2000 Pontiac Grand AM engine and engine cooling problems

111 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM — 16% of all complaints for this model year.

111

Engine and Engine Cooling complaints

16%

share of all complaints

55,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

1 / 6

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Letter from senator brown on behalf of constituent re vehicle recall. *smd on january 8, 2013, the vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment. The consumer received a post card in the mail, in june 2014 regarding a recall concerning a possible engine fire. The consumer no longer owns the…”
filed Jul 15, 2014
“Electrical issues big time: (so far, these are the issues I have found) blinkers & hazards randomly work, smell burning wires, ignition switch problems when trying to get car to start, gear shift sticks when attempting to take it out of park to reverse, smell fuel & low coolant button comes on but…”
filed Jul 14, 2014

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

This technical bulletin advises of a new fuel injection cleaner kit used for decarbonizing the intake valves to correct conditions of rough idle, Crank no start, extended crank or misfire, MIL with DTCs, and explains…
16-NA-383 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 13, 2024
This service bulletin provides service information to technicians on guidelines to replace Oil Cooler, Oil Cooler Lines and Oil Tank if the engine was replaced where large amounts of debris has flowed throughout the…
22-NA-074 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 22, 2024