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: Sep 26, 2014
MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE BASE 1.4L HAS SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT STEERING ISSUES THAT MAKE IT FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A RATTLE THAT COMES FROM THE STEERING MOTOR AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (2 SEPARATE ISSUES WHICH ARE EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY) WHICH MAKES THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT'S BROKEN AND FALLING APART. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE STEERING IS UNPREDIC... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING AND THE KEY FAILING TO TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED MORE THAN THREE TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING AND THE KEY FAILING TO TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,798.
Incident date: Sep 2, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TUBE GOING TO THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CRACKED. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Incident date: Oct 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND TO AVOID A CRASH INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE TIRES WENT FLAT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DIRECTLY ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND TO AVOID A CRASH INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE TIRES WENT FLAT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DIRECTLY ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - AIR BAGS
Nov 6, 2014
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A STORE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FA... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - STEERING
Nov 6, 2014
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A STORE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FA... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Nov 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING), THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WERE ALSO UNKNOWN. A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND INSPECT TH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WERE ALSO UNKNOWN. A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND INSPECT TH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS WERE ALSO UNKNOWN. A MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ANOTHER MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND INSPECT TH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AS THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (POWER STEERING) AND ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NO... Read more
Incident date: Oct 27, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABNORMALLY TRAVEL IN AND A HORIZONTAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 18, 2014
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AARE OF ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Oct 18, 2014
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A CRASH, THE POWER BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AARE OF ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED OR IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 6, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE DIRECTLY RELATED T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Sep 21, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEEDS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE DIRECTLY RELATED T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 1, 2013
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR AND AFTER MY LEASE ENDED, I PURCHASED IT. AS OF A FEW YEARS AGO, I SIGNED IT OVER TO MY DAUGHTER. AS SHE WAS DRIVING IT, ALL DASH INSTRUMENTS WENT OUT, THEN ON, THEN OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T COME ON AT ALL. EVENTUALLY WE DISCOVERED BY BUMPING THE DASH, EVERYTHING WOULD COME ON.AS THIS BECAME A REAL ISSUE, I CALLED AROUND AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DASH INSTRUMENT C... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
I HAD ALL ISSUES SERVICE , THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNING OUT FUSES CAR WONT START. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE TO INDICATE CAUSE IF FAULTY FUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANIC NO ONE CAN SOLVE THE ISSUE CAR WONT START. *TR
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
I HAD ALL ISSUES SERVICE , THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNING OUT FUSES CAR WONT START. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE TO INDICATE CAUSE IF FAULTY FUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANIC NO ONE CAN SOLVE THE ISSUE CAR WONT START. *TR
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
I HAD ALL ISSUES SERVICE , THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNING OUT FUSES CAR WONT START. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE TO INDICATE CAUSE IF FAULTY FUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANIC NO ONE CAN SOLVE THE ISSUE CAR WONT START. *TR
Incident date: Oct 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash
Incident date: Oct 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 5, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ONCE IT WAS STARTED THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Nov 5, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND ONCE IT WAS STARTED THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - STEERING
Nov 5, 2014
Incident date: Sep 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2014
SINCE OCTOBER 31ST. MY CAR HAS SHUT OFF ABOUT 15 WHILE DRIVING, I LOSE POWER OF MY STEERING AND CANNOT MOVE MY CAR. I SAW TODAY THAT THERE IS A GM IGNITION RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED WHEN I CALL GM.
Incident date: Jul 11, 1999
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE MIDDLE LANE ON BELTWAY 495 HEADING TO WORK- I SAW A HUGE TIRE HIGH IN THE AIR & DROPPING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IT HIT THE FRONT GRILLE & WENT UNDERNEATH MY CAR CAUSING IT TO FLY OVER THE TIRE. I LANDED SAFELY ON THE MIDDLE LANE. ( AT THE TIME I DIDN'T REALIZED THAT MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED ON IMPACT.) AT ANOTHER DATE SOMEONE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
GIRLFRIEND SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND A "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAM ON MY INFO SCREEN. TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
GIRLFRIEND SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND A "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAM ON MY INFO SCREEN. TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
GIRLFRIEND SAT IN PASSENGER SEAT AND A "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT CAM ON MY INFO SCREEN. TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. *TR
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
BLEND DOOR FOR HEAT BROKE ALLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD AND WARM INTERIOR. CONDITION LIMITS VISIBILITY. OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ONLY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE DASH AND REPLACE BROKEN PART. *TR
Incident date: Oct 15, 2014
BLEND DOOR FOR HEAT BROKE ALLOWING ONLY COLD AIR. WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD AND WARM INTERIOR. CONDITION LIMITS VISIBILITY. OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ONLY FIX IS TO REMOVE THE DASH AND REPLACE BROKEN PART. *TR
Incident date: Nov 1, 2014
2003 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND AIRBAG RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE KEEPS GETTING RECALL NOTICES, FOR THE 2003 MODEL VEHICLE SHE DONATED. HER CURRENT 2009 PONTIAC VIBE VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS. *JB UPDATED 11/19/14. *JB
Incident date: Nov 4, 2014
I DONATED THIS CAR TO KERA PUBLIC RADIO IN DALLASTEXAS IN ABOUT MARCH, 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES OF THE RECALL OF THIS CAR, EVEN THOUGH I NO LONGER OWN IT. I WANT TO KNOW THAT THE CURRENT OWNER IS GETTING THOSE NOTICES AND HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE. *TR
Incident date: Nov 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2010
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS ENTERING THE MAIN ROAD FROM OUR SUBDIVISION. I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN. I WAS NOT IN A HURRY. WHEN IT WAS CLEAR FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, I BEGAN TO ENTER THE MAIN ROAD. THEN MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, THERE WAS A CAR COMING FROM THE RIGHT. WHERE DID THAT CAR COME FROM? IT WASN'T THERE WHEN I LOOKED. BUT PRESTO, ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT STATED THAT T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2010
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING COMPLAINED ABOUT ON HERE. THE LIGHT CONNECTORS MELTING AND BLOWING THE HEADLIGHTS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MESSING UP AND FRYING 7 BRAINS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE STEERING ACTING FUNNY JUST TO NAME A FEW, AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2010 TO HAVE THESE ISSUES WORKED O... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2010
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING COMPLAINED ABOUT ON HERE. THE LIGHT CONNECTORS MELTING AND BLOWING THE HEADLIGHTS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MESSING UP AND FRYING 7 BRAINS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE STEERING ACTING FUNNY JUST TO NAME A FEW, AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2010 TO HAVE THESE ISSUES WORKED O... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2010
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED ABOUT ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING COMPLAINED ABOUT ON HERE. THE LIGHT CONNECTORS MELTING AND BLOWING THE HEADLIGHTS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MESSING UP AND FRYING 7 BRAINS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, THE STEERING ACTING FUNNY JUST TO NAME A FEW, AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2010 TO HAVE THESE ISSUES WORKED O... Read more