Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-02 | 00V287000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | 699,617 | — | Details |
| 1994-07-01 | 94V122000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1,681 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY BACK FRAME THAT HOOKS TO THE TIRE BROKE IN HALF AND THE TIRE WENT FLYING IN THE A… |
| 2013-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. WAS BOUGHT AS A USED VEHICLE, PAST OWNER CLAIMS HIS DAUGHTER DROVE IT TO A… |
| 2008-04-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN HAS COME LOOSE. TOOK TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THEY REPLACED A PIN IN THE COLUMN. REPAIR… |
| 2007-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO S… |
| 2006-03-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR, WHICH IS A 94 GRAND AM, IS A GOOD RUNNING CAR BUT I BEEN WORKING ON IT HARD TIME FOR 5 WEEKS TRYING TO GET IT T… |
| 2005-09-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 94' PONTIAC GRAND AM QUAD 4 2.3L BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR MAYBE EVEN HEAD. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. REPAIRS ESTIMATE… |
| 2005-09-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 94' PONTIAC GRAND AM QUAD 4 2.3L BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR MAYBE EVEN HEAD. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. REPAIRS ESTIMATE… |
| 2005-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 94 GRANDAM TOOK IT TO STUART PONTAIC IN ENID,OK TO HAVE THE RECAL… |
| 2005-07-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED SHE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A USED CAR THAT SHE PURCHASED ON 5-31-05. ON JUNE 3, 2005 THE RADIATO… |
| 2005-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: WHEN DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE THREE DAYS AGO, THE FRONT AXLE BROKE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL. … |
| 2005-04-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END WAS PRODUCED. DEALER STATED THE CONTROL ARM AND THE STABILIZER B… |
| 2004-12-31 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | HELLO. I WAS IN A CRASH,SANDWICHED BETWEEN 02 PICKUP TRUCKS. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS CRUSHED! THE FORCE B… |
| 2004-11-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I REPLACED THE HEATER CORE IN MY CAR AND AN UPPER RADIATOR HOSE AND NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKIN OUT … |
| 2004-10-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING,THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HA… |
| 2004-07-30 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | Yes | 1 | I HAVE A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE.I WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AND THE DRIVERS REAR AXLE SNAPPED CAUSING THE WHEEL TO FAL… |
| 2004-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNE… |
| 2004-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES, EXHAUST, TIRES, SHOCKS, AND SUSPENSION ON 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED AS… |
| 2004-03-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO C… |
| 2004-02-03 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN TILT PINS BECAME LOOSE, ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL UPPER ASSEMBLY BROKE LOOSE FROM STEERING COLUMN AND LANDE… |
| 2004-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP, I.E., BILL KELLEY CHEVROLET, AND WAS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALLS … |
| 2003-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1994 PONTIAC WITH QUAD 4 ENGINE HAS A CRACKED HEAD. IT SEEMS THERE ARE SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF THIS DEFECT, AND PONTIAC… |
| 2003-10-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG NON-DEPLOYMENT. ON OCTOBER 25, 2003 MY DAUGHTER WRECKED HER 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE FRONTAL RIGHT DRIVERS IMP… |
| 2003-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE, HEATING DID NOT WORK - AIR WOULD BLOW OUT COLD. DEALER BLEW OUT HEAT CORE AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. … |
| 2003-07-30 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD FLEW OPEN AND SMASHED WINDSHIELD. *AK |
| 2003-07-27 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A… |
| 2003-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED TRANSMISSION ON JULY 22, 1996 AT 13,830 MILES, AGAIN WERE REPLACE ON MAY 4, 2001… |
| 2003-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS JUST DRIVING AND IT OVERHEATED, REPLACED WATER PUMP, SENSORS, WIRES, HEATER COIL, THEMORSTAT TWICE, ALL TO NO AVAIL… |
| 2003-05-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | STERING LOCK THAT ADJUSTS THE LOCATION OF THE WHEEL GAVE WAY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DO… |
| 2003-05-14 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *JB |
| 2003-05-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOVED VERY SLOW. THE ONLY TIME THE WIPER WORKED PROPERLY WAS WHEN THE MOTOR WAS PLAC… |
| 2003-05-12 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | TILT STEERING BUSHING ARE NOT PROPERLY PUNCH SET FROM MFG. (PUNCH MISSES MARK OR NOT SET PROPERLY) RESULTING IN ONE OR… |
| 2003-02-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE THE CONSUMER MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY AN EXPLOSION OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *NLM |
| 2003-02-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN FAIRLY HEAVY RAIN, THE TURN SIGNALS STOP FUNCTIONING. AFTER 2-3 DAYS OF DRY WEATHER, THEY BEGIN FUNCT… |
| 2002-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TS |
| 2002-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BLOCK ( 1ST TIME ONLY HAD 28145 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW I HAVE 58294 AN… |
| 2002-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I OWNED A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT CAUGHT FIRE APPROXIMATELY 9/30/02 AND I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL O… |
| 2002-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE TIGHT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF A PASSENGER IS PRES… |
| 2002-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY HARD. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AND DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. … |
| 2002-09-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES VERY HARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*… |
| 2002-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VERY HARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE ENGINE … |
| 2002-08-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2002-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ONE DAY CONSUMER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE. REMOVED KEY AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE CHECKED… |
| 2002-05-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 34MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK THE CONSUMER ST… |
| 2002-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ABS LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RU… |
| 2002-05-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR CAR KEPT GOING, STEERING LOCKED, AIRBAG DEPLOYED STRIKING DRIVER IN FACE, HIT STALLED CAR FROM BEH… |
| 2002-05-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | AIRBAG DEPLOYED DURING ACCIDENT, STRIKING DRIVER IN FACE, CAUSING BULDGING DISCS IN THE CERVICAL SPINE, FACIAL BRUISES,… |
| 2002-05-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN CLICKING ON BRIGHT LIGHTS ,LIGHTS GO COMPLETLY OUT UNTIL YOU CLICK SWITCH AGAIN .TURN SIGNAL FOR RIGHT SIDE DOES N… |
| 2002-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN HAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH DASHBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2002-03-24 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | THIS PIN AND SOCKET CONNECTION OF THE UNDER-DASH CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OU… |
| 2002-02-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN, THE HOOD WAS AND WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD POPPED OPEN DU… |