1993 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
NHTSA has received 185 complaints about the 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 39% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (21%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 185 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 40% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 115,000 miles 16 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 | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 115,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix with enough data (84 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.
Seat belt mounted to the door failed to restrain my son in the vehicle when he got into an accident. The door opened caused for him to be ejected and my son did not survive the accident. The door linkage got pushed down when the vehicle cab crushed down kinking the door between the latch and outside door handle.
Upon starting the car in the morning, smoke eminated from the steering column/wheel assembly filling the interior with smoke and a strong burnt electrical odor.
Found out that my main problem with my steering and suspension is that the cradle that holds the engine is cracked and rusted out ready to break I replaced the cradle in june 2003 but I had it welded in jan of 2002 these is same defect as in GM geographic recall for 1991 model
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the pirelli p6 all weather tires (225 60/r16) on his vehicle were checked many times prior to them failing. He stated that the tires had two failed belts. The brakes on the front end were shaking and unevenly worn at 34,000 miles, even though the warranty was for 80,000 miles. The purchase date, VIN, DOT number, and incident date were unknown. The current mileage is 191,000 and failure mileage was 81,000.