By year
Owner complaints about Pontiac vehicles peaked at 2,113 in 2014
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Pontiac
The complete NHTSA record for Pontiac vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Pontiac recalls are filed by General Motors.
Owner complaints in the last five years39528,461 on file in all, across 34 models
Recall campaigns3530 in five years
Severity index12.7Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations1834,003 service bulletins
Components
Steering draws the most owner complaints about Pontiac vehicles, 12% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The G6 has the most complaints of any Pontiac model
Every Pontiac model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G6 | 2003 to 2014 | 5,889 | 5.7 | 31 | 14 |
| Grand AM | 1980 to 2005 | 5,579 | 13.5 | 79 | 37 |
| Grand Prix | 1980 to 2008 | 5,422 | 22.1 | 146 | 97 |
| Bonneville | 1981 to 2006 | 1,973 | 14.7 | 40 | 44 |
| Vibe | 2000 to 2014 | 1,865 | 7.2 | 51 | 24 |
| Sunfire | 1985 to 2005 | 1,144 | 16.9 | 51 | 14 |
| Montana | 1997 to 2009 | 1,054 | 12.8 | 57 | 31 |
| Trans Sport | 1984 to 2003 | 973 | 10.0 | 36 | 48 |
| Solstice | 2006 to 2014 | 728 | 4.7 | 22 | 14 |
| Torrent | 2006 to 2014 | 625 | 6.9 | 4 | 0 |
| GTO | 2004 to 2007 | 615 | 3.1 | 0 | 3 |
| Firebird | 1980 to 2002 | 587 | 19.9 | 70 | 57 |
| Aztek | 2001 to 2005 | 566 | 8.3 | 18 | 9 |
| G5 | 2005 to 2014 | 381 | 12.1 | 21 | 5 |
| G8 | 2008 to 2014 | 216 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Sunbird | 1980 to 2000 | 196 | 24.5 | 30 | 29 |
| Trans AM | 1980 to 2002 | 137 | 14.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Lemans | 1980 to 1993 | 116 | 17.2 | 22 | 14 |
| Fiero | 1982 to 1996 | 105 | 20.0 | 18 | 28 |
| Pontiac | 1982 to 2003 | 93 | 18.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 6000 | 1980 to 1992 | 90 | 13.3 | 26 | 41 |
| G3 | 2007 to 2014 | 19 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Parisienne | 1983 to 1988 | 15 | 20.0 | 17 | 14 |
| Transport | 1990 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Safari | 1985 to 1987 | 6 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pursuit | 1999 to 2009 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pontiac Truck | 1997 to 2003 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tempest | 1987 to 1991 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phoenix | 1980 to 1984 | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 9 |
| J2000 | 1982 to 1984 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1981 to 1986 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 11 |
| 1000 | 1981 to 1987 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
| Grand Ville | 1985 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T1000 | 1980 to 1987 | 0 | None | 10 | 20 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Pontiac product
- 20V-039 Jan 23, 2020
Replacement air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation in high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating…
Airbags · 554 vehicles - 19V-627 Aug 28, 2019
Air bag may not unfold as designed during inflation under high temperature conditions, possibly resulting in the air bag not inflating properly
Airbags · 229k vehicles - 18V-883 Dec 12, 2018
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment…
Airbags · 169k vehicles - 18V-025 Jan 9, 2018
As of January 30, 2018, Toyota is additionally recalling 3,347 model year 2010 Pontiac Vibe vehicles located in states listed above
Airbags · 116k vehicles - 18V-024 Jan 9, 2018
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation…
Airbags · 628k vehicles - 17V-061 Jan 26, 2017
Passenger Air Bag Suppression System (PPS) sensor may become bent or damaged within the front passenger seat, possibly disabling the front…
Airbags · 91k vehicles - 17V-006 Jan 9, 2017
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment…
Airbags · 578k vehicles - 16V-340 May 23, 2016
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original…
Airbags · 1.75M vehicles - 16V-127 Mar 3, 2016
This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the…
Airbags · 147k vehicles - 16V-128 Mar 2, 2016
Affected vehicles have a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator…
Airbags · 71k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.