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
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STEERING
Oct 8, 2015
Incident date: Oct 8, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND TURNED LEFT MY CAR SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WANTED TO STOP THEN THE AC WAS TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND MY CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT..I WENT TO O'REILLY'S & THEY DIDN'T KNO WHAT WAS WRONG..THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTHING WAS LOW
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 8, 2015
Incident date: Oct 8, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND TURNED LEFT MY CAR SLOWED DOWN LIKE IT WANTED TO STOP THEN THE AC WAS TURNED OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND MY CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT..I WENT TO O'REILLY'S & THEY DIDN'T KNO WHAT WAS WRONG..THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTHING WAS LOW
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Oct 8, 2015
Incident date: Sep 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); 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.
Incident date: Aug 24, 2015
STARTED NOTICING A PROMINENT GAS SMELL EVERYTIME I PULLED MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE BACK SEAT. I LOKKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICED A DRIP, TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY FOUND THE FUEL LINE RUPTURED. I FOUND A GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190, THE DEALER SAID I AM NOT COVERED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN CA WHICH IS ONE THE STATES THAT SUCH CAMPAING MENTIONS TO BE COVERING. THE SMELL IS VERY NOTICE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Mar 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER BOTH INFORMED HER THAT A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: May 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE... ..UPDATED 01/27/16 *BF *JS
Incident date: Aug 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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.
Incident date: Oct 6, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Jul 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT ARRIVE UNTIL NEXT MARCH. THE CONTACT HAD N... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — POWER TRAIN
Oct 6, 2015
Incident date: Jul 21, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID UTILIZED BY THE VEHICLE WAS DEXRON 3, BUT THE DEALER UTILIZED DEXRON 6, WHICH HAD A DIFFERENT VISCOSITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2015
MY VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THIS SMELL IS PRESENT WHEN DRIVING AND LONG AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN POWERED OFF. A VISUAL INSPECTION BY A FRIEND WHO IS A 'SHADE-TREE' MECHANIC SHOW NO OBVIOUS LEAKS NOR DO I NOTICE ANYTHING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WE HAVE TO LEAVE WINDOWS CRACKED. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR REPAIRS. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING OTHER OWNE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 6, 2015
MY VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THIS SMELL IS PRESENT WHEN DRIVING AND LONG AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN POWERED OFF. A VISUAL INSPECTION BY A FRIEND WHO IS A 'SHADE-TREE' MECHANIC SHOW NO OBVIOUS LEAKS NOR DO I NOTICE ANYTHING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WE HAVE TO LEAVE WINDOWS CRACKED. I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR REPAIRS. I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS SOMETHING OTHER OWNE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2015
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT PRESSED, YET MANY TIMES WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON. SCARY BECAUSE I WORRY ABOUT REAR END COLLISION. THIS HAPPENS ON CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY.
Incident date: Sep 29, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ALARM SYSTEM SOUNDED, THE LOCKS OPERATED ON THEIR OWN, AND THE TRUNK OPENED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Incident date: Jul 15, 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 AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Oct 5, 2015
AS PART OF NHTSA RECALL #15V285, ISSUED JUL 24, 2014, GM RECALLED MY PONTIAC VIBE, INFORMING ME " THESE VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED PROPELLANT.... IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED PROPELLANT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY ABNORMALLY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, INCREASING ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Incident date: Aug 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
NOT SURE HOW LONG THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN THAT WAY .A FRIEND BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WHILE THEY WERE FOLLOWING ME TRIED EVERYTHING FIX'S IT . WHILE STATIONARY EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE NORMAL .BUT WHILE IM IN MOTION THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL .AND WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED THE BRAKE LIGHT GO OFF. VERY SCARY......
Incident date: Sep 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTE... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 5, 2015
Incident date: Sep 13, 2015
I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SPEED HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE LIGHT FOR ABS/TC TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Oct 5, 2015
Incident date: Sep 13, 2015
I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SPEED HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE LIGHT FOR ABS/TC TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — WHEELS
Oct 5, 2015
Incident date: Sep 13, 2015
I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SPEED HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE LIGHT FOR ABS/TC TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 4, 2015
I HAD JUST TURNED MY CAR ON TO GO TO WORK, AND IT WAS COLD OUT, SO I TURNED ON MY SEAT WARMERS. WITHIN SECONDS I FELT HEAT ON MY LOWER BACK. I REACHED BEHIND ME TO SEE WHAT IT WAS AND MY FINGER FOUND THE WHOLE AND WAS SLIGHTLY BURNED..I BOUGHT THIS CAR 3 MONTHS AGO, AND THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE SEAT WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I FIGURED IT WAS A CIGARETTE BURN, AND THE DEALER HAD NO INFORMATION ON IT. THI... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 16, 2015
I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT TO PEPBOYS.COM AND MY VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS HAVING RECALLS.
Incident date: Jul 16, 2015
I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT TO PEPBOYS.COM AND MY VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS HAVING RECALLS.
Incident date: Jul 16, 2015
I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT TO PEPBOYS.COM AND MY VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS HAVING RECALLS.
Incident date: Oct 2, 2015
BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM DEARER CARFAX CLEAR. DRIVING 55 MPH ON ROAD, CAR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP AND I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRIED TO PUT IN 1ST GEAR (6 SPEED MANUAL) CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE DIED. BATTERY OK, FLUIDS OK, NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH VEHICLE, HAD TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP. TRANSMISSION BEARINGS DEFECTIVE, DEFECTIVE MAIN SHAFT BEARING, DEFECTIVE CLUSTE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2015
BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM DEARER CARFAX CLEAR. DRIVING 55 MPH ON ROAD, CAR ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP AND I LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TRIED TO PUT IN 1ST GEAR (6 SPEED MANUAL) CLUTCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE, VEHICLE DIED. BATTERY OK, FLUIDS OK, NO PRIOR ISSUES WITH VEHICLE, HAD TOWED TO DEALER. TOLD ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP. TRANSMISSION BEARINGS DEFECTIVE, DEFECTIVE MAIN SHAFT BEARING, DEFECTIVE CLUSTE... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE TH... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2015
I'VE BEEN READING THROUGH THE COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A BROKEN RECORD OF "AIRBAG" ISSUES. MINE JUST STARTED A WEEK AGO AT 50,000+. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THE NORMAL COST TO MAYBE GET IT FIXED OVER PERHAPS SEVERAL VISITS IS 1K+. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO ACTUALLY GET A RECALL INITIATED? UNTIL THEN, WHY WON'T ANYONE DO SOMETHING TO SILENCE THE LOUD ANNOYING AIRBAG A... Read more
Incident date: Oct 2, 2015
AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING MY WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO DRIVE FORWARD MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING MAKING IT HARD TO MANUVER MY CAR. THEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I TURNED MY CAR ON AND PUT IT IN DRIVE AND MY POWER STEERING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. SIX MONTHS BEFORE I EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2015
I SINCERELY HOPE THIS WILL REACH THE RIGHT PERSON WHO WILL ASSIST US TO GET OUR CAR FIXED. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE GM#14491A IN JULY 2015 WARNING ME THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATION DEVICE MAY EXPLODE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE FRONT PASSENGER. THE WARNING STATES NOT TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 2015 AND THE ON-LINE INFORMATION ON THE RECALL STATES THERE IS... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2001) — ENGINE
Oct 1, 2015
Incident date: Sep 28, 2015
I HAD LEFT MY LIGHTS ON AND BATTERY WENT DEAD. WENT TO JUMP THE VEHICLE AND CHARGE THE BATTERY. CABLES CONNECTED CORRECTLY. WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE LIKE A BACK FIRE BUT SAW A FLAME THEN SMOKE OUT OF ENGINE. THE ENGINE HOOD WAS CLOSED SINCE THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE BACK SEAT OR THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL OR A SERIOUS INJURY. THE FLAME MUST HAVE BEEN ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMPS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LAMPS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/22... Read more
Incident date: Sep 29, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE RAINING; CAUSING TRACTION NOT TO BE GOOD
Incident date: Sep 29, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE RAINING; CAUSING TRACTION NOT TO BE GOOD
Incident date: Jul 24, 2015
TL* 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. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ
Incident date: Sep 30, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Jul 24, 2015
TL* 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ UPDATED 11/... Read more
Incident date: May 27, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE FRONT END SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AS WELL AS INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, HEAD, AND RIGHT LEG. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A PO... Read more
Crash
1 injured