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 8, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE ACTION WAS REPEATED AND AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. A DEALER WA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CRAIN BUICK GMC 710 S AMITY RD, CONWAY, AR 72032 (501) 932-0600) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REM... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 9, 2020
Incident date: Feb 8, 2019
ON FEBRUARY 8, 2019, MY MOTHER WAS PULLING INTO A MAINTENANCE GARAGE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. UPON PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HER VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, HE VEHICLE HIT AN EMPLOYEE, WENT THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE DOOR, THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, ACROSS A FOUR LANE STREET, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN A FIELD ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OIL CHANGE VENUE. THIS IS AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 9, 2020
Incident date: Feb 8, 2019
ON FEBRUARY 8, 2019, MY MOTHER WAS PULLING INTO A MAINTENANCE GARAGE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. UPON PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HER VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, HE VEHICLE HIT AN EMPLOYEE, WENT THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE DOOR, THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, ACROSS A FOUR LANE STREET, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN A FIELD ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OIL CHANGE VENUE. THIS IS AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jan 9, 2020
Incident date: Feb 8, 2019
ON FEBRUARY 8, 2019, MY MOTHER WAS PULLING INTO A MAINTENANCE GARAGE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE. UPON PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND HER VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, HE VEHICLE HIT AN EMPLOYEE, WENT THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE DOOR, THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, ACROSS A FOUR LANE STREET, AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN A FIELD ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OIL CHANGE VENUE. THIS IS AN... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 7, 2020
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS TURNING OFF ON MY CAR. IVE NOTICED THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THESE CARS IN THE PAST HOWEVER MINE DOESNT SEEM TO BEIN THE RECALL. WHY IS THIS?? ITS VERY HARD TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET IN ON THIS RECALL FOR THE POWER ASSIST RECALL??
Incident date: Jan 7, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STRANDED AT THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. A FAMILY MEMBER WAS ABLE AFTER A WHILE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPA... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2019
THE STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING, THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE LOUDER THE NOISE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY TO WORK AND BACK. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS WHO RIDE IN THIS DAILY. CALLED AND CHE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2019
THE STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN AND WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO SHAKE OFF. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THIS. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING, THE HIGHER THE SPEED THE LOUDER THE NOISE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT THIS IS MY ONLY WAY TO WORK AND BACK. I HAVE 2 SMALL KIDS WHO RIDE IN THIS DAILY. CALLED AND CHE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2019
I HAVE 61954 MILES ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 MARCH 30 2007 BRAND NEW. THERE WAS A RECALL #06143 THE AIR BAG SERVICE SYSTEM /FMVSS 208.MY VIN # WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SUMMARY OF THIS RECALL IS IDENTICAL AS TO WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING CAR. IF I HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY FRONT SIDE SEAT WHEN THEY GET OUT OF THE CAR. I GET AN ALARM. I DO NOT NORMALLY HAVE A PASSENGER AND DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 4 MILES 4 DA... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2019
I HAVE 61954 MILES ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 MARCH 30 2007 BRAND NEW. THERE WAS A RECALL #06143 THE AIR BAG SERVICE SYSTEM /FMVSS 208.MY VIN # WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE SUMMARY OF THIS RECALL IS IDENTICAL AS TO WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING CAR. IF I HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY FRONT SIDE SEAT WHEN THEY GET OUT OF THE CAR. I GET AN ALARM. I DO NOT NORMALLY HAVE A PASSENGER AND DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK 4 MILES 4 DA... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Jan 4, 2020
Incident date: Jan 2, 2020
I TOOK MY PONTIAC GTP TO BURLINGAME PUTNAM IN CA BECAUSE I CHECKED ON HERE NHTSA IF I HAD A RECALL AND I DID WHICH WAS FIRE WALL COMPARTMENT RECALL SO WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD MY CAR SERVICED I PICKED IT UP AND ONCE I GOT HOME I NOTICED ONE VALVE COVER WAS REPLACED WHICH WAS ONLY ONE VALVE COVER FACING THE FRONT OF THE CAR! THE VALVE COVER FACING THE REAR TOWARDS THE FIRE WALL WAS STILL T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 3, 2008
REFERENCE GM RECALL NO. 07273: WINDOW REGULATOR BOLTS: RECALL REPAIR DONE IN 2008, RECALL WORK FAILED IN 2016 AND $311 WAS SPENT ON WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND LABOR. 2019/2020 THE REGULATOR IS FAILING AGAIN. WINDOW IS RATTLING, SLOW TO MOVE UP AND DOWN, INCLUDING LOUD SCRAPING NOISES. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL MODES OF MOVEMENT AND NON-MOVEMENT.
Incident date: Dec 25, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AND MY RACK AND PINION BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SUB FRAME CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL STEERING AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON THIS IS A WEEK AFTER I REPLACED IT FOR THE SAME REASON I NOTICED THE SUBFRAME WELDS ARE BROKE LOSE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND NEEDS FIXED IMMEDIATELY IVE SINCE READ ONLINE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WHATS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 25, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AND MY RACK AND PINION BROKE LOOSE FROM THE SUB FRAME CAUSING ME TO LOSE ALL STEERING AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON THIS IS A WEEK AFTER I REPLACED IT FOR THE SAME REASON I NOTICED THE SUBFRAME WELDS ARE BROKE LOSE CAUSING THE PROBLEMS THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND NEEDS FIXED IMMEDIATELY IVE SINCE READ ONLINE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WHATS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR GM TO ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNLESS IT WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED PITRE BUICK GMC (9737 EAGLE RANCH RD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.
Incident date: Dec 24, 2019
POWER STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES THIS WEEK AND SRS PPS PROBLEM
Incident date: Dec 24, 2019
POWER STEERING LOSS WHILE DRIVING HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES THIS WEEK AND SRS PPS PROBLEM
Incident date: Dec 5, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HOBSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (655 SOUTHVIEW DR, IN-37, MARTINSVILLE, IN 46151) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND STEERING SENSOR WERE DEFECTI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 17, 2019
WE RECEIVED MULTIPLE NOTICES TELLING US THE CAR HAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALER, THAT THE RECALL NAMED, AND THEY TOLD US THAT RECALL # N150815 IS PENDING THROUGH GENERAL MOTORS AND THERE IS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. WHEN I SPOKE TO GENERAL MOTORS THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT US WHEN A FIX IS READY, AND NO ONE SHOULD RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JANUARY OF 2019. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 23, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MA... Read more
Incident date: Dec 21, 2019
THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THE POWER STEERING WAS INTERMITTENTLY ACTING UP, WHEN I WOULD START THE VEHICLE. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND A MESSAGE OF POWER STEERING WOULD APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. MY REGULAR MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF A FAULTY POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR.
Incident date: Dec 20, 2019
WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND RUNNING THE POWER STEERING CONTROL ESC WILL BE ON ON THE DASH AND LOCK UP THE STEERING WHEEL AND I CAN'T TURN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD BE OFF. BUT RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING A LOT MORE OFTEN. I WAS PARKED WITH CAR RUNNING AND THE POWER STEERING ESC WOULD STAY ON EVEN AFTER TURNIN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 20, 2019
WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED AND RUNNING THE POWER STEERING CONTROL ESC WILL BE ON ON THE DASH AND LOCK UP THE STEERING WHEEL AND I CAN'T TURN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. WHEN THIS OCCURRED I USED TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD BE OFF. BUT RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING A LOT MORE OFTEN. I WAS PARKED WITH CAR RUNNING AND THE POWER STEERING ESC WOULD STAY ON EVEN AFTER TURNIN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2019
WHEN I START THE CAR AND RUNNING (PARK) , THE POWER STEERING CONTROL ESC SHOWS ON THE DASH AND LOCKS UP THE STEERING SO I CAN'T TURN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN BEFORE BEFORE TO. WHENEVER THIS HAS HAPPENED, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO TURN OFF THE POWER STEERING CONTROL ESC. BUT RECENTLY THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE PARKED THE TRAC... Read more
Incident date: Dec 19, 2019
WHEN I START THE CAR AND RUNNING (PARK) , THE POWER STEERING CONTROL ESC SHOWS ON THE DASH AND LOCKS UP THE STEERING SO I CAN'T TURN OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT HAS LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN BEFORE BEFORE TO. WHENEVER THIS HAS HAPPENED, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO TURN OFF THE POWER STEERING CONTROL ESC. BUT RECENTLY THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE PARKED THE TRAC... Read more
Incident date: Dec 13, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DUE TO A NOISE EMERGING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MIL... Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2019
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME ON DEC 11,2019 AND I HEARD A LOAD POP THAT CAME FROM UNDER MY DASH. SMOKE STARTED TO FILL MY CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I HAD NOTICED ALL MY INTERIOR LIGHTING AND COMPONENTS HAD STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY AND WHEN I OPEN MY TRUNK I NOTICED THE FUSE BOX LOCATED IN THE TRUCK AND COMPLETEL... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 13, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT DIXIE BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 14565 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, FORT MYERS, FL 33912, (239) 489-0600) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2019
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND AS I TURNED RIGHT I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY STEERING WHEEL FROZE MAKING ME UNABLE TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT MY STEERING RACK HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE SUBFRAME. BEFORE THIS OCCURRED I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SO THIS WAS TOTALLY SHOCKING ALONG WITH THE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 24, 2019
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND AS I TURNED RIGHT I HEARD A LOUD POP AND MY STEERING WHEEL FROZE MAKING ME UNABLE TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER INSPECTION I WAS INFORMED THAT MY STEERING RACK HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE SUBFRAME. BEFORE THIS OCCURRED I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SO THIS WAS TOTALLY SHOCKING ALONG WITH THE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V883000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH JAMES CORLEW CHEVROLET (722 COLLEGE ST, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040, (931) 552-2020) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EX... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2019
ITS LEAKS WHEN ITS RAINS. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE FRONT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE LOCK SWITCH DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY GEAR SWITCH SOMETIMES KEEP ME IN PARKED OR REVERSE FROM DAY TO DAY TRAVELS. I COULD GET IN THE CAR GO TO THE STORE AND MY CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE OR PARK.
Incident date: Nov 28, 2019
ITS LEAKS WHEN ITS RAINS. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE FRONT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE LOCK SWITCH DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY GEAR SWITCH SOMETIMES KEEP ME IN PARKED OR REVERSE FROM DAY TO DAY TRAVELS. I COULD GET IN THE CAR GO TO THE STORE AND MY CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE OR PARK.
Incident date: Nov 28, 2019
ITS LEAKS WHEN ITS RAINS. THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE FRONT AND BRAKE LIGHT ARE OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE LOCK SWITCH DOESNT WORK. ALSO MY GEAR SWITCH SOMETIMES KEEP ME IN PARKED OR REVERSE FROM DAY TO DAY TRAVELS. I COULD GET IN THE CAR GO TO THE STORE AND MY CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF REVERSE OR PARK.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
SERVICE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED.ALSO INDICATOR LIGHT SAYS PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF.THERE IS NO WORKING PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AT THIS TIME.IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR OVER A YEAR.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Dec 14, 2019
Incident date: Dec 13, 2019
IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING SO I PARKED THEN STARTED SEEING SMOKE COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD SO I OPENED IT AND SAW A SMALL FLAME TOWARD THE BACK OF THE ENGINE LUCKILY I HAD A JUG OF WATER IN THE TRUNK AND PUT IT OUT AND THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID SPARYED ALL OVER I'M ASSUMING THE FIRE ME... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ENGINE
Dec 14, 2019
Incident date: Dec 13, 2019
IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING SO I PARKED THEN STARTED SEEING SMOKE COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD SO I OPENED IT AND SAW A SMALL FLAME TOWARD THE BACK OF THE ENGINE LUCKILY I HAD A JUG OF WATER IN THE TRUNK AND PUT IT OUT AND THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID SPARYED ALL OVER I'M ASSUMING THE FIRE ME... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Dec 10, 2019
POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH FAILURE. SHORTED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE WAS ISOLATED TO SWITCH AND DOOR PANEL, HOWEVER INTERIOR OF CAR DID FILL UP WITH SMOKE. POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH WAS PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED AS PER BULLETIN 15791A HOWEVER RECALL DID NOT REMEDY DEFECTIVE PART/HAZARD.
Fire
Incident date: Dec 12, 2019
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING ASSIST QUIT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS WAS CORRECTED TEMPORARILY AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT. I HAD AT LEAST A DOZEN EPISODES OF THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.THIS WOULD OCCUR AT TIMES WHEN FIRST ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AND AFTER I HAD SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. I HAVE NOT NOTICED IT WHILE AT IDLE. I AM CONCERNED OF THIS PRE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2019
BUCKLE CAME UNLATCHED AND LATCH WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL
Incident date: Dec 13, 2011
THIS VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS WERE NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYED IN THE FATAL ACCIDENT TOTALLING THE CAR, AND MY INJURIES WERE MORE PRONOUNCED.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Oct 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ENGINE
Dec 11, 2019
Incident date: Oct 7, 2019
PONTIAC WONT START, CHANGED STARTER, SAW RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. RACK & PINION LEAK, COVER GASKET LEAK, SAW RECALL. AIR BAG CODE CAME UP.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Dec 11, 2019
Incident date: Oct 7, 2019
PONTIAC WONT START, CHANGED STARTER, SAW RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. RACK & PINION LEAK, COVER GASKET LEAK, SAW RECALL. AIR BAG CODE CAME UP.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — AIR BAGS
Dec 11, 2019
Incident date: Oct 7, 2019
PONTIAC WONT START, CHANGED STARTER, SAW RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. RACK & PINION LEAK, COVER GASKET LEAK, SAW RECALL. AIR BAG CODE CAME UP.
Incident date: Dec 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE YOKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IN PLAY. IF THE YOKE WERE TO FRACTURE, THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BROWN BUICK GMC (4300 S GEORGIA ST, AMARILLO, TX 79110, (806) 353-7211) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 30, 2019
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V627000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. APPLE CHEVROLET (8585 159TH ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60487) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR ON 02-26-19 AND HAD ANOTHER RECALL ON O... Read more