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
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Showing 39,131 complaints for PONTIAC
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) - ENGINE
Mar 1, 2018
Incident date: Mar 14, 2016
1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE FRONT VALVE COVER AND GASKET RECALL NOTICE. *SMD *JS
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - SERVICE BRAKES
Mar 1, 2018
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE AS I WAS MOMMY WAY HOME IT WAS STUCK ON A CITY STREET FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. ALSO MY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GIVING OUT MY CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED FULLY IT JERKS AND SHAKES AS WELL IF I LAY MY FOOT ON THE GAS. MY BRAKES TOUCHES THE FLOOR BECAUSE MY BRAKE FLUIDS ARE LEAKING OUT.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 1, 2018
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE AS I WAS MOMMY WAY HOME IT WAS STUCK ON A CITY STREET FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. ALSO MY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GIVING OUT MY CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED FULLY IT JERKS AND SHAKES AS WELL IF I LAY MY FOOT ON THE GAS. MY BRAKES TOUCHES THE FLOOR BECAUSE MY BRAKE FLUIDS ARE LEAKING OUT.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2005) - ENGINE
Mar 1, 2018
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE AS I WAS MOMMY WAY HOME IT WAS STUCK ON A CITY STREET FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. ALSO MY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GIVING OUT MY CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED FULLY IT JERKS AND SHAKES AS WELL IF I LAY MY FOOT ON THE GAS. MY BRAKES TOUCHES THE FLOOR BECAUSE MY BRAKE FLUIDS ARE LEAKING OUT.
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" IN MY PONTIAC G6 AFTER I HIT 100000 MILES I STARTED HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. MY THEFT-DETERRENT ALARMS COMES ON AND STAY ON WHILE I DRIVE. THEN IT GOES OFF STAY OFF FOR A DAY MAYBE THEN COME BACK ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON THEN GOES OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CAR PULLS FORWARD, WHICH IS SCARY. I DRIVE SLOW ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" IN MY PONTIAC G6 AFTER I HIT 100000 MILES I STARTED HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. MY THEFT-DETERRENT ALARMS COMES ON AND STAY ON WHILE I DRIVE. THEN IT GOES OFF STAY OFF FOR A DAY MAYBE THEN COME BACK ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON THEN GOES OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CAR PULLS FORWARD, WHICH IS SCARY. I DRIVE SLOW ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
"TAKATA RECALL" IN MY PONTIAC G6 AFTER I HIT 100000 MILES I STARTED HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS. MY ABS LIGHT KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. MY THEFT-DETERRENT ALARMS COMES ON AND STAY ON WHILE I DRIVE. THEN IT GOES OFF STAY OFF FOR A DAY MAYBE THEN COME BACK ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON THEN GOES OFF AND COME BACK ON. THE CAR PULLS FORWARD, WHICH IS SCARY. I DRIVE SLOW ... Read more
Incident date: Apr 5, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,972.
Incident date: Oct 30, 2016
RIGHT SIDE OIL LEAK FROM THE VALVE COVER, LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD @20000 MILES. FIRE CONCERN.
Incident date: Sep 10, 2017
MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH CLUSTER. (CONCOMITANTLY, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR THE HORN, RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING.) RESEARCH SHOWED GM RECALL 14139 FOR FAILURE OF SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY (CONNECTED TO AIRBAG MODULE, HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND RADIO); HOWEVER, WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT AMONG THE RECALLED VEHICLES. HOW IS T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2018
TAKATA RECALL , MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT AROUND LAST YEAR. I REPLACE THE BULBS WHICH WAS NO EASY TASK ALL TO FIND OUT THAT THE WIRE HARNESS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL GO BAD .REAL BAD WHERE THE WIRES IN THE HEADLIGHTS SHORT OUT AND CORRODE , I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND TO NO AVAIL THEY ARE GOING OUT AGAIN . I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE HEAD LIGHT OV... Read more
Incident date: Jul 28, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTON CHEVROLET (13600 W CENTER ST, BURTON, OH 44021) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Feb 5, 2018
RACK AND PINION FAILURE CAN LEAD TO A CAR ACCIDENT. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AROUND 3 YEARS AGO DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. THE STEERING IS STIFF WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITE IN REGARDS TO SAFETY AIRBAG RECALL. *VA THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JS
Incident date: Feb 20, 2018
POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING - ON AND OFF. 1ST INSTANCE DRIVING, 2ND WHEN PARKED.
Incident date: Feb 7, 2018
SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO STEER IN EITHER DIRECTION. CAUSING THE CAR TO BE UNUSABLE FOR ITS INABILITY TO CHANGE DIRECTION AT ANY GIVEN TIME INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH. THE MONITOR DISPLAYING THE CLOCK JUST HAD A MESSAGE THAT READ "POWER STEERING". MY EXPERIENCE WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED 5 MPH, I ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2018
WHILE DRIVING , BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON ,STAY ON GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO ON OFF CRUISE CONTROL , CAR STUCK IN PARK , WON'T RELEASE .
Incident date: Dec 15, 2017
IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE CAR BEING PARKED AND STARTING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE IGNITION ON AND OFF BEFORE IT WOULD START WORKING. NOW, IT DOES IT AT BOTH STOP LIGHTS AND WHILE TRAVELING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS; THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS HAS H... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2018
AIRBAG RECALL: A RECALL WAS ISSUED RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SENSORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; THIS DEFECT DOES NOT ALLOW THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE A TWO SEAT VEHICLE; THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING; THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED OVER A YEAR AGO WITH A STATUS OF "REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE" - THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE; IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR AND T... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Feb 22, 2018
Incident date: Jan 30, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NO... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 16, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SELECT THE CORRECT GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE; HOWEVER, WHEN SELECTING PARK, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND REMAINED IN THE INITIAL SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN PARK FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CON... Read more
Incident date: Aug 24, 2017
I'VE NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HASN'T BEEN TURNING OFF AFTER SOMEONE HAS LEFT THE PASSENGER SEAT. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF I'M DRIVING, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN FOR THE SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ISN'T A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ANYMORE. OTHERWISE IT WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND CHIME. ALSO, THE DRIVER SI... Read more
Incident date: Aug 24, 2017
I'VE NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT HASN'T BEEN TURNING OFF AFTER SOMEONE HAS LEFT THE PASSENGER SEAT. I USUALLY HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IF I'M DRIVING, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN FOR THE SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ISN'T A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT ANYMORE. OTHERWISE IT WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LIGHT AND CHIME. ALSO, THE DRIVER SI... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2018
RECALL NUMBERS: 14E044000 AND 14V153000 RELATE DIRECTLY TO ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED AS BEING A PROBLEM VEHICLE, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT IS TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE THAT I AM HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN EACH RECALL. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] FOR FOLLOW-UP... 1) POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP ON RADIO WHEN STATIONARY AND I CAN NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2018
WHEN I START MY CAR, I RECEIVE A POWER STEERING WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN IM AT A RED LIGHT. TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL I HAVE TO CUT THE CAR OFF AND CUT IT BACK ON.
Incident date: Feb 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (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. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION CHEVROLET ARROWHEAD (9055 W BELL RD, PEORIA, AZ 85382) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART TO ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2017
TAKATA RECALL
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Jan 12, 2017
TAKATA RECALL
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Feb 18, 2018
REPLACED RECALL IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO ALWAYS JIGGLE KEY AFTER THAT. 2 YEARS LATER GETTING WORSE SHUTS OFF BY SELF PERIODUCALLY IGNITION SWITCH NEVER REPLACED RIGHT.
Incident date: Feb 9, 2018
POWER STEERING LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON, BUT THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THEN IT WILL START AGAIN. THERE IS USUALLY NO LIGHT OR WARNING BEFORE IT GOES TEMPORARILY GOES OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING, MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS.
Incident date: Feb 8, 2018
POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CITY STREETS, MAY BEGIN TO WORK A SHORT TIME LATER OR IT MAY TAKE DAYS FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. THIS STARTED ROUGHLY ONE WEEK AGO. I HAVE REVIEWED RECALLS AND SEEN IT ONLY GOES TO 2009 MODELS. I REVIEWED COMPLAINTS ON HERE AND NUMEROUS 2010 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2018
UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING ERRATIC SHIFTING, AN ENGINE THAT WON'T START, ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT, OR STALLING WHILE IN MOTION WHILE CITY DRIVING USUALLY OCCURRING BETWEEN 7-12 MILES OF TRAVEL. SAME ISSUE THE 2004-2008 RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2018
UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING ERRATIC SHIFTING, AN ENGINE THAT WON'T START, ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT, OR STALLING WHILE IN MOTION WHILE CITY DRIVING USUALLY OCCURRING BETWEEN 7-12 MILES OF TRAVEL. SAME ISSUE THE 2004-2008 RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2018
AUTO TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT: IT IS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL AND NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR INCLUDING PARK.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2018
WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 54 THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT DISPLAYING A SERVICE ESC AND POWER STEERING CODE. THE CAR CANT NOT BE STEERED AT THAT SPEED (55MPH) AROUND CURVES, THERE IS A RECALL UP TO 2009 FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHY NOT THE 2010? OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. IT WENT OUT ON A CURVE ON ME YESTERDAY AND COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. ALMOST KILLED MY SON AND I. WE MISSED AN ONCOMIN... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
ELECTRONIC STEERING SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. IT DOES NOT SHOW A SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT'S HAPPENED FOUR TIMES NOW, THE LAST TIME IT FORCED ME TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY DURING HIGH TRAFFIC. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT. HE SAID IT HAS T... Read more
Incident date: Feb 14, 2018
LETTER FROM SENATOR BALDWIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 PONTIAC SOLTICE RECALL #17V-06, UNAVAILABLE PARTS FROM GM. *LD *JS
Incident date: Jan 15, 2018
MY HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH MY SEAT AND THROUGH MY SWEAT SHIRT AND ONTO MY SKIN BURNING ME. MY CAR WAS PARKED AND I WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT WAITING FOR IT TO WARM UP
1 injured
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 A LOCAL DEALER (HOLLOWAY BUICK GMC, 500 US HIGHWAY 1 BYP, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801) AND WA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME TO RECEIVE THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOT... Read more
Incident date: Feb 13, 2018
SINCE 2014, I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING LOSS ISSUE. I HAVE VIDEO EVIDENCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE MILEAGE AS WELL AS THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY AND WARNING LIGHTS. THE DISPLAY WILL SAY SERVICE WAS SERVICE TRACTION POWER STEERING. HISTORICALLY, THE PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED, MANY TIMES WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON. THE ERROR USUALLY CLEARS AFTER TURNING THE CAR ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RINGING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS I... Read more
Incident date: Feb 11, 2018
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE MESSAGE. SERVICE AIRBAG.
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(2003) - ENGINE
Feb 12, 2018
Incident date: Feb 12, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, SMOKE EMERGED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (WHEELERS CHEVROLET OF MEDFORD, 704 N 8TH ST, MEDFORD, WI 54461) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Aug 11, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. FAY MOTORS INC (10 WILLOW ST, MASSENA, NY) DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MAD... Read more
Incident date: Feb 10, 2018
AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE &. DASH LIGHT COMES ON. OFTEN. , WHEN I PUT MY FOG LIGHTS ON. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. IT WAS IN MOTION &. PARKED
Incident date: Feb 10, 2018
AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE &. DASH LIGHT COMES ON. OFTEN. , WHEN I PUT MY FOG LIGHTS ON. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. IT WAS IN MOTION &. PARKED
Incident date: Feb 7, 2018
THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT, GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR JUST SITTING STILL. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE LIKE CRAZY. IT WILL STAY OUT UNTIL YOU GET PULLED OFF OR STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. THESE VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THERE ISN'T ANY PLACE TO ADD POWER STEERING. IT'S A FAULT. I HAVE OWNED 2 G6 AND THEY HAVE BOTH HAD AN ISSUE, I HAD AN '09 AND NOW HAVE A '07 BOTH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I START THE CAR, IT ONLY WORKS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. I HAVE TO TURN HE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. IF IT GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING, I COULD EASILY GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. MY SEAT BELT SENSOR DOESN'T WORK. IT BEEPS AND DINGS AT ME WHILE I'M DRIVING, VERY DISTRACTING...MAKES ME JUMP WHEN I'M CONCENTRA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2018
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I START THE CAR, IT ONLY WORKS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. I HAVE TO TURN HE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR 3-4 TIMES TO GET IT TO WORK PROPERLY. IF IT GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING, I COULD EASILY GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. MY SEAT BELT SENSOR DOESN'T WORK. IT BEEPS AND DINGS AT ME WHILE I'M DRIVING, VERY DISTRACTING...MAKES ME JUMP WHEN I'M CONCENTRA... Read more