2000 Pontiac Grand Am User Reviews

The Black Beauty — I had this car for 4 years. It seemed kinda cheaply built. A lot of parts broke after a while. I put a lot of miles on it. It got like 32 mpg not bad. Didn't go too hot in the snow. I loved the sunroof...Nice looking car.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

If You Are Going To Get A Grand Am Get The V6 — My Grand Am burns oil, its rusting (my fault), Looks like a red door stop and handles like a radio flyer wagon. I shouldn't be complaining because it's been a really reliable car; but i don't enjoy driving it. I should have never sold my jeeps!!!

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

My Review — It's my car so obviously I'm biased. I like how it looks and that it can turn heads when its all cleaned up. Out of the factory it kida lacks power, but then again, it wasn't meant to be a race car. The "Ram-Air" thing is a gimmick on this car, but whatevs.

Grand Am Plus And Minus — Positive: Great Performance, good gas mileage, nice look, holds up well, easy to work on and change oil, brakes, rotors, etc. Exhaust is good stock, still has had no trouble. Ram Air is a great asset, but clean out the intake throttle body occasionally and run injector cleaner to keep flushing the crud out that the air filter doesn't catch. Body has held up well, was undercoated and rustproofed when new. Negative/repair journal: Intake Gaskets go out every 40k miles and cost $500, wheel bearings are also an issue - get the good ones and you are OK for 50k miles or so. Think I have a minor problem with the transmission or torque converter, but will be cheaper to repair than to buy a new car. Overall: It is a great car, has lasted us 10 years and almost 100k miles, hope to get another 50-100k out of it yet, now that I know what to repair and how. I would recommend to a friend if they wanted a versitile and sporty family car with 4 doors, but yet a good performer that didn't look like a wagon.

Nice Car. — Acceleration 0-65 km is pretty fast. Tops at 195 km. Could probably get to 200. Braking? Sucks. Handling is awsome. I've noticed the front end of alot of grand am's have a rattle. Interior is nice. Clean looking. Exterior is decent. Mileage is think its like 28/34. Regular maintenance.(oil change etc.) Fun to drive although I would prefer a smaller car. Bought the car for just over 5000 with a little over 100,000 km on it. So far there has been no costly repairs.