Isuzu Rodeo vs Pontiac Grand AM

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Isuzu Rodeo	Pontiac Grand AM
Complaints on file	3,296	8,105
Model years covered	1991–2008	1973–2005
Worst model year	1999	1999
Best model year	2004	1993
Crashes reported	378	635
Fires reported	76	222
Injuries reported	175	488
Deaths reported	11	37
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	19.4%	17.1%

Isuzu Rodeo by year

60 112 41 122 233 121 167 627 735 354 515 121 19 68 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 08

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 640 19.4%

Body & Structure 558 16.9%

Suspension 396 12.0%

Engine & Cooling 300 9.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 226 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 211 6.4%

Electrical System 177 5.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 139 4.2%

Pontiac Grand AM by year

1 1 8 13 47 34 88 61 102 304 290 515 587 672 600 236 1,318 939 759 549 436 402 143

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

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 1,687 20.8%

Engine & Cooling 1,119 13.8%

Brakes 1,091 13.5%

Lights 747 9.2%

Airbags 446 5.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 429 5.3%

Steering 376 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 327 4.0%