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
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - ENGINE
Jan 3, 2015
Incident date: Dec 23, 2014
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN AND BACK. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY BOYFRIEND HEARD A POP SOUND FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UNDER THE HOOD, TIRES/FRONT PART OF CAR WERE ALSO BURNED. DAMAGE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ENGINE WAS BURNING SO HOT IT WAS WHITE... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - WHEELS
Jan 3, 2015
Incident date: Dec 23, 2014
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN AND BACK. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY BOYFRIEND HEARD A POP SOUND FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UNDER THE HOOD, TIRES/FRONT PART OF CAR WERE ALSO BURNED. DAMAGE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ENGINE WAS BURNING SO HOT IT WAS WHITE... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 3, 2015
Incident date: Dec 23, 2014
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN AND BACK. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY BOYFRIEND HEARD A POP SOUND FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UNDER THE HOOD, TIRES/FRONT PART OF CAR WERE ALSO BURNED. DAMAGE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ENGINE WAS BURNING SO HOT IT WAS WHITE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 23, 2013
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DIM EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB, ALSO THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN AFTER REPLACING THAT LIGHT AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Nov 7, 2013
THE FIRST DAY IT GOT BELOW 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FELT LIKE IT NEEDED FLUID BY THE TIME I GOT MY SON TO SCHOOL 20 MIN LATER I HAD NO POWER STEERING THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE 07 G6S HAS THIS PROBLEM I KEEP WAITING ON A RECALL BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE THE STEERING C... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2014
STEERING COLUMN IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT IS LISTED AS A RECALL ON GM WEBSITE BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND CHARGED ME $776.50. *TR
Incident date: Dec 12, 2014
STEERING COLUMN IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT IS LISTED AS A RECALL ON GM WEBSITE BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND CHARGED ME $776.50. *TR
Incident date: Dec 29, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT SUFFICE TO DETER THE DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/12/2017*CN
Incident date: Jun 4, 2009
HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT...THE WIRES CONNECTED WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BURNT AND CORRODED. I HAVE REPLACE THESE PARTS 20 TIMES SINCE 2009. THIS TIME ON JANUARY 1, 2015 THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS ARE TO BURNT TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER SHIP SAID I WILL HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE HARNESS KIT ASSEMBLY INSTEAD OF JUST THE WIRES. WHY SHOULD I, THIS PROBLEMS IS FAR AND WIDE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE PONTIA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2009
HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT...THE WIRES CONNECTED WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BURNT AND CORRODED. I HAVE REPLACE THESE PARTS 20 TIMES SINCE 2009. THIS TIME ON JANUARY 1, 2015 THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS ARE TO BURNT TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER SHIP SAID I WILL HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE HARNESS KIT ASSEMBLY INSTEAD OF JUST THE WIRES. WHY SHOULD I, THIS PROBLEMS IS FAR AND WIDE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE PONTIA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2014
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. RESTARTED THE CAR SEEMED TO RESOLVE IT FOR A DAY OR TWO. NOW IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT A RECALL, I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $800. WHEN IT OR IF IT BECOMES A RECALL I COULD BE REIMBURSED. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL WITH IT. IT'S MY ONLY CAR AND DO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 16, 2014
AFTER HEADING HOME FROM TAKING MY SON TO THE ER, MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED TO RISE FAST TO THE RED LINES WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN THE STREET. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT MY ENGINE OFF. I GOT OUT OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER NEATH. COOLANT WAS POURING ALL OVER THE GROUND UNDER THE ENGINE. OBVIOUSLY COULDN'T DRIVE SO I HAD TO CALL THE HUSBAND TO PICK US UP AND A TOW TRUCK. TOOK THE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
AT TIMES THE CAR DOESN'T CRANK OR START WHEN IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO START. ON-GOING ISSUE THAT OCCURS AT LEAST 4-6 TIMES PER MONTH. UNSURE WHY THIS HAPPENS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. IS THERE A RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE? *JS
Incident date: May 2, 2012
ONE MORNING I GO TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND MY CAR IS DEAD. WHEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDES A JUMP START, IT'S FOUND THAT MY HIGH-BEAMS WERE ON. I DID NOT LEAVE ANY LIGHTS ON. I COULD NOT GET THE HIGH-BEAMS TO TURN OFF UNTIL I PULLED THE TURN SIGNAL/MULTIFUNCTION LEVER TOWARD ME AND HELD IT THERE. ON 4 MORE OCCASIONS, THIS EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED. MY CAR WAS DEAD AND REQUIRED A JUMP START. THE H... Read more
Incident date: Jun 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, MADE AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V224000 (P... Read more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2014
THE DRIVERS SIDE, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE WIRING HARNESS MELTS! THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH G6 OWNERS. *JS
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 31, 2014
Incident date: Dec 17, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAIL... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 30, 2014
Incident date: Dec 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HOOD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN WIRES WERE MELTED. AS A RESULT, THE FUSE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE HARNESS ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - ENGINE
Dec 30, 2014
Incident date: Dec 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HOOD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT UNKNOWN WIRES WERE MELTED. AS A RESULT, THE FUSE BLOCK AND THE ENGINE HARNESS ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 4, 2011
2003 PONTIAC SAFETY RECALL NOTICE-THE KEY RING IS CARRYING ADDED WEIGHT AND THE VEHICLE GOES OFF ROAD OR EXPERIENCES SOME OTHER JARRING EVENT, IT MAY UNINTENTIONALLY MOVE THE KEY AWAY FROM THE "RUN" POSITION. *MW ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE STARTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. *JB
Incident date: Dec 28, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO MANUAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,0... Read more
Incident date: Dec 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Incident date: Dec 22, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND WHEN IN PARK, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND WHEN IN PARK, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND WHEN IN PARK, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 28, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GREAT EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR AND THE U-JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEER... Read more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. RECALL ISSUED FOR VEHICLE. *TA
Incident date: Jan 30, 2013
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES HAD PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH. *TA THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB
Incident date: Nov 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BURGLAR ALARM WARNING LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES IN THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2013
2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. PROBLEMS WITH CAR KEY IGNITION AND STARTING UP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A MILE, BEFORE IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *JB
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) - ENGINE
Dec 29, 2014
Incident date: Dec 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 29, 2014
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND SIGNALING TO TURN RIGHT, THE HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILAB... Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2014
RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PUSHED THE RADIO BUTTON NOW THE RADIO COMES ON AND OFF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHERE THE MILAGE IS IT SAYS ERROR I SAW WHERE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL RECALL BUT DEALER SAYS NOT ON THIS CAR. *TR
Incident date: Dec 26, 2014
RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PUSHED THE RADIO BUTTON NOW THE RADIO COMES ON AND OFF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHERE THE MILAGE IS IT SAYS ERROR I SAW WHERE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL RECALL BUT DEALER SAYS NOT ON THIS CAR. *TR
Incident date: Jan 15, 2014
DRIVER SIDE HIGHLIGHT NOT WORKING. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRE IS CORRODED & BURNT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR & SEVERAL OTHERS, YET GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. IT NO LONGER SENSING WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM SINCE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY ON PASSENGER SIDE IN A CRASH. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED, I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ORDER A RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. IT NO LONGER SENSING WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM SINCE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY ON PASSENGER SIDE IN A CRASH. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED, I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ORDER A RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Nov 16, 2014
POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST IN 2 INCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE, BUT WILL NOT COVER THIS VIN# EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME. *TR
Incident date: Oct 10, 2012
I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA EVERY YEAR AT THE SAME TIME THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE GASKET REPLACED I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER SINCE I HAVE REPLACED IT 2 TIMES PRIOR TO THIS. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 23, 2014
Incident date: Dec 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Dec 23, 2014
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS ENTERED INTO THE IGNITION. A LOCKSMITH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A NEW IGNITION WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Dec 23, 2014
Incident date: Dec 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WAS ENTERED INTO THE IGNITION. A LOCKSMITH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A NEW IGNITION WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE RESTARTED TO RESUME TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2014
AS I WAS DRIVING, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE RADIO DASH. *TR
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE COOLING FANS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE TI... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE COOLING FANS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE TI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 16, 2014
2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LOST POWER STEERING. *TA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LAMP, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. *JB
Incident date: Oct 16, 2014
2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, VEHICLE LOST POWER AND LOST POWER STEERING. *TA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LAMP, THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FRACTURED. *JB