Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints — specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened — feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 39,107 complaints for PONTIAC
Incident date: Mar 4, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, ANTI-THEFT, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Incident date: Mar 4, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, ANTI-THEFT, AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Incident date: Mar 12, 2016
MY IGNITION SWITCH MOVES OUT OF THE "RUN" POSITION, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK BUT RUNNING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED IS 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR TURNS OFF. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON THE KEY, INCLUDING THE FOB. I EVEN EXPERIENCED THE ENGINE TURNING OFF WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED BUT RUNNING. ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE IGNITION SWITCH AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE IGNITION SWITCH AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
KEEP HAVING TO CHANGE IGNITION SWITCH AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Mar 14, 2016
Incident date: Jan 13, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS D... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 14, 2016
Incident date: Mar 14, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL KEYS TO THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STEERING
Mar 14, 2016
Incident date: Mar 14, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL KEYS TO THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Mar 14, 2016
Incident date: Mar 14, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL KEYS TO THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2016
REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILED ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN BY ITSELF WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE.
Incident date: Mar 11, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND THERE WAS SMOKE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE SPACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Fire
Incident date: Nov 20, 2012
THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ENGINE OIL AND GAS FROM THE BEGINNING AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE, FEEDBACK. ALL I HAVE BEEN GIVEN WAS A CONSTANT REPAIR LIST MOST OF WICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR CHECKED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THAT MY ENGINE IS LEAKING POSSIBLE GASKETS AND LEAK SOMEWHERE IN FUEL PUMP. RHODES AUTO SALES AS WELL AS GM HAS GIVEN ME ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2012
THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ENGINE OIL AND GAS FROM THE BEGINNING AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE, FEEDBACK. ALL I HAVE BEEN GIVEN WAS A CONSTANT REPAIR LIST MOST OF WICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR CHECKED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THAT MY ENGINE IS LEAKING POSSIBLE GASKETS AND LEAK SOMEWHERE IN FUEL PUMP. RHODES AUTO SALES AS WELL AS GM HAS GIVEN ME ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 11, 2016
THE IS A SIGNIFICANT FUEL SMELL THAT IS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL OF FUEL IS ALSO VERY PROMINENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NEWER PONTIAC G6 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE 2006 SHOULD BE REPAIRED THROUGH A RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE F... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2016
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 TO 50 MPH ON A ROAD WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 55 WHEN ANOTHER CAR HIT A PATCH OF ICE WHILE COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND SLID INTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER. MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN INTO THE LEFT FRONT THIRD PART OF THE OTHER CAR. THE OTHER CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FRONT OF OUR CAR HAD SIGNIFICANT DAM... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Mar 11, 2016
Incident date: Jul 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE PEDAL RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN 65 DEGREE TEMPERATURES OR GREATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT N... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Mar 10, 2016
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. *JB
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Mar 10, 2016
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO RECALL NOTICE 15-757. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE REPAIR WAS EXPENSIVE. THEY STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM GM. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB
Incident date: Feb 10, 2016
NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, MOST NOTABLY IN THE TRUNK. ONLINE SEARCHES HAVE NOTED THAT IT IS LIKELY A CRACKED ELBOW ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT FEEDS THE FUEL LINES. ODOR HAS STEADILY INCREASED OVER THE PAST MONTH.
Incident date: Feb 20, 2016
THE CAR DROVE PERFECTLY UNTIL I WOULD COME TO AN COMPLETE STOP. ONCE AT A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE OR IN PARK, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP TO THE RED LINE, INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE IS OVER HEATING. THE WORDS ON THE DASH ALSO WOULD SAY ENGINE HOT. THIS WOULD RESULT IN ME HAVING TO PULL OVER EVER FEW MINUTES TO LET THE CAR COOL OFF AND IN SOME INSTANCES THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. I L... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
2005 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT ISSUES. *LD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE ONLY REPLACING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED HE READ WHERE TAKATA DECLARED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FOR THE 2004-2007 VIBE'S WERE THE HIGHEST RISK. *JB
Incident date: Mar 7, 2016
POWER STEERING GOES AWAY RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEEL SHAKES. DASH POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES POWER STEERING RETURNS WHEN YOU SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES
Incident date: Mar 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) ON JU... Read more
Incident date: Mar 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO OPERATE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) ON JU... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Nov 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANU... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE
Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Dec 9, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER DRIVING BACK TO HIS HOUSE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. WITH THE HELP OF HIS SON, THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE C... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Mar 9, 2016
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V349000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. UPDATED 05/06/16*LJ ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Mar 8, 2016
Incident date: Dec 21, 2014
1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE FIRE, THE ABS AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 8, 2016
Incident date: Dec 21, 2014
1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE FIRE, THE ABS AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Mar 8, 2016
Incident date: Mar 8, 2016
I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT WAS STATIONARY AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME.
Fire
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
I'VE BEEN REPLACING PARTS TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS OFF, THE TRACTION CONTROL STAYS ON. ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL AT THE SAME TIME.I GET IT FIXED AND THEN 3 WEEKS LATER ITS THE SAME ALL OVER AGAIN BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. ALOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR KEEP SPENDING MONEY AND IT NEVER GETS FIXED THE RIGHT WAY. WE ALL NEED A SOLUT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
I'VE BEEN REPLACING PARTS TO TRY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF WHY THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS OFF, THE TRACTION CONTROL STAYS ON. ALL THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL AT THE SAME TIME.I GET IT FIXED AND THEN 3 WEEKS LATER ITS THE SAME ALL OVER AGAIN BUT IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. ALOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH THIS CAR KEEP SPENDING MONEY AND IT NEVER GETS FIXED THE RIGHT WAY. WE ALL NEED A SOLUT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 8, 2016
WHEN IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 55-60 MILES AN HOUR MY VAN WILL SUDDENLY "GRAB" AND MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AND SAY SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM> IT MAKES ME ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM 55-60 MILES AN HOUR- ITS SCARY! THIS HAS HAPPENED MOVING FAST, AND ALSO TURNING. MOST RECENT DATE THIS HAPPENED WAS TODAY 3/9/16
Incident date: Sep 4, 2013
I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR MAT, SHOULD BE A RECALL.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Mar 7, 2016
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF OIL LEAKING ON THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL), BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT FULLY ELIMINATE THE SAFETY RISK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Mar 7, 2016
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE DIP STICK WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT LOW OIL WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2016
TAKATA RECALL I JUST BOUGHT MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS DOING SOME JERKING, SHAKING MOVEMENTS OFF AND ON WHILE I'M DRIVING OR JUST TURNING ON MY CAR SITTING IN PARK. IT FEELS TIGHT WHEN I TRY TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR TO KEEP IN THE DIRECTION I NEED TO GO.
Incident date: Oct 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE IGNITION FAILED TO TURN. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER JIGGLING THE KEY, THE IGNITION TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2016
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG APPARENTLY IS INOPERABLE AS DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOW ALWAYS OFF, INDICATING THAT THERE IS NO PASSENGER WHEN IN ACTUALITY MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT AND SEATBELT BUCKLED. THIS HAS OCCURRED OFTEN OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS BUT NOW IT ALWAYS IS "OFF". HOWEVER, NOW, THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS LIT, ALSO ALONG WITH THE CHECK AIRBAG MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL SOLSTIC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2015
DIVER'S DOOR POWER WINDOWS, POWER DOOR LOCK AND DOOR OPEN/CLOSED SENSOR NOT WORKING DUE TO BROKEN WIRES IN BETWEEN CAR AND DOOR. LOOKS LIKE WIRES ARE TOO SHORT AND HAVE BROKEN.
Incident date: Mar 5, 2016
I NOTICE THAT ON SOME OF THE 2008 PONT. G6 BREAK LIGHTS DON'T COME ON SOME TIMES. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE CARS ALMOST HIT MY CAR BUT I CHECKED MY BREAK LIGHTS AND THEY WORKED .
Incident date: Mar 5, 2016
THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. I HAVE TO THEN PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR FOR IT TO START WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER TWICE NOW FOR A LIGHT OUT. NOW I FIND IF I SMACK THE LIGHT IT COMES BACK ON?
Incident date: Mar 5, 2016
LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE LEFT AND SOMETIMES THE RIGHT. WHEN I START THE CAR HEADLIGHTS WONT COME ON I HAVE TO TAP ON THE HEADLIGHT LENS TO GET THEM TO COME ON, HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND STILL HAPPENS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT IT... Read more