RAM 3500 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	RAM 3500	Pontiac Grand AM
Complaints on file	3,354	8,105
Model years covered	2007–2026	1973–2005
Worst model year	2017	1999
Best model year	2007	1993
Crashes reported	110	635
Fires reported	81	222
Injuries reported	51	488
Deaths reported	4	37
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	17.1%

RAM 3500 by year

11 8 4 182 305 205 183 427 1,151 178 155 91 242 23 64 76 49

07 08 09 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

Brakes 970 28.9%

Electrical System 365 10.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 333 9.9%

Engine & Cooling 274 8.2%

Steering 211 6.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 201 6.0%

Fuel & Propulsion 200 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 159 4.7%

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%