1998 Pontiac Grand AM air bags problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1998 Pontiac Grand AM — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 pontiac grand am. After the vehicle was started, the passenger side air bag deployed inadvertently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 208,000.”
filed Aug 11, 2015
“Tl*the contact owns a 1998 pontiac grand am. While the contact was seated in the parked vehicle, the air bags suddenly deployed and struck her in the face. She was badly bruised. A police report was filed. She took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the air bag module was…”
filed Apr 8, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 10 | 10% |
| 2004 Grand AM | 21 | 7% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 20 | 6% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 19 | 5% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 14 | 3% |
| 2000 Grand AM | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 Grand AM | 76 | 9% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 41 | 11% |
| 1996 Grand AM | 104 | 23% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 46 | 11% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 38 | 10% |
| 1993 Grand AM | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.