Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Pontiac Grand Am.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | TRANSMISSION LOCKING TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID DOES NOT ALLOW TORQUE CONVERTER TO UNLOCK RESULTING IN ENGINE STALL WHEN… |
| 2001-09-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-577) *YH |
| 2001-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I KILLED IT AT A SERVICE STATION GONNA GET SOME WATER AND IT HAS NEVER STARTED SINCE THEN. THE GAS COMES OUT OF HOSE WH… |
| 2000-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT SIDE OF HOUSE. CONSUMER WENT BACK INTO HOUSE, AND A FEW MINUTES LATER, A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED O… |
| 2000-09-21 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING N ON I-295 BETWEEN I-10 AND COMMONWEALTH AVE, RR TIRE STARTED VIBRATING AND BOUNCING. TREAD THEN SEPARA… |
| 2000-06-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | INNER REAR SUPPORT THAT HOLDS VEHICLE UP RUSTED AROUND THE SPRING AND STRUT. VEHICLE HAD NO SUPPORT. CONSUMER HAS … |
| 2000-01-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | REAR SUSPENSION THAT HOLDS STRUTS IS ROTTED. SMOKES WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED. IF USED LONG TERM, THE FRAME MAY … |
| 1999-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A QUAD 4 ENGINE. THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING ON NUMEROUS OCC… |
| 1999-06-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, REAR CRADLE BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE ENGINE TO FALL OUT. ALSO, CONSUMER LOST CONT… |
| 1999-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE SENSOR WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE DISTRUTOR AND WHICH IS USED FOR BETTER GAS MILEAGE MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING THE VEHICL… |
| 1998-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. |
| 1997-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED ENGINE GASKET. |
| 1997-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED LEAKING COOLANT/ SHAKES AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL/VINYL COVERING BUBBLED… |
| 1997-09-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED, LEAKS OIL. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD/MAKES NOISE. … |
| 1997-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILED. |
| 1997-01-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL LOCK UP, WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. HARD TO START AFTER … |
| 1996-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AFTER VEHICLE STALLED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. .*AK |
| 1996-05-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1995-05-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. TT |
| 1995-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. TT |
| 1995-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR. |
| 1995-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK FAILURE, BUILT ON FUEL LEAVING FUEL REGULATOR IS FAULTY, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO COLLAPSE. TT |
| 1995-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET WENT CAUSING THE ANTI-FREEZE TO GO INTO THE OIL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED, LEAKED COOLANT INTO CYLINDER WALL OF ENGINE, PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1995-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO COMPUTER FAILURE. |
| 1994-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED USED AND 2 1/2 MONTH CAR HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THREE TIMES. TT |
| 1994-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS STILL DIDN'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. RUNS ROUGH, DOESN'T IDLE… |
| 1992-09-25 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF A BUMPING AND GRINDING IN THE STEERING AT SLOW SPPEDS SINCE 1992. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN… |
| 1989-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES DO NOT STOP VEHICLE APPROPRIATELY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. |
| 1987-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION SYSTEM, MODULE/COIL, DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE POSITION (NEAR THE BOTTOM REAR OF ENGINE) ALLOWS FOR WATE… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | EVEN REPLACEMENT STOP SWITCH SMOKES(FAILS). RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED , SAME RESULT. REPLACEMENT SWITCH STILL NO GOOD!!!!… |
| — | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | STEERING GEAR MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, THERE IS AN EXTREME JERKING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE IS SITTING … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | REPLACE FAN MOTOR TWO TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED IT HAS A HIGH RPM AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE THE SPEEDS GO PAST 60-70MPH WITH TOUCHING OF THE… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE ENGINE, RADIATOR AND OVERFLOW BUCKET WERE REPLACED.*ET |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. *YC |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLOW AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | RECALL 92V150000. PONTIAC WON'T DO RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY IT HAD A TIME AND MILEAGE LIMIT. *AK |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVE SERVICE RECALL HAD IT FIX ONE YEAR LATER STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. |