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1993 Pontiac Grand Prix

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 88.

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131Owner 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
176
1990172
1991114
1992131
1993213
1994169
199579
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
57Electrical System
32Engine And Engine Cooling
10Exterior Lighting
10Steering
9
All reported categories
Power Train
7Seats
5Seat Belts
4Structure
3Suspension
3Unknown Or Other
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Tires
2Visibility
2Wheels
2Air Bags
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 131 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 57 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

11 crash reports8 fire reports9 injury reports

Steering complaints

9 reports
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145,000 miles · Jun 13, 2007
Steering

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CANNOT MAKE A LEFT TURN DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. HE STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V286000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) SHOULD INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THE CURRENT AND …

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CANNOT MAKE A LEFT TURN DUE TO RACK AND PINION FAILURE. HE STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V286000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) SHOULD INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

NHTSA ODI #10193291

150,000 miles · Jan 15, 2004
Service Brakes, HydraulicSteeringSuspension

FOUND OUT THAT MY MAIN PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING AND SUSPENSION IS THAT THE CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IS CRACKED AND RUSTED OUT READY TO BREAK I REPLACED THE CRADLE IN JUNE 2003 BUT I HAD IT WELDED IN JAN OF 2002 THESE IS SAME DEFECT AS IN GM GEOGRAPHIC RECALL FOR 1991 MODEL

NHTSA ODI #10069213

115,000 miles · Jan 14, 2004
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingSeatsCrash

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…

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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 ODI #10053179

Mileage unknown · Mar 15, 1999
Steering

WHEN DRIVING 45-50 MPH THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS WERE FOUND TO BE WORN OUT. THE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE OLDER TIE RODS COULD NOT BE LUBRICATED, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #835847

Mileage unknown · Sep 26, 1997
Steering

WHEN DRIVING OVER WATER OR WHEN WATER SPLASHES UNDER THE VEHICLE, POWER STEERING IS LOST MOMENTARILY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #816680

Mileage unknown · Jul 16, 1996
Steering

SMOKE APPEARS FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN STARTING THE CAR.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #986924

Mileage unknown · May 15, 1996
Steering

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984507

Mileage unknown · May 3, 1996
Steering

WHILE DRIVING, THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984033

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 1995
Steering

LOSS POWER STEERING IN STANDING WATER OR RAIN.TT CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES LOSS STERING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.*JB

NHTSA ODI #973842

Official recalls

1

93V035000 · Seats

Mar 9, 1993

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEAT MANUAL RECLINING MECHANISMS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS." THE SEAT BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE SEATS MAY RECLINE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, RESULTINGIN A HAZARD TO SEAT OCCUPANTS AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: REPLACE THE MANUAL SEAT RECLINER MECHANISM WITH A MECHANISM THAT COMPLIES WITH FMVSS 207.

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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