Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Pontiac Grand Am.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. NAR 06/18/2003. *MR DAMAGES TO THE HOOD, ENGINE, BUMPER, AND WHEELS. *CB |
| 2002-08-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING ANTIFREEZE WHILE LEAVING DEALERSHIP, AND BEGAN SMOKING.*AK |
| 2001-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON HE MORNING OF JAN 17, 2001 I STARTED THE CAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP IN ENGINE. THE CARD WOULD NOT START. TOWED CAR TO… |
| 2000-10-05 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATION - BULGING ON TIRE. 3 FAILURES ON SAME CAR, SAME TIME (DOT NUMBER: HYRWR5B447 TIRESIZE: P195/70R14) |
| 2000-06-15 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | 4 TIRES PURCHASED AT SAM'S WHOLESALE CLUB ALL DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BUBBLES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: BHKATT 114 TIRESIZE: P195/7… |
| 1999-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TRY TO STOP THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND IT… |
| 1999-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TORQUE CONVERTER SOLENOID CAUSES STALLING. CAN STALL IN INTERSECTION CAUSING ACCIDENT AND FATALITIES POOR GM DESIGN, … |
| 1998-12-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHLE DRIVING AND AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO STRAIGHTEN FROM THE TURN, TH… |
| 1998-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 10 TO 20 MPH WAS TRYING TO SLOWDOWN, BUT VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT CAR INTO PARK … |
| 1998-04-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | RUSTED FIREWALL IS AFFECTING RACK AND PINION STEERING MOUNTING STUDS, RACK IS FLEXING ON FIREWALL, CAUSING FRON TIRE WE… |
| 1997-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. GENERAL MOTORS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FROM 5 YEARS … |
| 1997-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 15MPH THE DEFECTIVE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAK… |
| 1997-06-16 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE WEBBING OF DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS FRAYING APART. THE WEBBING OF FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT IS ALSO SHOWING SIG… |
| 1997-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CONVERTER FAILED. |
| 1997-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED/REPLACED. *AK |
| 1996-04-28 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE IN DRIVER'S HAND, STEERING WIGGLES A LOT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *AK |
| 1996-04-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK, PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE INSIDE AND SPLIT THE TANK, CAUSING A LEAK AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE. *AK |
| 1996-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK. *AK |
| 1996-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH FAILED.*SD |
| 1995-12-11 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | IN ACCIDENT WHEN REAR ENDED DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LATCH FAILED THRUSTING DRIVER FORWARD AND SEAT LAY FLAT NOW.THE SEAT BACK… |
| 1995-08-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | LACK OF SUFFICIENT OIL TO ENGINE BEARINGS RESULTED IN ENGINE ROD FAILURE. *AW |
| 1995-08-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SPEED 59 MPH, ENGINE LOCKED UP AND LIFTERS AND ROD FROZE UP. TT |
| 1995-07-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS HIT BROADSIDE, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT |
| 1995-05-03 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW MOLDINGS HAVE CRACKED TWICE DUE TO PLASTIC NOT BEING STRONG ENOUGH. |
| 1995-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AUTO-TRAN: TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IN HIGH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING; ENGINE DIES; SPEED 35 TO 45 MPH; LOSS VEHICLE POWER. TT |
| 1994-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION GET HOT THE FLUID BOIL UP COVERING ON THE VALVE MAKE CAR SHUT OFF THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . TT |
| 1993-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TURN IGNITION SWITCH OFF RESTARTED VEHICLE CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS IS THE SEVENTH INCIDENT. TT |
| 1990-06-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THERE IS A NOISE IN LEFT FRONT DOOR, MECHANIC STATED WINDOW RUN CHANNEL WAS LOOSE, GLUED DRIVERS DOOR RUN CHANNEL AT TO… |
| — | STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK | No | 0 | STEERING RACK WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE FIREWALL HAS CORRODED, CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BECOME LOOSE AND FALL OFF WHICH COUL… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM JUST LOOKING FOR RECALL HISTORY ON THIS VEHICLE. JUST SO WE CAN KEEP THE VEHICLE UPDATED. THANK YOU. NO DEFECTS… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JUMPS WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND THEN IT STALLS. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO-TRANSMISSION; ONCE SHIFTED WHILE IN DRIVE VEHICLE WILL STALL IMMEDIATELY. OWNER WAS TOLD THIS IS AN INTERNAL FAILU… |
| — | WHEELS:MULTI PIECE | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO THE FIRS ONE BROKE … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, DEALER ADMITS A HIGH RATE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. *AK |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S PAINT IS PEELING. |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT PEELING ON ROOF AND HOOD. |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE STRUT TOWER ON THE PASSENGER WHEEL WALL HAD RUSTED OUT CAUSING NOISE, THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE … |