1991 Pontiac Grand AM problems
NHTSA has received 102 complaints about the 1991 Pontiac Grand AM, and 25% of them involve engine. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (12%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I need to find out if this car was taken in for the steering recall 91v018000 concerning steering column they had on this year....please let me no my brother owned the car was was killed 12082001. Thank you laura smart his sister.
My brother was killed they had a recall on steering for the 1991 pontiac grand am I need to find out if the recall was done on his car pontiac hasnt been much help.
Tl* the contact owned a 1990 (na) pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 30-40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained chest injuries that required medical attention. The other driver sustained head injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Dt*: the contact stated the elastic bands that hold the padding to the shell of the safety seat has been pulled loose by the child on multiple occasions. The child has choked and been smacked by the bands. The manufacturer sent new padding, but there was no improvement to the padding sent. This is a cosco 22-130-wal manufactured february 17, 2005.
Transmission dip stick for manual transmission (isuzu) type shrinks causing fluid leakage and transmission failure. *nlm