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2002 Pontiac Grand AM lighting problems

106 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
106 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 73 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2002 Pontiac Grand AM Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 73 complaints that include mileage. 26% 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 miles0
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 73 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Vehicle shut down while traveling on highway without prior warning. Dealership is aware of problem. Also the drivers power seat is inoperable at times, it makes a grinding noise, and at times would not move at all, there was a pulsation when brakes were being applied, brakes were replaced and the rotors were resurfaced, starter was replaced, there was a clunking nosie when driving straight or making turns, the dome light fell off, trunk is hard to close, consumer has to slam trunk to get it to close, the dealer…

May 2002

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 pontiac grand am. The contact was driving 35 MPH and attempting a turn when the turn signals malfunctioned and would not operate. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic where the mechanic advised that the multi-function switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact did not replac the multi-function switch. The failure mileage was 68,000. The VIN was not available.

Reported at 68,000 miles, August 2011

Other problems reported for the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Pontiac models