Worst years for a Pontiac Grand AM
Owners have filed 8,105 complaints about the Pontiac Grand AM with NHTSA across model years 1973 to 2005. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Cleanest on record
1993 Pontiac Grand AM290 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Pontiac Grand AM year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | B | 143 | 21 | 3 | 85,627 | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 402 | 34 | 10 | 81,000 | Electrical System |
| 2003 | C | 436 | 40 | 8 | 68,000 | Electrical System |
| 2002 | C | 549 | 33 | 3 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | C | 759 | 30 | 6 | 70,000 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | D | 939 | 68 | 19 | 65,000 | Lights |
| 1999 | D | 1,318 | 99 | 15 | 70,000 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 236 | 16 | 5 | 80,000 | Brakes |
| 1997 | C | 600 | 43 | 14 | 90,000 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | D | 672 | 45 | 18 | 103,494 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | D | 587 | 78 | 47 | 101,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | C | 515 | 71 | 30 | 123,000 | Electrical System |
| 1993 | B | 290 | 11 | 20 | 100,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 304 | 15 | 4 | 88,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 102 | 11 | 6 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 61 | 3 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 88 | 4 | 4 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 34 | 4 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 47 | 7 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1986 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | Steering |
| 1985 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
| 1973 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Pontiac Grand AM
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Pontiac Grand AM
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Pontiac Grand AM, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Pontiac Grand AM problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Pontiac Grand AM
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.