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2004 Pontiac Grand AM lighting problems

60 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2004 Pontiac Grand AM, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
60 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 46 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2004 Pontiac Grand AM Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 67,000 miles
Based on 46 complaints that include mileage. 39% 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 miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 46 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand am se. She stated that the hazard lights would intermittently and rapidly turn on and off. The contact stated there was a burning wire smell when the failure occurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for repairs or diagnostic testing. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was contacted. The failure and current mileages were 97,366.

Reported at 97,366 miles, May 2010 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that the turn signals failed intermittently. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that her VIN was not included in any recalls and did not offer any further assistance. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who was unable to duplicate the failure. No repairs were performed. The current mileage was 151,000 and the failure mileage was 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, October 2011

Other problems reported for the 2004 Pontiac Grand AM

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Pontiac models