2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 141 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: EXTERIOR LIGHTING (28 complaints · 19.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 11
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution EXTERIOR LIGHTING appears in 28 of 141 owner complaints (19.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 28 complaints, 19.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 28 · 19.9% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 26 complaints, 18.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26 · 18.4% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports ENGINE: 18 complaints, 12.8% of reports ENGINE 18 · 12.8% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 16 complaints, 11.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 16 · 11.3% AIR BAGS: 15 complaints, 10.6% of reports AIR BAGS 15 · 10.6% · 6 crash reports STEERING: 7 complaints, 5.0% of reports STEERING 7 · 5.0% SERVICE BRAKES: 6 complaints, 4.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 6 · 4.3% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 6 complaints, 4.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 · 4.3% STRUCTURE: 4 complaints, 2.8% of reports STRUCTURE 4 · 2.8% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 27 complaints, 19.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27 · 19.1% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 28 19.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 26 18.4% 1 crashes · 2 fires
ENGINE 18 12.8% 1 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 16 11.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 15 10.6% 6 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 7 5.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 6 4.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 6 4.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 4 2.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27 19.1% 1 crashes · 2 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2008; the first recall shown was reported in Jul 2014. 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2014-Q3: 24 owner reports 24 2014-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2015-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2016-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2018-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2008 Jan 2026 Recall campaign 14V400000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V400000 Investigation RQ17002 ● Investigation RQ17002
  • Campaign 14V400000 was reported 1,323 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 5
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 3
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 4
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 3
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 3
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 8
2014-Q3 Owner reports 24
2014-Q4 Owner reports 14
2015-Q1 Owner reports 6
2015-Q2 Owner reports 8
2015-Q3 Owner reports 4
2015-Q4 Owner reports 9
2016-Q1 Owner reports 3
2016-Q3 Owner reports 3
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 2
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 4
2018-Q2 Owner reports 3
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q4 Owner reports 2
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 14V400000
Defect investigation 1 RQ17002
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 14V400000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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