1992 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
NHTSA has received 158 complaints about the 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 30% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (19%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 158 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
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: 10 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 18th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix with enough data (64 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.
This was the scariest thing I have ever experienced and I later found out that the same thing that happend with my car also happend to someone else that I know. No safety defect.
Consumer stated that upon turning the ingition noticed smoke coming from the steering column. Consumer contacted the dealer who indicated that it was due to the turn signal which shorted out, causing a fire in the steering column. Turn signal was replaced.
Seat belts are designed to engage only during panic stopping instances, consumer was rear ended on two occasions and seat belts did not engage causing injuries from hitting head on roof of the vehicle and sliding under the dashboard on another occasion. Mjs
1992 pontiac grand prix has had turn signal issues for well over a year now. They would not work very well most of the time. I saw smoke coming out of the column a couple of times recently. They recently stopped working altogether. Dealer said they had heard of it often and a replacement part costs in excess of $150.00 not including labor. This is definitely a safety issue.
Heard large bang under hood while driving on freeway. Took car to dealer since it sounded like engine trouble. Dealer identified problem as spark plug blew out of engine. Plug and cables appeared to be original (approx 150000 miles). Dealer thought this might be related to currents in aluminum engine wearing down spark plug threads due to elecrolysis. He explained that all spark plugs are in a state where they could blow out and so advised that head needed replacement at $1800.