1996 Pontiac Grand AM Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 104 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM, 23% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 125,299 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (57% of reports).
- 104air bags complaints
- 125,299median miles at failure
- 20mention a crash
- 44mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 12%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air bag: mentioned in 59 of 104 complaints (57%)
- Deployed without: mentioned in 18 of 104 complaints (17%)
- Driver passenger: mentioned in 11 of 104 complaints (11%)
- Side airbag: mentioned in 9 of 104 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 47 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 104 complaints, 20 mention a crash, 2 a fire, 44 an injury.
Pontiac Grand AM air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 10 | 10% | 111,000 |
| 2004 Grand AM | 21 | 7% | 90,425 |
| 2003 Grand AM | 20 | 6% | 57,247 |
| 2002 Grand AM | 19 | 5% | 87,000 |
| 2001 Grand AM | 14 | 3% | 77,500 |
| 2000 Grand AM | 31 | 5% | 126,000 |
| 1999 Grand AM | 76 | 9% | 96,750 |
| 1998 Grand AM | 13 | 8% | 135,678 |
| 1997 Grand AM | 41 | 11% | 111,877 |
| 1996 Grand AM | 104 | 23% | 125,299 |
| 1995 Grand AM | 46 | 11% | 190,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
I was driving down hiway the car died i turned it to the right to get off the hiway and the airbag on drivers side exploded, i had the car towed and was told the pass key system or theft system went bad in ignition switch and no explanation why air bag went off? Or how to fix any of it, this is now…
Air bag when off when i was waiting to pull aut off parking lot. Have injury to my shoulder.
Driver air bag deployed without warning. *tr
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1996 Pontiac Grand AMs have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 104 owner complaints about air bags for the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM (23% of the 450 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 125,299 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 1996 Pontiac Grand AM?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 59 of 104 complaints, followed by “deployed without” (18).
Other 1996 Pontiac Grand AM problems
See all 1996 Pontiac Grand AM problems or air bags problems across all Grand AM years.