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2004 Pontiac Grand AM engine problems

The 2004 Pontiac Grand AM has 29 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

29

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Grand AM engine complaints by model year155 complaints1973: 1 complaints1985: 2 complaints1987: 15 complaints1988: 13 complaints1989: 44 complaints1990: 17 complaints1991: 30 complaints1992: 72 complaints1993: 64 complaints1994: 82 complaints1995: 65 complaints1996: 83 complaints1997: 91 complaints1998: 26 complaints1999: 155 complaints2000: 125 complaints2001: 85 complaints2002: 66 complaints2003: 42 complaints2004: 29 complaints2005: 12 complaints
Grand AM engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“REGULAR OCCURRENCES STARTED AT 120K MILES, THESE ARE ALL ISSUES WHICH PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY CURRENT 2004 GRAND AM OWNERS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND I HAVE CALLED EVERY 6 MONTHS FILING THESE COMPLAINTS. 1) GAS FUMES ARE COMING IN THE CAR WHEN IT IS RUNNING OR SITTING STILL…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 1, 2013 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2004 Pontiac Grand AM have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Grand AM engine — 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.