IllustrationSEVERAL COMPONETS OF ABS HAVE FAILED. MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED 2 TIMES, ABS MODULE (#16184393) ONCE. BOTH VERY EXPENSIVE ($500 AND $1000 RESPECTIVELY). COULD HAVE CAUSED LOW SPEED COLLISION WHEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TECHINCAL BULLETIN (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB037955) MAY BE CONCERN FOR RECALL. THANKYOU.
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.
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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: 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
What owners actually said
213 reportsALTERNATOR FAILED -- AGAIN.
IF THE LIGHTS/ RADIO & AIR CONDITIONER ARE RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME & WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THE LIGHTS, RADIO & AIR CONDITIONER TAKE AWAY FROM THE BRAKING POWER. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM CHECKED & CORRECTED, IF POSSIBLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING T 55MPH NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE CAR CUT OFF.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
WIPER SWITCH WAS RECALLED IN 1997 DUE TO DEFECT AND WAS REPLACED - NOW SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN - WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY AND COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. I BELIEVE THE NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH WHICH REPLACED THE OLD ONE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE- PLEASE LOOK INTO - ALSO BRAKE SWITCH IS FAULTY - POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - WH…
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WIPER SWITCH WAS RECALLED IN 1997 DUE TO DEFECT AND WAS REPLACED - NOW SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN - WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY AND COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. I BELIEVE THE NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH WHICH REPLACED THE OLD ONE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE- PLEASE LOOK INTO - ALSO BRAKE SWITCH IS FAULTY - POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - WHY ARE SWITCHES DEFECTING????
I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS, HOWEVER MY PROBLEM IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO FIX THIS AT THEIR COST AND IT IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE STEERING COLUMN EMITS A SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. THEN IN TURN MAKES THIS TIME THE TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AROUND 6 TIMES AND THE FUMES COMING FROM IT …
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I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS, HOWEVER MY PROBLEM IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO FIX THIS AT THEIR COST AND IT IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE STEERING COLUMN EMITS A SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. THEN IN TURN MAKES THIS TIME THE TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AROUND 6 TIMES AND THE FUMES COMING FROM IT IS AWFUL I AM AFRAID ITS TOXIC OR THAT A FIRE MAY START. I SENT GM A LETTER WITH ALL THE RECURRING PROBLEMS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HELP ME. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR A RECURRING PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. SHORTING OF WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR GM TO TAKE ACTION.
FRONT BRAKE DISC WARPED DUE TO BRAKE CALIPER TILTING. *AK
THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD TWO TURN SIGNALS SWITCHES REPLACED AND A THIRD ONE IS GOING BAD AND TWO WINFSHIELD WIPER SWITCHES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIPER SWITCH WHICH WENT BAD ALSO. I HAVE EXPRESSED THE CONCERN OVER THIS BEING A FIRE HAZARD AND AM WORR…
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THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD TWO TURN SIGNALS SWITCHES REPLACED AND A THIRD ONE IS GOING BAD AND TWO WINFSHIELD WIPER SWITCHES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIPER SWITCH WHICH WENT BAD ALSO. I HAVE EXPRESSED THE CONCERN OVER THIS BEING A FIRE HAZARD AND AM WORRIED. I AM NOW WRITING TO GM EXPLAINING MY CONCERNS. *AK
TRANSMISSION KICKS OUT OF GEAR, THEN BACK IN. LOCKS UP ENTIRE FRONT END. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTREMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE BROKEN WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH. *AK
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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