IllustrationSMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN MANY TIMES. SMELL BURNING WIRING. SMOKE EMITTED FROM SIDE NEAR HAZARD SWITCH. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE!!!!. *AK
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
What owners actually said
131 reportsSMOKE FREQUENTLY IS EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH (LIKE A SHORT).*AK
BOUGHT IN 1999, REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED IN FALL 1999, SLIDE PINS WERE FOUND TO BE FROZEN UP AND CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE PADS THERE FOR WARPING AND DESTROYING THE ROATERS, ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED IN FEB 2001 AND NOW IN AUG 2001 THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS (POSSIBLY THE CALIPERS AND SLIDE P…
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BOUGHT IN 1999, REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED IN FALL 1999, SLIDE PINS WERE FOUND TO BE FROZEN UP AND CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE PADS THERE FOR WARPING AND DESTROYING THE ROATERS, ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED IN FEB 2001 AND NOW IN AUG 2001 THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS (POSSIBLY THE CALIPERS AND SLIDE PINS ALSO) WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SLIDE PINS ARE NOT RELEASING THE CALIPERS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY WERE TO LOCK UP MY BRAKES WHILE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD! ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NO HELP FROM GM. THANK YOU. *AK
SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR IS STARTED, AND WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN. *AK
WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED REAR CALIPERS WOULD FREEZE UP AND PADS WOULD GRIND INTO ROTORS. MECHANIC REPLACED OLD CALIPERS WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT DESIGN THAT T MANUFACTURER HAD OFFERED. *AK *JB
CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. FLASHERS AND TURN SIGNALS WEREN'T WORKING. CONSUMER HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT DEALER. *AK
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
WHEN APPLYING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL IT HAS TO BE HELD UP BY HAND IN ORDER TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. DEALER SAYS TURN SIGNAL UNIT NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK *SLC
RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK UNLESS IT IS BEING HELD BY DRIVER. DEALER SAYS TURN SIGNAL UNIT UNDER STEERING WHEEL NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER NOTICED A PUFF OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK THIS SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING HAD OCCURED TWICE. THE DEALER INDICATED THE 1994'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED NOW TOO. *YH
Official recalls
193V035000 · 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
1PE94063 · 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