2002 Pontiac Grand AM electrical system problems

148 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2002 Pontiac Grand AM — 37% of all complaints for this model year.

148

Electrical System complaints

37%

share of all complaints

80,398 mi

median reported incident mileage

3 / 2

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“I was diving down hwy 70 going to pick up my first delivery for the day when, I'm not sure how but the key came out of the on postion and fell out on floor, scared I was going to crash I hurriedly reached down and put it back in and noticed the security light had came on and within minutes it lost…”
filed Nov 28, 2019
“I replaced the clock spring back in 2018 but the air bag light still on it has to be a airbag control module since I purchased my first car since 2011 it needs to be turned off”
filed Aug 31, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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