1989 Pontiac Grand AM: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1989 Pontiac Grand AM. The newest campaign is 92V150000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Oct 1992. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings. NHTSA has 44 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 92V150000, in the NHTSA record

Replace front fuel feed hose assembly.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 170,601 units in total.

92V150000Received 19 Oct 1992. 108,836 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leaking in the engine compartment could result in anunderhood fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace front fuel feed hose assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Nov 1992.
90V042000Received 5 Mar 1990. 61,765 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Leaking fuel in the engine compartment could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace front fuel feed hose assembly.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 29 Mar 1990.

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Complaints by component

44 complaints, 88 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1989 Pontiac Grand AM
All 1989 vehicles

1989 Pontiac Grand AM: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1989 Grand AM	All 1989 vehicles	Grand AM, all years	Mentions
Engine and Engine Cooling	500	127.3	126.5	44
Electrical System	147.7	139.7	208.1	13
Steering	79.5	42.4	46.4	7
Fuel System, Gasoline	56.8	65.8	29	5
Vehicle Speed Control	45.5	55.3	26.7	4
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	34.1	115.1	122.1	3
Structure	34.1	53.9	31.3	3
Power Train	22.7	73.8	35.7	2
Seats	22.7	22.6	12.8	2
Suspension	22.7	25.3	39.1	2

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

Complaints that report a crash: 3
Complaints that report a fire: 3
Injuries in the complaints: 1
Deaths in the complaints: 1
Date of the newest complaint: 15 Jan 2004

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 1989 Pontiac Grand AM, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1989 Pontiac Grand AM
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA91055	Engineering analysis	W-CAR HINGE PIN FAILURE	Structure	5 Dec 1991	17 Aug 1992

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.

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

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 1989 Pontiac Grand AMThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1989 Pontiac Grand AM: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/grand-am/1989/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

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 1989 Pontiac Grand AM?: 170,601 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 1989 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1989 Pontiac Grand AM name most often?: Engine and Engine Cooling: 44 of 88 component mentions, or 500 per 1,000. For all 1989 vehicles the figure is 127.3 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1989 Pontiac Grand AM open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.