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Pontiac Grand VilleYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 9 safety recalls on record for the Pontiac Grand Ville.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Power trainSafety recalls91971–1985 model years

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

Best & worst years

Pontiac Grand Ville 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 Ville median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1985Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1975Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1974Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1973Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1972Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1971Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Grand Ville problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Power train10
9 recalls

Pontiac Grand Ville recalls

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

–Wheels75V-142 · 1975 · Jul 28, 1975 · 687 vehicles–Exterior lighting: turn signal75V-135 · 1975 · Jul 18, 1975 · 1,108 vehicles–Wheels: hubcap/cover74V-217 · 1975 · Nov 14, 1974 · 2,578 vehicles–Vehicle speed control74V-140 · 1975 · Sep 4, 1974 · 2,562 vehicles–Control arm: upper arm73V-250 · 1974 · Dec 27, 1973 · 782,111 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: storage73V-186 · 1973 · Sep 14, 1973 · 685,434 vehicles–Frame and members: underbody shields73V-013 · 1971–1972 · Jan 24, 1973 · 3,707,064 vehicles–Seats72V-185 · 1972 · Jul 19, 1972 · 1,699 vehicles–Wheels72V-013 · 1971 · Jan 15, 1972 · 30,885 vehicles