Overview & Reviews

For 2001, the Grand Am gets audio improvements, a wheel upgrade and revised paint choices.

• Sporty styling, lots of standard features, available five-speed manual transmission, crisp handling.

• Price creep has followed sales growth, true sport sedans need a five-speed with a V6, odd interior styling.

User Reviews:

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  Costly Repairs - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By j gray - October 23 - 10:26 am

  I purchased the vehicle in 2002 and three years later Ive spent thousands in repairs. Ive had to replace the brakes (just once so far, so I guess Im luckier than others), the power steering pump, the gas sensor (ran out but gauge said it had 1/4 tank), and the blinkers were recalled. There is also a lot of road noise so its not a quiet ride.

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  lame - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By mpt222 - December 7 - 2:00 am

  this car is SSSLLLOOOWWWW and handles worse than my old 94 Ford Escort!! For all the flash, it really handles poorly, leaning through corners like a truck and very non-responsive steering. I am sure this car will wear like a typical GM...rust out and be worthless in 5 years.

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  Nice car - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By NB - November 9 - 5:20 pm

  I think this car has been very good. The only thing I have to complain about is replacing the brakes...it seems like at least once a year. Other than that I have not had any problems with it. I have the SE V6 which has nice pick up.

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  Poor Quality - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By mikee4667 - October 19 - 2:57 am

  I would not recommend this car to anyone. It had a water leak in the passenger side that shorted out a computer that cost 500 to fix. 3 out of 4 power windows broke, and the passenger mirror fell off when I scraped snow off it. The security light came on and I had to have a new ignition cylinder put in-another 300. I traded it in while it was still running. Just to be clear I changed the oil regularly and kept up the maintenance. Poor Quality--I can see why Pontiac went out of business.

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  Decent - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Im Awesome - May 21 - 1:23 pm

  The car hasnt given too many problems. Weve put 100,000 miles on in just 7 years, and for an American car, Id say its pretty decent. Weve had had some electrical problems and fuel problems.

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  Hate it - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Unhappy - April 15 - 2:53 pm

  I hate this car! Horrible gas mileage (19-20 in town and 24 at best highway), uncomfortable on any trip longer than 15 minutes, and poor turning radius. My full size pickup gets better gas mileage! The cup holders are annoyingly small- I cant even fit a small size drink because the lid hits the heater controls. There may be a leak in the duct work because my feet always freeze in the winter as not enough warm air is blown out. Rear defroster just quit working. It has a lot of road noise and the front drivers side window leaks air. Looks sporty and cool, (especially the GT edition), but looks arent enough! I will never buy a Pontiac again.

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  fun ride but poor quality - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By structengineer - March 29 - 10:00 am

  My car may or may not be typical, but it was in the shop four times for repairs (wheel speed sensor, fuel level sending unit, fan speed control unit, head gasket, rusty rotors, loud pinging engine when cold). Once it left me stranded on the highway. The trim was loose in places, it got horrible radio reception, winshield trim rattled in the wind, radio station tuning knob turned station #s the wrong way half the time. Other than the poor quality, it was a good car to drive. The car has good acceleration and cornering and is fun to drive.

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  Sorry I bought this car - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Grandma Sue - January 3 - 5:33 am

  I love the looks and wanted a sporty v6 and thought I had found it at the right price. But I have had major brake problems which have damaged the transmission, brakes had to be replace in half the time I usually replace them. The motor idles rough. The radio overheats and ruins my CDs. Both my daughter and I get a backache on trips if we are driving. The passenger seatbelt locks when the seat is forward. I wont buy from this dealer or buy another Pontiac, a finincial disaster for me.

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  Watch Out! - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Disgruntled - November 28 - 9:23 pm

  I purchased this car used with 28,000 kms on it. I have since put roughly 50,000 on. I was very satisfied with the car in the first year of running it having run into only minor problems. Things got a lot worse as the car began to fall apart on me. I have had the following serviced: heater fan/resistor(3x), front calipers (2x), power mirror switch (fell into the doorframe: 3x), ventvalve seal, front power window regualator, hazard warning switch(recall), front brake pads, replaced the driver seat belt, and I dont know how or why but the rear seat came loose. I have kept up with the maintenance schedule to a tee and I have had countless problems. I will never buy a GM car again.

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  Not Happy - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Never another pontia - September 22 - 10:00 am

  I have a problem of overheating will idling. Nothing fixes this problem, flushing the system or new therostat hasnt work. Both power window have snapped, one at 8000 and the other at 38000.