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1994 Pontiac Grand AM airbags problems

The 1994 Pontiac Grand AM has 38 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

38

Airbags complaints

7%

Share of year

34

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Grand AM airbags complaints by model year108 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 1 complaints1994: 38 complaints1995: 47 complaints1996: 108 complaints1997: 41 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 80 complaints2000: 31 complaints2001: 14 complaints2002: 19 complaints2003: 20 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 10 complaints
Grand AM airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

HELLO. I WAS IN A CRASH,SANDWICHED BETWEEN 02 PICKUP TRUCKS. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS CRUSHED! THE FORCE BROKE MY FRONT SEATS SLAM ME INTO THE DASH. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WAS STOP ALSO AS I WAS A GREEN TRUCK SLAM INTO ME AT 45 MILES AN HOUR CRUSHING ME AGAINST A WHITE PICKUP…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · December 31, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 1994 Pontiac Grand AM have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand AM airbags — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.