1999 Pontiac Trans Am: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 23 complaints
23
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
Differential Unit
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

65,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
79,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Differential Unit
3
Door
3
Rear
2
Unknown Or Other
1
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
1
Rotor
1
Body
1
Recliner
1
Gasoline
1
Retractor
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK"
"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK"
"THE BRAKES SHUDDER. AT LOW SPEEDS IT FEELS AS THOUGH A ROUGH SPOT IN THE BRAKES CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP HARD THEN SOFT REPEATEDLY. AT HIGH SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR SHAKE. ROTORS SEEM TO BE WARPED. PARTS WERE REPLACED AND SAME PROBLEM CAME UP ON NEW PARTS. *AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

IN: 4 CA: 4 VA: 3 NJ: 3 FL: 2 MD: 2 TX: 2 AL: 1 LA: 1 MI: 1

Who Files Complaints?

69.6%
Original Owners
30.400000000000006%
Second+ Owners

Pontiac Trans Am — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1998221
2002437

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