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Pontiac TempestYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Pontiac Tempest.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Seat beltsSafety recalls71967–1988 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'67'68'69'70'88
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1988Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1970Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1969Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1968Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1967Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Pontiac Tempest problems

All model years combined: 3 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
Seat belts22
Suspension10
7 recalls

Pontiac Tempest recalls

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

–Electrical system: wiring70V-004 · 1970 · Jan 15, 1970 · 2,574 vehicles–Vehicle speed control69V-179 · 1970 · Dec 21, 1969 · 1,300 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar69V-046 · 1968 · Apr 14, 1969 · 12,164 vehicles–Vehicle speed control68V-085 · 1968 · Sep 17, 1968 · 310,290 vehicles–Foundation components: disc68V-009 · 1968 · Feb 13, 1968 · 50 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar66V-032 · 1967 · Dec 19, 1966 · 104,736 vehicles–Wiring: front underhood66V-011 · 1967 · Oct 13, 1966 · 4,950 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Tempest

  1. STICKING THROTTLEEA92024 · 1987–1991 · closed Jan 31, 1994
    No recall