2001 Pontiac Grand AM Recalls, Complaints & Specs

4 safety recalls list the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM, and owners have filed 538 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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4 safety recalls for the 2001 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. Owners/service/other manual (equipment)

   NHTSA 03V250000 Reported July 15, 2003 1,707,825 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

   Certain minivans, passenger and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 225, "child restraint anchorage system." the owner's manual does not explain the meaning of the location symbols for the child restraint lower universal anchorage system.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with a supplement for their owner's manual. This supplement describes and shows the location symbols for the child restraint anchors that are located in the vehicle and on the child restraint or…

4. 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.

538 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2001 Pontiac Grand AM have filed 538 complaints with NHTSA; 21 describe a crash and 4 describe a fire. Reports cite 16 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 79,370 miles. Complaints peaked in 2004 with 86 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Electrical system120
• Electrical system: control module53
• Exterior lighting: switch33
• Engine and engine cooling32
• Service brakes, hydraulic: rotor26
• Electrical system: switch25
• Exterior lighting20
• Exterior lighting: turn signal20

What owners are reporting

“Twice in one month my vehicle has died while driving. I have been braking and turning when this has happened and it dies without warning. No check engine lights are on the vehicle and it has 150,000 m”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 27, 2023 · Unknown or other

“When I was gassing up my car, a fuel leak occurred in the gas tank and my car caught on fire. The gas station attendant used a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. I had 113,262 miles on my car. As”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 5, 2022 · Fuel/propulsion system

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2001 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.