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1997 Pontiac Grand AM won’t start reports

7 NHTSA complaints describe engine cranks but won’t start, or no crank at all on the 1997 Pontiac Grand AM — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

7
Won’t start reports
2%
share of complaints
96,024 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Pontiac Grand AM report before drawing conclusions.