1996 Pontiac Grand Am Paperweight

[CynthiaKDavis]

It made it to 218,000 plus miles. Brand new in 1996 my Purple Pontiac Grand AM GT stands with barley a scratch and no impact accidents; frame intact.

I have payed more money in maintenence than the 2 lease periods, or outright purchace for the vehicle could ever amount to. I payed for all of these repairs out of my own pocket.

What do I do now ? I'm disabled. So's my car. I've had to default on the loan I purchased it with. $6000.00 plus is left and all that GMAC says is, "Well, you sure got your usage out of it".

I've just read all of the horrible things that go wrong with this model. Everything has gone wrong with this car. And I have payed to fix it all.

I loved my car. I thought I was taking good care of it, and I wondered why people thought I was dumb for always fixing it. I've never been rich; I take care of all my valuables this way. I depended on it. I thought is was part of the deal. Take care of your stuff, it'll take care of you.

What did I know about what was too much cash to pay out for decent transportation? I've never owned anything that cost over $18,000.00 before then.

They must have seen me coming from miles away years back.I think I'm way past the lemon law time limit. If there is one.

To my credit I do have every single work order from every one of the shops, dealers or franchises that serviced my vehicle.

Is there any way any of that can help me now? Could my car still be recalled by the lemon law?

Please send help. I'd actually like to get it running again. I'm so attached to it. I could force myself to sell it off if I had to, but I think I may hold the record for longest running car of this make and model year.

Does anyone know?

Thanks



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Cynthia K. Davis

[sandstoney]

WEll you should sell it the way it is,not worth much .it will need a motor, and soon a tranny.better still give it away and start over,buy a toyota or a honda,then you will have something.The motor in a grand am is costly to fix, we find a motor and drop it in, but in your case, dont spend another nickle on it .Remember you dont learn anything from mistakes you only learn when you do something right Grand ams look nice, but they are a hunk of junk.If YOU BUY A TOYOTA OR HONDA, you wont have any more sob stories to tell.good luck

[amorak]

Why is an American asking for help on a Canadian forum :?: I don't want to leap to any conclusions, but this really set off my 'caution' alarm. She gives no explination about the state of the car or a personal intro, just straight into her story... Caution.

[amorak]

Cynthia:

I would suggest you look at a more local forum that would be familiar with any possible lemon laws available in Michigan. However, I can tell you right now there is little recourse for you in that area, as any lemon law would have long expired.

What you've spent will have to be chocked up to a learning experience, I'm afraid. Sell the car for what you can get for it, and save up for some decent, reliable transportation. A new Hyundai Accent or Toyota Echo / Scion Xa would fit that bill.

Hope all goes well.

[rivsy]

sandstoney...apparently there is something wrong with over 300 000 kms on her grand am ? i guess its a piece of crap domestic car ? you don't know anything about this car and neither do i, so back off the jap or nothing bs please

[woohoo!]

Guys, this woman posted her heartbreaking story on May 18th, 2002.

I don't think she's on this forum anymore! ;-)

Altough I do think Japanese cars are generally more durable, if you take care of a car it can last for years, AMERICAN or JAPANESE or KOREAN for that matter.

[rivsy]

i wonder if she has refinanced it yet again

[woohoo!]

For her sake, I hope not. But then again, when you really like your car (or your dog, or your vacuum cleaner), you'll spend money on it to keep it.