The 1987 Pontiac Grand Am has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 153,776 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.
THE FUEL FEED OR FUEL RETURN HOSE AT THE ENGINE MAY RUB AGAINST A SHIFT LEVER ON THE 5 SPEED TRANSAXLE.
IN TIME A HOLE COULD BE RUBBED THROUGH THE HOSE AND FUELLEAK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS COULD REUSLT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
REPLACE THE FUEL FEED AND RETURN HOSE/PIPE ASSEMBLIES.
THE FUEL FEED AND/OR RETURN HOSE/PIPE ASSEMBLIES COULD CRACK OR SEPARATE, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK INTO THE UNDERHOOD AREA.
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE, WITHOUT PRIORWARNING, AND CAUSE INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.
REPLACE BOTH FUEL FEED AND RETURN HOSE/PIPE ASSEMBLIES.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak( dot number: tire size: p195/70/14 )”
“No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak( dot number: tire size: p195/70/14 )”
“My digital odometer stopped working at 199,999 miles. I was told by pontiac that it was defective, and that normally it would continue on to 200,000. The only problem is that the lcd display will only show a "1" in the one hundred thousands place. Technicar, the company who fixes instrument…”
“Vehicle having trouble starting. Consumer charged battery and while driving vehicle caught on fire due to possible electrical failure resuting in injury to drivers hands.”
“The driver and passenger seatbelt buckle broke, causing both to be inoperative, which offered no protection for the driver and passenger. Please provide further information. Consumer claims there is a bulletin and there is no recall.*ak”
“The design of the lap belts mounted in the door does not properly provide enough protection in an event of an accident. Consumer was driving 40mph and was struck on the driver side. *ak”
“Transmission completely failed and had to be replaced. Fuel injector starts when it feels like it for the last year. Started one week. Seat belt locks up on driver and passenger sides causing the driver to get burned on the neck when stopping.”
“Transmission completely failed and had to be replaced. Fuel injector starts when it feels like it for the last year. Started one week. Seat belt locks up on driver and passenger sides causing the driver to get burned on the neck when stopping.”
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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 1987 Pontiac Grand Am as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.