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: Oct 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 EQUIPPED WITH SUMITOMO TOURING LST TIRES, SIZE P215/60 TR16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BULGING AND CUPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2014
WE DID NOT HAVE ANY INCIDENT. MINE WAS MORE OF A QUESTION CONCERNING A RECALL # FOUND ON A DORMAN PART. (2007 PONTIAC G6 STEERING RECALL 14E044000) FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS RECALL WAS ONLY FOR A REPLACEMENT PART THAT WAS BOUGHT FOR THIS ISSUE INVOLVING THE U-JOINTS AND THE STEERING? WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR PONTIAC G6 AND THE STEERING THAT I FEEL IS VERY SAFE. THE CAR WE HAV... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR ... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2013
HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS ARE MELTING AT ELECTRICAL CONTACTS CAUSING FREQUENT BULB FAILURE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT, NOT ONLY WAS THERE DAMAGE TO THE BULB'S ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, BUT THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF HAD MELTED. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY NO LONGER MADE THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO "SPLICE" IN THE HARNESS FR... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2013
HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS ARE MELTING AT ELECTRICAL CONTACTS CAUSING FREQUENT BULB FAILURE. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT, NOT ONLY WAS THERE DAMAGE TO THE BULB'S ELECTRICAL CONTACTS, BUT THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF HAD MELTED. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY NO LONGER MADE THE PART AND I WOULD HAVE TO "SPLICE" IN THE HARNESS FR... Read more
Incident date: Oct 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE PROBLEM WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,517. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN UPDATED 12/11/14
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
MY SOLSTICE IS PART OF THE IGNITION RECALL. PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AUG. 2014. IGNITION REPLACED TODAY 10/8/14. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I HAVE A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FIRST I'M TOLD IT WILL COST ME $800 TO REPLACE. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING GMC ABOUT THIS. THEN I'M TOLD T... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
MY SOLSTICE IS PART OF THE IGNITION RECALL. PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE AUG. 2014. IGNITION REPLACED TODAY 10/8/14. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT I HAVE A FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT NEITHER SIDE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY SHOULD I HAVE AN ACCIDENT. FIRST I'M TOLD IT WILL COST ME $800 TO REPLACE. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTING GMC ABOUT THIS. THEN I'M TOLD T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2014
I PURCHASED THE TORRENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SINCE SOME TIME IN 2008 THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" CAUTION LIGHT COMES ON INFREQUENTLY. I NOTICE THAT IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS PERHAPS NOT BEEN PARKED COMPLETELY LEVEL. IT USUALLY RESETS BUT IS AN ANNOYANCE. I HAVE NOT HAD A DEALER DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS VERY RECENT; I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE LAST 60-90 DAYS. THE IGNITION ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2014
I PURCHASED THE TORRENT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SINCE SOME TIME IN 2008 THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" CAUTION LIGHT COMES ON INFREQUENTLY. I NOTICE THAT IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS PERHAPS NOT BEEN PARKED COMPLETELY LEVEL. IT USUALLY RESETS BUT IS AN ANNOYANCE. I HAVE NOT HAD A DEALER DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE. THE SECOND ISSUE IS VERY RECENT; I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE LAST 60-90 DAYS. THE IGNITION ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Fire
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE DIGITAL DISPLAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - AIR BAGS
Oct 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-10 TOWARDS TUCSON ARIZONA. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THERE WAS A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PICKUP TRUCK CUT ME OFF AND MOVED INTO MY LANE WITHOUT CHECKING HIS BLIND SPOT. I QUICKLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LANE FOR THE UPCOMING EXIT TO AVOID BEING HIT, AND WHEN I TRIED TO CORRECT TO LEFT IN ORDER TO NOT HIT EXIT SIGN THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY DID NOT ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - SERVICE BRAKES
Oct 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-10 TOWARDS TUCSON ARIZONA. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THERE WAS A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PICKUP TRUCK CUT ME OFF AND MOVED INTO MY LANE WITHOUT CHECKING HIS BLIND SPOT. I QUICKLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LANE FOR THE UPCOMING EXIT TO AVOID BEING HIT, AND WHEN I TRIED TO CORRECT TO LEFT IN ORDER TO NOT HIT EXIT SIGN THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY DID NOT ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - STEERING
Oct 8, 2014
Incident date: Sep 20, 2014
I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-10 TOWARDS TUCSON ARIZONA. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THERE WAS A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PICKUP TRUCK CUT ME OFF AND MOVED INTO MY LANE WITHOUT CHECKING HIS BLIND SPOT. I QUICKLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LANE FOR THE UPCOMING EXIT TO AVOID BEING HIT, AND WHEN I TRIED TO CORRECT TO LEFT IN ORDER TO NOT HIT EXIT SIGN THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY DID NOT ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ENGINE
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Sep 26, 2014
ON 9/26/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNINTENTIONAL IGNITION KEY ROTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT SAID IN THE INFORMATION DATA THAT "START UP FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. REDUCED ENGINE POWER." I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED TO ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Sep 26, 2014
ON 9/26/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNINTENTIONAL IGNITION KEY ROTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT SAID IN THE INFORMATION DATA THAT "START UP FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. REDUCED ENGINE POWER." I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED TO ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - STEERING
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Sep 26, 2014
ON 9/26/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNINTENTIONAL IGNITION KEY ROTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT SAID IN THE INFORMATION DATA THAT "START UP FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. REDUCED ENGINE POWER." I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED TO ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
Incident date: Oct 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER. THE PROBLEM RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AS THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2014
VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING OF GASOLINE WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS. THE MOTOR HAD BEGUN TO RUN ROUGHLY AND DID NOT START IMMEDIATELY UPON TURNING OVER. NOT LONG AFTER, GASOLINE BEGAN TO DRIP FROM THE HEAT SHIELD BELOW THE FUEL TANK. UPON REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS FOUND THAT GASOLINE HAD POOLED ON TOP OF THE TANK AND WAS LEAKING FROM A CRACKED FUEL LINE ELBOW DIRECTLY ABOVE THE FUEL PUMP. UPON REMO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK. ALSO THE DOOR CHIMES FAILED TO ALERT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO LOCK. ALSO THE DOOR CHIMES FAILED TO ALERT WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E021000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2014
I HAVE NO HEAT FROM THE VEHICLE NO MATTER WHICH SETTING IS USED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT AND CHEVY EQUINOX. *TR
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1995) - AIR BAGS
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 12/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ADV... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1995) - VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Oct 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE WINDSHIELD BECAME CRACKED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 12/17/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER ADV... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2003) - ENGINE
Oct 7, 2014
Incident date: Jul 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2003) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Oct 6, 2014
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
THE FUEL INJECTOR STARTED HAVING ISSUES, AND THE CAR HAS A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. THE SMELL OF GAS IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN OFF SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE MIRRORS MOVE BY THEMSELVES AND THE SUNROOF NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2003) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Oct 6, 2014
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
THE FUEL INJECTOR STARTED HAVING ISSUES, AND THE CAR HAS A WHISTLING SOUND WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. THE SMELL OF GAS IS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN OFF SINCE WE GOT THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, THE MIRRORS MOVE BY THEMSELVES AND THE SUNROOF NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. *TR
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 6, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 6, 2014
Incident date: Oct 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Oct 1, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DETERIORATED AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS TO SLIGHTLY POP OUT, BUT NOT FULLY DEPLOY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Incident date: Oct 6, 2014
I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO DRIVE. I WENT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I HAVE NOTICED OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Incident date: Aug 27, 2014
WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, LOST POWER STEERING. BROUGHT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED CODE CO545. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. GM SAYS THIS VIN NOT UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DESPITE OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6'S BEING UNDER RECALL FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. REFUSED TO HELP. THEY SAID MAYBE IN FUTURE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE PART OF A RECALL. SUCH CALLOUSNESS. *... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
HEY MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS AND AFTER DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR TWO WEEKS ACTUALLY LEARNED WHAT THE ISSUE WAS THE GAS CABLE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK FROM WEAR AND TEAR AND GAS WAS COMING OUT. IF SOMEONE THREW ANYTHING LIT BEHIND MY CAR IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP THIS FUEL PUMP ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL I WAS CHARGED A HEFTY REPAIR BILL AS WELL IM REALLY STARTING TO REGRET THIS PONTIAC... Read more
Incident date: Sep 25, 2014
ON SEPTEMBER 2014, I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WITH ABOUT 182,000 MILES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRIVING ME TO WORK. I WAS NOT AWARE OR MADE AWARE OF A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. I DROVE THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION A FEW DAYS LATER. I WAS LATER ADVISED THAT A FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR WAS POSSIBLY CRACKED AND LEAKING GASOLINE ABOVE THE ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 14, 2013
AFTER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DONE, NOT THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND I GET A SERVICE AIR BAD DISPLAY ON DASH. IT DOES NOT KNOW WHETHER THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO MORE THAN JUST A FEW OWNERS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2008
MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN FRONT OF MY HOME. THE FRONT END WAS REBUILT. EVER SINCE THAT ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND RADIO.THIS IS A DAILY THING. IT EVEN LIGHTS UP WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ALSO NOTICED THIS YEAR THAT MY SEAT BELT LIGHT HAS COME ON AS I WAS WEARING IT MEANING THE LIGHT STATES I DIDN'T HAVE IT ON WHEN I DID. THIS YEAR I ALS... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
BOUGHT A USED 2008 PONTIAC G6 ONE WEEK AGO. IT HAD AN OPEN RECALL--13036. THIS WAS A BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL (DISABLING THEM). ALSO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WERE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOING OFF WHEN BRAKING. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SHIFTER. HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE TODAY, OCTOBER ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
BOUGHT A USED 2008 PONTIAC G6 ONE WEEK AGO. IT HAD AN OPEN RECALL--13036. THIS WAS A BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL (DISABLING THEM). ALSO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WERE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOING OFF WHEN BRAKING. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SHIFTER. HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE TODAY, OCTOBER ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
BOUGHT A USED 2008 PONTIAC G6 ONE WEEK AGO. IT HAD AN OPEN RECALL--13036. THIS WAS A BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION WHICH COULD ALSO AFFECT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL (DISABLING THEM). ALSO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WERE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOING OFF WHEN BRAKING. THIS ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE SHIFTER. HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE TODAY, OCTOBER ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
POWER ADAPTER WENT OUT FIRST AND FUSES BLOW AND SPARK WHEN REPLACED, AUGUST 2014 RADIO AND CLOCK QUIT WORKING, BLINKERS FLASH BUT DO NOT DING WHEN ON, KEY IN IGNITION WITH DOOR OPEN DOES NOT DING, AND TODAY OCTOBER 3, 2014 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYS ON. ARE THESE RECALL ITEMS OR FIRE HAZARDS THAT GM SHOULD REPLACE? *TR
Incident date: Oct 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,355.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Oct 3, 2014
Incident date: Oct 2, 2014
MY 2007 GRAND PRIX LOWER LIGHTS JUST CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I REPLACED MY BATTERY, MY ALTERNATOR AND STARTER IS WORKING FINE. MY HIGH BEAMS DID IT TWICE ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO BUT HAVEN'T HAPPENED SINCE. I'M SCARED TO TRAVEL AT NIGHT BUT I HAVE A BROTHER WHO CAN'T WALK AND HE LIVES ON THE NEXT ROAD FROM MY HOUSE AND I HAVE TO GO TO HIS HOUSE EVE... Read more