Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 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 2,245,377 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 39,131 complaints for PONTIAC
Incident date: Aug 31, 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: Sep 23, 2014
AIRBAG RECALL, SO I TOOK MY 2003 PONTIAC VIBE TO A GM DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS NEVER FIXED. NOW MY CAR FAILS INSPECTION BECAUSE AIRBAD LIGHT IS ON.
Incident date: Aug 29, 2015
AT STARTUP, VEHICLE DISPLAYS MESSAGE "AIRBAG FAULT" AND AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE. MANY OTHERS WITH GM VEHICLES HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AND IT HAS BEEN TRACED TO A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR (GM PART NUMBER 92225595). THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS THE FAULT CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO BECOME INOPERATIVE.
Incident date: Jun 25, 2012
ON 6/25/12 MY CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN STEERING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND ADJUSTED "FRONT TOE" AND GEAR ASSEMBLY. (ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER. ). ON 8/27/15 I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR DUE TO A VERY LOUD WHINING SOUND. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THAT MORNING THERE WAS STILL THE LOUD WHINING SOUND AND A CLUNKING SOUND. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE POWER STEERING RACK & P... Read more
Incident date: Jun 25, 2012
ON 6/25/12 MY CAR WAS MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN STEERING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED STEERING GEAR AND ADJUSTED "FRONT TOE" AND GEAR ASSEMBLY. (ACCORDING TO THE WORK ORDER. ). ON 8/27/15 I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR DUE TO A VERY LOUD WHINING SOUND. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THAT MORNING THERE WAS STILL THE LOUD WHINING SOUND AND A CLUNKING SOUND. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE POWER STEERING RACK & P... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Aug 29, 2015
Incident date: Aug 28, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 9:00 P.M. AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - ENGINE
Aug 28, 2015
Incident date: Aug 21, 2015
MY GRAND PRIX RECENTLY STARTED TO DISPLAY A MESSAGE STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY FOR THE PAST WEEK. IT ONLY HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY, AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. AS I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, I HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - POWER TRAIN
Aug 28, 2015
Incident date: Aug 21, 2015
MY GRAND PRIX RECENTLY STARTED TO DISPLAY A MESSAGE STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY FOR THE PAST WEEK. IT ONLY HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY, AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. AS I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, I HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 28, 2015
Incident date: Aug 21, 2015
MY GRAND PRIX RECENTLY STARTED TO DISPLAY A MESSAGE STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY FOR THE PAST WEEK. IT ONLY HAPPENS AS I AM DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR SLOWS DRAMATICALLY, AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. AS I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, I WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, I HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2015
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE DEALER SAYS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM IN JUST ABOUT ALL PONTIAC SOLSTICE VEHICLES AND SATURN SKY VEHICLES. FOR THIS REASON I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ANNOUNCE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED BEFORE INJURY OR DEATH IS CAUSED BY THEIR NEGLIGENCE.
Incident date: Aug 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 27, 2015
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 3/27/2015. SHE TBONED ANOTHER CAR TOTALING MY CAR. THE FRONT END WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED A NECK AND HEAD INJURY. NOTHING MAJOR BUT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS. ESIS SAID THEY WILL NOT PERSUE MY CLAIM WITH THEM ANY FURTHER AS I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PROOF THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 25, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Incident date: Aug 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V385000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPD... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2014
THE SUBJECT VEHICLE BECAME SUBJECT TO AIR BAG RECALL (N140491) ON 7/24/14. IT THEN BECAME SUBJECT TO A SECOND RECALL (N140877) ON 2/11/15. IT HAS BEEN OVER ONE YEAR SINCE THE FIRST RECALL, WHICH I FIND UNACCEPTABLE. FURTHER, I WILL BE REPLACING THE SUBJECT VEHICLE AND I WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SELLING IT WITH TWO OPEN RECALLS. I HAVE TRIED CALLING OUR LOCAL GM DEALER (WOODBRIDGE, VA) AND W... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING UP ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING IT ALSO JERKS BACK THE OTHER WAY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TURN WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAS THREE OPEN RECALLS ON IT.I TOOK MY VEHICLE UP TO GREGG YOUNG CHEVROLET THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE RECALLS NO COST AT ALL. BUT I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING UP ON ME WHILE I'M DRIVING IT ALSO JERKS BACK THE OTHER WAY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO MAKE A TURN WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSES ME TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAS THREE OPEN RECALLS ON IT.I TOOK MY VEHICLE UP TO GREGG YOUNG CHEVROLET THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE RECALLS NO COST AT ALL. BUT I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Nov 17, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MISALIGNED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ST... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT HEAD LAMPS INDEPENDENTLY TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE CONTROL BUTTON FOR THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AS WELL AS WHEN SIGNALING TO MAKE TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTU... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2015
I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, A CLANKING AND GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRIS' BRAKES IN WEATHERFORD TX, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET.
Incident date: May 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A DATE WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. A FAILURE WAS NOT EXPERIENCED.
Incident date: Aug 26, 2015
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY PASSENGERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS OVER 800.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR TO INSPECT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND NOT TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL !!!
Incident date: Aug 2, 2015
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE BUT MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, IT SAYS TRACTION OFF. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING, BREAKS, IT CAUSES FISHTAILING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY! THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT OR GIVE THE OWNERS NEW CARS OR A DISCOUNT ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM HAVING THE TRACTION SENSORS REPLACED COSTING ME $400. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2015
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE BUT MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, IT SAYS TRACTION OFF. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING, BREAKS, IT CAUSES FISHTAILING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY! THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT OR GIVE THE OWNERS NEW CARS OR A DISCOUNT ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM HAVING THE TRACTION SENSORS REPLACED COSTING ME $400. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2015
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE BUT MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, IT SAYS TRACTION OFF. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING, BREAKS, IT CAUSES FISHTAILING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY! THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT OR GIVE THE OWNERS NEW CARS OR A DISCOUNT ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM HAVING THE TRACTION SENSORS REPLACED COSTING ME $400. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. UPON ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, IT DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF T... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
Aug 25, 2015
Incident date: Aug 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS. IN ADDITION, OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - SERVICE BRAKES
Aug 25, 2015
Incident date: Aug 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO REPLACED THE REAR CALIPERS. IN ADDITION, OIL LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - STRUCTURE:BODY
Aug 25, 2015
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE FLOORBOARD BECAME FLOODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Incident date: Jul 7, 2015
I RECEIVED GM RECALL NOTICE 14491 IN JULY 2015 STATING" THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY HAVE AN UNSAFE PROPELLANT WHICH COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS POTENTIALLY CAUSING A PASSENGER SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. UNTIL THE REPAIR IS PERFORMED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED. PARTS TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE." THE DEALER HAD NO ADDITIONA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2015
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, SHAKING AND VIBRATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE CAR IN GENERAL OCCURS. IT'S FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS GOING TO FALL APART. THIS OCCURS IN SPEEDS OVER 25 MPH.
Incident date: Aug 3, 2015
2004 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE 15V-285 PROBLEMS. *SMD
Incident date: Feb 28, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF *CN
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 24, 2015
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS ERRONEOUSLY BECAME LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. AS A RESULT, A ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOUL... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Aug 24, 2015
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DOORS ERRONEOUSLY BECAME LOCKED AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK. AS A RESULT, A ONE-YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE DOOR OPEN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOUL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
THE 'SERVICEAIRBAG' LIGHT BEGAN TO APPEAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES FOR SHORT PERIODS. I THE GM DEALER SAID THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TESTS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE SERVICE LIGHT BE ON CONTINUOUSLY. JULY OF 2015 THE LIGHT DID STAY ON AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE 'MODULE' HAD SHORTED. A REPLACEMENT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $450.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FOR AIRBAGS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, NOW IT'S COMPLETELY BROKEN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR PONTIAC SOLSTICE AND SATURN SKY OWNERS (ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS). BUT GIVEN THE LOW NUMBER OF VEHICLES PRODUCED BY GM, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING RECALL STATUS...
Incident date: Jul 23, 2015
CAR RUNS GREAT SHUT IT OFF NEXT MORNING WON'T START WANTS TO BUT WON'T THAT WAS THE 1ST INCIDENT THE 2ND TIME ISHUT IT OFF GO TO START BACK UP AN HALF HOUR LATER AND DOES SAME THING CHANGED EVERYTHING AGAIN STILL DOESN'T WORK TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER MYSELF STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Incident date: Jul 23, 2015
CAR RUNS GREAT SHUT IT OFF NEXT MORNING WON'T START WANTS TO BUT WON'T THAT WAS THE 1ST INCIDENT THE 2ND TIME ISHUT IT OFF GO TO START BACK UP AN HALF HOUR LATER AND DOES SAME THING CHANGED EVERYTHING AGAIN STILL DOESN'T WORK TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER MYSELF STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Incident date: Jul 23, 2015
CAR RUNS GREAT SHUT IT OFF NEXT MORNING WON'T START WANTS TO BUT WON'T THAT WAS THE 1ST INCIDENT THE 2ND TIME ISHUT IT OFF GO TO START BACK UP AN HALF HOUR LATER AND DOES SAME THING CHANGED EVERYTHING AGAIN STILL DOESN'T WORK TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER MYSELF STILL DIDN'T WORK.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
Incident date: Aug 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2015
NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF EVEN IF THERE WAS A PASSENGER, OR STAY ON IF THERE WAS NO PASSENGER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR G6'S THAT HAD CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE CHANGED TO LEATHER SEATS. MY CAR HAS LEATHER SEATS, HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THIS RECALL. THE REPAIR SHOP INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. THE WIRING FOR THE SE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2015
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2011. I BELIEVE THIS HAS A CORRELATION WITH THE BATTERY BECAUSE WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTS TO COME ON EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR, I KNOW THE BATTERY WILL SOON DIE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE BATTERIES SINCE OWNING MY CAR (2010). ONCE I GET A NEW BATTERY, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR A WHILE.
Incident date: Aug 20, 2015
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2011. I BELIEVE THIS HAS A CORRELATION WITH THE BATTERY BECAUSE WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTS TO COME ON EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR, I KNOW THE BATTERY WILL SOON DIE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE BATTERIES SINCE OWNING MY CAR (2010). ONCE I GET A NEW BATTERY, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR A WHILE.
Incident date: Aug 17, 2015
THE PASSENGER (SERVICE) AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. THE LIGHT WHICH SAYS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN ARMED NO LONGER ILLUMINATES. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH MUST BE REPLACED. THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND BREAKS EASILY. I AM WORRIED THAT NOT ONLY IS THERE A CHANCE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING AN A... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - STEERING
Aug 20, 2015
Incident date: Aug 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ALIGNMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS OFF. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE RACK AND PINION HOUSING WAS DETACHED FROM OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 20, 2015
Incident date: Jun 24, 2015
IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.
Incident date: Jul 9, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE PART FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAI... Read more