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2001 Pontiac Grand AM cooling system problems

16 complaints about cooling system have been filed for the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
46,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cooling system problems show up

Cooling system complaints by mileage, 2001 Pontiac Grand AM Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 46,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 46,000 miles
Based on 13 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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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 cooling system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 69% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Water leaked into floorboard from air-conditioner. Grinding noise coming from the front and back wheels. Trim came loose from back bumper. Rearview mirror fell off. Had numerous times where the car would crank but not start (dealership could not duplicate problem) front driver window would not come down on occasion. Car caught fire under the dashboard while parked in our garage. The fire did extensive damage to the interior of the car.

Reported at 34,000 miles, December 2003 Fire

I purchased my 2001 grand am gt in 2002. So far since I've owned the car, I seem to replace the breaks every 10,000 miles or every year, I have had the rotors replaced twice within the last 5 years, replaced the alternator and fuel pump. Now, my ABS lights continue to go on and most recently, my car will not start it seem every two weeks (I hope I am not away from home when this happens) - the security light has been coming on and have to keep the key in the "on" position for 10 minutes and then try to start the…

Reported at 70,000 miles, January 2006

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