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.
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Showing 39,131 complaints for PONTIAC
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
Jan 27, 2019
Incident date: Jan 26, 2019
MY CAR WAS PARKED TURNED OFF . I WENT INTO A STORE AND CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR IN FLAMES IT IS DESTROYED AND I AM DEVASTATED. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE ENGINE IS THE ENGINE IS DESTROYED. TIRES BURNT UP COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 27, 2019
Incident date: Jan 26, 2019
MY CAR WAS PARKED TURNED OFF . I WENT INTO A STORE AND CAME BACK OUT TO MY CAR IN FLAMES IT IS DESTROYED AND I AM DEVASTATED. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE THE ENGINE IS THE ENGINE IS DESTROYED. TIRES BURNT UP COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE.
Fire
Incident date: Sep 8, 2014
THIS DEFECT CAN AFFECT THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. UNTIL THIS RECALL IS PERFORMED, CUSTOMERS SHOULD REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM THEIR KEY RINGS, LEAVING ONLY THE IGNITION KEY. THE KEY FOB (IF APPLICABLE), SHOULD ALSO BE REMOVED FROM THE KEY RING. GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) NOTIFIED THE AGENCY ON JULY 3, 2014, THAT THEY ARE RECALLING 5,877,718 MODEL YEAR 2000-2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA AND MONTE CAR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
TAKATA AIRBAG. I TOOK MY 2004 PONTIAC VIBE TO CAPITOL CHEV IN AUSTIN, TX TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED IAC WITH THE RECALL. WHEN I GOT IT BACK, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADJUSTOR AND HE SAID IT CAME IN THAT WAY. WELL, I CONTACT GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE CAR HAS VERY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR THE AIRBAGS HAVE EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS TILL NOW. I... Read more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2019
THE AIR BAGS LIKE SAY SERVICE BUT NO ONE SEE WHAT'S WRONG, THE FUEL CAR WILL NOT CRANK AFTER GAS IS PUT IN. IT ASK TO CHECK GAS CAP EVEN PUT NEW CAP ON AND STI NOT WORKING
Incident date: Jan 13, 2019
THE AIR BAGS LIKE SAY SERVICE BUT NO ONE SEE WHAT'S WRONG, THE FUEL CAR WILL NOT CRANK AFTER GAS IS PUT IN. IT ASK TO CHECK GAS CAP EVEN PUT NEW CAP ON AND STI NOT WORKING
Incident date: Jan 23, 2019
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME! I WAS TERRIFIED! I COULD HARDLY MOVE THE CAR TO PULL OVER. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT USUALLY HELPS BUT IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ALSO, WHEN CAR IS IN IDLE THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES.
Incident date: Jan 21, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING" AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED... Read more
Incident date: Jan 22, 2019
WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL THINGS HAPPEN, A CLICK SOUND GOING CLOCKWISE, AND I HEAR SQUEAKY OR WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURN EITHER WAY. I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. MY SIGNAL DOESN'T SHUT OFF AFTER I COMPLETE A TURN.
Incident date: Jan 22, 2019
WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL THINGS HAPPEN, A CLICK SOUND GOING CLOCKWISE, AND I HEAR SQUEAKY OR WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURN EITHER WAY. I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. MY SIGNAL DOESN'T SHUT OFF AFTER I COMPLETE A TURN.
Incident date: Jan 16, 2019
WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL ON THE FREEWAY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Incident date: Dec 30, 2016
TAKATA RECALL AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND DRIVING OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE NEEDED PARTS AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS TO GET THEM.
Incident date: Jan 17, 2019
POWER STEERING HAS FAILED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH..I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHE THE STEERING FAILED..IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH NOT TO CRASH AND GET OFF THE ROAD..THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CAR
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Jan 19, 2019
Incident date: Jan 16, 2019
MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE IN DETROIT DOING TRAINING FOR WORK. I PARKED AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO DINNER AND BACK I PARK MY CAR AND 15 MIN. LATER I HEARD TWO LOAD POPS (NOISE WAS FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE FIRE GOT TO HOT) AND LOOKED OUTSIDE MY HOTEL ROOM AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND A CO-WORKERS CAR PARKED ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Jan 19, 2019
Incident date: Jan 16, 2019
MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE IN DETROIT DOING TRAINING FOR WORK. I PARKED AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO DINNER AND BACK I PARK MY CAR AND 15 MIN. LATER I HEARD TWO LOAD POPS (NOISE WAS FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE FIRE GOT TO HOT) AND LOOKED OUTSIDE MY HOTEL ROOM AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND A CO-WORKERS CAR PARKED ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 2, 2019
PASSENGER SEAT NO LONGER SENSES WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER SEATED SO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. PASSENGER AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2019
PASSENGER SEAT NO LONGER SENSES WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER SEATED SO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. PASSENGER AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF NEEDED.
Incident date: Jan 7, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC AZTEK. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED BEFORE REACHING AN INTERSECTION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKE HOSES WERE FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOS... Read more
Incident date: Jan 7, 2019
STEERING PUMP STOPED WORKING ON THIS MODEL WHEN DIVING
Incident date: Oct 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO ENSURE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CORRECTED EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER (ARNOLD-BAKER CHEVROLET, 619 S WASHINGTON ST, MAGNOLIA, AR 71753, (870) 626-4057) DIAGNOSE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED DAVIDSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF ROME AT 315-337-2440 (LOCATED AT 5871 ROME-TABERG RD, ROME, NY 13440) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS I... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED DAVIDSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF ROME AT 315-337-2440 (LOCATED AT 5871 ROME-TABERG RD, ROME, NY 13440) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS I... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2019
STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING EVERY OTHER DAY SO I AVOID THE HIGHWAY IN FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN. VERY HARD TO CONTROL / STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN START THE CAR AGAIN TO UNLOCK THE STEERING. NOW A WARNING CHIME CONSTANTLY BEEPS WHILE DRIVING AND ONLY STOPS THEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2018
POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE ... Read more
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 13, 2019
Incident date: Jan 12, 2019
"TAKATA RECALL" UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE CAR WON'T BRAKE FUMES COMING INSIDE THE CAR. CAR SHAKING AND VIBRATING LOW OIL PRESSURE EVEN WHEN I GOT A OIL CHANGE. AFTER OIL CHANGE CAR WOULDN'T GO NO MORE THAN 16 MILES PER HOUR. CAR WILL NOT CRANK IF IT'S 47 DEGREES OR LOWER TEMPERATURE. IN MOTION IN CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) - ENGINE
Jan 13, 2019
Incident date: Jan 12, 2019
"TAKATA RECALL" UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE CAR WON'T BRAKE FUMES COMING INSIDE THE CAR. CAR SHAKING AND VIBRATING LOW OIL PRESSURE EVEN WHEN I GOT A OIL CHANGE. AFTER OIL CHANGE CAR WOULDN'T GO NO MORE THAN 16 MILES PER HOUR. CAR WILL NOT CRANK IF IT'S 47 DEGREES OR LOWER TEMPERATURE. IN MOTION IN CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 13, 2019
Incident date: Jan 12, 2019
"TAKATA RECALL" UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE CAR WON'T BRAKE FUMES COMING INSIDE THE CAR. CAR SHAKING AND VIBRATING LOW OIL PRESSURE EVEN WHEN I GOT A OIL CHANGE. AFTER OIL CHANGE CAR WOULDN'T GO NO MORE THAN 16 MILES PER HOUR. CAR WILL NOT CRANK IF IT'S 47 DEGREES OR LOWER TEMPERATURE. IN MOTION IN CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY
Incident date: Jan 10, 2019
NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL LOOKED UNDERNEATH CAR AND REALIZED THERE IS A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF GAS POURING OUT . AS I HAVE READ ON OTHER YEAR MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) - ENGINE
Jan 10, 2019
Incident date: Jan 10, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THICK SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
STEERING PUMP CONTINUED PROBLEMS. WASN'T MADE AWARE AS AN OWNER THAT THERE WAS SPECIAL COVERAGE TO REPLACE THESE AT MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. IT CAUSE THE MODULAR TO MAKE IT NOT RESPOND TO STEERING. AS A CUSTOMER WE HAVE FIXED IT TWICE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT THE CAR HAD STEERING. DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THAT AS OWNERS LIKE YOU DO WITH YOUR RECALLS. ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2019
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY (WITHIN A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES) AFTER RECEIVING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL 17036 PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM TO ADD A REINFORCEMENT STRIP TO THE PASSENGER PPS SENSOR MAT, MY "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I VISITED MY DEALERSHIP, THEY DENIED THAT THEIR SERVICE COULD HAVE HAD ANY IMPACT ON THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE THAT WOULD NOT BE APPLIED TO A REPA... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BR... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC CHEVROLET (440-953-1070, LOCATED AT 6877 CENTER ST, MENTOR, OH 44060) WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (SERVICE BR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 9, 2019
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G6 2007 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND STEERING WAS MADE DIFFICULT MORE EFFORT PUT INTO TURNING THE WHEEL A SMALL DIRECTION. THIS ISSUE ALSO HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN PARK AND JUST STARTING, OFTENTIMES RESTARTING CAR CAN FIX ISSUE TEMPORARILY
Incident date: Dec 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HEARD THREE DING CHIMES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY MOVED LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 THE WORDS POWER STEERING IN MY CAR POPS UP ON MY DASH WHICH LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AS I'M DRIVING THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE ALMOST GOT IN TO ACCIDENT LUCKILY I NEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPUTERS AND I FOUND A WAY TO DRIVE IT EVEN WITH THAT BAD MALFUNCTION WHICH I'LL HAVE TO TURN MY ENGINE OFF REPOSITION MY STEERING WHEEL AND TURN I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 THE WORDS POWER STEERING IN MY CAR POPS UP ON MY DASH WHICH LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AS I'M DRIVING THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE ALMOST GOT IN TO ACCIDENT LUCKILY I NEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPUTERS AND I FOUND A WAY TO DRIVE IT EVEN WITH THAT BAD MALFUNCTION WHICH I'LL HAVE TO TURN MY ENGINE OFF REPOSITION MY STEERING WHEEL AND TURN I... Read more
Incident date: Aug 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 THE WORDS POWER STEERING IN MY CAR POPS UP ON MY DASH WHICH LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AS I'M DRIVING THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE ALMOST GOT IN TO ACCIDENT LUCKILY I NEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPUTERS AND I FOUND A WAY TO DRIVE IT EVEN WITH THAT BAD MALFUNCTION WHICH I'LL HAVE TO TURN MY ENGINE OFF REPOSITION MY STEERING WHEEL AND TURN I... Read more
Incident date: Nov 21, 2018
WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON, SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND IT SAYS 'POWER STEERING' ON THE RADIO. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL KEEPS RATTLING SINCE THE MOMENT I TURN IT ON AND WHEN DRIVING IT KEEPS RATTLING AND MOVING MY CAR LEFT AND RIGHT. THE TIRED CAN NOT BE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I KEEP THAT ON POINT AND I ALSO CHANGE THE OIL EVERYTIME IT IS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2017
CONSTANT FUEL SMELL, AFTER READING OTHER ISSUES IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE RUBBER HOSE ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED AND IS EMITTING GAS SMELL. SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Incident date: Mar 26, 2018
SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR IT'S HAD A STRONG GAS ODOR THAT FILLS THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. IT GETS WORSE WHEN YOU RUN THE DEFROST AND WHEN THE GAS TANK IS ON E. IT'S AN EVERYDAY STRONG GAS ODOR AND MOST OF THE TIME IT'S EVERYTIME YOU DRIVE IT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IN ONE DAY OR HOW LONG OF A PERIOD AT A TIME.
Incident date: Dec 24, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - AIR BAGS
Jan 3, 2019
Incident date: Oct 23, 2013
AIRBAG LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON. HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR CORRECTION AND DEALER DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX.
Incident date: Dec 22, 2018
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN CAR IS BECOMING FAULTY AND UNSTABLE. WHEN LEFT IN AN IDLE POSITION, STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE TERRIBLY, EITHER THE WHOLE RIDE OR UNTIL IT LOCKS UP, AT WHICH POINT POWER STEERING IS LOST AND BECOMES HARD TO TURN. I COULD BE JUST TURNING THE CAR ON, SITTING IDLY, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WILL DO THIS. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE TURNING WHEEL ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Jan 2, 2019
Incident date: Nov 21, 2018
HAD A RECALL FOR MY CAR. NO LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS OFF BEFORE AS INSTRUCTED WENT TO A DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW DID THE RECALL LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE SO I CONTACTED SANDHILLS MOTOR TO LET THEM LOOK AT IT. SAID THERMOSTAT WAS BAD HAD IT REPLACED OVER $200 DOLLARS FOR THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH... Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2018
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING IN SEAT TO ACTIVATE. CODES RECIEVED: U0170, B0081.