NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Recalls
The 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 26, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 454
- Crashes reported
- 46
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
58 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V701000
- Reported
- October 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,003,556
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Prix, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V201000
- Reported
- April 6, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 330,742
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V400000
- Reported
- July 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,877,718
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2008 Grand Prix, 4 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 05V046000
- Reported
- February 9, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,924
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 124, accelerator control
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 04V287000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,991
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Structure: frame and members
- Campaign
- 04V299000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 281
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V331000
- Reported
- September 12, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,528
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix
Steering
- Campaign
- 09E005000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003, 2005–2007 Grand Prix, 10 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Grand Prix, 46 other models
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints by year
NHTSA has received 454 owner complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, the newest on November 21, 2025. Of these, 46 describe a crash (10%) and 58 a fire; owners reported 47 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the engine (22%) and the steering (14%).
1 of the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix's 9 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix owners gave the mileage (313 complaints), the median was 72,975 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System107
- Engine98
- Steering64
- Engine And Engine Cooling41
- Exterior Lighting41
- Structure33
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68 | |
| 2005 | 44 | |
| 2006 | 29 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 20 | |
| 2009 | 22 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 16 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 38 | |
| 2015 | 46 | |
| 2016 | 55 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 68. 39% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix drew 4.0× the complaints of the median Pontiac Grand Prix year in the same window: 1st highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2004 one of the Pontiac Grand Prix years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 3/5
The 454 complaints about the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Pontiac Grand Prix by model year
Other 2004 Pontiac models
Newest record on this page: November 21, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted