1988 Pontiac Grand Am

Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1992-10-19 92V150000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 108,836 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2000-06-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CAR STALLS WHILE GOING SLOWER CITY SPEEDS. *AK
2000-03-29 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, IN A PARKING LOT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND WOULD NOT…
1999-09-29 STEERING Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN WITHIN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. …
1999-06-08 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING No 2 FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/VALVE FAILED CAUSING FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. *YC
1999-04-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 AS STALLING EPISODES CONTINUED AND I COMPLETED NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVISES, FINALLY A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER DID COMPHREH…
1998-08-13 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED IN A COLLISION.
1996-09-04 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT OF THE DOOR. *AK
1996-04-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-03-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 INTERMITTENT STALLING FOLLOWED BY ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
1996-01-31 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 FUEL THROTTLE STUCK IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. TT
1996-01-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.
1996-01-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
1995-09-01 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CUT OFF. *SD
1995-08-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 STARTED ENGINE, CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON; CHECK GAUGES; SHOWED NO OIL PRESSURE; ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED UP. ALSO, IGN…
1995-08-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD
1995-07-10 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED. *AK
1995-05-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD BLEW OUT, CAUSING WHITE SMOKE TO BE EMMITED THROUGH EXHAUST PIPES. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO AGE AND M…
1995-04-01 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
1995-03-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK
1995-03-22 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELTS ARE MOUNTED ON DOOR. TT
1995-01-07 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 'COLD POWER STEERING'. *SD
1994-11-21 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS. TT
1994-11-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE WAS MAKING ABNORMAL SOUND, GUIDE ON TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, ALSO REPLACED BELT TENSIONER. TT
1994-11-03 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 REPLACED WATER PUMP. *AK
1994-01-23 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE, ALSO THERE IS FUEL LINE FAILURE. TT
1992-03-18 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR FAILED.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, OWNER INDICATED THAT SHE HAS HAD WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLA…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK
STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 COLD STEERING. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT