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.
Read more from our blog
Showing 39,107 complaints for PONTIAC
Incident date: May 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE PLACED IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND PROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 18, 2014
Incident date: Feb 5, 2013
MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND THE ONLY TIME IT DOES IS WHEN THE NEEDLE FLOATS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN E AND F. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS IS BUT WHEN I RESEARCH ABOUT IT THERE ARE MANY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REASON IS A FAULTY GM PART OR IF THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Jun 18, 2014
Incident date: Feb 5, 2013
MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND THE ONLY TIME IT DOES IS WHEN THE NEEDLE FLOATS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN E AND F. I'M NOT SURE WHY THIS IS BUT WHEN I RESEARCH ABOUT IT THERE ARE MANY OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REASON IS A FAULTY GM PART OR IF THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 18, 2014
Incident date: Feb 21, 2014
1) LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. HIGH BEAM WORKS OK. 2) WHEN TAKING THE STEPS TO USE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY A SHORTED CIRCUIT IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS INCIDENT APPEAR TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 18, 2014
Incident date: Feb 21, 2014
1) LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. HIGH BEAM WORKS OK. 2) WHEN TAKING THE STEPS TO USE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY A SHORTED CIRCUIT IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS INCIDENT APPEAR TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jun 18, 2014
Incident date: Oct 10, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER\ WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN THE CONSUME... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — STEERING
Jun 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 6, 2012
VEHICLE STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL , VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING/SHIFTING HARD AND OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM ONE SET POSITION OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TOOK INTO SHOP TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD JUST A DIRTY SENSOR , HAD SENSOR CLEANED , ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME THING, HAD IT CLEANED AGAIN AND THEN DEC 2013 THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTO DISENGAGED AG... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — ENGINE
Jun 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 6, 2012
VEHICLE STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL , VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING/SHIFTING HARD AND OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM ONE SET POSITION OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TOOK INTO SHOP TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD JUST A DIRTY SENSOR , HAD SENSOR CLEANED , ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME THING, HAD IT CLEANED AGAIN AND THEN DEC 2013 THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTO DISENGAGED AG... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — POWER TRAIN
Jun 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 6, 2012
VEHICLE STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL , VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING/SHIFTING HARD AND OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM ONE SET POSITION OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TOOK INTO SHOP TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD JUST A DIRTY SENSOR , HAD SENSOR CLEANED , ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME THING, HAD IT CLEANED AGAIN AND THEN DEC 2013 THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTO DISENGAGED AG... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) — TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Jun 17, 2014
Incident date: Sep 6, 2012
VEHICLE STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL , VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING/SHIFTING HARD AND OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM ONE SET POSITION OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TOOK INTO SHOP TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD JUST A DIRTY SENSOR , HAD SENSOR CLEANED , ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME THING, HAD IT CLEANED AGAIN AND THEN DEC 2013 THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTO DISENGAGED AG... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2014
THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD JUST CAME ON AND CONTINUES TO BE ON EVER SINCE. WE ARE TOLD BY OUR MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE NOW COMPROMISED AND MAY NOT BE DEPLOYED IF IN A CRASH BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORT IN THE OPEN CIRCUIT AT THE SQUID CIRCUIT. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANY ACCIDENT, COLLISION, ETC.; THE LIGHT JUST CAME ON. *TR
Incident date: Jan 5, 2014
OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, OIL WAS AT EMPTY LEVEL AFTER ONLY 2500 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE. USED RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC OIL, CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Incident date: Jan 5, 2014
OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, OIL WAS AT EMPTY LEVEL AFTER ONLY 2500 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE. USED RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC OIL, CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
Incident date: Jun 8, 2014
DRIVING ON HWY 526 CHARLESTON SC. WITH MY TWIN DAUGHTERS AND 7YR. OLD SON AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING, CIGARETTE LIGHTERS STOP WORKING. I COULD NT SEE FEARED FOR MY KIDS LIFE. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING TO G6 CARS. EVER SINCE I GOT THIS CAR ITS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER I CANT AFFORD TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM THAT IS A DEFECT AND PAY CAR NOTE, PLUS KE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2012
MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FOR A WHILE. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING. WHEN THE CAR IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKES WILL LIGHT UP BUT WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN PUTTING THE ELECTRICAL GREASE ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. NOW IT IS ONLY LASTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. TOOK MY VIN # TO ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2014
FUEL PUMP LEAKING GAS ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM AND GROUND. *TR
Incident date: Jun 16, 2014
I WAS BRAKING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED. LUCKILY NO CRASH OCCURRED. TRIED CONTACTING GM AND THEY SAID BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL NOTICE THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND SEE IF ANYONE ELSE FROM THIS FACTORY HAS DEALT WITH SIMILAR ISSUES AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR MORE VEHICLES. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2014
IT APPEARS THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALLS ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR - WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, #14V224000, 14V153000, 12V460000. I WOULD APPRECIATED FURTHER INFORMATION IN CORRECTING IDENTIFIED RECALLS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2014
IT APPEARS THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALLS ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR - WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, #14V224000, 14V153000, 12V460000. I WOULD APPRECIATED FURTHER INFORMATION IN CORRECTING IDENTIFIED RECALLS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2014
IT APPEARS THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALLS ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR - WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, #14V224000, 14V153000, 12V460000. I WOULD APPRECIATED FURTHER INFORMATION IN CORRECTING IDENTIFIED RECALLS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2014
IT APPEARS THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALLS ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR - WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, #14V224000, 14V153000, 12V460000. I WOULD APPRECIATED FURTHER INFORMATION IN CORRECTING IDENTIFIED RECALLS. *TR
Incident date: Jun 17, 2014
IT APPEARS THERE ARE FOUR (4) RECALLS ON THIS MODEL/MAKE/YEAR - WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A SINGLE RECALL NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 14V252000, #14V224000, 14V153000, 12V460000. I WOULD APPRECIATED FURTHER INFORMATION IN CORRECTING IDENTIFIED RECALLS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V047000 (AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER HAD SURPASSED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALE... Read more
Incident date: May 16, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: Feb 4, 2014
IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING ON A BUSY ROAD I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO MY CAR. IT SEEMED AS IF MY CAR WAS SHUT OFF BUT THE IGNITION WAS STILL IN THE ON POSITION. I ALMOST HIT/SIDE SWIPED 3 DIFFERENT CARS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE SINCE ABOUT FEB. 2014. I HAVE GONE TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. FIRST IT WAS AN O2 SENSOR, THEN POSSIBLY A BAD SEAL ON MY GAS CAP... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A REFLECTOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND A TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT DID REPLACE THE T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 6, 2009
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE KEY DID NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A REFLECTOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND A TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT DID REPLACE THE T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 30, 2014
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WENT HAY WIRE TO WHERE WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND IT VEERED OFF INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 30, 2014
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WENT HAY WIRE TO WHERE WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND IT VEERED OFF INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 30, 2014
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WENT HAY WIRE TO WHERE WE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND IT VEERED OFF INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. WE ARE UNSURE OF WHAT HAPPENED AND ARE STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 10, 2014
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST FAILURE, ELECTRICAL WITH THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WORKING AND NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START UP, WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE WANTING TO MOVE AT FAST SPEED WHEN LET FOOT OFF BRAKE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2014
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST FAILURE, ELECTRICAL WITH THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WORKING AND NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START UP, WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE WANTING TO MOVE AT FAST SPEED WHEN LET FOOT OFF BRAKE. *TR
Incident date: Feb 10, 2014
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST FAILURE, ELECTRICAL WITH THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WORKING AND NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START UP, WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE WANTING TO MOVE AT FAST SPEED WHEN LET FOOT OFF BRAKE. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2003
NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED BY NHTSA REGARDING INABILITY TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT ON EARLY MODEL PONTIAC VIBES. RE: 567158, 767385, 10005009, 10034473, 10056016, ETC. I AM UNAWARE OF ANY SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY GM FOR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW WHICH SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A SAFELY ISSUE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 16, 2014
DASHBOARD IS ALL CURLED UP AND MELTING FROM THE HEAT EVEN WITH COVERING THE WINDSHIELD...NOW IT MAKES IT HARD TO SEE WITH THE SUN GLARING OFF AND RIGHT INTO YOUR EYES. THE DASHBOARD APPEARS TO HAVE SHRUNK..NOTHING FITS EVEN AROUND THE GAUGES. *TR
Incident date: Aug 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,... Read more
Incident date: Aug 15, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
I BOUGHT MY PONTIAC A YEAR AGO. A FEW WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT, IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING. IT ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS EVENTUALLY START. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK IT TOOK US ALMOST TWO HOURS TO GET IT STARTED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER GOING UP A HILL OR EVEN WHEN AT A STOP. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
I BOUGHT MY PONTIAC A YEAR AGO. A FEW WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT, IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING. IT ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS EVENTUALLY START. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK IT TOOK US ALMOST TWO HOURS TO GET IT STARTED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER GOING UP A HILL OR EVEN WHEN AT A STOP. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 16, 2010
FRONT DASH IS PEELING UP ON BOTH CORNERS AND VENTING ON DASH IS TOTALLY CRACKED. ALL DAMAGES FROM EXTREME HEAT TEMPS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 14, 2014
WE HAVE OWNED 2 2004 GTO'S AND THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH VEHICLES AND THE VIN NUMBER LISTED ABOVE IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE. THE KEY WILL NOT WORK AND UNLOCK THE STEERING COLUMN THEREFORE THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK... THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AND HAS LEFT US STRANDED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. WHEN I CONTACTED PONTIAC (GM) ABOUT THIS ISSUE THEY INITIALLY SEEMED CONCERNED BUT NOW A... Read more
Incident date: Jan 22, 2014
AIR BAG INDICATOR STAYS OFF EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ON IN THE DRIVER INFO PANEL ON DASH. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED IT THE SENSOR WOULD FLASH BETWEEN ON AND OFF WITH A PASSENGER OCCUPYING THE SEAT AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS THE SENSOR NO LONGER COMES ON. *TR
Incident date: Jul 9, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
REAR DOORS WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK EITHER WITH DOOR SWITCH OR KEYLESS CONTROL. THIS CREATE A HAZARD IF A SMALL CHILD IS IN A REAR SEAT RESTRAINT, HAVE TO CRAW BETWEEN THE SEATS TO TRY AND REACH THE LOCKS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
REAR DOORS WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT UNLOCK EITHER WITH DOOR SWITCH OR KEYLESS CONTROL. THIS CREATE A HAZARD IF A SMALL CHILD IS IN A REAR SEAT RESTRAINT, HAVE TO CRAW BETWEEN THE SEATS TO TRY AND REACH THE LOCKS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THEM. *TR
Incident date: Jun 14, 2014
FAULTY WIRING IN THE PONTIAC G6 HEADLIGHTS CAUSES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET TO KEEP MELTING CAUSING AN INOPERATIVE BULB. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE SINCE IT IS NOT TRIPPING THE FUSE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 14, 2014
FAULTY WIRING IN THE PONTIAC G6 HEADLIGHTS CAUSES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET TO KEEP MELTING CAUSING AN INOPERATIVE BULB. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE SINCE IT IS NOT TRIPPING THE FUSE. *TR
Incident date: May 31, 2014
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN AT TIMES. SOME DAYS IT WILL UNLOCK, OTHERS IT WILL NOT. UPON CALLING A FEW DEALERS I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. AS THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD COST ~$350 TO FIX. AGAIN, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF. THE ONLY WA... Read more
Incident date: May 31, 2014
THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN AT TIMES. SOME DAYS IT WILL UNLOCK, OTHERS IT WILL NOT. UPON CALLING A FEW DEALERS I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. AS THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD COST ~$350 TO FIX. AGAIN, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF. THE ONLY WA... Read more