Pontiac Grand AM
Registered from 1996 to 2005.
About this model
The Pontiac Grand Am is a car model that the Pontiac division of General Motors produced in various years between 1973 and 2005. The first and second generations were RWD mid-size cars built on the LeMans GM A platform. The Grand Am name was reused for a FWD compact car for the third- and fourth-generations. The fifth-generation versions was enlarged to a mid-size car.
From the Wikipedia article Pontiac Grand Am, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1417 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2004 | 1417 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.6 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2003 | 1413 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1413 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1413 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2000 | 1413 kg · 2720 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1413 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1336 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1267 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1267 kg · 2630 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 12.4 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Turn signal failures
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2005, closed January 2006.
Turn signal failures
Recall query, opened June 2004, closed November 2004.
Front suspension coil spring fracture
Engineering analysis, opened November 2003, closed October 2004.
Front suspension coil spring fracture
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2003, closed November 2003.
Power rack and pinion steering failure
Recall query, opened January 2003, closed September 2003.
Turn signal failures
Engineering analysis, opened December 2002, closed September 2003.
Erratic fuel gauge
Engineering analysis, opened September 2002, closed December 2003.
Engine stall due to fuel starvation
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2002, closed November 2003.
Erratic fuel gauge
Investigation SQ, opened January 2001, closed September 2002.
Oversensitive air bag deployments
Recall query, opened August 1998, still open.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Pontiac filed 499 bulletins about the 2005 Grand AM.
- Equipment: 170
- Electrical system: 76
- Engine and engine cooling: 70
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 32
- Power train: 23
- Visibility: 23
- Engine: 20
- Wheels: 14
- Fuel system, gasoline: 9
- Exterior lighting: 7
- Other: 55
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC. · July 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B and Mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. · June 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get… · February 2025
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of J-35616-64B terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads. The J-35616-64B is the… · December 2024
- This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO… · October 2024
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field Product Report (FPR) (U.S. and Canada Dealers Only). · October 2024
491 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.