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: Jul 31, 2015
RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED ALONG WITH STATEMENT "UNTIL THE REPAIR IS PERFORMED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHOUD NOT BE USED.' HOW DOES ONE GET HIS FAMILY TO AND FROM DESTINATION WHEN RECALLED AUTO IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH PASSENGER. AUTO IS USED FOR TRANSPORT OF OUR FAMILY AND GRAND CHILDREN. THIS CAN NOT BE CONDONED BY OUR GOVERNMENT CAN IT? WHAT IS REASONABLE TIME (TO BE DEPRIVED OF VEHICLE USA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 20 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Incident date: Jul 30, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Nov 17, 2013
AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND PARKING, BOTH CAR INTERIOR AND TRUNK SMELLED STRONGLY OF GAS. CHECKED PAVEMENT UNDER CAR FOR LEAKING GAS, BUT DID NOT SEE ANY. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ON SUBSEQUENT DRIVES WITH THE SMELL DETECTED WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE GAS SMELL IS SO STRONG AND I AM AFRAID OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OTHE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER FLUID LINE FRACTURED AND THE ROCKING PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, GOT MY FUSES AND RELAY'S ALL CHECKED AND TURNED THE CAR ON THE NEXT MORNING, NOTHING ON MY DASH PANEL IS WORKING. NO MILEAGE, NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK, FUSES AND RELAYS ARE ALL GOOD.
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, GOT MY FUSES AND RELAY'S ALL CHECKED AND TURNED THE CAR ON THE NEXT MORNING, NOTHING ON MY DASH PANEL IS WORKING. NO MILEAGE, NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK, FUSES AND RELAYS ARE ALL GOOD.
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, GOT MY FUSES AND RELAY'S ALL CHECKED AND TURNED THE CAR ON THE NEXT MORNING, NOTHING ON MY DASH PANEL IS WORKING. NO MILEAGE, NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK, FUSES AND RELAYS ARE ALL GOOD.
Incident date: Jul 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO BE RESTORED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WA... Read more
Incident date: May 4, 2015
2006 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING AND OTHER VEHICLE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, A MESSAGE LIGHT AND ALARM WENT OFF SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER HAD VERY LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES. BY THE TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE CONSUMER STA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY FAILE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2015
HEAR A DING AND POWER STEERING MESSAGE KEEPS COMING ON...HAS HAPPENED 5/6 TIMES IN LAST WEEK, AS YET THE STEERING ISN'T AFFECTED
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ENGINE
Jul 29, 2015
Incident date: Jan 21, 2015
I BROUGHT THIS CAR JANUARY 12TH 2015 THE NEXT WEEK I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO GET WORK DONE TO THE ENGINE I GOT IT BACK IT RAN GOOD FOR LIKE AN MONTH AND I HAD TO TAKE TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD PAY TO GET IT FIX THAT WAS ALMOST 1500 FOR NOTHING I... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - POWER TRAIN
Jul 29, 2015
Incident date: Jan 21, 2015
I BROUGHT THIS CAR JANUARY 12TH 2015 THE NEXT WEEK I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO GET WORK DONE TO THE ENGINE I GOT IT BACK IT RAN GOOD FOR LIKE AN MONTH AND I HAD TO TAKE TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD PAY TO GET IT FIX THAT WAS ALMOST 1500 FOR NOTHING I... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - SERVICE BRAKES
Jul 29, 2015
Incident date: Jan 21, 2015
I BROUGHT THIS CAR JANUARY 12TH 2015 THE NEXT WEEK I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO GET WORK DONE TO THE ENGINE I GOT IT BACK IT RAN GOOD FOR LIKE AN MONTH AND I HAD TO TAKE TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD PAY TO GET IT FIX THAT WAS ALMOST 1500 FOR NOTHING I... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jul 28, 2015
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
MY TRAC CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON RANDOMLY, THE CAR WON'T GO OVER 65, IT BARLEY STOPS AT TIMES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES, MY WHEELS ALWAYS SPIN IN THE RAIN, AND MOST EMPORIA TOY IT'S MY EVERY DAY DRIVER I HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD IN, SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP, ALL THE WHEEL HUBS WHERE REPLACED AND THE CODES STILL DIDN'T CLEAR SO I KNOW IT'S A COMP ISSUE SO HELP ME THE BEST YO... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 28, 2015
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
MY TRAC CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON RANDOMLY, THE CAR WON'T GO OVER 65, IT BARLEY STOPS AT TIMES, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AT TIMES, MY WHEELS ALWAYS SPIN IN THE RAIN, AND MOST EMPORIA TOY IT'S MY EVERY DAY DRIVER I HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD IN, SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ASAP, ALL THE WHEEL HUBS WHERE REPLACED AND THE CODES STILL DIDN'T CLEAR SO I KNOW IT'S A COMP ISSUE SO HELP ME THE BEST YO... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 28, 2015
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EARLY MORNING OR LATE NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS WILL TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON 20 MINUTES LATER, THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DO WITH HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY WILL NOT MESS WITH IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TO MANY WIRING HARNESSES. I HAVE READ EV... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 28, 2015
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EARLY MORNING OR LATE NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS WILL TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON 20 MINUTES LATER, THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DO WITH HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY WILL NOT MESS WITH IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TO MANY WIRING HARNESSES. I HAVE READ EV... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jul 28, 2015
Incident date: Jul 28, 2015
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EARLY MORNING OR LATE NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS WILL TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON 20 MINUTES LATER, THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DO WITH HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY WILL NOT MESS WITH IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TO MANY WIRING HARNESSES. I HAVE READ EV... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL AND RIB CAGE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,00... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
LOST FWD DO TO WHEEL BEARING HUB TWICE, GAS GAUGE GOES TO WHAT EVER POSITION IT WANTS TO EVEN WHEN FULL OF GAS. RADIO CHANGES STATIONS WITH OUT NO ONE TOUCHING IT. TRANSMISSION HAS A CHATTER IN IT NOW AND VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. STILL PAYING FOR A LEMON
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
LOST FWD DO TO WHEEL BEARING HUB TWICE, GAS GAUGE GOES TO WHAT EVER POSITION IT WANTS TO EVEN WHEN FULL OF GAS. RADIO CHANGES STATIONS WITH OUT NO ONE TOUCHING IT. TRANSMISSION HAS A CHATTER IN IT NOW AND VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. STILL PAYING FOR A LEMON
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
LOST FWD DO TO WHEEL BEARING HUB TWICE, GAS GAUGE GOES TO WHAT EVER POSITION IT WANTS TO EVEN WHEN FULL OF GAS. RADIO CHANGES STATIONS WITH OUT NO ONE TOUCHING IT. TRANSMISSION HAS A CHATTER IN IT NOW AND VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 80000 MILES ON IT. STILL PAYING FOR A LEMON
Incident date: Apr 25, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A COSCO SAFETY SEAT LIGHT AND COMFY SAFETY SEAT (NA), MODEL NUMBER: IC-108BVN (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2013. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 1996 PONTIAC FIREBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOTTOM LEFT LATCH BECAME DIFFICULT TO RELEASE WHEN REMOVING THE CHILD SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SCREWDRIVER WAS NEEDED TO DEPRESS THE LATCH IN ORDER TO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2015
MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND NOW STAYED ON FOR A WEEK. I HAVE HAD IT COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A DAY OR SO AND THEN SHUT OFF. THIS TIME IT HAS NOT SHUT OFF. I JUST GOT BACK FOR THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE PASSENGER SEAT MODULE WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. TO GET IT REPLACED IS OVER $800. THIS PART BEING DEFECTIVE SHUTS THE WHOLE AIRBAG SYSTEM OFF AND NOW IN THE EVENT OF A... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING STIFFENED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,591.
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON MY CAR IT WONT START AND A SECURITY MESSAGE TURNS ON ON DASHBOARD.I ALWAYS HAVE TO WAIT ATLEAST 10 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY MESSAGE TO DISAPPEAR,BUT LATELY IT DOES IT TWICE IN A ROW CAUSING ME TO WAIT 20-25 MINITES FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN ON. ALSO THE CAR TURNS OFF WHILE ON PARKED POSITION.
Incident date: Sep 17, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT AVOIDED A CRASH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE W... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 24, 2015
Incident date: Mar 27, 2015
BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY THE END OF MARCH, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THEY CAME RIGHT BACK ON AT THAT TIME SO I THOUGHT I HIT A SWITCH. SOMETIME IN MAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO BACK ON SO I USED MY HI BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FINE IN THE MORNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AND IS BECOMING M... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - VISIBILITY/WIPER
Jul 24, 2015
Incident date: Mar 27, 2015
BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY THE END OF MARCH, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THEY CAME RIGHT BACK ON AT THAT TIME SO I THOUGHT I HIT A SWITCH. SOMETIME IN MAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO BACK ON SO I USED MY HI BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FINE IN THE MORNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AND IS BECOMING M... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jul 24, 2015
Incident date: Mar 27, 2015
BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY THE END OF MARCH, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, BOTH OF MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THEY CAME RIGHT BACK ON AT THAT TIME SO I THOUGHT I HIT A SWITCH. SOMETIME IN MAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO BACK ON SO I USED MY HI BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FINE IN THE MORNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN AND IS BECOMING M... Read more
Incident date: Jul 31, 2012
I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE FRONT HOOD AND THE WHOLE ROOF OF MY CAR HAS ALL OF IT'S PAINT ALMOST GONE.THE REST OF THE CARS PAINT IS GOOD BUT NOT THE FRONT HOOD AND WHOLE ROOF. THANK YOU *TR
Incident date: May 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2014
I HAVE CHANGED MYDRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT 3 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER, EVERYTIME IT'S CHANGED IT BLOWS WITHIN 3DAYS. ON MY ATTEMPT TO CHANGE IT TODAY 7/24/15, I NOTICED THE WIRE HARNESS IS MELTED.WHILE RESEARCHING PARTS AND COST FOR REPAIR I NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DRIVERSIDE HEAD LIGHT WIRE HARNESS MELTING. I WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED, IM SURE ITS A FIRE HAZZARD AND I WOULD ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2013
PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR HAS FAILED. NUMBER OF SOLSTICE OWNERS IN MY CAR CLUB HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. EXPENSIVE DEALERSHIP REPAIR COST CONSIDERING THE VALUE OF THE CAR.
Incident date: Apr 20, 2015
THE SOLSTICE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY READING "ESC SERVICE". WITH THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW, AS SOON AS WE START THE CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND ARE STAYING ON WITHOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THERE IS NO ESC SERVICE LIGHT INDICATION LIGH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2015
THE SOLSTICE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY READING "ESC SERVICE". WITH THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW, AS SOON AS WE START THE CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND ARE STAYING ON WITHOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THERE IS NO ESC SERVICE LIGHT INDICATION LIGH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 20, 2015
THE SOLSTICE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY READING "ESC SERVICE". WITH THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW, AS SOON AS WE START THE CAR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND ARE STAYING ON WITHOUGHT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND THERE IS NO ESC SERVICE LIGHT INDICATION LIGH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Incident date: Jul 23, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2009
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT COMPRESSED! THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE JUNE 2009,THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECALLS PREFORMED AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED!!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!
Incident date: Jun 1, 2009
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT COMPRESSED! THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE JUNE 2009,THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECALLS PREFORMED AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED!!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!
Incident date: Mar 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 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 NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Jul 14, 2015
I TOOK MY CAR TO MIKE MORGAN BUICK GMC OF SHREVEPORT LOUISIANA FOR THE RECALL REPAIR OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE. FIVE DAYS LATER MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. I TAKE MY CAR BACK TO MIKE MORGAN BUICK GMC. THEY INFORM ME THE WARNING LIGHT STEMS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG AND THEY ONLY "REPAIRED" OR "TAMPERED" WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I WILL HAVE TO PAY $922 TO HAVE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 9, 2015
ON JUNE 9, 2015 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER. WHILE DRIVING THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE RED LIGHT AIR BAG INDICATOR. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF THEN BACK ON. THE ?SERVICE AIR BAG? MESSAGE AND THE RED LIGHT DID NOT RE-APPEAR. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS....SOMETIME LATER THAT DAY I STARTED THE CAR WITHOU... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2015
I RANDOMLY STARTED SMELLING GAS WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND CAR RANDOMLY DIES WHILE TURNING A CORNER
Incident date: Mar 5, 2015
I RANDOMLY STARTED SMELLING GAS WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND CAR RANDOMLY DIES WHILE TURNING A CORNER
Incident date: Mar 5, 2015
I RANDOMLY STARTED SMELLING GAS WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND CAR RANDOMLY DIES WHILE TURNING A CORNER