1999 Pontiac Grand AM service brakes, air problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, air on the 1999 Pontiac Grand AM — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“About march 1, 2005, steering mechanism would vibrate and lose control. Front brakes would pull the car to the right. A subsequent motor vehicle accident occurred on february 7, 2005, on i80, 7pm, going southbound. Luckily no one was injured in either car ... My car was hydroplaning due to…”
filed Jul 20, 2005
“1999 pontiac grand am brakes gring and squealing loudly for a little over a year now. I had the brakes changed 5 times and the rotors changed twice stll wont stop.”
filed May 21, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Air problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 Grand AM | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 2 | 1% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 3 | 1% |
| 2000 Grand AM | 8 | 1% |
| 1998 Grand AM | 2 | 1% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 2 | 1% |
| 1996 Grand AM | 6 | 1% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 3 | 1% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 4 | 1% |
| 1993 Grand AM | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 Grand AM | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.