1996 Pontiac Grand AM power train problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In the past 4 months, I have replaced my heater core, because it is plastic, and then the radiator, now the head gasket. Problems of this nature first surfaced with heater core failure, which is made of plastic and then proceeds through the cooling to system, to my current problem, head gasket…”
filed Mar 6, 2003
“The day I bought this vehicle the right passenger power motor went out. Within the next few weeks, the other three also went bad. My gear shifter light blinks on and off at times, the daytime running lights come on and off, the radio light comes on and off, the cigarette light fuse blows all the…”
filed Sep 6, 2002
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 Grand AM | 11 | 4% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 6 | 2% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 13 | 3% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 12 | 2% |
| 2000 Grand AM | 17 | 3% |
| 1999 Grand AM | 32 | 4% |
| 1998 Grand AM | 13 | 8% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 22 | 6% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 33 | 8% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 22 | 6% |
| 1993 Grand AM | 19 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.