1994 Pontiac Grand AM problems
NHTSA has received 515 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand AM, and 16% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (15%) and brakes (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 515 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 71 and 30
- Injuries and deaths
- 63 and 9
- Typical mileage
- 123,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 37 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 123,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 71 complaints mention a crash; 30 complaints mention a fire; 63 injuries reported; 9 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 1994 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Pontiac Grand AM with enough data (237 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Ignition switch failed causing the consumer to smell a burning odor and soon after white smoke began to billowing out of the steering column. Vehicle was totalled. Nlm
At the time of purchase I questioned dealer on the problems with the front seat backs not latching and the seat bases sliding freely back and forth. I was told by salesman that the seats for that year were supposed to do that. On 11-08-98 I was involved in an accident the passenger seat in front went forward causing passenger to hit head on the dash and then the seat proceeded to lay completely back and hitting a child in the back seat and breaking his femur bone.
I bought the car from a dealer in february 2000 with 8000 miles on it. Since that time I have had the drivers side door window engine replaced 3 times. Each time they tell me the motor or track system has broken and since they are one unit it needs to be replaced. In february of this year the hood of the car has started to peel severely, it is now up both side of the hood from the nose to the top by the window. Maaco says they will need to sand the hood down and repaint the entire car and that is about $900.
My car, which is a 94 grand am, is a good running car but I been working on it hard time for 5 weeks trying to get it to run. It has some problem where the fuel pump fuse keeps on blowing on it. I replace spark plug coil, fuel injectors, fuel pump, fuel filter, under the hood wiring harness, control module, ignition switch, vacuum lines, and the little box that sounds off your alarm when you leave the lights on and/or keys in the ignition when you open your door.