2000 Pontiac Grand AM Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 3%of 675 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 86,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM, 3% of the 675 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,500 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I bought this car for my teenage son thinking it was a safe and reliable vehicle, but the car will shut off without warning while driving and will not start sometimes. After a few minutes the car will start. The security light will also come on sometimes while driving. From what I am reading this is a problem with this vehicle and I don't know what can be done to fix it without wasting my money on things not needed, or will not fix the problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10223603, filed 2008-04, 86,500 miles“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 that point on, every time I started the car when it wasn't warmed up this would happen. It used to only take about a minute for the rpms to settle and the car to run fine. Now it takes about 5 minutes of warming up, settling and then drives very poorly in first and second gear. …”
NHTSA complaint #10605042, filed 2014-06, 95,500 miles“My 2000 Pontiac Grand Am gt with only 65000 miles has recently developed the security light on the ip, and has not started once (only owner). I take care of my vehicles and have not had an issue until now. The light turns on frequently, and is upsetting to not know if it will start and you'll be stranded for a while. I just bought a new g-8 last summer. I also own a tahoe. Please do the right thing and have a TSB software fix for the numerous people that continue to support GM products. It's the right thing to do.”
NHTSA complaint #10370625, filed 2010-12, 60,000 miles“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10473004, filed 2012-08, 150,000 miles“The transmission was completely rebuilt twice in 2001. The first time I don't know the date but the 2nd time was 12/01. On may 20,03 I took it to sunrise Pontiac in memphis because it was leaking transmission fluid. Even thou the transmission has been rebuilt twice they wouldn't honor the warranty and charged me 350.00 to fix the left transaxle seal which is where it was leaking. Nlm”
NHTSA complaint #10019007, filed 2003-05Related recalls
- 00V372000Nov 13, 2000Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles equipped with manual transaxles (rpo m86) fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft…Covers: Pontiac Grand AM 2000–2001, Oldsmobile Alero 2000–2001
Related service bulletins
- 10249579Jan 12, 2024This PI bulletin advises the technician on the proper way to install the pistons in an engine.
- 10224273Sep 1, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician to not remove the torque converter bolts and start the engine as this may cause damage to the…
- 10115081Nov 2, 2015This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about cooler line fittings that come with the 4T65E General Motors remanufactured transmission…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 | 11 | 4% |
| 2003 | 6 | 2% |
| 2002 | 13 | 3% |
| 2001 | 12 | 2% |
| 2000 | 17 | 3% |
| 1999 | 32 | 4% |
| 1998 | 13 | 8% |
| 1997 | 22 | 6% |
| 1996 | 33 | 7% |
| 1995 | 33 | 8% |
| 1994 | 22 | 6% |
| 1993 | 19 | 9% |
| 1992 | 16 | 10% |
| 1991 | 5 | 6% |
| 1990 | 7 | 18% |
| 1989 | 2 | 5% |
| 1988 | 1 | 3% |
| 1987 | 3 | 11% |
| 1986 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM
157 complaintsElectrical system
130 complaintsBrakes
129 complaintsEngine cooling
111 complaintsFuel system
49 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
44 complaintsSteering
34 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsAir bags
31 complaintsBody and structure
25 complaintsEquipment
17 complaintsTires
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Pontiac Grand AM
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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