IllustrationCONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH INTERSECTION WHEN A VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CREATED A HEAD-ON COLLISION. CONSUMER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLO., THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $,5000 IN DAMAGES TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS INJURED DURING IMPACT, HER FOOT BROKE IN FIVE PLACES. *AK
1994 Pontiac Grand Prix
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Grand Prix years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix are substantially higher than the model-year median of 88.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Grand Prix years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 10 of 213 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.
- Visibility. Review the 65 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 44 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports2 fire reports19 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
24 reportsVEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT SPEED OF 35MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, THE DRIVER'SSIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 12:OO. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 40-45 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENAGER AIR BAGS DEPOLYED. 805790 DUP OF 513168, POSTED ON O3-NOV-98. *AK
WAS IN A HEAD-ON CIOLLSION, THE DRIVER'S AND PASEENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE . *AK
WAS IN A CRASH AND BOTH AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND BOTH AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
LOST CONTROL, CROSSED MEDIAN INTO 18 WHEELER. IMPACT PARTIAL FRONT/SIDE THEN STRUCK BY PICKUP IN REAR. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED DEC. 12, 94 AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Official recalls
197V017000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring
Feb 11, 1997
SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.
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
2EA96010 · Windshield Wiper Failures
Opened Jun 18, 1996 · Closed Feb 19, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1997, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WAS GOING TO RECALL 349,331 MODEL YEAR 1994 AND 1995 W CAR VEHICLES.THE W CAR MODELS OF CHEVROLET, BUICK, OLDSMOBILE, AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX MODELS ARE INCLUDED.THE RECALL (97V-017) WILL INVOLVE REPLACING ALL THE OLD STYLE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCHES WITH THE LATER IMPROVED SWITCH, WITH THE LONGER WIRING HARNESS.DUE TO GM'S SAFETY-RECALL ACTION, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
PE96011 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Feb 8, 1996 · Closed Jun 18, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
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