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: May 4, 2015
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY GIRLFRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT MY CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE OASSANGER AIR BAG TURNED OFF. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE SHOP THEY SAID THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN HE SEAT BROKE.
Incident date: May 17, 2006
MY WRECK HAPPENED IN 2006. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CRUSHED MY FACE I HAD TO HAVE TITANIUM PLATES PUT IN MY FACE CRASHED MY LEGS BROKE MANY BONES.
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: May 17, 2006
MY WRECK HAPPENED IN 2006. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CRUSHED MY FACE I HAD TO HAVE TITANIUM PLATES PUT IN MY FACE CRASHED MY LEGS BROKE MANY BONES.
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: May 17, 2006
MY WRECK HAPPENED IN 2006. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CRUSHED MY FACE I HAD TO HAVE TITANIUM PLATES PUT IN MY FACE CRASHED MY LEGS BROKE MANY BONES.
Crash
Fire
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 4, 2010
THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE LOCATED IN PASSENGER SEAT FAILED. THIS CAUSES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TO BE TURNED OFF. FAILURE WAS AT 17000 MILES. GM REPLACED THE MODULE UNDER THE GM GOODWILL PROGRAM. NO COST TO ME. THE REPLACEMENT MODULE HAS FAILED AFTER ONLY 13000 MILES. THIS TIME GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED PART. REPLACEMENT COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS ... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2015
I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON NORTHBOUND I-75 WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND REALIZED THAT THE GLASS FROM MY SUNROOF WAS IN MY LAP. I REALIZE GLASS CAN BREAK BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE IN MY LAP AT 70 MPH! I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE KEPT MY COMPOSURE, SAFELY EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP.
Incident date: May 18, 2013
MAY 2013 ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTING. RESTARTS SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. APRIL 2014 ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER DECELERATING TO DRIVE OVER A SPEED HUMP. WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND MUST BE TOWED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER IS ABLE TO GET CAR STARTED BY JIGGLING THE KEY. APRIL 28, 2015 ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE WAITING AT STOPLIGHT. WILL NOT RESTART AND MUST BE TOWED. AGAIN, TOW TRUCK DRIVER... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2015
MY CAR JUST OUT THE BLUE WHILE I WAS DRIVING STOP TRYIN TO PULL WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN IT STARTED CUTTING OFF.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — POWER TRAIN
May 18, 2015
Incident date: Feb 27, 2013
MY CAR STARTED HAVING VERY ERRATIC SHIFTING, AND REVVING.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
May 18, 2015
Incident date: Feb 27, 2013
MY CAR STARTED HAVING VERY ERRATIC SHIFTING, AND REVVING.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — AIR BAGS
May 18, 2015
Incident date: May 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,110.
Incident date: May 12, 2015
WHILE COMING TO A QUICK STOP TO AVOID A VEHICLE WHICH RAN A RED LIGHT,MY CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY IN THE FRONT END. I PROCEEDED A COUPLE OF MILES AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE MY TURN THE FRONT STARTED VIBRATING AND SHAKING AGAIN. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL GMC DEALER. TO MY SURPRISE THEY FOUND THE BRAKES WERE WELL IN RANGE OF SPECS. I LEFT THINKING EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE NEXT ... Read more
PONTIAC
G6
(2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
May 15, 2015
Incident date: May 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.
Incident date: Feb 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONNECTOR MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ENGINE
May 15, 2015
Incident date: May 15, 2015
R READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN OR IF I HAVE ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SUPERCHARGED. MY RECENT ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND STALLING.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPENT $110 ON A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER 4 OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR PINPOINT THE PROBLEM... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 15, 2015
Incident date: May 15, 2015
R READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN OR IF I HAVE ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SUPERCHARGED. MY RECENT ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND STALLING.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPENT $110 ON A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER 4 OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR PINPOINT THE PROBLEM... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — SERVICE BRAKES
May 15, 2015
Incident date: May 15, 2015
R READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN OR IF I HAVE ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SUPERCHARGED. MY RECENT ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND STALLING.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPENT $110 ON A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER 4 OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR PINPOINT THE PROBLEM... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 15, 2015
Incident date: May 11, 2015
I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ON THIS WEBSITE. PONTIAC/GM NEED TO ISSUE A FIX FOR THIS IMMEDIATELY. NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE FROM THIS ISSUE!!
Incident date: May 12, 2015
PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM FAILURE DISABLING THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE MODULE/SENSOR IS REPLACED. DEALER PRICING IS AROUND $1000 TO REPLACE MODULE/SENSOR. SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM ISN'T COVERING AS A SAFETY DEFECT.
Incident date: Oct 14, 2014
AIR BAG LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSED AS AIR BAG SWITCH ON PASSANGER SEAT. AIR BAG INOPERABLE WHILE LIGHT IS ON. SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE KAPPA BODY THROUGH MULTIPLE YEARS.
Incident date: May 7, 2015
MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DIC STATING "POWER STEERING". A FEW DAYS LATER IT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO TURN AT LOWER SPEEDS.
Incident date: May 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ... Read more
Incident date: May 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT A PERMANENT REPAIR... Read more
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT A PERMANENT REPAIR... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING ADAPTOR SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN, WATER PUMP AND THE CROSS OVER PIPE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: May 5, 2015
WHEN MAKING TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING IS STIFFING AND MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
I HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BACK IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2015. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. I HAVE SINCE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR A HEADLIGHT LAMP BEING OUT. I KEEP REPLACING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BUT CLEARLY IT'S NOT THE BULB. I HAD A 2008 PONTIAC G6 PRIOR TO THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
I HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BACK IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2015. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. I HAVE SINCE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR A HEADLIGHT LAMP BEING OUT. I KEEP REPLACING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BUT CLEARLY IT'S NOT THE BULB. I HAD A 2008 PONTIAC G6 PRIOR TO THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2015
IN LEFT TURN LANE IN THE INTERSECTION..ONCOMING VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON. AIRBAG FAILED TO INFLATE ON DRIVERS SIDE. DRIVER AIRLIFTED TO TRAUMA HOSP.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: May 8, 2015
MY DAUGHTER LEFT HOME AND THE VEHICLE FRAME, OF THE 2004 PONTIAC SUNFIRE,BROKE IN TWO PARTS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT BROKE DUE TO IT RUSTED INTO TWO PARTS. SHE WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE CAR OF COURSE WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO WRECK OR ACCIDENT FOR THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE TO DISINTEGRATE. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF SHE WAS TRAVELING AT M... Read more
Incident date: Apr 27, 2015
I HEARD A SLIGHT CLATTERING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ONE AFTERNOON ON MY WAY TO TOWN. I PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CALLED ON STAR TO ASK THEM TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC.THE ON STAR ADVISER SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN.I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER CHECKING OUT THE CAR THEY SAID HALF OF THE MOTOR WAS NOT GETTING OIL PUMPED TO IT, IT H... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE EQUIPPED WITH DOUGLASS X-TRAC A-W TIRES, SIZE 205/55R16 (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED ONE TIRE IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 AND ANOTHER IN JANUARY OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAL-MART IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES WERE LEAKING. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE AND TIRE ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2015
TILT STEERING COLUMN LOOSE HAS SHUT OFF THE CAR WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN.
Incident date: May 7, 2015
I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT NOT GOING NO MORE THAN 15 MPH AND MY TIRED BLEW AND BY THE TIRE BLOWING IT PULLED MY CAR INTO A POLE THAT BE IN THE PARKING LOTS AND AGAIN I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 15 MPH AND WHEN MY SIDE PASSENGERSIDE STRUCK THE POLE IT DEPLOYED MY AIR BAGS. NOTED THE CAR WAS NOT HIT IN THE FRONT NOR DAMAGED TO WHERE THE AIRBAGS WERE SUPPOSE TO COME OUT. BEFORE THAT WHEN I DRIVE MY CA... Read more
Crash
5 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — STEERING
May 11, 2015
Incident date: May 11, 2015
MY VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE OF A LEAK. MY AIRBAGS INTERMITTENT WORK WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY CAR DOES THIS WEIRD JERKING MOTION WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I NOT SURE IF IT'S MY TRANSMISSION OR MY ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T NOT... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
May 11, 2015
Incident date: May 11, 2015
MY VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE OF A LEAK. MY AIRBAGS INTERMITTENT WORK WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY CAR DOES THIS WEIRD JERKING MOTION WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I NOT SURE IF IT'S MY TRANSMISSION OR MY ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T NOT... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 11, 2015
Incident date: May 11, 2015
MY VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY COLUMN NEEDS REPLACING BECAUSE OF A LEAK. MY AIRBAGS INTERMITTENT WORK WITH A PASSENGER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. MY CAR DOES THIS WEIRD JERKING MOTION WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. I NOT SURE IF IT'S MY TRANSMISSION OR MY ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE AND I HAVEN'T NOT... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2014
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITE IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM. *SMD
Incident date: Jan 12, 2015
IT JUST COST ME 611.OO BECAUSE THE WRONG SWITCH WAS PUT IN, AUTO REPAIR MAN IS WILLING TO TALK TO IS AIMESAUTO REPAIR 88 EARLE ST FALL RIVER MASS TEL 508-673-7510. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION, BUT COLONIAL AUTO DEALER IN DARTMOUTH,MASS I SHOULD NOT HAE HAD TO PAY THAT .I REQEST A REFUND.
Incident date: May 10, 2015
SMELL OF GAS UNDER HOOD WHILE CAR IS NOT RUNNING. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE RECALLS THAT WERE FOR THIS CAR HAVE EVER BEEN DONE.
Incident date: Jan 12, 2015
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM RIGHT REAR QUARTER OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE CONSISTENT WITH MANY REPORTS ONLINE OF FAILED FUEL PUMP/FILTER MODULE HOSE FITTINGS/CONNECTIONS MOUNTED INTO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. SUSPICION IS SUPPORTED BY 10% DECLINE IN FUEL ECONOMY.
Incident date: May 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. AFTER DRIVING FORTY FIVE MINUTES, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NH... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Mar 10, 2015
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" INDICATOR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER CAME ON DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING AND HAS REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY SINCE THAT TIME, APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS. THIS WAS NOT RELATED TO ANY ACCIDENT. DIAGNOSIS USING ON OBD SCAN TOOL WAS COMPLETED BY A REPUTABLE LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS APPEARS ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2014
MY PONTIAC'S IGNITION KEY HAS FALLEN OUT OF THE IGNITION ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE I'M DRIVING/TURNING. IN ADDITION TO THE KEY FALLING OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO STEER AND I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ONE DAY AFTER MY CAR WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL GM DEALER IN RELATION TO THE 14350 UNINTENDED IGNITION ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BALL JOINTS AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 6/17/15*CN
Incident date: Jun 26, 2006
AT 29,000 MILES IN 2006 THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. CAR TOWED TO AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS $327.00 I WAS STRUCK BY A UTILITY TRUCK WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN 2013 AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AT APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES THE CAR WON'T START.AGAIN TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER. TOLD I... Read more
Crash
1 injured