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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  From Mother to Daughter - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By D Martinez - November 16 - 10:13 am

  When I purchased my red Grand Am GT in 2001 I was looking for a sporty car my teenage children could borrow and not feel like they were driving an "old- lady" car. I didnt really expect to enjoy driving it so much myself! I quickly found it was fun to drive, easy to park and made me smile when I saw it in the parking lot! It was reliable and served me well! Recently my daughter was looking for a good used car and I decided to sell her the Grand Am. She was excited to purchase a great looking car! I was sad to say goodbye to the only sports car Ill probably ever own - and Im really glad to know its still in the family! I highly recommended it for a fun, reliable and sporty ride!

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  great - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By geeze - November 2 - 2:00 am

  great car, fun to drive, use it for work and love it. Lots of compliments. Highly recommended

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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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  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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  Never Again - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Naomi - September 12 - 1:36 pm

  I have had numerous problems with my 2001 Grand Am se 2.4 twin cam. There has been so many problems with it and still has problems that I wouldnt even know where to begin because Its been that rough

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  I rented it - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By Renter - July 4 - 10:00 am

  One of the worst rentals I have ever had. Please heed that this car only garnered 1 star rating for safety from NHTSA and got a "Poor Safety" rating from the insurance institute.

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  2001 Tan Grand Am SE - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By aeguy202 - May 4 - 10:00 am

  Bought the vehicle in late January and havent had any problems since. The only drawback is that the gas mileage isnt as great as I would have hoped. But other than that, the car gets me where I want to go and is very relaxing. Im hoping the car will get me through driving back and forth with college.

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  GRAND AM - 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
  By cjfarquhar - April 23 - 10:00 am

  This is my third black Grand Am GT. All three have been extremely reliable up to as much as 110K miles on my first - with an alternator and faulty gas gauge being the biggest issues among them - both covered by warranty. I had each of them for four years and always have to give it a front break job about 2 years in. More detailed comments and suggestions are below.