Interior & seats
Filed Mar 27, 2002
MY CAR HAS MANY RECALLS. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING THEM FIXED
- NHTSA ID
- 759885
1993 Pontiac Grand Am Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
19
Latest Mar 27, 2002
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.
9%
of 204 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.
4
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 seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 11, 2001
PAINT IS ALSO PEELING ON DOORS AND BUMPER. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 742243
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 9, 1999
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL CAME FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 850086
- Incident
- Oct 4, 1999
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+2 more
Filed Sep 22, 1998
BRAKES FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 541014
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 1, 1998
FRONT BACK REST OF SEAT FLIPPED FORWARD DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING.
- NHTSA ID
- 539512
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 22, 1998
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT MOVES FOWARD. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 821918
- Incident
- Feb 10, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 23, 1997
PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEATS WILL NOT LOCK DUE TO FAILURE OF SEAT TRACK ANCHORS, WHEN MAKING A SUDDEN STOP SEATS FALL FORWARD. SEATS LOCK ON IMPACT ONLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806902
- Incident
- May 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 16, 1996
Fire reported
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AREA. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806414
- Incident
- Nov 7, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 10, 1996
THE SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM FAILED, CAUSING THE SEAT TO RECLINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REARENDED FROM A DEAD STOP POSITION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806113
- Incident
- Dec 2, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 16, 1996
WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, HOOD LATCH FAILED, RESULTING IN HOOD HITTING WINDSHIELD, SHATTERING IT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 8AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986917
- Incident
- Jul 12, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 11, 1996
Crash reported
AFTER A REAREND COLLINSION, DRIVER SEAT BACK BROKE AND COLLAPSED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986755
- Incident
- Jun 26, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 10, 1995
SEAT ADJUSTER LEVER CRACKED, CANNOT ADJUST SEAT. TT *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 973149
- Incident
- Oct 8, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 29, 1995
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO POSITION, CAUSING SEAT TO FOLD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 490767
- Incident
- Aug 29, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Apr 8, 1995
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT STAY IN LOCKED POSITION, CAUSING SEAT TO MOVE BACK/FORTH AND PASSENGER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 489180
- Incident
- Apr 8, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 23, 1995
Fire reported
ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION UNDER DASH RESULTED IN ELECTRICAL FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 482462
- Incident
- Nov 26, 1993
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+7 more
Filed Feb 21, 1995
AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 481790
- Incident
- Nov 4, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 9, 1995
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK REST ROCKS AND FLIP FLOPS AS DRIVING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 959837
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+3 more
Filed Jan 3, 1995
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 958167
- Incident
- Nov 19, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 2, 1995
DRIVER'S SEAT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH ON TRACK WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL. *AW
- NHTSA ID
- 478323
- Incident
- Jan 2, 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
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .