1993 Pontiac Grand AM problems
Owners have filed 290 complaints about the 1993 Pontiac Grand AM with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 21.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 20.7%.
Complaints290
Crashes11
Fires20
Injuries15
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 21.7% · 63
Electrical system 20.7% · 60
Service brakes, hydraulic 17.2% · 50
Power train 6.9% · 20
Steering 4.8% · 14
Seats 4.5% · 13
Visibility 3.8% · 11
Structure 3.4% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 20 describe a fire, 15 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 15 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM in this data, 1993 sits 12th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 17 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 100,000 miles.
In owners' own words
A special extended warranty granted to owners of certain vin engine codes to replace cracked cylinder heads by Pontiac..My vehicle met the mileage and in service time specs but my vin number is not within the parameters of Pontiac's coverage (certain manufacturing plants with high incidents of failures)..The cracked head occurred without cause and Pontiac refused to cover the failure. Engine and engine cooling
When driving car approxametely 30 to 40 miles the temp light comes on and says the car is overheating and the fuel supply shuts off for no apparent reason. Have had the car to one person and he put in new temp gauge. Then to a dealer he put in a new computer and still did not fix it. Said he could find nothing wrong with it. Engine and engine cooling
While driving, vehicle overheated due to radiator hose blowing out and causing consumer to be stranded. Dealer has been contacted, replaced radiator hose and cap. Consumer is on second repair.*Ak consumer believes the problems he experienced with the vehicle was due to the wrong radiator cap being put on the vehicle. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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