1993 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
185 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 16 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 13 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 11 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 7 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 6 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 6 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 5 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
Recent Complaints
1993 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LOST USE OF BRAKES AND DROVE INTO PARKING LOT THEN STRUCK A POLE. *NJ (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0531-91)*JB LETTER UPDATED 03/17/10*BF
SEAT BELT MOUNTED TO THE DOOR FAILED TO RESTRAIN MY SON IN THE VEHICLE WHEN HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE DOOR OPENED CAUSED FOR HIM TO BE EJECTED AND MY SON DID NOT SURVIVE THE ACCIDENT. THE DOOR LINKAGE GOT PUSHED DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE CAB CRUSHED DOWN KINKING THE DOOR BETWEEN THE LATCH AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. *JB
SEAT BELT MOUNTED TO THE DOOR FAILED TO RESTRAIN MY SON IN THE VEHICLE WHEN HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE DOOR OPENED CAUSED FOR HIM TO BE EJECTED AND MY SON DID NOT SURVIVE THE ACCIDENT. THE DOOR LINKAGE GOT PUSHED DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE CAB CRUSHED DOWN KINKING THE DOOR BETWEEN THE LATCH AND OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. *JB
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT
Mileage: 115,000
THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN SMOKING WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE USED THEN ONE EVENING THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. THE WHOLE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF YOUR STEERING WHEEL SMOKES WHEN YOU USE YOUR SIGNALS HAVE IT CHECKED. *JB
I OWN A 1993 GRAND PRIX. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2001, I HAVE HAD TO PULL THE TURNING SIGNAL MECHANISM FORWARD TO MAKE THEM OPERABLE. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY 19-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WAS BORROWING THE CAR. WHEN SHE USED THE TURNING SIGNAL IT STARTED TO SMOKE. THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES SHOT UP THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, SHE WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO WE COULD EXTINGUISH IT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I HAV
I AM SHOCKED AT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH MY GRAND PRIX, BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN MANY TIMES. SMELL BURNING WIRING. SMOKE EMITTED FROM SIDE NEAR HAZARD SWITCH. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE!!!!. *AK
THERE WERE BOLTS MISSING OR NOT PUT IN AT THE MANUFACTURER TO CAUSE THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET TO GO BAD RIGHT WERE THE TWO BOLTS WERE MESSING . THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE 14BOLTS AN I HAD 12 BOLTS THATS WHY THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET BLEW RIGHT WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING . NOW WHEN I GOT THIS CAR IT HAD 32100 MILESON IT THE CLEAR COAT WAS COMING OFF THEN TOOK IT TO A TO BOLTS AND I HAD 12 AN WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING IS WERE THE GASKET BLEW OUT. SO I HAD TO PAY 678.63
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH INJURIED. *CJ
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER SMOKE AND SHORTED OUT P/LOCKS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, BLINKERS
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS KEEP FAILING , THEY GET TOO HOT AND MELT THE HUB CAP. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK BRAKES FAILURECAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *YH
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS KEEP FAILING , THEY GET TOO HOT AND MELT THE HUB CAP. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK BRAKES FAILURECAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *YH