Pontiac Grand AM
Owners filed 5,460 complaints across 16 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM. The 1999 drew the most (849); the 1990 the fewest (38).
Model years16
Complaints5,460
Recalls62
Fires179
Deaths34
Every Pontiac Grand AM model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 293 | 4 | 7 | 24 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 325 | 5 | 5 | 27 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 395 | 4 | 3 | 22 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2001 | 538 | 7 | 4 | 21 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2000 | 675 | 8 | 14 | 43 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 849 | 6 | 13 | 73 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 172 | 3 | 5 | 12 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 383 | 4 | 12 | 32 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 450 | 6 | 14 | 33 | Air Bags › Frontal | Above average | |
| 1995 | 409 | 1 | 42 | 59 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | High concern | |
| 1994 | 377 | 2 | 29 | 59 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1993 | 204 | 1 | 20 | 10 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 168 | 3 | 4 | 12 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1991 | 82 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine |
Which Pontiac Grand AM years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 849 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.