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1991 Pontiac Grand Am Visibility Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Visibility reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Jun 8, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
13%
of 82 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming visibility

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Visibility
Filed Jun 8, 2003
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SAFETY RECALL FOR POWER WINDOW CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WITH NO INSIDE DOOR PANEL (BARE METAL EXPOSED). THE WINDOW WAS BEING HELD UP WITH PLASTIC TAPE, AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOCKED DUE TO THE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAS THE STENCH OF SMOKE FROM THE FIRE IN THE DOOR. WE THINK THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE POWER WINDOW DEVICE. *TT

NHTSA ID
10021240
Incident
May 15, 2002
BrakesEngineVisibility
Filed Feb 7, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED STALLING CONDITIONS, REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS (SENSORS, IGNITION CONTROL, HEAD GASKET), HOWEVER ENGINE STILL STALLS. *MJS

NHTSA ID
550764
Visibility
Filed Jul 7, 1999

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO UP OR DOWN UNTIL BOTH WINDOW MOTORS COOL OFF SUFFICIENTLY. BOTH MOTORS ARE EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH AT WIRING CONNECTION. PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN NHTSA DATABASE WITH ONE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
708327
Incident
Jul 3, 1999
Visibility
Filed Jun 22, 1999

THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON WINDOW IS CRACKED AND BROKEN, ALLOWING WATER INTO THE DOOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING RUSTING OF WINDOW CRANK AND DOOR HINGE. *AK

NHTSA ID
707754
Incident
Aug 1, 1998
EngineVisibility
Filed Mar 29, 1999

FRONT TWO POWER WINDOW MOTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
544654
Visibility
Filed Jan 4, 1999

MY VEHICLE FITS THE MANUFACTURED DATES AND MODEL INFORMATION OF RECALL CAMPAIGN 92V04300. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY SAID IT ISNT COVERED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. WHY WILL THEY NOT HONOR THIS RECALL? *AK

NHTSA ID
701858
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Body & structureEngineVisibility
Filed Jun 30, 1997

TRUNK DOOR RUSTED.

NHTSA ID
518986
Visibility
Filed Apr 16, 1997

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO GO UP/DOWN, ALSO EMITTS BURNING SMELL.

NHTSA ID
516504
Incident
May 15, 1992
Visibility
Filed Nov 15, 1996

THE MANUAL WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STOPPED WORKING AND PASSENGER'S WINDOW IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
805074
Visibility
Filed Nov 21, 1995

QUARTER WINDOWS ON VEHICLE CRACKED DURING THE COLD WEATHER. TT

NHTSA ID
975226
Incident
Jul 1, 1994
Visibility
Filed Jun 5, 1995

WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN AS A RESULT THE MOTOR WAS BURNED UP. TT

NHTSA ID
966264
Incident
Jun 3, 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine23Brakes11Electrical8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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