Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Pontiac Grand Am.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/70/14 ) |
| 1999-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/70/14 ) |
| 1999-07-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | MY DIGITAL ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 199,999 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY PONTIAC THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THAT NORMALLY I… |
| 1999-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | VEHICLE HAVING TROUBLE STARTING. CONSUMER CHARGED BATTERY AND WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO POSSIBLE ELE… |
| 1998-12-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE BROKE, CAUSING BOTH TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHICH OFFERED NO PROTECTION FOR THE DRI… |
| 1998-05-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | THE DESIGN OF THE LAP BELTS MOUNTED IN THE DOOR DOES NOT PROPERLY PROVIDE ENOUGH PROTECTION IN AN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.… |
| 1998-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL INJECTOR STARTS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT FOR THE LAST YEAR. ST… |
| 1997-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE SEPARATED FROM TRACKING, FELL ONTO REAR SEATS. *AK |
| 1997-01-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ,GOING OVER A SMALL HILL THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WH… |
| 1996-11-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERMOSTAT FAILED. |
| 1996-06-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | 'COLD POWER STEERING' PREVENTS RIGHT HAND TURN FOR FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION. *DH |
| 1995-11-13 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN IS COMING LOOSE, EQUIPPED WITH TILT STEERING. TT |
| 1995-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CHECK SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TWO MOTOR MOUNTS CRACK AND ONE COMPLETELY GONE. TT |
| 1995-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER PURCHASE A BRAND NEW CAR WAS DRIVING CAR AND IT CUT OFF AND CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT WAS REAR END BECAUSE CAR … |
| 1995-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. |
| 1994-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | Yes | 0 | DISC BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING/INOPERATIVE.EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILED CAUS… |
| 1994-12-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAK AFTER VEHICLE HIT DEER, CAUSED ENGINE TO SEIZE. *SKD |
| 1994-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE USED HAD TO REPLACE THE STATER AND THE ALTERNATOR. TT |
| 1994-05-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | THE RACK AND PINION MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER. |
| 1992-10-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULDN'T PULL OUT AND BUCKLE IT. TT |
| — | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GETS REAL TIGHT WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY AND FIRST STARTING VEHICLE CANNOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DET… |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR FAILED. ALSO REPLACED ELECTRONIC IGNITION/WATER PUMP/ALTERNATOR/CRANKSHAFT/LOCKED TORQUE CONVERTER… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM BELT BUCKLE AFTER PRESSING THE RED RELEASE BUTTON. *AK |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAN'T SEEM TO EVER SAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY A NEW VAN BECAUSE CAR THIS ONE IS COSTING TOO MUCH MONEY TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILURE. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A 4-LANE STREET, THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO FULL THROTTLE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 50 MPH TO PASS A B… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS NOT WORKING RIGHT . TT |