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1992 Pontiac Grand Prix

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 88.

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114Owner complaints

Model-year median: 88

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
139
1989176
1990172
1991114
1992131
1993213
1994169
1995
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
40Electrical System
30Engine And Engine Cooling
14Exterior Lighting
10Power Train
9
All reported categories
Steering
6Structure
6Unknown Or Other
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Visibility
4Seat Belts
3Suspension
3Wheels
3Equipment
2Interior Lighting
2Parking Brake
2Tires
2

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 114 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports6 fire reports4 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

5 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 2001
Electrical SystemService Brakes, HydraulicStructure

1) UPON STARTING THE CAR, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. 2) AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A LOUD THUD AND THE CAR JUMPED, THINKING SOMEONE HAD HIT ME, I KEPT DRIVING TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT I HAD NO STEERING. BY THE TIME I HAD STOPPED I WAS IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY MISSED SEVERAL CARS.…

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1) UPON STARTING THE CAR, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. 2) AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT I HEARD A LOUD THUD AND THE CAR JUMPED, THINKING SOMEONE HAD HIT ME, I KEPT DRIVING TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT I HAD NO STEERING. BY THE TIME I HAD STOPPED I WAS IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NARROWLY MISSED SEVERAL CARS. THE MOTOR HAD SEPARATED ROM THE A FRAME. THE MECHANIC SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE MANUFACTURER HAD FORGOTTEN A BOLT AND THE OTHER ONE GOT STRESSED. 3) THE BRAKES FAIL OR ARE SLOW AT STOPPING QUITE OFTEN EVEN WHEN PADS ARE REPLACED. 4) CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY NEAR MISSES. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND ALSO HAPPENS WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY.*AK

NHTSA ODI #748074

Mileage unknown · Jul 18, 1996
Vehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING,SMOKE COME FROM UNDER DASH, ALL WIRING BURNED/MELTED, NO FLAMES, CAUSED BY ACCELERATOR RIGID ROD PIVOT BOLT INTERFERENCE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #987026

Mileage unknown · Aug 18, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

CONSUMER PUT INTO REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED. TT

NHTSA ODI #970674

Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 1995
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, GEARS SLIPS AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ODI #970637

Mileage unknown · Jun 21, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash

THE CAR KEEPS ACCELERATING AND HAS BEEN IN THREE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS LAST ONE TOTALED THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #967375

Official recalls

1

91V214000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Dec 6, 1991

THE REVERSE SERVO APPLY PIN MAY BIND IN THE CASE WHICH COULD CAUSE REVERSE BAND DISTRESS (LOSS OR SLIPPING OF REVERSE), REVERSE BAND DRAG IN DRIVE RANGE (POOR PERFORMANCE -- POOR POWER), OR THE TRANSMISSION TO REMAIN IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFTINDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AND RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WHERE REQUIRED.

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

1

PE94063 · Corroded Rear Disk Brakes

Opened Aug 12, 1994 · Closed Dec 21, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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