2001 Pontiac Grand AM fuel system problems
41 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
When I was gassing up my car, a fuel leak occurred in the gas tank and my car caught on fire. The gas station attendant used a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. I had 113,262 miles on my car. As you can see, the leak in the plastic gas tank caused the gas tank fuel pump to burn up and burn up its wiring harness. I don't want any money but I just thought the NHTSA should know. I do not need money because my insurance company will be reimbursing me for my total loss of the car.
When trying to start the car it will not start and the security light is lit. A reset procedure is required that takes over 10 minutes. This has happened many times and makes the vehicle useless for emergencies. The first time this happened they replaced the fuel pump and the fuel filter at quite some expense to me.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM
- Electrical system 243 complaints
- Lighting 109 complaints
- Brakes 74 complaints
- Engine 69 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 33 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Cooling system 16 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints