Pontiac Recalls & Complaints by Model
NHTSA lists 339 safety recalls and 28,447 owner complaints across 44 Pontiac models, filed by General Motors, LLC. Pick a model, then a year.
339
safety recalls
28,447
owner complaints
44
models in NHTSA data
Most-complained-about Pontiac models
- G65,889
- Grand AM5,580
- Grand Prix5,426
- Bonneville1,979
- Vibe1,865
- Sunfire1,144
- Montana1,054
- Trans Sport973
- Solstice728
- Torrent625
All Pontiac models
| Model | Years | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1984–1986 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1983–1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 6000 | 1982–1991 | 16 | 90 |
| Astre | 1975–1977 | 2 | 0 |
| Aztek | 2001–2005 | 8 | 566 |
| Bonneville | 1965–2005 | 40 | 1,979 |
| Bonneville Brougham | 1977–1978 | 3 | 0 |
| Brougham | 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| Catalina | 1965–1979 | 19 | 0 |
| Executive | 1966–1969 | 3 | 0 |
| Fiero | 1984–1996 | 4 | 105 |
| Firebird | 1967–2002 | 40 | 594 |
| G3 | 2008–2009 | 1 | 19 |
| G5 | 2007–2010 | 6 | 381 |
| G6 | 2003–2014 | 10 | 5,889 |
| G8 | 2008–2010 | 4 | 216 |
| Grand AM | 1973–2005 | 40 | 5,580 |
| Grand Lemans | 1976–1978 | 4 | 0 |
| Grand Prix | 1965–2008 | 68 | 5,426 |
| Grand Safari | 1974–1979 | 3 | 0 |
| Grand Ville | 1971–1985 | 9 | 1 |
| GTO | 1967–2006 | 2 | 616 |
| J2000 | 1982–1984 | 2 | 1 |
| Lemans | 1967–1993 | 26 | 118 |
| Lemans Sport Coupe | 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| Montana | 1997–2008 | 20 | 1,054 |
| Parisienne | 1984–1988 | 7 | 15 |
| Phoenix | 1977–1984 | 18 | 1 |
| Pontiac | 1965–2003 | 5 | 94 |
| Pontiac Truck | 1997–2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Pursuit | 1999–2005 | 0 | 4 |
| Safari | 1971–1987 | 5 | 6 |
| Solstice | 2006–2010 | 5 | 728 |
| Star Chief | 1965–1966 | 2 | 0 |
| Sunbird | 1976–2000 | 22 | 197 |
| Sunfire | 1985–2005 | 17 | 1,144 |
| T1000 | 1980–1986 | 4 | 0 |
| Tempest | 1967–1988 | 7 | 3 |
| Torrent | 2006–2009 | 4 | 625 |
| Trans AM | 1969–2002 | 1 | 141 |
| Trans Sport | 1984–2003 | 18 | 973 |
| Transport | 1990 | 0 | 10 |
| Ventura | 1972–1978 | 13 | 0 |
| Vibe | 2000–2014 | 22 | 1,865 |
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.