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Pontiac 1000 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 2 model years of the Pontiac 1000 (1984–1986). The most-complained-about year is 1986.

2
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1984
year with most recalls
1986
year with most complaints

Pick your Pontiac 1000 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1986 Pontiac 100011
1984 Pontiac 100010

What Pontiac 1000 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1986 model year has the most, with 1.

All Pontiac 1000 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Pontiac 1000, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 86V056000 Reported 93,317 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    The push-pull headlight switch may have electrical contacts which allow an intermittent headlight circuit causing headlight to flicker or suddenly go out. Consequence of defect: sudden loss of the headlights under severe weather or nighttime driving conditions could reduce driver visibility which might result in a vehicle crash without…

    Remedy: Replace headlight switch as necessary.

    Model years: 1986

  2. Recliner (seats)

    NHTSA 84V011000 Reported 76,586 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Some vehicles have bucket seat back locks that do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard 207, anchorage of seats. In event of a crash, the seat back lock may not function.

    Remedy: Inspection of seat back locks will be performed. Locks that have bent, broken or missing hooks will be replaced.

    Model years: 1984

Other Pontiac models

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.