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Used 1997 Pontiac Grand Am Consumer Reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars
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3.63 out of 5 stars

good car

troy, 03/12/2010
1997 Pontiac Grand Am GT 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have had this car around for awhile. It has 240,000 miles on it,3.1v6. Had the water pump replaced at 230,000 and new intake manifold gaskets last week. Can't complain about that after this many miles.Basic maintenance items shocks struts, tune ups, fluid changes brakes etc. Still runs great and looks good.

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1.75 out of 5 stars

GET EXTENDED WARRANTY

Never again, 06/07/2002
1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Motor 3.1 has intake manifold problems, rebuilt engine at 46,000. altenator 50,000 replaced all window motors. Trans went out at 68,000 and now timing chain just broke at 85,000 and the radiator leaks. Also changing the back 3 plugs is a pain in the a$$.

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5 out of 5 stars

Great car for 7 years

prm1967, 10/31/2004
1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My 1997 SE V6 still runs strong and smooth. It has required extremely little attention besides synthetic oil changes every 6 months. Overall red paint still looks great. No gosh-awful chrome/aluminum/titanium interior trim that seems every nicer vehicle has to have these days!!

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4 out of 5 stars

not a quad 4

Lucifersinferno, 04/12/2004
1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

this is not a quad 4, it is a 2.4l twin cam, the quad 4 was in the 95 and below grand am's, it was a 2.3 and said quad 4 on it, so they didn't put a quad 4 in another car, this engine is actually pretty reliable, granted, there are "those" cars that have problems from the get go, i love my GA and would suggest future posters to study up a bit on their car before writing a review.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Grand Am is TO EXPENSIVE TO OWN!!!

Angnwy, 08/07/2003
1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

When I bought my car it had 16,000 miles on it by 30,000 I had to replace the ignition switch then few months later I had to replace the driver side window motor. Everything was fine for awhile then I had to replace the water pump due to leaking coolant. By 50,000 I had to replace the window motor once again. I replaced my rotors 2 times and the break pads on the front 3 times the drums in the back were replaced 1 time. My final straw was when the air compressor for the ait conditioner went out it was 360$ just for the part so I got rid of the peice of junk and I WILL NEVER BUY PONTIAC AGAIN!!!!!!!

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