2003 Pontiac Grand AM cruise control problems
35 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2003 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
During an accident the air bags did not deploy. The consumer also indicated that the brakes felt choppy. *nbf the consumer was injured. The consumer sent in a follow up letter including a police narrative that explained that the consumer was spinning out of control, went across an exit and struck a light pole on the right side of the roadway edge while it was raining. The consumer stated that during the time of the accident the brakes did not engage and the accelerator was sticking during the time of the accident.
Dt: the vehicle is a 2003 pontiac grand aim gt. When the consumer was driving at 60 MPH the vehicle would not slow down. It was like the gas pedal was stuck the consumer put it in park to stop the vehicle from going any faster. The vehicle was still running even though it was in park. This has occurred on 3 separate ocassions. The consumer was driving between 40-60 MPH when each event occurred.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Pontiac Grand AM
- Electrical system 144 complaints
- Lighting 70 complaints
- Engine 38 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Brakes 19 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 16 complaints