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1991 Pontiac Grand Am

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1991 Pontiac Grand Am do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 82.

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82Owner complaints

Model-year median: 82

2Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
22Service Brakes, Hydraulic
11Visibility
11Electrical System
9Seat Belts
6
All reported categories
Power Train
5Unknown Or Other
5Seats
4Fuel System, Gasoline
3Steering
3Structure
3Suspension
3Vehicle Speed Control
3Equipment
2Engine
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 82 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports4 fire reports6 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

5 reports
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72,000 miles · Apr 18, 2006
Unknown Or OtherInjury

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELASTIC BANDS THAT HOLD THE PADDING TO THE SHELL OF THE SAFETY SEAT HAS BEEN PULLED LOOSE BY THE CHILD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CHILD HAS CHOKED AND BEEN SMACKED BY THE BANDS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT NEW PADDING, BUT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE PADDING SENT. THIS IS A COSCO 22-130-WAL MANUFACT…

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELASTIC BANDS THAT HOLD THE PADDING TO THE SHELL OF THE SAFETY SEAT HAS BEEN PULLED LOOSE BY THE CHILD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CHILD HAS CHOKED AND BEEN SMACKED BY THE BANDS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT NEW PADDING, BUT THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT TO THE PADDING SENT. THIS IS A COSCO 22-130-WAL MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 17, 2005.

NHTSA ODI #10155598

Mileage unknown · Jul 10, 2000
Unknown Or Other

I REPORTED THIS LONG BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT AND AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED I FOUND OUT THAT THE PRIMER USED ON THE CAR WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT DISCUSSED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #725191

Mileage unknown · Jul 22, 1999
Unknown Or Other

OIL PRESSURE GUAGE INDICATES A CONSTANT DROP IN INDICATED PRESSURE AFTER STARTUP WITH ENGINE AT NORMAL TEMPREATURE RANGE.....YET THERE IS NO LOSS IN QUANTITY.......INDICATOR SHOWS OIL PUMP IS PUMPING TO NORMAL PRESSURE ON STARTUP.....HELP

NHTSA ODI #709017

Mileage unknown · Jun 22, 1999
Unknown Or Other

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK IS PEELING. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR DENTS TO PRECIPITATE THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #707755

Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other

WAS DRIVING AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON, CALED DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT COULD BE THE ENGINE GASKET . *AK

NHTSA ODI #808522

Official recalls

2

92V043000 · Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls

Apr 1, 1992

MOISTURE CAN ENTER THE EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAUSES WINDOW OPERATION WITHOUT OPERATOR CONTROL, AND LEAVES THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WILL FAIL FROM OVERHEATINGAND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL.

Remedy: REPLACE THE WINDOW EXPRESS-DOWN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

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