1997 Pontiac Grand Am consumer reviews

I bought this car because it looks immaculate!! The interior looks like it's never been set in,the exterior looks as if it has fresh paint on it. Unfortunately the car was ran without oil in it so I'm waiting for the replacement. Cant wait to drive it again

I have owed my 1998 gran am 2.4 8 year. Car is fun to drive, gets 17 mpg in town and 27 straight highway(interstate). Car had a manual door that had vice grips for a handle . Gas tank had a hole in it. Key door locks were frozen shut from no use. I like the car as a 2nd car to keep my Mark 8 out of winter salt. Car had 140,000 mi used , paid 1000 with all it needed .The car lost coolant 6 months later. The water pump from xxxx leaked. Its a 6 and 1/2 hour job at the Pontiac dealer back then@ 95 per hour=617.00+ tax @ 6.75 come to 659.18 plus part and shop supplies. . I torn it down myself and installed the pump. In 32,000 later, the NAPA pump failed. I liked the car so much I removed the motor mount again, exhaust manifold, timing cover . This is my last used 2.4 be it pont, chev, olds, or any other 2.4 gm with the xxxxxxx behind the rear mounted water pump. Do not buy a 2.4 used as they will need a water pump. Be prepaired to spend up tp 1000.00 unless you can do like me. Buy the v6 gran am and no more worries about the pump being needed to replace The 2.4 is a good motor except the extreeme difficulity and cost of the w.ump.

Picked up a '97 SE V6 4 door to get back and forth from school while my Jeep was being repaired and it never let me down. Drives great, handles great, only problems I've had are the the radio not lighting up anymore and an exhaust leak which makes it sound pretty good to be honest.

This is hands down the best car I've ever drove. I traded my Ferrari for this car and I will never go back to that. I could basically live in this car with all of the features included in this car. The world would be a better place if everyone owned this car.

This is my first car. It had 97,500 when i got it last June. It's now April, and there's 105.200 on it. I love this car. It's little, good on gas, the heater is very powerful, and I like the exterior design. I've had to put a lot of money in to it because the previous owner was the type of person who drives cars, but was oblivious to anything else, but I'll surely be sad when I need to get a new car/ Northeastern rust sucksss.

I bought my 97 Pontaic in 07 When I turned 16.. I drove it hard to be a little four cylinder.. Had a few performance upgrades. The only problem I had was at 220000 miles the transmission begin to give me a few problems, but all in all I loved it

Bought it used with 30K and now has near 125K, lots of minor repairs but for the most part a decent and affordable car

Have 2.4 engine great acceleration nice handling car some minor issues when bought but easily fixed. panel nicely laid out. fun car to drive.

My first car was a 97 se model that I bought for $600 (listed Below). It had 212000 miles on it when I bought it. i drove it until the transmission died at 273000 miles. That is a long time for any car to be on the road these days. I was so impressed with this car I bought another 97 Grand Am. This one is a 2-door GT model that is fully loaded with every available option. I love this car and I will drive it until it dies. it has 140000 miles. since I bought it ive only had to replace a starter, alternator, and serpentine belt which should be expected to go out on any older car. the only thing I dont like about it is the exaust pipe hangers are junk. they brake and leave your muffler dragging on the road. Other than that it has served me well. if you buy any 90s model grand am get the v6 because the 4 cylinder engine is a cursed engine. a friend of mine bought a 4 cylinder grand am and it has been in the shop more than it has been on the road. Other than that these are good cars and i still see many of them still on the road.

This is the first car I have owned. I bought it in June of 2008. I have had to make a few minor repairs, being that the car is older, but otherwise it has been good to me. It gets fairly good gas mileage for a V6; from 25 to 30 mpg. I like that it is small and somewhat sporty. I think it is an excellent first car for anybody.