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2001 Pontiac Grand AM electrical system problems

243 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 32% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
243 32% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 178 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2001 Pontiac Grand AM Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 13 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 29 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 29 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 29 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 20 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 20 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 15 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 5 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 7 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 178 complaints that include mileage. 29% 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 miles10
20k to 40k miles13
40k to 60k miles29
60k to 80k miles29
80k to 100k miles29
100k to 120k miles20
120k to 140k miles20
140k to 160k miles15
160k to 180k miles5
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles7

What the data shows

Of the 178 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 3 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was involved in a car accident as a passenger on 10/25/2001 in which the steering column locked up on our 2001 grand am as we were driving causing us to lose control of the car and flip down hill. My father and my brother were front passengers and I was the rear seat passenger of the car and was ejected out of the back window. The airbags never deployed.

October 2001 CrashInjury

The security light on my 2001 pontiac grand am gt remains on and the vehicle does not start. The car has left me stranded time and time again in the cold and in the heat while waiting for the passlock system to reset. I have replaced the locking cylinder twice and it is still not working properly. According to information viewed on the internet, this is a reoccurring problem with these type vehicles.

Reported at 87,000 miles, July 2011

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