The 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 10,141 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 158 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN91V2140001991-12-0610,141 affected
Defect
THE REVERSE SERVO APPLY PIN MAY BIND IN THE CASE WHICH COULD CAUSE REVERSE BAND DISTRESS (LOSS OR SLIPPING OF REVERSE), REVERSE BAND DRAG IN DRIVE RANGE (POOR PERFORMANCE -- POOR POWER), OR THE TRANSMISSION TO REMAIN IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFT INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL GEAR POSITION.
Consequence
IF THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN REVERSE WHILE THE SHIFTINDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE REARWARD AND RESULTIN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
REPLACE THE TRANSAXLE WHERE REQUIRED.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
8
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
6
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
6
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
5
1crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
5
2fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
4
1fires
Total complaints158
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* - the contact called to report recall 91v214000 concerning power train: automatic transmission on 1992 pontiac grand prix. The contact called a dealer), and was told that there was no recall on this vehicle. The contact stated that he was not the original owner of the vehicle, but that the…”
“The steering column on my 92 pontiac had started to smoke three times since I've owned it. The first time was in 1994. The second was around 1996. The last time was last month. The last time was the worst. Each time I shut off the key and it would stop smoking. *jb”
“I had bought a car from a used dealership and there is a lot of things wrong with it that I feel that it shouldn't have even been sold. I feel that it falls under the lemon law act. It has been to the repair shop lots of times and they still haven't fixed it and now they are telling me that they…”
“Dt: the contact owns a 1992 pontiac grand prix. While driving passenger side front wheel cracked all the way around the lugs: nuts causing the wheel to fall off. Vehicle is still in the repair shop. This did not cause a crash, but had the vehicle towed.*ak”
“Consumer stated vehicle overheated due to the intake manifold failure and coolant leaking inside the engine. *ak”
“1992 grand prix - engine cradle to body bushings. I was drive at 60 mph when the washers for the body bushings gave way and caused my car to lose steering. I was lucky and didn't cross the center line or involve any cars but did end up in the ditch with damage to my car due to loss of steering…”
“1992 grand prix - engine cradle to body bushings. I was drive at 60 mph when the washers for the body bushings gave way and caused my car to lose steering. I was lucky and didn't cross the center line or involve any cars but did end up in the ditch with damage to my car due to loss of steering…”
“1992 pontiac grand prix has had turn signal issues for well over a year now. They would not work very well most of the time. I saw smoke coming out of the column a couple of times recently. They recently stopped working altogether. Dealer said they had heard of it often and a replacement part…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE94063 Opened 1994-08-12 · closed 1994-12-21
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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