Faults:
Recurrent, mysterious wiring problems. The door locks will stop working, then the interior dashboard lights, then the turn signals. This has been repaired four times now, and usually after a few months it starts again.
The last time, the dealer found 13 different wires under the driver's side carpeting that needed to be spliced back together. Apparently, every time I braked, it put pressure on the wires and they were cracking. The dealer actually called it an "accident waiting to happen" and said I was lucky that none of those 13 wires were for the engine or the brakes.
At one point, the alternator blew out, causing the car to stop-start-stop-start in panicky jerks while every single light on the dash was flickering on and off. I'm glad I was close to home, because I almost wrecked. Turns out the alternator fried the battery and I had to replace them both.
None of my power windows work and it's going to be $500 to fix.
The radio was replaced before I got the car.
This car is a constant drain on my finances, not to mention my nerves.
3rd Jun 2003, 14:30
I hate my Grand-Am! I always wanted one and I am so disappointed. I had to replace the alternator, the starter, and the battery. It doesn't have power windows or anything, but the dashboard lights always go off or get really dim. I thought I was the only one with all these problems. I almost put as much money into it than I paid for it.