2000 Pontiac Grand Am from North America - Comments

I had a very, slow leak of coolant, and now I have been advised to replace the intake gaskets, and the dealer wants to tear down the engine to see if it needs to be replaced due to coolant leaking into the engine. If in the worse case scenario, a new engine is needed, it would cost about $8600, which is close to the blue-book price.

There have been some other minor repairs that are big safety issues. The First problem was the driver's side door, I had it replaced a year and a half ago, and now it has died again.

I had problems with the turn signals not working. The dealer said they could not duplicate the problem, but it occurred again on the way home. About six months later, I received the recall notice.

The heating and air conditioner fan does not work at levels 1 through two, but I am living with it on level 3 as the lowest setting--somewhat uncomfortable, but not worth the money/effort it would take to fix.

I purchased my 2000 Pontiac Grand AM new, and it now has 44,500 miles. The style and looks are sleek and nice, but I cannot say the same for the repairs. The car runs fine enough.

All in all, I would not buy another GM car after this experience. I have previously had Fords, and even the Pinto held out much longer before it needed these types of repair.

I think I would tell the mechanic where to go!!! The intake gasket is a problem with the grand ams, but it takes about 1.5 hours to fix, the regulators in the doors also are a common problem, the blower motor speed is probably due to the blower resistor, a $15 part. You can find 3.4 v6 engines on ebay for around $500, then get someone to put it in for you. Grand total less than $1000.

My partner and my self own a 2000 Grand Am SE 2 we are having problems with a clicking in the dash the Gm dealer told us it was a faulty switch which we had replaced under a recall notice, but the problem never went away can anyone help us with this???

I also have a 2000 Grand Am SE V6 I purchased used (48K miles) with an extended warranty. (I thank the Lord that I purchased it too!!)

I have had the exact same problems you have had only several more to add to the list.

I noticed a coolant leak too. Took it in and had to have the intake gaskets replaced. Paid my $100 deductible and it was taken care of. I believe it was a $1600 job order.

I just noticed my fan switch for the vent is only working on 3-5. It's getting annoying now that it is cold out. I'm either going to bake myself or freeze myself. I will try and get this fixed soon. I haven't had any trouble with my power windows. (yet).

I have also had the front struts and strut mounts replaced. The strut mounts were replaced 2 or 3 times within one month due to excessive noise in that area.

The steering box and other steering components were also replaced on this car.

I also had to replace the battery, water pump, drive belt all within about 3 months. The windshield cracked within this past year too. Needless to say it was annoying having to take the car back into the shop every other week and paying $100 deductibles over and over for different problems.

I am blessed, however, to not have to pay in the thousands for each job due to the extended warranty. (I will always get this on a used car from now on).

I like this car, It drives well and has the power and styling I was looking for. It currently has 87K miles on it. I am going to have to service the brakes within the next month (no defects or warped rotors, just routine maintenance).

Given the opportunity, I probably wouldn't by a Grand Am again, but all in all it has given me good service.

All of you consider yourselves lucky. I have a 2000 grand am with 75000 miles with a blown engine. I have also experienced a fuel system problem, 3 clogged fuel injectors, and other same maintenance problems as you. In the last 18 months I have put in over $3000.00 not yet including a new engine which is estimated at another $3000.00. Get rid of yours now before you go through what I am going thur!