1991 Pontiac Grand Am
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 1991 Pontiac Grand Am. Newest first.
Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or origin marking on the fuel filter housing manufactured from october 18, 2005, through march 21, 2006, sold for use on the vehicles listed above and on certain school buses. (to see the school bus engine sizes…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition may cause an inadequate seal at the connection, potentially leading to a fuel leak. In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Honeywell will notify owners and replace the fuel filters free of charge. the recall began on october 18, 2006. owners may contact fram customer service at 1-800-890-2075 (option 1).
Moisture can enter the express-down electronic control module and cause a short circuit that causes window operation without operator control, and leaves the window in the down position.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The electronic control module will fail from overheatingand could result in a fire hazard inside the door panel.
Remedy
Replace the window express-down electronic control module.
Owner complaints
82 complaints9 involved a crash5 involved a fire7 injuries2 deaths
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Engine
TL* the contact owned a 1990 (na) pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 30-40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained chest injuries that required medical attention. The other driver sustained head injuries that…
TL* the contact owned a 1990 (na) pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 30-40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact sustained chest injuries that required medical attention. The other driver sustained head injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
- Unknown or other
Dt*: the contact stated the elastic bands that hold the padding to the shell of the safety seat has been pulled loose by the child on multiple occasions. the child has choked and been smacked by the bands. the manufacturer sent new padding, but there was no improvement to the padding sent. this IS a cosco 22-130-wal manufactured february 17, 2005.
- Seat belts › Front · Service brakes, hydraulic
The driver lost control of the vehicle due to inclement weather. Vehicle hit the guard rail. and as a result, driver's face hit the windshield because the seat belt did not operate and lock. Dealer was informed by consumer.*ak the consumer stated that she hit the brake and the vehicle did not slow down. *tc
- Suspension › Front › Control arm › Lower ball joint
During inspection dealer informed the consumer about loose lower ball joint. dealership repaired the problem.*ak
- Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner
My car will crank up and drive for hours but if I stop and turn it off it will not crank up for 3-4 hours. also, my air conditioner was running great but when I turned it on one day it just stopped blowing cold and it IS full of coolant and antifreeze. *ak
- Visibility › Power window devices and controls
While driving, the driver's side door panel caught on fire. consumer IS aware of safety recall for power window control module replacement. the vehicle was being driven with no inside door panel (bare metal exposed). the window was being held up with plastic tape, and the vehicle cannot be…
While driving, the driver's side door panel caught on fire. consumer IS aware of safety recall for power window control module replacement. the vehicle was being driven with no inside door panel (bare metal exposed). the window was being held up with plastic tape, and the vehicle cannot be locked due to the fire damage to the door. also the vehicle has the stench of smoke from the fire in the door. we think this may have been caused by the power window device. *tt
- Power train › Manual transmission
Transmission dip stick for manual transmission (isuzu) type shrinks causing fluid leakage and transmission failure. *nlm
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While slowing down and then turning into a parking lot driver's seatback failed with no warning. please describe details. *ak
- Tires › Sidewall
Discovered a large bulge on sidewall of tire at only 2000 miles. firestone said it was impact related but it seems to be a common problem.*ak
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
My brother was killed they had a recall on steering for the 1991 pontiac grand am I need to find out if the recall was done on his car pontiac hasnt been much help.
- Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar
I need to find out if this car was taken in for the steering recall 91v018000 concerning steering column they had on this year....please let me no my brother owned the car was was killed 12082001. Thank you laura smart his sister. *ak
- Seats › Front assembly › Recliner
While driving passenger's seat will slide back and forth without applying pressure on latch system of seat.*ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components
No summary listed for above vehicle. *Ak
- Vehicle speed control
While driving, cruise control came on and accelerated vehicle up to 90mph. driver had to put vehicle into neutral, and excessively apply brakes. when starting vehicle right back up, cruise control would take over again, unless vehicle sat for at least 20-30 minutes. Mechanic disabled cruise control. *ak *slc
- Unknown or other
I reported this long before my warranty expired but nothing was done about it and after the warranty expired I found out that the primer used on the car was defective and was told there was nothing to be done about it since the warranty had expired. No safety defect discussed in the summary. *ak
- Seat belts
Seat belt failed
- Structure › Body
There IS a leak in the car every time it rains both of the front floor boards are full of water my neighbor owns a 91 grand am also and his does the same we do not know what the problem IS but the floor boards are rusting and it IS going to cost me to fix it I know the car has not been wrecked and…
There IS a leak in the car every time it rains both of the front floor boards are full of water my neighbor owns a 91 grand am also and his does the same we do not know what the problem IS but the floor boards are rusting and it IS going to cost me to fix it I know the car has not been wrecked and my neighbors car does the same so it must be a design problem I would like to know what I have to do to get this resolved so there will be no further damage to my car plus it IS molding my carpet and smells. *ak
- Steering › Hydraulic power assist › Power steering fluid
Call to pontiac resulted in they claiming there was no previous reported problems, I found a recall notice pertaining to steering for when this car was manufactured and lots of service bulletins each which described the very same noise we heard at the time of the breakdown. this was a potential safety risk if the car had been driving at highway speed. Tow service indicated that we were lucky that no one was hurt.*ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc › Pads · Visibility › Power window devices and controls
Vehicle experiences continued stalling conditions, replacement of several components (sensors, ignition control, head gasket), however engine still stalls. *mjs
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
While vehicle was parked in driveway for only 10 mi nutes it was on fire under the hood. Fire departtment came to put fire out. Consumer contacted manufacturer also dealer. Please provide further information. *ak
- Electrical system › Wiring
While driving to the store about a half of mile away, heard a hissing sound in the drivers side door. Consumerr then saw smoke, and stopped the vehicle and got out. then the entire vehicle went up in flames. There was no warning before. police said that it may have been the electrical panel inside of the door. *ak
- Power train
Conumer believes vehicle was involved in odometer tampering because when she looked at the vehicle it had 76527 but the next day she returned to purchase it had 84,000 plus miles on it. nlm
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
The fuel tank IS breaking apart internally
- Vehicle speed control
There are too many incidents to report. I have spent hundreds of dollars trying to correct the problem of the car surging. Have had several near accidents, most recently on 7/19/99. Coping with the problem by hitting the brakes, but recently I had to pull into another lane to keep from hitting…
There are too many incidents to report. I have spent hundreds of dollars trying to correct the problem of the car surging. Have had several near accidents, most recently on 7/19/99. Coping with the problem by hitting the brakes, but recently I had to pull into another lane to keep from hitting another vehicle from the back. The car ran perfectly since 1994 until this problem of the last 12 months. Car IS unsafe and performs unpredictably. Please advise on what to do.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10246631Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- 10009220Vehicles may set anyone or a combination of front-wheel speed sensor anti-lock brake system codes as intermittent or hard failures. Gm voicemail express.
- 10007816Anti-lock braking system (ABS) front wheel speed codes - jumper harness.
- 10007293ABS front wheel speed codes - jumper harness.
- 613590Information regarding snow intrusion into rear drum brake assemblies. **Mr
- 54419Comment that the ABS light IS on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) 46 and 86 set as current or history.
- 43021Unknown
- 37843Crunch noise from right side dash area when turning steering wheel.
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