1998 Pontiac Grand Am: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 236 complaints
236
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
16
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

40,300 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
120,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
15
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
13
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
10
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
8
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6

Severity Assessment

16
Crashes
5
Fires
15
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS NO VISIBLE FEATURE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. *AK *SLC"
"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK"
"FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT AND FUEL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28