IllustrationWHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE SOUNDED LIIKE IT WANTED TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*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.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Grand Am years →Counts vary with age, sales 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: 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
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
54 reportsENGINE HEAD FAILURE, LOSS OF COOLANT, COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. NEVER NOTIFIED OF SPECIAL SERVICED POLICY FOR REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM PER SPECIAL POLICY BULLETIN NO:57-61-26A. POLICY GOOD FOR UP TO 100K. FOUND POLICY ON INTERNET ON DECEMBER 27TH 2000 AND CALLED T…
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ENGINE HEAD FAILURE, LOSS OF COOLANT, COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. NEVER NOTIFIED OF SPECIAL SERVICED POLICY FOR REPAIR AND/OR REPLACEMENT OF THIS ENGINE PROBLEM PER SPECIAL POLICY BULLETIN NO:57-61-26A. POLICY GOOD FOR UP TO 100K. FOUND POLICY ON INTERNET ON DECEMBER 27TH 2000 AND CALLED THE DEALER AND GM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THAT TIME. THEY CLAIM THAT THE TIME LIMIT ON MY VEHICLE HAS EXPIRED (AUGUST 21,2000). THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH I SPOKE WITH TWO PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENTS BEFORE THAT TIME AND WAS TOLD SPECIFICALLY THAT THERE WERE NO SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE IS A KNOWN LOOSER AND THE DEALERS CANT WIN BY WORKING ON IT AND, IN MY EXPERIENCE, TRY TO DISCURAGE ANY CONSIDERATION OF REPAIRS AND DO NOT DISCLOSE THE FREE REPLACEMENT POLICY. PONTIAC DOES NOT CARRY THESE POLICIES ON THEIR WEBSITE. THEY DO NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AVAILABILITY OF REPAIRS. MY VEHICLE HAS NO DENTS OR RUST AND THE BODY IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR MONTHS BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO INFLICT ANY ADDITIONAL ENGINE DAMAGE. I FIND AN INDICATION OF WATER ON MY DIPSTICK.
CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. CAR WAS STARTED AND FLAMES BLEW OUT OF BOTTOM, SIDE, & TOP OF ENGINE. *AK
NO SUMMARY
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HEATER COIL/ENGINE GASKET REPLACEMENTS SINCE 60,000, 72,000, 77,000, 79,000, AND 112,000. ALL REPAIRS MADE AT SAME DEALER. NOW AT 127,000 MILES PROBLEM REOCCURRED. DEALER/MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CYNLIDNER HEAD CRACKED. *AK
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED OIL. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED. *AK
THE ENGINE HAS A COOLANT LEAK DUE TO CRACKED HEAD. YH
A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY GRANTED TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN VIN ENGINE CODES TO REPLACE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS BY PONTIAC..MY VEHICLE MET THE MILEAGE AND IN SERVICE TIME SPECS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF PONTIAC'S COVERAGE (CERTAIN MANUFACTURING PLANTS WITH HIGH INCIDENTS OF FAILURES)..THE CRACKED HEAD OCCURRE…
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A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY GRANTED TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN VIN ENGINE CODES TO REPLACE CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS BY PONTIAC..MY VEHICLE MET THE MILEAGE AND IN SERVICE TIME SPECS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF PONTIAC'S COVERAGE (CERTAIN MANUFACTURING PLANTS WITH HIGH INCIDENTS OF FAILURES)..THE CRACKED HEAD OCCURRED WITHOUT CAUSE AND PONTIAC REFUSED TO COVER THE FAILURE. *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.