1998 Pontiac Grand Prix review from North America
"More expensive than having a girlfriend!!!"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I hardly know where to start with problems I've had with this car.
Had the engine completely rebuilt twice within 10,000 miles, because of poor engineering. Cost about $8000. First time was from detonation, and the second was from bearing failure. Mechanic said he would not fix it under warranty, because it was a performance car.
Car rides horrible, and has a lot of road noise and rattles.
HUD hardly ever works.
Brake pedal feels funny; like the booster is starting to go on it.
Water leaks into driver's side window when it rains, and windows are VERY slow to go back up.
Today I just noticed that I have a puddle of water on the passenger floor; I think it is coming from the A/C.
This car is stored all the time, and only driven on occasion, and the paint is still chipping and spider cracking all over where it is fiberglass.
General comments?
I have owned this car for 4 years now, and have only put approx 27000 miles on it, and it cost me almost 11K in repairs.
I would advise anyone, if they are looking to buy one, to stay as far away from it as possible.
I also own a cheap 92 Toyota Paseo, and I would rather rely on that to get me someone than my piece of crap Grand Prix.
I have always taken pride in owning american cars, but I have to look out for my best interest, which is going with a foreign car that has much less problems. I will never again, unless I get one hell of a deal, buy another american made automobile!!!
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| I think it's a great 70,000 mile car |
| Lots of car and options for the money |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 1998 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Supercharged 3.8 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 2 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 54000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 82000 miles |
| Previous car | Chevrolet Lumina |
| Date of Entry | 10th July, 2007 |