1997 Pontiac Grand AM air bags problems
41 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1997 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 112,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 112,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 19 crashes, 23 injuries, 3 deaths.
What owners wrote
Air bags deployed after there was a crash on july 28, 2000 and the air bags deployed 18 hours after the crash on july 29 2000
Both front airbags deployed approximately ten minutes apart. There was no accident or any warning of possible car problems before or after airbags deployed. Passenger side deployed around 7:30 while car was in motion and drivers side deployed around 7:40 while pulling out of a business parking lot.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Pontiac Grand AM
- Electrical system 123 complaints
- Brakes 85 complaints
- Engine 71 complaints
- Cruise control 37 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 36 complaints
- Suspension 28 complaints
- Steering 22 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints