2005 Pontiac Grand AM Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 10%of 102 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 111,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Pontiac Grand AM, 10% of the 102 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 111,000 miles. 9 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In many occasions I had a couple of incidents, one because of a yellow pole and another because of an object in the freeway. And the air bag wouldn't deployed. I paid for the repairs and I am still driving this car. After reading the letter I received I have come to one understanding that is that the car isn't safe. What is you recommendation on my concerns.”
NHTSA complaint #10640195, filed 2014-09, 36,000 miles“My daughter just left house drove down street hit a tree air bags did not deploy car was wrecked do we get compensated for this since the car has been recalled for ignition recall#14350 she said it locked up luckily she was not on the highway thank you for your time.”
NHTSA complaint #10639670, filed 2014-09, 120 miles“I was driving on the highway at around 50 MPH when I needed to slow down due to the car in front of me slowing down. I pressed on the brakes and they did not seem to be working as they should. I had not had any problems with them in the past days and it seemed to come out of nowhere. The car did not stop because the brakes seemed to have completely shut down including the power break. So I hit the car in front of me and my car was totaled. Some weeks later I received a safety recall letter for my car (recall 14350). …”
NHTSA complaint #10639630, filed 2014-09, 120,000 miles“The contact owned a 2005 Pontiac Grand Am. While driving 35 MPH, the driver swerved to avoid an object in the road. As a result, the vehicle rolled over three times and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver was killed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10637496, filed 2014-09, 90,000 miles“The contact owns 2005 Pontiac Grand Am. The contact stated that while making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle stalled after impact and no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. It was unknown if a police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 144,480.”
NHTSA complaint #10679431, filed 2015-01, 144,480 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | 10% |
| 2004 | 21 | 7% |
| 2003 | 20 | 6% |
| 2002 | 19 | 5% |
| 2001 | 14 | 3% |
| 2000 | 31 | 5% |
| 1999 | 76 | 9% |
| 1998 | 13 | 8% |
| 1997 | 41 | 11% |
| 1996 | 104 | 23% |
| 1995 | 46 | 11% |
| 1994 | 38 | 10% |
| 1993 | 1 | 0% |
| 1992 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2005 Pontiac Grand AM
40 complaintsFuel system
15 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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