2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 2%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 108,544miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 108,544 miles. 2 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.
“It was raining outside and I was driving at normal speed when two cars in front of me the man started to go through a yellow light and instead immediately stopped. I could not hit my brakes hard enough to prevent hitting the caravan in front of me and the impact was hard enough that it should have deployed my front air bags, which it did not. …”
NHTSA complaint #10325620, filed 2010-04, 139,088 miles“I experienced dual air bag failure in my 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix in january 2009. I was driving about 45 miles an hour and hit a tree head on. The impact was hard enough that the car bounced off the tree and spun around in the road. The insurance company totaled out the car after determining that the cost to repair it would be well over $6000. All the damage was done to the front passenger side of the car and the engine. Luckily, I was wearing my seatbelt which saved me from being seriously injured. …”
NHTSA complaint #10258523, filed 2009-02, 78,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22 | 15% |
| 2007 | 16 | 7% |
| 2006 | 19 | 8% |
| 2005 | 10 | 7% |
| 2004 | 28 | 6% |
| 2003 | 2 | 2% |
| 2002 | 11 | 3% |
| 2001 | 11 | 4% |
| 2000 | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 | 14 | 3% |
| 1998 | 24 | 5% |
| 1997 | 56 | 7% |
| 1996 | 3 | 4% |
| 1995 | 18 | 11% |
| 1994 | 24 | 11% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
31 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsEngine cooling
16 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsExterior lighting
8 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsSeats
5 complaintsTires
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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