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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  Fun but big problems - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Danfish85 - January 10 - 10:00 am

  Its been a fun car that im forced to get rid of. Its been plagued with random problems since i bought it. Lots and lots of electrical problems. Ive replaced alternator multiple times, battery countless times, starter, random sensors and wires, ball join, etc.

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  Fun car to drive expensive to keep - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By carlover - January 15 - 10:50 pm

  Had this car for about a year when problems slowly started appearing. First was the notorious Coolant leak that GrandAMs commonly have.Next the igngition coils blew on 2 cylinders, all this needing about 1200$ to fix.As a poor student, this ate most of my savings. Car is extremely powerful.Just step on the gas pedal and all it asks you is what speed you want to run to. Interior is not well designed..esp the cup holders are awkward.The front cup holder cant be used when gear is in Park.Fuel economy is 15-16 mpg once you reach about 60k miles.ALl I can say is that dont buy the HorsePower you dont need.Go for a Toyota/Honda and keep maintenance minimum and get a good resale value.

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  Enigma - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By PONT98 - May 24 - 11:20 pm

  This car has only stranded me once and that was 6 mos after buying it for a shift interlock problem that cost 350 bucks. Aside from that I personally fixed the intake manifold leak the v6s are prone to that would have cost 550. The clear coat is coming off on the spoiler and one window frame. The seats are pretty rotten. Power is good and so is the tranny. Brakes need frequent replacement due to small size. The seat and paint might be my fault, but crappy plastic and intake manifold problems as well as the common front suspension creak are all normal issues with this car. By the way my car has 11200 miles on it and I have owned it for 5 years. I would not recommend this car. I am stuck w/it.

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  Cant wait to get rid of it! - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By ImpyTink - August 8 - 6:20 am

  Ive had problems with this car since I had it for only six months. Its always at the mechanics. I hate this car and I cant wait to lose it. I finally have a job that maybe I can lose it soon. Not reliable. Has left me stranded many times. I pray for it to get stolen.

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  Pontiac Grand Am - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By jessay123 - January 14 - 12:22 am

  I baught my 98 Grand Am almost a year ago with 120k miles. The fitst couple of months were great. Then heater core went out, water pump, timing chain tenion thing, window motor, a rubber on the engine mount and now its leaking either trans fluid or power steering fluid. Other than the reaccuring problems the car drives great. Also the pick up is pretty decent for a 4cyl.

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  Gauges - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By baybays4 - September 17 - 3:30 am

  I have a 98 pontiac grand am while driving it ALL the gauges stopped working, turned it off and let it sit for a few weeks, started car let it run for about 30 minutes, and guages still not working.

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  a eulogy for my first car - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By It is dead - August 24 - 10:00 am

  I bought it with 75K, and things went well for the first year. Then had transmition problems. Had that rebuilt for $1000. Things went pretty well for the next couple years, just regular stuff (brakes, catalytic converter, sway bars)happening. Then the head gasket blew, warping the block. That happened out of the blue and at one of the most inopportune times. Had to find another quad four engine to put in it. This one sounded funny. It was in a collision, now it is dead. It was a fun first car to have. Interior was compfortable enough for two, more than that got tough. Decent for hauling stuff on road trips, the gas mileage was usually around 30.

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  Dont every buy one of these!!! - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By DCPontiac - June 24 - 10:00 am

  This car stinks. I had to take it in for minor repairs and fixes about 10 times within the first year. 49,000 miles on my car and the brakes have been changed 3 times. Once in rush hour traffic my brakes just plain went out. Last month both of the power windows fell off their tracks within a week of each other. Other troubles too numerous to list. The ability to have fun driving this car is limited. Dont even think of trying to use the manual shifting capability on the automatic models. Remotely sporty driving results in a foul smell every time. However, the downshifting option is nice for slowing in traffic when you dont have your brakes.

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  performance of my 1998 grand am se - 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Karen Kirby - February 1 - 3:26 pm

  I would have to say in the 3 years Ive had my car, its been reliable. Brakes need to be replaced often. And it seems that some places have a problem getting the brakes to work correctly. almost exclusively the rear brakes. They tend to brake uneven, like your car is tilting. After having gone to about three different repair shops, the problem was finally resolved when they changed the rotors as well. Struts need to be reolaced, and power windows are going out, but I have never been stranded.