IllustrationWHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON AND ACCELERATED VEHICLE UP TO 90MPH. DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND EXCESSIVELY APPLY BRAKES. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE RIGHT BACK UP, CRUISE CONTROL WOULD TAKE OVER AGAIN, UNLESS VEHICLE SAT FOR AT LEAST 20-30 MINUTES. MECHANIC DISABLED CRUISE CONTROL. *AK *SLC
1991 Pontiac Grand Am
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Pontiac Grand Am do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 82.
Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.
About this comparison →82Owner complaints
Model-year median: 82
2Recall campaignsView recall details →
0InvestigationsView investigation details →
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Inspection summary
1991 Pontiac Grand Am
NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 82 owner complaints · 2 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.
Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.
Top reported categories (up to 5)
- Engine And Engine Cooling: 22 reports
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 11 reports
- Visibility: 11 reports
- Electrical System: 9 reports
- Seat Belts: 6 reports
Full reported-category list and vehicle report
Recall links
- 92V043000 — Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls
- 91V018000 — Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar
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Print the top reported categories, recall links, snapshot date and comparison limits.
How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Grand Am years →Counts vary with age, sales, mileage exposure and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 3 of 82 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
9 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
3 reportsTHERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS, MOST RECENTLY ON 7/19/99. COPING WITH THE PROBLEM BY HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT RECENTLY I HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THE…
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THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS, MOST RECENTLY ON 7/19/99. COPING WITH THE PROBLEM BY HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT RECENTLY I HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY SINCE 1994 UNTIL THIS PROBLEM OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. CAR IS UNSAFE AND PERFORMS UNPREDICTABLY. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO.
CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT
Recall campaigns
292V043000 · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls
Apr 1, 1992
MOISTURE CAN ENTER THE EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAUSES WINDOW OPERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR CONTROL, AND LEAVES THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WILL FAIL FROM OVERHEATINGAND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL.
Remedy: REPLACE THE WINDOW EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.
91V018000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar
Jan 4, 1991
No summary supplied.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
Defect investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.
An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.