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: Nov 16, 2014
I HAVE OWNED MY PONTIAC G6 SINCE I GOT IT IN 2006, I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR RIGHT OFF THE BAT STATING WITH POWER WINDOWS FAILING TAKING IT IN MULTIPLY TIMES TO GET IT CORRECTED, SECOND THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN AND IS STUCK [XXX] BUT NOT SEALED COMPLETELY CLOSED, HAD TAKEN IT TO MANY GM DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND EVERYONE HAS SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. MY FIRS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 16, 2014
I HAVE OWNED MY PONTIAC G6 SINCE I GOT IT IN 2006, I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR RIGHT OFF THE BAT STATING WITH POWER WINDOWS FAILING TAKING IT IN MULTIPLY TIMES TO GET IT CORRECTED, SECOND THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN AND IS STUCK [XXX] BUT NOT SEALED COMPLETELY CLOSED, HAD TAKEN IT TO MANY GM DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND EVERYONE HAS SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. MY FIRS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORKED. ALARM SOUNDED, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. RADIO DISPLAYED: POWER STEERING LIGHT. AFTER WORK SHIFT WAS DONE, POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. ON ROUTE TURNED RIGHT ONTO TO STREET, POWER STEERING WENT OUT & POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SWERVED INTO TURNING LANE: STEERING WAS TO DIFFICULT. FORTUNATE NO ONE... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1996) — AIR BAGS
Nov 18, 2014
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE IMPACT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 1/28/15*CN UPDATED 9/6/2017*... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Nov 18, 2014
Incident date: Nov 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFAC... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT MADE ITS APPEARANCE. IT IS AN UNFAIR BURDEN TO THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT ONE OF GM'S 36,000 MILES CARS. *TR
Incident date: Jul 1, 2011
1) 7/1/2011, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $180.20 2) 12/9/2013, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $252.51 PLUS LOST OF WAGES FOR TIME AWAY FROM JOB COSTING OWNER $26.91, AND FORCED TO GET RENTAL VEHICLE COSTING OWNER $73.04 FOR RENTAL CAR FEES AND GASOLINE 3) 3/11/2014, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP, UNKNOWN ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR FOR THE LAST 1-1/2 YEARS. WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE DASH LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/RADIO/WINDOWS AND HEATER/AC USUALLY WON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THEY WILL POP ON OR OFF DEPENDING ON THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD. SIX MONTHS AGO, THE "SECURITY" LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED TO GIVE ME TROUBLE. APPARENTLY, THE CAR SOMETIMES THINKS THAT I A... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR FOR THE LAST 1-1/2 YEARS. WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE DASH LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/RADIO/WINDOWS AND HEATER/AC USUALLY WON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THEY WILL POP ON OR OFF DEPENDING ON THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD. SIX MONTHS AGO, THE "SECURITY" LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED TO GIVE ME TROUBLE. APPARENTLY, THE CAR SOMETIMES THINKS THAT I A... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2013
MY HUSBAND WAS CUT OFF ON AN EXIT RAMP ON 62EAST. WHEN HE CRASHED HE HIT A TREE HEAD ON CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND CUT OPEN HIS HEAD. HE STILL HAS PAIN AND ISSUES WITHIN HIS ACCIDENT AREA AND I THINK THIS IS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG RECALLS AND FEEL THAT IF THERE ARE CONTINUOUS CHECKS AND ISSUES THAT WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN ANY LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR THE NEGLIGENCE UPON THE ISSUES W... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 25, 2013
MY HUSBAND WAS CUT OFF ON AN EXIT RAMP ON 62EAST. WHEN HE CRASHED HE HIT A TREE HEAD ON CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AND CUT OPEN HIS HEAD. HE STILL HAS PAIN AND ISSUES WITHIN HIS ACCIDENT AREA AND I THINK THIS IS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG RECALLS AND FEEL THAT IF THERE ARE CONTINUOUS CHECKS AND ISSUES THAT WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN ANY LAWSUIT AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR THE NEGLIGENCE UPON THE ISSUES W... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Nov 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — STEERING
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE V... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — AIR BAGS
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE RUN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ... Read more
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE RUN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ... Read more
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Nov 16, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Apr 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SPORADICALLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND LIGHT RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — STEERING
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Apr 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SPORADICALLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND LIGHT RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Nov 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 7, 2013
HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I'M SURE I DON'T HAVE TO SAY HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 17, 2014
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER A RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS 3 TIMES AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM> GENERAL MOTORS IS SELLIN BAD PARTS ON VEHICLES AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO FIX THEM. *TR
Incident date: Nov 17, 2014
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER A RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS 3 TIMES AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM> GENERAL MOTORS IS SELLIN BAD PARTS ON VEHICLES AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO FIX THEM. *TR
Incident date: Nov 17, 2014
I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER A RECALL FOR STEERING PROBLEMS 3 TIMES AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM> GENERAL MOTORS IS SELLIN BAD PARTS ON VEHICLES AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH TO FIX THEM. *TR
Incident date: Nov 17, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NO... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT CHANGE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OVERHAUL KIT REPAIR AND REPLACE THE FORWARD BAND. THE VEHICLE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2014
PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 CAR HAS ISSUES DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT AND REEKS OF GASOLINE WHEN DECELERATING OR OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME GM WAS CONTACTED ON THEIR 1-800 LINE TODAY 11/17/14 THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THIS AUTO MOB... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2014
PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 CAR HAS ISSUES DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT AND REEKS OF GASOLINE WHEN DECELERATING OR OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME GM WAS CONTACTED ON THEIR 1-800 LINE TODAY 11/17/14 THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THIS AUTO MOB... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2014
PURCHASED ABOVE VEHICLE USED 2 WEEKS AGO HAS THE FOLLOWING RECALLS CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 CAR HAS ISSUES DYING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN BUMPS ARE HIT AND REEKS OF GASOLINE WHEN DECELERATING OR OPERATED FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME GM WAS CONTACTED ON THEIR 1-800 LINE TODAY 11/17/14 THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THIS AUTO MOB... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED HEAD AND UPPER BODY INJURES, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 2, 2013
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 35K MILES ON IT IN SEPTEMBER 2013. SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE AND NEEDING IT DONE AGAIN NOW. AND THE CAR ONLY HAVE 71K MILES ON IT NOW. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THE CAR FOR BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *TR
Incident date: Nov 16, 2014
ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, SINCE THE LAST OIL CHANGED ( 5,000 MILES ) THE OIL LEVEL WAS ALMOST EMPTY, THE OIL USED SINCE NEW IS SYNTHETIC AND THE RECOMMENDED GRADE BY MANUFACTURER. CAR ONLY HAS 36, 000 MILES AND OIL HAS BEEN CHANGE EVERY 5000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Nov 16, 2014
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
JUST DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTS HARD STEERING AND NO POWER TO ENGINE CAR START TO DRIFT FAST TO CURVE I MANGED TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING LUCKY ME THE KEY IGNITION WAS AJARED AND SHIFTING MANUALLY WHICH MAKES THE CAR AH WEAPON AND NOT DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE SO I NEED THIS FIXED I HAD MY KID IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED STILL HUNG UP ON THIS .NOW CAR WON'T START AND SAYS DISABLED STARTING DUE TO ELECTRICA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 16, 2014
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
JUST DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTS HARD STEERING AND NO POWER TO ENGINE CAR START TO DRIFT FAST TO CURVE I MANGED TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING LUCKY ME THE KEY IGNITION WAS AJARED AND SHIFTING MANUALLY WHICH MAKES THE CAR AH WEAPON AND NOT DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE SO I NEED THIS FIXED I HAD MY KID IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED STILL HUNG UP ON THIS .NOW CAR WON'T START AND SAYS DISABLED STARTING DUE TO ELECTRICA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Nov 16, 2014
Incident date: Nov 14, 2014
JUST DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTS HARD STEERING AND NO POWER TO ENGINE CAR START TO DRIFT FAST TO CURVE I MANGED TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING LUCKY ME THE KEY IGNITION WAS AJARED AND SHIFTING MANUALLY WHICH MAKES THE CAR AH WEAPON AND NOT DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE SO I NEED THIS FIXED I HAD MY KID IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED STILL HUNG UP ON THIS .NOW CAR WON'T START AND SAYS DISABLED STARTING DUE TO ELECTRICA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 20, 2012
THE VEHICLE WENT SIDEWAYS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT IT AND WERE T-BONED IN THE DRIVERS DOOR. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IS WAS STATED AS ROAD CONDITIONS, BUT WITH THIS RECALL AND THE FACT THAT A LOT OF STUFF USED TO HANG FROM THE KEY CHAIN, WE ARE NOW WONDERING IF THE CAR SHUT OFF AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. *TR
Crash
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Oct 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT, AFTER WAITING FOR LONGER THAN THREE HOURS, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAI... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Nov 14, 2014
Incident date: Jun 15, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER FLOODED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Nov 14, 2014
Incident date: Jun 15, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER FLOODED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 14, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 14, 2014
Incident date: Nov 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS AFFECTING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND BURNING FUMES EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO TURN OFF MANUALLY OR BY USING THE AUTO FEATURE. A MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE LOW BEAM RELAY AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW LOW BEAM ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Nov 14, 2014
Incident date: Nov 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS AFFECTING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND BURNING FUMES EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO TURN OFF MANUALLY OR BY USING THE AUTO FEATURE. A MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE LOW BEAM RELAY AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW LOW BEAM ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — POWER TRAIN
Nov 14, 2014
Incident date: Jun 7, 2013
JUST THAT MY CAR WAS JERKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.....COME TO FIND OUT BAD TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. SO I WILL KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT JUST GOES OUT OR HOPEFULLY SOMEONE STEALS IT. PIECE OF JUNK CAR AND GM KNOWS IT. I TALKED TO THEM AND THEY SAID OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNEW THEY WOULD SAY THIS BUT I WANTED TO TELL THEM I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V029000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI... Read more
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V029000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
SEEMS LIKE THE VAN HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL FOR SOMETIME NOW AS AN ODOR OF GAS COULD BE SMELLED WHEN DRIVING BUT NEVER REALIZED IT UNTIL THE VAN WAS PARKED ON THE CARPORT AND SAW A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. *TR
Incident date: Jun 6, 2014
AFTER TURNING CAR OFF FOR 3 MINUTES, KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. ON JUNE 11TH I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT WEIGHT OF KEYS WAS THE LIKELY CULPRIT IN DAMAGING TUMBLERS INSIDE IGNITION SWITCH. IT COST $369.20 TO REPLACE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. ALL I HAD ON MY KEY RING WAS CAR KEY, FOB, AND HOUSE KEY, WHICH IS ALL I HAVE EVER HAD ON ANY KEY RING FOR ANY CAR I'VE OWNED AND I'VE NEVER H... Read more