1995 Pontiac Grand AM electrical system problems

120 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1995 Pontiac Grand AM — 29% of all complaints for this model year.

120

Electrical System complaints

29%

share of all complaints

—

median reported incident mileage

2 / 36

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Tl* the contact owns a 1995 pontiac grand am. While driving over a bump at approximately 65 mph, the key suddenly released from the ignition switch. The vehicle continued operating as normal during the failure. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and re-inserted the key into the…”
filed Aug 5, 2014
“I was in the parking lot of a fast food place we came out after we ate and got in the car attempted to start it but it did not start at first then I turned off the ignition and then tried again it started and after a short time it seamed like it tried to start itself again and it started smoking…”
filed Feb 7, 2009
“While driving down highway 4 my steering column caught on fire making me pull the car over and jump out along with 2 other persons , after that we called the tow truck to have it towed home to see what we were going to do about the problem and who to contact in the mean time the dealership had my car for 4 months and…”
filed Jan 16, 2009

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8…
PIP4723D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 31, 2020
This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8…
PIP4723B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2017