Pontiac / Grand Prix / 1992
1992 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
Owners have filed 158 complaints about the 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 29.1% of them — the clear leader, ahead of electrical system at 19%.
Complaints158
Crashes10
Fires7
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 29.1% · 46
Electrical system 19.0% · 30
Engine and engine cooling 10.8% · 17
Exterior lighting 7.0% · 11
Power train 5.7% · 9
Steering 5.1% · 8
Structure 3.8% · 6
Vehicle speed control 3.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix in this data, 1992 draws comparatively few complaints; 1997 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 130,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Rear brakes have no stopping power. Calipers seize to the point where they do not work at all. New calipers were put on, and within 8 months they also seized. Every eight to twelve months calipers need changing. Mechanics states that this is a common problem. Please provide any further details. Service brakes, hydraulic
Ea94041, steel on rear brakes corroded, causing rear brakes to freeze. Resulted in extended stopping distance which may have caused a crash. Gm has offered to pay a small amount for the repairs required to fix their faulty brake system. Owner has not yet fixed their vehicle because of the cost. *Ak Service brakes, hydraulic
Discovered seized cylinders while proceeding to change both rear brake pads, as they had begun to squeal, indicating time to change. As a result, could neither put old,nor new pads back on car, therefore have no brakes, and car is not driveable until work is performed. "Unsafe to operate car" Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Pontiac Grand Prix years
1990 249 complaints · 44.2% service brakes, hydraulic 1991 242 complaints · 38.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 185 complaints · 39.5% service brakes, hydraulic 1994 306 complaints · 22.5% visibility 1995 245 complaints · 20.0% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 116 complaints · 18.1% engine and engine cooling