IllustrationWHEN TRAVELING AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON WET PAVEMENT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICE THE REAR END FISHTAIL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
1995 Pontiac Grand Prix
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix do not stand out strongly from 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: 11 of 169 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 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 31 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports4 fire reports15 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
41 reportsANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT ON ONE OCCASION.
WHEN THE VACUUM HOSES GET HEATED UP, THE HOSE GETS WEAK AND ALSO COLLAPSES. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL POP OFF THE ENGINE, AND WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE NOT TO RUN. *AK
AT LOW SPEEDS BRAKES WILL FAIL FOR NO REASON, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.
WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED TO WORK. ERROR 13 REPORTED ON DISPLAY. NO WAY TO RESET, AND WILL NO LONGER PLAY TAPES. ALSO, FUSE COVER FALLS OFF WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDDITION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FELL OFF ITS HOUSING, RESULTING IN CRUISE CONTR…
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CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED TO WORK. ERROR 13 REPORTED ON DISPLAY. NO WAY TO RESET, AND WILL NO LONGER PLAY TAPES. ALSO, FUSE COVER FALLS OFF WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDDITION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FELL OFF ITS HOUSING, RESULTING IN CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK
SPEAKER COVER FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS: AT 17000 TOOK IN BECAUSE OF GRINDING NOISE. NO PROBLEM FOUND. 24000 MILES TOOK IN AND HAD TO REPLACE REAR ROTORS AND ALL FOUR BRAKE PADS. 43000 MILES HAD ALL FOUR ROTORS REPALCED AND ALL THE BRAKE PADS AND A REAR CALIPER. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S ABS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, DEALER SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ALSO WATER CAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. FOR THIS PROBLEM TO OCCUR VEHICLE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. *AK
DISC BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON THE REAR FRONT HAD RUSTED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Official recalls
398V306000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Dec 1, 1998
THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.
97V065000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Apr 18, 1997
THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE EXHIBITS STRESS CRACKS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CAN FRACTURE AND INJURY TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT SYSTEM.
97V017000 · 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
1EA99026 · Inadvertent Air Bag Deployment
Opened Aug 31, 1999 · Closed Dec 28, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags
There is no summary currently available