NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Pontiac Grand AM Recalls
The 2002 Pontiac Grand AM has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Pontiac Grand AM. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 395
- Crashes reported
- 22
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Grand AM, 4 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003 Grand AM, 19 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Grand AM, 13 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2003–2005 Grand AM, 57 other models
2002 Pontiac Grand AM complaints by year
NHTSA has received 395 owner complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, the newest on March 15, 2020. Of these, 22 describe a crash (6%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the exterior lighting (25%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
1 of the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2002 Pontiac Grand AM owners gave the mileage (270 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System148
- Exterior Lighting97
- Engine And Engine Cooling54
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic29
- Visibility23
- Steering22
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 24 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31 | |
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 38 | |
| 2006 | 42 | |
| 2007 | 41 | |
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 20 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 9 | |
| 2014 | 38 | |
| 2015 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 42. 34% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Pontiac Grand AM year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 6 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 1/5
The 395 complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Grand AM by model year
Other 2002 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: March 15, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted