Pontiac electrical system problems
Across all Pontiac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 5,106 complaints involve electrical system. The Grand AM accounts for the largest share (32%). The single worst model year is the 2006 G6 with 248 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 5,106 about electrical system, all Pontiac models
- Most affected
- Grand AM 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 81,000 miles 2,774 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 134 and 524
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Pontiac models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand AM | 1,659 | 33% |
| G6 | 1,003 | 20% |
| Grand Prix | 912 | 18% |
| Sunfire | 339 | 7% |
| Bonneville | 309 | 6% |
| Aztek | 120 | 2% |
| Montana | 120 | 2% |
| Torrent | 107 | 2% |
| Vibe | 96 | 2% |
| G5 | 81 | 2% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2006 Pontiac G6248 complaints
- 2001 Pontiac Grand AM243 complaints
- 2008 Pontiac G6225 complaints
- 2007 Pontiac G6200 complaints
- 2009 Pontiac G6181 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 37 |
| 1991 | 46 |
| 1992 | 102 |
| 1993 | 144 |
| 1994 | 156 |
| 1995 | 273 |
| 1996 | 232 |
| 1997 | 302 |
| 1998 | 169 |
| 1999 | 278 |
| 2000 | 295 |
| 2001 | 428 |
| 2002 | 285 |
| 2003 | 269 |
| 2004 | 331 |
| 2005 | 300 |
| 2006 | 431 |
| 2007 | 372 |
| 2008 | 337 |
| 2009 | 256 |
| 2010 | 62 |
| 2014 | 1 |
Among the 2,774 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.