Faults:

The car start cutting off after the warranty had expired.

It was put on a computer, they couldn't find anything wrong with it. The mechanic drove it and stated he couldn't find anything wrong.

Drove the car for 1 month and it stopped again with the same problem.

It took me 2 1/2 hours to get the car home, from a location that would had taken 15 minutes. It would run and then just stop. It is now in the shop again.

General Comments:

The signal lights works occasionally and the light in the radio also works occasionally.

Faults:

I bought this car brand new.

I did notice from the beginning that the car made a rattling noise from the front end on really cold days, but other than that, it wasn't bothersome. The dealership said that this was just how this car was, and that it was nothing to be concerned about, so I've thought nothing of it.

It has been the best car I've owned until recently when the problems began, three weeks ago exactly.

My rear view mirror fell off! I've had a car ever since I was 16, and this has never happened before! I'm 31 now! The dealership said it was a common thing on any car, so I thought nothing of it. They said it was covered under the warranty, and reminded me that my warranty was going to expire within the next 15 days.

Well, on day 17, my "low coolant" light began coming on and going off. It's still doing it today!!

On day 20, my brakes began feeling like they were pulsating.

Hmmmmm, how convenient to have all this happen just a week after my warranty is up.

General Comments:

I'm not sure if I'm looking at this list right, but y'all may want to check this site out, as to me it appears to be a recall list for 2000 Grand Am's with brakes and coolant leaks issued this year.

www.alldata.com

Faults:

I have had no major mechanical problems with this car besides bad brakes which Pontiac is known for. After I replaced those with some solid after market brakes everything was fine.

Some electrical problems, but only because I touched things I shouldn't have.

No major complaints on this car.

General Comments:

The Grand Am is a great car no matter which way you look at it. The value is unbeatable for the price and the appearance is first class. I realize some automobiles come off the factory line with major problems. However this happens very rarely and does not mean all Grand Am's are bad. My 2000 Grand Am GT handles great, accelerates incredibly for a V6 and is designed perfectly. I would be very happy with another Grand Am.

Faults:

CD player had random numbers on clock display. (dealership replaced)

Power seat quit working. (dealership replaced).

Scraping/scrunching noise on tires. (see comment below)

Heater would only work on fan speeds 3 & 4. (see comment below)

Ignition cylinder was damaged by dealership when replacing stereo. (dealership repaired)

Turn signals would not work at all times and emit loud buzzing noise. Had to replace relay switch.

Recently replaced brakes myself. The original ceramic brake pads cost $90 apiece if you do it yourself. But you can buy metallic type for $20.00 apiece.

I now have a lot of vibration coming from front end of car when driving at speeds in excess of 50 mph.

There is also a loud clicking noise when I turn my steering wheel at a stop.

If anyone has had these problems and had them fixed, please reply to this so I know where to go from here!

General Comments:

I had taken this car in for stereo, power seat motor and tires prior to my 36,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty expired. The dealership replaced stereo, power seat motor and in the process shorted out my ignition cylinder and didn't get heater wires connected correctly after replacing stereo. After a couple of attempts, all is well.

The scrunching noise from the tires was a bad design from Good Year. There are ribs on the tire that rub on the rim. The dealership had to order two new tires that were on backorder because of all the complaints. I questioned my back tires and wanted them to justify how they wouldn't grind the rim when I rotated tires. They "guaranteed" that would not happen or would replace them if that did occur. I waited patiently for 6 weeks for my 2 new tires. 6 weeks turned into 3 months. By the time the tires arrive, I was past my 36,000 mileage by about 2000 miles. My back tires still grind and scrunch. The dealership wouldn't replace them because they couldn't get the OK from GM. After several phone calls to GM myself, I was told I was "SOL" (and that is a quote. Was this a conspiracy between the dealer and GM to get out of replacing all 4 tires???