1998 Pontiac Grand AM cruise control problems
16 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1998 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 7% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Consumer was driving through a school zone going less than 25 MPH and cruise control kicked in. The vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and went down an embankment. The vehicle hit a tree and it wasn't until the vehicle stopped that the air bags deployed. When the air bags deployed they blacked the passengers eyes.
Severe acceleration when auto is moving at slow or idle speed when moving from a cold start or nearly cold start. Most noticeable when auto is making a turn after a cold start or nearly cold start. The problem occur 100% of the time when descending from a parking deck and reaching the lower level or lowest level of the parking deck. My action is to put the car in neutral until it drop back to a normal idling speed, which normally take( as a guest), about 45 to 60 seconds.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Pontiac Grand AM
- Brakes 45 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints
- Air bags 15 complaints
- Suspension 15 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints