"How reliable is the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am?"

"Based on 938 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am has a median complaint mileage of 65000 miles. The most common issue is Electrical System."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am is Electrical System, accounting for a significant portion of the 938 total complaints filed."

2000 Pontiac Grand Am: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 938 complaints

938

Total Complaints

65,000mi

Median Mileage

Electrical System

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

43,222 25th Percentile

65,000 Median Mileage

97,930 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Electrical System

Switch

Turn Signal

Rotor

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Engine And Engine Cooling

Disc

Exterior Lighting

Power Window Devices And Controls

Flasher Unit

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MECHANIC NOTICE THAT UPON IMPACT TO THE RIGHT FRONT, WHETHER IT IS SMALL OR LARGE IMPACT, THE BATTERY TRAY EITHER BREAKS OFF OR THE BATTERY SLIDES OFF OF THE TRAY CAUSING SEVERE ACID DAMAGE TO THE ABS UNIT, RADIATOR FAN SHROUD ASSY, TRANSMISSION, WIRING, EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD, MANIFOLD AND INTAKE. NL..."

"BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, AND DEALERSIP SAID THEY WERE NOT IN WARRANTY. *AK"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Electrical System 83 complaints

25th: 55,075 mi Median: 89,000 mi 75th: 120,331 mi

Switch 46 complaints

25th: 45,500 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 80,402 mi

Turn Signal 43 complaints

25th: 57,515 mi Median: 68,829 mi 75th: 97,443 mi

Rotor 43 complaints

25th: 15,000 mi Median: 27,065 mi 75th: 46,200 mi

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 38 complaints

25th: 24,200 mi Median: 53,500 mi 75th: 80,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 88 NY: 79 PA: 61 CA: 55 MI: 52 MO: 44 TX: 44 NC: 41 FL: 32 VA: 31

Who Files Complaints?

37.6%

Original Owners

62.4%

Second+ Owners

Pontiac Grand Am — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	61	-	Engine	3
1991	102	-	Engine	11
1992	304	88,000	Engine	15
1993	290	100,000	Engine	11
1994	515	123,000	Engine	71
1995	587	101,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	78
1996	672	103,494	Frontal	45
1997	600	90,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	43
1998	236	80,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	16
1999	1317	70,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	99
2001	759	70,000	Electrical System	30
2002	549	70,000	Electrical System	33
2003	436	68,000	Electrical System	40
2004	402	81,000	Electrical System	34
2005	143	85,627	Electrical System	21

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