2000 Pontiac Grand AM power train problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Last month my car started revving up randomly while in park. Once I put the car in drive it would pull forward on it's own speeding up to 40 mph in the worst case. It ran so rough pulling and stopping the only thing I could do was put it in park until the rpms came back down to a normal rate. From…”
filed Jun 22, 2014
“The car loses it's power steering randomly when making any kind of turn. The dashboard lights come on and once the car is turned off and back on, it resumes working normally. *tr”
filed Aug 30, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLES (RPO M86)…Campaign 00V372000 · Nov 13, 2000
Related service bulletins
This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
PI1394B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 12, 2024
Power Train problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 Grand AM | 11 | 4% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 6 | 2% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 13 | 3% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 12 | 2% |
| 1999 Grand AM | 32 | 4% |
| 1998 Grand AM | 13 | 8% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 22 | 6% |
| 1996 Grand AM | 33 | 7% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 33 | 8% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 22 | 6% |
| 1993 Grand AM | 19 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.