IllustrationCONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. CONSUMER TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE NOT IN, AND THEY WOULD NOTIFY CONSUMER WHEN PARTS CAME IN. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 60 DAYS SINCE CONSUMER SPOKE TO DEALER. *AK
1995 Pontiac Grand Am
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Grand Am years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Pontiac Grand Am are substantially higher than 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: 33 of 409 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 120 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 75 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 60 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
59 crash reports41 fire reports45 injury reports
What owners actually said
409 reportsCONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. TOOK IT TO DEALER. THEY SAID THAT PARTS WERE NOT IN, AND WHEN THEY CAME IN CONSUMER WOULD BE NOTIFIED. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 60 DAYS SINCE TALKING WITH DEALER. *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE HAS TO SIT FOR 10 MIN BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED, HAZARDS , SIGNAL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAS STALLED AGAIN SINCE THEN. ALSO SIGNAL/ BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER ASKED DEALER IF FIRE WAS CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL, BUT DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT FIRE HAD STARTED AT STARTER, AND NOT AT IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN CONSUMERS DRIVEWAY, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V-287 ONE YEAR AFTER VEHICLE HAD ALREADY CAUGHT FIRE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AMOUNT OWED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL COMPONENT FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM
RECALL 00V207000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00079; VEHICLE WON'T START UNLESS HOLDING KEY IN START POSITION. DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP, AND WANTED TO CHARGE $744.28. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ISSUED IN DECEMBER, AND KIT WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED PONTIAC, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO …
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RECALL 00V207000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00079; VEHICLE WON'T START UNLESS HOLDING KEY IN START POSITION. DEALER CLAIMED VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP, AND WANTED TO CHARGE $744.28. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ISSUED IN DECEMBER, AND KIT WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED PONTIAC, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO WORK WITH CONSUMER, BELIEVING SHE MIGHT HAVE A CASE.*AK
HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE, WOULD NOT TURN OVER, AND THERE WAS NO CLICKING NOISE. LEFT VEHICLE PARKED. EARLIER HAD SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. WENT AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. HEARD HORN BLOWING. CHECKED AND NOTICED WINDOWS WERE DARK. OPENED DRIVER'S DOOR AND SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. FLAMES STARTED T…
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HAD TRIED TO START VEHICLE, WOULD NOT TURN OVER, AND THERE WAS NO CLICKING NOISE. LEFT VEHICLE PARKED. EARLIER HAD SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING. WENT AND CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. HEARD HORN BLOWING. CHECKED AND NOTICED WINDOWS WERE DARK. OPENED DRIVER'S DOOR AND SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT OF DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN. FLAMES STARTED TO SHOOT OUT OF COLUMN. NOTIFIED FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT.*AK
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, IT HESITATES ALOT, VEHILCE TAKEN TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES, PROBLEM GOES AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT COMES RIGHT BACK. CJ
RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000/IGNITION SWITCH IN DECEMBER 2000. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP UNTIL FINALLY CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIMES IN MARCH.*AK
Official recalls
100V287000 · Electrical System:starter Assembly
Oct 2, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE STARTER FAILS TO ENGAGE AND THE DRIVER HOLD THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, PRODUCING HEAT THAT CAN MELT SWITCH PARTS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A FIRE COULD OCCUR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND SPREAD TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A RELAY KIT AND VERIFY THAT THE VEHICLE WILL START WITH A PROPERLY CHARGED BATTERY IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION (ADEQUATE RESERVE CAPACITY, OR COLD CRANKING AMPS). THIS CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER BATTERY REPLACEMENT OR UNRELATED STARTING SYSTEM OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIRS.
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
2EA00007 · Steering Column Fires
Opened Mar 3, 2000 · Closed Feb 7, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System
There is no summary currently available
PE99063 · Steering Column Fire
Opened Oct 7, 1999 · Closed Mar 3, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
ODI HAS EXPANDED THE SCOPE OF ITS INVESTIGATION OF STEERING COLUMN FIRES TO INCLUDE ALL MODELS BUILT ON THE N-PLATFORM.GM HAS INDICATED IN ITS RESPONSE THAT THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A ROTARY IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAS BEEN IN USE IN A NUMBER OF VEHICLE MODELS SINCE 1991 ON BOTH THE N AND J-PLATFORMS.HOWEVER, THE 1994-1995 N-PLATFORM IS OVER REPRESENTED ACCOUNTING FOR 83 (81%) OF THE COMBINDED TOTAL OF 102 REPORTS DESPITE BEING ONLY 14.2% OF THE COMBINED POPULATION. OF THE 10 NEW REPORTS RECEIVED SINCE OPENING EA99-063, 7 INCLUDE ALLEGATIONS OF A NO START CONDITION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE STARTER.A FIRE IS CLAIMED TO HAVE ENSUED IN THE STEERING COLUMN IMMEDIATELY THERAFTER.GM ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) (NO. 433203) JULY 1994 WHIICH ADDRESSED OWNER COMPLAINTS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT RETURN TO THE RUN POSITION AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED.THE TSB ADVISES THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MOUNTING SCREWS MAY BE EXCESSIVELY TORQUED RESULTING IN DISTORTION OF THE SWITCH HOUSING.AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS IS WARRANTED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE(S) AND TO DETERMIN IF A SAFETY DEFECT EXISTS.