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
PONTIAC
TORRENT
(2008) — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 14, 2019
Incident date: Mar 12, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT (WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC) STATED THAT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE FAILED AND SHUT OFF THE ABS. ALSO, THE DISABLE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE SHUT OFF THE ABS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE EGR V... Read more
PONTIAC
TORRENT
(2008) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Mar 14, 2019
Incident date: Mar 12, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT (WHO WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC) STATED THAT THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) VALVE FAILED AND SHUT OFF THE ABS. ALSO, THE DISABLE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EGR VALVE FAILURE SHOULD NOT HAVE SHUT OFF THE ABS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE EGR V... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATEL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 8, 2019
TRACTION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON WITH PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. WHILE BRAKING THE CAR PULLS QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, IT'S REALLY BAD WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. WHILE BRAKING TO GO AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION THEN WHAT YOUR TURNING SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL
Incident date: Mar 8, 2019
TRACTION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON WITH PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. WHILE BRAKING THE CAR PULLS QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, IT'S REALLY BAD WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. WHILE BRAKING TO GO AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION THEN WHAT YOUR TURNING SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL
Incident date: Mar 8, 2019
TRACTION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON WITH PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. WHILE BRAKING THE CAR PULLS QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, IT'S REALLY BAD WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. WHILE BRAKING TO GO AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION THEN WHAT YOUR TURNING SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL
Incident date: Jan 11, 2019
2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR POWER STEERING REPAIRS. *LD *TR
Incident date: Mar 12, 2019
WHEN DRIVING MY CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THEN A WARNING MESSAGES ABOUT THE POWER STEERING COMES ON. IF I SHUT CAR OFF AND BACK ON POWER STEERING IS RESTORED THEN THE WHEEL SHAKES AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN, RESEARCH IT AND FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR THAT DESCRIBES THE EXACT ISSUE I AM HAVE AND WHEN I CONTACT PONTIAC OR A GM DEALER THEY TELL ME BASED ON MY VIN I HA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2019
I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING A COUPLE WEEKS AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ACROSS MY RADIO WITH BEEPS, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN IN STATIONARY AND DRIVING AND THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WOULD SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN ONCE AGAIN SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE LAST 5 DAYS... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT AN ALIGNMENT WAS NEEDED. THE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER AND ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 6, 2019
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR WILL LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND THEN A LIGHT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING COMES ON IF I SHUT CAR OFF AND BACK ON POWER STEERING IS RESTORED THEN THE WHEEL SHAKES AND IT GOES OUT AGAIN THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND WHEN IT DOES I CAN'T STEER THE CAR IT NEEDS FIXED OR IT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Mar 8, 2019
Incident date: Feb 6, 2019
MY CAR WOULDN'T START SO I CALLED AAA. THE MAN TRIED TO START THE CAR BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT. WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY, THE CAR EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THANK GOODNESS HE HADN'T OPENED THE HOOD BECAUSE I WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THE FLYING DEBRIS. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND IN PIECES. ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Mar 8, 2019
CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS COMPLETELY AT RANDOM. AFTER PLACING IN PARK, REMOVING KEY, RE-INSERTING KEY, RESTARTING, ALL IS FINE FOR A WHILE. PROBABLY FAULTY ECM.
Incident date: Mar 8, 2019
CAR SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS COMPLETELY AT RANDOM. AFTER PLACING IN PARK, REMOVING KEY, RE-INSERTING KEY, RESTARTING, ALL IS FINE FOR A WHILE. PROBABLY FAULTY ECM.
Incident date: Mar 5, 2019
SUDDEN LOSE OF POWER STEERING. AFTER CAR STARTS UP, POWER STEERING IS PRESENT, HOWEVER AFTER VEHICLE IS MOVING, SUDDEN LOSE OF THE POWER STEERING OCCURS AND NOTIFICATIONS ON DASHBOARD. GM STATES THIS IS NOT RELATED TO NHTSA BULLETIN 15V064000, HOWEVER IT IS FOR THE SAME EXACT MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, AND PART THAT IS AFFECTED. THE GM RECALL NUMBER IS 14772. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I CAN NO LON... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2019
THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS A PASS LOCK RESET IS PERFORMED.
Incident date: Jan 11, 2018
7 DIFFERENT MAJOR ISSUES
Incident date: Jan 11, 2018
7 DIFFERENT MAJOR ISSUES
Incident date: Jan 11, 2018
7 DIFFERENT MAJOR ISSUES
Incident date: Mar 5, 2019
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN DRIVING AND AT IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH ABOUT A HALF AN INCH.
Incident date: Mar 5, 2019
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN DRIVING AND AT IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS BACK AND FORTH ABOUT A HALF AN INCH.
Incident date: Mar 6, 2019
MY POWER STEERING HAS BEEN DISABLED NUMEROUS TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST IT WOULD DISABLE UPON IGNITION. I AT TIMES RESTART 3X BEFORE IT FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. NOW IT'S GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS! CURRENTLY AT 71,000 MILES. I DRIVE CITY STREETS AND FREEWAY TO AND FROM WORK.
Incident date: Mar 6, 2019
RANDOMLY MY CARS POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHEN I START MY CAR. AT TIMES I HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. TODAY IT TOOK ME 5 TIMES STARTING AND SHUTTING IT OF AND RESTARTING BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN. IT HAS DONE THIS MANY TIMES AND TODAY WAS JUST THE LATEST.
Incident date: Dec 31, 2018
FUEL SMELL AFTER DRIVING. GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. STABILITRAX SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC.
Incident date: Dec 31, 2018
FUEL SMELL AFTER DRIVING. GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. STABILITRAX SYSTEM LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED BY A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC.
Incident date: Feb 5, 2019
WHILE DRIVING WE WENT OVER A SMALL LITTLE DIP AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I COULDNT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BUT ABOUT 1/4 OF A TURN. LATER THAT DAY IT WAS FINE BUT IT DID THAT THE WHOLE DRIVE
Incident date: Mar 1, 2019
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 60 MPH WHEN I GOT A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. I NOTICED THAT MY POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH. TWO WEEKS LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN A CORNER WHEN T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 2, 2019
MY POWER STEERING KEPT FREEZING WHILE DRIVING UNTIL IT FINELY JUST QUIT. LUCKILY I WAS PARKED WHEN IT FINELY WENT OUT.
Incident date: Mar 2, 2019
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING.
Incident date: Feb 18, 2019
ALL LIGHTING COMES ON BUT CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER IT HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE, THEN IT WILL NOT START
Incident date: Feb 1, 2019
THERE IS DRAIN TUBING CONNECTED TO THE SUNROOF THAT COMES UNCONNECTED BECAUSE ITS TOO SHORT AND LEAKS/POURS WATER ALL OVER THE PASSENGER FRONT AND BACK SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENS WHETHER YOURE DRIVING IT OR ITS SITTING STILL. WATER JUST POURS IN AND SOAKS EVERYTHING ON PASSENGER SIDE.
Incident date: Feb 23, 2019
TAKATA RECALL MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON AND IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN WHEEL. SEEN THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR A FEW YEARS BACK IN REGARDS TO STEERING ISSUES. NEED HELP PLEASE
Incident date: Feb 28, 2019
POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING NEARING CAUSING ME TO WRECK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A BUSY STATE ROUTE IN DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS
Incident date: Feb 23, 2019
I HAVE THE 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT REPLACED A YEAR AGO. A WEEK AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART. TURNS OUT THERE IS ONE FOR THE 2009 BUT NOT THE 2010. THE MECHANIC SAID ITS THE SAME PART. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY DOES THE 2010 NOT HAVE A RECALL. TO HAVE TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2019
I HAVE THE 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. ALSO THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT REPLACED A YEAR AGO. A WEEK AGO, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I LOOKED TO SEE IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART. TURNS OUT THERE IS ONE FOR THE 2009 BUT NOT THE 2010. THE MECHANIC SAID ITS THE SAME PART. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHY DOES THE 2010 NOT HAVE A RECALL. TO HAVE TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2019
MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 WILL RANDOMLY HAVE THE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS COMES AND GOES AND CAN GO FOR MONTHS WITHOUT IT HAPPENING AND THEN RANDOMLY START UP AGAIN. NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHILE STOPPED AND ABOUT EVERY 3RD TIME I START MY CAR I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. SO FAR IT HAS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2019
MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 WILL RANDOMLY HAVE THE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS COMES AND GOES AND CAN GO FOR MONTHS WITHOUT IT HAPPENING AND THEN RANDOMLY START UP AGAIN. NOW MY STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN WHILE STOPPED AND ABOUT EVERY 3RD TIME I START MY CAR I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON. SO FAR IT HAS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2019
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF, THE POWER STEERING USUALLY COMES BACK ON WHEN I RESTART THE CAR. THE LAST 2 TWOS, IT GOES BACK OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE TURNING OF THE CAR.
Incident date: Feb 25, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TURNER GMC (1261 TAXTON ST, HARRISBURG, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *TT V... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STEERING
Feb 28, 2019
Incident date: Feb 24, 2019
DRIVING DOWN MY FAMILIAR ROAD OF DUTCH HILLS OFF OF DR. 50. I TURNED MY WHEEL AT 27MPH. SLID OFF TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. FISHTAILED, MAINTAINED COMPOSURE. THEN , BEGAN A FISHTAIL TO A 180-360 INTO A CONCRETED STEEL BEAMED MAILBOX. KNOCKING OUT MY DRIVERS LIGHT ASSEMBLY, FRONT FENDER, BUMPER, DISABLING THEHOODOF MY CAR, TILTING MY RADIATOR. NOTHING OFTHENIGHT SHOULD OF SKINNY TIRES,NOR MADEMEF... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Feb 28, 2019
Incident date: Feb 24, 2019
DRIVING DOWN MY FAMILIAR ROAD OF DUTCH HILLS OFF OF DR. 50. I TURNED MY WHEEL AT 27MPH. SLID OFF TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. FISHTAILED, MAINTAINED COMPOSURE. THEN , BEGAN A FISHTAIL TO A 180-360 INTO A CONCRETED STEEL BEAMED MAILBOX. KNOCKING OUT MY DRIVERS LIGHT ASSEMBLY, FRONT FENDER, BUMPER, DISABLING THEHOODOF MY CAR, TILTING MY RADIATOR. NOTHING OFTHENIGHT SHOULD OF SKINNY TIRES,NOR MADEMEF... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 28, 2019
Incident date: Feb 24, 2019
DRIVING DOWN MY FAMILIAR ROAD OF DUTCH HILLS OFF OF DR. 50. I TURNED MY WHEEL AT 27MPH. SLID OFF TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. FISHTAILED, MAINTAINED COMPOSURE. THEN , BEGAN A FISHTAIL TO A 180-360 INTO A CONCRETED STEEL BEAMED MAILBOX. KNOCKING OUT MY DRIVERS LIGHT ASSEMBLY, FRONT FENDER, BUMPER, DISABLING THEHOODOF MY CAR, TILTING MY RADIATOR. NOTHING OFTHENIGHT SHOULD OF SKINNY TIRES,NOR MADEMEF... Read more
Crash
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SERVICE BRAKES
Feb 28, 2019
Incident date: Oct 9, 2018
I HAD BARELY HIT A CURB PULLING INTO THE BANK PARKING WHEN MY BRAKE PAD WOULDN'T STOP. AT LESS THAN 7MPH. MY AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED LEAVING ME JARRED, AND IN A SHOCK I COULD NOT MOVE. I SAT LOCKED IN TO MY SAFETYBELT UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER DOWN ROADPULLED ME OUT TO SAFETY. SUCH A MILS HIT. BLEW MY AIRBAGS.. IN RETURN, DAMAGED MY WINDSHIELD, DASH, AND, STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TURNING INTO A BA... Read more
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 28, 2019
Incident date: Oct 9, 2018
I HAD BARELY HIT A CURB PULLING INTO THE BANK PARKING WHEN MY BRAKE PAD WOULDN'T STOP. AT LESS THAN 7MPH. MY AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED LEAVING ME JARRED, AND IN A SHOCK I COULD NOT MOVE. I SAT LOCKED IN TO MY SAFETYBELT UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER DOWN ROADPULLED ME OUT TO SAFETY. SUCH A MILS HIT. BLEW MY AIRBAGS.. IN RETURN, DAMAGED MY WINDSHIELD, DASH, AND, STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TURNING INTO A BA... Read more
Crash
2 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — AIR BAGS
Feb 28, 2019
Incident date: Oct 9, 2018
I HAD BARELY HIT A CURB PULLING INTO THE BANK PARKING WHEN MY BRAKE PAD WOULDN'T STOP. AT LESS THAN 7MPH. MY AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED LEAVING ME JARRED, AND IN A SHOCK I COULD NOT MOVE. I SAT LOCKED IN TO MY SAFETYBELT UNTIL THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER DOWN ROADPULLED ME OUT TO SAFETY. SUCH A MILS HIT. BLEW MY AIRBAGS.. IN RETURN, DAMAGED MY WINDSHIELD, DASH, AND, STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TURNING INTO A BA... Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Apr 21, 2018
THE LAST YEAR MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEATBELT LIKE GOES ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THAT SEAT. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS GOING OFF NOW AND POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. AT HIGH SPEEDS I FEEL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND WOBBLY. AT STAND STILL AND STOP SIGNS MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING DUE TO A FEELING OF NO CONTROL OF THE CAR.
Incident date: Apr 21, 2018
THE LAST YEAR MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEATBELT LIKE GOES ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THAT SEAT. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS GOING OFF NOW AND POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. AT HIGH SPEEDS I FEEL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND WOBBLY. AT STAND STILL AND STOP SIGNS MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING DUE TO A FEELING OF NO CONTROL OF THE CAR.
Incident date: Apr 21, 2018
THE LAST YEAR MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AND SEATBELT LIKE GOES ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING IN THAT SEAT. MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS GOING OFF NOW AND POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT MULTIPLE TIMES. AT HIGH SPEEDS I FEEL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND WOBBLY. AT STAND STILL AND STOP SIGNS MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING DUE TO A FEELING OF NO CONTROL OF THE CAR.
Incident date: Feb 15, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BERGER CHEVROLET, 2525 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA... Read more