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: Apr 13, 2011
THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR (AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR) IS TOO SHORT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRETCHES AND FRAYS AND BREAKS THE WIRES, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF VARIOUS DOOR COMPONENTS INCLUDING POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER WINDOW, SIDE MIRROR CONTROL, RADIO OFF WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, DOOR CHIME WHEN KEY IN IGNITION, DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IN DRIVE POS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 13, 2011
THE WIRING HARNESS BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR (AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR) IS TOO SHORT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRETCHES AND FRAYS AND BREAKS THE WIRES, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF VARIOUS DOOR COMPONENTS INCLUDING POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER WINDOW, SIDE MIRROR CONTROL, RADIO OFF WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING, DOOR CHIME WHEN KEY IN IGNITION, DOOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING WHEN VEHICLE IN DRIVE POS... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — POWER TRAIN
Jun 25, 2014
Incident date: Nov 1, 2013
MY MECHANIC INSISTED THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. I BELIEVED HIM AND HAD IT DONE. FROM THAT TIME, MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. THEN I WAS TOLD MY CAR COULD USE A TUNE UP AND THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM? HAD A TUNE UP IN JANUARY 2014. THE TRANS DOES NOT SLIP ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN I AM IN T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL OF THE LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AN... Read more
Incident date: Mar 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ILLUMINATED AND ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND C... Read more
Incident date: Mar 28, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY STAYED ILLUMINATED AND ONCE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND C... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IF I DO NOT WARM UP MY VEHICLE, THE KEY CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN PARK POSITION. SOMETIMES AFTER WARNING UP, THE KEY IS HARD TO COME OUT THE IGNITION. *TR
Incident date: Feb 11, 2014
THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IF I DO NOT WARM UP MY VEHICLE, THE KEY CANNOT BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN PARK POSITION. SOMETIMES AFTER WARNING UP, THE KEY IS HARD TO COME OUT THE IGNITION. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DVD PLAYER TURNED ON BY ITS SELF AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF IT WAS EXTREMELLY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE DVD PLAYER TURNED ON BY ITS SELF AND WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IT OFF IT WAS EXTREMELLY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO REPAIR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600.
Incident date: May 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Incident date: May 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Incident date: Jun 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC TRANS AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS ISNPECTED BY THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PARK BRAKE LEVER RETURN SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 296,493.
Incident date: Jun 23, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Incident date: Jun 9, 2014
2 WEEKS AGO MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN STAYING ON. I LOOKED UP ON RECALL AND SAW THAT TOYOTA HAS A AIRBAG RECALL AFFECTING THE CABLE SWITCH TO THE AIRBAG. 2009-2010 VIBE SPIRAL ELECTRICAL CABLE CAN BE DAMAGED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE BROKEN, THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATES AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IT ALSO SAYS THAT TOYOTA HAS A IMPROVED PART. IT D... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Jun 23, 2014
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ENGINE
Jun 23, 2014
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
2009 PONTIAC G5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. *TR
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. *TR
Incident date: Jun 20, 2014
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE VEHICLE AND HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO GO COMPLETELY OUT AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. *TR
Incident date: Aug 13, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE IGNITION AND RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SECURITY SENSOR, AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL... Read more
Incident date: Aug 13, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE IGNITION AND RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SECURITY SENSOR, AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
IT'S STARTS WITH BEING HARD TO GET MY CAR OUT OF GEAR. THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL GOES OUT & THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT WHEN I BRAKE, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. IT'S THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF MY REAR WINDOW. I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION IN MY REAR WINDOW. *TR
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
IT'S STARTS WITH BEING HARD TO GET MY CAR OUT OF GEAR. THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL GOES OUT & THEN MY BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT WHEN I BRAKE, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. IT'S THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF MY REAR WINDOW. I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION IN MY REAR WINDOW. *TR
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY OR FAIL TO ILLUMINATE COMPLETELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED C... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY OR FAIL TO ILLUMINATE COMPLETELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED C... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
TL ' THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY OR FAIL TO ILLUMINATE COMPLETELY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED C... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT SHOW SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN FEBRUARY BUT WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER IT THEN CAME BACK ON IN MARCH AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. IF A CRASH HAPPENS MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS RE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT SHOW SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN FEBRUARY BUT WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER IT THEN CAME BACK ON IN MARCH AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. IF A CRASH HAPPENS MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS RE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT SHOW SOMEONE IS SITTING IN IT FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. THE LIGHT FIRST CAME ON IN FEBRUARY BUT WENT OFF A FEW DAYS LATER IT THEN CAME BACK ON IN MARCH AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. IF A CRASH HAPPENS MY AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. ALSO I HAVE HAD MY ENGINE FOR MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS RE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2014
THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SO DOES THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AT START UP AND STAYS ON.. THIS USE TO BE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN NOT COME ON THE NEXT TIME YOU STARTED IT ...NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST CONTINUALLY..ALSO THE SEATS ELECTRIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HAS BROKEN FREE OF THE BASE ON THE FLOOR...THE WELD HAS BROKEN ON THE TUBE ON THE BASE OF THERE CAR...I SEE SO MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2014
THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SO DOES THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AT START UP AND STAYS ON.. THIS USE TO BE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN NOT COME ON THE NEXT TIME YOU STARTED IT ...NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST CONTINUALLY..ALSO THE SEATS ELECTRIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HAS BROKEN FREE OF THE BASE ON THE FLOOR...THE WELD HAS BROKEN ON THE TUBE ON THE BASE OF THERE CAR...I SEE SO MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2014
THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON AND SO DOES THE TIRE INFLATION WARNING AT START UP AND STAYS ON.. THIS USE TO BE OCCASIONALLY AND THEN NOT COME ON THE NEXT TIME YOU STARTED IT ...NOW IT DOES IT ALMOST CONTINUALLY..ALSO THE SEATS ELECTRIC HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT HAS BROKEN FREE OF THE BASE ON THE FLOOR...THE WELD HAS BROKEN ON THE TUBE ON THE BASE OF THERE CAR...I SEE SO MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH THE ... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2014
REPLACED THE POWER STEERING UNIT AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PER GM DEALER RECOMMENDATION. COST $1200. *TR
Incident date: May 13, 2014
VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DRAINED OVERNIGHT FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (DVD CHARGING, GPS) TO THE POINT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START NEAR ZERO VOLTAGE WITH INSIDE LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF. CHARGED WITH 10 AMP BATTERY CHARGER TO FULL BATTERY. AFTERWARDS KEY FOBS WOULD NOT WORK. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE INFO WAS ALL -- (NOT POSTING). TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2014
VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DRAINED OVERNIGHT FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (DVD CHARGING, GPS) TO THE POINT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START NEAR ZERO VOLTAGE WITH INSIDE LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF. CHARGED WITH 10 AMP BATTERY CHARGER TO FULL BATTERY. AFTERWARDS KEY FOBS WOULD NOT WORK. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE INFO WAS ALL -- (NOT POSTING). TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2014
VEHICLE BATTERY WAS DRAINED OVERNIGHT FROM CONSUMER ELECTRONICS (DVD CHARGING, GPS) TO THE POINT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START NEAR ZERO VOLTAGE WITH INSIDE LIGHTS SHUTTING OFF. CHARGED WITH 10 AMP BATTERY CHARGER TO FULL BATTERY. AFTERWARDS KEY FOBS WOULD NOT WORK. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE INFO WAS ALL -- (NOT POSTING). TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WITH A DODGE RAM 1500 IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR (TOYOTA RAV 4) GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. I DID TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO TRY AND GET INTO THE TURN LANE TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME. THE CAR REAR ENDED ME AND THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. MY HEAD HIT THE SID... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WITH A DODGE RAM 1500 IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR (TOYOTA RAV 4) GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. I DID TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO TRY AND GET INTO THE TURN LANE TO AVOID THE COLLISION BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME. THE CAR REAR ENDED ME AND THEN MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. MY HEAD HIT THE SID... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
LAST MONTH MY CAR STARTED REVVING UP RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD PULL FORWARD ON IT'S OWN SPEEDING UP TO 40 MPH IN THE WORST CASE. IT RAN SO ROUGH PULLING AND STOPPING THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS PUT IT IN PARK UNTIL THE RPMS CAME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL RATE. FROM THAT POINT ON, EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR WHEN IT WASN'T WARMED UP THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IT USED TO ON... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
LAST MONTH MY CAR STARTED REVVING UP RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD PULL FORWARD ON IT'S OWN SPEEDING UP TO 40 MPH IN THE WORST CASE. IT RAN SO ROUGH PULLING AND STOPPING THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS PUT IT IN PARK UNTIL THE RPMS CAME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL RATE. FROM THAT POINT ON, EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR WHEN IT WASN'T WARMED UP THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IT USED TO ON... Read more
Incident date: Jun 22, 2014
LAST MONTH MY CAR STARTED REVVING UP RANDOMLY WHILE IN PARK. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT WOULD PULL FORWARD ON IT'S OWN SPEEDING UP TO 40 MPH IN THE WORST CASE. IT RAN SO ROUGH PULLING AND STOPPING THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS PUT IT IN PARK UNTIL THE RPMS CAME BACK DOWN TO A NORMAL RATE. FROM THAT POINT ON, EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR WHEN IT WASN'T WARMED UP THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IT USED TO ON... Read more
Incident date: Jul 15, 2013
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SUFFERED IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE THAT IS NOW THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN OTHER GM VEHICLES. VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION ZONE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN, AFTER GOING OVER A SUBSTANTIAL BUMP, THE WEIGHT OF A LARGE NUMBER OF KEYS PULLED ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CAUSED IT TO TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF PANIC, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEH... Read more
Incident date: Apr 23, 2012
THE GAUGES MESSED UP FIRST NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK SOMETIMES THE SPEED ODOMETER WILL MOVE BUT DOES NOT WORK . THE CAR ALSO WHEN ACCELRATING THE GAS IT WONT GO THE WAY IT SHOULD IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO BUILD UP SPEED. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR TRYING TO GET IT TO RUN PROPER I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT G.M.C TO HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 23, 2012
THE GAUGES MESSED UP FIRST NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK SOMETIMES THE SPEED ODOMETER WILL MOVE BUT DOES NOT WORK . THE CAR ALSO WHEN ACCELRATING THE GAS IT WONT GO THE WAY IT SHOULD IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO BUILD UP SPEED. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR TRYING TO GET IT TO RUN PROPER I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT G.M.C TO HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYS... Read more
Incident date: Apr 23, 2012
THE GAUGES MESSED UP FIRST NONE OF THE GAUGES WORK SOMETIMES THE SPEED ODOMETER WILL MOVE BUT DOES NOT WORK . THE CAR ALSO WHEN ACCELRATING THE GAS IT WONT GO THE WAY IT SHOULD IT TAKES ALONG TIME TO BUILD UP SPEED. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR TRYING TO GET IT TO RUN PROPER I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AT G.M.C TO HAVE THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2013
FUEL/GASOLINE IS LEAKING OUT. HEAVY RAW GASOLINE SMELL WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON IT MAKES A CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE. *TR