Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-12-17 | 96V249000 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 424 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIWAY THE CAR DIED I TURNED IT TO THE RIGHT TO GET OFF THE HIWAY AND THE AIRBAG ON DRIVERS SIDE EXPL… |
| 2014-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. STARTED MOVING F… |
| 2013-07-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT START. STEERING LOCKED AND TRANSMISSION STUCK IN PARK.KEY WOULD NOT TURN. TOWED CAR HOME. REMOVED THE IGN… |
| 2013-05-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT I… |
| 2012-12-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS DRIVING APPROX 10MPH WHEN THE CAR DIED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AFTER RESTART, IT … |
| 2012-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE PARK, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF, BURST OF POWDER AND HORN BLOWING, SCRAPED RIGHT HAND. W… |
| 2012-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I HAD JUST TURNED MY CAR ON AND PUT IT IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I ONLY MOVED ABOUT TWO INCHES BACKWARD… |
| 2011-11-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTEN… |
| 2011-09-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | DRIVER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *TR |
| 2011-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR… |
| 2011-03-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG EXPL… |
| 2011-02-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH… |
| 2010-08-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM KEEPS ACTIVATING. HAD KEY SWITCH AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. STILL HAPPENING!!!!! *TR |
| 2010-08-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH WHEN THE AIRBAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. *TR |
| 2010-06-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 3 | I WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE HIGHWAY GOING EXACTLY 60 MPH WHEN SOMETHING POPPED CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE (… |
| 2010-06-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HAD JUST PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNIT… |
| 2010-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR SUDDENLY DEPL… |
| 2009-09-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE DRIVER SIDE HAD TWO INC… |
| 2009-09-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | AIR BAG WHEN OFF WHEN I WAS WAITING TO PULL AUT OFF PARKING LOT. HAVE INJURY TO MY SHOULDER. |
| 2009-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | GM PASS LOCK SYSTEM ON A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM WONT ALLOW CAR TO START STRANDING ME AT WORK. *TR |
| 2009-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS (NO IMPACT/CRASH, NO DAMAGE, ETC.) AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I LEA… |
| 2009-04-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE CONTACT'S FACE. THERE … |
| 2009-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLO… |
| 2009-03-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START DUE TO THE THE… |
| 2008-11-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT… |
| 2008-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 3 | WATER GETTING INTO VEHICLE SOMEWHERE BEHIND FIREWALL. STARTED APPROXIMATELY 1YR. AGO. CAUSED ALL LIGHTS ON DASH TO L… |
| 2008-07-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH STATED … |
| 2008-06-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE IS WATER ON ALL FOUR FLOORS OF MY CAR (FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER/BACK SEAT TWO BOTH PASSENGER SIDES). THE REAR … |
| 2008-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 PONITAC GRAND AM THAT HAS WATER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. GM SENT A LETTER STATING THAT THE AIR BAG M… |
| 2008-05-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT W… |
| 2008-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER YOU START THE CAR DUE TO AIR BAG CONTROLLER GETTING WET. IT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. … |
| 2008-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ( NO CRASH). *TR |
| 2008-03-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | AIR BAGS DRIVER AND PASSENGER DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING CAR FOR NO REASON NO AUTO CRASH. *TR |
| 2008-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO CONTACT OR COLLISION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE SOLD TO SALVAGE CO. DUE TO LOCA… |
| 2008-02-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. *TR |
| 2008-01-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ALONG IN MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO MY 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER. … |
| 2007-10-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR FLOOR KEEPS GETTING EXTREMELY WET. JUST THE OTHER DAY THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH OF STANDING WATER O… |
| 2007-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OVER SO DRIVER POPPED HOOD AND REMOVED THE KEYS, DRIVER WAS WALKING TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WIT… |
| 2007-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE… |
| 2007-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | I OWN A 96 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HAVING ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH THE THEFT SYSTEM PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STARTING. *TR |
| 2007-07-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | 1996 PONTIAC AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE STARTING THE CAR. CUSTOMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO … |
| 2007-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE TWO PONTIAC GRAND AM 1995, 1996 BOTH CARS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE INTAKE AND HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACE THE… |
| 2007-05-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | I WAS GOING TO WORK AND STARTED MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE EXPLODED, KNOCKING ME BACK INTO THE SEAT, KNOCK… |
| 2007-05-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | MY DAUGHTER'S VEHICLE AIR BAG CAME ON. WE MADE A APPOINTMENT WITH THE GARAGE. MEANWHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK SHE TURN… |
| 2007-03-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THREE OF THE CUSTOMERS CHILDREN WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE… |
| 2007-02-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, STARTED TO CREEP FORWARD TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I PROCEEDED TO GO AND I HE… |
| 2007-02-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AND HIT ME IN MY FACE. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THE INSPECTO… |
| 2006-07-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN NYS ROUTE 193 IN WOODVILLE, NY WHEN MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I RECEIVED MINOR I… |
| 2006-03-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN MY SUBDIVISION ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO, WHEN SUDDENLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND … |
| 2006-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WENT TO A CAR SERVICE PLACE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND I HAD THEM CHECK MY COOLANT TO SEE IF IT WAS LEAKING; SURE ENOU… |