Pontiac body & structure problems
Across all Pontiac models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,188 complaints involve body & structure. The Grand AM accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 1999 Grand AM with 49 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,188 about body & structure, all Pontiac models
- Most affected
- Grand AM 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 460 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 81 and 25
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Pontiac models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grand AM | 247 | 21% |
| Grand Prix | 228 | 19% |
| Trans Sport | 136 | 11% |
| Montana | 122 | 10% |
| G6 | 93 | 8% |
| Bonneville | 91 | 8% |
| Vibe | 63 | 5% |
| Sunfire | 42 | 4% |
| Firebird | 30 | 3% |
| Torrent | 27 | 2% |
Worst model years for body & structure
- 1999 Pontiac Grand AM49 complaints
- 1997 Pontiac Trans Sport37 complaints
- 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix33 complaints
- 2000 Pontiac Montana32 complaints
- 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix30 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 63 |
| 1991 | 53 |
| 1992 | 51 |
| 1993 | 29 |
| 1994 | 57 |
| 1995 | 67 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1997 | 80 |
| 1998 | 55 |
| 1999 | 95 |
| 2000 | 90 |
| 2001 | 57 |
| 2002 | 56 |
| 2003 | 64 |
| 2004 | 92 |
| 2005 | 55 |
| 2006 | 52 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 47 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 6 |
Among the 460 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.