Pontiac 2000: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Pontiac 2000 across 2 model years: 2 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
9999	1	0	0	0
1984	1	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Engine and cooling 50% of all complaints
2 Steering 50% of all complaints
3 Structure 50% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Engine and cooling: 1 complaints (50% of all).
Steering: 1 complaints (50% of all).
Structure: 1 complaints (50% of all).

Symptoms owners describe

How many of the 2 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).

steering or power steering problems1 · 50%
smoke, burning smell, fire1 · 50%

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Engine and cooling	1	0	0
Steering	1	0	0
Structure	1	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

The consumer viewed smoke,the engine died and then the vehicle caught fire. Ts there was no power steering, possibly when the incident occurred. Scc
Engine and cooling · 9999 · 2002-12-30 · NHTSA complaint #10001684
Objects in trunk penetrated passenger compartment during accident, causing injury.
Structure · 1984 · 1997-10-03 · NHTSA complaint #516487

When owners complained

NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.

19971
20021

What to check before buying

Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.

Other models of this make

Read also

Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.