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 15, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER SENT IN REPAIR INVOICE. *TA RECALL # 14V252000. *JB
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER SENT IN REPAIR INVOICE. *TA RECALL # 14V252000. *JB
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER SENT IN REPAIR INVOICE. *TA RECALL # 14V252000. *JB
Incident date: Dec 22, 2014
THE GAS TANK ON THIS 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT IS LEAKING FUEL. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT IS LEAKING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION USING NON GM AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, I FOUND THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT ONLY ON THE G6 BUT MANY OF THE GM VEHICLES FROM 2005 TO 2009. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY DUE THE FUEL LEAKING FROM ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S FACE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING SERIOUS FACIAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO FURTHE... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 28, 2014
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DRIVE TIME AUTO AND AFTER A MONTH I HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE IN THE STEERING AS I TURN THE CAR.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR 9 MONTHS AND ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ESC OFF AND POWER STEERING WARNING SENSORS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ESC OFF AND POWER STEERING WARNING SENSORS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2013
THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH WARNING TIME TO ALLOW MY HUSBAND TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE (AND TURN OFF THE CAR) BEFORE THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF A DAMAGED WATER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON THE SAME DAY (TRANSMISSION DRAIN/FILL AND TIRE ROTATION) AND THERE WAS NO EARLIER WARNING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE WATER PUMP. ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2013
THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE LIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH WARNING TIME TO ALLOW MY HUSBAND TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE (AND TURN OFF THE CAR) BEFORE THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND WAS DESTROYED BECAUSE OF A DAMAGED WATER PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON THE SAME DAY (TRANSMISSION DRAIN/FILL AND TIRE ROTATION) AND THERE WAS NO EARLIER WARNING THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE WATER PUMP. ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. CONSUMER STATES THAT BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TA
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. CONSUMER STATES THAT BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TA
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2001) — STEERING
Feb 4, 2015
Incident date: Sep 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.
Incident date: Dec 20, 2013
WIFE WAS COMING HOME AFTER WORK AND HAD TO PULL OVER DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE STEERING.SHE SAID IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS TRYING TO DRIVE ITSELF AND FRIGHTENED HER, GIVING A POWER STEERING ALERT ON THE READOUT. SHE CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT SAID THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY LOW POWER STEERING FLUID. DON'T HAVE PUMP. IT WAS DARK AND QUITE COLD, AND WE DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAR UNTIL DAYLIGHT AND... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CUT AROUND THE LEFT EYE WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APP... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 20, 2015
THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLE (FRONT DRIVERS SIDE) OF MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BROKE INTO PIECES. NO EXTREME FORCE OR AGGRESSION WAS APPLIED TO THE DOOR HANDLE - IT WAS SIMPLY USED TO OPEN THE DOOR AND IT BROKE INTO PIECES. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE DOOR MODULE CONTROLS BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT UP. THE HEADLIGHTS BLOW ONE AT A TIME WITH IN 2 MONTHS. ONE TALE LIGHT AND THE THIRD TALE LIGHT BAR ON THE WINDOW ALSO FAILED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS INSTALLATION ISSUES OR THE MODULE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD. NO ONE IS WILLING TO ADMIT ERROR. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE DOOR MODULE CONTROLS BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT UP. THE HEADLIGHTS BLOW ONE AT A TIME WITH IN 2 MONTHS. ONE TALE LIGHT AND THE THIRD TALE LIGHT BAR ON THE WINDOW ALSO FAILED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS INSTALLATION ISSUES OR THE MODULE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD. NO ONE IS WILLING TO ADMIT ERROR. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
A RECALL WAS DONE ON THE DOOR MODULE CONTROLS BUT AFTER THE REPAIR, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT UP. THE HEADLIGHTS BLOW ONE AT A TIME WITH IN 2 MONTHS. ONE TALE LIGHT AND THE THIRD TALE LIGHT BAR ON THE WINDOW ALSO FAILED. I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS INSTALLATION ISSUES OR THE MODULE CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD. NO ONE IS WILLING TO ADMIT ERROR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 1, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIRBAGS) 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Incident date: Aug 3, 2012
MY DAUGHTER WAS REAR ENDED WHILE SHE WAS SITTING AT A STOP BY A LARGE VEHICLE GOING 40+ MPH AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PUSHED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON CONTACT TO OR BY ANY OTHER VEHICLE. DUE TO THERE NOT BEING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SHE SUFFERED NECK TRAUMA AND TENDON DAMAGE TO HER SHOULDER. *TR
Crash
Incident date: Dec 21, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash
Incident date: Dec 21, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash
Incident date: Jan 19, 2015
THE VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING. THE THERMOSTAT ON THE DASH JUMPS ERRATICALLY AND AS SOON AS YOU SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND POP THE HOOD YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND ON THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE IS COOL TO THE TOUCH. CHANGED SEVERAL PARTS AND THERE IS NO LEAK. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
INSTRUMENT GAUGE (SPEEDOMETER) WENT FIRST THEN SLOWLY PROGRESSED INTO ALL OF THEM. THEY ARE SPORADICALLY ACCURATE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME REST AT THE LOW OR HIGH END AND OFTEN OFF INTO THE NEXT GAUGE. I PAID FIRESTONE A FEW YEARS BACK TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC HOPING ONE GAUGE WAS FAULTY CAUSING THE REST TO FAIL, BUT ITS THE CLUSTER. COST FOR REPLACEMENT ~ $800. (FOR ME ABOUT 3 WEEKS PAY) SO RECENTLY ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 3, 2015
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE KEY WOULD INADVERTENTLY RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHOUT IT. IN ANOTHER OCCASION, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE WIRE FROM SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS RE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE APPROPRIATE DIRECTION AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 15, 2014
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES IN MID-DECEMBER 2014. MY MECHANIC HAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING, BUT CANNOT ACQUIRE THE PART FROM GENERAL MOTORS OR LOCAL DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE OF A NATIONWIDE PARTS SHORTAGE. MY AIRBAG IS STILL MALFUNCTIONING, AND AFTER TWO MONTHS IT STILL CANNOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE GM HAS FAILED TO STOCK THE PART IN SUFFI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLES DECELERATED AND BEGAN TO SPUTTER WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FOUL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND BACK ON BEFORE IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS N... Read more
Incident date: Jan 30, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,334.
Incident date: Jan 30, 2015
THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, WORKING VERY HARD TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. IT APPEARS TO BE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY THAT IS THE DEFECTIVE PART. CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP AND GO. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Incident date: Dec 7, 2010
I HAD TO HAVE A NEW WATERPUMP, THERMOSTAT, OUTLET SEAL INSTALLED AS I COULD NOT GET ANY HEAT. IT WAS AS IF I WENT FASTER I WOULD GET A LITTLE HEAT. WHEN TOOK TO S&K THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW WATERPUMP, ETC. THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THIS AS I WENT ONLINE AND RESEARCHED THIS AND SAW MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 VIBES. SOMETHING ABOUT WHEN CHECKIN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE SEAT WAS NOT BEING OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OR NOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Feb 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Incident date: Feb 26, 2014
AS SOON AS I DROVE THE CAR DOWN MY STREET, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ALERTED BY A DING AND THEN A MESSAGE. I PULLED OVER AS BEST AS I COULD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. I GOT ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES AND ONTO A MAJOR STREET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT. AS SOON AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS TO BE OFF WHEN THE SITE IS OCCUPIED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE HAS SEVERAL PASSENGERS THAT WEIGH OVER 150 LBS PLUS OCCUPY THE SEAT AND THE INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. I'M VERY CONCERNED NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ALSO I'M HAVE GASOLINE SMELLS IN THE CAR BUT THE 2008 PONTIAC TORRENTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS TO BE OFF WHEN THE SITE IS OCCUPIED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE HAS SEVERAL PASSENGERS THAT WEIGH OVER 150 LBS PLUS OCCUPY THE SEAT AND THE INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. I'M VERY CONCERNED NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ALSO I'M HAVE GASOLINE SMELLS IN THE CAR BUT THE 2008 PONTIAC TORRENTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS TO BE OFF WHEN THE SITE IS OCCUPIED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED NOTHING IS WRONG. I'VE HAS SEVERAL PASSENGERS THAT WEIGH OVER 150 LBS PLUS OCCUPY THE SEAT AND THE INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. I'M VERY CONCERNED NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ALSO I'M HAVE GASOLINE SMELLS IN THE CAR BUT THE 2008 PONTIAC TORRENTS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF... Read more
Incident date: Jan 18, 2015
WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND THEN IT LOSE POWER STEERING, YOU LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE TO PUT EFFORT INTO STEERING IT SO YOU DON'T CRASH. YOU CAN SHUT CAR OFF AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE POWER STEERING SEEMS FINE AND THEN IT STARTS AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAR MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO INCLUDE 2007 IN THEIR RECALLS!!!! ALMOST WENT INTO A TREE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 12, 2015
WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE SHIFT LEVER, IT MOVED BACK AND FORTH FREELY IN THE CASING. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK OR ANY OTHER GEAR. IT BROKE IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING FORWARD, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED . THE DEALER SAID WE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE, AND SAID THE PART WAS A G.M.... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Incident date: Jan 28, 2015
I HAD 3 RECALLS FIXED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LAST WEEK. LESS THAN I WEEK LATER, MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AT THE TIME IT GAVE OUT AND NOT DRIVING AROUND LOTS OF OTHER VEHICLES, AS I COULD BARELY PHYSICALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND CALL FOR HELP, AS THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD EVEN DRIVE TO A DEALERSHIP OR ANYWHERE FOR HE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 30, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V540000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Oct 11, 2014
WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL STUCK AND DID NOT RETURN BACK UP. INSTEAD IT STAYED DOWN AS THOUGH IT WAS STILL BEING DEPRESSED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY GRAB THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULL IT TOWARDS ME TO TRY AND RETURN IT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I CAL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 11, 2014
WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL STUCK AND DID NOT RETURN BACK UP. INSTEAD IT STAYED DOWN AS THOUGH IT WAS STILL BEING DEPRESSED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY GRAB THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULL IT TOWARDS ME TO TRY AND RETURN IT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I CAL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 11, 2014
WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL STUCK AND DID NOT RETURN BACK UP. INSTEAD IT STAYED DOWN AS THOUGH IT WAS STILL BEING DEPRESSED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY GRAB THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULL IT TOWARDS ME TO TRY AND RETURN IT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I CAL... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jan 30, 2015
Incident date: Jan 26, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — AIR BAGS
Jan 30, 2015
Incident date: Jan 18, 2015
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE REAR PASSE... Read more
Crash
2 injured