Pontiac cruise control problems
Across all Pontiac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,025 complaints involve cruise control. The G6 accounts for the largest share (27%). The single worst model year is the 2007 G6 with 76 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,025 about cruise control, all Pontiac models
- Most affected
- G6 27% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 546 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 126 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Pontiac models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G6 | 277 | 27% |
| Grand AM | 207 | 20% |
| Grand Prix | 164 | 16% |
| Vibe | 118 | 12% |
| Bonneville | 57 | 6% |
| Sunfire | 40 | 4% |
| Torrent | 27 | 3% |
| Firebird | 25 | 2% |
| Aztek | 20 | 2% |
| Montana | 19 | 2% |
Worst model years for cruise control
- 2007 Pontiac G676 complaints
- 2006 Pontiac G669 complaints
- 2008 Pontiac G667 complaints
- 2009 Pontiac Vibe58 complaints
- 1997 Pontiac Grand AM37 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 20 |
| 1992 | 21 |
| 1993 | 22 |
| 1994 | 37 |
| 1995 | 37 |
| 1996 | 31 |
| 1997 | 79 |
| 1998 | 55 |
| 1999 | 45 |
| 2000 | 33 |
| 2001 | 38 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 56 |
| 2004 | 53 |
| 2005 | 51 |
| 2006 | 99 |
| 2007 | 105 |
| 2008 | 94 |
| 2009 | 101 |
| 2010 | 17 |
Among the 546 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.