Pontiac seat belts problems
Across all Pontiac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 635 complaints involve seat belts. The Trans Sport accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 1993 Trans Sport with 27 seat belts complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 635 about seat belts, all Pontiac models
- Most affected
- Trans Sport 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 163 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 129 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Pontiac models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trans Sport | 119 | 19% |
| Grand AM | 106 | 17% |
| Grand Prix | 103 | 16% |
| G6 | 42 | 7% |
| Lemans | 42 | 7% |
| Bonneville | 41 | 7% |
| Montana | 41 | 7% |
| Sunfire | 30 | 5% |
| Vibe | 25 | 4% |
| Sunbird | 17 | 3% |
Worst model years for seat belts
- 1993 Pontiac Trans Sport27 complaints
- 1992 Pontiac Trans Sport25 complaints
- 1999 Pontiac Grand AM18 complaints
- 2000 Pontiac Montana16 complaints
- 1994 Pontiac Trans Sport16 complaints
Seat belts complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 37 |
| 1991 | 42 |
| 1992 | 55 |
| 1993 | 55 |
| 1994 | 49 |
| 1995 | 39 |
| 1996 | 16 |
| 1997 | 42 |
| 1998 | 42 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 25 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 |
Among the 163 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.