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: Aug 22, 2012
DRIVERS SIDE LOCK INDICATOR BROKE OFF WITH NO UNUSUAL DAMAGE OR WEAR THAT WOULD.HAVE CAUSED! HAVE SEEN A LOT OF G6S LIKE THIS! *TR
Incident date: Aug 22, 2012
DRIVERS SIDE LOCK INDICATOR BROKE OFF WITH NO UNUSUAL DAMAGE OR WEAR THAT WOULD.HAVE CAUSED! HAVE SEEN A LOT OF G6S LIKE THIS! *TR
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
MY WIFE WEIGHS 105 POUNDS AND IS 5 FEET 5 INCHES TALL, SHE IS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO TURN ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I WENT TO ROYAL BUICK DEALER IN TUCSON ARIZONA TO ASK IF THEY COULD MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT, THEY SAID NO THAT THE BAGS ARE NOT ARMED FOR ANYONE UNDER 100 POUNDS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT SHE WEIGHS 105 AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, I ASKED IF THEY COULD TURN IT ON PERMANENTLY AND TH... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2014
THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED A FUEL LEAK. *TR
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
STEERING GETS SO HARD, I AT 220LBS CAN BARELY STEER THE CAR GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE. MY DAUGHTER IS LEARNING ON THIS CAR FOR HER LICENSE BUT I AM NO LONGER LETTING HER DRIVE IT SINCE THE STEERING RANDOMLY GETS HARD AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME ON ALSO. IT ALSO SAYS IN THE INFORMATION SECTION TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM GM FOR THESE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
STEERING GETS SO HARD, I AT 220LBS CAN BARELY STEER THE CAR GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE. MY DAUGHTER IS LEARNING ON THIS CAR FOR HER LICENSE BUT I AM NO LONGER LETTING HER DRIVE IT SINCE THE STEERING RANDOMLY GETS HARD AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME ON ALSO. IT ALSO SAYS IN THE INFORMATION SECTION TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE FROM GM FOR THESE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2014
I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTERS AND POST CARDS FROM GM AND PONTIAC URGING ME TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION & START SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE REPLACED. I RECEIVED LETTERS WHEN THEY FIRST ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE, LETTERS SAYING THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE SOON, LETTERS WHEN PARTS STARTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE, ETC. A MONTH AGO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEAL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 22, 2011
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LEATHER IS CRACKING/SPLITING, CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER CARE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 22, 2011
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LEATHER IS CRACKING/SPLITING, CAR HAS ALWAYS HAD PROPER CARE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2011
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FACTORY HEADLIGHT (LEFT SIDE) BECAME HAZED OVER WHEN CAR HAD LOW MILES AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN STORED INSIDE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT VERY CLEAN! NOTICED MANY OTHER PONTIAC G6S' HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2011
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FACTORY HEADLIGHT (LEFT SIDE) BECAME HAZED OVER WHEN CAR HAD LOW MILES AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN STORED INSIDE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT VERY CLEAN! NOTICED MANY OTHER PONTIAC G6S' HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Aug 16, 2011
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FACTORY HEADLIGHT (LEFT SIDE) BECAME HAZED OVER WHEN CAR HAD LOW MILES AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN STORED INSIDE. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN KEPT VERY CLEAN! NOTICED MANY OTHER PONTIAC G6S' HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Sep 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6 . THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). 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 MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Incident date: Sep 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 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 MA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
UPON ACCELERATING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH, MY TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR WILL COME ON, SOMETIMES SAYING TRACTION OFF, AND SOMETIMES SAYING TO SERVICE TRACTION. IT WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON AND MAKE MY CAR JERK AROUND A LOT WHILE IT'S SHIFTING GEARS. IF IT DOESN'T GO AWAY SHORTLY AFTER IT CAME ON, IT WILL GO AWAY ONCE I LEAVE MY CAR TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE. IT HAPPENS SO RANDOMLY, AND SOMETIMES WILL BE M... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2013
UPON ACCELERATING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH, MY TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR WILL COME ON, SOMETIMES SAYING TRACTION OFF, AND SOMETIMES SAYING TO SERVICE TRACTION. IT WILL SOMETIMES STAY ON AND MAKE MY CAR JERK AROUND A LOT WHILE IT'S SHIFTING GEARS. IF IT DOESN'T GO AWAY SHORTLY AFTER IT CAME ON, IT WILL GO AWAY ONCE I LEAVE MY CAR TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE. IT HAPPENS SO RANDOMLY, AND SOMETIMES WILL BE M... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING HER PONTIAC G6 COUPE; SHE'S HAVING PROBLEMS SELLING HER VEHICLE DUE TO A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE; REQUEST THE ADVICE AS TO THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST GM FOR THE SWIFT RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER. *SD
Incident date: May 16, 2014
WAS PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. STARTED CAR AND DEPRESSED BRAKE AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED.. ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, KEPT TRYING TO DIE, NO POWER STEERING, NO COOL AIR OR A/C.. SERVICE ESC MESSAGE ON DISPLAY AS WELL AS TRACTION ... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2014
WAS PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. STARTED CAR AND DEPRESSED BRAKE AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED.. ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, KEPT TRYING TO DIE, NO POWER STEERING, NO COOL AIR OR A/C.. SERVICE ESC MESSAGE ON DISPLAY AS WELL AS TRACTION ... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2014
WAS PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. STARTED CAR AND DEPRESSED BRAKE AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED.. ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH, KEPT TRYING TO DIE, NO POWER STEERING, NO COOL AIR OR A/C.. SERVICE ESC MESSAGE ON DISPLAY AS WELL AS TRACTION ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Sep 3, 2014
Incident date: Feb 8, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN THE BLINKERS WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Aug 9, 2014
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WENT BAD. LEAVES AIRBAG DISABLED WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, I AM ALMOST THROWN FROM MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS COMPLETELY STOPPED TURNING WHEN THE CAR IS DOWNSHIFTING. *TR
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: 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