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 7, 2013
LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN NOT TURN VEHICLE
Incident date: Mar 6, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SLID ON BLACK ICE AND CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC SIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER... Read more
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1996) — STEERING
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN. CAR CONTINUED, RAN OVER A MAIL BOX AND CAME TO REST IN A FLOWER BED. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND PICKED CAR UP, TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD FALLEN DOWN AND DISABLED THE STEERING. MECHANIC AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER LATER AGREED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF. *JS
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1996) — POWER TRAIN
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN. CAR CONTINUED, RAN OVER A MAIL BOX AND CAME TO REST IN A FLOWER BED. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND PICKED CAR UP, TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD FALLEN DOWN AND DISABLED THE STEERING. MECHANIC AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER LATER AGREED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF. *JS
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1996) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, LOST CONTROL OF STEERING WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN. CAR CONTINUED, RAN OVER A MAIL BOX AND CAME TO REST IN A FLOWER BED. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND PICKED CAR UP, TOW TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED THAT ENGINE CRADLE HAD FALLEN DOWN AND DISABLED THE STEERING. MECHANIC AND INSURANCE ADJUSTER LATER AGREED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF. *JS
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Jul 5, 2014
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WENT INTO FLAMES. I HAVE HAD NO PRECIOUS ENGINE ISSUES AND THOUGH IT HAS A LOT OF MILES ON THE CARE IT HAS BEEN KEPT UP WELL. ALL MY FLUIDS WERE AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS. THE FIRE DESTROYED MY CAR. *JS
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — AIR BAGS
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Apr 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEATBELT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE SEATBELT WAS LATCHED AND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Apr 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEATBELT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE SEATBELT WAS LATCHED AND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — SEAT BELTS
Jul 7, 2014
Incident date: Apr 2, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SEATBELT SENSOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE SEATBELT WAS LATCHED AND THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED.... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VERNON DOWN'S CASINO AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT AND WAS ABOUT TO SWITCH INTO THIRD GEAR THE RPM'S WHERE 3000 AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED ........ MAUGERI''S AUTO ON ALBANY AND BLEEKER ST. TOWED MY CAR TO HIS SHOP FIXED THE STEERING COLUMN AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE DIEING THE WINDOW'S WONT ROLL UP AND THE INTERIOR JUST GOT SOAKED IN WET IN THE RAIN AFTER ON THE DATE OF 7/714 PAID ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2014
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VERNON DOWN'S CASINO AND WAS MAKING A RIGHT AND WAS ABOUT TO SWITCH INTO THIRD GEAR THE RPM'S WHERE 3000 AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED ........ MAUGERI''S AUTO ON ALBANY AND BLEEKER ST. TOWED MY CAR TO HIS SHOP FIXED THE STEERING COLUMN AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE DIEING THE WINDOW'S WONT ROLL UP AND THE INTERIOR JUST GOT SOAKED IN WET IN THE RAIN AFTER ON THE DATE OF 7/714 PAID ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEP TURNING ON AND STAYS ON AS YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE, SOMETIMES IT JUST TURN OFF BY ITSELF AND TURN ON BACK AGAIN. *JS
Incident date: Jul 5, 2014
I JUST GOT MY CAR YESTERDAY AND I NOTICED THAT I CAN'T HAVE THE KEY ALL THE WAY IN THE IGNITION TO GET IT TO START. THAT SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS ISSUE TO ME. *JS
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
I USED TO WORK LATE NIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REALLY BRIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS PULLING MY CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR EVEN HOW TO FIX IT. I REALLY CAN'T FIND ANYB... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
I USED TO WORK LATE NIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REALLY BRIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS PULLING MY CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR EVEN HOW TO FIX IT. I REALLY CAN'T FIND ANYB... Read more
Incident date: Aug 7, 2013
I USED TO WORK LATE NIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REALLY BRIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS PULLING MY CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR EVEN HOW TO FIX IT. I REALLY CAN'T FIND ANYB... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — AIR BAGS
Jul 6, 2014
Incident date: Jun 26, 2014
WE WERE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON 28TH STREET WHICH HAS TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION PLUS A TURNING LANE. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE LEFT LANE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. AS WE CAME UP TO THE STOPPED CAR A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TURNED LEFT INTO OUR LANE TRYING TO CROSS BOTH LANES. HE CAME ACROSS PRETTY FAST AND WE HIT THE FRONT LEFT BUMPER PRETTY MUCH DEAD CENTER. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — SEAT BELTS
Jul 6, 2014
Incident date: Jun 26, 2014
WE WERE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON 28TH STREET WHICH HAS TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION PLUS A TURNING LANE. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE LEFT LANE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. AS WE CAME UP TO THE STOPPED CAR A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TURNED LEFT INTO OUR LANE TRYING TO CROSS BOTH LANES. HE CAME ACROSS PRETTY FAST AND WE HIT THE FRONT LEFT BUMPER PRETTY MUCH DEAD CENTER. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I ... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jun 10, 2014
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A FAULTY PPS SYSTEM I HAVE HAD NO WRECKS AND THINK THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE AS THERE IS NO REASON FOR FAULTY AIRBAG. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — STEERING
Jul 4, 2014
Incident date: Jul 4, 2014
I, THE OWNER OF A 2007 GRAND PRIX SEDAN, OPERATING SAID VEHICLE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AT THE SPEED OF 20 MPH EXPERIENCED STALLED VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE, AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO COME TO A CONTROLLED STOP TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO TRAFFIC. TURNED THE IGNITION KEY COMPLETELY OFF, PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RES... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ENGINE
Jul 4, 2014
Incident date: Jul 4, 2014
I, THE OWNER OF A 2007 GRAND PRIX SEDAN, OPERATING SAID VEHICLE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AT THE SPEED OF 20 MPH EXPERIENCED STALLED VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE, AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO COME TO A CONTROLLED STOP TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO TRAFFIC. TURNED THE IGNITION KEY COMPLETELY OFF, PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RES... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — SERVICE BRAKES
Jul 4, 2014
Incident date: Jul 4, 2014
I, THE OWNER OF A 2007 GRAND PRIX SEDAN, OPERATING SAID VEHICLE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AT THE SPEED OF 20 MPH EXPERIENCED STALLED VEHICLE. WAS UNABLE TO STEER, BRAKE, AND REALIZED THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED WHILE DRIVING. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO COME TO A CONTROLLED STOP TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO TRAFFIC. TURNED THE IGNITION KEY COMPLETELY OFF, PLACE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ATTEMPTED TO RES... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN, WHICH LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN, MANY TIMES THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN, WHICH LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN, MANY TIMES THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN, WHICH LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN, MANY TIMES THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO TURN, WHICH LOCKED UP THE STEERING COLUMN, MANY TIMES THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Incident date: Aug 1, 2013
THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR FIRST FAILED IN AUGUST OF 2013. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER 04 GTO OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I FIXED THE PART THAT COMMONLY SLIPS OUT OF PLACE CAUSING THE ISSUE AND THE SEATBELT ONCE AGAIN WORKED CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, NOW ON JULY 2ND 2014 AT ONLY 39,500 MILES THE SEATBELT RETRACTOR AGAIN FAILED LEAVING THE BELT FULLY EXTENDED. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE E... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,048. UPDATED 08/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE ... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) — AIR BAGS
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: Jul 25, 2013
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT YIELD SIGN ,WAS REAR ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: Jul 25, 2013
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT YIELD SIGN ,WAS REAR ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) — ENGINE
Jul 3, 2014
Incident date: Jul 25, 2013
CAR SHUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT YIELD SIGN ,WAS REAR ENDED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: May 3, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE HOWEVER, THEY DID ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TO BE REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE F... Read more
Incident date: Dec 2, 2013
GAS SMELL COMING FOR THE CAR, OBVIOUS GAS LEAK AROUND FUEL TANK. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2007 AND NEWER MODELS BUT NOT THE 2006. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY WHILE IT WAS SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE OBJECTS UNDER THE TIRES TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY WHILE IT WAS SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE OBJECTS UNDER THE TIRES TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2014
ON MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK TRAFFIC SLOWED AND DRIVER IN VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE THEN SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY INTO THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. VEHICLE DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. IT HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE PAST BUT THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. THE DELAY POWER TO THE LIGHTS AND RADIO DO NOT SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE RADIO IS TO REMAIN ON UNTIL THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED. WELL IT NOW DOES NOT SHUT OFF AT TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL "TIME OUT" AFTER THE 10 MINUTES IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF BUT ONCE I TURNED OFF THE CAR, LO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 2, 2014
WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK IT CAN BE EASILY "MOVED". IF YOU PUSH ON THE CAR SLIGHTLY IS MOVES FORWARD OR BACKWARD APPROX. 3-4 INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT ALSO SEEMS TO SLIP INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROX. 30 MPH CAUSING A JERKING MOTION. *TR
Incident date: May 14, 2014
WHILE DRIVING-THE STOP LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LIGHTS GO OUT. HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. ALSO SPEED CONTROL QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM-NUMBER 13036. IT COVERS CARS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 26. 2004 TO JAN. 4 2010.[ MY CAR WAS BUILT MAY 2007 ]. WHEN I CALLED G. M. PHONE-800-553-6000. THIS IS THE PONTIAC NUMBER. THEY SAID MY SERIAL NUMBER IS N... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2014
WHILE DRIVING-THE STOP LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LIGHTS GO OUT. HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. ALSO SPEED CONTROL QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM-NUMBER 13036. IT COVERS CARS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 26. 2004 TO JAN. 4 2010.[ MY CAR WAS BUILT MAY 2007 ]. WHEN I CALLED G. M. PHONE-800-553-6000. THIS IS THE PONTIAC NUMBER. THEY SAID MY SERIAL NUMBER IS N... Read more
Incident date: May 14, 2014
WHILE DRIVING-THE STOP LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LIGHTS GO OUT. HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. ALSO SPEED CONTROL QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM-NUMBER 13036. IT COVERS CARS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 26. 2004 TO JAN. 4 2010.[ MY CAR WAS BUILT MAY 2007 ]. WHEN I CALLED G. M. PHONE-800-553-6000. THIS IS THE PONTIAC NUMBER. THEY SAID MY SERIAL NUMBER IS N... Read more
Incident date: Jun 29, 2014
DRIVING AND SUDDENLY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ACROSS THE RADIO IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION. IT WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN A WEEK. THEN AFTER A WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WILL SEEM OK. AT STOPS THOUGH, THE CAR SEEMS VERY SHAKY, FEELING LIKE IT WILL STALL, BUT HASN'T YET!!! *TR
Incident date: Jun 29, 2014
DRIVING AND SUDDENLY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ACROSS THE RADIO IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION. IT WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN A WEEK. THEN AFTER A WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WILL SEEM OK. AT STOPS THOUGH, THE CAR SEEMS VERY SHAKY, FEELING LIKE IT WILL STALL, BUT HASN'T YET!!! *TR
Incident date: Jun 29, 2014
DRIVING AND SUDDENLY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ACROSS THE RADIO IT SAID ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND SERVICE TRACTION. IT WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT HAS DONE THIS TWICE IN A WEEK. THEN AFTER A WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT WILL SEEM OK. AT STOPS THOUGH, THE CAR SEEMS VERY SHAKY, FEELING LIKE IT WILL STALL, BUT HASN'T YET!!! *TR
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Incident date: Jun 25, 2014
NOTICED "SERVICE AIRBAG" MESSAGE AS WELL AS RED AIRBAG LIGHT ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING. TRIED TO CLEAR THE INFORMATION AND IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. HAS REMAINED ON AT ANY TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE WEEK NOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER SOLSTICE OWNERS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE. ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS SEEM TO STATE THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH WELL UNDER 100... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
I NOTICED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION REGARDLESS OF POSITION. SINCE HEARING OF GM INCLUDING THE 99 GRAND AM IN ITS RECALL I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD I COULD GET IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE AND THEM FILE PAPERWORK TO GET REIMBURSED. I RELAISE THERE IS PROBABLY A... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
I NOTICED THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION REGARDLESS OF POSITION. SINCE HEARING OF GM INCLUDING THE 99 GRAND AM IN ITS RECALL I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. I CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD I COULD GET IT REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE AND THEM FILE PAPERWORK TO GET REIMBURSED. I RELAISE THERE IS PROBABLY A... Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2013
MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING OUR VEHICLE AT WHICH POINT A TRAILER (REAR OF A PICK UP) HAULING DIRT WAS RELEASED FROM AND ONCOMING VEHICLE (TRAVELING APPROX. 45-55 MPH) AND MY HUSBAND DRIVING AT 35 MPH (BRAKING AS HE SAW IT COMING TOWARDS HIM) THE TRAILER SLAMMED INTO THE FRONT END OF OUR CAR. THIS CAUSED THE FRAME TO BE BENT WITH SEVERAL OTHER DAMAGES INCLUDING ... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Jul 2, 2014
Incident date: Apr 2, 2014
VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.THERE WOULD BE NO INDICATION BEFOREHAND(LIKE SPUTTERING OR STALLING). IT WOULD JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT A REGULAR SPEED SOMETIMES AT A STOP. I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES ETC. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A LETTER (NOT A RECALL) SENT OUT ON THIS CAR THAT COULD HAVE A CATALYTIC CONVER... Read more