NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls covering the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. Open recalls don't stop you from selling or junking the car, but check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which apply to yours.
Electrical SystemJul 2014 · NHTSA campaign 14V400000
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are…
Risk: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Exterior LightingAug 2003 · NHTSA campaign 03V327000
Certain passenger vehicles have hazard warning switches that may experience solder joint cracking caused by rapid temperature transitions and the soldering process. If solder joint cracking occurs and results in an open circuit, the turn signals/hazard lamps become intermittent or inoperative.
Risk: When the turn signals are inoperative, the driver cannot use them to signal intent to turn that could result in a crash.
Power TrainNov 2000 · NHTSA campaign 00V372000
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles equipped with manual transaxles (rpo m86) fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft protection." when a driver attempts to shift from 5th gear to reverse, a shift inhibitor causes the transmission to be mechanically in 4th gear even though the shift lever indicates…
Risk: In this situation, the key can be removed from the ignition while the transmission is in a forward gear, which is not permitted by the standard.
StructureMay 2000 · NHTSA campaign 00V140000
Vehicle description: these vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of fmvss no. 201, "occupant protection in interior impact." the console cover on these vehicles does not stay closed when a specified vertical load is applied.
Risk: In the event of a crash, the console cover could open and the cover or items stored under it could injure an occupant.
SuspensionApr 2000 · NHTSA campaign 00V116000
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolt that attaches the rear suspension trailing arm to the left rear knuckle may not have been tightened to specifications during assembly.
Risk: The bolt could back completely out of the joint affecting vehicle control.