2001 Pontiac Grand Am consumer reviews

This car is great with miles. $20 of has filled her right up and last me 3 days driving non stop around town. The stero it has it after market so it never stayed at the presets I put it on its a jvc stereo but I love everything else it does vibrate when stopped but worth it

So ...the grand am .....what can I say ...it’s never broken on me and replacement parts are very cheap .its a 01”grand am se1 ,typical automatic,a bit cheesy of a interior like it took some ideas from fast and furious back then but certainly has many building potential opportunities,so all in all if you want some thing cheap and very much could last quite a long time in the right hands the I suggest getting this car (and I payed 550 $ for mine and again hasn’t broken since I bought it

I have read negative reviews on the 6 cyl engines, but I have the 4 cyl engine and I've never had any actual problems with the engine as of 2019. Mechanically, I think this car held up really well. Granted, I only have 93k miles on it, but in this day and age, time does more damage to a car than mileages does, and 18 years is a long time. I don't think I have had to replace anything but the intake gasket, but again that was time, not engine wear. I have always loved the styling of these cars. I have a sore spot for the car designers in the early 2000s, but this is one of the ones that I actually enjoyed, all the way down to the interior. It has plenty of room (can fit 4 adults comfortably, 5 uncomfortably) and I love the design of the dash. However, the interior is where some of the big problems come in. The dash has warped beyond belief, and unfortunately, this seems to have happened to all of them. So the really cool styling turned into a wadded up mess. It doesn't affect anything really, it just makes you feel like you did something wrong and didn't take care of it properly. When it first happened, I was really beating myself up over it because I thought that it was because I didn't take care of it, so I went to the local scrap yard and tried to find another one, and they were all just like this. Other than that, I really only have 2 more complaints: 1. The headlights (like many from that era) were extremely faded after 10 years of use, to the point where they were useless. Luckily you can find them all over amazon and ebay now for less than $100 per set. 2. There is no real lifting point for a jack. I ended up having to lift it in using the floor pan and I dont feel comfortable doing that, but it is better than what I did the first time. The first time I ever jacked it up (to change the brakes), I used the lateral supports as the jacking point. Seemed great, got the whole job dones let the car down, took it to work the next day and it was like driving a boat. Apparently those supports had bent, causing my front wheels to be canted outward ever so slightly. I could not find these parts at any part store, but luckily by this point, there were several of them at the scrap yard and I was able to get that fixed the same day. Unfortunately, these cars were labeled as "disposable" based on their price and interior quality, so they are treated that way. There are very few left that are still in good shape. Who knows, they might have collector value one day.

if you can fix stuff yourself you will save money but become very frustrated with this car no matter what. every weekend i had it in my garage fixing something. mine had strange transmission issues bad piston slap in the winter. leaking intake gaskets common issue on these cars plastic gaskets do not belong in engines. changing belts is a pain engine mount needs to be removed to get at it. factory immobilizers were junk in these cars left me stuck for 10-20 minutes randomly at the worst times. always got stuck in the snow even with winter tires on. abs harness corrodes constantly needing to be replaced (best part is junk yards are filled with these cars) I did not keep it for a year before I sold it. my sister kept hers she loved it though that one was more reliable until it started having a random misfire myself or my step dad and the guys at the shop could figure out why, one day my step dad was going to take it to work and do a compression test at the tail pipe, he got half way to work and the car suddenly was running on 2 cylinders and the oil light came on he was able to pull over and it just died completely would not turn over nothing. had it towed back home and I picked him up and drove him to work that day. the cam shaft snapped in that one requiring a full engine rebuild, sold it after the rebuild did not want to deal with GM cars any more.

After driving this car for 16 years it is time for my daughter to drive it for awhile maybe another 16 years.

Got mine used had some issues wrong with it. Was easy to find parts and fix. Gets me to point a to b everyday.

I bought a 04 grand am gt1 2 door a couple months ago and I love it too death, I've always wanted one of these cars since I was a little kid lol but the only major problem I had with it was one day it decided it wouldn't start but I eventually got it back up and running but other then that I love it.

I drove my 2001 2 door grand am for three years and over those three years I have a had to replace, the PCM (central computer for the car), Alternator, fuel pump, and Ignition switch. Other than that it has was a good little one man car for a High school student or a college student. was a great first car.

Bought this car when it was 8 years old with 128,000 miles. I was able to put 90,000 miles on it. I had "Pass Lock" issues which is a security issue that won't let you start the car unless you leave the key on the "on" position for at least 10 minutes. Cheap repair that resolved the problem. Intake manifold gaskets were replaced at 125,000 miles and again at 213,000 miles as well as the O-Ring in the fuel line. Next the head gaskets went. Other than that it is a great car that needs typical maintenance.

This car is a great car to start with. It is smooth and relatively comfortable. It has its pros and cons but thats the reason for why it is so affordable. I have had it for a while and It has not given me major problems. The only problems I have had have been electricity related. It has 155,000 miles on it and it still runs pretty smooth and the engine still sounds very good. Over all, if you are looking to buy your first car and this one specifically interests you, go right on ahead and try this one out. It is a great first car and I'm sure you will love it. Just make sure everything is running on it properly and as soon as you get it, have it checked by a mechanic. Its very fuel efficient, runs smooth, very comfortable, and sporty look.