IllustrationCONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE BRAKES WILL SKID WHEN WET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR
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
What owners actually said
204 reportsWHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO RADIATOR HOSE BLOWING OUT AND CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE STRANDED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, REPLACED RADIATOR HOSE AND CAP. CONSUMER IS ON SECOND REPAIR.*AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO THE WRONG RADIATOR CAP BEING PUT ON THE VEHICLE.*JB
ON AUG 25,2002 MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE WAY TO THE STORE AND A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER.SHE HIT THE TRUCK ON THE PASSERNER SIDE AND THE GRAND AM WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE .SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MILES A HOUR AND IT TOTALED THE CAR AND DID DAMAGE TO THE FORD PICKUP.THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEND .THE RIGHT SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DE…
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ON AUG 25,2002 MY DAUGHTER WAS ON THE WAY TO THE STORE AND A TRUCK PULLED IN FRONT OF HER.SHE HIT THE TRUCK ON THE PASSERNER SIDE AND THE GRAND AM WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE .SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MILES A HOUR AND IT TOTALED THE CAR AND DID DAMAGE TO THE FORD PICKUP.THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEND .THE RIGHT SIDE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED .SHE WAS INJURED SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT BEND HER KNEE AND LEG AND ARMS WHERE HURT AS WAS HER CHEST .THE COMPLAINT WE HAVE IS THAT THE BACKSEAT CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPEND BEFORE AS YOU READ I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS AND LOVED IT .BUT I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE NEXT TIME SOME ONE COULD BE IN THE BACKSEAT. EVEN THE TOWTRUCK DRIVER SAID HE HAD NEVER THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. BUT ON THE GOOD SIDE THE WAY CAR LOOKED THE POLICE AND EMT COULDN'T BELEIVE SHE WALKED OUT OF IT ON HER OWN THANK GOD! PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOON AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 93 V 153 000; BUT, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
MY CAR HAS MANY RECALLS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THEM FIXED
NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A GRAND AM, 1993, FR410,FIRESTONE, TUWSPSI8575R14. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WENT DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, POLICE REPORTED THAT FROM INPRINTS IN THE GRASS RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK DOT …
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NOT ORIGINAL TIRES ON A GRAND AM, 1993, FR410,FIRESTONE, TUWSPSI8575R14. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE WENT DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, POLICE REPORTED THAT FROM INPRINTS IN THE GRASS RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. *AK DOT #2RTUGJE509. *YH
THE ANTIFREEZE BEGAN LEAKING DUE TO CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD, THERE WAS A SPECIAL POLICY FOR REPAIR BUT THE VEHICLE NOT LONGER FIT THE SCOPE AS THE POLICY WAS FOU SEVEN YEARS OR 100000 MILE, THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE SEVEN YEAR LIMIT. *YH
THIS IS THE FOURTH FAILURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER WITHIN THE PAST 2 YEARS. NOT TO MENTION A NEARLY COMPLETE FAILURE (95%) OF THE RADIATOR JUST 4 MONTHS AGO.*AK
DRIVER HAD PARKED AND LEFT VEHICLE. IGNITION SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT AND FILLED VEHICLE WITH SMOKE. KEY WAS NEVER IN IGNITION SWITCH AT THE TIME IT HAD OCCURRED*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.