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
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
Incident date: May 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,698.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 26, 2014
Incident date: May 3, 2014
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMES CRASHING DOWN INTO CAR DOOR, FOR NO REASON. THEN BACK PASSENGER WINDOW STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY, A FEW WEEKS LATER. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STARTS SLIDING DOWN AS CAR IS IN MOTION AFTER TURNING CORNER, I GRABBED WINDOW TRYING TO HOLD ONTO IT, SO IT WOULDN'T DROP ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE DOOR, RUSHING HOME SO MY HUSBAND COULD TAPE UP THE WINDOW TILL... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Aug 26, 2014
Incident date: May 3, 2014
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMES CRASHING DOWN INTO CAR DOOR, FOR NO REASON. THEN BACK PASSENGER WINDOW STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY, A FEW WEEKS LATER. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STARTS SLIDING DOWN AS CAR IS IN MOTION AFTER TURNING CORNER, I GRABBED WINDOW TRYING TO HOLD ONTO IT, SO IT WOULDN'T DROP ALL THE WAY DOWN INTO THE DOOR, RUSHING HOME SO MY HUSBAND COULD TAPE UP THE WINDOW TILL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C... Read more
Incident date: Aug 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 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), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE C... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 25, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Incident date: Feb 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY AND ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS CLEARED TWICE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE R... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY AND ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS CLEARED TWICE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE R... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 1,500 RPMS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEE... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 1,500 RPMS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RESISTANCE IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Aug 25, 2014
Incident date: Aug 24, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS TOTALLY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 18, 2012
KNOCKING LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR, MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN ALONG WITH THE BOLTS ALSO BROKEN. REPAIRED COST $474.10. FRONT OF BODY NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY THERE IS A GAP WITHIN THE HOOD AND THE CAR BODY DON'T KNOW WHETHER WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR SHIFTING AROUND. *TR
Incident date: Apr 18, 2012
KNOCKING LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR, MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN ALONG WITH THE BOLTS ALSO BROKEN. REPAIRED COST $474.10. FRONT OF BODY NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY THERE IS A GAP WITHIN THE HOOD AND THE CAR BODY DON'T KNOW WHETHER WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR SHIFTING AROUND. *TR
Incident date: Jan 27, 2013
I WAS PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION AND MY LIGHTS WOULDNT TURN ON. THEN I GOT TBONED BECAUSE THE STIPID LIGHT. I PAID 250 FOR INSUR. TO FIX VEHICLE. NOW THE LIGHTS WORK EXCEPT THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT, AND THE HARNESS CONNECTOR TO THE LIGHT BULB KEEPS MELTING & BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHT. I SPENT OVER 100 IN REPLACEMENT BULBS & CONNECTORS NOT INCL. THE LABOR. IVE HEARD OTHER G6 OWNERS HAVE SIMILAR ISSU... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 22, 2014
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS RECEIVED 3 RECALL NOTICES THIS YEAR PERTAINING TO THIS VEHICLE &, SO FAR, GM HAS NOT PROVIDED THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. THE PERTINENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN #'S ARE 14V153000 & 14V224000. MY DAUGHTER IS CONSIDERING BUYING THIS VEHICLE, SO I AM, UNDERSTANDABLY, CONCERNED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BEING FIXED. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ALLEVIATE THIS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 22, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
Incident date: Nov 11, 2013
THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I TURN THE KNOB TO DEFROCE IT MAKE NOISE. *TR