IllustrationWHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE PROCEEDED FORWARD, ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING AT 30MPH HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD ON, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *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
What owners actually said
169 reportsFUEL INJECTORS FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *MJS
WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE DUE TO A STRIPPED REVERSE DRUM. *MJS
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE FROM INOPERABLE OR FAULTY ABS/BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK
VEHICLE CAME WITH 2 REMOTES, HAD 1 EXTRA NEVER SYCHROMIZED, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 10-97, 5-98, PLUS SYCHRONIZED MY SPARE 3-99, ALL 3 I NOW HAVE NOW ARE BAD {6} TOTAL HAVE GONE BAD. *AK
1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN WHICH I OWN HAD THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS DID TWO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE. FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED WITHIN 30 TO 60 DAYS OF MY OWN FAILURE. QUOTES GIVEN AS TO REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION ARE $1,800 TO $2,200 BY DEALERSHIPS AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS. *AK
A/C ODOR DURING HUMID DAYS WHEN FIRST TURNING ON. *ET
THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO POSITION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR MY VERY SMALL WIFE. IT SEEMS LIKE A SEVERE BINDING IS PRESENT, IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERS THIS WEEK. *AK
I HAD SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT A WEEK AGO BUT I TYPED IN THE WRONG VIN#. I WAS A PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN A VAN FAILED TO YIELD & T-BONED US. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT WORK & I HIT THE WINDSHIELD. MY AIRBAG DID DEPLOY BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT EVEN DEPLOYED PROPERLY. IF ONE OF THEM WOULD OF…
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I HAD SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT A WEEK AGO BUT I TYPED IN THE WRONG VIN#. I WAS A PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN A VAN FAILED TO YIELD & T-BONED US. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT WORK & I HIT THE WINDSHIELD. MY AIRBAG DID DEPLOY BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT EVEN DEPLOYED PROPERLY. IF ONE OF THEM WOULD OF WORKED CORRECTLY I FIGURE I WOULD OF NOT HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE MULTIPLE INJURIES SUCH AS LOST A TOOTH, TMJ, DISLOCATED JAW, CERVICAL FACET SYNDROME, CERVICAL RADIOCULPATHY, SEVERE WHIPLASH, DAILY SEVERE HEADACHES ETC ETC. BUT I NEVER HAD ANY BRUISES FROM THE SEATBELT. MY HUSBAND WHO WAS THE DRIVER DID. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I'M AM STILL GOING THROUGH PAIN & FRUSTRATION. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK
I WAS THE RETRAINED PASSENGER IN MY VECHILE ON 5/5/99. WE WERE T-BONED BY A VAN. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY BUT MY SEATBELT FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I SUSTAINED NUMEROUSE INJURIES. I CURRENTLY HAVE TMJ, CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY, LOST A TOOTH, HEADACHES, ETC ETC. I FEEL THE SEATBELT & THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF HELD ME …
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I WAS THE RETRAINED PASSENGER IN MY VECHILE ON 5/5/99. WE WERE T-BONED BY A VAN. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY BUT MY SEATBELT FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I SUSTAINED NUMEROUSE INJURIES. I CURRENTLY HAVE TMJ, CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY, LOST A TOOTH, HEADACHES, ETC ETC. I FEEL THE SEATBELT & THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF HELD ME BACK. IF THEY WOULD OF WORKED I WOULD OF NOT HIT THE WINDSHIELD.
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