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1993 Pontiac Grand Prix

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 88.

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131Owner complaints

Model-year median: 88

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
176
1990172
1991114
1992131
1993213
1994169
199579
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
57Electrical System
32Engine And Engine Cooling
10Exterior Lighting
10Steering
9
All reported categories
Power Train
7Seats
5Seat Belts
4Structure
3Suspension
3Unknown Or Other
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Visibility
2Wheels
2Air Bags
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 131 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 57 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

11 crash reports8 fire reports9 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

10 reports
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115,000 miles · Jan 14, 2004
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingSeatsCrash

SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING…

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SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING COLUMN AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS RUST CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SCORE THE ROTOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #10053179

Mileage unknown · Apr 6, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingInjury

THERE WERE BOLTS MISSING OR NOT PUT IN AT THE MANUFACTURER TO CAUSE THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET TO GO BAD RIGHT WERE THE TWO BOLTS WERE MESSING . THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE 14BOLTS AN I HAD 12 BOLTS THATS WHY THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET BLEW RIGHT WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING . NOW WHEN I GOT THIS CAR IT HAD 32100 …

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THERE WERE BOLTS MISSING OR NOT PUT IN AT THE MANUFACTURER TO CAUSE THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET TO GO BAD RIGHT WERE THE TWO BOLTS WERE MESSING . THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE 14BOLTS AN I HAD 12 BOLTS THATS WHY THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET BLEW RIGHT WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING . NOW WHEN I GOT THIS CAR IT HAD 32100 MILESON IT THE CLEAR COAT WAS COMING OFF THEN TOOK IT TO A TO BOLTS AND I HAD 12 AN WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING IS WERE THE GASKET BLEW OUT. SO I HAD TO PAY 678.63 .AND THEN THE CLEAR COAT STARTED PEELING AND CHIPPING ON THE CAR . NOW WHEN I GOT THIS CAR , IT HAD 32100 MILES ON IT

NHTSA ODI #743614

Mileage unknown · Mar 5, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicSuspension

REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS REPLACED AND BUSHINGS FROZEN. NLM

NHTSA ODI #560205

Mileage unknown · Jun 29, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND, AND COULD NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE. THEN STOPPED, LOOKED UNDERNEATH, AND THE ENGINE WAS ON THE GROUND. TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK *ML

NHTSA ODI #864477

Mileage unknown · Dec 9, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THEN FIRE WAS NOTICED FALLING FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OUT INTO FLAMES, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #853913

Mileage unknown · Oct 7, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ODI #712978

Mileage unknown · Jan 8, 1998
Engine And Engine CoolingCrash

FRONT CRADLE BOLT CAME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN CONSUMER RUNNING INTO A DITCH. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820365

Mileage unknown · Dec 2, 1997
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train

STARTER FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #525587

Mileage unknown · Sep 17, 1996
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHEN TRAVELING ENGINE HAD ROD FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN SHUT DOWN DUE TO CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS SMOG FACTORS MFG, HAS NO NEW ENGINE TO REPLACE FAILED ONE, ENGINE MUST BE REBUILT TO FURTHER USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #802524

Mileage unknown · May 20, 1996
Engine And Engine Cooling

TRUCK LEAK, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES, CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984686

Official recalls

1

93V035000 · Seats

Mar 9, 1993

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINING MECHANISMS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE SEATS MAY RECLINE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTINGIN A HAZARD TO SEAT OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: REPLACE THE MANUAL SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM WITH A MECHANISM THAT COMPLIES WITH FMVSS 207.

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

1

PE94063 · Corroded Rear Disk Brakes

Opened Aug 12, 1994 · Closed Dec 21, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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