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: May 6, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION THE HAZARD LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE A FUSE TO DISABLE THE HAZARD LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICAT... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2019
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES IN A CERTAIN PATTERN WHEN ABOVE 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. ALL 4 STRUTS ARE NEW, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS, CONTROL ARMS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER, ALL BRAKE ROTORS ARE NEW. CANNOT GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY ANYONE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IT IS. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF (CODE GIVEN ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 12, 2019
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES IN A CERTAIN PATTERN WHEN ABOVE 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. ALL 4 STRUTS ARE NEW, SWAY BAR BUSHINGS, SWAY BAR LINKS, CONTROL ARMS BOTH UPPER AND LOWER, ALL BRAKE ROTORS ARE NEW. CANNOT GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY ANYONE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND OUT WHAT IT IS. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF (CODE GIVEN ... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES INADVERTENTLY DISENGAGED WHILE IN USE AS SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE SEEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AS THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE RAIN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE DEALER WAS... Read more
Fire
Incident date: May 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES INADVERTENTLY DISENGAGED WHILE IN USE AS SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE SEEN. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED AS THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE RAIN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE DEALER WAS... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 22, 2019
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN GIVING MY WIFE ISSUES WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. AT RANDOM TIMES, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ABS SENSOR COMES ON, AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR START TO DIM. THIS HAS CAUSED HER TO NEARLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A POWER ISSUE, BUT THERE WAS MORE BEHIND THE ISSUE. WHENEVER I... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2019
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN GIVING MY WIFE ISSUES WHILE SHE IS DRIVING. AT RANDOM TIMES, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, ABS SENSOR COMES ON, AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR START TO DIM. THIS HAS CAUSED HER TO NEARLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND IS UNSAFE FOR THE ROAD. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE A POWER ISSUE, BUT THERE WAS MORE BEHIND THE ISSUE. WHENEVER I... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
May 8, 2019
Incident date: May 6, 2019
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE 2015 RECALL FOR THE VALVE COVER ON 3/1/16. IT WAS ABOUT 63,000 AT THE TIME THIS RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, OIL AND ENGINE COOLANT STILL LEAKS FROM THE VALVE COVER AND FROM THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I WENT IN TO GET IT CHECKED AT THE SAME GM SERVICE LOCATION THAT PERFORMED THE RECALL IN 2015 BECAUSE THE CAR HEATS UP AND THEY SAI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
I GOT A RECALL OF UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION. I TOOK IT IN TO GM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THEY SAID IT IS FOR THE ORIGINAL KEYS , WHICH I HAVE. BUT MY PLASTIC ON ONE KEY IS BROKE ON ONE SPOT. I TOLD THEM MY IGNITION IS MESSED UP. THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT WITH THE CAR STILL RUNNING AND SOME TIMES IT WILL BE TURNED OFF AND KEYS IN MY HAND AND YET IT IS STILL ON. NO ONE EXPLAINED ... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD ONLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT LIVED DOWN THE ROAD AND DROVE IN REVERSE TO HER HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,00... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD ONLY SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT LIVED DOWN THE ROAD AND DROVE IN REVERSE TO HER HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,00... Read more
Incident date: Apr 10, 2019
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL FROM THE SAME MODEL YEAR ( JAN - AUG). LOSS OF POWER STEERING, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BADLY. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENS. CONTACTED GM AND NO HELP.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
May 7, 2019
Incident date: May 2, 2019
PONTIAC OIL LEAK RECALL I BOUGHT A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I WAS DRIVING IT HOME ONE DAY WHEN I LOOKED IN THE MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE SO I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD. I HAD AN ISSUE WITH RPMS FALLING AS I WAS TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. I HOPPED OUT AND WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD. THIER WAS A FIRE THAT WAS GOING UNDER... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN I HIT A BUMP. THE STEERING HAS NOT GONE OUT YET BUT IT FLASHES ALL THE TIME. I HAVE NOTICED RECALLS FOR THIS ON OTHER 06 PONTIAC G6 BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN THREE TIMES AND LANDED AGAINST A SIDEWALK. THE TIRES WENT FLAT AND THE RIMS AND ROTORS WERE SPLIT IN TWO. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTEN... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Apr 30, 2019
TOOK MY CAR TO KENNY ROSS IN NORTH HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA 5 YEARS AGO TO HAVE THE RECALLS DONE THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS NEVER CALLED SAYING THE PARTS WHERE IN CALLED SEVERAL TIMES SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO KENNY ROSS CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY 4/30/2019 THEY SAID THEY WOULD ORDER THE PARTS AGAIN. THEY CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER SAYING THEY COULDN'T FIX THE SAFETY RE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
THE VEHICLE WILL CUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE COMING TO A STOP. WHILE IN MOTION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO ANY KIND OF STOP, IT TURNS COMPLETELY OFF. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2015. WHETHER COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, OR JUST COMING TO A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE CUTS COMPLETELY OFF.
Incident date: Apr 2, 2015
THE VEHICLE WILL CUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE COMING TO A STOP. WHILE IN MOTION AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO ANY KIND OF STOP, IT TURNS COMPLETELY OFF. IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2015. WHETHER COMING OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, OR JUST COMING TO A STOP SIGN ON A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE CUTS COMPLETELY OFF.
Incident date: May 1, 2019
RECENTLY WHEN I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE UP IT WAS SHOWING "SERVICE ESC" ON THE DASH. AND IT WOULD RUN ROUGH AND EXECUTE LOW POWER WHEN MOBILE. THIS WOULD OCCUR EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A MONTH, AND AS OF TODAY IS UNDRIVABLE. AFTER HAVING IT ELECTRONICALLY DIAGNOSED, IT NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER AND IS COMPLETELY UNDRIVABLE UNTIL A NEW ONE IS INSTALLED AND PROGRAMMED. WHY IS MY VIN # NOT INCLUDED IN THE RE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 27, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IN REVERSE AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 17, 2019
HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS, I TRUELY FEEL BOTH GM MANUFACTURERS AND CUSTOMERS SERVICE ASSOCIATES HAVE A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE LIFE AND SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD MY G6 PONTIAC FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE LAST 2 WEEKS FINDING OUT ALL THE MONEY I SPENT ON THE CAR IS NOTHING BECAUSE THE MANUFACTER REFUSES TO FIX THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY THAT THEY ADVERTISE AS FREE WITHIN... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 17, 2019
HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS, I TRUELY FEEL BOTH GM MANUFACTURERS AND CUSTOMERS SERVICE ASSOCIATES HAVE A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE LIFE AND SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD MY G6 PONTIAC FOR A FEW YEARS AND THE LAST 2 WEEKS FINDING OUT ALL THE MONEY I SPENT ON THE CAR IS NOTHING BECAUSE THE MANUFACTER REFUSES TO FIX THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY THAT THEY ADVERTISE AS FREE WITHIN... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 17, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. SINCE APRIL OF 2019, THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.
Incident date: Feb 7, 2019
MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT'S AFFECTING MY WHEELS AND STEERING. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AS THIS IS GOING ON.
Incident date: Feb 7, 2019
MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT'S AFFECTING MY WHEELS AND STEERING. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AS THIS IS GOING ON.
Incident date: Feb 7, 2019
MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT'S AFFECTING MY WHEELS AND STEERING. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AS THIS IS GOING ON.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2003) - ENGINE
Apr 30, 2019
Incident date: Apr 3, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, OIL LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VALVE GASKET COVER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,599. *BF CONSUMER STATED RECALL WAS REPAIRED BU... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - ENGINE
Apr 29, 2019
Incident date: Apr 4, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE REPORT FILED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFO... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 15, 2019
I NOTICED AFTER I GOT THE CAR THAT THE GAS WAS GOING AWFUL FAST, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK AND IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP
Incident date: Apr 15, 2019
I NOTICED AFTER I GOT THE CAR THAT THE GAS WAS GOING AWFUL FAST, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK AND IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ENGINE
Apr 25, 2019
Incident date: Apr 18, 2019
ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT MADE. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 180,000 MILES AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
Apr 24, 2019
Incident date: Apr 23, 2019
ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AS I WAS COMING HOME I PUT IT OUT WITH WATER .CAR DROVE JUST FINE HAS FRESH OIL CHANGE
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - SERVICE BRAKES
Apr 24, 2019
Incident date: Apr 23, 2019
ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AS I WAS COMING HOME I PUT IT OUT WITH WATER .CAR DROVE JUST FINE HAS FRESH OIL CHANGE
Fire
Incident date: Dec 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) PRIOR TO HER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) PRIOR TO HER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) PRIOR TO HER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) PRIOR TO HER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMI... Read more
Incident date: Dec 4, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) PRIOR TO HER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GTO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDERS CHEVROLET CADILLAC OF JOPLIN (417-768-7900, LOCATED AT 4630 E 32ND ST, JOPLIN, MO 64804) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE MANUFACTURER'S CODE. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more
Incident date: Apr 22, 2019
WHILE DRIVING AND STOPPING MY BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS AND TC CONTROL LIGHTS TURN ON THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 20, 2019
Incident date: Apr 20, 2019
MY GRANDPARENT GAVE ME THE CAR A FEW YEARS AGO, AND I LOST POWER TO ALL FUNCTIONS OF HEADLIGHTS. I COULD NOT TURN THEM AT ALL, WHETHER THE CAR WAS STATIONARY OR MOVING. I THEN REPLACED A FUSE THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM BRIEFLY. AFTER AWHILE, MY HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO STAY ON AFTER I HAVE SHUT THE CAR OFF. DURING THIS TIME, MY HIGH BEAMS WERE THE ONLY FUNCTION THAT WORKED. DUE TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM, I H... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2019
AFTER STARTING THE CAR ON DRY PAVEMENT IN A PARKING LOT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING STALL. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. THIS MADE STEERING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE. THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS NOT ISSUED FOR MY VIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH IS EXTREMELY... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 2017
AIR BAG ON PANEL STAYS LIT ALL THE TIME, WHEN STARTING UP THE ENGINE. PASSENGER SIDE FOR ABOUT ONE SECOND COMES ON THEN GO OFF. STILL LIT ON PANEL. IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT MECHANIC SAID THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON PANEL SHOULD GO OFF IT DID FOR AWHILE, NOW IT'S BACK ON AGAIN.
Incident date: Apr 10, 2019
MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT IS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE KIT AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VIA GM RECALL #N130036. GM STATES THEY HAVE ALREADY CLOSED RECALL AND WILL BE IN NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH PROBLEM. THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE TO SHIFT GEARS RESULTING WITH THE CAR BEING IN REVERSE EVEN THOUGH SHIFT LEVELER IS IN PARK. SHIFT LEVELER FREELY SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 14, 2019
I AM HAVING ISSUE WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR THE LAST 6-9 MONTHS. BEFORE I HIT 3000 MILES THE OIL HAS BURNED UP AND THERE IS NOTHING ON THE DIP STICK. I TOOK IT TO GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT TO ED RINKE IN CENTERLINE MI, WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND WHY IT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT GOODYEAR IN W... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND PERFORMED A TUNE-UP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. T... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2019
I HAVE OWNED MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. AFTER LOCKING UP, THE SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE. THE STEERING WILL REMAIN LOCKED UP UNTIL YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2019
I HAVE OWNED MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. AFTER LOCKING UP, THE SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE. THE STEERING WILL REMAIN LOCKED UP UNTIL YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2019
I HAVE OWNED MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS. NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. AFTER LOCKING UP, THE SERVICE ESC, POWER STEERING, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE. THE STEERING WILL REMAIN LOCKED UP UNTIL YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTART IT. SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. ... Read more