Overview & Reviews

New styling, a new base engine, dual airbags and body-mounted seatbelts.

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  The Things We Would Do Differently - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By KDidles - May 13 - 10:00 am

  Ive owned this car since January of 1997. The car has had chronic electrical problems for the past eight years. The power windows stopped working in March of 1998 and rather than fixing the problem, the dealership let the problem remain until after the car was out of warranty then stated "oh, your windows dont work." We have gone through 4 factory radios all of which were replaced for free because they were defective. The car has also had chronic water pump problems. What would I have done differently? Never bought this car. This vehicle invokes a love/hate relationship but it seems as if the hate part is a lot stronger

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  Too many problems - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By eugenemd - September 27 - 10:00 am

  New transmission at 33,000 miles. New head gasket at 50,000 miles and new intake manifold gasket at 65,000 miles, among other less annoying and cheaper failures. Quality lacking in this machine. I wont buy a Pontiac again!

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  Fun at a cost. - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By JasonUtah - September 9 - 2:00 am

  Nice car to drive. Handles well. Comfortable. Nice features. Good engine and smooth transmission. Lots of untimely repairs. Two major and costly warranty repairs. 3 alternators, 2 window motors, 2 fuel filters, 2 O2 sensors, driver side control arm, fuel pressure regulator, starter motor, and the big bad water pump that costs about $550 to repair. Just hope the thermostat never goes out. Thats in the water pump.

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  Never again!! - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By tallwen - July 17 - 10:00 am

  I started to have problems with this car from the very begining. We have replaced the altranator 3 times, water pump twice, had a new head gasket put in, and several other small items. Every year it is something else. They look great but they have many problems. (like coolant mysterously leaking) I will never buy a pontiac again.

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  Typical GM experience. - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Kanchou - June 22 - 11:36 pm

  While the interior stuff is nicely located, the seats arent good for entering and leaving the vehicle. Trunk space is cramped compared to others. Engine response is good when traction control is off. When turned on, there is a noticeable help with rain/ice slippage. Several components around the engine required awkward maintenance; Various sensors, valves, a lead pipe from the AC. . . but the engine itself, as well as transmission were strong. This Ive come to find typical in GM engines.

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  Grand AM GT 6cyl - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By amanton74 - March 2 - 10:00 am

  Good for 4 years, then fuel injectors started breaking left and right. Constant electrical problems. AC compressor failed. Now having constant misfires.

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  Used GT - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By GM User - October 31 - 10:00 am

  I bought my wife a used 96 Grand Am GT with 42,000 miles. I thought that was low milage considering we bought it in 02. I went ahead and purchased an extended warranty, thank god. After owning the vehicle for one week we had to replace the Window motor driver side, the head gasket, the O2 Sensor, and the Alternator. Granted, we purchased used so I dont know how the vehicle was being maintained by the previous owner. But Ive heard similar problems with this model from other owners.

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  In the shop - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By toddlori - April 6 - 10:00 am

  This car has had all sorts of problems from the moment we bought it. If it wasnt leaking oil, it was going through 2 (yes 2) alternators in a little over a year. Plus the stupid check engine light comes on all the time for no apparent reason (except to get us to fork over $80 to get it turned off). Basically its been a money pit. But hey, it looks nice.

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  Dont buy this car - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By wgowern - January 3 - 7:40 pm

  My car had 3 recalls. The dealer didnt have the parts for one of them & I had to come back. The car failed less than a week after purchase(new). It was an electrical failure in the steering column. It was fixed and the same failure occurred less than a week later. There was several other failures (mostly electrical) over the 7 years I owned this car. Most of the plastic parts cracked or fell off,the dash panel cracked & the mirror fell off. Finally the computer failed and various other electrical components burned up (real smoke). The car repairs would have been much more than the car was worth so it went to a junkyard at 37000 miles. In a word it was a pile of junk.

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  96 Grand Am disappointing - 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Ken Stufflebeam - March 4 - 1:33 am

  I bought this car for my teenage sons to drive, 98k, SE model, 4-door, 4 cyl, auto. Thought it would be economical and practical transportation. Trans failed at 108k, no heater now - core failure, many repairs required, gas mileage not great for a 4 cyl, 21 city 26 hwy, squeeks, creaks, rattles. In all fairness it was worn out when I got it and you get what you pay for.