does anyone else with the same cars have this ongoing problem, since l think its the car itself ( THANKS TO GM) and also the ABS,TRAC OFF, SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT always comin on, if anyone else out there feels me, please write back!!!!!!!

That Pontiac was never regarded as GM is best. As you can tell, it is plagued by electrical problems. It will nickle n' dime you to death. Get rid of it and cut your losses. Get a used 05 or 06 Honda Civic. It will be a much better choice of a car compared to what you have. Just a suggestion.

l assume at times it wo not crank or starts and dies, There are a couple of things that could be wrong, The igntion cylinder is the most common, the Body Control module could also be at fault. You should bring this to your nearest dealer to have it properly diagnosed, It would be much easier selling your car if it is in good shape.

There is an awful lot to suggest that ur assessment is very close to the mark.

(1) The 1998-2003 Pontiac Grand Ams r on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of Used Cars to Avoid.

(2) The Pontiac Grand Am has a 5-year Reliability Percentrank average of .14, on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00. This puts close to the bottom, likely among the 10 or 15 worst. For reference, the Pontiac overall average is .24, General Motors' overall average is .31, Honda is overall average is .84, & Toyota is overall average is .89.

(3) The Pontiac Grand Am is on AutoOnInfo.net is list of the contenders for the worst model ever made, based on its multi-year reliability since 1987.

(4) The Pontiac Grand Am is on AutoOnInfo.net is list of Automobiles with a Worst Engine (with a score of -.88 on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00).

(5) The Pontiac G6, the Grand Am is successor, is on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of the Worst of the Worst.

(7) The Pontiac G6 is on AutoOnInfo.net is list of the Worst Automobiles of 2008 with a Composite Reliability Score of -.83 on a scale of -1.00 to 1.00.

(8) The Pontiac line has the second largest number of entries on Consumer Reports' 2008 list of Used Cars to Avoid, after some correction is made for the size of its offerings (the number of entries on the Used-Cars-to-Avoid list divided by the number of Used Car Reliability Verdicts). The Pontiac line has a score of -2.2 by this quality measure, the Hummer line, -2.0, the GMC line, -1.9, the Chevrolet line, -1.3, the Saab line, -1.1, the Cadillac line, -.9, & the Saturn line, -.9. For reference, the Five Best have scores of 0.0: Toyota is Scion line, Fuji is Subaru line, Honda is Acura line, Toyota is Lexus line & Toyota is Toyota line.

(9) The Pontiac line has the lowest 5-year Reliability Percentrank average of all of GM is lines with a 5-year Reliability Percentrank average (the Hummer is too new to have a 5-year average). The Pontiac line is 5-year average is .24 (on a scale of 0.00 to 1.00), the Oldsmobile line, .26, the Saab line, .26, the Cadillac line, .27, the GMC line, .28, the Saturn line, .30, the Chevrolet line, .32, & the Buick line, .49. For reference, the Hyundai line has a 5-year average of .41, Nissan, .70, Subaru, .77, Honda, .84, & Toyota, .89.

(10) The Pontiac line has the third lowest 1998-to-2007 Used Car Reliability Verdict history of GM is lines. By this reliability measure, the Pontiac line has a score of -.51 (on a scale of -1.00 to +1.00), the Hummer line, -.88, the the Oldsmobile line, -.58, the Cadillac line, -.44, the Chevrolet line, -.28, the GMC line, -.23, the Saturn line, -.17, & the Buick line, -.05. For reference, the Hyundai line has a score of +.20, Honda is Acura line, +.67, Toyota is Scion line, +.72, Toyota is Lexus line, +.82, Honda is Honda line, +.83, & Toyota is Toyota line, +.84.

(11) With regard to durability, AutoOnInfo.net is detailed studies indicate that the Pontiac line is the worst of GM is lines. The stats suggest that a typical 7-year-old Pontiac product is as troublesome to own as a typical 36-year-old Toyota & a typical 51-year-old Honda.

Do u just want to gripe, or r u looking for a fix? Has anyone looked at the car? Are any codes being set?

l took the opportunity to see if there were any common fixes l could just tell you, but without codes u could be in a number of different areas.

And BTW, although someone posted piles of 'evidence' that the Grand Am was a bad car, independent repair information suggests that there were some problems, but overall the Grang Am has minimal problems in some very key areas. Compare that with some 'Significant' problems with Honda (especially in the transmission area), & u will see that the grass is not always so green.