Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Mar 3, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 409 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 3, 2004
CONTINIOUS ANALYSIS OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT INDICATES THE TPS/THROTTLE. AFTER IMMEDIATE REPAIR ANOTHER LIGHT ANOTHER THROTTLE. I'VE REPEATLY INQUIRED AS TO WHAT IS "THROWING" OR FLIPPING THE THROTTLE. QUALFIED AND AUTHORIZED MECHANICS CAN'T DETERMINE THIS. NOT ONLY IS THIS ISSUE CONTINUING BUT NOW THE TWO FRONT WINDOWS ARE HESITITATING. I'M GUESSING ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT IS NOT BEING PROPERLY DIAGNOISED. THERE WAS THE ELECTRICAL IGNITION RECALL THAT I PARTICIPATED IN BUT THIS ISSUES IS A HAZARD AT ANY SPEED WHEN THE CAR HESITATES TO THE POINT OF CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS TO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REMEDIED. THIS IS A 1995 GRAND AM W/168,000 MILES AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. SUGGESTIONS? *AK
NHTSA ID
10060303
Incident
Mar 3, 2004
Mileage
168,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 11, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND STOPS WITHOUT AND PRIOR WARNING. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
NHTSA ID
835746
Incident
Nov 20, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 2, 1999
CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE "BUCKS." THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, YET THE PROBLEM REMAINS UNDIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
NHTSA ID
834395
Incident
Nov 11, 1998
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Dec 10, 1997
ENGINE STUTTERS AND STALLS AFTER A COLD START AND LURCHES FORWARD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NHTSA ID
819900
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 22, 1997
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE Y HAD SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLLED WIDE-OPEN THROTTLE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND, THEN THE VEHICLE RETURNED BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN THE LAST (3) YEARS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP TO TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. NUMEROUS ITEMS HAD BEEN REPLACED (THROTTLE POSITION SENS/EGR VALVE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
NHTSA ID
817377
Incident
Sep 9, 1994
Driver assistance
Filed May 8, 1996
Crash reported
VEHICLE SUDDEN LYACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
984243
Incident
May 5, 1996
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Oct 3, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE IDLED HIGH VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
NHTSA ID
972821
Incident
Oct 2, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 26, 1995
EXPERIENCING POWER LOSS AND SURGING. TT
NHTSA ID
972502
Incident
Aug 8, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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