1994 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicle speed control problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“White smoke and odor came from windshield wiper/cruise control/ignition switch area of the steering column. Cruise control and turn indicators acted eraticly. I stopped vehicle and shut off engine. Then restarted vehicle and proceded to dealership. Smoke came and went during trip. A steering column…”
filed Mar 23, 2001
“Acclerator cable snapped on heavy accleration into traffic. Snapped just in back of engine connection. Replaced cable less than a year ago, because the one that was on the car when we bought is did exactly the same thing. We were lucky both times not to be in an accident!”
filed Oct 20, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Grand Prix years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Grand Prix | 9 | 6% |
| 2007 Grand Prix | 7 | 3% |
| 2006 Grand Prix | 9 | 4% |
| 2005 Grand Prix | 5 | 3% |
| 2004 Grand Prix | 18 | 4% |
| 2003 Grand Prix | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 Grand Prix | 7 | 2% |
| 2001 Grand Prix | 9 | 3% |
| 2000 Grand Prix | 8 | 2% |
| 1999 Grand Prix | 8 | 2% |
| 1998 Grand Prix | 11 | 2% |
| 1997 Grand Prix | 16 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 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.