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2005 Pontiac Grand Prix brakes problems

16 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I had originally entered this complaint under 2005 pontiac grand am but the car is actually a 2005 pontiac grand prix. See original complaint and please relist it correctly under steering complaints. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter component: vehicle speed control 10051575 details: dt: the consumer experienced sudden acceleration. As a result, she crashed into her apartment. The gas meters were destroyed and electrical wires were cut. The speed was no more than 5-10 MPH.

Reported at 25,011 miles, July 2005 CrashInjury

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