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2007 Pontiac Grand PrixProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 220 owner complaints about the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, most often about the exterior lighting. It is covered by 3 safety recalls, and for recall 14V-400 the manufacturer reports only 22% of affected cars repaired.

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix
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CarFlaw IndexSolid year1.2× the Grand Prix median · #10 of 21 years by complaints
Safety recalls3Lowest repair rate 22%Owner complaints22044 with a crash, fire or injuryTypical failure mileage100kExterior lighting, median miles

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through October 24, 2024. Updated daily. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Complaints by system

Where the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix has problems

220 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
Exterior lighting9211
Electrical system6817
Power train290
Engine286
Steering224
Air bags167
Service brakes82
Tires81
Vehicle speed control71
14 other systems348

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

3 recalls

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix recalls and how many were fixed

Each ring shows the share of affected cars repaired, from the manufacturer’s latest quarterly report to NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.

47%repaired · 2017 Q3

Exterior lighting: headlights

Recall 15V-519 · Aug 14, 2015 · 429,170 vehicles · 200,381 repaired

Risk. Headlamps that do not illuminate reduce the driver's ability to see the roadway and reduce the vehicle's visibility to oncoming vehicles, both of which…

Problem, fix and repair progress →

22%repaired · 2016 Q2

Electrical system: ignition

Recall 14V-400 · Jul 3, 2014 · 5,877,718 vehicles · 1,318,487 repaired

Risk. If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

–no report yet

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Recall 06V-419 · Oct 31, 2006 · 1,602 vehicles

Risk. WITH THIS CONDITION, FUEL AND/OR FUEL VAPORS COULD SEEP OUT BETWEEN THE LAYERS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

Problem, fix and repair progress →

Recalls apply to specific cars. To see whether a recall is still open on yours, enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with Pontiac.

Mileage at failure

When do exterior lighting problems start?

100kmiles, median

Based on the odometer reading in 75 exterior lighting complaints. 41% were reported before 100,000 miles.

median0k50k100k150k200k+
0under 30k miles31under 100k miles44100k miles or more
Best & worst years

2007 vs. every other Grand Prix year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Grand Prix median. How we score

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  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
NHTSA crash tests

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix safety ratings

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix 4-DR. in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program. Photos are from NHTSA's crash tests.

2007 Pontiac Grand Prix frontal crash test, NHTSA
Frontal crashNot rated
2007 Pontiac Grand Prix side barrier test, NHTSA
Side barrierNot rated
  • Stability control: Optional
  • Forward collision warning: No
  • Lane departure warning: No
In owners' words

What Grand Prix owners report

Recent exterior lighting complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated while driving at night the headlights had started to fail and would not properly illuminate. The contact stated that the fog lights and hi-beam worked as designed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer in 2021 to be…
Complaint 11514183 · Mar 28, 2023 · 102,000 miles
The multifunction/turning signal switch is malfunctioning. It started in 2012 about a year after I purchased the car. The brights would randomly turn on without me touching the switch and then the brights would turn on when I'd use my turning signal. I delt with it for several years, but eventually…
Complaint 11448429 · Jan 21, 2022
MY 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD A HEADLAMP SWITCH PROBLEM. I WOULD BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD JUST GO OUT. SOMETIMES IF YOU'D KEEP THEM ON LOW BEAM YOU'D HAVE LIGHTS. BUT SOMETIMES EVEN THIS DIDN'T WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN THIS SO I TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIR. IT WORKED FOR A…
Complaint 11364322 · Oct 14, 2020 · 194,000 miles

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