Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 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 2,245,377 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 39,131 complaints for PONTIAC
Incident date: Sep 15, 2010
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE REPAIRS FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH A DAMAGED TIRE. A BOLT WAS IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE WAS A CRACKED RIM ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAITED TWO WEEK... Read more
Incident date: Sep 15, 2010
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE REPAIRS FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH A DAMAGED TIRE. A BOLT WAS IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE WAS A CRACKED RIM ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAITED TWO WEEK... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. DR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
1-CRUISE CONTROL COMES BACK ON AFTER DISENGAGING, LOUD CLUNK WHEN TURNING, HAVE FIXED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT END STUFF SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL CLUNKS AT LOW SPEEDS EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
1-CRUISE CONTROL COMES BACK ON AFTER DISENGAGING, LOUD CLUNK WHEN TURNING, HAVE FIXED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT END STUFF SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL CLUNKS AT LOW SPEEDS EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
1-CRUISE CONTROL COMES BACK ON AFTER DISENGAGING, LOUD CLUNK WHEN TURNING, HAVE FIXED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT END STUFF SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL CLUNKS AT LOW SPEEDS EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS WELL. *TR
Incident date: Jun 4, 2010
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING & TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. *TR
Incident date: Jun 4, 2010
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING & TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. *TR
Incident date: Oct 7, 2012
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKES A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN WHEEL ESPECIALLY MAKING TURNS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 16, 2013
LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT. NUMEROUS. BULB REPLACEMENTS AND HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Incident date: Feb 2, 2013
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HEADLAMP WIRING ASSEMBLY FAILED (FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE A FEW MONTHS LATER). HEADLAMP WIRING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HIGH HEAT (MELTED WIRING AND PLUG) AT THE REAR OF THE CONNECTOR IN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THIS AS "NORMAL" FOR CARS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2013
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HEADLAMP WIRING ASSEMBLY FAILED (FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE A FEW MONTHS LATER). HEADLAMP WIRING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HIGH HEAT (MELTED WIRING AND PLUG) AT THE REAR OF THE CONNECTOR IN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THIS AS "NORMAL" FOR CARS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT RECURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE ALTER... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2006
HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. PARKED IT AND WENT TO REMOVE MY KEY AND THE KEY FROZE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. SIX WEEKS LATER I FINALLY GOT MY CAR BACK. SINCE THEN, REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH REQUIRES THE STEERING WHEEL BE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND JIGGLING THE KEY AS YOU ARE ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2011
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME AND THE ROAD CURVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T AND SHE HIT A SIGN THEN A PINE TREE THAT STOPPED HER. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE NEVER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL THE IGNITION PROBLEM CAME TO LIGHT. SHE NEVER DROVE AGAIN AND DEVELOPED MULTIPLE INFECTIO... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 12, 2011
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME AND THE ROAD CURVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T AND SHE HIT A SIGN THEN A PINE TREE THAT STOPPED HER. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE NEVER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL THE IGNITION PROBLEM CAME TO LIGHT. SHE NEVER DROVE AGAIN AND DEVELOPED MULTIPLE INFECTIO... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Apr 12, 2011
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD ABOUT A MILE FROM OUR HOME AND THE ROAD CURVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T AND SHE HIT A SIGN THEN A PINE TREE THAT STOPPED HER. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. WE NEVER COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL THE IGNITION PROBLEM CAME TO LIGHT. SHE NEVER DROVE AGAIN AND DEVELOPED MULTIPLE INFECTIO... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 1, 2014
WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR INTO PARK, SHIFT CABLE BROKE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO PARK. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING. THEN, BECAUSE CAR WASN'T FULLY IN PARK, IGNITION WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO REPLACE CABLE. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2014
WHEN TRYING TO PUT CAR INTO PARK, SHIFT CABLE BROKE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET INTO PARK. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO KEEP CAR FROM ROLLING. THEN, BECAUSE CAR WASN'T FULLY IN PARK, IGNITION WOULDN'T RESTART. HAD TO REPLACE CABLE. *TR
Incident date: Dec 3, 2013
WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. I HAVE TO WIGGLE KEY IN ORDER TO RELEASE FROM IGNITION. TURNING STEERING WHEEL DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLY BREAKING KEY WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE IT. *TR
Incident date: Dec 3, 2013
WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT, THE KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF. I HAVE TO WIGGLE KEY IN ORDER TO RELEASE FROM IGNITION. TURNING STEERING WHEEL DOES NOTHING TO HELP THE SITUATION. I AM WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLY BREAKING KEY WHILE TRYING TO RELEASE IT. *TR
Incident date: Apr 23, 2014
SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP SIGN FROM 30MPH I NOTICE MY BRAKE PEDAL STUTTER LIKE THE ABS WAS ACTIVATED. IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A DAY, ALL A RANDOM THROUGH OUT THE DAY. AFTER 3 DAYS OF THIS, THE ABS LIGHT AND TC LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FRONT LEFT HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT $650. THIS WAS COMPLETED ON A FRIDAY. BY WEDNESDAY I WAS FEELING STUTTERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AG... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR'S TAILS LIGHTS UP AND STAYS LITE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PETAL IS BEING APPLIED. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2013
AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR'S TAILS LIGHTS UP AND STAYS LITE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PETAL IS BEING APPLIED. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2013
AT RANDOM TIMES THE CAR'S TAILS LIGHTS UP AND STAYS LITE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PETAL IS BEING APPLIED. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE CAR IS PARKED OR BEING DRIVEN. *TR
Incident date: May 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 86,000. RK
Incident date: May 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 86,000. RK
Incident date: May 1, 2012
THREE OF THE TIRE SENSORS DO NOT MATCH UP WITH THE CORRECT TIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SENSOR FOR THE LEFT REAR IS ACTUALLY READING THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE TIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHICH TIRE NEEDS AIR OR HAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHOUT TAKING IT TO AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSU... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
THREE OF THE TIRE SENSORS DO NOT MATCH UP WITH THE CORRECT TIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SENSOR FOR THE LEFT REAR IS ACTUALLY READING THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE TIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHICH TIRE NEEDS AIR OR HAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHOUT TAKING IT TO AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSU... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
THREE OF THE TIRE SENSORS DO NOT MATCH UP WITH THE CORRECT TIRE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SENSOR FOR THE LEFT REAR IS ACTUALLY READING THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE TIRE IN THE FRONT RIGHT. THEREFORE, I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHICH TIRE NEEDS AIR OR HAS TOO MUCH AIR WITHOUT TAKING IT TO AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSURE SENSOR. IN THE PAST, I HAVE HAD TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE I COULD NOT FIND AN AIR PUMP WITH A PRESSU... Read more
Incident date: Sep 23, 2013
LEFT / DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONNECTIONS BURNING AND CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO NOT WORK. WIRING HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. *TR
Incident date: Sep 23, 2013
LEFT / DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONNECTIONS BURNING AND CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO NOT WORK. WIRING HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. *TR
Incident date: May 5, 2014
WILL START MAKING A NOISE WHEN DRIVING . STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, HERE NOISE. BAD INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THEIR ARE SO MANY CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR
Incident date: May 11, 2011
THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE WE WERE LOCKED INSIDE OUR VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR HANDLE/ LOCK. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WE WOULD HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE WINDOW OR THROUGH TO THE BACK SEAT. WE ENDED UP FIXING THE PROBLEM WITH A LOCAL CAR DEALER, HOWEVER COULD NEVER GET THE COMPANY TO ADMIT ANY FAULT FOR THE PROBLEM. WE KNOW OF OTHER G6 OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000. THE CURRENT MILE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 31, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000. THE CURRENT MILE... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH ... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2007
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF . IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR A ALMOST 2 YEARS .NOTHING WAS PREDICTABLE AND SOMETIMES MONTHS WOULD PASS AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN MILES OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE UNTIL ABOUT JANUARY 2014 I MADE A 50 MILE TRIP AND ON THE RETURN 50 MILES IT WOULD SHUT DOWN EVERY 1 TO 2 MILES WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I LAST DROVE IT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AS ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2007
FAST CLICKING SOUND AROUND STEERING COLUMN (SOUNDS LIKE THE BLINKER IS GOING BUT IT IS NOT). *TR
Incident date: Mar 31, 2014
PURCHASED USED CAR FROM TOYOTA RICHMOND, WINDOW SHATTERED 2013 FIXED (TOYOTA HAD WARRANTY BUT HAD TO PAY FOR GLASS), WINDOW BROKE AGAIN TWO MONTHS AGO APPROX. CONTACTED GM THEY WON'T FIX REPAIRED ONCE. I AM REPAIRING FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE GLASS SHATTERED IN MY FACE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. SO, IN TOTAL THIS REPAIRED PART IS GETTING READY TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIM... Read more
2 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
May 20, 2014
Incident date: Jan 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 20, 2014
Incident date: Jan 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 19, 2014
Incident date: May 1, 2008
WHILE I'M PERSONALLY UNAWARE OF ANY CRASHES OR PEOPLE DYING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL, GM HAS A WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF BAD IGNITION SWITCHES ON OTHER MODELS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. THE EFFECTS OF THE BAD IGNITION SWITCH WITH THIS MODEL ARE: 1. THE A/C - HEATER FAN BLOWER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, IF YOU'RE LUCKY, AND THEN ONLY ON ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
May 19, 2014
Incident date: May 1, 2008
WHILE I'M PERSONALLY UNAWARE OF ANY CRASHES OR PEOPLE DYING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL, GM HAS A WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF BAD IGNITION SWITCHES ON OTHER MODELS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. THE EFFECTS OF THE BAD IGNITION SWITCH WITH THIS MODEL ARE: 1. THE A/C - HEATER FAN BLOWER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, IF YOU'RE LUCKY, AND THEN ONLY ON ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 19, 2014
Incident date: May 1, 2008
WHILE I'M PERSONALLY UNAWARE OF ANY CRASHES OR PEOPLE DYING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL, GM HAS A WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF BAD IGNITION SWITCHES ON OTHER MODELS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MANY YEARS. THE EFFECTS OF THE BAD IGNITION SWITCH WITH THIS MODEL ARE: 1. THE A/C - HEATER FAN BLOWER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, IF YOU'RE LUCKY, AND THEN ONLY ON ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
May 19, 2014
Incident date: Apr 11, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WHEELS CEASED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
May 19, 2014
Incident date: Apr 11, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WHEELS CEASED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
May 19, 2014
Incident date: Apr 11, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WHEELS CEASED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,725. UPDATED 10/10/14*CN ... Read more