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: Jan 1, 2013
WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN EITHER BY COASTING OR LIGHT BRAKING WHEN MY CAR GETS TO ABOUT 20MPH IT FEELS LIKE IT SUDDENLY BRAKES OR DOWN SHIFTS BUT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE SEAT BELT IT WOULD SEND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS INTO THE WINDSHIELD!! IT IS TERRIFYING!! I AM A MASTER MECHANIC AND I VERIFIED THAT IT WASN'T THE BRAKES GRABBING BY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE IT SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WHEN Y... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN EITHER BY COASTING OR LIGHT BRAKING WHEN MY CAR GETS TO ABOUT 20MPH IT FEELS LIKE IT SUDDENLY BRAKES OR DOWN SHIFTS BUT IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE SEAT BELT IT WOULD SEND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS INTO THE WINDSHIELD!! IT IS TERRIFYING!! I AM A MASTER MECHANIC AND I VERIFIED THAT IT WASN'T THE BRAKES GRABBING BY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE IT SLOWED TO 20 MPH AND WHEN Y... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2013
SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE AND AIR BAG LIGHT ARE ON. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS NOT DETECTING WHEN SOMEONE IS ON THE SEAT. SYSTEM STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. WONDERING IF THIS MALFUNCTION IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF THE SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE AIR BAGS WON'T DEPLOY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. (EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE WAY IT SHOULD) WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNLESS THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. (SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING) ONCE IT IS RELEASED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON, EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. (EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE WAY IT SHOULD) WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNLESS THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. (SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING) ONCE IT IS RELEASED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON, EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AN... Read more
Incident date: Apr 15, 2014
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. (EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE WAY IT SHOULD) WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNLESS THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. (SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING) ONCE IT IS RELEASED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON, EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE FAI... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2014
MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. IT USED TO JUST GO OUT ON OCCASION. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I THINK IT SHOULD BE SINCE IT GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE.
Incident date: Sep 25, 2013
ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM FAMILY VACATION WE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A BREAK WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE FROM THE FACILITIES THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I OPENED IT TO FIND FLAMES AFTER PUTTING THE FLAMES OUT AND INSPECTING THE DAMAGE I REALIZED MY HEADLIGHT AND WIRING HAD MELTED FROM THE FLAMES NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTBULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MORE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 25, 2013
ON THE WAY BACK HOME FROM FAMILY VACATION WE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE FOR A BREAK WHEN I CAME OUTSIDE FROM THE FACILITIES THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD I OPENED IT TO FIND FLAMES AFTER PUTTING THE FLAMES OUT AND INSPECTING THE DAMAGE I REALIZED MY HEADLIGHT AND WIRING HAD MELTED FROM THE FLAMES NO IDEA WHY IT HAPPENED BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTBULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS MORE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Mar 1, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT EQUIPPED WITH DUNLAP SIGNATURE 2 TIRES, SIZE 235-65R16 AND DOT NUMBER TJ46JU1R3512. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,039. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOW... Read more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE MILEAGE WAS 185,091.
Incident date: May 2, 2013
IGNITION SWITCH IT STICK AND SOMETIME DOSE NOT WANT TO TURN OFF. *TR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
May 12, 2014
Incident date: May 5, 2014
LAST MONDAY I WAS GOING TO THE BALL FIELD TO WATCH MY NEPHEW PRACTICE BASEBALL. I PULLED IN, SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WENT TO GET THE STROLLER OUT OF MY TRUNK FOR MY DAUGHTER. I STARTED TO SEE SMOKE, AND THEN I STARTED SMELLING IT ALSO. I HURRIED AND GOT MY DAUGHTER INTO THE STROLLER AND THEN SAW THE SMOKE STARTING TO GET HEAVIER. I POPPED MY HOOD AND OPENED IT AND IT WAS IN FLAMES. I TRIED TO GET WATE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 10, 2014
MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT TURNING LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL JERK PULLING RIGHT. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING. MY CAR ENDED UP ON THE SIDEWALK OF LOWE'S TREES. I WAS SO AFRAID BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN. RIGHT THEN MY CAR BECAME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I CALL THE TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR HOME. THAT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENC... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: May 10, 2014
AIRBAG FAULT COMES ON WITH A VEHICLE CHIME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHT BLINKS A FEW TIMES THEN STAYS ON THE SCREEN FOR A RANDOM AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. AT THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AROUND 45MPH WITH NO ACCELERATION. I HEARD THE CHIME AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON. IT WENT A WAY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THEN CAME BACK ON AGAIN FOR NO REASON. *TR
Incident date: Apr 22, 2014
THE 2006 PONTIAC'S BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. I'M NOT SURE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS SCARY!!!!!! *TR
Incident date: Apr 22, 2014
THE 2006 PONTIAC'S BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. I'M NOT SURE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS SCARY!!!!!! *TR
Incident date: Apr 22, 2014
THE 2006 PONTIAC'S BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. I'M NOT SURE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS SCARY!!!!!! *TR
Incident date: Dec 17, 2013
INITIALLY MY SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD MALFUNCTION THEN WORK. FINALLY IT HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER ABOUT THE DATE NOTED. I CURRENTLY HAVE NO EVIDENCE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT AS THE SENSOR IS NOT WORKING TO SHOW OCCUPANCY IN THE SEAT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. MAYBE WHEN ENOUGH PEOPLE DIE OR ARE INJURED GM WILL ADMIT IT IS A FAULTY SEAT WIRE ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
DELAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TAKE TOO LONG TO POP UP AND THAN WIPE, DESIGN SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED, THE COUPLE OF SECONDS IT TAKES FOR THE WIPERS TO MOVE FROM OFF POSITION TO WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON IS LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON A DAY AFTER IT RAINS WHERE YOU ARE PASSED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, CANNOT SEE, AND COULD POSSIBLY INJURE SOMEBODY. CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER ST... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
DELAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TAKE TOO LONG TO POP UP AND THAN WIPE, DESIGN SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED, THE COUPLE OF SECONDS IT TAKES FOR THE WIPERS TO MOVE FROM OFF POSITION TO WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON IS LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON A DAY AFTER IT RAINS WHERE YOU ARE PASSED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, CANNOT SEE, AND COULD POSSIBLY INJURE SOMEBODY. CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER ST... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2014
DELAY WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS, TAKE TOO LONG TO POP UP AND THAN WIPE, DESIGN SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOWED, THE COUPLE OF SECONDS IT TAKES FOR THE WIPERS TO MOVE FROM OFF POSITION TO WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON IS LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON A DAY AFTER IT RAINS WHERE YOU ARE PASSED BY A VEHICLE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE, CANNOT SEE, AND COULD POSSIBLY INJURE SOMEBODY. CONSTANTLY LOSING POWER ST... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2009
PASSENGER PRESENCE AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS A THIN SENSOR MAT AND THE BREAK IN THE COPPER IS VERY CLEAR TO SEE. *TR
Incident date: May 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE ... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE SEATS NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V344000 (AIR BAGS). THE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2013
FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY..... SMELLED RAW GAS AFTER A BRIEF PARK IN MY GARAGE. KEPT SMELLING GAS, ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY HAS A CRACK IN IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO 2 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT THIS "IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE PONTIAC G6". FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD, THE ASSEMBLY HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC, AND IT IS COMMON THAT IT CRACKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS A ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 29, 2013
WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION (GOING STRAIGHT) I WAS COMING TO THE STREET I NEEDED TO TURN RIGHT ON AND MY STEERING LOCKED AND I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BUT GO STRAIGHT. I HAVE TO SLOWLY PULL OVER, TURN CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE STEERING RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TURNS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND THE TROUBLE CODE ON THE CAR WAS CO545 WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH... Read more
Incident date: Oct 12, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SAFETY INTERLOCK SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MIL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2011
THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, COULD NOT REPLACE IT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER FIXED IT ABOUT A $180.00. THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN IN MARCH 2013, AT FIRST IT KEPT CLICKING AND COULD BE PUT ON AGAIN BY HITTING THE LIGHT COVER BUT THEN FINALLY WENT OUT. THAT LIGHT WAS NEVER FIXED AGAIN UNTIL MAY 2014 WHE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2011
THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, COULD NOT REPLACE IT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER FIXED IT ABOUT A $180.00. THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN IN MARCH 2013, AT FIRST IT KEPT CLICKING AND COULD BE PUT ON AGAIN BY HITTING THE LIGHT COVER BUT THEN FINALLY WENT OUT. THAT LIGHT WAS NEVER FIXED AGAIN UNTIL MAY 2014 WHE... Read more
Incident date: May 7, 2014
REAR DIFF HAS LEAK AFTER 22000 MILES THE SAME AS THE 06/07'S. CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *TR
Incident date: May 7, 2014
REAR DIFF HAS LEAK AFTER 22000 MILES THE SAME AS THE 06/07'S. CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 28, 2014
1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE, WHEN SHE STARTED IT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, THINKING THE NOISE WOULD STOP, BUT IT DID NOT. SHE TOOK THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY MADE A TEMPORARY FIX. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN ON THE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2013
HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONICS IN STEERING WHEEL. HORN,CRUISE,STEREO CONTROLS ALL WENT OUT AT ONE TIME . AIR BAGS TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN WITH PASSENGERS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. I FEEL THIS MAY BE IGNITION SWITCH RELATED. *TR
Incident date: Dec 11, 2013
HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONICS IN STEERING WHEEL. HORN,CRUISE,STEREO CONTROLS ALL WENT OUT AT ONE TIME . AIR BAGS TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN WITH PASSENGERS IN BOTH FRONT SEATS. I FEEL THIS MAY BE IGNITION SWITCH RELATED. *TR
Incident date: Jul 25, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A TRAILER THAT HAD DETACHED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAI... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
GM HAS STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON ALL G6'S FROM 2005, HOWEVER I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. MY POWER STEERING HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AFTER PURCHASING IT FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME IT HAD BEEN SAFETY INSPECTED. I WANT TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED, BUT IT COSTS ABOUT 700.00 AND GM WONT FIX IT. WHAT DO I DO?? IN MICHIGAN WINTERS, THE POWER S... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC AZTEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
DRIVING AROUND A CORNER IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON A ROUGH ROAD; TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK (COULD PUSH DOWN, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE); TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ON THE SNOW; TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO MANIPULATE T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
DRIVING AROUND A CORNER IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON A ROUGH ROAD; TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK (COULD PUSH DOWN, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE); TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ON THE SNOW; TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO MANIPULATE T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Mar 3, 2014
DRIVING AROUND A CORNER IN TOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES PER HOUR IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON A ROUGH ROAD; TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE IT UP A HILL AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULDN'T WORK (COULD PUSH DOWN, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE); TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIDING ON THE SNOW; TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND WAS UNABLE TO MANIPULATE T... Read more
Crash
Incident date: May 1, 2014
WHILE WAITING FOR THE RECALL PARTS TO COME IN FOR MY PONTIAC I WAS THE VICTIM IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH MY AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SPEED OF IMPACT WAS BETWEEN 35-40 MPH WHEN I HIT HEAD ON. AT MY DOCTOR VISIT I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE WHIPLASH IN WHICH I HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK AS WELL. I WANTED TO BRING THIS DEFECT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN CASE YOU CAN FIX THIS DEFECT BEFORE THERE ... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 5, 2014
BEEN HAVING RECURRING PROBLEMS AS FOLLOWS: ENGINE FAILS AT HIGH AND LOW RATES OF SPEED. DASHBOARD READS "STARTING DISABLED SERVICE THROTTLE," "SERVICE STABILITRAC," AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED."CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. MY TEMPORARY REMEDY IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. (SAME PROBLEM OCCURS MORE PREDOMINANTLY, IT SEEMS, WITH 2007 CHEVY EQUINOX.) PURCHASED AT 87,000 MILES. FIRST OCCURRENCE FOR ME A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 19, 2014
CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL LOCK PUTTING THE CAR INTO STRAIGHT POSITION, WHILE IN TURNS, BENDS, CURES,. ETC. THIS HAS LEFT ME I N TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, NEARLY SIDE SWIPING CARS BESIDE ME, HEADING FRONT ON WITH CARS NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER AND HAVE CONTROL. *TR
Incident date: Apr 2, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THIS FAILURE RECURRED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,440.
Incident date: Sep 12, 2012
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PONTIAC G6 2007 DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVING THEY STAY ON, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THEY GO OUT. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR FIVE TIMES AND IT WORKS FOR A DAY OR SO, AND GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Incident date: Sep 12, 2012
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PONTIAC G6 2007 DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVING THEY STAY ON, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THEY GO OUT. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR FIVE TIMES AND IT WORKS FOR A DAY OR SO, AND GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Incident date: Sep 12, 2012
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PONTIAC G6 2007 DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVING THEY STAY ON, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THEY GO OUT. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR FIVE TIMES AND IT WORKS FOR A DAY OR SO, AND GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Incident date: Jan 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH DIELECTRIC GREASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.