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: Jan 1, 2015
I DID NOT REALIZE EVERY OWNER OF A PONTIAC MONTANA ALL HAD SAME PROBLEMS. EVERY OWNER. HERE IS ONE OF THE WEBSITES. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/COMMENT/3340529. THE DEALER SOLD ME A PONTIAC MONTANA. THE SECOND DAY I DROVE IT, I RAN OUT THE GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READ FULL, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS EMPTY. I DID NOT REALIZE THE GAS GAUGE STOPS WORKING UNTIL EVERY OWNER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. E... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
THIS IS A ADDON FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE I SUBMITTED JUST NOW. I WANT TO POINT OUT. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE BECOME HOT, IT ALMOST STARTED A FIRE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A TEN YEAR OLD. DEALERS ARE STILL SELLING THESE PONTIAC MONTANA'S. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY DEATHS IT MAY HAVE ALREADY CAUSED. OR HOW MANY WOM... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
THIS IS A ADDON FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE I SUBMITTED JUST NOW. I WANT TO POINT OUT. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE BECOME HOT, IT ALMOST STARTED A FIRE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A TEN YEAR OLD. DEALERS ARE STILL SELLING THESE PONTIAC MONTANA'S. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY DEATHS IT MAY HAVE ALREADY CAUSED. OR HOW MANY WOM... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
THIS IS A ADDON FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE I SUBMITTED JUST NOW. I WANT TO POINT OUT. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE READ INCORRECTLY. WHEN THE ENGINE BECOME HOT, IT ALMOST STARTED A FIRE. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH A TEN YEAR OLD. DEALERS ARE STILL SELLING THESE PONTIAC MONTANA'S. WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY DEATHS IT MAY HAVE ALREADY CAUSED. OR HOW MANY WOM... Read more
Incident date: Sep 30, 2014
THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS STOPPED WORKING. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OWNERS OF THE PONTIAC SOLSTICE IN WHICH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE DETECTION MODULE HAS STOPPED WORKING AND MAKES THE AIRBAGS NOT FUNCTION. *TR
Incident date: May 16, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE A PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REPLA... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2014
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE RELEASE IS BROKEN AND NO LONGER CONNECTED TO RELEASE/OPEN DOOR IN VEHICLE. NOW ONLY WAY FOR DRIVER TO EXIT VEHICLE IS TO HAVE TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW-REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN MY DOOR WITH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. SAFETY ISSUE, AS I CANNOT EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY IN EMERGENCY AND ONLY CAN EXIT IF WINDOW IS DOWN. HAVE ASKED DEALER TO REPAIR MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED .THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACT... Read more
Incident date: Dec 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE FRONT END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT CROSSOVER PIPE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Incident date: Dec 22, 2014
AFTER GETTING THE RECALL PART REPLACED (STEERING SHAFT TORQUE SENSOR) I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING, MY LIGHT CAME ON IN THE RADIO DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME I NEED MY POWER STEERING MODULE REPLACED WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY 500+ TO REPLACE IT. I FEEL GM SHOULD... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2015
PULLED INTO GROCERY STORE GENTLEMAN CAME OVER TO ME AND SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH EITHER MY TAILLIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS, THEY DISAPPEAR WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE. THEN ON JAN. 13TH, REC'D PHONE CALL FROM SHERIFF'S DEPT. SOMEONE TURNED IN MY PLATE NUMBER SO THEY COULD INFORM ME MY TAIL LIGHTS OR BAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. TOOK THE CAR IN AND IT COULDN'T BE WORKED ON THAT NEXT DAY. ANYWAY I DID ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE APPR... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - STEERING
Jan 15, 2015
Incident date: Sep 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 14, 2015
Incident date: Sep 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 14, 2015
Incident date: Apr 20, 2011
WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALER INTHE TRI-CITIES AREA OF EASTERN WASHINGTON IN 2010. THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A LEASE RETURN. HOWEVER ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS WITH THE CAR WAS THE REMOTE STARTER OPTION. THE WEATHER IN EASTERN OREGON WHERE WE LIVED AT THE TIME WAS A LIFE SAVER. HOWEVER WHEN THE BATTERY WENT DEAD AND REPLACED AT THE DEALER THE REMOTE START QUIT WORKING. NOT ONLY QUIT WORKING BU... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - ENGINE
Jan 14, 2015
Incident date: Apr 20, 2011
WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALER INTHE TRI-CITIES AREA OF EASTERN WASHINGTON IN 2010. THE CAR MAY HAVE BEEN A LEASE RETURN. HOWEVER ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS WITH THE CAR WAS THE REMOTE STARTER OPTION. THE WEATHER IN EASTERN OREGON WHERE WE LIVED AT THE TIME WAS A LIFE SAVER. HOWEVER WHEN THE BATTERY WENT DEAD AND REPLACED AT THE DEALER THE REMOTE START QUIT WORKING. NOT ONLY QUIT WORKING BU... Read more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2015
RPM REVS UP AT 2 GOING 60 MPH..30 MPH I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE GAS TO GET THE RPM UP ... FUEL PUMP. I SEE THEIR ARE RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMPS; AGAIN NOT MINE..WHY IS GM ALOUD TO CHERRY PICK WHAT CARS GET RECALLED? SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODELS ..I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALLS ALL READY BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW RECALL FOR MY CAR ON YOUR SITE WHEN I ENTER THE VIN #...WHY IS THAT? *TR
Incident date: Jan 15, 2008
1. BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM STOP WORKING, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE THE BLOWER WAS WORKING WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG..TOOK THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME THING...I SLOWLY LOST ALL DIAL CONTROL 1-3 EXCEPT 4...IN 2009 GM RECALLED 2007 SILVERADO'S TRUCKS FOR SAME THING THE G6 BLOWER MOTOR WAS DOING. WHY ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 15, 2008
1. BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM STOP WORKING, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE THE BLOWER WAS WORKING WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG..TOOK THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME THING...I SLOWLY LOST ALL DIAL CONTROL 1-3 EXCEPT 4...IN 2009 GM RECALLED 2007 SILVERADO'S TRUCKS FOR SAME THING THE G6 BLOWER MOTOR WAS DOING. WHY ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW MY 2005 G6 HESITATES AND JERKS SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION. FROM 0-10 MPH THE CAR TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GAIN ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING A GM DEALER. NOT A SINGLE MECHANIC INCLUDING GM CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2014
ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE SEAT BELT LIGHT LIST. GM HIDING IT'S HEAD IN THE SAND AGAIN. IN AUGUST OF 2014, MY DAUGHTER HAD HER IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED PER THE RECALL NOTICE ON HER 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON ALONG WITH MALFUNCTIONING OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG STATUS INDICATOR LIGHT. MILEAGE 61,000. THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN A PERS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SCANNED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PPS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DECIDED NOT TO DO THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE OVER $800. I AM QUITE UPSET BECAUSE THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME ONLY HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT, BUT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ( BEING OVER 36 MONTHS). WHY WOULD A VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2014
WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-75 A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH THAT STATED STABILITRAK IS OFF AND ENGINE SPEED WILL BE REDUCED AT WHICH TIME THE CAR JERKED TO A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME. CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THEN SEEMED TO RUN FINE AGAIN UNTIL TODAY 1-14 IN WHICH IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I THOUGHT THIS M... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2014
WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-75 A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH THAT STATED STABILITRAK IS OFF AND ENGINE SPEED WILL BE REDUCED AT WHICH TIME THE CAR JERKED TO A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME. CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THEN SEEMED TO RUN FINE AGAIN UNTIL TODAY 1-14 IN WHICH IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I THOUGHT THIS M... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2014
WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-75 A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH THAT STATED STABILITRAK IS OFF AND ENGINE SPEED WILL BE REDUCED AT WHICH TIME THE CAR JERKED TO A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CAR BEHIND ME. CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THEN SEEMED TO RUN FINE AGAIN UNTIL TODAY 1-14 IN WHICH IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AS I THOUGHT THIS M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Incident date: Aug 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 13, 2015
Incident date: Jan 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ENGINE
Jan 13, 2015
Incident date: Jan 13, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN I HEARD THE RINGING SOUND ON MY DASHBOARD INDICATING POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WAS BLOCKED. BECAUSE IT WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BY THE ROAD SIDE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I AM HAVING TO DO THIS EVERYDAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNS ON. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON THE STEERING IS BLOCKED, I CAN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2014
I OWN A 4 DOOR SEDAN G6 WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS - THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK HAS QUIT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE SEAT TO LOCK / UNLOCK THE DOOR = NOT IDEAL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CLICKING AND GRINDING INSIDE THE COLUMN AND THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CONTINUES TO MELT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO GO DIM = ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARDS NEED RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2014
I OWN A 4 DOOR SEDAN G6 WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS - THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK HAS QUIT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE SEAT TO LOCK / UNLOCK THE DOOR = NOT IDEAL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CLICKING AND GRINDING INSIDE THE COLUMN AND THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CONTINUES TO MELT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO GO DIM = ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARDS NEED RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2014
I OWN A 4 DOOR SEDAN G6 WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS - THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK HAS QUIT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE SEAT TO LOCK / UNLOCK THE DOOR = NOT IDEAL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CLICKING AND GRINDING INSIDE THE COLUMN AND THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CONTINUES TO MELT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO GO DIM = ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARDS NEED RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2014
I OWN A 4 DOOR SEDAN G6 WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS - THE LEFT REAR POWER DOOR LOCK HAS QUIT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO REACH ACROSS THE SEAT TO LOCK / UNLOCK THE DOOR = NOT IDEAL IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS CLICKING AND GRINDING INSIDE THE COLUMN AND THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CONTINUES TO MELT CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO GO DIM = ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND FIRE HAZARDS NEED RECALL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT FIRST CAME ON. IN THE BEGINNING, THE LIGHT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY AND SEEMED TO BE LINKED TO A SENSOR MALFUNCTION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. CERTAIN SEAT POSITIONS AND PASSENGERS (WEIGHT?) COULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR THE DURATION OF THE RIDE. OVER A PERIOD OF MANY MONTHS TO A YEAR, THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMIT... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF OPERATED NORMALLY THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAIL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF OPERATED NORMALLY THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAIL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2015
NORMALLY THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM KICKS ON AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS AND YOU HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MIN. AND WAIT FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO RESET. IT WAS -7 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I THOUGHT I WAITED EXACTLY TEN MIN. BUT MAYBE IT WAS TOO EARLY. IF YOU DON'T WAIT TEN MIN. EXACTLY THEN YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE PROCEDURE ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAD MY INFANT IN THE CAR, WHICH MADE THIN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
THE IGNITIOIN SWITCH CONTINUES TO LOCK UP. *TR
Incident date: Jan 9, 2015
FUEL PUMP IS LEAKING SIMILAR TO 2007 MODEL'S RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
THE VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAK AND GAS FUMES. CAUSED BY HEAT AND VEHICLE VIBRATIONS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 5/15/15*CN UPDATED 05/26/15*JB
Incident date: Nov 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. UPDATED 5/15/15*CN UPDATED 05/26/15*JB
Incident date: Dec 30, 2014
ON DEC. 30TH AFTER AN OIL CHANGE THE WARNING SYSTEM ON THE DASH HAD THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON AND CENTER CONSOLE SAID THE AIR BAG SYSTEM NEEDED SERVICE. THIS HOWEVER WENT AWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AT HOME AND NEVER CAME BACK TILL TODAY JAN. 8TH, 2015 WHEN THERE WAS A PASSENGER BUT AGAIN WENT OFF AND STAYED OFF AFTER A 5.9 MILE TRIP, THE DASH INDICATOR READ PASSENGER SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGED DUR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2015
LOSS OF POWER STEERING VEHICLE IS OUT OF BUILD DATE FOR GM RECALL N140115 BY 4 DAYS. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE STEERING COLUMN ON PONTIAC G6'S DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE RECALL NUMBER IS #140115. I CALLED A GM DEALER TO SCHEDULE TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY ARE SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS BUT IT IS CLEARLY RECALLED. I ALSO SEE ON THE RECALL WEBSITE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND... Read more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 23, 2014
THE FIRST INCIDENT VEHICAL WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING SHUT OFF WAITED 1/2 HOUR AND STARTED NORMALLY. SECOND INCIDENT DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, CAR SHUT OFF LET IT SIT 10 MIN STARTED NORMAL THIRD INCIDENT DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 65 MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE, CAR SHUT OFF, LET SIT 10 MIN STARTED NORMAL HAD A RECALL (#13036)DONE ON CAR IN THE BEGINNING OF DE... Read more