it just happened again today while at work. I let it sit for 10 minutes and it started. This is rather frustrating. The key given to me was not the factory key and the it seems to me there should be some kind of key pad to go along with it and that should help? I will try some of the suggestions listed here if this happens again and from the way things are going I am guessing it will. I will also be contacting my dealer to see if my warranty will cover it. I have also heard that bypassing the system will cover the problem as well.
I purchased my 2003 Grand Am in Feb. 2006. I also have had the same problem with the security light coming on and the car not starting. This happened 3 times. I had to take the car to a Pontiac dealership. The problem was fixed $490.00 later. Also having problems with the interior dome light not working all of the time.
My Grand AM has not been starting for the last 2 years. the security light blinks, and I have to leave the key in the ignition for 10 minutes and then it starts. after this happened to me 8 times in the last 10 days, it is now in the garage being fixed. I was told the ignition switch has to be changed, and they will see if that fixes the problem. this will cost me at least 250.00, and from what I have read, is not a guaranteed fix. when I contacted GMC they were no help, in fact it was useless to even waste my time calling them. I've been looking at the Mazda's and if this fix doesn't work this POS will be gone!
I think what needs to be done to prevent the security issue is when you put the key into the ignition, put the car to the "on" position and allow the dash lights and radio to come on first then start the car. When the car is turned on right away, it triggers the security code to "jumble" the code and it is preventing the car from starting. By allowing the dash lights and radio to come on first, this will allow the security system to set itself. I've been doing this and have had no problems.
I go to turn my Grand Am 1997 coupe off and the key gets stuck, but sometimes I turn the wheel and it comes out, but not all the time. Other times I turn the car back on and switch gears; then it comes out, but sometimes it still doesn't comes out.
Anyone have a clue on what's going on?
My car flat out doesn't work!! how do you build an anti theft system... that keeps the owner out?!? Don't BUY GRAND AMS! period! and now the dealer is charging me for soooooo many new parts when all I need is the system restored. Theyre asking for more (on repairs) than I bought it 4. Might I add that I've had it for over a year and this problem just started.
I purchased a 2003 Grand Am with 37,000 miles less than a year ago. I just had the problem with the Pass lock and the car not starting. I did the 10 min reset thing and it started. But, now the security light stays on constantly and the following items do not work: automatic headlamps, dome light, automatic trunk button and the remote key door lock.
I am seeing all a lot of discussion about this pass lock and feel that GM should be doing a recall. There are too many complaints on this.
MY 1999 Grand Am GT is a POS. The security light will come on and blink, blink, blink. What a pile. It will leave me stranded in the winter time and is not fun at all. Sure, you can wait 10-20 minutes. but I mean COME ON PONTIAC, wtf. IT HAS ONLY 40,000 original miles!
I bought my 1997 Pontiac Grand Am in Feb 2007. It was used with 160,000 miles on it. It ran great the first 6 months, but the last couple of weeks it has given me nightmares. If I brake suddenly (woman pulled out in front of me) it completely dies, lights flash on instrument panel, car loses power, locks the keys on place and I have to wait for someone to come and jump my car before it will run again. It did this to me last night and it seems to have something to do with the anti-theft system and the brakes. All systems go haywire and I can't remove my keys until the battery is jumped.
I have owned 4 Grand Am's and this by far is the worst. Just this morning I heard that GM was the number 1 auto manufacturer for 2007 and has been for the past 76 years. Is it because their cars are so cheap to begin with and the money they make is usually for costly and unnecessary repairs after the car rolls off the dealers lot?? Makes me wonder. After all these posts and your honesty, I will not own another one.