1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 406 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (105 complaints · 25.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 59
  • Fires 42
  • Injuries 63
  • Deaths 9
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 105 of 406 owner complaints (25.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 105 complaints, 25.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 105 · 25.9% · 1 crash reports 34 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 65 complaints, 16.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 65 · 16.0% · 9 crash reports ENGINE: 47 complaints, 11.6% of reports ENGINE 47 · 11.6% · 3 fire reports AIR BAGS: 40 complaints, 9.8% of reports AIR BAGS 40 · 9.8% · 34 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 25 complaints, 6.2% of reports POWER TRAIN 25 · 6.2% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 20 complaints, 4.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 20 · 4.9% FUEL SYSTEM: 13 complaints, 3.2% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 13 · 3.2% · 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 13 complaints, 3.2% of reports STRUCTURE 13 · 3.2% VISIBILITY: 13 complaints, 3.2% of reports VISIBILITY 13 · 3.2% · 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 349 complaints, 86.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 349 · 86.0% · 51 crash reports 38 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 105 25.9% 1 crashes · 34 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 65 16.0% 9 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 47 11.6% 0 crashes · 3 fires
AIR BAGS 40 9.8% 34 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 25 6.2% 2 crashes · 1 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 20 4.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 13 3.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 13 3.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 13 3.2% 0 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 349 86.0% 51 crashes · 38 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2000. 1995-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 1995-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 1995-Q4: 11 owner reports 11 1996-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 1996-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 1996-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 1996-Q4: 16 owner reports 16 1997-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 1997-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 1997-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1997-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 1998-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1998-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 1998-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 1999-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 1999-Q3: 16 owner reports 16 1999-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2000-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2000-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 2000-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2000-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2001-Q1: 46 owner reports 46 2001-Q2: 28 owner reports 28 2001-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q2: 10 owner reports 10 2003-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Jul 2014 Recall campaign 00V287000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V287000 Investigation PE99063 ● Investigation PE99063 Investigation EA00007 ● Investigation EA00007
  • Campaign 00V287000 was reported 1,936 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 2
1995-Q2 Owner reports 9
1995-Q3 Owner reports 8
1995-Q4 Owner reports 11
1996-Q1 Owner reports 17
1996-Q2 Owner reports 10
1996-Q3 Owner reports 10
1996-Q4 Owner reports 16
1997-Q1 Owner reports 12
1997-Q2 Owner reports 7
1997-Q3 Owner reports 5
1997-Q4 Owner reports 6
1998-Q1 Owner reports 9
1998-Q2 Owner reports 4
1998-Q3 Owner reports 9
1998-Q4 Owner reports 8
1999-Q1 Owner reports 11
1999-Q2 Owner reports 10
1999-Q3 Owner reports 16
1999-Q4 Owner reports 9
2000-Q1 Owner reports 14
2000-Q2 Owner reports 18
2000-Q3 Owner reports 12
2000-Q4 Owner reports 13
2001-Q1 Owner reports 46
2001-Q2 Owner reports 28
2001-Q3 Owner reports 7
2001-Q4 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 5
2002-Q2 Owner reports 5
2002-Q3 Owner reports 6
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 6
2003-Q2 Owner reports 10
2003-Q3 Owner reports 5
2003-Q4 Owner reports 5
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 6
2004-Q3 Owner reports 7
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V287000
Defect investigation 1 PE99063
Defect investigation 1 EA00007
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V287000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY KIT AND VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH A PROPERLY CHARGED BATTERY IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION (ADEQUATE RESERVE CAPACITY, OR COLD CRANKING AMPS). THIS CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER BATTERY REPLACEMENT OR UNRELATED STARTING SYSTEM OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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