2002 Pontiac Grand AM brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 47 complaints for the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, 9% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 47 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 44,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 73% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	9
40k to 60k miles	9
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	4
100k to 120k miles	0
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 33 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving, applied brakes and vehicle would not stop. Front brakes locked up, resulting in hitting another vehicle. Dealer contacted. This vehicle was a rented vehicle in which 2 accidents occurred within a 16 hour period, both accidents were caused by the faulty ABS, consumer was injured in one of the accidents. *slc

April 2002 CrashInjury

The car was bought used in july of 2003, it had 36k. In febuary 2005 the car had 53k, and needed the fromt brake pads changed. The pads were changed, and it's now may 2005, and the pads are almost gone. I've some research on the internety and found that several others have had this same problem with there car..please help...

Reported at 56,000 miles, May 2005

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Pontiac models