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: Jun 30, 2015
THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE DRIVER SHUT THEIR DOOR, WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK.
Incident date: Jun 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 24, 2015
I CAN SMELL A GAS LEAK COMING FROM MY AZTEC. I DO KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT WAS NEVER HONORED BECAUSE THERE WAS NONE AT THAT TIME. THERE IS NOW A LEAK AS WELL AS A MAJOR SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM IT. I DID CALL ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HONOR IT EVEN THOU IT WAS NEVER REPLACED THE FIRST TIME. IT IS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $1500 TO HAVE IT REPLACE....I DO BELIEV... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ENGINE
Jun 29, 2015
Incident date: Jun 27, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Fire
Incident date: Jan 31, 2012
I HAD A CODE P0008 FOR CAMSHAFT POSITIONING SENSOR ON FIRST INCIDENT AND TIMING CHAINS WERE REPLACED IN JANUARY 2012. I HAD APPROXIMATELY 52,465 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD SECOND CODE P0008 IN MAY 2014 WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,759 MILES ON THE CAR. THE TIMING CHAINS WERE STRETCHED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I NOW HAVE THE CODE P0008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 83,204 MILES ON THE CAR.
Incident date: Mar 17, 2015
TROUBLE CODE FOR BAD CATLIC CONVERTERS THE HAS BEEN REPLACES 3 TIMES PRIOR AND NOW THERE CLOG FOR THE FOURTH TIME? ASKING GM TO REPLACE AS A WARRENTY ISSUE SINCE THE LAST TIME WAS 4 YEARS PRIOR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW ONE WOULD BE COVERED FOR 10YEARS 100000 MILES DUE TO GM WARRENTY POLICY. SECOND THAN IS THE CAR HAS DROPPED IN GAS MILEAGE FROM 26MPG TO ABOUT 14 BOTH HIGHWAY MILES. AND THE LAST... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2015
RECALL 2007 FOR REAR AXLE PINION SEAL AND FOR AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN GOING ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES WHICH GM REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. BOTH WERE "REPAIRED" IN ORIGINAL RECALL BUT ARE RECURRING. I MADE CONTACT WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON EITHER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 51000 ORIGINAL MILES. REPAIRS COST ME OVER $3500.00 FOR BOTH ON 6/19/2015. GM CASE # 71-1... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2015
RECALL 2007 FOR REAR AXLE PINION SEAL AND FOR AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN GOING ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES WHICH GM REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. BOTH WERE "REPAIRED" IN ORIGINAL RECALL BUT ARE RECURRING. I MADE CONTACT WITH GM AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON EITHER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 51000 ORIGINAL MILES. REPAIRS COST ME OVER $3500.00 FOR BOTH ON 6/19/2015. GM CASE # 71-1... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE BCI AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURERS RECALL FOR THE RELATED FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS FAILED TO SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS FAILED TO SIGNAL. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Jun 25, 2015
Incident date: Jun 16, 2015
CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FROM SLOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) OR AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. COMPLETE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO STEER. WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY RUNNING RIGHT AFTER STARTING. MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO GET VEHICLE TO START. CRANK SENSOR REPLACED, MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CLEANED. NO CODES OR CHECK ENGINE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jun 25, 2015
Incident date: Jun 16, 2015
CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FROM SLOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) OR AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. COMPLETE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO STEER. WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY RUNNING RIGHT AFTER STARTING. MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO GET VEHICLE TO START. CRANK SENSOR REPLACED, MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CLEANED. NO CODES OR CHECK ENGINE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — STEERING
Jun 25, 2015
Incident date: Jun 16, 2015
CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FROM SLOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) OR AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. COMPLETE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO STEER. WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY RUNNING RIGHT AFTER STARTING. MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO GET VEHICLE TO START. CRANK SENSOR REPLACED, MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR CLEANED. NO CODES OR CHECK ENGINE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jun 24, 2015
Incident date: Jun 9, 2014
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE, IT HAPPENS EVERY OTHER DAY. THE INFORMATION MESSAGE CENTER CHIMES THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR SLOWS DOWN TO 25MPH. WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS, THE LAST 2 DEALERSHIPS. ALL THE CODES ARE THROTTLE RELATED AND I GET THE CAR BACK AFTER A WEEK OR 2 AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2015
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. LOOKED UP RECALLS, FOUND A RECALL FOR AIRBAG BUT INCOMPLETE/NO REMEDY YET. CALLED TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE COVERED DUE TO RECALL AND TOLD NO- THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT INVOLVED IN RECALL OF AIRBAG!!! REALLY? AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, THERE IS A RECALL ON YEAR/MODEL FOR AIRBAG BUT MY SITUATION IS NOT RELATED??? AND WHO PUTS OUT A RECALL WITH NO REMED... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.
Incident date: Jun 15, 2010
SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.
Incident date: Jun 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V2240... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2015
TURNED LEFT GOING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH LOST POWER STEERING. CAR WAS HARD TO TURN AND LUCKILY I DIDN'T GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BRIDGE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER MILE TO GO HOME TURNED LEFT AGAIN AND LOST POWER STEERING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO TURN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS WHICH WERE OK. ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO N... Read more
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Incident date: Aug 28, 2012
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2008-2009 MY PONTIAC G8 VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL TO PERMANENTLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS ONLINE FROM G8 OWNERS REGARDING THE DOOR LOCKS FAILING ANYWHERE FROM THE FIRST YEAR TO SEVERAL YEARS LATER. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE MAY OCCUR ON ANY FRONT, REAR, LEFT, OR RIGHT DOOR. WITH LESS THAN 40,000 TOTAL PONTIA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2012
THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKS ON 2008-2009 MY PONTIAC G8 VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL TO PERMANENTLY ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS ONLINE FROM G8 OWNERS REGARDING THE DOOR LOCKS FAILING ANYWHERE FROM THE FIRST YEAR TO SEVERAL YEARS LATER. THIS PREMATURE FAILURE MAY OCCUR ON ANY FRONT, REAR, LEFT, OR RIGHT DOOR. WITH LESS THAN 40,000 TOTAL PONTIA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (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 VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Nov 25, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, WITH A WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE AIR BAG SENSORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,560. UPDATED 09/02/15*L... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) — AIR BAGS
Jun 23, 2015
Incident date: Jun 13, 2015
STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SERIOUS OR NOT . CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED RIGHT NOW. THERE IS A BIG AIRBAG RECALL RIGHT NOW, JUST WONDERING IF MY CAR COULD BE A DANGER. ALSO OUR TEMP GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND OUR RADIO DASH LIGHT HAS WENT OUT ..MAYBE A DASH BOARD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 22, 2015
Incident date: Jun 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE HORN WAS ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — STEERING
Jun 22, 2015
Incident date: Jun 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE HORN WAS ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — AIR BAGS
Jun 22, 2015
Incident date: Jun 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE HORN WAS ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
Jun 22, 2015
Incident date: Jun 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE HORN WAS ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 20, 2015
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WITHOUT NOTICE MY STEERING HAD NO POWER, REALLY SCARED BECAUSE I COULD BARELY STEER THE CAR, SO GLAD I WAS IN A 45 MILE ZONE. I LOOKED AT MY DASH LIGHTS, THERE WAS SHOWING A RED BATTERY LIGHT, SEVERAL BRAKE SYMBOLS, SOMETHING ABOUT THE TRACTION LOSS. I NEED MY CAR SO BADLY, I DON'T KNOW IF GMC WILL COVER THIS. IF I HAD NOT PULLED OFF ROAD AND CALLED MY HUSBAND I WOULD... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2015
WHEN BACKING OUT IN THE MORNING SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL FLOWING THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND WHEN EXCELERATING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING GEER BOX IS ABOUT TO LET LOOSE I CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH SIMILAR MODELS AND CHASIS DESIGNS IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OR WEATHER TYPE IT SEEMS LIKE IT STARTED IN JANUARY AND IT HAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2015
WHEN BACKING OUT IN THE MORNING SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL FLOWING THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND WHEN EXCELERATING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING GEER BOX IS ABOUT TO LET LOOSE I CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH SIMILAR MODELS AND CHASIS DESIGNS IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OR WEATHER TYPE IT SEEMS LIKE IT STARTED IN JANUARY AND IT HAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 21, 2015
WHEN BACKING OUT IN THE MORNING SOUNDS LIKE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL FLOWING THROUGH STEERING COLUMN AND WHEN EXCELERATING IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING GEER BOX IS ABOUT TO LET LOOSE I CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS WITH SIMILAR MODELS AND CHASIS DESIGNS IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE OR WEATHER TYPE IT SEEMS LIKE IT STARTED IN JANUARY AND IT HAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 12, 2015
WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON KEEPING THE CAR FROM STARTING SO I HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH TO THE ON POSTION AND WAIT 10-15 MINUTES TO GET IT TO START AND IT'S AN ON GOING THING .
Incident date: Jun 18, 2015
CAR WOULD NOT START AND MECHANIC ADVISED SECURITY SYSTEM WAS NOT ALLOWING IGNITION. REQUIRED A "SECURITY RELEARN PROCEDURE".
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 19, 2015
Incident date: Jun 3, 2015
THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING.
Incident date: Sep 6, 2009
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE AND SINCE 2009 MY CAR HAS BEEN LOSING COOLING AND HAS A BURNING SMELL. OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO NUMEROUS REPAIR SHOPS TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH NO RESULTS. IN 2010 I THERE WAS A ENGINE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND I DON'T BELIEVE MY CAR WAS PROPERLY SERVICED. TODAY I STILL HAVE THE BURNING SMELL, SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR I'VE TAKEN IT TO REPAIR SHOPS ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 18, 2015
Incident date: Jun 11, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2015
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE MY CAR JERKS HARD WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 20-30 MPH. WHEN THE CAR DOWN SHIFTS WHILE SLOWING DOWN IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS BRAKING HARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING!!! WHILE DRIVING TO WORK OR WITH MY CHILD I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I KNOW THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL LEAD TO ME OR ONE OF MY LOVED ONES BEING SERI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Incident date: Mar 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V043000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME 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... Read more
Incident date: Jun 17, 2015
IF YOU HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH YOUR IGNITION BEFORE OR AFTER THE KEY RECALL AND HAVING TO PAY FOR A. NEW IGNITION BECAUSE OF A BANDAID OF A FIX. EMAIL ME AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HELP FROM AN ATTORNEY. EMAIL [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Incident date: Jun 17, 2015
IF YOU HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH YOUR IGNITION BEFORE OR AFTER THE KEY RECALL AND HAVING TO PAY FOR A. NEW IGNITION BECAUSE OF A BANDAID OF A FIX. EMAIL ME AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HELP FROM AN ATTORNEY. EMAIL [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).