1996 Pontiac Grand AM air bags problems
108 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 16% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 124,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 55 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 11 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 124,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 20 crashes, 2 fires, 55 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was traveling along the highway going exactly 60 MPH when something popped causing me to lose control of my vehicle ( all passengers were in seat belts) we slid down a ditch hitting a light pole causing the vehicle to come to a stop neither the driver or the passenger bag deployed. We were traveling at a high rate of speed and the air bags malfunctioned causing my fiance to hit her head on the dash.
My daughter's vehicle air bag came on. We made a appointment with the garage. Meanwhile on the way to work she turned the key on and the air bag went off. Injuries were sustained.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
- Electrical system 144 complaints
- Brakes 73 complaints
- Engine 64 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 41 complaints
- Suspension 32 complaints
- Lighting 26 complaints
- Body & structure 26 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints