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Pontiac T1000Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Pontiac T1000.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls41980–1986 model years

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

Best & worst years

Pontiac T1000 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 T1000 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1985Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1984Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1983Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1982Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1981Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1980Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac T1000 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 T1000 recalls

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

–Lever and linkage: column shift88V-050 · 1983–1986 · Apr 4, 1988 · 370,831 vehicles–Headlights: switch86V-131 · 1986 · Sep 19, 1986 · 106,111 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system83V-027 · 1981–1982 · Mar 4, 1983 · 491,736 vehicles–Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system82V-106 · 1980–1982 · Nov 1, 1982 · 106,651 vehicles
5 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the T1000

  1. SHIFTER FAILUREPE88023 · 1980–1987 · closed Apr 8, 1988
    Led to recall 88V-050
  2. BRAKE FAILUREEA86033 · 1979–1981 · closed Aug 25, 1987
    No recall
  3. BRAKE FAILURE/FIREWALLPE86057 · 1979–1981 · closed Sep 26, 1986
    No recall
  4. CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLTEA85018 · 1981–1985 · closed Sep 4, 1987
    No recall
  5. CARBURETOR PLUG POPS OUTEA83004 · 1980–1982 · closed Jul 15, 1983
    Led to recall 82V-106