Please note that this is not a complete list of maintenance problems.
At 26,000 miles, replaced brake pads & resurfaced rotors at $200.
At 38,000 miles, I replaced brake pads, brake drums, and resurfaced rotors at $600.
At 43,000 miles, I replaced the timing belt & spark plugs, with tune-up, at $300.
At 47,000 miles, I replaced brake rotors and pads at $600.
At 54,000 miles, I replaced intake manifold gaskets at 54,000 miles at $900.
At 54,000 miles, I replaced push rods at 54,000 miles at $300.
At 54,990 miles, the caliper bolts for the front right wheel partially detached from brake rotors/disk unit during a freeway drive, costing $100.
The 1996 is a nice looking car, perhaps the best looking Grand Am in Pontiac's history.
However, maintenance issues, and the incident where my front right wheel partially came off while driving on the freeway, have forced me to get rid of this car.
The Grand Am can give its owner 100,000 miles of trouble-free driving, or it can be troublesome like yours.
Any way you look at it the Grand Am falls into the category of automobile equivilent of Bic lighters. (Disposable)
Not even 40000 miles after 8 years of use? I've had mine for 4 1/2 years and and it's past 130000 miles on it and I've had about the same problems as you minus the homicide attempt.
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