1996 Pontiac Grand AM steering problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car would not start. Steering locked and transmission stuck in park.key would not turn. Towed car home. Removed the ignition switch and found the ignition lock had melted. The obvious fire hazard prompted a recall search for the make and model finding an ignition recall has been issued. I contacted…”
filed Jul 9, 2013
“My main problem is the steering column. When it is time to take the key out of the ignition it gets stucks. Your unable to take the key out until the car wants to let it go. Sometimes this ends up to be a 45 minute to an hour wait. The place I bought it from said they fixed it. Of course, aftr the…”
filed Apr 22, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 8 | 8% |
| 2004 Grand AM | 15 | 5% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 14 | 4% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 22 | 6% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 24 | 4% |
| 2000 Grand AM | 34 | 5% |
| 1999 Grand AM | 70 | 8% |
| 1998 Grand AM | 14 | 8% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 21 | 5% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 13 | 3% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 56 | 15% |
| 1993 Grand AM | 14 | 7% |
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.