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: Mar 2, 2015
DRIVING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND EPS LIGHT AND CHIME. *TR
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
EXCESSIVE FUEL/GAS SMELL COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CAR (08 PONTIAC G6). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL PUMP. AIRTEX RE-CALLED FUEL PUMPS SOLD IN 2013, AND THERE IS ALSO A RECALL FOR OTHER GM CARS AND SUV'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM (SMALL CRACK ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP). IN AN EVENT OF A CRASH THE CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE, THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AND THE PONTIAC G6 FUEL PUMPS SHOULD ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
TORQUE SENSOR IS OUTSIDE OF RANGE REGARDING POWER STEERING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 27, 2015
MY VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN WE WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY; INSTEAD, I RECEIVED AN "AIRBAG FAULT" LIGHT AND AUDIBLE SIGNAL AND THE CAR FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. BUT IF IT HAD BEEN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED, I MAY NOT BE HERE TODAY TO TYPE THIS SAFET... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 16, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1995) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 2, 2015
Incident date: Mar 1, 2007
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/3... Read more
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G5. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING OFF WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIM... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Incident date: Feb 24, 2015
WHEN I START MY CAR, I LOSE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY CAR. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR, I REGAIN POWER STEERING. HOWEVER, PONTIAC G6 MODELS 2005-2006 WERE RECALLED, FOLLOWED BY 2008-2009 MODELS. 2007 WAS NOT RECALLED, BUT CLEARLY I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE MY CAR IS IN MOTION, I WILL PUT M... Read more
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TWITCHING. WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP I LOST POWER STEERING AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE WHEEL TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME UP AS A NOTIFICATION. I CONTACTED GM WHO HAS RECALLED SEVERAL MODEL YEARS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE HOWEVER AS OF TODAY, 2-28-15, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED I... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 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 S... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
POWER STEERING HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. GOES INTO MANUAL STEERING WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. *TR
Incident date: Mar 10, 2014
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AN ERROR CAME UP AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR
Incident date: Jun 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 17, 2015
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON HER TWO TIME. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFY OF THIS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. IF MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED WHAT THEN. WHAT CAN I DO? NEED YOUR HELP. *TR
Incident date: Nov 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THE STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT M... Read more
Incident date: Feb 20, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-90 EAST GOING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WEATHER WAS BAD AND THE ROAD WAS ICY AND VERY SLICK. THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER THAT ROLLED OVER ON THE ROAD AND I DID NOT SEE IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. THERE WERE ABOUT 10 CARS IN BACK OF THE TRUCK AND I COULD NOT STOP. I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE BACK END OF A 1 TON TRUCK. IT DID NOT DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK BUT IT COMPLETELY T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-90 EAST GOING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WEATHER WAS BAD AND THE ROAD WAS ICY AND VERY SLICK. THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER THAT ROLLED OVER ON THE ROAD AND I DID NOT SEE IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. THERE WERE ABOUT 10 CARS IN BACK OF THE TRUCK AND I COULD NOT STOP. I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE BACK END OF A 1 TON TRUCK. IT DID NOT DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK BUT IT COMPLETELY T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ALONG I-90 EAST GOING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA. THE WEATHER WAS BAD AND THE ROAD WAS ICY AND VERY SLICK. THERE WAS AN 18 WHEELER THAT ROLLED OVER ON THE ROAD AND I DID NOT SEE IT UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. THERE WERE ABOUT 10 CARS IN BACK OF THE TRUCK AND I COULD NOT STOP. I HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE BACK END OF A 1 TON TRUCK. IT DID NOT DO ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK BUT IT COMPLETELY T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 18, 2015
M2008 PONTIAC G6 LOST OF STEERING POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. . THANK GOD I WAS NOT GOING FASTER.I CALLED THE DEALER SHIP THEY TELL ME THERE IS ON SREERING RECALL FOR MY CAR... BUT NOW IT LOOSES POWER STEERING OFTEN.JUST HOPE A CRASH DOES NOT HAPPEN
Incident date: Dec 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,500.
Incident date: Nov 24, 2011
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT TO MECHANICS MANY TIMES NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE RECALL FIXED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS 1 TO MANY I SHALL SAY. AND BELIEVE ME I DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF, MY CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE IN DANGER BUT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 24, 2011
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS OF MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD IT TO MECHANICS MANY TIMES NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING THE RECALL FIXED FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE READ PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS 1 TO MANY I SHALL SAY. AND BELIEVE ME I DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF, MY CHILD OR ANYONE ELSE IN DANGER BUT THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I CAN NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
MY CAR WON'T START ON THE FIRST CRANK AT TIMES...I HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS OR IT WILL STALL...IT ALSO STARTS UP HARD AT FIRST IT DID IT OCCASIONALLY NOW IT'S START TO DO IT EVERY TIME I START MY CAR...I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT NO ONE KNOWS...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AND READS FUEL CODES...PLEASE HELP
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
MY CAR WON'T START ON THE FIRST CRANK AT TIMES...I HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS OR IT WILL STALL...IT ALSO STARTS UP HARD AT FIRST IT DID IT OCCASIONALLY NOW IT'S START TO DO IT EVERY TIME I START MY CAR...I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT NO ONE KNOWS...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AND READS FUEL CODES...PLEASE HELP
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
MY CAR WON'T START ON THE FIRST CRANK AT TIMES...I HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS OR IT WILL STALL...IT ALSO STARTS UP HARD AT FIRST IT DID IT OCCASIONALLY NOW IT'S START TO DO IT EVERY TIME I START MY CAR...I TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT NO ONE KNOWS...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AND READS FUEL CODES...PLEASE HELP
Incident date: Feb 26, 2015
I GOT INTO MY TORRENT, STARTED UP THE ENGINE, AND STARTED EXITING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO STOP, BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEELS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND GOT OUT TO CHECK FOR A FLAT TIRE, AND THEY WERE JUST FINE. THERE WERE NO FLUIDS UNDER MY VEHICLE, THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON ON MY DISPLAY, NO SQEEKS OR SQUEALS, AND IT HAD JUST WORKED FINE WHEN I W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2015
CAR ALARM GOES OFF BY IT'S SELF EVERY SO OFTEN FOR NO REASON..
Incident date: Nov 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $900. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITANTLY. I HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALER, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS AND BULLETINS FOR THESE ISSUES. RECALL #13036, RECALL N140115 AND BULLETIN #14118. *JS
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITANTLY. I HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALER, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS AND BULLETINS FOR THESE ISSUES. RECALL #13036, RECALL N140115 AND BULLETIN #14118. *JS
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED AFTER FOOT IS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITANTLY. I HAVEN'T TAKEN TO DEALER, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS AND BULLETINS FOR THESE ISSUES. RECALL #13036, RECALL N140115 AND BULLETIN #14118. *JS
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD GO TO START THE VEHICLE I WOULD GET SOME WARING LIGHTS SUCH AS "NO POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC" OR SOMETHING TO THAT AFFECT. THERE WOULD BE NO POWER STEERING WHEN I WOULD FIRST TURN ON THE CAR BUT IT I SHUT IT BACK OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT WOULD CLEAR OUT AND I WOULD HAVE POWER STEERING. SHORTLY AFTER THAT STARTED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE JERKING OR RAPID MOV... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM BY CERTIFIED MAIL 4/14/2014 TO GM HEADQUARTERS, PO BOX 33172, DETROIT MI 48232 ATTN: PONTIAC IGNITION PROBLEMS ETC. - ADDRESS GIVEN TO OME BY MS. CORINA ON 4/14/14 REF#[XXX], SHOWING BETWEEN 3/19/11 AND 10/22/13 IGNITION MODULE & COIL, SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN, IGNITION STARTER SWITCH/LOCK/TUMBLER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLDER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLDER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLD... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM BY CERTIFIED MAIL 4/14/2014 TO GM HEADQUARTERS, PO BOX 33172, DETROIT MI 48232 ATTN: PONTIAC IGNITION PROBLEMS ETC. - ADDRESS GIVEN TO OME BY MS. CORINA ON 4/14/14 REF#[XXX], SHOWING BETWEEN 3/19/11 AND 10/22/13 IGNITION MODULE & COIL, SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN, IGNITION STARTER SWITCH/LOCK/TUMBLER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLDER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLDER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLD... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO GM BY CERTIFIED MAIL 4/14/2014 TO GM HEADQUARTERS, PO BOX 33172, DETROIT MI 48232 ATTN: PONTIAC IGNITION PROBLEMS ETC. - ADDRESS GIVEN TO OME BY MS. CORINA ON 4/14/14 REF#[XXX], SHOWING BETWEEN 3/19/11 AND 10/22/13 IGNITION MODULE & COIL, SECURITY SYSTEM SHUTDOWN, IGNITION STARTER SWITCH/LOCK/TUMBLER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLDER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLDER, WINDOW REG/MOTOR/HOLD... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2015
SINCE PURCHASING IN 09/2013 DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS BEEN GRINDING WHEN LOWERING WITH POWER WINDOW SWITCH. DID NOT SEEM TO BE HUNG RIGHT INSIDE THE DOOR BUT ALWAYS COMPLETED SEAL WHEN CLOSING. SOUNDED LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GLASS AND DOOR. TOOK APART, DID NOT SEE ANY THING. 01/2015, WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN THE FINAL 2 INCHES. FIGURED IT WAS DUE TO COLD WEATHER. 02... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2006
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS RE GM IGNITION CLAIMS. *SMD 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2006, SHE EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH WHERE THE KEYS LOCKED UP IN THE AUXILIARY POSITION RENDERING WHICH CAUSED THE KEY TO BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IN JANUARY 2011, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. ON OCTOBER 11, 2012, THE CONSUMERS HUSBAN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 1, 2006
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS RE GM IGNITION CLAIMS. *SMD 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2006, SHE EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH WHERE THE KEYS LOCKED UP IN THE AUXILIARY POSITION RENDERING WHICH CAUSED THE KEY TO BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. IN JANUARY 2011, THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. ON OCTOBER 11, 2012, THE CONSUMERS HUSBAN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 20, 2014
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL SENDING UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
WHEN WE FILL UP THE FUEL TANK THE CAR HAS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR AND SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF GAS UNDER THE CAR. ONCE THE TANK IS 1/2 DOWN THE SMELL SUBSIDES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK, LINES AND PUMP.AND SEAL. THE CAR IS ONLY 7 YEARS OLD WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ISN'T ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE TANK AND... Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2015
FAILED OR FAILING POWER STEERING RECALL REPAIR. POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON LAST EVENING (2/23/2015). VEHICLE RECALL ALERT SENT OUT IN JUNE 2014 WAS REPAIRED BY WESTON ONCE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED SINCE REPAIR UNTIL LAST EVENING ON DRIVE HOME FROM WORK. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I HAVE HEARD IT IS NOT POSITIVE TO ALERT DEALER AGAIN AS THEY MAY CHARGE UP TO $800-$1000 TO REPLACE AT W... Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2015
HUSBAND AND I WERE NOTIFIED THAT THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FUEL PUMP. IN RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP ASSOCIATED WITH PONTIAC G6'S FOR THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. THIS WOULD EXPLAIN WHY WE HAVE SMELLED GAS OFF AND ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, BUT WHEN EXAMINED BY MECHANIC, NOTHING WAS FOUND. IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE AIR TEX FUEL PUMP USED IN THE MANUFACT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
NOVEMBER 6 2014 I PURCHASED A 2008 PONTIAC G6 I HAD A SCHEDULED VISIT TO REPAIR A CRACKED GAUGE CLUSTER, A SEAT REPAIR AND REPAIR OF MY ADJUSTABLE PEDALS WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS I NOTICED A HESITATION IN MY TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE WRITER OF THAT HAPPENING AND SHE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I WAS GIVEN A 3 MONTH 3000 MILE WARRANTY THA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
NOVEMBER 6 2014 I PURCHASED A 2008 PONTIAC G6 I HAD A SCHEDULED VISIT TO REPAIR A CRACKED GAUGE CLUSTER, A SEAT REPAIR AND REPAIR OF MY ADJUSTABLE PEDALS WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS I NOTICED A HESITATION IN MY TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE WRITER OF THAT HAPPENING AND SHE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I WAS GIVEN A 3 MONTH 3000 MILE WARRANTY THA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
NOVEMBER 6 2014 I PURCHASED A 2008 PONTIAC G6 I HAD A SCHEDULED VISIT TO REPAIR A CRACKED GAUGE CLUSTER, A SEAT REPAIR AND REPAIR OF MY ADJUSTABLE PEDALS WHILE ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS I NOTICED A HESITATION IN MY TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND. I NOTIFIED THE SERVICE WRITER OF THAT HAPPENING AND SHE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I WAS GIVEN A 3 MONTH 3000 MILE WARRANTY THA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2014
LOSS OF STEERING AND STEERING MESSAGE ON DISPLAY PANEL. HAD VEHICLE LOOKED AT BY GM CERTIFIED GARAGE. GARAGE WAS TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN, BUT EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY (EQUIS) DENIED CLAIM BECAUSE IT WASN'T MALFUNCTIONING WHEN THEY INSPECTED THE CAR. THERE IS A PRIOR RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS ISSUE ON GM WEBSITE, BUT GM CLAIMS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *JS
Incident date: Feb 19, 2015
DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH AND THE STEERING JUST WHEN OFF AND WAS HARD TO STEER. CHECK POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AND THE ESC OFF INDICATOR CAME ON (THE WARNING CAME AT THE SAME TIME, SO THAT WAS WORTHLESS) AND HAD TO RE-SET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF. IT HAPPENS AGAIN ON 2/23/2015. WHEN IT DID HAPPEN IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I SEE WHERE GM HAS RECALLED UP TO THE YEAR 2009 BUT NOT BEYOND T... Read more