AI DamagePontiac Pontiac Truck reliability: problems, complaints, recalls
Summary for the Pontiac Pontiac Truck across 3 model years: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Engine and cooling 50% of all complaints
- 2 Air bags 25% of all complaints
- 3 Seat belts 25% of all complaints
- 4 Steering 25% of all complaints
- 5 Suspension 25% of all complaints
- Engine and cooling: 2 complaints (50% of all).
- Air bags: 1 complaints (25% of all).
- Seat belts: 1 complaints (25% of all).
- Steering: 1 complaints (25% of all).
- Suspension: 1 complaints (25% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and cooling | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat belts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 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.
There has been a leak with my manifold gasket/coolant;also needed to replace egr valve & thermomstat service engine light still on. It has been leaking for 6mths & I recently took it to a mechanic & he said the cost would be $2130 in parts & repairs.just unbelievable now I can't drive it but im still paying for it!az
The service engine light has been illuminating intermittently, the consumer was told by the dealer that all they do is push a button to make the light go off and that this should not be of any concern, this has been occuring since the vehicle was purchased new, one one occasion the consumer was told that the vehicle…
Complete compressor and rear air suspension system failure.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
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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 2026-11-06.