2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 4%of 106 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,350miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the tires of the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, 4% of the 106 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,350 miles. 1 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.
“We bought a new 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix in april 2003 with goodyear rsa's that came on it. In september of 2004 noticed front end noise and rough ride. Took it to dealership to get it checked out. They rotated and balanced tires, checked everything out and still noise was there. I was advised to get the tires checked out, that may be the problem. Went to sears and right off the bat they found that one of the tires had a factory defect. Knowing that buying just one tire would not be the right thing to do (others with only 1/2 tread), had to buy 4 new tires. …”
NHTSA complaint #10091280, filed 2004-09, 18,000 miles“The windshield wipers worked intermittently. This occurred during a rain storm . The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer on 3 occasions and the problem was resolved temporarily. The wiper would not go far enough towards the a-pillar. The dealer readjusted the left wiper arm. The vehicle engine stalled. While driving 40 MPH and above the vehicle would vibrate. The technician determined that the driver's side front tire was out of balance and the passenger's side front wheel was out of round. . The cd player stopped working while it was playing. …”
NHTSA complaint #10083330, filed 2004-08, 700 miles“While driving with my daughter and attempting to change lanes on highway, the front passenger tire popped and car began sliding. As I turned steering wheel to avoid hitting concrete barrier car continued sliding and spinning uncontrollably from the far right lane across other two or three lanes into median ditch, bouncing out onto service road, still spinning until it hit something and spun around finally slowing, which is when I applied brakes to stop car. We were literally in middle of service road. I saw that car had hit curb. …”
NHTSA complaint #10821127, filed 2016-01Related service bulletins
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- 10208971Feb 3, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10184105Nov 11, 2020This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10157018Sep 20, 2017This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester…
- 10114352Jan 15, 2015This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3 | 2% |
| 2007 | 8 | 4% |
| 2006 | 7 | 3% |
| 2005 | 5 | 3% |
| 2004 | 4 | 1% |
| 2003 | 4 | 4% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 9 | 3% |
| 2000 | 7 | 2% |
| 1999 | 2 | 0% |
| 1998 | 2 | 0% |
| 1997 | 4 | 0% |
| 1993 | 2 | 2% |
| 1992 | 2 | 2% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1988 | 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 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix
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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