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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  Lots of problems - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Dumplins - October 23 - 10:00 am

  Had car for 30 miles and it had to be serviced 7 times. Computer failed twice, wouldnt start, heater went out, oil leak, wouldnt start again, and something else. (I cant remember because I have had to take it in so many times)

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  Well worth the ride! - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By docholliday1 - October 6 - 9:57 am

  Have had my GT for 9 years (was a year old when I got her) and havent regretted it. Fun to drive, plenty of power and great road handling. Major expense in all that time was the head gasket. Brakes need to be replaced more often than I was used to, and had to figure out the work-arounds for the fake codes that appeared a couple of times... but overall a fun and reliable car.

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  Great First Car - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By MisterMarq - September 24 - 8:23 am

  This was my first car. In terms of reliability it was flawless. I drove the car into high mileage territory and always used high mileage oil when getting it changed. The first major hiccup started just recently when the on-board computer started triggering the security switch in the middle of driving - causing the engine to stop. But mechanically its always just hummed along.

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  2001Grand Am SE 2.4L - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By rhino61466 - February 17 - 3:50 am

  I have never had any serious mechanical problems with this vehicle. I bought it pre-owned certified with 56,000. It is now up to 98,000 miles and I have only spent 700 in total for repairs, spanning five years. The only problems I had was the ignition at 98,000 miles and my power windows broke. The key to this vehicle being very reliable is preventive maintenance. If you know nothing about cars and run it into the ground like a Honda you will have problems; however, if you do the normal maintenance such as tune ups/oil changes every 5k miles, fluid flushes, and belt change you should have no problems. If you buy this vehicle and no nothing about how well it was taken care of beware.

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  good car but had little problems - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By got 1 of the lucky 1 - December 21 - 10:43 am

  I got this grand am With 130,000 miles on it.now it has 174,000miles. had it for 3yrs. i had to change the thermostat just once cause it was heatin up a lil. i change the oil every sungle time. i changed the sparkplugs on my own and the only tIhng i hated was the clicking noise from the hazard signal button. i changed that but still clicks a lil. sound system is great. I never had problems with the intake maifold gasget cause i changed the anntifreeze in the car. its been good to me but im gettin a new car now

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  Great for My First Car - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By HarborMatt - October 28 - 2:00 am

  This is a great car to have. It has the power where it needs it. Its only a 2.4L I4. It can go quick when i need it. Burning out is easy. Just turn off the ETS and you can have some fun. The Stock System in the Pontiac....just great. I only have a tape deck so I use a Tape Adapter with my CD Player and it pumps out even more bass then just the radio. The gauges are sweet at night...the red background. The only problem that I have had is the Heater didnt work but thats no big....just went to the dealer and got it replaced in like 10-15 minutes. The Gas Mileage stinks (15-17 m.p.g. City) but you can get some aftermarket parts to help with that.

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  Satisfied owner - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By philly j - March 27 - 10:00 am

  Purchased the GT sedan in 03and have no regrets! GT looks great and performed well on the road, which is a must for my lead foot. No major repairs until this year (2010) at 160k miles-so the car is unexpectedly reliable.

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  No trouble with mine - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Mark - February 6 - 10:50 pm

  I bought mine in 2005. I would tell anyone that it is a good starter car. Easy to drive and fun. Streeing it tight and I have only done normal work on the car. Oil, brakes, rotors, normal everyday car work. Good luck with yours.

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  One Headache After Another - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Stephanie - February 2 - 10:36 am

  Ive had more problems with this car. It is infamous for having coolant problems and can only be fixed by replacing lower intake manifold (not cheap, have to take apart entire engine) which I experienced, constantly leaked coolant and it you didnt add it would overhead in a 5 min trip, and on top of it the temperature gauge refused to work. Grand Ams also go through wheel bearings like theres no tomorrow, I replaced them at least 5 times. Minor things like the sunroof shade was stuck open, power window broke twice, has some of the hardest to find, and most expensive tire size. It is also one of the worst cars in the snow and living in Buffalo in the winter doesnt help things.

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  Overall a dependable car - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By tcestes - October 29 - 10:06 am

  I bought mine almost 2 years ago in March 2007. It had 80k on it when purchased. I drive almost 55,000 miles per year for work. And Ive gotta say this has been a dependable car. Im currently at 192k on it and I had to replace the fuel pump 1 time. Other than that it has never left me stranded. And that is very important for my job. On the highway, I regularly got around 30mpg, which is hard to beat. The only recurring problems Ive had is the TRAC light coming on, and a strange clicking sound, which Im told is tied to the ignition system. The security light did come on around 180k but has stayed on with no problems. Ive been very impressed with it, its done the job for me.