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Pontiac Grand AM Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Grand AM, across 6 model years from 2000 to 2005. The 2000 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (4).

No Pontiac Grand AM model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2000, is at 1.9×.

Model years
6

2000–2005, with a recall

Recall campaigns
12
Most recalls
2000

8 recalls

Owner complaints
2,328

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,328 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac Grand AM across 6 model years; the most, 675, concern the 2000.

Owners marked a crash on 152 of the Pontiac Grand AM complaints (7%) and a fire on 34.

Across all Pontiac Grand AM model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 824 complaints), then the exterior lighting (482).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Pontiac Grand AM in 2004: 313, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Pontiac Grand AM is exterior lighting, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Pontiac Grand AM recall, 14V400000, was reported on July 3, 2014 and concerns the electrical system: ignition.

Pontiac Grand AM years to avoid

The best-measured Pontiac Grand AM years are 2005 (0.3×), 2004 (0.7×) and 2003 (0.9×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Pontiac Grand AM, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2005410228
0.3×
2004429372
0.7×
2003532590
0.9×
20024395135
1.1×
20017538204
1.7×
20008675267
1.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Pontiac Grand AM years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Pontiac Grand AM

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING10
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION6
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES6
  • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR2
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE1
  • VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1

Pontiac Grand AM model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Pontiac Grand AM recall campaign (12)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Pontiac Grand AM, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
14V400000July 3, 2014electrical system: ignition2000–2005crash and injury5,877,718
05V054000February 14, 2005suspension: rear2005crash9,402
04V528000November 1, 2004vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal2003crash92,863
04V301000June 30, 2004fuel system, gasoline: storage2004fire2,857
03V327000August 28, 2003exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights: switch2000–2001crash670,740
03V250000July 15, 2003equipment: other: owners/service/other manual2001—1,707,825
00V372000November 13, 2000power train: manual transmission2000–2001—216
00V140000May 18, 2000structure: body2000crash and injury487,400
00V116000April 18, 2000suspension: rear2000—23
06E064000exterior lighting2000–2003crash—
07E021000fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices2000–2005fire—
09E012000exterior lighting2000–2005crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Pontiac Grand AM. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 4, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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