2002 Pontiac Grand AM air bags problems
19 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 4% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 12 crashes, 1 fire, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
My wife and sister in law were in a head on accident yesterday in which both were wearing there seatbelts and the other driver passed out and came across the center line and hit them head on each were doing approximately 35MPH, and neither one of the airbags deployed. The driver of the other cars airbag deployed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the left and right turning and hazard signals failed. The contact mentioned that the failures were getting progressively worse. In addition, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM
- Electrical system 154 complaints
- Lighting 106 complaints
- Engine 61 complaints
- Brakes 47 complaints
- Steering 25 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints
- Fuel system 15 complaints