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1993 Pontiac Grand Prix Engine Problems

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

Data refreshed

Engine 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.
10
Latest Jan 14, 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.
8%
of 131 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 engine

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

Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+4 more
Filed Jan 14, 2004
Crash reported

SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING COLUMN AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS RUST CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SCORE THE ROTOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
10053179
Incident
Feb 14, 2002
Mileage
115,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 6, 2001
3 injuries reported

THERE WERE BOLTS MISSING OR NOT PUT IN AT THE MANUFACTURER TO CAUSE THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET TO GO BAD RIGHT WERE THE TWO BOLTS WERE MESSING . THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE 14BOLTS AN I HAD 12 BOLTS THATS WHY THE UPPER AN LOWER GASKET BLEW RIGHT WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING . NOW WHEN I GOT THIS CAR IT HAD 32100 MILESON IT THE CLEAR COAT WAS COMING OFF THEN TOOK IT TO A TO BOLTS AND I HAD 12 AN WARE THE TO BOLTS WERE MESSING IS WERE THE GASKET BLEW OUT. SO I HAD TO PAY 678.63 .AND THEN THE CLEAR COAT STARTED PEELING AND CHIPPING ON THE CAR . NOW WHEN I GOT THIS CAR , IT HAD 32100 MILES ON IT

NHTSA ID
743614
Incident
Jan 15, 2001
BrakesEngineSuspension
Filed Mar 5, 2001

REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS REPLACED AND BUSHINGS FROZEN. NLM

NHTSA ID
560205
Engine
Filed Jun 29, 2000

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN HEARD A CLUNKING SOUND, AND COULD NO LONGER STEER THE VEHICLE. THEN STOPPED, LOOKED UNDERNEATH, AND THE ENGINE WAS ON THE GROUND. TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
864477
Incident
Jun 16, 2000
Engine
Filed Dec 9, 1999
Fire reported

AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THEN FIRE WAS NOTICED FALLING FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OUT INTO FLAMES, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
853913
Engine
Filed Oct 7, 1999

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID
712978
Incident
Oct 7, 1999
Engine
Filed Jan 8, 1998
Crash reported

FRONT CRADLE BOLT CAME OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, CAUSING POWER STEERING TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, RESULTING IN CONSUMER RUNNING INTO A DITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
820365
Incident
Dec 20, 1997
BrakesElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Dec 2, 1997

STARTER FAILED.

NHTSA ID
525587
Incident
Oct 5, 1993
Engine
Filed Sep 17, 1996

WHEN TRAVELING ENGINE HAD ROD FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN SHUT DOWN DUE TO CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS SMOG FACTORS MFG, HAS NO NEW ENGINE TO REPLACE FAILED ONE, ENGINE MUST BE REBUILT TO FURTHER USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
802524
Engine
Filed May 20, 1996

TRUCK LEAK, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES, CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
984686
Incident
May 20, 1996

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

Brakes57Electrical27Interior & seats12Exterior lighting10Steering9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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