1995 Pontiac Grand AM problems
NHTSA has received 587 complaints about the 1995 Pontiac Grand AM, and 25% of them involve electrical system. After that come brakes (17%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 587 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 78 and 47
- Injuries and deaths
- 82 and 9
- Typical mileage
- 101,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 8 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 49 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 101,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 78 complaints mention a crash; 47 complaints mention a fire; 82 injuries reported; 9 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM with enough data (326 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The car set on fire and stalled in the middle of the road, blew a rod and melted the spark plugs, the computer failed and the transmission blew.
I was rear-ended by four cars on 410e in san antonio. My seat belt did not restrain me in my 1995 pontiac grand-am and I was injured. I am now out of work for a week due to a head trauma and my car was totalled!.
We have had a problem with the windows not working. We've had to push up the window with our hands while pushing the power window button and it doesn't close all the way. Now it does not work at all. Also we have problems with the headlights staying on. We noticed if we play with the multifunction switch (like turning the high beams on and off) then the headlights will come back on after a few tries. We recently replaced all 4 brakes and now the ABS light is on and stays on.