2000 Pontiac Grand AM Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM, and owners have filed 675 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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5 safety recalls for the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Ignition (electrical system)

   NHTSA 14V400000 Reported July 3, 2014 5,877,718 vehicles potentially affected General Motors LLC

   This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling…

   Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this…

2. Switch (exterior lighting)

   NHTSA 03V327000 Reported August 28, 2003 670,740 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Certain passenger vehicles have hazard warning switches that may experience solder joint cracking caused by rapid temperature transitions and the soldering process. If solder joint cracking occurs and results in an open circuit, the turn signals/hazard lamps become intermittent or inoperative.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the hazard warning switch. Owner notification began on february 5, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, pontiac at 1-800-620-7668, or oldsmobile at 1-800-630-6537.

3. Manual transmission (power train)

   NHTSA 00V372000 Reported November 13, 2000 216 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles equipped with manual transaxles (rpo m86) fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 114, "theft protection." when a driver attempts to shift from 5th gear to reverse, a shift inhibitor causes the transmission to be mechanically in 4th gear even though the shift lever indicates…

   Remedy: Dealers will disable the 5th/reverse inhibitor by removing a retaining pin and replace the shifter assembly.

4. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 00V140000 Reported May 18, 2000 487,400 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: these vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the console cover on these vehicles does not stay closed when a specified vertical load is applied.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the console latch mechanism.

5. Suspension: rear

   NHTSA 00V116000 Reported April 18, 2000 23 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolt that attaches the rear suspension trailing arm to the left rear knuckle may not have been tightened to specifications during assembly.

   Remedy: Dealers will tighten this bolt.

675 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM have filed 675 complaints with NHTSA; 43 describe a crash and 14 describe a fire. Reports cite 40 injuries and 4 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 73,122 miles. Complaints peaked in 2004 with 155 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Electrical system83
• Exterior lighting: switch46
• Exterior lighting: turn signal43
• Service brakes, hydraulic: rotor43
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip38
• Engine and engine cooling35
• Service brakes, hydraulic: disc32
• Exterior lighting28

What owners are reporting

“Electrical wiring mess with air for air or heating up I was trying to make it work while driving and then all of suddenly dashboard light went out, car slowed down and stopped. Turned the car off then”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 2, 2022 · Service brakes

“The ignition is faulty. My ignition allows my radio to turn on randomly. I could have the car off, I'm not in it at all. If I get inside to go somewhere and the radio is already on before I put the ke”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, February 15, 2022 · Electrical system

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Pontiac Grand AM model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Pontiac Grand AM model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.