IllustrationSTEERING FEELS LIKE IT GOES COMPLETELY OUT. THIS FEELINGS LASTS A SPLIT SECOND, BUT GETS DRIVER'S ATTENTION REAL QUICKLY. DEALRS AND MANUFACTURER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
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
What owners actually said
204 reportsGAS TANK LEAKAGE CAUSED BY RUST.
VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING. DEALER REPLACED STARTER SAFETY SWITCH WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. *AK
GAS TANK FAILED AT SEAM DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.
AFTER BEING DRIVEN APPROX. 20 MINUTES, THEN PARK, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR FIRE WALL.
ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD/ENGINE HEAD GASKET/ALTERNATOR AND BELT TENSIONER FAILED. *AK
TRAVELING 10 MPH URING RAINYLIGHT SNOW AND APPLIED ABS BRAKES TO STOP AT STOP LIGHT, BRAKES FAILED TO DISENGAGE AND VEHICLE ALMOST WENT TROUGH STOP LIGHT. *AK
(IN REFERENCE TO 93V153; THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO START ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE KEY IN IGNITION AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AT STARTUP WHEN VEHICLE HAD 41000 MPH AND WAS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TRACE MODULE ON IGNITION FAILURE.
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.