2001 Pontiac Grand AM brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 74 complaints for the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 74 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 40,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 69% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	7
20k to 40k miles	12
40k to 60k miles	8
60k to 80k miles	7
80k to 100k miles	2
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 39 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Every three months I ended up replacing brake pads and rotors on my 2001 grand am. Then one morning I was going to work traveling at the speed of around 60 MPH when the car started to drift left uncontrollably. I ended up jerking the wheel to avoid a head-on collision, which resulted in a end to end roll over crash. At which time the part of the seat belt that you buckle in to broke causing me to become unbuckled and thrown to the back seat of the car.

October 2003 CrashInjury

Bought car brand new. Returned car to dealer twice for grinding noise in front brakes. Each time they told me they could not find any problems. Last time it was in, dec. 02 at approx. 18,000 mi. They told me my tires were low on air???? Now it has 25,148 mi. Took car in for third time with grinding brakes, this time they tell me I need front pads and rotors that are not covered under warranty at a cost of $350.00. The service manager also told me that these cars are know for unusually brake wear.

Reported at 25,148 miles, July 2003

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Pontiac models