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.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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131Owner complaints

Model-year median: 88

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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Inspection summary

1993 Pontiac Grand Prix

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 131 owner complaints · 1 recall campaigns · 1 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 57 reports
Electrical System: 32 reports
Engine And Engine Cooling: 10 reports
Exterior Lighting: 10 reports
Steering: 9 reports

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Recall links

93V035000 — Seats

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

57 Electrical System

32 Engine And Engine Cooling

10 Exterior Lighting

10 Steering

All reported categories

3 Latches/locks/linkages

1 Vehicle Speed Control

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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

Seats complaints

5 reports

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Mileage unknown · Sep 28, 2009

Seats

RECENTLY I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND REALIZE THAT BOTH THE FRONT SEATS' BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH. FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO.: 93V035000, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I PROCEED TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZE DEALER BUT THROUGH VIN NO. INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL FO…

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NHTSA ODI #10285568

Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 2005

Seats

WHILE DRIVING,WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT SEAT WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE SEAT WOULD REPEAT THE PROBLEM AS WELL. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEATS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. P…

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NHTSA ODI #10108645

115,000 miles · Jan 14, 2004

Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingSeatsCrash

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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 · Mar 13, 1998

Seats

FRONT SEAT BACK IS BROKEN, IT WILL NOT SIT UP-RIGHT.

NHTSA ODI #532802

Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 1998

SeatsCrashInjury

THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED; AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT WENT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK

NHTSA ODI #820280

Recall campaigns

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 ↗

Defect investigations

PE94063 · Corroded Rear Disk Brakes

Opened Aug 12, 1994 · Closed Dec 21, 1994

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

There is no summary currently available

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.