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: Jul 3, 2014
EVERY TIME I LET MY CAR SIT FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE, I START IT UP AND THE BELT ON THE TENSIONER SQUEAK FOR 15 SECONDS. ALSO THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE RIM FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000. WHEN I DRIVE IT THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON BUT EVERY TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND I'M ACCELERATING THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHIFT, THE RPMS WILL REV UP TO RED LINE IF PUSHED THAT FAR, EVE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
EVERY TIME I LET MY CAR SIT FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE, I START IT UP AND THE BELT ON THE TENSIONER SQUEAK FOR 15 SECONDS. ALSO THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE RIM FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000. WHEN I DRIVE IT THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON BUT EVERY TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNS ON AND I'M ACCELERATING THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHIFT, THE RPMS WILL REV UP TO RED LINE IF PUSHED THAT FAR, EVE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2014
ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND RUNNING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE SOME WORK WAS DONE, HOWEVER, WHEN CHECKED WITH ATTENDANT, INCIDENT RECURRED. CAR STARTED PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL REMOVED KEYS FROM CAR CAR CONTINUED RUNNING, ENGINE DID NOT CUT OFF. *TR
Incident date: Aug 30, 2014
ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION WITH THE CAR IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND RUNNING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE SOME WORK WAS DONE, HOWEVER, WHEN CHECKED WITH ATTENDANT, INCIDENT RECURRED. CAR STARTED PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL REMOVED KEYS FROM CAR CAR CONTINUED RUNNING, ENGINE DID NOT CUT OFF. *TR
Incident date: Jun 26, 2013
2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. *JB
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1983) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Sep 2, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
A COMPANY NAMED KINETECH (KINETECHLLC.COM) IS IN VIOLATION OF TITLE 49 USC, CHAPTER 301, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, PART 571 STANDARD NO. 108 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS FMVSS 108), BY MANUFACTURING, AND INTRODUCING INTO INTERSTATE COMMERCE, A PRODUCT THAT RENDERS REGULATED MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE. THIS PRODUCT IS THE "PULSE" (WWW.PULSEPROTECTS.COM), A DEVICE THAT THEY CLAIM "PULSES" THE C... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. REVERSE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. *TR
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. REVERSE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. *TR
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. REVERSE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. *TR
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
THE AIRBAG WARNING ICON ON INSTRUMENT PANEL STAYS LIT AND "SERVICE AIRBAGS" MESSAGE IS ON MESSAGE WINDOW. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISARMED EVEN WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT A LARGE PORTION OF SATURN SKYS AND PONTIAC SOLSTICES SHARE AND IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. SINCE SO MANY OTHER SOLSTICE O... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2012
MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN WITH VERY LOW MILES. MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT STEERING ISSUES SO I SCHEDULED SERVICE 07/19/2012 @ WRIGHT AUTO GROUP 15090-9303. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT AFTER A MONTH IT BEGAN TO BE HARD TO TURN WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT A STAND STILL SO I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON 09/26/2012 AND THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
I CHECKED MY VIN ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO SEE WHAT RECALLS POPPED UP. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, OR SEAT BELTS BUT I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES. MY POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGIAN. JUST YESTERDAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE AIR BAGS. ALSO THE SENSO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
I CHECKED MY VIN ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO SEE WHAT RECALLS POPPED UP. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, OR SEAT BELTS BUT I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES. MY POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGIAN. JUST YESTERDAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE AIR BAGS. ALSO THE SENSO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
I CHECKED MY VIN ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO SEE WHAT RECALLS POPPED UP. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, OR SEAT BELTS BUT I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES. MY POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGIAN. JUST YESTERDAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE AIR BAGS. ALSO THE SENSO... Read more
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
AT HUTCHINSON MALL, THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED WHEN THE GEARSHIFT WERE PLACED IN PARK THE GEARSHIFT MOVED FREELY, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO 'PARK' AND REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT FROM CONKLIN IN HUTCHINSON, PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS. CONKLIN'S "[XXX]" CAME AND DROVE THE CAR FROM THE LOT. WE WERE CHARGED OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE SHIFT CABLE. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS TH... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — STEERING
Aug 30, 2014
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
WHILE DRIVING DISPLAY FLASHED ABOUT 4 ALERTS, FROM TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS BRAKES ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AROUND A DOZEN TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, BY USING ALL OF MY STRENGTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, AND SOME O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 30, 2014
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
WHILE DRIVING DISPLAY FLASHED ABOUT 4 ALERTS, FROM TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS BRAKES ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AROUND A DOZEN TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, BY USING ALL OF MY STRENGTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, AND SOME O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 30, 2014
Incident date: Nov 13, 2013
WHILE DRIVING DISPLAY FLASHED ABOUT 4 ALERTS, FROM TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS BRAKES ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AROUND A DOZEN TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, BY USING ALL OF MY STRENGTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, AND SOME O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Aug 30, 2014
Incident date: May 21, 2014
WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH AUTO LOW BEAMS ON, AND ON A HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAYED ON, AND HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH THERE WAS NO CHANGE. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON. THEN ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THEY TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NOW, THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
ENGINE RPM SURGES TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY PLACED IN DRIVE AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE DRIVER MAY NEED TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKE IF BEHIND A CAR. THE HIGH RPM ALSO ACTS AS AN UNDESIRED "CRUISE CONTROL" SYSTEM, THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH "CRUISE". THE DRIVER MUST ALSO FIRMLY HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN WHILE STOPPED AS THE CAR WILL L... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
ENGINE RPM SURGES TO OVER 3000 WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS INITIALLY PLACED IN DRIVE AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE DRIVER MAY NEED TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKE IF BEHIND A CAR. THE HIGH RPM ALSO ACTS AS AN UNDESIRED "CRUISE CONTROL" SYSTEM, THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH "CRUISE". THE DRIVER MUST ALSO FIRMLY HOLD THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN WHILE STOPPED AS THE CAR WILL L... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2013
THE TANK LEAKS FUEL AT THE INLET ON THE TANK. CUSTOMER IS ABLE TO PUT NO MORE THAN ENOUGH GAS IN THE TANK WHERE IS BELOW THE LEVEL ON THE INLET ON THE TANK. *TR
Incident date: Aug 28, 2014
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT MY TACHOMETER GAUGE INDICATOR WAS ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE RIGHT UNDER MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR. THEN A FEW HOURS LATER WHILE GOING TO THE STORE, I NOTICED THAT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS SHOWING HOT AND NOT ACCURATE ALSO. THIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH MY MECHANIC WHO INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE COST TO FIX??? IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $500 -- I AM A SIN... Read more
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
MY VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE TRAVELING. ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE WOULD STOP FOR TWO TO FIVE SECONDS THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. DURING THAT TIME MY CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DECREASE ACCELERATION. THEN EVERYTHING WOULD COME RIGHT BACK ON. MY CLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. THEN THIS MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
MY VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE TRAVELING. ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE WOULD STOP FOR TWO TO FIVE SECONDS THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. DURING THAT TIME MY CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DECREASE ACCELERATION. THEN EVERYTHING WOULD COME RIGHT BACK ON. MY CLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. THEN THIS MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 29, 2014
MY VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF WHILE TRAVELING. ALL ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE WOULD STOP FOR TWO TO FIVE SECONDS THEN COME RIGHT BACK ON. DURING THAT TIME MY CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND DECREASE ACCELERATION. THEN EVERYTHING WOULD COME RIGHT BACK ON. MY CLOCK WOULD HAVE TO BE RESET. THEN THIS MORNING MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — AIR BAGS
Aug 29, 2014
Incident date: Nov 13, 2012
I HAVE HAD MY CAR 2YRS NOW AND MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STILL DOESN'T COME ON ALL TIME WHEN MY FIANCEE SITS ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. MY FIANCEE IS LITTLE AND ONLY WEIGH ABOUT 125LBS BUT I AM GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH CONSTANTLY TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF AND MAKING HER GET IN AND OUT OFF THE CAR UNTIL THE SENSOR READS THAT SHE IS IN THE SEAT. WHEN MY BOTHER AND I SIT ON THE PASSENGER ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR FOR TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Dec 21, 2013
HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF ON CAR. AFTER LOTS OF INVESTIGATION, IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COBALTS AND G5. HAD TO REMOVE FUSES TO SHUT HEADLIGHTS OFF AND PUT THEM BACK IN TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS. NEEDED A NEW UNDER HOOD FUSE BLOCK WHICH COSTS AROUND $300. APPARENTLY THE RELAY MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE IS NOT AN EASY WAY TO REPLACE IT SINCE IT IS SOLDERED INTO A CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH IS PART ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 15, 2013
RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON VEHICLE AIRBAG MODULE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP TO DO THE WORK, WORK WAS PERFORMED TO PLACE A RADIO HARNESS ON THE MODULE. SUDDENLY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS STAYED ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THIS REPAIR. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL US THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND THAT THE MODULE WAS BAD. THIS IS NOT ACCURATE AS... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2014
I TOOK OUR SOLSTICE TO A GM DEALER IN ALCOA, TN ON JULY 28, 2014 FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER RECALL. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED THE DEALER HAD MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE MAXIMUM TILT UP POSITION. WHEN I MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL TO A MIDDLE TILT POSITION THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT AT THIS TIME. ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 27, 2014
SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL IT MADE THE NOISE/SOUND AS THOUGH IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE BUT WOULD MOVE NOWHERE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT 5 SEC WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL, THEN REPEATED THE ACTION (SOUNDING LIKE IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE GAS P... Read more
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
TWO HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, IT STARTED CLUNKING /SNAPPING IN THE FRONT END WHEN I TURN, GO OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, BRAKE AND ACCELERATE. NO DOUBT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOON! *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
TWO HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, IT STARTED CLUNKING /SNAPPING IN THE FRONT END WHEN I TURN, GO OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, BRAKE AND ACCELERATE. NO DOUBT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOON! *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2014
TWO HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, IT STARTED CLUNKING /SNAPPING IN THE FRONT END WHEN I TURN, GO OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, BRAKE AND ACCELERATE. NO DOUBT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOON! *TR
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
I OWN A PONTIAC G6 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND THE WIRES WAS BURNT AND A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GRIND AND WINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOING 45MPH SO I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND IT BEEN THERE UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT IF ITS DO TO THE RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
I OWN A PONTIAC G6 2007 I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND THE WIRES WAS BURNT AND A LITTLE BIT AFTER THAT MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GRIND AND WINE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOING 45MPH SO I HAD IT TOWED HOME AND IT BEEN THERE UNTIL I CAN FIND OUT IF ITS DO TO THE RECALL. *TR
Incident date: Aug 19, 2014
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING BUT CAR CONTINUED TO RUN THOUGH ROUGHLY. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CAR ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING BUT ALL THE DASH LIGHTS STAYED ON AND BLOWER MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE FUSIBLE LINK FAILED BET... Read more
Incident date: Feb 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Aug 27, 2014
Incident date: Jul 13, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REMAINED ON WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,361.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — SERVICE BRAKES
Aug 27, 2014
Incident date: Jul 2, 2013
TRACTION CONTROL / ABS BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY WELL NOT STOP VEHICLE/ WHEN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON WHICH IS PROBABLY 90% OF THE TIME . ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED , I THOUGHT THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM ONLY TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. THANK YOU *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Aug 27, 2014
Incident date: Jul 2, 2013
TRACTION CONTROL / ABS BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY WELL NOT STOP VEHICLE/ WHEN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON WHICH IS PROBABLY 90% OF THE TIME . ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED , I THOUGHT THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM ONLY TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. THANK YOU *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 27, 2014
Incident date: Jul 2, 2013
TRACTION CONTROL / ABS BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY WELL NOT STOP VEHICLE/ WHEN ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON WHICH IS PROBABLY 90% OF THE TIME . ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED , I THOUGHT THIS WOULD CURE THE PROBLEM ONLY TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. THANK YOU *TR
Incident date: Feb 25, 2014
IGNITION REPAIR IS STILL PENDING PARTS 6 MONTHS AFTER RECALL IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SAFETY ISSUE. DAY FOR DAY PENALTY SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON GM FOR UNACCEPTABLE DELAY IS COMPLETING RECALL REPAIR. *TR
Incident date: Feb 25, 2014
IGNITION REPAIR IS STILL PENDING PARTS 6 MONTHS AFTER RECALL IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR SAFETY ISSUE. DAY FOR DAY PENALTY SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON GM FOR UNACCEPTABLE DELAY IS COMPLETING RECALL REPAIR. *TR
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
HEADLAMPS FOR ALL VEHICLES: THE NEWER BLUE, PINK, PURPLE COLORED HEADLIGHTS ARE BLINDING TO LIGHT SENSITIVE EYES. BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE BAD ENOUGH AND THEN ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE HAS FOG LIGHTS THAT PEOPLE LEAVE ON ALL THE TIME AND ARE BLINDING. BUT, THESE NEW COLORED LIGHTS ACTUALLY HURT LIGHT SENSITIVE EYES & TOTALLY BLIND YOU FOR MORE THAN A SECOND. FIRST TIME I ENCOUNTERED IT SCARED THE HECK OU... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V224000 (POWER TRANSMISSION). HOWEVER, THE PART THAT WAS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2014
THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE THE ENGINE JUMPS, WHEN DRIVING THE CAR DURING FIRST AND SECOND GEAR THE CAR JUMPS. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON READS A CAMSHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTION, THOSE WERE REPLACE AND THE SYSTEM RESET. ONCE THE CAR IS ON THE ROAD FOR TEN MINUTES THE CAR BEGINS TO DO THE SOMETHING. OVER AND OVER WHEN THE CAR SITS FOR TWO OR MORE DAYS THE CAR RESETS AUTOMATICALLY TH... Read more