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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 Pontiac Grand Prix Recalls

The 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
10

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
308

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
14

106 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

10 recalls on the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Campaign
15V701000
Reported
October 26, 2015
Vehicles affected
up to 1,003,556
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2004 Grand Prix, 3 other models

15V701000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
09V116000
Reported
April 8, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 1,497,516
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Grand Prix, 3 other models

09V116000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling

Campaign
08V118000
Reported
March 12, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 207,542
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Grand Prix, 1 other model

08V118000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
02V329000
Reported
December 9, 2002
Vehicles affected
up to 272
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 4 other models

02V329000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
01V026000
Reported
February 1, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 38
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 4 other models

01V026000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
00V228003
Reported
August 7, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 156,305
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2000 Grand Prix, 12 other models

00V228003: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices

Campaign
07E021000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Grand Prix, 13 other models

07E021000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
09E005000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2007 Grand Prix, 10 other models

09E005000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting

Campaign
09E012000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2003 Grand Prix, 57 other models

09E012000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: headlights

Campaign
09E025000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2000, 2002–2004 Grand Prix, 46 other models

09E025000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints by year

NHTSA has received 308 owner complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, the newest on September 23, 2022. Of these, 14 describe a crash (5%) and 106 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 8 deaths.

In complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (33%), followed by the engine (21%) and the electrical system (19%).

3 of the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix's 10 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix owners gave the mileage (207 complaints), the median was 98,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling102
  • Engine65
  • Electrical System60
  • Power Train22
  • Steering21
  • Visibility19

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20018
200218
200320
200424
200516
200616
200726
200830
200921
201011
201110
201212
20133
201419
201521
201633
20175
20186
20194
20203
20222

Complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 33. 23% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix drew 1.3× the complaints of the median Pontiac Grand Prix year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 9 ranked years.

Pontiac Grand Prix years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 2/5

The 308 complaints about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Pontiac Grand Prix by model year

Other 2001 Pontiac models

Newest record on this page: September 23, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted