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
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
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.
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 theā¦
Other problems reported for the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
- Electrical system 243 complaints
- Lighting 109 complaints
- Brakes 74 complaints
- Engine 69 complaints
- Fuel system 41 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 33 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints