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2002 Pontiac Grand AM steering problems

The 2002 Pontiac Grand AM has 25 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

25

Steering complaints

5%

Share of year

8

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Grand AM steering complaints by model year75 complaints1986: 4 complaints1987: 4 complaints1988: 3 complaints1989: 7 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 15 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 57 complaints1995: 13 complaints1996: 20 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 14 complaints1999: 75 complaints2000: 34 complaints2001: 26 complaints2002: 25 complaints2003: 14 complaints2004: 15 complaints2005: 8 complaints
Grand AM steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHERS CAR WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN COMING UP ON A HILL GOING DOWN FELT LIKE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. COMING DOWN THE HILL IS WHEN I NOTICED MY EBRAKE DIDN'T EVEN WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND MY SECURITY LIGHT WERE ON. THEN COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR WENT IN…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · March 30, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM steering — 5% 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.