1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE review from North America
"Becoming a money pit, with things that shouldn't go wrong with a car well-maintained"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Where do I start? While I love this car, since I have had it (since I paid it off!), I have had lots of work done. Three batteries, alternator, coils, and the biggie, all six fuel injectors replaced in Mar. 2004. Then, in Nov. 2004, one went bad and had to replace again. Now, today, Feb. 2006, one went bad again! I asked why, when all replaced new only two years ago that I have had two of them go? I was told that GM cars, 93-99, seem to have this problem and should have been recalled due to fuel injector problems, but GM never did recall. In addition, they are very labor expensive to replace since the manifold is built over them and make them hard to get to. Oh and, the lights. I have had them replaced numerous times, only to be told finally that the factory installed bulb housing was causing the short-out. As I said, I love my car and bought it brand new late 1998. She is not being faithful to me though and probably will not buy another GM car again.
General comments?
Very nice looking car, handles very well, which is why I bought it.
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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? | No |
| Model year | 1999 |
| Year of manufacture | 1998 |
| First year of ownership | 1998 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 6 cylinder Automatic |
| Performance marks | 9 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 5 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 9 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 miles |
| Most recent distance | 96200 miles |
| Previous car | Ford Probe |
| Date of Entry | 23rd February, 2006 |