Overview & Reviews
Second-generation airbags are newly standard, and option groups are simplified.
- Sporty style for pocket change. Decent performance with manual transmission.
- Aged chassis. Uncomfortable seats. Chintzy interior plastic.
User Reviews:
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Do not buy a pontiac - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By Antonio - October 24 - 8:50 amAfter buying the car with around 80K miles, we were told that it was normal wear for the manifold intake to leak. This is the coolant intake. It costs around $700 to fix for a car that has a bluebook of around $4500 best case scenario. This is just for this leak, other problems common. NO LONG TERM reliability at all. Avoid Pontiac at all costs if you need a reliable car. The WORST car I have ever owned and will never, ever buy a Pontiac again, new or used.
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no more american made cars - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By curlydoo - April 10 - 2:00 amI have 120,000 miles on this car and just had to replace the motor mounts,which in turn necessitated intake manifold and transmission service. It is now blowing blue smoke. Dont buy one of these.
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Poor Reliability - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By MiaW. - June 10 - 2:00 amThis car had a wonderful appearance and great reviews. However, I could not count on it to get me from point A to point B. I put as much money into fixing it over the 3 years I had it as I did buying it at 3 years old. Id recommend to any one thinking about purchasing this car (unless you are a mechanic with nothing to do), be careful.
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Not a top choice - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By 95Light - January 9 - 10:00 amI am still looking for the excitement that Pontiac talks so much about. The seats are awful and with the SE you are surrounded by hard plastic which doesnt aid in comfort. The engine (4 cyl type) does well and so do the brakes but the chassis lets these down. The transmission broke at 75K miles and the altenator died 1K miles after. All in all I should have bought the Honda or Toyota for a little more money. Very plain car.
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Unreliable - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By luminitam - December 15 - 10:00 amNew car was bought in 1998. Despite being very well maintained and with less than 26,000 on board, the car has experienced ongoing problems with the radio/cassette player, wiring and more recently, serious problems with defective ABS system and rear end motor, all which need replacing, costs exceeding $2,000.
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wehatesit - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By sickofit - October 2 - 2:00 amAt first sight we loved it, after a year we hate it! The alternator went out twice, along with the battery. This will cause the motor to shut down sei zing your gaershift and ability to retrieve your keys.Fuel pump, fuel injector, abs sensors, four rotors with pads,swing arm all replaced. Trans mission also runs noisy in lower gears.Radio is going bad now and my side view mirror even fell of while washing the car one day! Overall pontiac made a loser when they put this hunk of metal together.
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SUCKS - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By Pontiacbad - May 16 - 2:00 amThe first week I had this car the alternator and the battery went bad. Know with many more miles, The car wont shift correctly, it sits in first gear (this is a automatic) and I dont even have to step on the gas to go, it is idealed to high. The worst car I have had looking for a Honda.
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It was the worst I ever owned - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By wayne - May 23 - 8:20 amI now drive a ford zx2, I had a 1998 grand am for bout a month, it had a 3.1 v-6 it was a 2dr. gt. When I test drove it, it was great, it was powerful and handled nicely. After buying it I was impressed with the fuel mileage, but within a month I had to replace the radiator, heater core, alternator, head and intake gaskets, battery and a power window motor. Last Pontiac Ill ever buy.
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The Worst Car Ever! - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By GrandAmSux! - November 16 - 10:00 amI have nothing but problems since I have owned this car. Nothing too major but some quality issues. Drivers windows will roll down but not up, sunroof motor went bad, the brakes on this car are terrible! I will be driving down the road and it will just quit, like it is out of gas. Cannot find the problem. This will be the last domestic manufactured car I will buy. Also own a 97 Honda CRV and at 75,000 miles it drives and runs like a new car. The pontiac was worn out before 50,000!!
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RIPPED OFF!!!! - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
By raecheal - August 25 - 10:00 amI love the body style of the car well pretty much everything about the car would have been great but unfourtantly I am a female and they figured that they could pretty much scew me over. But I have also learned that Pontiac vehicles not just Grand Am vechicles are notorious for engine problems if they are the 3400 series engines so my suggestion would be not to by a car with a 3400 series engine make sure you have a 3800. They are nice cars but you just have to get a good one I guess. Or maybe the manufactures just make them look nice. But that is my opinion.
