The 1988 Pontiac Grand Am has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 170,601 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FRONT FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY COULD CRACK OR SEPARATE AT THE COUPLING ON THE ENGINE END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
FUEL LEAKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD RESULT IN ANUNDERHOOD FIRE.
REPLACE FRONT FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY.
FRONT FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY COULD CRACK OR SEPARATE AT THE COUPLING ON THE ENGINE END OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
LEAKING FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
REPLACE FRONT FUEL FEED HOSE ASSEMBLY.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Car stalls while going slower city speeds. *ak”
“While traveling about 25 mph, in a parking lot accelerator pedal went all the way down to the floorboard, and would not release. Vehicle accelerated up to about 45-50 mph. Consumer applied the brakes very hard, but would not stop the vehicle. Vehicle was put into park, and key was taken out of the…”
“While driving at 40 mph and going around a turn within the road steering wheel locked up, causing loss of control. Vehicle hit another vehicle in the front, and dashboard fell apart. *ak”
“While driving at 40 mph and going around a turn within the road steering wheel locked up, causing loss of control. Vehicle hit another vehicle in the front, and dashboard fell apart. *ak”
“Fuel pressure regulator/valve failed causing fire which resulted in property damage and injuries. *yc”
“As stalling episodes continued and I completed normal maintenance servises, finally a local pontiac dealer did comphrehensive tests and checked without conclusive answer to problem . On oct.13th.99. The car broke down , back fired, could not be restarted, was towed to a pontiac dealer who said…”
“Driver side seat belt failed in a collision.”
“The driver's side lap and shoulder belt does not retract out of the door. *ak”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Pontiac Grand Am as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.