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: 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
Incident date: Feb 12, 2015
POWER STEERING TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY BRIDGE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A CHIME ACTIVATED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000(STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
DEAR NHTSA; I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM FOR EARLIER MODELS THA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
DEAR NHTSA; I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM FOR EARLIER MODELS THA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTMENT PANELS FRACTURED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVEN OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHERE THE ENTIRE PANEL WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, YET THE FAILURE KEPT RECURRING. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, YET THE FAILURE KEPT RECURRING. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS M... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2015
AFTER SHUTTING OFF MY 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT, I HEARD A CLICKING THAN A POWER UP TYPE SOUND AND NEXT I KNEW THE CAR WAS TURNING OVER TRYING TO START. I DO NOT HAVE AUTOMATIC START AND NO THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE THE SITUATION. I HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY COVER TO REMOVE THE POSITIVE CABLE SO ALL WAS QUIET. THINKING IT MAY HAVE RESET ITSELF I PU... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THAT CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE RADIATOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THAT CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE RADIATOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 8, 2014
2006 PONTIAC G6. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE INSURED ONE VEHICLE STEERING ACCIDENT. *SMD ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SENT. *SMD THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE INDICATED THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHICH CAUSED HER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Apr 18, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN STRIP AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 18, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE MEDIAN STRIP AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - ENGINE
Feb 11, 2015
Incident date: Jan 15, 2015
I WAS DRIVING ON SH 249 AND I WAS GOING 50 MPH WHEN MY CAR HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND RAISED THE HOOD AND I SAW A FIRE AS LONG AS MY ARM COMING FROM THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETENTION CHANNEL ON THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE. I TOOK MY CAR TO PARKWAY CHEVROLET AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO FOR MY CAR BECAUSE I AM... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 11, 2015
Incident date: Jan 10, 2012
2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEATER SWITCH AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH FOR THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. AS THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP, THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED SMOKING. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED. *JB
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) - VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
Feb 11, 2015
Incident date: Jan 10, 2012
2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEATER SWITCH AND IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SWITCH FOR THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. AS THE CONSUMER WAS LEAVING THE REPAIR SHOP, THE IGNITION SWITCH STARTED SMOKING. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE REPLACED. *JB
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME LOOSE AND FAILED TO RETRACT. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SEAT SAFETY BELTS FAILED TO LATCH TO THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, THE FUEL PUMP, AND THE DRIVING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF MY CAR UNTIL THE GAS HAS BEEN RAN OUT A LITTLE AND IT IS SO STRONG THAT MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP HAS A CRACK IN IT. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF *TR
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE DUE TO RECALL AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *TA
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS INCLUDING CAR SHUTTING OFF AT ANY TIME WHILE IN MOTION. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS INCLUDING CAR SHUTTING OFF AT ANY TIME WHILE IN MOTION. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAVE MANY PROBLEMS INCLUDING CAR SHUTTING OFF AT ANY TIME WHILE IN MOTION. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. *JB
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Feb 10, 2015
Incident date: Jan 20, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 10, 2015
Incident date: Jan 20, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 10, 2015
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE ANY REPAIRS. *TA THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V400000. *JB