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1988 Pontiac Grand Am Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
31
Latest May 6, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
5
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jan 7, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 31 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Pontiac Grand Am. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed May 6, 2002

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

NHTSA ID
8009244
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 16, 2000

CAR STALLS WHILE GOING SLOWER CITY SPEEDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
724094
Incident
Jun 16, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 30, 2000

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH, IN A PARKING LOT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD, BUT WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, AND KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OWNER'S HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
859434
Incident
Mar 29, 2000
Engine
Filed Nov 15, 1999

AS STALLING EPISODES CONTINUED AND I COMPLETED NORMAL MAINTENANCE SERVISES, FINALLY A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER DID COMPHREHENSIVE TESTS AND CHECKED WITHOUT CONCLUSIVE ANSWER TO PROBLEM . ON OCT.13TH.99. THE CAR BROKE DOWN , BACK FIRED, COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, WAS TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER WHO SAID HEAD GASKET HAD 1-1/2 INCH RUPTURE. NO REPAIR WAS DONE. CAR OPERATES AGAIN,AND CONTINUIES TO STALL. CAN IT BE ELECTRICAL CONECTION PROBLEM OR WHAT?

NHTSA ID
714827
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Body & structureSteering
Filed Oct 6, 1999
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN WITHIN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT, AND DASHBOARD FELL APART. *AK

NHTSA ID
850087
Incident
Sep 29, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Aug 18, 1999
Fire reported2 injuries reported

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/VALVE FAILED CAUSING FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. *YC

NHTSA ID
547999
Incident
Jun 8, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Aug 16, 1998

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
539929
Incident
Aug 13, 1998
Engine
Filed Jan 16, 1998

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
529188
Incident
Jan 26, 1996
Steering
Filed Nov 18, 1997

COLD STEERING. *AK

NHTSA ID
523958
ElectricalSuspension
Filed Oct 14, 1997

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
524935
Fuel system
Filed Feb 5, 1997

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, OWNER INDICATED THAT SHE HAS HAD WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

NHTSA ID
808678
Body & structure
Filed Dec 9, 1996

PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
512140
Incident
Apr 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 6, 1996

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT OF THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
801973
Incident
Sep 4, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Apr 3, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982267
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Mar 25, 1996
Fire reported

INTERMITTENT STALLING FOLLOWED BY ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
503121
Incident
Mar 25, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 13, 1996
Crash reported

FUEL THROTTLE STUCK IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. TT

NHTSA ID
979151
Incident
Jan 31, 1996
Engine
Filed Jan 25, 1996

ENGINE HEAD FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

NHTSA ID
501070
Incident
Jan 25, 1996
Engine
Filed Jan 23, 1996

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE, ALSO THERE IS FUEL LINE FAILURE. TT

NHTSA ID
978077
Incident
Jan 23, 1994
Engine
Filed Nov 27, 1995

BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS. TT

NHTSA ID
975438
Incident
Nov 21, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1995

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT

NHTSA ID
972011
Visibility
Filed Sep 1, 1995

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CUT OFF. *SD

NHTSA ID
483703
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Engine
Filed Sep 1, 1995

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
483573
Incident
Mar 27, 1995
Engine
Filed Aug 23, 1995

STARTED ENGINE, CHECK GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON; CHECK GAUGES; SHOWED NO OIL PRESSURE; ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED UP. ALSO, IGNITION COIL COVERS GOES BAD. GIVE DETAILS.

NHTSA ID
970953
Incident
Aug 15, 1995
Electrical
Filed Aug 11, 1995

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD

NHTSA ID
484890
Incident
Aug 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jul 10, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED. *AK

NHTSA ID
968492
Incident
Jul 10, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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