Recall Register

1987 Pontiac Grand AM: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Pontiac Grand AM. The newest campaign is 88V032000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Mar 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 28 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 88V032000, in the NHTSA record

Replace the fuel feed and return hose/pipe assemblies.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 153,776 units in total.

  1. 88V032000Received . 22,300 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel feed or fuel return hose at the engine may rub against a shift lever on the 5 speed transaxle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In time a hole could be rubbed through the hose and fuelleak into the engine compartment. This could reuslt in an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace the fuel feed and return hose/pipe assemblies.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 87V184000Received . 131,476 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly / Filler Pipe and Cap

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The fuel feed and/or return hose/pipe assemblies could crack or separate, allowing fuel to leak into the underhood area.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could result in an underhood fire, without priorwarning, and cause injury to occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace both fuel feed and return hose/pipe assemblies.

    Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

28 complaints, 47 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1987 Pontiac Grand AM: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling15
Electrical System9
Seat Belts6
Steering4
Fuel System, Gasoline3
Power Train3
Vehicle Speed Control2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Parking Brake1
Equipment1

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.

Complaints that report a crash
4
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
4
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
31 Jul 2000

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1987 Pontiac Grand AM, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1987 Pontiac Grand AM
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA91045Engineering analysisSEAT BELT SEPARATIONSeat Belts7 Nov 199126 Oct 1992
EA90041Engineering analysisBRAKE PERFORMANCEService Brakes, Hydraulic29 Aug 199030 Mar 1992
EA89010Engineering analysisBRAKE INEFFECTIVENESSService Brakes, Hydraulic17 Jan 19898 May 1990

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19733
  2. 19751
  3. 19784
  4. 19830
  5. 19854
  6. 19861
  7. 19872
  8. 19882
  9. 19892
  10. 19900
  11. 19912
  12. 19923
  13. 19931
  14. 19942
  15. 19951
  16. 19964
  17. 19972
  18. 19981
  19. 19993
  20. 20005
  21. 20014
  22. 20021
  23. 20032
  24. 20042
  25. 20052

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1987 Pontiac Grand AM: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/grand-am/1987/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Pontiac Grand AM?
153,776 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Grand AM have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 40 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Grand AM, model years 1973 to 2005. 2 of them name the 1987 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1987 Pontiac Grand AM name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 15 of 47 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Pontiac Grand AM open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.