Pontiac Trans AM
Owners filed 116 complaints across 12 model years of the Pontiac Trans AM. The 2002 drew the most (32); the 1993 the fewest (1).
Model years12
Complaints116
Recalls1
Fires3
Deaths4
Every Pontiac Trans AM model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32 | 0 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 | — | 2 | Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | Routine | |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit | Routine | |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | Exterior Lighting › Headlights | Routine | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System | Routine | |
| 1994 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Pontiac Trans AM years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 32 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine.
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.