1993 Pontiac Grand Am Review
Fuel Economy
21 - 24 mpg
Consumer Ratings & Reviews
Still going after shoulda been dead
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 5 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 8 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 7 | ||
Vehicle
1993 Pontiac Grand Am 2 Dr GT Coupe
Review
My car has 211000 miles on it and the only things that are wrong with it are that people just like to hit my car. The engine is still running smoothly. All I've had to do is change the oil regularly, change the spark plugs, and change out a faulty alternator
Favorite Features
It's a peppy little car for the 400 I paid for it
Suggested Improvements
A working radio. Someone kicked mine in and broke the antenna off
Piece Of Junk!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 7 | Fun-to-Drive: | 3 | Build Quality: | 1 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 1 |
| Fuel Economy: | 6 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
1993 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
I purchased my Grand Am 3 years ago. Everything started falling apart at only 107,000 miles! Repairs: rotors, brakes, front struts, shocks, engine overheating and faulty cooling fan! This is unacceptable for a "piece of junk" with such low miles! I would not recommend ANY year Pontiac Grand Am even to my worst enemy! Very, very poor build quality and a big zero for engine or anything reliability!
Favorite Features
Exterior body design, excellent quality paint, very comfy seating all around and interior layout design.
Suggested Improvements
Everything except what I mentioned above! Oh, a major improvement would be to stop making them altogether or recall all of them and get all the bugs out!!!
Junkyard Grand Am
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 4 | Build Quality: | 1 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 10 | Reliability: | 2 |
| Fuel Economy: | 7 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
1993 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
This car belongs in a junkyard or I will personally drive it off a very steep cliff myself!! I bought this car about 2 years ago and here's the condition it was in: Barely any brake pad lining left on the front, rotors were warped beyond belief (for some reason these Grand Ams eat brakes like there's no tomorrow), severe steering problems, it overheated on the way home (of course, not on the test drive!), a power-steering fluid leak and at a 4-way stop, it just shut off on its own!!! I bought it to put a few repairs into it, the low miles on it (107,000) and the nice exterior and interior design which I find very attractive on these "cars". I do not recommend this garbage to anyone!
Favorite Features
The exterior design on these cars is absolutely beautiful. Nice shiny paint. It looks new even when it's not washed or waxed! I love the interior layout on the dashboard and the color of the orange dash lights! Very comfy seats, front and back, and radio controls on the steering wheel are cool!
Suggested Improvements
Wider tires, better quality brakes and rotors, more durable radiator and clean out these head gasket and overheating problems with the 4 AND V- 6 motors! Fix these junk 4 cylinder motors! I owned the V-6 engine and they're supposed to have better engines! Get with the program, Pontiac!
pieceoftrash
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 5 | Fun-to-Drive: | 2 | Build Quality: | 2 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 2 |
| Fuel Economy: | 7 | Exterior Design: | 10 | ||
Vehicle
1993 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
I was very disappointed that such a beautiful-looking car (inside too) could be the worst nightmare of my life. Not even 2 days after it was purchased, all problems occurred. After 100K miles, everything is programmed to fall apart. First, P realized the rotors were worn so thin, the car was very unsafe. Same with front/rear brakes. Car was shaking (steering wheel) like crazy! Had hardly any tread on 2 front tires, car actually shut off at a 4-way stop! That's scary. I thank God my boyfriend was right behind me, trying to figure this out! Then, battery went (twice), car started running (overheating in red zone) very hot. No heat in car! Bad heater core. No more Grand Ams ever!!!
Favorite Features
Comfy, interior design, cool orange instrument dash lights, beautiful exterior design and when not in the shop, runs good with lots of power. Gorgeous paint, and I love the grill, hadlight (design) and design of taillights!!
Suggested Improvements
Make longer-lasting and much more durable motors! Every 4 cylinder is junk, due to the leaking head gasket problems. Brakes and rotors wear out much too fast. Rebuild or recall all of these Pontiac motors. The 4 cylinders are pure garbage. Pontiac needs to fix these engine issues under warranty
lemon
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 5 | Fun-to-Drive: | 4 | Build Quality: | 5 |
| Comfort: | 7 | Interior Design: | 5 | Reliability: | 2 |
| Fuel Economy: | 2 | Exterior Design: | 5 | ||
Vehicle
1993 Pontiac Grand Am 2 Dr SE Coupe
Review
I had nothing but trouble with this car. one thing after another, i will say this is longest i went without problem but dont leave this tiny town and don't go more than 3 miles away now. labor on this car is high. My daughter had one with problems and my niece.. but not sure about her experience with it cause she wrecked hers....anyway, mine either blew head gaskets day i got it or they already were. I had a lot of overheating problems. i may have gotten an abused car or bad one i dont know but won't ever own another.thanks. and good luck!
Favorite Features
look of the car.
Suggested Improvements
motor, overheating? cheaper labor? easier access to fix.
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