1994 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 169
1994 Pontiac Grand Am Manual
Page 169 highlights
Problems on the Road NOTICE: Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the wheels too fast while shifting your transaxle back and forth, you can destroy your transaxle... locking Your Vehicle to Get it Out: 'irst, turn yoursteering wheel left and ight. That will clear the area around your ront wheels. Then shift back and forth letween REVERSE (R)and a forward ear (or with a manual transaxle, between IRST (1) or SECOND (2) and .EVERSE (R)), spinning the wheels as ttle as possible. Release the accelerator edal while you shift, and press lightly on le accelerator pedal when the transaxle is 1 gear. If that doesn't get you out after a :w tries, you may need to be towed out. F you do need to be towed out, see Towing Your Pontiac" in the Index.