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Pontiac Grand LemansYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Pontiac Grand Lemans.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls41976–1978 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Pontiac Grand Lemans years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Grand Lemans median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1978Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1977Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1976Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Grand Lemans problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
4 recalls

Pontiac Grand Lemans recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Front assembly: head restraint78V-115 · 1978 · May 24, 1978 · 1,643 vehicles–Drum: wheel cylinders77V-181 · 1978 · Oct 17, 1977 · 636 vehicles–Arm: idler and attachment77V-025 · 1977 · Feb 16, 1977 · 35 vehicles–Foundation components: differential proportional valve75V-214 · 1976 · Dec 19, 1975 · 39,278 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Grand Lemans

  1. REAR AXLE FAILUREDP81009 · 1978 · closed May 12, 1981
    No recall