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: Feb 20, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE O... Read more
Incident date: Jan 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
Incident date: Feb 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Incident date: Feb 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Incident date: Feb 16, 2015
THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSON INDICATES I HAVE A BAD CONNECTOR POSSIBLY DUE TO A SHORTAGE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2008. CURRENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IT OUT. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 16, 2015
THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSON INDICATES I HAVE A BAD CONNECTOR POSSIBLY DUE TO A SHORTAGE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2008. CURRENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IT OUT. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK AT IDLE. THEN WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL UPON FIRST START UP SO I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT UNTIL THE POWER STEERING WAS ENGAGED THEN ON THE 9TH OF FEB 2015 WHILE DRIVING IT JUST CUT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AND WITH A FEW RESTARTS IT STARTING WORKING BUT NOT SHORTLY A... Read more
Incident date: Jan 21, 2015
ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC MESSAGES WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD HAVE NO POWER STEERING, HOWEVER RESTARTING MY CAR USUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE NOTICED IT GETTING WORSE AND THERE IS NOW A SHAKE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND NOW THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY TODAY AND LOS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jan 25, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Incident date: Feb 13, 2015
LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DISPLAY SCREEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM THEN BECAME INTERMITTENT IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS IT WOULD TAKE UP ABOUT FOUR TIME TO START THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO START DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2015
LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DISPLAY SCREEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM THEN BECAME INTERMITTENT IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS IT WOULD TAKE UP ABOUT FOUR TIME TO START THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO START DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Incident date: Feb 17, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Incident date: Feb 16, 2015
WE PURCHASED A 2006 G6 AND WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OF SITTING IT HAS A HEAVY SMELL OF GAS...I READ ONLINE IT WAS A RECALL IN SOME BUT WASN'T SURE ON OURS...I WAS TOLD IT IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP...I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE 2007 AND NEWER ARE RECALLED BUT NOT 2006 BUT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD MAKE A RECALL FOR 2006!... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Incident date: Feb 16, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, JUST LIKE AS DESCRIBED IN THE LATEST RECALL OF GM'S, WHICH ADDED TO LAST YEARS MODELS. MY YEAR MAKE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS OF YET. I JUST GOT THIS ITEM REPAIRED AT A DEALER FOR OVER $500 DOLLARS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL MY 2010 FOR THE EXACT SAME STEERING ISSUE. I WILL DEMAND TO GET REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF MY REPAIRS WHEN AND IF IT GETS RECALLED, I ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2015
WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE SERVICE LIGHTS STARTING GOING OFF SAYING POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AND I NO LONGER HAS POWER STEERING. I'VE NOTICED THAT UPON STARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES I HAVE POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES I DON'T. *TR
Incident date: Oct 9, 2014
I'VE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME WHERE GAS IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ACTUAL TANK. THE GAS IS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK CAUSING IT TO DRIP FROM THE FUEL TANK COVER. I HAVE TO GET AN ASSESSMENT TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY LIES AND HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY IT'LL COS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2015
MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED GM SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAY MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT COST ME ABOUT $505.00 IN REPAIRS AND IT WAS NOT MY FAULT FOR THE ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 26, 2015
I HAVE A 2010 PONTIAC G6. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING THRU TOWN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THEN AS I PROCEED THRU THE LIGHT ALL POWER STEERING STOPPED AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING FAULT". IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF WITH THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND RESTART, I WILL HAVE POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2015
DRIVING TO TOWN AND THE CAR STARTS TO"DING" AT ME. I LOOK DOWN AND IT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC" AND THEN I NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO LONGER ANY POWER STEERING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 15, 2015
DRIVING TO TOWN AND THE CAR STARTS TO"DING" AT ME. I LOOK DOWN AND IT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC" AND THEN I NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO LONGER ANY POWER STEERING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND DRIVERS DOOR ARE NOT LOCKING WITH REMOTE KEY OR ELECTRIC POWER DOOR SWITCH. THIS BEGAN WITH ONLY THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR BUT HAS MIGRATED TO DRIVERS DOOR AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO THEFT OF INTERNAL CONTENTS AND WORSE, VEHICLE ROBBERY. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
REAR PASSENGER DOOR AND DRIVERS DOOR ARE NOT LOCKING WITH REMOTE KEY OR ELECTRIC POWER DOOR SWITCH. THIS BEGAN WITH ONLY THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR BUT HAS MIGRATED TO DRIVERS DOOR AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO THEFT OF INTERNAL CONTENTS AND WORSE, VEHICLE ROBBERY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
JUNE OF 2008, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED IT HASN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2008
JUNE OF 2008, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED IT HASN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 2/06/15 FOR RECALL AS I'D READ ONLINE ABOUT IT. DEALER ADVISED VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY. JUST OFF PHONE WITH GM, TOLD THEM I GOT EMAIL FROM NHTSA, AND THAT NHTSA SAID IT WAS A RECALL (NHTSA EMAIL CITES VARIOUS ID #, 15V06400, EXPANSION OF 14V-153, GM#14772, RECALL #N140115). THE GM OPERATOR SUGGESTED WE BRING IT ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 5, 2015
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE RADIO SCREEN DISPLAYED A POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FUNCTION BECAME OPERABLE. AFTER COUPLE MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED PONTIAC CONTACT NUMBER ABOUT A RECALL AND ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2015
GAS PEDAL DOES NOT RETURN BACK WHEN PUSHED UP TO THE BOTTOM. IT CAN BE BROUGHT BACK ONLY WITH FOOT MOVING IT FROM BOTTOM UP. *TR
Incident date: Jan 10, 2014
THE OCCUPANT MODULE SENSOR (GM PART #19124219) LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. THIS MODULE, WHEN FAULTY, CUTS OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE LIFETIME OF OWNERSHIP I ONLY HAD A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT APPROX 20% OF THE TIME SO WEAR IS NOT THE ISSUE.ON FURTHER CHECKING OF THE 40+ SOLSTICE OWNERS I KNOW, MOST HAVE THE PROBLEM.TH... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2014
THE OCCUPANT MODULE SENSOR (GM PART #19124219) LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FAILED AFTER ONLY 52,000 MILES. THIS MODULE, WHEN FAULTY, CUTS OFF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE LIFETIME OF OWNERSHIP I ONLY HAD A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT APPROX 20% OF THE TIME SO WEAR IS NOT THE ISSUE.ON FURTHER CHECKING OF THE 40+ SOLSTICE OWNERS I KNOW, MOST HAVE THE PROBLEM.TH... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2015
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY A EXXON MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF ONE OF THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). I CONTACTED THE NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE RECALL PROCESS. A MEMBER OF THE SERVICE TEAM INFORMED ME OF 3 OPEN RECALLS ON MY CAR. I ASKED HER WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS. SHE SAID THE RECALL PARTS CAN BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2015
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY A EXXON MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF ONE OF THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). I CONTACTED THE NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE RECALL PROCESS. A MEMBER OF THE SERVICE TEAM INFORMED ME OF 3 OPEN RECALLS ON MY CAR. I ASKED HER WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS. SHE SAID THE RECALL PARTS CAN BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2015
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY A EXXON MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME OF ONE OF THE RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING). I CONTACTED THE NEAREST GM DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA REQUESTING INFORMATION ON THE RECALL PROCESS. A MEMBER OF THE SERVICE TEAM INFORMED ME OF 3 OPEN RECALLS ON MY CAR. I ASKED HER WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS. SHE SAID THE RECALL PARTS CAN BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE AT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 16, 2013
I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FLASHES CHECK AIR BAGS. AND MY SEAT BELTS WON'T EXTEND TO BUCKLE. ALSO, UNDER MY HOOD IT STARTS TO SMOKE AND THERE'S NO LEAK OR ANYTHING. *TR
Incident date: Nov 16, 2013
I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FLASHES CHECK AIR BAGS. AND MY SEAT BELTS WON'T EXTEND TO BUCKLE. ALSO, UNDER MY HOOD IT STARTS TO SMOKE AND THERE'S NO LEAK OR ANYTHING. *TR
Incident date: Nov 16, 2013
I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FLASHES CHECK AIR BAGS. AND MY SEAT BELTS WON'T EXTEND TO BUCKLE. ALSO, UNDER MY HOOD IT STARTS TO SMOKE AND THERE'S NO LEAK OR ANYTHING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,979.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING SEIZED, A WARNING ALARM SOUNDED, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2015
IN THE BEGINNING MY CAR WOULD PULL TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE REALLY BAD. IT WOULD SHAKE DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL. AFTER IT WOULD SHAKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. I COULD BE DRIVING OR AT A STAND STILL WHEN IT SHUTS OFF (IT DIDN'T MATTER). I START MY CAR NOW AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS I TURN THE KEY SAYING THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING I... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2015
IN THE BEGINNING MY CAR WOULD PULL TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE REALLY BAD. IT WOULD SHAKE DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL. AFTER IT WOULD SHAKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. I COULD BE DRIVING OR AT A STAND STILL WHEN IT SHUTS OFF (IT DIDN'T MATTER). I START MY CAR NOW AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS I TURN THE KEY SAYING THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING I... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2015
IN THE BEGINNING MY CAR WOULD PULL TO ONE SIDE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE REALLY BAD. IT WOULD SHAKE DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL. AFTER IT WOULD SHAKE THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. I COULD BE DRIVING OR AT A STAND STILL WHEN IT SHUTS OFF (IT DIDN'T MATTER). I START MY CAR NOW AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AS SOON AS I TURN THE KEY SAYING THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING I... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Feb 13, 2015
Incident date: Feb 12, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE APPEARING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO AN EMERGENCY LANE, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE FUSE BOX IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT PLACED A TOWEL ON THE FUSE BOX, WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V172000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, TIRES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V172000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, TIRES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2015
POWER STEERING TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY BRIDGE. *TR