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1994 Pontiac Grand Am Fuel system Problems

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

Data refreshed

Fuel system 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.
13
Latest Feb 28, 2004
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.
3%
of 377 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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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 fuel system

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

Driver assistanceElectricalFuel system
Filed Feb 28, 2004

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP, I.E., BILL KELLEY CHEVROLET, AND WAS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALLS . THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR REFUSES TO GIVE US ANY HELP. MY SON PAID AN ADDITIONAL 300 TO GET THE CAR IN WORKING ORDER AND 3 DAYS LATER IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED US OF THE RECALL NOTICES TO REPAIR SAID CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID
10059985
Incident
Jan 6, 2004
EngineFuel systemVisibility
Filed Jan 15, 2004

PURCHASED VEHICLE, HEATING DID NOT WORK - AIR WOULD BLOW OUT COLD. DEALER BLEW OUT HEAT CORE AND REPLACED THERMOSTAT. MINIMAL AMOUNT OF HEAT. ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER AND STALL. FUEL INJECTOR IN 5TH CYLINDER BAD. MECHANIC FLUSHED INJECTED AND GAVE TUNE UP. RAN OK FOR A WEEK AND THEN CONSTANT STUTTER AND SHAKE AT 50 MPH. MECHANIC REPLACED 1 INJECTOR. STUTTER GONE. NO OVERHEATING, BUT ANTIFREEZE LEAK X 1. REPLACED WATER PUMP. 1 WEEK LATER CONSTANT OVERHEATING AND PUDDLE OF ANTIFREEZE AROUND ENGINE BLOCK. THEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND I CHECKED THE OIL TO FIND THE DIPSTICK SHOWED TWICE THE AMOUNT OF OIL AFTER SITTING FOR 8 HOURS. JUST HAD OIL CHANGED 1 WEEK AFTER REPAIRS, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THAT IS WHEN THE OIL APPEARED OVERFULL AND THE CAR STAULED.

NHTSA ID
10069976
Incident
Aug 15, 2003
Mileage
108,970 mi
Fuel system
Filed Feb 28, 2001

GAS TANK IS LEAKING IN SEAMS BACK OF GAS TANK, AND GAS LEAKS ONTO GROUND.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TANK WAS FILLED WITH GAS AND BUCKETS HAD TO BE PLACED UNDER CAR TO CATCH THE LEAKING GASOLINE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
881702
Incident
Feb 20, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Jan 23, 2001

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKED COOLANT. NLM

NHTSA ID
784991
Incident
Nov 20, 2000
Fuel systemSteering
Filed Sep 11, 2000

GAS CAP DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. DEFECT IN RELEASE LATCH LOCATED AT DRIVER'S SEAT ON FLOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
731046
Fuel systemVisibility
Filed Jul 19, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
725671
Incident
Jul 15, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jun 21, 1999

GAS TANK REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL 1999, DUE TO COLLAPSING AND LEAKAGE. MJS

NHTSA ID
546220
Incident
Apr 1, 1999
Fuel system
Filed Jun 1, 1999

PURGE VALVE FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID
545854
Incident
May 25, 1999
Fuel system
Filed May 3, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
706186
Incident
May 1, 1999
Body & structureElectricalFuel system
Filed Oct 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, NOTICED VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL LOCK ONLY WITH VEHICLE IS PUT INTO MOTION; AND WHEN TRYING TO USE THE SWITCH ON THE DOOR, IT DOESN'T WORK. WHEN PUTTING ON HIGH HIGH BEAMS THEY WILL WORK, BUT WHEN CUTTING THE HIGH BEAM OFF, THE REGULAR LIGHTS WON'T WORK. IT TAKES ALONG TIME FOR THE CONSUMER TO GET THE LIGHTS TO WORK. *AK

NHTSA ID
828987
Incident
Oct 5, 1998
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+3 more
Filed Aug 24, 1998

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

NHTSA ID
539297
Incident
Jan 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Oct 26, 1995

WHEN CAR IDLES GASOLINE FUMES ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. TT

NHTSA ID
973982
BrakesFuel system
Filed Feb 13, 1995
Crash reported

THE UABS BRAKES LOCKED UP,CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN/LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
959913
Incident
Jan 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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