2003 Pontiac Grand AM problems
NHTSA has received 436 complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Grand AM, and 33% of them involve electrical system. After that come lighting (16%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 436 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 51 and 22
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 307 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 38 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 41 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 59 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 40 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 46 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 29 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 8 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 15 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Among the 307 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 68,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (108 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 40 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 51 injuries reported; 22 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM with enough data (200 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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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.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am gt. The current and failure mileage was 81,000. The contact 's vehicle had the same failurethe failure that was mentioned in recall #03v327000; exterior lighting:hazard flashing warning lights:switch where the turn signals/hazard lamps worked intermittently. The failure began on 2-3-07. Updated 02/27/07.