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: Oct 31, 2014
I PURCHASED A PONTIAC G6 IN SEPTEMBER 2014. SINCE OCTOBER 2014, THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTING ITSELF TO THE NORMAL POSTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS, AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OTHER MULTIPLE PLACES AND THEY HAVE NOT CAME TO A CONCLUSION. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2015
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR CAME ON INDICATING AIR BAG(S) ARE NOT OPERABLE- *TR
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CRASHED INTO A CURB, DEFLATING THE TIRE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ABS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CRASHED INTO A CURB, DEFLATING THE TIRE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ABS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE REAR WHEELS SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE CRASHED INTO A CURB, DEFLATING THE TIRE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ABS AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, IT NOW FAILS TO RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, REQUIRING ONE TO PHYSICALLY PULL THE PEDAL BACK UP. AFTER THE NEAR ACCIDENT, MY DAUGHTER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR STICKING ACCELERATOR ON THE 20... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. DEALERSHIP ESTIMATES REPLACEMENT COST IS OVER $800. *TR
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IT MOVES UP AND DOWN EVEN WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO DOES NOT SIT EVENLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN WELL. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
LIGHTS ON THE CAR STARTING COMING ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON NOW AND WILL NOT GO OFF .THE HEATER IN THE SEATS ALSO STOPPED WORKING .AND NOW WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEELS THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND .I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CV AXLES REPLACED ,AND IT DID NO GOOD .IT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ,AND ITS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP .THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
LIGHTS ON THE CAR STARTING COMING ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON NOW AND WILL NOT GO OFF .THE HEATER IN THE SEATS ALSO STOPPED WORKING .AND NOW WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEELS THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND .I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CV AXLES REPLACED ,AND IT DID NO GOOD .IT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ,AND ITS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP .THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
LIGHTS ON THE CAR STARTING COMING ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON NOW AND WILL NOT GO OFF .THE HEATER IN THE SEATS ALSO STOPPED WORKING .AND NOW WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEELS THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND .I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CV AXLES REPLACED ,AND IT DID NO GOOD .IT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ,AND ITS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP .THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS S... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REFLECT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,763.
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS FAILED, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AGAINST GM. I NEVER SEEN AN AIRBAG SENSOR FAIL ESPECIALLY WITH SO FEW MILES. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — AIR BAGS
Apr 22, 2015
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR A WHILE. IT STARTED WITH GAUGES AND INFO CENTER FLICKERING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THAN STARTED DOING THIS THING WHEN YOU START IT AND LET OFF ON THE KEY IT CONTINUES TO TURN ENGINE OVER. I RECEIVED THE LETTER FOR THE RECALL AND TOOK IT IN. I TOLD DEALER WHAT IT WAS DOING AND THEY SNAPPED BACK AND SAID THAT WASN'T PART OF TH... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — STEERING
Apr 22, 2015
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR A WHILE. IT STARTED WITH GAUGES AND INFO CENTER FLICKERING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THAN STARTED DOING THIS THING WHEN YOU START IT AND LET OFF ON THE KEY IT CONTINUES TO TURN ENGINE OVER. I RECEIVED THE LETTER FOR THE RECALL AND TOOK IT IN. I TOLD DEALER WHAT IT WAS DOING AND THEY SNAPPED BACK AND SAID THAT WASN'T PART OF TH... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 22, 2015
Incident date: Apr 22, 2015
MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR A WHILE. IT STARTED WITH GAUGES AND INFO CENTER FLICKERING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THAN STARTED DOING THIS THING WHEN YOU START IT AND LET OFF ON THE KEY IT CONTINUES TO TURN ENGINE OVER. I RECEIVED THE LETTER FOR THE RECALL AND TOOK IT IN. I TOLD DEALER WHAT IT WAS DOING AND THEY SNAPPED BACK AND SAID THAT WASN'T PART OF TH... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ENGINE
Apr 21, 2015
Incident date: Apr 3, 2015
MY CAR BEGAN TO EMIT WHITE SMOKE AND AN ODOR OF BURNING ANTIFREEZE. I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER SO I PULLED OVER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND THEY REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLDS GASKETS, WHICH HAD COMPLETELY BEEN EATEN AWAY. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2015
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG WEIGHT SENSOR HAS FAILED ON MY SOLSTICE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING EVERY SINGLE SOLSTICE AND SKY BUILT BY GM FROM 2006-2010. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING NEARLY $1,000 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS ON THESE CARS AND MOST CUSTOMERS ARE CHOOSING NOT TO REPLACE THEM DUE TO HIGH COST. THE SAME ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON CA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 21, 2015
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG WEIGHT SENSOR HAS FAILED ON MY SOLSTICE. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT CURRENTLY FUNCTIONAL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS EFFECTING EVERY SINGLE SOLSTICE AND SKY BUILT BY GM FROM 2006-2010. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CHARGING NEARLY $1,000 TO REPLACE THE SENSORS ON THESE CARS AND MOST CUSTOMERS ARE CHOOSING NOT TO REPLACE THEM DUE TO HIGH COST. THE SAME ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON CA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 26, 2015
THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. *TR
Incident date: Apr 21, 2015
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. NOTHING HIT ME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND NO ONE WAS HURT OTHER THAN THE IMPACT TO MY CHEST AND HANDS. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 14, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR... Read more
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD REMAIN STUCK. IN ADDITION, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED AND THE ENGINE WOULD REMAIN POWERED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134... Read more
Incident date: Apr 18, 2015
LOST TRACKS HEN FROM THE BACK WHEEL LEAVEN A DRIVEWAY,WENT UP IN A BANK MET FLIP ON TOP ROLL OVER AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT,WINDSHIELD ON PASSER SIDE SHATTER,THE PASSER IN THE CAR GOT HIT IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER BUY THE JACK THEY CALL IT A ACROMIOCLAVICULAR INJURIES AND THE DRIVER WISH IS ME AND THE OWNER OF THE CAR,GOT HURT ON THE LEFT SIDE.THE AIRBAG DID NOT COME OUT ON BOTH SIDE. I BOUT ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
IN 2012, I TOOK CAR TO WRIGHT GMC IN WEXFORD, PA FOR A RECALL ON THE STEERING. IT HAD NO PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. THEY PERFORMED RECALL SERVICE AND IT HAS BEEN ALL PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED STEERING BOX. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN IN 2013 BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A "KNOCKING NOISE" IN THE STEERING ESPECIALLY AFTER A TURN WHEN YOU BRING THE WHEEL BACK. THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF N... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2015
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME, WHEN MY VSC, ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS GOING TO PULL INTO TO A GROCERY STORE LOT. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT. I WAS STUCK IN THE TURNING LANE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO THE PARKING ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2015
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THIS EVENING, WHICH IS ABOUT 25 MINUTES AWAY FROM HOME, WHEN MY VSC, ENGINE, AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND WAS GOING TO PULL INTO TO A GROCERY STORE LOT. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESULT. I WAS STUCK IN THE TURNING LANE OF THE INTERSECTION. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT. I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO THE PARKING ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — SEATS
Apr 19, 2015
Incident date: Sep 17, 1999
UPDATED INFORMATION. ABOVE. SENT 2 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTRASTATE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT @60MPH. AFTER PASSING A CURVE I SUDDENLY CAME UPON A CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE. I REACTED QUICKLY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. I LEFT @9 FT. IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES. WITHIN SECONDS I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. I WOKE UP WITH A BRAIN INJURY AS WELL AS OTHER PHYSICAL INJURIE... Read more
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Apr 19, 2015
Incident date: Sep 17, 1999
UPDATED INFORMATION. ABOVE. SENT 2 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTRASTATE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT @60MPH. AFTER PASSING A CURVE I SUDDENLY CAME UPON A CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE. I REACTED QUICKLY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. I LEFT @9 FT. IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES. WITHIN SECONDS I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. I WOKE UP WITH A BRAIN INJURY AS WELL AS OTHER PHYSICAL INJURIE... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Feb 15, 2015
IGNITION SWITCH STARTED GETTING STUCK AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT. HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND A COUPLE TIMES ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. HAS DRAINED THE BATTERY A COUPLE TIMES NOW REQUIRING EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SUSPENSION
Apr 18, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
STEERING BEGAN TO RIDE DIFFERENT AND MADE SOME TYPE OF CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKE AREA. CONTROL ARMS, WHEEL HUB BEARINGS AND FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. NOW I'M TOLD THE REAR TIE ROD ENDS NEED TO REPLACED IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE CARE. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 18, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
STEERING BEGAN TO RIDE DIFFERENT AND MADE SOME TYPE OF CONSTANT NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION/BRAKE AREA. CONTROL ARMS, WHEEL HUB BEARINGS AND FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED. NOW I'M TOLD THE REAR TIE ROD ENDS NEED TO REPLACED IN ORDER TO ALIGN THE CARE. *TR
Incident date: Apr 17, 2015
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
GM HAS YET TO FIX MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT I DEAL WITH CANNOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE GM REFUSES TO SEND THEM THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM BUT ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS TALK TO YOU AND NOT FIX ANYTHING. FURTHERMORE I STILL NEED REIMBURSED 600.00 FOR THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS REPLACED JU... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2015
CRACKED 90 ELBOW ON FUEL PUMP, LEAKS FUEL ON TOP OF TANK AND ONTO EXHAUST. *TR
Incident date: Apr 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT PRESENT. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,630.
Incident date: Apr 17, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 10V018000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE INDEPENDENT ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Apr 17, 2015
Incident date: Apr 4, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE SIDING OF THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 291,494.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — AIR BAGS
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND BOTH LEGS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BOTH LEGS. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH LEGS. THE REAR PASSENGER SUS... Read more
Crash
4 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, AND BOTH LEGS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BOTH LEGS. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH LEGS. THE REAR PASSENGER SUS... Read more
Crash
4 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STEERING
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND TH... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND TH... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND TH... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 16, 2015
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A POLE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND TH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 1, 2015
THE PASSENGER SIDE INOPERABLE WARNING LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON . I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH MOST PONTIAC SOLSTICES. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL REQUIRING THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO BE FIXED? I'M SURE GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2006 , BUT HAVE DECIDED TO SETTLE LAW SUITS RATHER THAN RECALL CARS TO FIX THE PROBLEMATIC SENSORS WITH RELIABLE SENSORS. IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ACC MODE AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2013
THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS THEN THE BLINKERS THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK. NOW THEY ONLY WORK ABOUT 15% OF THE TIME, EVEN WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. *TR