1994 Pontiac Grand Prix: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix. The campaign is 97V017000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Feb 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Switch/Wiring. NHTSA has 213 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 97V017000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the old designed washer/wiper switches with a newly designed switch.
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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 349,331 units in total.
97V017000Received . 349,331 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Switch/Wiring
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Some of these vehicles have a strained or separated washer/wiper switch power feed wire.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can cause the windshield washer/wiper to work intermittently and could ultimately result in inoperative wipers. If this were to occur in a severe weather situation, driver visibility could be reduced, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the old designed washer/wiper switches with a newly designed switch.
Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
213 complaints, 306 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.
- 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix
- All 1994 vehicles
| Component | 1994 Grand Prix | All 1994 vehicles | Grand Prix, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 225.5 | 70.2 | 50.4 | 69 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 169.9 | 171.8 | 108.7 | 52 |
| Electrical System | 101.3 | 74.5 | 129.1 | 31 |
| Air Bags | 85 | 57.1 | 38.6 | 26 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 75.2 | 109.2 | 129.7 | 23 |
| Exterior Lighting | 71.9 | 25.7 | 91.6 | 22 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 68.6 | 41.5 | 22.7 | 21 |
| Structure | 42.5 | 49.3 | 35.3 | 13 |
| Power Train | 32.7 | 94.1 | 57.8 | 10 |
| Seat Belts | 29.4 | 36.9 | 15.9 | 9 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 25
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 28
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 4 Jan 2012
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA96010 | Engineering analysis | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURES | Visibility | 18 Jun 1996 | 19 Feb 1997 | 97V017000 |
| PE96011 | Preliminary evaluation | WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE | Visibility | 8 Feb 1996 | 18 Jun 1996 |
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.
- 19651
- 19662
- 19701
- 19721
- 19733
- 19741
- 19761
- 19773
- 19785
- 19794
- 19803
- 19811
- 19821
- 19831
- 19842
- 19851
- 19864
- 19870
- 198811
- 19899
- 19908
- 19914
- 19921
- 19931
- 19941
- 19953
- 19961
- 19975
- 19984
- 19994
- 20005
- 20016
- 20023
- 20033
- 20047
- 20051
- 20061
- 20073
- 20081
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 1994 Pontiac Grand PrixThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/pontiac/grand-prix/1994/. 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.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix?
- 349,331 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Pontiac Grand Prix have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 68 recall campaigns for the Pontiac Grand Prix, model years 1965 to 2008. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix name most often?
- Visibility: 69 of 306 component mentions, or 225.5 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 70.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.