IllustrationTHE FAILURE OF THE ABS IS NOTED BY AN ABS WARNING LIGHT. IT USUALLY COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED OR WHILE BEING DRIVEN. HOWEVER, IT HAS FAILED DURING HEAVY BREAKING - NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION. SEVEN ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR HAVE FAILED.
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
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
44 reportsAT 20,000 THE REAR ROTOR WAS REPLACED AND 30,000 FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WORE OUT, THE REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND FRONT WAS TURNED. *AK
ABS LIGHT COME ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 13,000 MILES THE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLES SHAKES. *AK *SLC
ANTILOCK BRAKES REPLACED 6 TIMES.
WHEN USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER HAVE TO SWITCH IT ON HIGH FOR THE WIPER TO WORK , THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE HAD TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS STICK, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY/ACCIDENT. *DH
ABS: REAR ROTORS RELACED 3 TIMES DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS; ROTORS WARPED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS ARE DEFECTED, CAUSING SOME DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING.
REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION WHICH ERODED THE EFFECTIVENESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
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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