1994 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
NHTSA has received 306 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 23% of them involve wipers, windshield & visibility. Next are brakes (17%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 306 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 14 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 | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 125,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 33 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 36 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix with enough data (179 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.
Vehicle was involved in head-on collision, impact 12:00 position, neither drivers nor passengers side airgabs deploied, front passengers side seat belt failed! Along with steering column smokes.
Vehicle was involved in a head-on collision, impact 12:00 position, neither drivers nor passengers side airbags deploied, front passengers side seat belt failed! Along with steering column smokes.
Lost control of vehicle hitting a guard rail, impact 12:00 position, speed 30 MPH airbag deployed breaking windsheild and rearview mirror cauing injuries. Tt
1994 grand prix 38,746 mi drove vehicle 1 and 3/4 mi to warm up to change oil noticed temp gauge rising shut off motor waited 30 min checked radiator no anti freeze checked oil noticed anti freeze mixed with oil took car home called repair shops best price $950.00 to repair bad head gasket and intake gasket I owned the car exactly 3 days I understand the pontiac 3100 and 3800 have bad head gaskets this is my last GM.
Tl* the contact owns a 1994 pontiac grand prix. The windshield wipers do not operate at the highest speed. She called the dealership who advised her that she would have to pay a diagnostic fee of $94.00 per hour. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was provided. The current mileage was 84,115. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000.