1988 Pontiac Grand AM engine and engine cooling problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1988 Pontiac Grand AM — 39% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“As stalling episodes continued and I completed normal maintenance servises, finally a local pontiac dealer did comphrehensive tests and checked without conclusive answer to problem . On oct.13th.99. The car broke down , back fired, could not be restarted, was towed to a pontiac dealer who said head…”
filed Nov 15, 1999
“Engine head blew out, causing white smoke to be emmited through exhaust pipes. Recall repairs refused due to age and mileage of vehicle. *ak”
filed Sep 21, 1995
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Rattling noise/engine overheating. *tw
476147A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 1995Rattling noise/engine overheating. *tw
476147 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 1, 1994
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Grand AM years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Grand AM | 2 | 2% |
| 2004 Grand AM | 12 | 4% |
| 2003 Grand AM | 24 | 7% |
| 2002 Grand AM | 54 | 14% |
| 2001 Grand AM | 75 | 14% |
| 2000 Grand AM | 111 | 16% |
| 1999 Grand AM | 133 | 16% |
| 1998 Grand AM | 23 | 13% |
| 1997 Grand AM | 83 | 22% |
| 1996 Grand AM | 74 | 16% |
| 1995 Grand AM | 60 | 15% |
| 1994 Grand AM | 73 | 19% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1988 Pontiac Grand AM
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.