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: Nov 23, 2018
WHILE DRIVING I WILL GO TO EXELLERATE AND MY RPM GAGE WILL FLAIR UP AND THEN CRASH AND MY CAR WILL DIE OUT AND I WIL HAVE TO QUICKLY GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT AND TRY TO RESTART MY CAR IF THE RPM GAGE DOESN'T INGAGE THE CHANCES OF IT DYING WHILE DRIVING IS LESS BUT WHEN IT DOES I KNOW AT SOME POINT THE CAR WILL DIE. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SEMI TRUCKS DRIVING BEHIND ME.
Incident date: Nov 26, 2018
STEERING - MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE HAS SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT STEERING ISSUES THAT MAKSE IT FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A RATTLE THAT COMES FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, IT RATTLES FEELS LOOSE, AND GIVES AN UNCONTROLLED FEELING. MY 2009 HAS ONLY 59,300 MILES ON IT. (APROX. 6,500 A YEAR) THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD, ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 26, 2018
STEERING - MY 2009 PONTIAC VIBE HAS SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT STEERING ISSUES THAT MAKSE IT FEEL VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A RATTLE THAT COMES FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, IT RATTLES FEELS LOOSE, AND GIVES AN UNCONTROLLED FEELING. MY 2009 HAS ONLY 59,300 MILES ON IT. (APROX. 6,500 A YEAR) THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD, ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON THE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS. WHEN THE HAZARD BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 25, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS. WHEN THE HAZARD BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHIC... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Nov 26, 2018
Incident date: Nov 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BOOM SOUND AND SAW WHITE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, SHE NOTICED THAT A PISTON WAS DISLODGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON CHEVROLET OF NORWICH (774 W THAMES ST, NORWICH, CT 06360, (860) 889-3333) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT TWO UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE O... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
AIRBAG IS NOT ON WILL NOT TURN ON. THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR LIKE ALL THE OTHER RECALLS GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF IS GOING OUT AND LOCKING UP STEERING. I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND FILE AGAINST GM FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF A DANGEROUS PROBLEM
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
AIRBAG IS NOT ON WILL NOT TURN ON. THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR LIKE ALL THE OTHER RECALLS GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF IS GOING OUT AND LOCKING UP STEERING. I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND FILE AGAINST GM FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF A DANGEROUS PROBLEM
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
AIRBAG IS NOT ON WILL NOT TURN ON. THE ELECTRONIC MOTOR LIKE ALL THE OTHER RECALLS GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF IS GOING OUT AND LOCKING UP STEERING. I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND FILE AGAINST GM FOR NOT TAKING CARE OF A DANGEROUS PROBLEM
Incident date: Nov 23, 2018
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT. WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION THE STEERING IS TIGHT. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE THAT I CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE.
Incident date: Nov 23, 2018
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED WITH LESS THAN 100,00 MILES ON THE CAR LOSS OF POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSING US TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT GM NEVER NOTIFIED US AND NOW WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR
Incident date: Nov 19, 2018
MY CAR LURCHES OR DOWNSHIFT WHILE NORMAL DRIVING. THIS CAUSES IT HARD TO CONTROL. PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE BEEN FOR POWER TRAIN. HOWEVER MY VIN #DOESN'T QUALIFY. THIS IS A MISTAKE. I WAS HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING WHEN IT OCCURRED. NORMAL
Incident date: Nov 19, 2018
MY CAR LURCHES OR DOWNSHIFT WHILE NORMAL DRIVING. THIS CAUSES IT HARD TO CONTROL. PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE BEEN FOR POWER TRAIN. HOWEVER MY VIN #DOESN'T QUALIFY. THIS IS A MISTAKE. I WAS HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING WHEN IT OCCURRED. NORMAL
Incident date: Nov 9, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT IS WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER (PINE BELT CHEVROLET, 7300 US-98, HATTIESBURG, MS 39402, (601)-264-8500) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 19, 2018
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 HAS AN WAVE PLATE ISSUE WITH NO 3-5-R GEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THAT DEALERS DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR.
Incident date: Oct 22, 2018
PER THE RECALL, I TRIED TO HAVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR FIXED AT A GM DEALER. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO SIGN A WAIVER FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE DURING THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE IF THE DASH OR OTHER PARTS BROKE, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THEM. THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO COVER ALL OF THE REPAIR COSTS TO FIX THIS MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. ALSO NOTE, THAT ANOTHER GM DEALER, WHERE I GOT... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT 4D. IT IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO MY GIRLFRIEND VIN#[XXX]. DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS GIVEN USE SO MUCH PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. WELL IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC LIGHT TURN ON AND I HAVE NOTES THAT THE BACK BRAKES WILL NOT TURN ON UNLESS MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO BE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN. I'VE HAD... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT 4D. IT IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO MY GIRLFRIEND VIN#[XXX]. DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS GIVEN USE SO MUCH PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. WELL IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC LIGHT TURN ON AND I HAVE NOTES THAT THE BACK BRAKES WILL NOT TURN ON UNLESS MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO BE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN. I'VE HAD... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT 4D. IT IS CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO MY GIRLFRIEND VIN#[XXX]. DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS GIVEN USE SO MUCH PROBLEMS. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. WELL IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC LIGHT TURN ON AND I HAVE NOTES THAT THE BACK BRAKES WILL NOT TURN ON UNLESS MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME TO BE DRIVING ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN. I'VE HAD... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2012
DASHBOARD COMPLETELY BULKED UP, EVERY GRAND AM OWNER THAT I KNOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM
Incident date: Nov 16, 2018
BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. SAME ENGINE AS THE TOYOTA 2AZ-FE. GM WILL NOT HONOR EXTENDED WARRENTY
Incident date: Nov 12, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WHILE MAKING A TURN. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGER CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 2525 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512, (616) 949-5200), BUT WAS... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - AIR BAGS
Nov 15, 2018
Incident date: Aug 20, 2018
I BOUGHT MY CAR USED, AND A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH "CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE" WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TURN IT ON AND IT WOULD NOT START, IN STATIONARY POSITION. AT THE TIME, MY CAR KEY HAD 3 OTHER KEYS PLUS A SMALL KEYCHAIN, AND A CLASP TO HOOK ONTO A BELT LOOP OR SOMETHING. AFTER I TOOK OFF THE CLASP, I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS, JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. I'M WONDERING WHA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 11, 2018
THE HEAT DOESN'T WORK IN CAR FREEZING COLD IN CAR
Incident date: Jul 26, 2017
THE VEHICLES MAIN WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONS. WE HAVE CONTACTED A NUMBER OF PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. MY DAUGHTER IS IN COLLEGE AND LIVES 32 MILES AWAY AND IS DRIVING WITH ONE HEADLIGHT. EVERY TIME WE PUT A NEW BULB IN IT BLOWS. WE HAVE TO PAY HER SCHOOL TUITION AND CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER $500-$800 TO HAVE THE MAIN HARNESS... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - AIR BAGS
Nov 12, 2018
Incident date: Nov 9, 2018
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH FRONT END DAMAGE
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 9, 2018
I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND HIT A TRUCK BROADSIDE. I ENDED UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. NOT ONLY WAS MY SEATBELT INEFFECTIVE, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. I DID SUSTAIN CHEST INJURY. IRAN A STOP SIGN IN TOWN.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 9, 2018
I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND HIT A TRUCK BROADSIDE. I ENDED UP HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST. NOT ONLY WAS MY SEATBELT INEFFECTIVE, BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT OPEN. I DID SUSTAIN CHEST INJURY. IRAN A STOP SIGN IN TOWN.
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Nov 10, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" POWER STEERING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. AS I WAS DRIVING MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TOOK ALL MY POWER TO TURN THE WHEEL TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I NOTICED THAT AFTER WAITING A WHILE THE POWER STEERING WAS ABLE TO MOVE FREELY. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND HAVE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Incident date: Nov 8, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. PERIODICALLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WENT AWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A FUEL LEAK IN AN UNKNOWN PART OF THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE FUEL LINES BE REPLACED. ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHILE MAKING A TURN OR A CURVE THE STEERING LOCKS UP. . RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: Nov 8, 2018
THE TURN SIGNAL STALK THAT IS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY THE BRIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN MAKING A TURN AND USING THE TURN SIGNAL THE BRIGHTS WILL ALSO TURN ON WHEN THE BLINKER TURNS OFF BLINDING INCOMING DRIVERS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND ON EVERY TRIP. THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Nov 8, 2018
Incident date: Nov 8, 2018
THE TURN SIGNAL STALK THAT IS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY THE BRIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN MAKING A TURN AND USING THE TURN SIGNAL THE BRIGHTS WILL ALSO TURN ON WHEN THE BLINKER TURNS OFF BLINDING INCOMING DRIVERS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND ON EVERY TRIP. THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2018
MY VEHICLE AIR BAG WAS REPLACED IN THE LAST 9 TO 12 MONTHS, HOWEVER THE "SERVICE THEBAIR BAG" LIGHT IS ACTIVATED ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT ACTIVATION IS SPORATIC EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT OR NOT. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME MODEL FOR THE YEAR OF 2007FOR REPLACEMENT OF A FAULTY SENSOR. . THIS RECALL SHOULD COVER AT LEAST T... Read more
Incident date: Nov 7, 2018
I HAVE 2009 PONTIAC G6 AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT FOR THE STEERING TO UNLOCK. THIS PUT MY LIFE AT RISK ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT AFTER THIS HAPPENED
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
THE SRS SYSTEM IS THROWING DTC B0012 0D: DRIVER STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP STAGE 1 HIGH RESISTANCE DTC. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS IN THEIR VEHICLE. WHILE THIS CODE IS ON, THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION IN THE CAR.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
Nov 7, 2018
Incident date: Nov 6, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COURTESY CHEVROLET (1233 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, 602-604-3060) REPAIRED THE VEHICLE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WA... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Nov 4, 2018
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.
Incident date: Jul 5, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WALDORF CHEVROLET CADILLAC (2298 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 645-7000), BUT THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE RUBBER COVERING ON THE KEY WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN OFF. I HAVE TO USE A PAIR OF PLIERS TO OPEN THE DOOR. IVE NOTICED ALMOST EVERY PONTIAC VIBE HAS DOOR HANDLES BROKEN OFF. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF I WERE TO BE IN A WRECK AND BECOME UNCONSCIOUS OR TRAPPED. THERE'S NO WAY FOR ANYONE TO GET INTO THE CAR TO HELP ME.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Nov 2, 2018
Incident date: Oct 29, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE SUBSIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 29, 2018
PONTIAC RECALL #N140115...SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE, THE STEERING BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, WHEELS LOCKING, STEERING AND TURNING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS GOING STRAIGHT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I STOPPED DRIVING THE CARE IN FEAR OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL, CLAIMING I NEED TO PAY $140 FOR A D... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
Nov 1, 2018
Incident date: Jun 27, 2018
OUT OF NO WHERE MY ENGINE OIL STARTED LEAKING OUT , I PUT MORE OIL IN TO AND WATCHED IN RUN OUT THE CAR LIKE WATER.
Incident date: Aug 14, 2018
NHTSA #17V061 IN AUGUST 2018 THE PART FAILED. I TOOK THE CAR TO GM FOR REPAIR IN EARLY AUGUST 2018. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY WITH SAME RESULTS. WAITING WITH NO RESPONSE REGARDING WHEN PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO WE HAVE NO AIRBAG FOR AN ADULT PASSENGER WITH NO PROJECTED RESOLUTION.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Oct 30, 2018
Incident date: Oct 15, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL DETECTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL SPOTS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR HAS HAD A RECALL ON IT FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR FOR OVER TWO YEARS, BUT THEY NEVER HAVE THE PART. NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT - REALLY, FOR TWO YEARS? THIS IS RIDICULOUS!
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Oct 29, 2018
Incident date: Oct 27, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE FLAMES HAD ENGULFED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 27, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD INTO A NEARBY DRIVE-WAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRAC... Read more
Incident date: Oct 28, 2018
CAR SITTING IN PARK AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY GOES. ALSO HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
Incident date: Mar 8, 2018
I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I PURCHASED A NEW ONE BUT UPON INSTALLATION, I NOTICED THAT THE OLD ONE DID NOT VISUALLY APPEAR TO BE BAD. I REPLACED IT ANYWAY. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME ONE WAS OUT AGAIN. I CHECKED IT FOR CONNECTION PROBLEMS ETC AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT WAS OUT AGAIN. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO, I WAS UNLOCKING MY DOORS WITH T... Read more