IllustrationWHILE DRIVING SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
1993 Pontiac Grand Am
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Grand Am years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Pontiac Grand Am are substantially higher than the model-year median of 82.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 11 of 204 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 54 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 51 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 43 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
10 crash reports20 fire reports9 injury reports
Electrical System complaints
51 reportsTCC SOLENOID FAILED. NLM
WHENEVER THE FUSE IS REPLACED, THEY WOULD CAUSE SPARKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THE FUSE CONNECTS THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER & THE DOOR LOCKS. THE WIRES WOULD BE SHORTED OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED.
MY ALTERNATOR ALSO FAILED IN 1997. *AK
PROBLEM RELATES TO INTERMITTENT FLASHING CHECK OIL LIGHT ON DASH. NOTED THAT SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 93-8-2 MAY ADDRESS PROBLEM. HAVE REQESTED SERVICE BULLETIN VIA E-MAIL BUT NOT RECEIVED.
BRAKES FAILED.
INGNITION WILL NOT TURN WHEN KEY IS INITIALLY INSERTED INTO SWITCH. AFTER TAPPING/HITTING KEY SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE IN IGNITION , IT WILL EVENUTALLY TURN. THE SAFETY MECHANISM THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION.
THE "FLASHER FUSE" MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINTHE LOCATION OF THE FLASHER. *AK
RECALL 93V153000, IGNITION SWITCH; THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MR CAPALANO IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. BUT, MOBILE AUTO REPAIR SAID DIFFERENTLY. THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER'S VIN IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING. DEALER REPLACED STARTER SAFETY SWITCH WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Official recalls
193V153000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch
Sep 14, 1993
THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH COULD HAVE BEEN FRACTURED DURING INSTALLATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION.ALSO, A VEHICLE WITH A FRACTURED SWITCH CAN BE STARTED IN GEAR, CAUSING THEVEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE NEUTRAL START SWITCH. THE MANUAL SWITCH OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF AN OVERSIZED CONDITION EXISTS.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.