Pontiac fuel system problems
Across all Pontiac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,769 complaints involve fuel system. The G6 accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2006 G6 with 110 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,769 about fuel system, all Pontiac models
- Most affected
- G6 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 1,070 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 105
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Pontiac models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G6 | 362 | 21% |
| Grand AM | 317 | 18% |
| Grand Prix | 192 | 11% |
| Bonneville | 167 | 9% |
| Torrent | 138 | 8% |
| G5 | 132 | 8% |
| Aztek | 129 | 7% |
| Montana | 99 | 6% |
| Sunfire | 69 | 4% |
| Firebird | 60 | 3% |
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2006 Pontiac G6110 complaints
- 2007 Pontiac G6103 complaints
- 2007 Pontiac Torrent95 complaints
- 2007 Pontiac G565 complaints
- 2008 Pontiac G662 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1993 | 18 |
| 1994 | 55 |
| 1995 | 52 |
| 1996 | 72 |
| 1997 | 78 |
| 1998 | 88 |
| 1999 | 105 |
| 2000 | 131 |
| 2001 | 146 |
| 2002 | 105 |
| 2003 | 99 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 70 |
| 2006 | 135 |
| 2007 | 274 |
| 2008 | 131 |
| 2009 | 91 |
| 2010 | 8 |
Among the 1,070 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.