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: Aug 14, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSLOCK ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM SUDDENLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE IS UNKNO... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1998) — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Aug 15, 2014
Incident date: Jul 10, 2014
MY CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM SIOUX FALLS RESIDENTS HOME JULY 10 TH BUT HAVE A POLICE REPORT [XXX] BEEN SPOTTED IN MITCHELL OFF INTERSTATE 90 FIRST PARKING LOT RIGHT AFTER EXIT 90 INTO MITCHELL TANISH COLOR TRUNK HAS BUNNGIE CORD ON TRUNK SILVER SMALL SPOT ON PASSENGER SIDE PONTIAC 1998. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1998) — SUSPENSION
Aug 15, 2014
Incident date: Jul 10, 2014
MY CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM SIOUX FALLS RESIDENTS HOME JULY 10 TH BUT HAVE A POLICE REPORT [XXX] BEEN SPOTTED IN MITCHELL OFF INTERSTATE 90 FIRST PARKING LOT RIGHT AFTER EXIT 90 INTO MITCHELL TANISH COLOR TRUNK HAS BUNNGIE CORD ON TRUNK SILVER SMALL SPOT ON PASSENGER SIDE PONTIAC 1998. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1998) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Aug 15, 2014
Incident date: Jul 10, 2014
MY CAR HAS BEEN STOLEN FROM SIOUX FALLS RESIDENTS HOME JULY 10 TH BUT HAVE A POLICE REPORT [XXX] BEEN SPOTTED IN MITCHELL OFF INTERSTATE 90 FIRST PARKING LOT RIGHT AFTER EXIT 90 INTO MITCHELL TANISH COLOR TRUNK HAS BUNNGIE CORD ON TRUNK SILVER SMALL SPOT ON PASSENGER SIDE PONTIAC 1998. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Incident date: Feb 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V3120000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY ADVISED IT WAS THE SENSOR MODULE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS FAILED NO RECALLS AND NO WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON A PART THAT HAS FAILED ON EVERY SOLSTICE I AM AWARE OF , THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BY GM OR DO MORE PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INJURED BEFORE THEY DO WHAT IS RIGHT! SEEMS TO BE A MONEY GRAB BY THE DEALERS AS THEY CHARGE $900 + WHE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GTO. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2014
AS I WAS DRIVING IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, I HEARD A SQUEAL OR WINDING SOUND THEN I SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE COME OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL - IGNITION AREA. *TR
Incident date: Aug 8, 2014
AS I WAS DRIVING IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, I HEARD A SQUEAL OR WINDING SOUND THEN I SAW A PUFF OF SMOKE COME OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL - IGNITION AREA. *TR
Incident date: Jul 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE REAR LEFT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,... Read more
Incident date: Jul 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT THE REAR LEFT BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2014
STARTED ABOUT 3MONTHS AGO WHEN I'M DRIVING THE WHEEL WOULD START TO SHAKE BACK& FORWARD THEN AS TIME WENT ON THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE WHEEL BEGIN TO SHAKE AT LOW SPEED AND WHEN CAR NOT MOVING. *TR SO I TOOK TO A FEW MECHANIC SHOPS SAID IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH STEERING IT WAS ON RECALL. I TOOK TO DEALER HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK SAID NEEDED A POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AN... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 14, 2014
Incident date: Jun 10, 2014
I DRIVE A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ONE NOTICE OF A RECALL. IN JUNE 2014, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN ON MY CAR WITHOUT WARNING AT ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN GREENVILLE, MS. AS A RESULT OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN I WAS LEFT WITHOUT AIR, OPERATIVE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 13, 2014
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CORRELATION BETWEEN HOW LONG THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AND WHEN THE LIGHTS CUT OFF OR HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THEM TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. ONLY HI BEAMS WORKED CONSISTENTLY. AS OF THIS PAST WEEK, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS ARE NO LONGER WORKING FOR ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — VISIBILITY/WIPER
Aug 13, 2014
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CORRELATION BETWEEN HOW LONG THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AND WHEN THE LIGHTS CUT OFF OR HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THEM TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. ONLY HI BEAMS WORKED CONSISTENTLY. AS OF THIS PAST WEEK, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS ARE NO LONGER WORKING FOR ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Aug 13, 2014
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CORRELATION BETWEEN HOW LONG THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AND WHEN THE LIGHTS CUT OFF OR HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THEM TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. ONLY HI BEAMS WORKED CONSISTENTLY. AS OF THIS PAST WEEK, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS ARE NO LONGER WORKING FOR ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 13, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14V224000 (TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE F... Read more
Incident date: Jun 13, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14V224000 (TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE F... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED, BUT WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED, BUT WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR AP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT RECOGNIZED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Incident date: Aug 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT RECOGNIZED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Incident date: Mar 31, 2014
MY FATHER-IN-LAW,[XXX] RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH TO HAVE HIS IGNITION REPLACED BY GM DUE TO FAULTY SWITCHES. HE HAS GONE IN MONTHLY SINCE THEN AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IN THE MEANTIME HE IS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. HE IS 84 YEARS OLD AND FEELS LIKE GM IS GIVING HIM THE RUNAROUND. THE DEALER IS VALLEY AUBURN BUICK GMC IN AUBURN, WA. ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MECHANISM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE, CONTAINED A DEEP, HORIZONTAL CRACK, AND WAS BECOMING OFF TRACK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE AP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR MECHANISM FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE, CONTAINED A DEEP, HORIZONTAL CRACK, AND WAS BECOMING OFF TRACK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V162000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE AP... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR OVER A YEAR, HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, FOR THE ISSUE. EACH TIME, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THIRTY, CLEANED IT, AND STATED THE V... Read more
Incident date: Jul 23, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR OVER A YEAR, HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, FOR THE ISSUE. EACH TIME, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THIRTY, CLEANED IT, AND STATED THE V... Read more
Incident date: Jul 14, 2014
THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR IN AND AROUND MY CAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A FUEL PUMP MODULE RECALL FOR 2007 G5S BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2000) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 12, 2014
Incident date: Nov 16, 2010
2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER PAID $352.14 TO HAVE TO IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. *JB
Incident date: Aug 12, 2014
GM HAS SENT MULTIPLE LETTERS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING RECALL. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS AND THEY ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE OWNERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING EVEN AT A RISK OF POWER STEERING LOSS AND ACCIDENT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY G6 LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING ME TO HIT AN OBSTRUCTION. GM IS A TERRIBLE COMPANY AND THE US GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWING THIS JOKE OF A RECALL. HOLD GM ACC... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 12, 2014
GM HAS SENT MULTIPLE LETTERS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING RECALL. THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS AND THEY ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE OWNERS TO CONTINUE DRIVING EVEN AT A RISK OF POWER STEERING LOSS AND ACCIDENT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN MY G6 LOST POWER STEERING CAUSING ME TO HIT AN OBSTRUCTION. GM IS A TERRIBLE COMPANY AND THE US GOVERNMENT IS ALLOWING THIS JOKE OF A RECALL. HOLD GM ACC... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Aug 17, 2005
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE PONTIAC DEALER TO PUT THE IGNITION IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION TO RESET THE COMPUTER FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND IT WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR IN 2004. I FEAR THIS IS RELATED TO THE GM RECALLS ON THE UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION WHICH MY CAR IS COVERED AND THE CYLINDER LOCK REPLACEMENTS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WHICH I AM NOT COV... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2005
THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE PONTIAC DEALER TO PUT THE IGNITION IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION TO RESET THE COMPUTER FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND IT WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR IN 2004. I FEAR THIS IS RELATED TO THE GM RECALLS ON THE UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION WHICH MY CAR IS COVERED AND THE CYLINDER LOCK REPLACEMENTS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WHICH I AM NOT COV... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Aug 12, 2014
Incident date: Aug 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.
Fire
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, INTERIOR ELECTRIC HAVE GLITCHES. *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, INTERIOR ELECTRIC HAVE GLITCHES. *TR
Incident date: Aug 11, 2014
STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING, INTERIOR ELECTRIC HAVE GLITCHES. *TR
Incident date: Aug 12, 2014
I PULLED IN KROGERS PARKING LOT AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT THEN CAME BACK ON. I WENT INTO THE STORE CAME BACK NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON AND MY CAR WON'T START. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
LETTER FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 PONTIAC DEFECTS. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE $34.00 PART, THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE ROOF. 2007 PONTIAC G6.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
LETTER FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 PONTIAC DEFECTS. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE $34.00 PART, THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE ROOF. 2007 PONTIAC G6.
Incident date: Feb 13, 2014
TO SUM IT UP STARTED GETTING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE CENTER IN VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN FLASHING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND SHIFTING HARD. NOW THE VEHICLE STILL SHIFTS HARD WITH THE TWO ABOVE MESSAGES AND IS ALSO STALLING OUT WHEN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE APPEARS. MANY TIMES AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. HAVE TO PULL O... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2014
TO SUM IT UP STARTED GETTING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE CENTER IN VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN FLASHING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND SHIFTING HARD. NOW THE VEHICLE STILL SHIFTS HARD WITH THE TWO ABOVE MESSAGES AND IS ALSO STALLING OUT WHEN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE APPEARS. MANY TIMES AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. HAVE TO PULL O... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2014
TO SUM IT UP STARTED GETTING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE CENTER IN VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN FLASHING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND SHIFTING HARD. NOW THE VEHICLE STILL SHIFTS HARD WITH THE TWO ABOVE MESSAGES AND IS ALSO STALLING OUT WHEN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE APPEARS. MANY TIMES AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. HAVE TO PULL O... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND ODI# COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $150 TO REPLACE THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE BULBS HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED AS IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FEEDING THE HEAD... Read more
Incident date: Aug 1, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND ODI# COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $150 TO REPLACE THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE BULBS HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED AS IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FEEDING THE HEAD... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2013
I PURCHASED MY USED PONTIAC G6 IN OCTOBER 2013. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR OFF THE LOT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. NO BIG DEAL I THOUGHT. WE'LL WE HAVE CHANGED THIS SAME HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. TODAY 8/11/2014 IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN . MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS UNPLUGGED AS WE KNEW THE BULB SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. WELL WHEN HE TOOK THE BACK PLASTIC COVE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2013
I PURCHASED MY USED PONTIAC G6 IN OCTOBER 2013. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR OFF THE LOT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. NO BIG DEAL I THOUGHT. WE'LL WE HAVE CHANGED THIS SAME HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. TODAY 8/11/2014 IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN . MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS UNPLUGGED AS WE KNEW THE BULB SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. WELL WHEN HE TOOK THE BACK PLASTIC COVE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 11, 2014
Incident date: Sep 1, 2007
ROUTINELY EXPERIENCES IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING AND FROM OTHER SWITCH POSITIONS. ONE TIME THE KEY WAS REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION BY MISTAKE, AND UNKNOWINGLY THE BATTERY DRAINED, REQUIRING A AAA SERVICE VISIT. THIS 2002 AUTO SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON OTHER YEAR GRAND PRIX IGNITION SWITCHES AS IT IS UNSAFE. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Aug 11, 2014
Incident date: Aug 10, 2014
WE RETURNED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND AS WE WERE BRINGING GROCERIES IN, MY WIFE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SHE THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS THE NEIGHBORS BURNING TRASH BUT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. SHE SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND SEEN SMALL FLAMES. SHE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I PULLED THE CAR OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE AND AS ... Read more
Fire