Plymouth Grand Voyager 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	Plymouth Grand Voyager	Pontiac Grand AM
Complaints on file	3,388	8,105
Model years covered	1984–2002	1973–2005
Worst model year	1996	1999
Best model year	1999	1993
Crashes reported	142	635
Fires reported	134	222
Injuries reported	107	488
Deaths reported	7	37
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	11.5%	17.1%

Plymouth Grand Voyager by year

2 1 1 2 10 23 60 199 300 342 247 92 922 366 378 289 144 6 4

84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 492 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 385 11.4%

Brakes 363 10.7%

Electrical System 319 9.4%

Airbags 309 9.1%

Body & Structure 229 6.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 219 6.5%

Seat Belts 180 5.3%

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%