Pontiac Grand AM vs Dodge Durango

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	Pontiac Grand AM	Dodge Durango
Complaints on file	8,105	19,338
Model years covered	1973–2005	1997–2026
Worst model year	1999	2000
Best model year	1993	2025
Crashes reported	635	941
Fires reported	222	512
Injuries reported	488	615
Deaths reported	37	16
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	17.1%	10.8%

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%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,420 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,185 919 905 1,030 667 222 305 330 207 71 261 86 46 26 12 19

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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

What breaks

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,760 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,077 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,365 7.1%

Lights 1,118 5.8%

Brakes 1,024 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%