1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE review from North America

New breaks have been installed three times in the past two years. I had to buy each time, break warranty wasn't covered, the sales clerk told me it was due to the car not using breaks properly. When checked out, breaks seems fine, no problems found. Brand new breaks makes noises. But breaks do work.

Replaced water pump at 117,000. Personal mechanic done to save money from overcharging-dealers. Took a week to get to the pump due to location. Took another week to fix because when pump went out, timing chain also broke, as well as the cheap clamp holding it. Total repair was about $150.00 by having personal mechanic fix.

There is a bar that sticks in your back in the driver's seat, where seat is obviously broken. Very uncomfortable. Have to use a pillow.

The plastic part around my dash defroster vent is cracked in two places.

My wheels rattled bad until we removed them and purchased cheap caps to replace.

Oil is leaking. Can't seem to find the leak, but it leaks aprox. 1/2-1 Qt. every two days.

All of the hoses were replaced around 115,000 miles. They were cracked.

Coolant leak detected, replaced hoses, and checked, but still slowly leaks.

The radio is wacky! It works, but if you need to turn the sound up or down, you have a little problem, as it doesn't seem to want to cooperate. The clock/radio frequency display jumps occasionally to different numbers, and half numbers. But most times, it's correct.

Other than these problems, the engine runs good. The car has never left me stranded.

It hasn't been a bad car, but I wouldn't buy another one. I am selling this one before it gives me anymore headaches!