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: Jan 12, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) 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. VIN TOOL CONFI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2016
TAKATA RECALL - THIS RECALL IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 1.5 YEARS FROM THE TIME IT WAS ISSUED. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS AGO (A FULL YEAR AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED) I FINALLY RECIEVED A NOTICE FROM PONTIAC INFORMING OF THIS RECALL. IN BOLD-UNDERLINE TEXT, IT STATED "UNTIL THE REPARI IS PERFORMED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED". I HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING AND FOLLOWING THIS DIRECTI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2015
GAS GAUGE TEMP GAUGE RPM GAUGE ALL DONT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING
Incident date: Dec 1, 2012
THE VEHICLE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40K ORIGINAL MILES BUT THE SENSOR FAILED JUST AFTER THE 36K MILE ENDED. THE SENSOR IS POORLY DESIGNED AND THE DEALER WANTS 900 TO REPLACE IT. I HAVE SEE HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jan 5, 2016
PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR HAS GONE BAD FOR THE SECOND TIME. ONLY LASTED ABOUT THREE YEARS. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME THERE IS NO ONE SETTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
Incident date: Jul 20, 2015
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IN SEAT FAILED. 70K MILES.
Incident date: Jan 6, 2016
PASSENGER AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AT 67K. THE CAR WAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT AND HAS NO DAMAGE. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER, THEY WANT $900 TO FIX THE FAULTY SENSOR WHAT IT SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE RECALL.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ENGINE
Jan 11, 2016
Incident date: Aug 25, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FLAMES ENGULFED THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — ENGINE
Jan 11, 2016
Incident date: Oct 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRX. AFTER ADDING ANTI-FREEZE TO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SHED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL FLAME UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR TH... Read more
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PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Jan 11, 2016
Incident date: Dec 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE, 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. VIN TOOL ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Jan 11, 2016
Incident date: Oct 15, 2010
WHILE PARKED AND ADDING ENGINE OIL, OIL AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
Fire
Incident date: Oct 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Incident date: Jan 11, 2016
WHILE DRIVING, I GET A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND I LOSE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IF DRIVING OR STOPPED.
Incident date: Jan 11, 2016
WHILE DRIVING, I GET A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND I LOSE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IF DRIVING OR STOPPED.
Incident date: Jan 11, 2016
WHILE DRIVING, I GET A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND I LOSE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONS. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE SYSTEM RESETS ITSELF, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IF DRIVING OR STOPPED.
Incident date: Aug 15, 2015
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY 2015 BY LETTER OF AIRBAG RECALL IN MY PONTIAC VIBE AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTICE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED SO THAT I MAY HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RIDE IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FEAR OF AIRBAG INJURY OR DEATH. IT IS PREVENTING ME FROM UTILIZING MY VEHICLE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOS... Read more
Incident date: Dec 24, 2015
WHEN I TURN MY DIM LIGHTS ON FROM BRIGHT THEY ALL GO COMPLETELY OUT FOR A BRIEF SECOND,2 TIMES ON COUNTRY ROAD N ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, IN MOTION ON STRAIGHT RD VERY SCARY,LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS..ALSO LEAKIN OIL N NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHERE, N,, THE LIGHT SAYS IM ALWAYS IN DRIVE EVEN WHEN IN PARK OR REVER, PLEASE HELP ME GET A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AND OIL LEAK FOR ABOUT 8 MTHS
Incident date: Dec 24, 2015
WHEN I TURN MY DIM LIGHTS ON FROM BRIGHT THEY ALL GO COMPLETELY OUT FOR A BRIEF SECOND,2 TIMES ON COUNTRY ROAD N ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY, IN MOTION ON STRAIGHT RD VERY SCARY,LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS..ALSO LEAKIN OIL N NOONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHERE, N,, THE LIGHT SAYS IM ALWAYS IN DRIVE EVEN WHEN IN PARK OR REVER, PLEASE HELP ME GET A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, AND OIL LEAK FOR ABOUT 8 MTHS
Incident date: Jan 13, 2013
BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. UPON FUTHER INSPECTION NOTICE THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE BULB IS MELTING. REPLACED WITH NEW CONNECTOR AND THEY TO ARE MELTING. IS THIS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD? NO PATTERN THEY BURN OUT FREQUENTLY. THE NEW CONNECTIOR IS ONLY A WEEK OLD THE BULB WENT OUT AGAIN THE CONNECTOR IS PARTALY MELTED.
Incident date: Jan 8, 2016
THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS ON IT'S OWN LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING OR WHILE IN PARK. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING FREQUENTLY UPON STARTING UP THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY IT REGAINS POWER STEERING.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, GIVING ERROR ON DASHBOARD. RESEARCHED ERROR TO FIND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR IS REPORTED TO BE VERY TEMPORARY.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) — ENGINE
Jan 8, 2016
Incident date: Aug 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS DRIPPING INTO THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER W... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 8, 2016
Incident date: Jan 8, 2016
TRANSMISSION ALMOST COST MY FAMILY THERE LIFE AND GM KNOWS THEY ARE FLAWEC
Incident date: Jul 20, 2015
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) OVER SIX MONTHS AGO AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE FIRST INTERIM NOTIFICATION LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2015
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL 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. VIN TOOL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
TAKATA RECALL GM SAYS THEY ARE UNABLE TO SUPPLY PARTS FOR THE RECALL THAT I RECEIVED LAST JULY. THIS VEHICLE IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE OWN THAT MY HANDICAPPED MOTHER-IN LAW IS ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF...AND DUE TO HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT IS UNABLE TO GET INTO THE REAR SEAT. SHE LIVES WITH US AND NEEDS TO GO TO DOCTORS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH. SHE THEREFORE MUST RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2015
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TO... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2015
MY SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LIGHT IS ON. I HAD IT EVALUATED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL WIRE THAT WAS MOST LIKELY BROKEN INSIDE THE SYSTEM. AFTER FURTHER ONLINE INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS A PROBLEM ON THE 2003 -2004 TOYOTA MATRIX ALSO WHICH IS A SISTER VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC VIBE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECAL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2016
TAKATA RECALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DISPLAY AND SAYS ENGINE DE RATES POWER AND LOOSES THROTTLE PEDDLE IN ORDER TO STOP THIS WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF! THIS KEEPS HAPPENING AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR IT WILL CAUSE US TO WRECK
Incident date: Dec 24, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO DIM THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON ONCE THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 24, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO DIM THE HEADLIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON ONCE THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 6, 2016
I PURCHASED THE CARE IN 8/2015 AND THIS PAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING STARTED FLASHING ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IT WORKS AGAIN BUT LOCKS SO WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. I WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF I WOULD HAVE KNOW THE POWER STEERING COULD BE AN ISSUE.
Incident date: Sep 15, 2015
"TAKATA RECALL" I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM JAMES CORLEW AND WAS COMING HOME PARKED IT. NEXT DAY I WENT OUTSIDE TO TAKE IT TO THE CAR WASH GOING DOWN A HILL AND WHEN I TURNED MY WHEEL MY CAR JUMPED ALL THE LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER WENT OFF THE RADIO FLICKERED AND AND OUT AND MY CAR DIED MID DRIVING DOWN A HILL I TURNED INTO THE GAS STATION DOWN MY HILL AND PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT AND TO THE OFF P... Read more
Incident date: Jan 6, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO PERMANENT REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Incident date: Jan 6, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO PERMANENT REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ENGINE
Jan 7, 2016
Incident date: Nov 3, 2015
THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT MY VEHICLE RECALL #15757 ENGINE FIRE COULD HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF OIL DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD>ON 11/3/2015 DRIVING HOME FROM FORT LAUDERDALE MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON THEN MY OIL LIGHT STOPPED LET THE CAR COOL DOWN ABOUT AN HOUR AND READ MY MANUAL THAT HELPED SO I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I NEEDED TO GET GAS SO I EX... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Jan 7, 2016
Incident date: Dec 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT SPE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 7, 2016
Incident date: Dec 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT SPE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2016
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE CAR INTO DRIVE A CLICKING IS HEARD AND THEN BRAKE GOES TO FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTING DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME BUT IS ON AND OFF. THE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER G6 VEHICLES 14V252000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALER STATES THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE OTHER RECALL IS FOR THE SAME ISSUES.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2016
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE CAR INTO DRIVE A CLICKING IS HEARD AND THEN BRAKE GOES TO FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTING DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME BUT IS ON AND OFF. THE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER G6 VEHICLES 14V252000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALER STATES THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE OTHER RECALL IS FOR THE SAME ISSUES.
Incident date: Oct 19, 2013
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Mar 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. T... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Jan 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE F... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Dec 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOWING LOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T... Read more
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PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Jan 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM T... Read more
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PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Jan 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM T... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Jan 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM T... Read more
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PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Jan 5, 2016
Incident date: Nov 4, 2015
ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2015- WHEN WE STARTED OUR CAR A LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD, IMMEDIATELY WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THINKING MAYBE IT WASN'T THE CAR THAT MADE A SOUND, WE RESTARTED THE CAR. THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND WHITE SMOKE STARTING FILLING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. TURN IGNITION BACK OFF AND JUMPED OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD, THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE RADIATOR THAT CRACKED. THE ENGINE COMPARTM... Read more
Fire