NHTSA Safety Recalls
Pontiac Recalls
Pontiac has 302 model-year recall listings with NHTSA across 15 models and 2000–2010 model years. The model with the most is the Grand Prix, with 51.
Owners have filed 16,185 complaints with NHTSA about the Pontiac model years listed here; the most, 1,910, concern the 2006 G6.
6 Pontiac models have enough complaint data for a years-to-avoid ranking; 3 of them have at least one year that stands out.
Complaints about Pontiac vehicles most often name the steering (at least 3,621), then the electrical system (3,076).
The Pontiac model with the most owner complaints is the G6: 5,886 across 6 model years listed here.
The newest Pontiac recall here, 20V039000, was reported on January 23, 2020 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Pontiac recalls most often concern the steering (27 model-year listings), then the fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices (24).
- Models
- 15
- Recall listings
- 302
- Model years
- 2000–2010
- Pages on file
- 65
campaign × model year
year + model
Pontiac models, most recalls first
| Model | Recalls | Years covered |
|---|---|---|
| Pontiac Grand Prix | 51 | 2000–2008(9) |
| Pontiac Vibe | 51 | 2003–2010(8) |
| Pontiac Montana | 45 | 2000–2008(8) |
| Pontiac Grand AM | 32 | 2000–2005(6) |
| Pontiac G6 | 31 | 2005–2010(6) |
| Pontiac G5 | 21 | 2007–2010(4) |
| Pontiac Solstice | 19 | 2006–2009(4) |
| Pontiac Aztek | 18 | 2001–2005(5) |
| Pontiac Sunfire | 13 | 2000–2005(6) |
| Pontiac G8 | 8 | 2008–2009(2) |
| Pontiac Bonneville | 6 | 2000–2003(3) |
| Pontiac Torrent | 4 | 2007–2007(1) |
| Pontiac Firebird | 1 | 2002–2002(1) |
| Pontiac G3 | 1 | 2009–2009(1) |
| Pontiac Pursuit | 1 | 2005–2005(1) |
What gets recalled most on Pontiac vehicles
- STEERING27
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES24
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION22
- AIR BAGS21
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE19
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL15
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING14
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE11
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH11
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH10
- STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM10
Pontiac years to avoid, by model
- Pontiac G62006
- Pontiac Grand AMno year stands out
- Pontiac Grand Prix2004
- Pontiac Montanano year stands out
- Pontiac Sunfireno year stands out
- Pontiac Vibe2003, 2009
Models sold in large numbers over many years collect more recalls and complaints than niche ones.
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted