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: 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
Incident date: Sep 20, 2018
MY G6 2006 3.9 GTP TRANSMISSION WONT MOVE THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSON SHOWED NO SIGN OF GOING BAD I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN MANUAL TO DRIVE IT ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POPS ON RANDOM TIMES FOLLOWED BY A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE.
Incident date: Sep 20, 2018
MY G6 2006 3.9 GTP TRANSMISSION WONT MOVE THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSON SHOWED NO SIGN OF GOING BAD I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN MANUAL TO DRIVE IT ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POPS ON RANDOM TIMES FOLLOWED BY A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE.
Incident date: Mar 20, 2017
I HAVE A CHECK LEAK IN A FITTING ABOVE THE GAS TANK THAT IS LEAKING ON THE EXHAUST. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE SEEN THIS LEAK AND FIXED IT UNDER A RECALL BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE ED ACT SAME PROBLEM. IT LEAKS CONSTANTLY.
Incident date: Aug 30, 2010
SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, A SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING STARTED TO APPEAR. WE WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WE WERE NOT GOING TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT. RECENTLY WE DISCOVERED GM RECALL BULLETIN 07174 DATED AUGUST 2007 WHICH INCLUDES THIS VEHICLE'S VIN. HOWEVER, THE DEA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2016
THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T WORK IT COMES ON WHEN WE ARE SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT FASTEN WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT OURSELVES WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS. IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DOESN'T DEPLOY THEN SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BAD AND THEN THERE IS GOING TO BE A LAWSUIT I HOPE TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2018
GAS LEAKS FROM CRACKED FITTING ABOVE FUEL TANK. CAR SMELLS VERY BADLY OF GAS.
Incident date: Aug 1, 2018
THERE'S A LOT OF POPPING IN MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER DIRECTION AND
Incident date: Oct 23, 2018
TAKATA RECALL I JUST FINISHED PUMPING MY GAS INTO MY CAR. I TURNED MY CAR ON AND PUT IT ON DRIVE. AS I WAS TURNING TOWARDS THE EXIT OF THE GAS STATION, MY STEERING WHEEL MADE SOME CLINK NOISES AND WENT OUT. MY WHEELS WERE NO LONGER ARE ABLE TO BE DIRECTED BY MY STEERING WHEEL. I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO STEER MY CAR. THE ONLY ABILITY I HAVE IS TO DRIVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. I CAN NO LONGER CONTROL MY... Read more
Incident date: Oct 22, 2018
I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. THE MECHANIC HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE AND TOLD ME THAT IT HAS A BAD SENSOR WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN.
Incident date: Oct 10, 2017
THE BRAKE LIGHTS STICK ON. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THERE IS A CONNECTOR DOWN ON PASSENGER SIDE BELOW RADIO THAT I FOUND OUT WAS SUPPOSEDLY RECALLED BUT NOTHING IS COMING UP AS A RECALL. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2017 AND HAVE HAD ISSUES SINCE.
Incident date: Oct 17, 2018
THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SWITCH IS STUCK OFF. CAR IS LOSING POWER NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AS IT SHOULD. OXYGEN SENSOR BANK 1 SAYS LEAN. ITS AS IF ITS NOT PULLING IN ENOUGH AIR. TO PUSH POWER. IDLES ROUGH. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR COMPUTER ISSUE. NOT SUREAS IF IM AT STOP LIGHT IT SHAKES BADLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN LETING OFF THE GAS. OR BRAKING.
Incident date: Oct 17, 2018
THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SWITCH IS STUCK OFF. CAR IS LOSING POWER NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AS IT SHOULD. OXYGEN SENSOR BANK 1 SAYS LEAN. ITS AS IF ITS NOT PULLING IN ENOUGH AIR. TO PUSH POWER. IDLES ROUGH. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR COMPUTER ISSUE. NOT SUREAS IF IM AT STOP LIGHT IT SHAKES BADLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN LETING OFF THE GAS. OR BRAKING.
Incident date: Oct 17, 2018
THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SWITCH IS STUCK OFF. CAR IS LOSING POWER NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AS IT SHOULD. OXYGEN SENSOR BANK 1 SAYS LEAN. ITS AS IF ITS NOT PULLING IN ENOUGH AIR. TO PUSH POWER. IDLES ROUGH. ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR COMPUTER ISSUE. NOT SUREAS IF IM AT STOP LIGHT IT SHAKES BADLY WHILE SLOWING DOWN LETING OFF THE GAS. OR BRAKING.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED THE CAR THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IN JANUARY. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR IT WAS ALREADY MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT WORSEN. ONCE PURCHASED AND DROVED OFF LOT I NOTICED THAT THE CIG LIGHTER/BATTERY CHARGER DIDN'T WORK EVEN WHEN I CHANGED THE FUSE. THE DOOR LOCKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOT STUCK, THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED THE CAR THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IN JANUARY. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR IT WAS ALREADY MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT WORSEN. ONCE PURCHASED AND DROVED OFF LOT I NOTICED THAT THE CIG LIGHTER/BATTERY CHARGER DIDN'T WORK EVEN WHEN I CHANGED THE FUSE. THE DOOR LOCKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOT STUCK, THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jun 1, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED THE CAR THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IN JANUARY. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR IT WAS ALREADY MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT WORSEN. ONCE PURCHASED AND DROVED OFF LOT I NOTICED THAT THE CIG LIGHTER/BATTERY CHARGER DIDN'T WORK EVEN WHEN I CHANGED THE FUSE. THE DOOR LOCKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOT STUCK, THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WH... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Sep 20, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL"" STALLS WHEN I'M DRIVING OR WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WHEN I START IT UP AND THROUGHOUT THE RIDE IS SHAKES AND VIBRATES SOMETIMES IT WON'T START SOMETIMES IT'LL START RIGHT AWAY I DON'T REPLACE SPARK PLUGS COILS OIL CHANGED I'M STILL DOING THE SAME THING EVERY PLACE I GO SAYING THE SAME THING YOUR SAYS POSSIBLE MISFIRES CYLINDER 5 FUEL AND C2O OXYGE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL"" STALLS WHEN I'M DRIVING OR WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WHEN I START IT UP AND THROUGHOUT THE RIDE IS SHAKES AND VIBRATES SOMETIMES IT WON'T START SOMETIMES IT'LL START RIGHT AWAY I DON'T REPLACE SPARK PLUGS COILS OIL CHANGED I'M STILL DOING THE SAME THING EVERY PLACE I GO SAYING THE SAME THING YOUR SAYS POSSIBLE MISFIRES CYLINDER 5 FUEL AND C2O OXYGE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 20, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL"" STALLS WHEN I'M DRIVING OR WHEN I'M COMING TO A STOP IT WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WHEN I START IT UP AND THROUGHOUT THE RIDE IS SHAKES AND VIBRATES SOMETIMES IT WON'T START SOMETIMES IT'LL START RIGHT AWAY I DON'T REPLACE SPARK PLUGS COILS OIL CHANGED I'M STILL DOING THE SAME THING EVERY PLACE I GO SAYING THE SAME THING YOUR SAYS POSSIBLE MISFIRES CYLINDER 5 FUEL AND C2O OXYGE... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 PONTIAC G8. WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BUMPER OF A VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO YIELD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SPINE, ANKLES, NECK, AND RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT C... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 15, 2018
:TAKATA RECALL " AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT COMES OFF AND ON. FIRST TIME JUST CAME ON DURING START UP.JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO.I WILL SUE GM IF IT CAUSED ACCIDENT. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE STAYED AWAY FROM ANYTHING OTHER THAN HONDA OR TOYOTA
Incident date: May 23, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DAVIS CHEVROLET (2277 SOUTH LOOP W, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77054, (832) 554-9250) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTU... Read more
Incident date: Sep 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL POWER STEERING WEAKEN WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. POWER STEERING CAUSES LIGHTS TO DIM IN CAR AND HEADLAMPS OUTSIDE OF CAR AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY. LIGHTING FAILS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION AND ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO APPEAR DIM AND NOT AT ALL WHEN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES OF VEHICLE USE: STATIONARY, CITY DRIVI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL POWER STEERING WEAKEN WHEN SWITCHING GEARS. POWER STEERING CAUSES LIGHTS TO DIM IN CAR AND HEADLAMPS OUTSIDE OF CAR AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY. LIGHTING FAILS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CAUSING RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO MALFUNCTION AND ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO APPEAR DIM AND NOT AT ALL WHEN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES OF VEHICLE USE: STATIONARY, CITY DRIVI... Read more