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: 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
Incident date: Jun 12, 2014
SERVICE SRS LIGHT CAME ON, FAULTY AIRBAG SENSORS IN PASSENGER SEAT. VERY COMMON FAILURE FOR KAPPA VEHICLES. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *TR
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THAT THE NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THAT MODEL WAS NO LONGER BEING MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THAT THE NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONERS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THAT MODEL WAS NO LONGER BEING MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE BY USING THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB REMOTE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS AND BECAME LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANIPULATED THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK SIX TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC MONTANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE BY USING THE AUTOMATIC KEY FOB REMOTE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOORS AND BECAME LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANIPULATED THE MANUAL DOOR LOCK SIX TIMES BEFORE THE DOOR OPENED. THE CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES.
Incident date: Dec 4, 2010
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE SPOILER WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY . UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONT... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2010
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE SPOILER WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY . UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONT... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Incident date: May 6, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Incident date: Mar 27, 2014
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH) WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED THE NEXT TIME I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON. *TR
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
FOLLOWING MY SON TO SCHOOL NOTICED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. ANOTHER INCIDENT DRIVING ON I-69 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED TRAVELING 70 MPH PASSING A TRUCK CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 50 MILES. ANOTHER INCIDENT OF DRIVING WITH BRAKE LIGHTS ON AND STOPPING WITHOUT LIGHTS BEING ILL... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
FOLLOWING MY SON TO SCHOOL NOTICED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE CAME TO A STOP THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. ANOTHER INCIDENT DRIVING ON I-69 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED TRAVELING 70 MPH PASSING A TRUCK CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AGAIN FOR ABOUT 50 MILES. ANOTHER INCIDENT OF DRIVING WITH BRAKE LIGHTS ON AND STOPPING WITHOUT LIGHTS BEING ILL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2014
BOTH OF MY HEAD LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. MY FIRST HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT MY WIRES HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW TWO MONTHS LATER MY OTHER HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BOTH CRUISE CONTROL AND MY TURN SIGNALS AS BOTH HAVE NOT BEEN REACTING TO THE COMMAND. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE MAY 14, 2014 RE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2014
BOTH OF MY HEAD LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. MY FIRST HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT MY WIRES HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW TWO MONTHS LATER MY OTHER HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BOTH CRUISE CONTROL AND MY TURN SIGNALS AS BOTH HAVE NOT BEEN REACTING TO THE COMMAND. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE MAY 14, 2014 RE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2014
BOTH OF MY HEAD LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. MY FIRST HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT MY WIRES HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW TWO MONTHS LATER MY OTHER HEADLIGHT IS OUT AND I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH BOTH CRUISE CONTROL AND MY TURN SIGNALS AS BOTH HAVE NOT BEEN REACTING TO THE COMMAND. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE MAY 14, 2014 RE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2014
I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE AND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WENT OUT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. I DID FIND ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CALLED MY DEALER AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME I COULD TAKE IT IN AND THEY COULD CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIR AND THEN IF A RECALL SHOWS UP ON MY VEHICLE FOR THAT, THEN I COULD T... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1999) — ENGINE
Jun 20, 2014
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
UPON ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AFTER REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. FLOODING ENGINE, GASOLINE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER RESEARCH AND REPLACING LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THIS WAS NOT MY PROBLEM THERE WAS NO LEAK. AFTER MORE RESEARCH I REPLACED MORE SENSORS AND EVENTUALLY CYLINDER GASKETS AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET AGAIN. STILL ENGI... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1999) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 20, 2014
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
UPON ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AFTER REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. FLOODING ENGINE, GASOLINE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER RESEARCH AND REPLACING LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THIS WAS NOT MY PROBLEM THERE WAS NO LEAK. AFTER MORE RESEARCH I REPLACED MORE SENSORS AND EVENTUALLY CYLINDER GASKETS AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET AGAIN. STILL ENGI... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1999) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jun 20, 2014
Incident date: Jan 8, 2011
UPON ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, AFTER REACHING HIGHWAY SPEED, VEHICLE STALLS AND WOULD NOT START. FLOODING ENGINE, GASOLINE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER RESEARCH AND REPLACING LEAKING LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD, THIS WAS NOT MY PROBLEM THERE WAS NO LEAK. AFTER MORE RESEARCH I REPLACED MORE SENSORS AND EVENTUALLY CYLINDER GASKETS AND LOWER INTAKE GASKET AGAIN. STILL ENGI... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2014
THE DOOR STOP ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR ON MY 2004 VIBE GETS HIT BY THE WINDOW AND PREVENTS THE WINDOW FROM GOING DOWN ALL THE WAY. IT HAS ALSO PREVENTED ME FROM OPENING THE DOOR IF THE WINDOW IS DOWN. *TR
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING . *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Jun 2, 2014
2007 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING . *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE-START THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE, AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash
Incident date: Dec 23, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT INVESTIGATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WA... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 19, 2014
WE PURCHASED THE 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO AND FOR THE PAST YEAR HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT FAILS INSPECTION IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH GM ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT AT THIS POINT ARE NOT BEING MADE TO CORRECT IT. HOW CAN THAT BE ALLOWED. WE ENJOYED THE CAR VERY MUCH WHEN W... Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER PERTAIING TO THE ENGINE AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS VERY FRUSTRATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: May 15, 1998
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 287 IN NEW JERSEY WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, POWER STEERING. CAUSED ACCIDENT WHEN RAN OFF ROAD DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING AND INABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY BRAKE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR THAT DID NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. AFTER CAR WAS REPAIRED INCIDENT CONTINUED TO OCCUR WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE CODES. NOW THAT ISSUE HAS DEVELOPED WITH IGNIT... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 15, 1998
WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 287 IN NEW JERSEY WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES, POWER STEERING. CAUSED ACCIDENT WHEN RAN OFF ROAD DUE TO LACK OF POWER STEERING AND INABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY BRAKE. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR THAT DID NOT REPAIR PROBLEM. AFTER CAR WAS REPAIRED INCIDENT CONTINUED TO OCCUR WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE CODES. NOW THAT ISSUE HAS DEVELOPED WITH IGNIT... Read more
Crash
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — STEERING
Jun 19, 2014
Incident date: Jan 30, 2014
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A LADY SHE WAS SELLING IT. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY CAR OFF BY TURNING THE KEY BACKWARDS IT GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANDAND CONSTANTLY JIGGLE THE KEY UNTIL I'M ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK BUT SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY THERE IS EVEN TIMES I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT SO I'M FO... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 19, 2014
Incident date: Jan 30, 2014
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A LADY SHE WAS SELLING IT. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY CAR OFF BY TURNING THE KEY BACKWARDS IT GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANDAND CONSTANTLY JIGGLE THE KEY UNTIL I'M ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK BUT SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY THERE IS EVEN TIMES I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT SO I'M FO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED... Read more
Incident date: Dec 7, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION EMITTED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WITH EXTREME HESITATION. THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2012
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IS SHOT. IT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO..ONE BY ONE, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR (ELECTRICAL) STOPPED WORKING. SUCH AS.. 1. POWER LOCK FOR THE DOORS DOESN'T WORK 2. TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON DOESN'T OPEN THE TRUNK 3. CAR ALARM WOULD GO OFF EVERY TIME I OPENED THE DOOR (AS THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED) 4. AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING 5. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2012
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IS SHOT. IT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO..ONE BY ONE, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR (ELECTRICAL) STOPPED WORKING. SUCH AS.. 1. POWER LOCK FOR THE DOORS DOESN'T WORK 2. TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON DOESN'T OPEN THE TRUNK 3. CAR ALARM WOULD GO OFF EVERY TIME I OPENED THE DOOR (AS THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED) 4. AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING 5. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2012
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IS SHOT. IT STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO..ONE BY ONE, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR (ELECTRICAL) STOPPED WORKING. SUCH AS.. 1. POWER LOCK FOR THE DOORS DOESN'T WORK 2. TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON DOESN'T OPEN THE TRUNK 3. CAR ALARM WOULD GO OFF EVERY TIME I OPENED THE DOOR (AS THE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED) 4. AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING 5. BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ME... Read more
Incident date: Oct 13, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ME... Read more
Incident date: Jun 4, 2014
MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS GOING OUT. CLUNKING AND I HEAR A POPPING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER TO FIND OUT THERE'S A RECALL OUT BUT MY CAR ISN'T UNDER THE RECALL. HOW IRONIC IS IT THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT GM PUT A RECALL OUT FOR IT BUT MINE ISN'T COVERED. THIS IS [XXX] AND IM READY TO GET RID OF THIS PIECE OF [XXX]. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. INFORMATION... Read more
Incident date: Jun 18, 2014
MY 2009 PONTIAC G8 GT WITH 71,082 MILES STARTING HAVING THE AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT SHOW UP DURING STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE. THIS FAULT STAYED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. I RESEARCHED THIS FAULT ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING PONTIAC FORUMS, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OTHER PONTIAC G8 OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR FAULT. I FOUND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FINDINGS ON THE INTERNET STATED T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD MOVE IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
THE DASH IS PEELING AND ROLLING UP IT HAS BROKE ALL THE VENTS AND HAS PUSHED THE TRIM AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER/ RIM ET DOWN AND OFF. MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN AND IT IS A CONCERN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG THAT IS STARTING TO PUSH UP THE COVER. STARTING TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO IT PUSHING PRESSURE ON THE FUSE BOXES. I ALSO HAVE IT PUSHING ON THE DOOR ALLOWING WATER TO RUN INTO MY... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
THE DASH IS PEELING AND ROLLING UP IT HAS BROKE ALL THE VENTS AND HAS PUSHED THE TRIM AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER/ RIM ET DOWN AND OFF. MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN AND IT IS A CONCERN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG THAT IS STARTING TO PUSH UP THE COVER. STARTING TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO IT PUSHING PRESSURE ON THE FUSE BOXES. I ALSO HAVE IT PUSHING ON THE DOOR ALLOWING WATER TO RUN INTO MY... Read more
Incident date: Sep 11, 2013
THE DASH IS PEELING AND ROLLING UP IT HAS BROKE ALL THE VENTS AND HAS PUSHED THE TRIM AROUND THE SPEEDOMETER/ RIM ET DOWN AND OFF. MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN AND IT IS A CONCERN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG THAT IS STARTING TO PUSH UP THE COVER. STARTING TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DUE TO IT PUSHING PRESSURE ON THE FUSE BOXES. I ALSO HAVE IT PUSHING ON THE DOOR ALLOWING WATER TO RUN INTO MY... Read more
Incident date: Feb 16, 2014
MY GIRL'S VEHICLE STOPPED ON IT'S OWN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING, BUT LATER WOULD RESTART. THE ENGINE JUST KEPT STOPPING SHE WOULD SAY IN VARIOUS TURNS, BUT WITH JIGGLING THE KEY IT WOULD START BACK UP.THE LAST TIME WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE JUST MADE IT COASTING THRU THE INTERSECTION. I NOTICED THE KEY CHAIN WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 16, 2014
MY GIRL'S VEHICLE STOPPED ON IT'S OWN SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING, BUT LATER WOULD RESTART. THE ENGINE JUST KEPT STOPPING SHE WOULD SAY IN VARIOUS TURNS, BUT WITH JIGGLING THE KEY IT WOULD START BACK UP.THE LAST TIME WHILE TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN AGAIN. THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE JUST MADE IT COASTING THRU THE INTERSECTION. I NOTICED THE KEY CHAIN WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Incident date: Apr 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.