Pontiac problems, complaints & recalls
Updated from NHTSA data · How we count
Owners have filed 769 safety complaints with NHTSA about Pontiac vehicles in our database, and Pontiac has issued 33 recall campaigns. Pick a model to see its problem areas and worst model years.
- Complaints
- 769
- Recalls
- 33
- Models
- 13
Pontiac models with the most complaints
All Pontiac models
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Most complaints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontiac G6 | 2005–2010 | 459 | 5 | 2006 |
| Pontiac Vibe | 2005–2010 | 132 | 16 | 2007 |
| Pontiac Solstice | 2006–2010 | 54 | 3 | 2007 |
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 2005–2008 | 38 | 2 | — |
| Pontiac G5 | 2007–2010 | 34 | 4 | — |
| Pontiac Torrent | 2006–2009 | 25 | 1 | — |
| Pontiac G8 | 2008–2009 | 16 | 3 | — |
| Pontiac Montana | 2005–2008 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Pontiac Grand AM | 2005 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Pontiac GTO | 2005 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 2005 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Pontiac Sunfire | 2005 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Pontiac G3 | 2009 | 0 | 1 | — |
Recent Pontiac recalls
Risk: An improperly inflated air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: In the event of a crash, if the front passenger air bag does not deploy as intended, the front passenger has an increased risk of injury.
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Risk: If the sliding electrical contacts are not protected by lubricant, debris and moisture that get into the switch may cause a short circuit and the switch assembly may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology