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Pontiac airbag problems

Owners have filed 3,491 complaints with NHTSA about the airbag system on Pontiac vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 20 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Pontiac Vibe, worst in 2009.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

3,491

Complaints

100%

Share of all Pontiac complaints

859

Crashes

19

Fires

Which Pontiac models have the most airbag problems

Vibe 1,011 29.0%

Worst in 2009

Solstice 541 15.5%

Worst in 2007

Grand AM 446 12.8%

Worst in 1996

G6 411 11.8%

Worst in 2007

Grand Prix 282 8.1%

Worst in 1997

Bonneville 150 4.3%

Worst in 1995

Sunfire 125 3.6%

Worst in 1996

Torrent 117 3.4%

Worst in 2007

Montana 99 2.8%

Worst in 1999

G8 95 2.7%

Worst in 2009

G5 69 2.0%

Worst in 2007

Firebird 45 1.3%

Worst in 1995

Aztek 38 1.1%

Worst in 2001

Trans Sport 34 1.0%

Worst in 1998

Worst Pontiac model years for airbag problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2009 Pontiac Vibe 352 59% 93,000 F
2007 Pontiac Solstice 228 65% 41,006 F
2006 Pontiac Solstice 180 62% 39,000 F
2005 Pontiac Vibe 174 52% 117,850 F
2007 Pontiac G6 120 7% 79,500 F
2006 Pontiac Vibe 119 60% 127,500 F
2006 Pontiac G6 117 4% 77,500 F
2007 Pontiac Vibe 113 56% 129,800 F
1996 Pontiac Grand AM 108 16% 124,252 F
2004 Pontiac Vibe 104 33% 106,500 F
2008 Pontiac G6 101 6% 90,000 F
2008 Pontiac Solstice 99 52% 38,750 F
1999 Pontiac Grand AM 80 6% 96,750 F
2009 Pontiac G8 70 38% 56,500 F
2003 Pontiac Vibe 66 19% 87,000 F
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix 60 6% 90,000 F
2007 Pontiac Torrent 55 16% 75,000 D
2008 Pontiac Vibe 48 71% 86,000 F
1995 Pontiac Grand AM 47 8% 190,000 F
2008 Pontiac Torrent 46 25% 77,500 F

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