IllustrationTWO ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. *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.
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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 reportsON SERVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AT APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH). VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. PROBLEM STILL INTERMITTENTLY REOCCURING. *AK
THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE FAILED, THE EFFECT IS WHEN I MOVE MY CAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR VISVERSA THE ENGINE MOVES MOVING THE WHOLE CAR INCLUNDING ALL THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW...VERY BIG SAFTEY HAZARD BECAUSE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT RIGHT UP UNDER....CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD.....I'VE DRIVEN MANY CARS FOR MANY YEARS AND …
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THE ENGINE MOUNTS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE FAILED, THE EFFECT IS WHEN I MOVE MY CAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR VISVERSA THE ENGINE MOVES MOVING THE WHOLE CAR INCLUNDING ALL THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW...VERY BIG SAFTEY HAZARD BECAUSE ENGINE CAN FALL OUT RIGHT UP UNDER....CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD.....I'VE DRIVEN MANY CARS FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM....ANYTHING YOU DO WILL BE APPRECIATED...I CALLED THEM ALREADY AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS....CAUSE MY FRIEND HAS ONE AND HIS IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING....THATS WHY I AM E-MAILING YOU....PLEASE RESPOND ASAP...
TCC SOLENOID FAILED. NLM
A CRACKED ALUMINUM HEAD ON THE ENGINE CAUSED VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE SHUTTERING / STALLING. *YC
I BOUGHT A USED 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM FROM MISSOURI MOTORS IN POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THIS CAR WAS USING ANTIFREEZE FASTER THAN IT WAS USING GASOLINE! I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE THAT SAYS 1992 AND 93 GRAND AMS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A COOLANT LEAK, AND THAT I CAN POSSIBLY GET IT REPAIRED…
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I BOUGHT A USED 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM FROM MISSOURI MOTORS IN POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THIS CAR WAS USING ANTIFREEZE FASTER THAN IT WAS USING GASOLINE! I FOUND AN ARTICLE IN CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE THAT SAYS 1992 AND 93 GRAND AMS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A COOLANT LEAK, AND THAT I CAN POSSIBLY GET IT REPAIRED FOR FREE. I TOOK MY CAR TO BLACKWELL BALDWIN IN POPLAR BLUFF MO. (THE G.M. DEALER) THEY SAID THAT MY CAR MATCHED UP PERFECTLY WITH THE CARS GM WAS FIXING FOR FREE: ALL EXEPT FOR THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. THIS IS TOTAL BULL! MY CAR IS THE EXACT SAME MODEL, AND THE EXACT SAME YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AND THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE CARS G.M. IS FIXING! IS THIS LEGAL? IS THEIR AN ATTORNEY IN MY STATE WHO SPECIALIZES IN LEMON VEHICLES? THE USED CAR DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THEY HAD TO HAVE KNOWN, BECAUSE THE ANTIFREEZE ENDS UP IN THE OIL. BLACKWELL BALDWIN SAID THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO GET G.M. TO FIX THEIR LEMON.
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. A SERVICE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE WARANTY PERIOD , IT WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ENGINE FLYWHEEL TENSIONER BROKE AWAY FROM THE ENGINE. THE BOLT HAD BROKEN IN HALF. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DIE OUT & THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER/ NO CONTROL. *AK
WHEN DRIVING CAR APPROXAMETELY 30 TO 40 MILES THE TEMP LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS THE CAR IS OVERHEATING AND THE FUEL SUPPLY SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD THE CAR TO ONE PERSON AND HE PUT IN NEW TEMP GAUGE. THEN TO A DEALER HE PUT IN A NEW COMPUTER AND STILL DID NOT FIX IT. SAID HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.
THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSES FLUID TO LEAK ONTO TH ENGINE. *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.