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.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported 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

PONTIAC G5 (2007) - STEERING May 2, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
110,000 MILES, WHEEL STARTING TO GET HARD TO TURN AT SLOW SPEEDS. IF MAKING A TURN, THE TURNS NEEDS MORE EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WHEN STATIONARY THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN.
PONTIAC AZTEK (2001) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Apr 30, 2018
Incident date: Apr 26, 2018
I HAVE REPLACE 2 IGNITION SWITCHES, AND STILL HAVING PROBLEMS..THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT/UNLOCK WHEN SWITCHING CAR OFF..WHICH KILLS THE BATTERY BECAUSE I CAN'T TURN OFF THE CAR THIS IS TERRIBLE ..IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH OR THE STEERING COLUMN, THIS HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK!!!!KEY WILL NOT TURN CAR OFF/CAN'T GET KEY OUT TOO
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Apr 30, 2018
Incident date: Apr 15, 2018
STARTED SMELLING LOUD GAS FUMES FOUND OUT IT IS A GAS TANK LEAK WAS TOLD A RECALL WAS ISSUED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC G6 SERIES DEALER GM NOT AWARE IS THERE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Apr 29, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
POWER STEERING ISSUES AND IT STATES IT ON MY RADIO SCREEN THE MOMENT I PUT IT IN REVERSE. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WHILE ON I HAVE ISSUES ROLLING UP/DOWN MY POWER WINDOWS.
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Apr 29, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
POWER STEERING ISSUES AND IT STATES IT ON MY RADIO SCREEN THE MOMENT I PUT IT IN REVERSE. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WHILE ON I HAVE ISSUES ROLLING UP/DOWN MY POWER WINDOWS.
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - AIR BAGS Apr 29, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
POWER STEERING ISSUES AND IT STATES IT ON MY RADIO SCREEN THE MOMENT I PUT IT IN REVERSE. ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WHILE ON I HAVE ISSUES ROLLING UP/DOWN MY POWER WINDOWS.
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - WHEELS Apr 28, 2018
Incident date: Apr 25, 2018
IVE HAD ALIGNMENTS DONE BUT THE CAR STILL PULLS TO ONE SIDE. DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT OR ALIGN WITH STEERING WHEEL. TO DRIVE STRAIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL MUST BE TURNED TO THE RIGHT. IT ALWAYS PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN JERK WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT, AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL BE ON WHEN NOONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANES VEEY EAS... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - STEERING Apr 28, 2018
Incident date: Apr 25, 2018
IVE HAD ALIGNMENTS DONE BUT THE CAR STILL PULLS TO ONE SIDE. DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT OR ALIGN WITH STEERING WHEEL. TO DRIVE STRAIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL MUST BE TURNED TO THE RIGHT. IT ALWAYS PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN JERK WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT, AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL BE ON WHEN NOONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANES VEEY EAS... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - AIR BAGS Apr 28, 2018
Incident date: Apr 25, 2018
IVE HAD ALIGNMENTS DONE BUT THE CAR STILL PULLS TO ONE SIDE. DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT OR ALIGN WITH STEERING WHEEL. TO DRIVE STRAIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL MUST BE TURNED TO THE RIGHT. IT ALWAYS PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN JERK WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT, AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL BE ON WHEN NOONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANES VEEY EAS... Read more
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (2001) - ENGINE Apr 28, 2018
Incident date: Mar 14, 2018
MY CAR IS OVERHEATING EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULDN'T BE OVERHEATING AND I JUST FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS IN A RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED ONES, IT'S SAYING MY VIN ISN'T IN RECALL WHICH ISN'T FAIR SINCE I AM DEALING WITH LITERALLY THE SAME ISSUE. LAST YEAR IT STARTED OVERHEATING AND MY HUSBAND AND I JUST STARTED CAR-POOLING WITH HIS CAR. A FEW MONT... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Apr 26, 2018
Incident date: Mar 8, 2018
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE.
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Apr 26, 2018
Incident date: Apr 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - STEERING Apr 25, 2018
Incident date: Apr 22, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SHORTLY UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE W... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Apr 25, 2018
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WAS RECALLED AND CHANGED NOW SAME ISSUE ALL OVER.
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - STEERING Apr 24, 2018
Incident date: Apr 17, 2018
THREE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I RECEIVED A MESSAGE "CHECK POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC". I FINALLY CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I DROVE A FEW MORE MINUTES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Apr 23, 2018
Incident date: Apr 23, 2018
MY 06 PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECALLED FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING OFF WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURRING EVEN AFTER THE DEALERSHIP "FIXED" THE PROBLEM. I'VE HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SLOWING DOWN OR AT A COMPLETE STOP.
PONTIAC AZTEK (2003) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Apr 23, 2018
Incident date: Apr 22, 2018
I RECENTLY BORROWED MY MOTHER-IN-LAW'S VEHICLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO MY HOME I PARKED IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE. LATER, WHEN MY DAUGHTER CAME HOME SHE ASKED WHY IT SMELLED LIKE GAS. I WENT TO CHECK AND UPON ENTERING THE LAUNDRY AREA (DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE GARAGE VIA ACCESS TO THE HOUSE) I NOTICED THE SMELL. I INSPECTED THE GARAGE AND THOUGHT, PERHAPS, THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM A WEED WACKER. LA... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Apr 21, 2018
Incident date: Aug 17, 2017
THE FIRST EVENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A TEXAS HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATLY WENT STIFF AND A CHIME AND WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF IN THE CAR INDICATING THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTING AND HAD SHUT OFF. THE EVENT CAUSED DISTRESS AS I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC USING GREAT EFFORT IN ORDER ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - SERVICE BRAKES Apr 18, 2018
Incident date: Jun 7, 2017
WE HAD A PONTIAC G6 THAT HAD A RECALL ON BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AND MY MOTHER WAS IN A WRECK AND HAD TO HAVE BRAIN SURGERY THANK GOD SHE MADE IN WE HAD A PONTIAC G6 2006 I HAVE IT ON VIDEO WERE IT ALMOST ROLLED OVER BOTH OF US WHEN IT WAS IN PARK AND WE GOT OUT OF IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH AND MY MOTHER HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE HER BRAIN SURGERY. SO PLEASE CHECK YOU VEHICLE YOU ... Read more
Crash 1 injured
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Apr 18, 2018
Incident date: Jun 7, 2017
WE HAD A PONTIAC G6 THAT HAD A RECALL ON BRAKES AND POWER STEERING AND MY MOTHER WAS IN A WRECK AND HAD TO HAVE BRAIN SURGERY THANK GOD SHE MADE IN WE HAD A PONTIAC G6 2006 I HAVE IT ON VIDEO WERE IT ALMOST ROLLED OVER BOTH OF US WHEN IT WAS IN PARK AND WE GOT OUT OF IT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH AND MY MOTHER HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME SINCE HER BRAIN SURGERY. SO PLEASE CHECK YOU VEHICLE YOU ... Read more
Crash 1 injured
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - STEERING Apr 17, 2018
Incident date: Apr 3, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING FUNCTION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,027. *TT
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - STEERING Apr 17, 2018
Incident date: Apr 11, 2018
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS A POPPING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN IT. MY TRACKING LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Apr 17, 2018
Incident date: Apr 11, 2018
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS A POPPING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN IT. MY TRACKING LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - AIR BAGS Apr 17, 2018
Incident date: Apr 11, 2018
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 AND MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS A POPPING IN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURN IT. MY TRACKING LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.
PONTIAC SOLSTICE (2006) - AIR BAGS Apr 17, 2018
Incident date: Jan 26, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (MOSS BROS. CHEVROLET, 12625 AUTO MALL DR., MORENO VALLEY, CA 92555, 951-485-3500) WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT'S PHONE CALLS WERE NOT ANSWERED AND HIS MESSAGES WERE NOT RETURNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ... Read more
PONTIAC MONTANA (2004) - ENGINE Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 15, 2018
INTAKE GASKET GOES BAD. WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - STEERING Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 10, 2018
THE POWER STEERING MODE/ LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF OR ALLOW STEERING. IT'S NOT DRIVABLE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BEFORE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT IT WOULD LOSE STEERING GOING UP HIGHWAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SPEEDS, BUT ONCE U CUT OFF IGNITION AND RESTART IT WOULD BE OK FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES.
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 10, 2018
THE POWER STEERING MODE/ LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF OR ALLOW STEERING. IT'S NOT DRIVABLE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BEFORE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT IT WOULD LOSE STEERING GOING UP HIGHWAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SPEEDS, BUT ONCE U CUT OFF IGNITION AND RESTART IT WOULD BE OK FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES.
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 10, 2018
THE POWER STEERING MODE/ LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF OR ALLOW STEERING. IT'S NOT DRIVABLE AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. BEFORE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT IT WOULD LOSE STEERING GOING UP HIGHWAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND SPEEDS, BUT ONCE U CUT OFF IGNITION AND RESTART IT WOULD BE OK FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES.
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - ENGINE Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK ON A SNOW EMBANKMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE AND REVERSE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE HER SON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SNOW EMBANKMENT. A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED AND, A SHORT TIME LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK ON A SNOW EMBANKMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE AND REVERSE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE HER SON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SNOW EMBANKMENT. A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED AND, A SHORT TIME LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Apr 16, 2018
Incident date: Apr 10, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TAKEN TO LAMBERT BUICK GMC (2409 FRONT ST, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH 44221). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN T... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Apr 15, 2018
Incident date: Apr 15, 2018
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH. TOOK IT TO GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS IN ONCE FOR RECALL AND CLOSED OUT. THEY WILL NOT FIX AGAIN UNDER RECALL. IT VIBRATES AND MOVES WHEN STATIONARY. SOME YEARS AGO IT LOST POWER STEERING BEFORE THE FIRST TIME IT WENT IN...
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - AIR BAGS Apr 14, 2018
Incident date: Apr 13, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I TURN ON CAR A RED SYMBOL OF AIR BAG COMES ON DASH BOARD AND A LOAD TICKING SOUND THAT CAN BE HEARD INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE OF CAR. DOES NOT GO OFF TICKS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION.
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Apr 14, 2018
Incident date: Mar 1, 2018
MY STEERING SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING AND NON-DRIVING IT STIFFENS UP WHERE I CAN'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN I START THE CAR IT STIFFENS AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC THEY SAY THAT ITS A RECALL ON IT. WHAT'S MY NEXT STEP BECAUSE THE MECHANIC SAYS HE CAN'T FIX IT. I NEED AND WOULD LIKE FOR MY CAR TO BE FIX.
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - STEERING Apr 13, 2018
Incident date: Apr 12, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RETURNED AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER (AUTONATION GMC MENDENHALL, 2621 S MENDENHALL RD, MEMPHIS TN 38115) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - STEERING Apr 13, 2018
Incident date: Mar 13, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO OPERATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 156,000... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - STEERING Apr 13, 2018
Incident date: Oct 30, 2008
EVERY TIME I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL IT MAKES A POPPING / SCRAPING LIKE SOUND. THE STEERING IS INCREDIBLY TIGHT WHEN TURNING. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 12,800 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (2003) - ENGINE Apr 13, 2018
Incident date: Apr 13, 2018
CAR WAS IDLING IN A DRIVE THROUGH AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHUT OFF CAR AND POPPED HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE (VISIBLE FLAMES) UNDERNEATH WHERE OIL WOULD BE ADDED TO CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. PREVIOUS OWNER REPAIRED 2009 RECALLED PART BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF 2015 RECALL.
Fire
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (2001) - ENGINE Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Jan 2, 2016
2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE INCIDENT AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD *CN
Fire
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - STEERING Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Apr 12, 2018
MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. ITS BEEN DOING THIS BUT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL START BACK WORKING. NOW ITS LOCKING UP ABOUT EVERY 5-10 MIN. MY AIR BAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MY WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND ALL OF MY CAR LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Apr 12, 2018
MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. ITS BEEN DOING THIS BUT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL START BACK WORKING. NOW ITS LOCKING UP ABOUT EVERY 5-10 MIN. MY AIR BAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MY WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND ALL OF MY CAR LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - AIR BAGS Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Apr 12, 2018
MY STEERING WHEEL KEEPS LOCKING UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. ITS BEEN DOING THIS BUT IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL START BACK WORKING. NOW ITS LOCKING UP ABOUT EVERY 5-10 MIN. MY AIR BAGS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. MY WINDOWS DO NOT WORK AND ALL OF MY CAR LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Mar 26, 2018
MY 2006 PONTIAC LOST ITS POWER STEERING I WAS IN MOTION, IN A PARKING LOT, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IT DID COME BACK BUT IT WAS SCARY I WAS TOLD IT HAD A RECALL I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID IT ENDED IN 2006 I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE THEN. THE MAN ( DANNY HE CALLED HIMSELF AT PONTIAC) SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CARS DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. I NEED HELP!
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Mar 26, 2018
MY 2006 PONTIAC LOST ITS POWER STEERING I WAS IN MOTION, IN A PARKING LOT, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IT DID COME BACK BUT IT WAS SCARY I WAS TOLD IT HAD A RECALL I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY SAID IT ENDED IN 2006 I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE THEN. THE MAN ( DANNY HE CALLED HIMSELF AT PONTIAC) SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CARS DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. I NEED HELP!
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Apr 12, 2018
Incident date: Dec 6, 2015
2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT CABLE ISSUES. *SMD *CN
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Apr 11, 2018
Incident date: Apr 3, 2018
TRANSMISSION CABLE BROKE COULD NOT PUT CAR IN GEAR, LOCK IN DRIVE
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Apr 11, 2018
Incident date: Feb 5, 2018
STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AFTER DRIVING THE CAR WHEN PARKED OUTSIDE OR IN A GARAGE. NO SIGNS OF FUEL LEAKS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 65K MILES ON IT. THIS CAN POSE A DANGER SINCE MANY HOME HAVE THE HOT WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE WITH A PILOT LIGHT. ALSO THIS FUEL ODOR IS AROUND THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF THE CAR. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES OR LOSES THEIR HOME BEFORE GM WITH TAKE RES... Read more
PONTIAC MONTANA (2003) - STEERING Apr 11, 2018
Incident date: Apr 10, 2018
WHILE IN A STATIONARY MODE AFTER PARKING TO GET AIR FOR MY TIRES, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH ASSISTANCE TO UNLOCK, THIS I FEEL IS UNSAFE WITH THE CLIMATE OF THE WORLD TODAY, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET IN YOUR VEHICLE TURN IT ON AND BE ON YOUR WAY. NO IMAGE OR DOCUMENT TO UPLOAD JUST FRUSTRATION.
PONTIAC GRAND AM (2003) - ENGINE Apr 11, 2018
Incident date: Jul 15, 2017
CAR OVERHEATED CUZ OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET FAILURE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE
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