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1977 Pontiac Bonneville

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 1977 Bonneville.

The 1977 Pontiac Bonneville is a discrete model-year entry in the Bonneville line, represented here by a lean reliability record: four recalls and a single owner complaint, with steering standing out as the only reported problem area. Because the broader Bonneville complaint history spans 1990–2005 — peaking at 299 complaints for 1998 and falling to 27 for 2005 — this 1977 example sits outside the main tracked window. That positioning means researchers should treat its reliability profile as sparse and inference-limited, grounded mainly in those four recalls and the lone steering complaint rather than a dense owner-report base.

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Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

The JSON supplies federal complaint, recall, investigation, and TSB counts only for model years 1990 through 2005, with no entries for 1977 or any adjacent years. Consequently, there are no numbers to compare the 1977 Pontiac Bonneville’s complaint or recall activity to those of preceding or subsequent model years. Because the dataset does not include the target year, it is impossible to identify a trend in complaints, recalls, investigations, or TSBs for the 1977 Bonneville within the supplied information. Without any data on the 1977 model’s federal record, no assessment of its relative reliability or safety can be made from this source. Therefore, based solely on the provided JSON, there is insufficient evidence to determine whether the 1977 Pontiac Bonneville is a good year to purchase.

4
Open recalls
NHTSA campaigns
0
Service bulletins
Manufacturer communications
0
ODI investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
1
Owner complaints
0 involved a crash · 0 a fire
Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, by component

All 1 complaints on record, top 1 components.

Steering1

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

Showing 2 of 4 campaigns on record for this vehicle.

76V176000Exterior LightingReported 05/11/1976

Remedy:

76V175000Exterior Lighting:Turn Signal:SwitchReported 03/11/1976

Remedy:

Common OBD-II trouble codes

The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.

P0420
Catalyst system efficiency below threshold — Bank 1
P0300
Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171
System too lean — Bank 1
P0455
Evaporative emission system leak detected — large leak
P0128
Coolant thermostat below regulating temperature
P0442
Evaporative emission system leak detected — small leak

VIN tools

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VIN
Decode a VIN to confirm the transmission and build data for a specific Bonneville. OEM
Build data
Plant, GVWR class, engine and body data for any 17-character VIN.
Recalls
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Reference guides

Cross-vehicle references for the kinds of data on this page.

Frequently asked

Does the 1977 Bonneville have open recalls?

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.