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9.3

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

$1,000.00

Average Mileage:

36,475 miles

Total Complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
Pontiac Grand Am engine problems

engine problem

This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Pontiac dealer.

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problem #3

2007Sep 05

(reported on)

Grand Am GT 3.4L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 33,000 miles

Don't even bother with getting them fixed i have already gone through it 3 times and it is all good for about 3,000 miles and then it starts ticking again. GM is a sorry company and they do not know how to design a vehicle. Don't even get me started on the intake gasket problems. By the way the car only has 63,000 miles on it and the problems have existed since 30,000.

Ronnie B.

Grovetown, GA, USA

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problem #2

2006Dec 08

(reported on)

Grand Am

  • Automatic transmission
  • 40,000 miles

When I was getting an oil change my dealer found and fixed a leak in the intake manifold, which was covered under warrenty. Just about as soon as the factory warranty ran out my car begins to misfire. First dealer I bring it to doesn't know whats wrong, so I had it towed to another dealer. Diagnosed as 3 rocker arms loose and threads stripped out of the head. Dealer says they checked the other 3 on that side and they are fine, plugs and re-taps the 3 holes. 1 month later car is misfiring/ undrivable again. I had the car towed to same dealer that did fix before. Diagnosed as the 3 rocker arms that they said were fine before are now stripped out of the head and loose. Still not resolved. Car is still in undrivable condition.

Theresa H.

Byron, IL, USA

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problem #1

2006Feb 27

(reported on)

Grand Am SE

  • 36,425 miles

Dealer discovered oil leak at intake manifold and repaired under factory warranty. In process loosened rocker arms. Car totally failed with rocker arm coming too loose later. Has reoccurred 4 times in past year with one rocker arm stud coming completely out of head stripping threads and having to be replaced. Still not resolved recurrs within 3k-4k miles

Rusty W.

Charleston, WV, USA

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