2000 Pontiac Grand AM problems
Owners have filed 939 complaints about the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 19.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 15.9%.
Complaints939
Crashes68
Fires19
Injuries54
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 19.4% · 182
Service brakes, hydraulic 15.9% · 149
Electrical system 14.7% · 138
Engine and engine cooling 12.2% · 115
Visibility 4.9% · 46
Fuel system, gasoline 3.9% · 37
Suspension 3.8% · 36
Steering 3.6% · 34
Severity
Of those complaints, 68 describe a crash, 19 describe a fire, 54 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 15 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM in this data, 2000 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 11 in the last three years against 16 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 65,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Consumer has the same problem as nhtsa campaigns # 03v327000: hazard warning switches that may experience solder joint cracking caused by rapid temperature transitions and the soldering process. If solder joint cracking occurs and results in an open circuit, the turn signals/hazard lamps become intermittent or inoperative. Dealership indicated your vehicle is not include in this recall due to the vin#. Exterior lighting
Turn signals work intermittently. This started about a year ago and now the hazard signal does it also. It seems to happen after I have driven several miles. I drive 55 miles one way to work and by the time I get close to my job they have stopped working. Also, I have never received any kind of notification on any recalls for this vehicle and I have read that there have been four total. Exterior lighting
I have a 2000 Pontiac Grand AM, blinkers intermittently worked flashers worked/didn'twork when the blinkers did work. Didn't seem to be related to weather or any other conditions. Took off front of car where radio was and moved wires connecting to hazard light, seemed to be a short in the wire, possible. Problem started about 6 months ago. Blinkers worked about 60% of the time. Exterior lighting
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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