1990 Pontiac Grand Prix engine and engine cooling problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Car would get horrid gas mileage, occasionally stall, exhaust smell under hood, black exhaust. The crossover pipe from each exhaust manifold has a common cracking on the bellows and must be replaced, they run $2500 from gm which just crack again, or $425 for jeff m one that doesn't crack. The pipe…”
filed Mar 9, 2006
“While driving the engine fell. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was determined that the retainer cradle broke. Consumer never received a recall notice. *nm *mr”
filed Dec 30, 2003
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some v6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil…
876002A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 1, 1998
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Grand Prix years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Grand Prix | 5 | 4% |
| 2007 Grand Prix | 4 | 2% |
| 2006 Grand Prix | 6 | 3% |
| 2005 Grand Prix | 6 | 4% |
| 2004 Grand Prix | 41 | 9% |
| 2003 Grand Prix | 16 | 15% |
| 2002 Grand Prix | 62 | 19% |
| 2001 Grand Prix | 102 | 33% |
| 2000 Grand Prix | 151 | 33% |
| 1999 Grand Prix | 152 | 37% |
| 1998 Grand Prix | 90 | 18% |
| 1997 Grand Prix | 136 | 17% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix
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.