Pontiac Grand AMYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 5,580 NHTSA owner complaints across 25 model years, the Pontiac Grand AM years to avoid are 1999, and the strongest years are 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990. The Grand AM has 40 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoid'99Use caution: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 Best years'87 '88 '89 '90Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints5,580Top: Electrical system Safety recalls401973–2005 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Pontiac Grand AM years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Grand AM median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 0 0 1 4 11 28 31 44 38 82 168204377409450383172849675538395325293102

'73'75'78'83'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05

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Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Grand AM problems

All model years combined: 5,580 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1,519Electrical system176 crash/fire/injury

923Engine and engine cooling48 crash/fire/injury

826Service brakes, hydraulic69 crash/fire/injury

646Exterior lighting11 crash/fire/injury

435Air bags

382Visibility

359Steering

302Suspension

270Power train

1,60226 other systems200 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	1519	176
Engine and engine cooling	923	48
Service brakes, hydraulic	826	69
Exterior lighting	646	11
Air bags	435	306
Visibility	382	10
Steering	359	58
Suspension	302	27
Power train	270	22
26 other systems	1602	200

40 recalls

Pontiac Grand AM recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system: ignition14V-400 · 1999–2005 · Jul 3, 2014 · 5,877,718 vehicles Suspension: rear05V-054 · 2005 · Feb 14, 2005 · 9,402 vehicles Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal04V-528 · 2003 · Nov 1, 2004 · 92,863 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: storage04V-301 · 2004 · Jun 30, 2004 · 2,857 vehicles Ignition: switch04V-036 · 1998 · Jan 27, 2004 · 1,415,231 vehicles Hazard flashing warning lights: switch03V-327 · 2000–2001 · Aug 28, 2003 · 670,740 vehicles Other: owners/service/other manual03V-250 · 2001 · Jul 15, 2003 · 1,707,825 vehicles Ignition: switch02V-070 · 1996–1997 · Mar 6, 2002 · 1,589,948 vehicles Power train: manual transmission00V-372 · 2000–2001 · Nov 13, 2000 · 216 vehicles Electrical system: starter assembly00V-287 · 1994–1995 · Oct 2, 2000 · 699,617 vehicles Structure: body00V-140 · 1999–2000 · May 18, 2000 · 487,400 vehicles Suspension: rear00V-116 · 2000 · Apr 18, 2000 · 23 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 40 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

21 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Grand AM

Sep 27, 2005
TURN SIGNAL FAILURESPE05055 · 2002 · closed Jan 13, 2006
No recall
Jun 18, 2004
TURN SIGNAL FAILURESRQ04005 · 1999–2000 · closed Nov 30, 2004
No recall
Nov 4, 2003
FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTUREEA03021 · 1999 · closed Oct 19, 2004
No recall
Jul 14, 2003
FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTUREPE03031 · 1999 · closed Nov 4, 2003
No recall
Jan 2, 2003
POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURERQ03001 · 1996–1998 · closed Sep 15, 2003
No recall
Dec 23, 2002
TURN SIGNAL FAILURESEA02037 · 2000–2001 · closed Sep 5, 2003
Led to recall 03V-327
Sep 30, 2002
ERRATIC FUEL GAUGEEA02028 · 2000–2001 · closed Dec 30, 2003
No recall
Sep 6, 2002
ENGINE STALL DUE TO FUEL STARVATIONPE02066 · 2000 · closed Nov 3, 2003
No recall
Jan 26, 2001
ERRATIC FUEL GAUGESQ01002 · 2000–2001 · closed Sep 30, 2002
No recall
Mar 3, 2000
STEERING COLUMN FIRESEA00007 · 1994–1995 · closed Feb 7, 2001
Led to recall 00V-287