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Has anyone else had a Pontiac Grand Am and had TONS of mechanical problems/repairs?
I have a 2000 Grand Am GT with about 100K miles on it...even before I had this many miles on it, I have had SO many repairs, it's ridiculous. Here are things that have gone bad:
ALL break lines totally rusted and needed replaced
Power steering pump
Break pads (three times)
Some problem with steering that caused a whining noise, but they couldnt find out what was wrong with it for months (forget what it was now)
Starter (twice)
Defect in windshield washer fluid container, causing leak
cd player went long time ago for no apparent reason
Air conditioning went (it wasnt that it needed charged, there was actually something wrong with the A/C system, at like 70K miles)
Thanks!
oh, and an engine coolant leak/problem
I own a 1995 Pontiac Grand AM SE that I bought new. I still use it as a daily driver. It has been a relatively trouble free car with only normal wear and tare. It currently has about 150,000 miles on it now. It always starts. It always gets me where I need to go. The engine uses no oil. It doesn't smoke or clatter. It still drives and rides well. Everything still works. No rust even though I live in northern Wisconsin where they use lots of salt on the roads.
My only complaint over the years is that there are many interior rattles. This was common for this particular body style. But this is a minor issue.
After owning this car for 14 years I feel I really got my moneys worth out of it.
You still see lots of this body style Grand Am still driving around in this area.
I have some comments on some of your individual issues.
The problems with the power steering and pump I blame on the incompetence of the mechanic working on the issue. He was unable to get the repair right the first time. So I blame this on the mechanic.
As for the corrosion under the car. You are not keeping the underside of the car clean enough. If you live in a northern environment whrere they salt the roads it is very important that you keep the underside of the car clean. After 9 winters of not keeping the underside of the car clean will cause problems with any car. You can take some of the blame on this one.
As for the brake pad changes. Are you using aftermarket brake pads or genuine GM pads? If you are using cheap aftermarket brake pads, this is not a defect of the car, it is because you are using cheap brake pads. Or your mechanic is using cheap pads and not telling you. With brake pads, you get what you pay for. If you buy cheap you get cheap and they will wear out in as little as 20,000 miles. This is a fault of the pads, not the car.
As for the comment on the other answer about Toyota. Open your favorite Internet search page. Search for "Toyota Sludge", "Toyota Rust", or "Tundra Frame Flex", without the quotes. You will quickly understand that Toyota is very over rated and has more than their fair share of problems.
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