IllustrationWHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR ONLY 10 MI NUTES IT WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTTMENT CAME TO PUT FIRE OUT. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ALSO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1991 Pontiac Grand Am
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Pontiac Grand Am do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 82.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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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
What owners actually said
82 reportsWHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ABOUT A HALF OF MILE AWAY, HEARD A HISSING SOUND IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. CONSUMERR THEN SAW SMOKE, AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND GOT OUT. THEN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE. POLICE SAID THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE ELECTRICAL PANEL INSIDE OF THE DOOR. *AK
CONUMER BELIEVES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ODOMETER TAMPERING BECAUSE WHEN SHE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE IT HAD 76527 BUT THE NEXT DAY SHE RETURNED TO PURCHASE IT HAD 84,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. NLM
THE FUEL TANK IS BREAKING APART INTERNALLY
THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS, MOST RECENTLY ON 7/19/99. COPING WITH THE PROBLEM BY HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT RECENTLY I HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THE…
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THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGING. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS, MOST RECENTLY ON 7/19/99. COPING WITH THE PROBLEM BY HITTING THE BRAKES, BUT RECENTLY I HAD TO PULL INTO ANOTHER LANE TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE BACK. THE CAR RAN PERFECTLY SINCE 1994 UNTIL THIS PROBLEM OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS. CAR IS UNSAFE AND PERFORMS UNPREDICTABLY. PLEASE ADVISE ON WHAT TO DO.
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
VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. OWNER NO LONGER TRUSTS RELIABILITY OF VEHICLE.
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
THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK IS PEELING. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR DENTS TO PRECIPITATE THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON WINDOW IS CRACKED AND BROKEN, ALLOWING WATER INTO THE DOOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING RUSTING OF WINDOW CRANK AND DOOR HINGE. *AK
Official recalls
292V043000 · 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.
91V018000 · Steering: Steering Wheel/handle Bar
Jan 4, 1991
No summary supplied.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.