2001 Pontiac Grand Prix electrical system problems

60 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix — 19% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

19%

share of all complaints

100,398 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 20

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“I am driving down hwy 311 in houma, la. I went around another vehicle and as my car went into passing gear I hear a noise from under the hood. I stopped and put gas in my car. As I'm driving down savanne road I hear the noise again. As I'm driving the noise gets louder and worse. On june 10, 2020…”
filed Jun 11, 2020
“The coolant and abs light stays on. It used to be the engine light but since I have gotten that fixed this is the on-going problem. At least it doesn't affect me passing a smog test now. My biggest issue is the fuel gauge. It will read full or empty and nothing in between. I used to be able to…”
filed Aug 20, 2018

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

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