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: Mar 17, 2018
POWER STEERING FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES. FAILURE MAY OCCUR WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED OR AT ANY TIME VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED. IF IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON THIS SOMETIMES CLEARS THE PROBLEM AND POWER STEERING WORKS. THIS PROBLEM USUALLY OCCURS 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE FIRST 15 MINUTES OF TRAVEL. FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS USED. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR THE LAST TWO YEAR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT, ABRUPTLY AT EACH GEAR CHANGE CAUSING THE REAR TIRE RO LOCK AND SKID UNDER WET CONDITIONS. THIS HAPPENS AROUND 30-05 MPH. IT HAS ALSO TURNED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.
Incident date: Mar 18, 2018
HOOD LATCH FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN AND BEND BACKWARDS, BREAKING WINDSHIELD, FULLY OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW, AND DAMAGING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE HOOD, HINGES, AND BODY PANELS
Incident date: Mar 18, 2018
HOOD LATCH FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALLOWING THE HOOD TO OPEN AND BEND BACKWARDS, BREAKING WINDSHIELD, FULLY OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW, AND DAMAGING THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE HOOD, HINGES, AND BODY PANELS
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
I RECENTLY FOUND OUT FROM OTHER PONTIAC VIBE AND TOYOTA MATRIX OWNERS THAT THE ODOMETER STOPS RECORDING AT 299,999 MILES...THIS WAS A FACTORY GOOF AND QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO GET WITH THEIR MANUFACTURER ABOUT IT AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED/ODOMETER REFLASHED AT OWNERS EXPENSE...WE KNOW THAT THE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE BEING DRIVEN TODAY, THEIR ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 16, 2018
AS I WAS DRIVING TODAY WITH NO PRIOR DASH WARNING MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AT A INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE CAR AND MADE IT HOME BUT IT DID LOCK UP AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS WITH NO WARNING. I DID SEE THAT THIS WAS RECALLED ON MODELS EARLIER THAN 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME ON A CITY STREE COMING T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2018
THE POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON ME WHEN I DRIVE AND SOMETIMES STAYS OFF ALL DAY NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I RESTART THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND IT DID NOT COME BACK UNTILL I GOT HOME AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK AROUND A CORNER AND I ALMOST WENT OFF OF THE ROAD. OTHERWISE IT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF ON ME EVE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2017
I HAVE SENT IN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEM WITH NO RESULTS. THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT BUT EVERYWHERE I LOOK I SEE THAT IT IS A RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 IS FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO.
Incident date: May 15, 2011
PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY AT 30MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE, WITH NO WARNING, ONE OR BOTH OF THE PARKING (EMERGENCY) BRAKES MAY ENGAGE, LOCKING THE REAR WHEEL(S), AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW ABRUPTLY OR SKID. THE CAR HAS TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ENGAGED TO A SAFE PLACE OUT OF TRAFFIC. ONCE STOPPED, THE CONDITION CAN ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 15, 2018
Incident date: Jan 4, 2016
MY HEAT/AIR CONDITIONING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. IT WILL ONLY WORK IF THE FAN IS WIDE OPEN AND WILL NOT CUT OFF ONCE YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEREFORE DRAINING THE BATTERY. ALSO, EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS FRONT AND BACK ARE SATURATED WITH WATER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE NO WAY TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS IN THE WINTERTIME AND CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE. I'M SURE THE FL... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - VISIBILITY/WIPER
Mar 15, 2018
Incident date: Jan 4, 2016
MY HEAT/AIR CONDITIONING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. IT WILL ONLY WORK IF THE FAN IS WIDE OPEN AND WILL NOT CUT OFF ONCE YOU TURN THE SWITCH OFF, THEREFORE DRAINING THE BATTERY. ALSO, EVERY TIME IT RAINS MY PASSENGER FLOOR BOARDS FRONT AND BACK ARE SATURATED WITH WATER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE NO WAY TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS IN THE WINTERTIME AND CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE. I'M SURE THE FL... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2018
UNDER HARD ACCELERATION AND AT HIGH SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO FAIL AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BEGINS TO FLASH AND BLINK IN A SHORTAGE TYPE OF WAY. THE VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN IT LEFT TO RIGHT. IF YOUR GOING AROUND A CORNER AND HIT THE GAS OR USE HARD ACCELERATION YOU LOOSE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2018
UNDER HARD ACCELERATION AND AT HIGH SPEEDS THE POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO FAIL AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BEGINS TO FLASH AND BLINK IN A SHORTAGE TYPE OF WAY. THE VEHICLE BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN YOU TURN IT LEFT TO RIGHT. IF YOUR GOING AROUND A CORNER AND HIT THE GAS OR USE HARD ACCELERATION YOU LOOSE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2018
THE STEERING COLUM BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING.
Incident date: Mar 5, 2018
THE STEERING COLUM BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN WHILE DRIVING.
Incident date: Jan 18, 2018
A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED SMELLING FUEL FROM MY PARKED VEHICLE. AS TIME HAS GONE ON IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AND MY CAR IS BEGINNING TO LOSE POWER AND FAIL TO RUN PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE SMELL IS COMING FROM A SMALL FUEL LEAK COMING FROM A CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE DESCRIBED IN RECALL #09V419000. I HAVE HEARD FROM ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 17, 2014
MY SON DIED IN THE CAR.
Crash
Fire
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Mar 17, 2014
MY SON DIED IN THE CAR.
Crash
Fire
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Mar 17, 2014
MY SON DIED IN THE CAR.
Crash
Fire
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: Feb 12, 2018
.SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING , OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE IM DRIVING ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. THEN SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING CAR ON THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON I'LL TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON A FEW TIMES AND IT WILL GO AWAY. STEERING WILL ALSO JERKS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING I HAVE GOTTEN INNER AND OUTER TIRE RODS DONE NEW TIRES AND A NEW BATTERY STILL HAVING AN ISSUE SUSPEN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2018
.SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING , OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE IM DRIVING ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. THEN SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING CAR ON THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON I'LL TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON A FEW TIMES AND IT WILL GO AWAY. STEERING WILL ALSO JERKS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING I HAVE GOTTEN INNER AND OUTER TIRE RODS DONE NEW TIRES AND A NEW BATTERY STILL HAVING AN ISSUE SUSPEN... Read more
Incident date: Mar 7, 2018
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND POWER STEERING SIGN FLASHED WITHOUT WARNING ON SCREEN AND THEN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED GOING 65 MPH. CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH AND NOW POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. NOW POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. I'M SEEING IN 2014 THERE WERE MANY RECALLS ON THIS VECHICLE AND FOR SOME ODD REASON, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE. I... Read more
Incident date: May 17, 2016
EXSESIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. MOTOR CAN SIEZE DURING OPERATION RESULTING IN STEERING AND BRAKING FAILURE.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED WIN KELLY CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AT (443) 574-5704 (12421 AUTO DR, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029) ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO MOVE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILUR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC LEVER ON THE HATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY; THEREFORE, THE HATCH WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MANUAL FUNCTION. ON STAR WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC LEVER ON THE HATCH FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY; THEREFORE, THE HATCH WAS UNABLE TO BE OPENED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO MANUAL FUNCTION. ON STAR WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2017
MY CAR HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL ON TH BACK PASSENGER SIDE. IT'S HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I'M FINALLY ABLE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND HOPEFULLY FIXED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE SMELL OF GAS IS SO STRONG IT IS NAUSEATING AND CAN BE SMELLED SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR. I'M WORRIED THAT THERE IS A GAS LEAK AND IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO TRANSPORT MY THREE CHILDREN. I'VE NOTICED THE SM... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
MY 07 G6 V6 SEEMS TO LOSE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.
Incident date: Mar 8, 2018
DRIVERS SEAT LEANING TOWARDS THE LEFT. SEARCHED FOR CAUSE AND FOUND METAL FRAME IN SEAT CRACKED THROUGH. NO SUPPORT ON BACK LEFT SIDE.
Incident date: Oct 3, 2017
I BOUGHT A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD SO I CALLED UP KOEHNE AUTO TO TELL THEM AND THEY WOULDN'T AS MUCH AS TALE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO SEE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY KEPT ON LOOKING AT THE FRONT END AND KEPT TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES THAT THE TIRES WERE BALD SO THEY PUT $500 DOLLARS WORTH OF TIRES ON THE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
WAS DRIVING WHEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF ON ME HAD TO DRIVE TO TEXT OF THE WAY HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS I CHANGED THEM ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEY KEEP GOING OUT
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
WAS DRIVING WHEN MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF ON ME HAD TO DRIVE TO TEXT OF THE WAY HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS I CHANGED THEM ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEY KEEP GOING OUT
Incident date: Mar 6, 2018
WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AND ESC LIGHT COMES ON AND LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING. VERY HARD TO STEER TO GET PULLED OVER . SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WORKS FOR A BIT , THEN FLASHES AGAIN AND LOOSE IT AGAIN .THANK GOODNESS IM A STRONG GUY AND WAS ABLE TO MUSCLED IT TO A SAFE SPOT. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT 2010 ... WHY???
Incident date: Mar 5, 2018
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET THE STEERING JUST LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. STOPPED THE VEHICLE PARKED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE STEERING TO WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT ON GM WEBSITE AND ENTER MY VIN# IT SHOWS NO RECALLS; SAME ON YOUR SITE. I WANT TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2018
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN A CITY STREET THE STEERING JUST LOCKED UP ON ME. I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. STOPPED THE VEHICLE PARKED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE STEERING TO WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. HOWEVER, WHEN I WENT ON GM WEBSITE AND ENTER MY VIN# IT SHOWS NO RECALLS; SAME ON YOUR SITE. I WANT TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2018
DEAR NHTSA; I OWN A 2009 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. 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, WHICH MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING P... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2018
DEAR NHTSA; I OWN A 2009 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. 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, WHICH MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING P... Read more
Incident date: Mar 3, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHILE TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP. HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL.
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
CALLED GM BECAUSE I SEEN WHERE THE NHTSA HAD A RECALL ON ALL 2007 PONTIAC G6 FOR STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM RECALL# 15V064000 WITH RECALL DATE: 2/4/2015 BUT WHEN I CALLED GM THEY SAID THEY DONT SEE A RECALL FOR MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THE NHTSA HAS RECALLED THIS PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES LIKE MINE. WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY GM TREATED ME ABOUT THIS MATTER. ALSO... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HAYDOCY AUTOMOTIVE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTU... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) - ENGINE
Mar 5, 2018
Incident date: Feb 28, 2018
A WHILE BACK THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX YEARS 2000 - 2004 IF IM NOT MISTAKEN DUE TO OIL LEAK CAUSING AN ENGINE FIRE. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE OWNER AND WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I PUT OIL IN IT IS DOES LEAK ON TO THE GROUND BUT WITH HOW MUCH OIL I PUT IT IN ALREADY DOESNT EXPLAIN WHERE THE REST OF IT WENT, ID SAY ABOUT 5 QUARTS IN A DA... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
SMELL STRONG FUEL LEAK IN THE BACK OF THE CAR BY GAS TANK.
Incident date: Dec 19, 2017
POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO DRIVING UP RODE AND WHEEL JUST LOCK ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR.WIPERS STOP WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS U CAN HERE THE MOTOR ON WIPERS THEY WORK SOMETIMES BUT STOP .AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR SHAKE SO BAD
Incident date: Dec 19, 2017
POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO DRIVING UP RODE AND WHEEL JUST LOCK ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR.WIPERS STOP WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS U CAN HERE THE MOTOR ON WIPERS THEY WORK SOMETIMES BUT STOP .AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR SHAKE SO BAD
Incident date: Mar 3, 2018
WHEN STARTING THE CAR, A WARNING WILL APPEAR IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION DISPLAY STATING A POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT ALSO STATES TO SERVICE ESC. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN (SINCE THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING) AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AROUND MANY TURNS, ESPECIALLY IN ROUNDABOUTS. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AS WELL. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2018
FUEL SMELL AT REAR OF VEHICLE NEAR GAS TANK. VEHICLE HAS 93K MILES.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - STEERING
Mar 4, 2018
Incident date: Mar 4, 2018
WENT TO THE LOCAL CONVENIENCE STORE TO GET SOME ITEMS, ON THE WAY BACK HOME THE STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TURN. MY BROTHER INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE POWER STEERING RESEAVORE EMPTY OF FLUID. HE REFILLED IT AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND FOUND IT LEAKING, (STREAM OF FLUID).
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS ABLE TO BE RESET. I CALLED THE GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING AS THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY SINCE THAT TIME. I HAVE BEEN SITTING AT A STOP SIGN OR A RED LIGHT, DRIVING THROUGH A CITY AND ALSO SITTING STATIONARY WHEN THIS H... Read more