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: Jan 8, 2013
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE VEHICLE RECALL. *SMD ON JANUARY 8, 2013, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A POST CARD IN THE MAIL, IN JUNE 2014 REGARDING A RECALL CONCERNING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Jan 8, 2013
LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE VEHICLE RECALL. *SMD ON JANUARY 8, 2013, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A POST CARD IN THE MAIL, IN JUNE 2014 REGARDING A RECALL CONCERNING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Dec 24, 2011
CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001, WAS BEING DRIVEN AND IGNITION SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED TRUCK. C... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 24, 2011
CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001, WAS BEING DRIVEN AND IGNITION SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED TRUCK. C... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 24, 2011
CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001, WAS BEING DRIVEN AND IGNITION SHUT OFF CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED TRUCK. C... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 22, 2014
ON 2/22/14 AROUND 8:40 AM, I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK. I HAD STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WAS WAITING FOR THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO TURN GREEN. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL TURNED GREENED I PROCEEDED TO TURN; HOWEVER, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. I WAS IN UTTER PANIC. I PULLED AS HARD AS I COULD AND BARELY GOT IT TO TURN IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS PREPARING TO MAKE THE RIGHT TURN AND... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V25000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Incident date: Mar 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2014
MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH MY SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THEN MY STOPLIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN I WOULD STOP. HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AND HE PUT ON A NEW BRAKE SWITCH. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN WE DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEN LOOKED ON THIS SITE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURC... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2014
MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH MY SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THEN MY STOPLIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN I WOULD STOP. HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AND HE PUT ON A NEW BRAKE SWITCH. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN WE DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEN LOOKED ON THIS SITE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURC... Read more
Incident date: Jun 23, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY TOOK THIRTY MINUTES TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN IN ANY POSITION OR RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Jul 14, 2014
Incident date: Feb 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES MORE THAN ONCE. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jul 14, 2014
Incident date: Feb 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES MORE THAN ONCE. IN ADDITION, THE KEY WOULD BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Jul 14, 2014
Incident date: Feb 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR FIVE MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO READ THE IGNITION KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Jul 14, 2014
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V4000... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 14, 2014
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V4000... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — INTERIOR LIGHTING
Jul 14, 2014
Incident date: Jul 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V4000... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL ISSUES BIG TIME: (SO FAR, THESE ARE THE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND) BLINKERS & HAZARDS RANDOMLY WORK, SMELL BURNING WIRES, IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET CAR TO START, GEAR SHIFT STICKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE, SMELL FUEL & LOW COOLANT BUTTON COMES ON BUT CANNOT DETERMINE LEAKS. "I'M BEING TOLD BY GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO A ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL ISSUES BIG TIME: (SO FAR, THESE ARE THE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND) BLINKERS & HAZARDS RANDOMLY WORK, SMELL BURNING WIRES, IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET CAR TO START, GEAR SHIFT STICKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE, SMELL FUEL & LOW COOLANT BUTTON COMES ON BUT CANNOT DETERMINE LEAKS. "I'M BEING TOLD BY GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO A ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL ISSUES BIG TIME: (SO FAR, THESE ARE THE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND) BLINKERS & HAZARDS RANDOMLY WORK, SMELL BURNING WIRES, IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET CAR TO START, GEAR SHIFT STICKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE, SMELL FUEL & LOW COOLANT BUTTON COMES ON BUT CANNOT DETERMINE LEAKS. "I'M BEING TOLD BY GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO A ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
WAS RAINING, CAR IS DEATH TRAP. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT IT HANDLES TERRIBLE, CAN'T PUT MY FINGER ON IT, SOMETHING IS WRONG IN THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG ALERT WHEN A PASSENGER WAS WITH ME WAS READING AIRBAG OFF THEN WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AGAIN. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A RECALL WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR AND HAD THE CLOTH SEATS CHANGED TO LEATHER. THE RECALL DATE WAS OCT 31 2006 AND I PURCHASED THE CAR... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. THANK GOODNESS I WAS DRIVING INSTEAD OF MY WIFE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE IT FIXED BY A CERTIFIED GM DEALER. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VIN. AFTER ANOTHER CALL, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE UPCOMING RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A REIMBURSEMENT FORM IN APRIL OF 2014, WH... Read more
Incident date: Dec 18, 2013
LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY. THANK GOODNESS I WAS DRIVING INSTEAD OF MY WIFE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE IT FIXED BY A CERTIFIED GM DEALER. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VIN. AFTER ANOTHER CALL, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE UPCOMING RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR MODEL AND THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A REIMBURSEMENT FORM IN APRIL OF 2014, WH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2014
HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING LOW BEAM ONLY. THOUGHT THE BULBS BURNT OUT BUT IT'S THE WIRING AND CONNECTORS ARE MELTING INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. NO WATER IT'S DRY. GOT LIGHTS TO WORK BUT WIRES GET HOT FAST AND THEY STOP WORKING. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — ENGINE
Jul 13, 2014
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
ACCELERATED TO ON RAMP OF EXPRESSWAY, REACHED APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. ATTEMPTED TO TURN CAR BACK ON. IT DID NOT TURN OVER. BATTERY WAS OK, ENGINE WAS NOT. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE CENTER. IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUG WIRES REPLACED. HEFTY REPAIR BILL. ONE WEEK LATER, ACCEL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2013
I'VE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR WILL NOT START, AND THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND 170 DOLLARS LATTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT COMES IN TWO PARTS AND NO ONE KNOW WHICH PART IT NEEDS. I'VE SEEN TWO OTHER MECHANICS SINCE, SAME STORY. THIS MONTH FINALLY, THE PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2014
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD AND I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WHEELS ALMOST LOCK UP. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY THROWN INTO REVERSE & THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ADJUST. IT OCCURRED EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN OR STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE WAS FAR ENOUGH BEHIND ME BUT HAD HE BE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2014
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD AND I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WHEELS ALMOST LOCK UP. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS SUDDENLY THROWN INTO REVERSE & THE CAR WAS TRYING TO ADJUST. IT OCCURRED EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN OR STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE WAS FAR ENOUGH BEHIND ME BUT HAD HE BE... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2008
MY G6 JUST KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. I DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT SO I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2006 SO SOME OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME HAVE JUST COME UP. I DO NOT THINK IT IS DO TO AGE OF THE CAR; I THINK THEY SHOULD STILL FIX ANY DEFECTS WITH THE CAR. I LOVE PONTIAC'S I HAD A SUNFIRE BEFORE THIS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVE ANY RECALLS ON THIS... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2008
MY G6 JUST KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. I DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT SO I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2006 SO SOME OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME HAVE JUST COME UP. I DO NOT THINK IT IS DO TO AGE OF THE CAR; I THINK THEY SHOULD STILL FIX ANY DEFECTS WITH THE CAR. I LOVE PONTIAC'S I HAD A SUNFIRE BEFORE THIS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVE ANY RECALLS ON THIS... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2008
MY G6 JUST KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. I DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT SO I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2006 SO SOME OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME HAVE JUST COME UP. I DO NOT THINK IT IS DO TO AGE OF THE CAR; I THINK THEY SHOULD STILL FIX ANY DEFECTS WITH THE CAR. I LOVE PONTIAC'S I HAD A SUNFIRE BEFORE THIS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVE ANY RECALLS ON THIS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 100 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. STARTED OFF IN MID APRIL WITH THE DASHBOARD ALERT BEEPS, AND WARNING DISPLAY THAT THE POWER STEER IS NOT SERVICEABLE, FOLLOWED BY A 2ND ALERT THE ESC IS OFF. ALONG WITH THE ALERTS. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ERROR WAS CLEARED AND NORMAL STEERING CONTROL RESUMED.AND FROM MID APRIL 20... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 100 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. STARTED OFF IN MID APRIL WITH THE DASHBOARD ALERT BEEPS, AND WARNING DISPLAY THAT THE POWER STEER IS NOT SERVICEABLE, FOLLOWED BY A 2ND ALERT THE ESC IS OFF. ALONG WITH THE ALERTS. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ERROR WAS CLEARED AND NORMAL STEERING CONTROL RESUMED.AND FROM MID APRIL 20... Read more
Incident date: Jul 27, 2011
ON 3-14-12 THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN ON AND I TOOK IT IN TO GET LOOKED INTO AT THE DON LEDFORD'S CAR DEALERSHIP IN CLEVELAND TN. ON THIS DATE THEY RAN TEST AND FOUND NO LEAKS AT ALL. THEY SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE THE CAR. ON 07-27-12 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET A NEW IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH.THE CAR WOULD NOT START PERIODICALLY AND IT WAS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2001
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 14 YEARS & HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT IN THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TO 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERTY; I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET DONE & THE HEAD GASKET DONE; I TOO HAD AN ISSUE W/ THE ABS LIGHT BEING ON AND A WIRE OR SOMETHING WAS OFF. LUCKILY I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND DID NOT HAVE TO E... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2001
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 14 YEARS & HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT IN THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TO 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERTY; I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET DONE & THE HEAD GASKET DONE; I TOO HAD AN ISSUE W/ THE ABS LIGHT BEING ON AND A WIRE OR SOMETHING WAS OFF. LUCKILY I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND DID NOT HAVE TO E... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2001
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 14 YEARS & HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT IN THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TO 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERTY; I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET DONE & THE HEAD GASKET DONE; I TOO HAD AN ISSUE W/ THE ABS LIGHT BEING ON AND A WIRE OR SOMETHING WAS OFF. LUCKILY I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND DID NOT HAVE TO E... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Jul 11, 2014
Incident date: Jan 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,155.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Jul 11, 2014
Incident date: Nov 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE POWERED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Jul 11, 2014
Incident date: Jan 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 11, 2014
Incident date: Jan 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Incident date: Apr 1, 2013
WHILE DOING A SPRINGTIME CHECK OF MY GTO, NOTICED COIL COVER RUBBING ON FUEL RAIL FEED LINE. ABRASION WAS ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE LINE. HAD TO REPLACE WITH STEEL BRAIDED LINE FROM RUSSELS. COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE IN THE ENGINE BAY. *TR
Incident date: Jul 4, 2014
PASSENGER SEAT CUSHION AIRBAG SENSOR MODULE OR PPS IS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT ARM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WITH AN ADULT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. DEALER ESTIMATE IS $1000 TO REPLACE THE SEAT CUSHION. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MOST IF NOT EVENTUALLY ALL PONTIAC SOLSTICES. THIS SUB STANDARD CRITICAL LIFE SAFETY PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST ,YET I AM HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH MY IGNITION,CAN NOT TURN MY KEY IN THE IGNITION. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR
Incident date: Jul 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC FIREBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOUDER JOINT WAS FRACTURED WHICH, ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 94V077000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 7, 2014
A FUEL TYPE ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE GARAGE. REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT ORDER CONTINUNES. DO NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. HAVEN'T TAKEN VEHICLE TO SHOP YET BUT SAW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: May 21, 2014
THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT OR FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH ALMOST NO RESISTANCE IN THE RUN POSITION, AND DOOR AJAR, KEYS IN IGNITION CHIMES NO LONGER OPERATE AFTER FIRST OCCURRENCE OF KEY FALLOUT. KEY FALLOUT OCCURS EASIER AS TIME GOES ON, I AM UNSURE OF THE EXACT DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. *TR