2004 Pontiac Grand Am GT from North America - Comments

The driver's side window was making a cracking noise when I would raise or lower it. Had it repaired at the dealer, took 1 day

The Grand Am GT is a pretty good car overall and enjoyable to drive.

The seats are a bit uncomfortable after sitting in the car for more than 30 min.

The brakes could be better.

The engine sounds like it's going to blow up before the transmission shifts gears, basically it over revs when I floor it.

Sometimes I have to turn the key 2-3 times to get it to start, could have been bad gas, most of the time it's starts right away.

Pretty good gas mileage.

Good stereo, heating and A/C.

Good handling and fun to drive.

Mine does the samething with the hard start. They told me its normal.

Does anyone have trouble with the trunk popping open by itself. other than that I am extremely happy with it. GT HO! over 127,000 miles and still hauls ___...well, you know. love it thus far. smooth sound, nice get up and go. changed the oil and light is still on. actually does rather well in the snow to my surprise. trac system does wonders.

I Purchased my 2004 GRAND AM Sedan this past April, previously I owned a 1989 Pontiac Sunbird Coupe. The Sunbird still runs with 257k miles on it!...and still looks great... I had always admired the mid-sized GRAND AM and after 16 years it was time to move up. So far this car is AWESOME! Love everything about it. Driving it a night is like piloting a small airplane... love the dash, handling and the smooth ride. The only problem I have had is a damaged fog light and assembly that is being repaired by the dealer. As these lights are low to the ground, care must be taken not to go over a snowbank, curb etc. They are quite expensive to replace at $90.00 each retail + labor. This car is a true delight to own, if I get 257k miles on this one like the Sunbird I'll be truly happy!

The Grand Am is a great car, and getting 300,000 miles out of one is not unheard of. Some time ago I stopped to help a guy whose old Grand Am (not sure of the year) had died in an intersection. He told me it was time to start having trouble with it. It had 358,000 miles on it!! My 2001 has nowhere near that much, but in nearly 6 years of hard driving it has yet to have one single problem of any kind. I know people who have put over 200,000 relatively trouble-free miles on Grand Ams and Grand Prixs. Pontiacs are well built cars. Lots of luck with yours.

Check your owners manual the oil change light stays on until you reset it.

I have a 2004 Grand Am GT and I have has nothing, but problems. Both windows are broken and after reading everyone's comments I realize this has been going on for many years. I will NEVER buy another Pontiac in my life and will tell everyone I know the same. What a POS.

I haven't had a problem with my car as of yet (knock on wood). The mileage is better than advertised. Say's 29mpg on the highway, but going from Illinois to N.Y. I averaged 33mpg. Which at this time, with gas prices, is nice.

I bought my 2004 Grand Am GT new off the lot in '04 and have been very pleased with it ever since..

I had to replace the brakes at 47,000 miles, but other than that it's been a great car! Very easy to drive, lots of get up and go, and I love the dashboard when it lights up all red at night.

You do have to reset the 'change oil' light after an oil change, but all the guys at my Oil Can Henry's know how to do it, so it's not a big deal.. I would recommend this car to anyone! :)

Although having to do a brake job at only 47,000 miles sounds a bit premature, I'm glad you are enjoying your Grand Am. I know a lot of people seem to have problems with these cars, but mine is coming up on 9 years old now and so far it has had one light bulb replaced and the front brake pads replaced at 70,000 miles at a cost of $17. The rear pads are still the originals.

I'm a member of a Grand Am club, and NONE of the guys I know have had any of the window issues described in these comments. All of us are aware of the clips being a bit on the flimsy side and make sure that we or our passengers don't slam the doors. I also read a lot about the security system issues, but also don't know anyone personally who has ever had that problem either. Most of the issues could be related to poor maintenance or just neglecting to head off potential problems.

Personally, I think the Grand Am is one of the best buys in a good used car. They ride well, are economical, and can be bought very cheaply because car magazines hated them and gave them bad reviews.

I have a 2000 Grand Am, and it has almost 300,000 miles on it, and I have to say it has been pretty reliable until now.

In the past I have had to put 2 fuel pumps on it, and Lord Almighty they are NOT CHEAP!

This car was bought used in 2001 by my brother, and sold to me in 2004. And up until now it has been very reliable as I said. It has started with the ghost signal thing, and the window on the driver's side has a mind of its own for the last month.

The radio has always been hard to turn up or down, you have to go really slow to get it to work right, and as most have said, the heat and air blower only works on the 3 setting. It has been that way since 01 when he got it.

I have been very lucky not to have had the brake problems most seem to have, and I am grateful that it has lasted this long, but seems that the problems are universal in all of these Grand Am's.

And today my water pump decided to go out, and the part is cheap, but the labor on it is KILLER; you almost have to disassemble the whole car to get to it. So that's gonna cost me 50 bucks for the part and 375.00 for the labor. I still haven't decided if I am gonna fix it or just get another car, because it may not be worth the money with all the miles it has on it.

I have a grand prix. it just died on me for no reason.