1999 Pontiac Grand Am GT review from North America
What things have gone wrong with the car?
First thing I noticed on car when I drove from dealership was very slow acceleration
The volume knob on radio gets wacky and sometimes impossible to turn volume up or down.
The CD player never worked when I bought it and and sometimes makes it hard to see what radio station I have on because its gets choppy.
The car is very horrible on gas sometimes I've had to make double trips to gas station in one day.
When I turn my car on sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes for my gage clusters to come on so I have to sit and wait or else I won't know how fast I'm going becasue my speedometer won't move and my mileage won't come on.
My daytime running light don't work anymore and if I'm parked in front of a window you can see it flicker on and off.
General comments?
Even though I have had problems with the car I consider it very reliable because even with 112,000 miles on it it has never cut off or left me stranded.
From what I have read fro the volkswagon Jetta owners I'm a lot happy I brought a grand am instead of a jetta.
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| This car was good for the first 100,000 miles, but after that it should have been pushed off a cliff |
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| Worthless, Unreliable, and Poorly Built |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 1999 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.4 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 3 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 7 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 82000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 112000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Beretta |
| Date of Entry | 13th July, 2005 |