1996 Pontiac Grand AM air bags problems
104 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM — 23% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving down hiway the car died I turned it to the right to get off the hiway and the airbag on drivers side exploded, I had the car towed and was told the pass key system or theft system went bad in ignition switch and no explanation why air bag went off? Or how to fix any of it, this is now…”
filed Jul 7, 2017
“I was leaving my place of employment, had just backed out of my parking spot and put the car in drive. Started moving forward and the driver's side airbag deployed. No bumps, no contact with another vehicle. Just deployed. Steering wheel parts hit my arm, bruised it pretty well. Have since…”
filed Apr 21, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 10 | 10% |
| 2004 Grand AM | 21 | 7% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 20 | 6% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 19 | 5% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 14 | 3% |
| 2000 Grand AM | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 Grand AM | 76 | 9% |
| 1998 Grand AM | 13 | 8% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 41 | 11% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 46 | 11% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 38 | 10% |
| 1993 Grand AM | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 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.