2004 Pontiac GTO Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 2%of 245 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 19,654miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Pontiac GTO, 2% of the 245 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 19,654 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Was driving car on the freeway at aprox 75 MPH hit a patch of ice and lost control spun out in circles, hitting the guard rail causing it to roll 3 times car ended upside down I hit steering wheel and seriously hurt my back no air bags deployed.”
NHTSA complaint #10653754, filed 2014-11, 36,709 miles“The passenger restraint system (safety belt) does not retract and instead is fully extended providing no security or restraint in the event of an accident,. I have reviewed similar complaints filed and I can assure this agency that my belts have no soft drink spills causing the system to become inoperable . Instead the internal spring lock device of the belt itself is retained in place by a plastic disk and is, in my opinion, a faulty and inferior design.”
NHTSA complaint #10453393, filed 2012-03, 110,110 miles“I bought a brand new 2004 Pontiac GTO in june 2004. In august 2004 I was in an accident. I was driving when hit and as per my passenger(front seat) we hit a tree head on dead center at about 35 MPH. We were wearing seat belts. The brake pedal bent and neither airbag deployed. The inside of the car was twisted and cracked. The car was deemed a total loss. I was knocked unconscious and suffered injuries to my upper extremities including my head and face. And continue to suffer serious deficits in memory and thought etc. …”
NHTSA complaint #10130721, filed 2005-07, 950 miles“Single car accident. Driver lost control of car striking and breaking a utility pole. No air bag deployment on either side of 2004 Pontiac GTO. New car, just 2500 miles, no modifications, stock. Car to be seen by insurance adjuster this week. Driver, wearing seat belt, hit head on steering wheel and has very sore back.”
NHTSA complaint #10146648, filed 2006-01, 2,600 miles“The first complaint prompted me to do research and I find more complaints of 2004 Pontiac GTO's on various forums and websites with major front damage and no air bag deployment that resulted in injury, including a hairline crack in a ladies skull. One specifically a silver 2004 GTO which was totaled from the front and the driver suffered a broken nose as per his post. As I continued I found several others. Then there were others that had minor to moderate front end crashes with a 2004 GTO and the airbags did deploy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10130950, filed 2005-08Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Pontiac GTO
169 complaintsTires
65 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
17 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Pontiac GTO
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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