2000 Pontiac Grand Am Review
Fuel Economy
21 - 23 mpg
Summary
What Edmunds.com says
A viable import alternative, but don't expect Camry- or Accord-like resale values or build quality.
Pros
Sporty styling, lots of standard features, available five-speed manual transmission.
Cons
Price creep has followed sales growth, true sport sedans need a five-speed with a V6.
What's New for 2000
Grand Am gets engine improvements, interior upgrades (including a revamped center console), new exterior appearance packages and revised paint choices.
Consumer Ratings & Reviews
the best car i have owned
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 7 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 7 | Reliability: | 9 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE2 Sedan
Review
I love my gramd am. Sure a few things have gone wrong but nothing serious whatsoever. The check engine light goes on whenever I drive over a large bump in the road but my mechanic just said that's because something is getting stress put on it and sending a signal to the engine saying it needs to be fixed when it actually doesn't. Pontiacs have a lot of computer codes inside of the car and thats why a lot of these reviews say "my check engine light is always on". Other than that I love this car. It has a Nice pick-up and has awesome fuel economy.
Favorite Features
exterior design
Suggested Improvements
The little knob to shift your side mirrors is just a little joy-stick. A little piece inside the side panel (by the power window controls) broke and the joy-stick fell inside the side panel. They should make that something simpler.
Why not a recall??!!
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 5 | Fun-to-Drive: | 7 | Build Quality: | 7 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 6 | Reliability: | 1 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 6 | ||
Vehicle
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
I can not understand why a recall has not been issued for the passlock system! I googled the problem with my car and saw hundreds of people having the same problem as I have with having to wait ten minutes ,randomly , to start my car. I was docked 15 minutes of pay last week because I was 45 seconds late for work one morning.! I left the house at 6:30 am and twice in a row my car made me wait ten minutes to start it...even though I live just a few minutes from work with half an hour to spare to get there ( I thought ) I ended up being late. I called the nearest Pontiac dealer and was told there was no recall because it is not a safety issue.
Favorite Features
Suggested Improvements
customer service!!!!!!
Good for the money..
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 10 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 6 |
| Comfort: | 8 | Interior Design: | 9 | Reliability: | 8 |
| Fuel Economy: | 8 | Exterior Design: | 7 | ||
Vehicle
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
I bought my car with 102k at 2005 and it's still running strong till today with 165k in 2009 when i first got it i noticed the temp always stays high,there was a clench in the shifts and my oil place change place advised me to sell it whenever i get a chance..the car used to stop while running and the shifts was pretty rough..my mechanic changed the throttle sensor ($50 part)..and the car never gave me any problems sence..smooth shifts fun ride I only does my oil change on time and my annual tune up in time . Changing the brakes, rotors, the battery, the CD player and couple of fuses were all the work I did in 4 years.
Favorite Features
Roomy for it's class
Suggested Improvements
GM electricity is just messed up
Great looking..big problems
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 5 | Fun-to-Drive: | 10 | Build Quality: | 3 |
| Comfort: | 9 | Interior Design: | 8 | Reliability: | 2 |
| Fuel Economy: | 9 | Exterior Design: | 9 | ||
Vehicle
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
I love driving this car yet have had many large problems with it. I have heard that Ponitac Grand Ams and Prix tend to have a lot of electrical problems, yet mine had many more than that. Six months into having the vehicle I needed to replace my power steering pump. I just replaced a fuel pump and a day later needed a new intake manifold gasket because my antifreeze was leaking (about a gallon or two a day). The fuel pump caused a lot of problems because my car continued to break down yet mechanics found nothing wrong several times. I have put as much money into fixing my car as I did buying it, and I still need new antilock brakes.I would suggest buying a newer year or different vehicle.
Favorite Features
Style, fun to drive, roomy, fast!
Suggested Improvements
Put in a new radio and have it in for regular tuneups and checks. As soon as something goes wrong I would suggest taking it into the shop.
It is the devil
Overall Rating
| Performance: | 8 | Fun-to-Drive: | 9 | Build Quality: | 2 |
| Comfort: | 10 | Interior Design: | 1 | Reliability: | 4 |
| Fuel Economy: | 5 | Exterior Design: | 4 | ||
Vehicle
2000 Pontiac Grand Am 4 Dr SE Sedan
Review
I got this car 5 years ago with 60,000 miles it now has 123,000 and it was fine up until a year after I bought it. Then it became trouble. My side mirror just randomly fell off, the inside dash is falling apart for no apparent reason, my dome light fell out just the other night when I closed the door! I've replaced the fuel pump, the oil pan, the radiator hose, 2 car window motors, a tail light, the stereo system twice, blinker fuse box, and now the head gasket is offically pooing out! I hate this car with a passion. I believe it is the devil! Also, I started by getting great gas mileage and now I can barely get 24mpg on the highway! And I get maybe 16 in town!
Favorite Features
I've had to fix some many things on this car I should have just built it from scratch! Then it would have been a great car
Suggested Improvements
Fix the darn thing! It stinks! I put more money into this car than I paid for it!
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