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: Jan 19, 2018
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE. I CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. I WAS TOLD TO RESTART VEHICLE WHICH FIXED THIS ISSUE FOR THAT DAY THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 15, 2017
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND POWER STEERING KEEPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ANY SPEED SINCE ABOUT MIDDLE OF DECEMBER 2017 AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I LOOKED UP ISSUE THAT I WAS HAVING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THE YEAR MODEL THAT I OWN FALLS WITHIN A RECALL FOR FAULTY POWER STEERING PARTS.TRIED TAKING TO GM OFFICE ON MY ISSUE AND THEY SAID BEST THEY COULD DO IS FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO DEA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING AND ESC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC OF MURFREESBORO (960 JOHN R RICE BLVD, MURFREESBORO, TN 37129, (615) 645-1075) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 28, 2008
'TAKATA RECALL' DETERIORATION OF AIRBAGS DUE TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND THE HEAT OF THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES
Incident date: Jan 20, 2018
CHECK AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON FOR 5 YEARS NOW. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THIS JUST CAME ON WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT AT ALL. OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE IS OKAY. GMC REFUSES TO HELP IN ANY WAY.
Incident date: Jan 6, 2018
THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE POWERSTEERING IS ELECTRIC AND NOT PUMP ASSIST AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT AND NOW MAY HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE STERRING COLUMN. HAVE CALLED GMC TO COMPLAIN AND STILL MO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. GOOGLE MY ISSUE ABD FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH MY CAR THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FEEL HELPLESS
Incident date: Jan 6, 2018
THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THE POWERSTEERING IS ELECTRIC AND NOT PUMP ASSIST AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT AND NOW MAY HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE STERRING COLUMN. HAVE CALLED GMC TO COMPLAIN AND STILL MO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE. GOOGLE MY ISSUE ABD FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH MY CAR THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FEEL HELPLESS
Incident date: Jan 17, 2018
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM ---- VEHICLE HAS 165,478 MILES CONTACT WAS GOING 10MPH WHEN BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, IN TURN LANE TO TURN OFF MAIN ROAD AT NIGHT.. CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME TWO NIGHTS AGO WHEN BLINKERS BOTH WENT OUT AND CONTACT WENT ONLINE AND LOOKED UP VIN NUMBER AND SAW TWO RECALLS. CONTACT STATED SHE HAD CALLED LOCAL GM DEALER AND GM STATE VEHICLE HAS NO RECALLS. CONTAC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 21, 2014
FROM THE BEGINNING UPON PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WE FOUND THE PASSENGER SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, DUPLESSIS GMC IN GONZALES, LA COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM SO AFTER MANY EFFORTS WITH THEM WE GOT A LOCAL SHOP TO INSTALL THE NEW SENSOR THAT WE PURCHASED FROM DUPLESSIS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMPENSATION FOR THAT DEVICE AND THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT NEVER WE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 21, 2014
FROM THE BEGINNING UPON PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WE FOUND THE PASSENGER SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, DUPLESSIS GMC IN GONZALES, LA COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM SO AFTER MANY EFFORTS WITH THEM WE GOT A LOCAL SHOP TO INSTALL THE NEW SENSOR THAT WE PURCHASED FROM DUPLESSIS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR COMPENSATION FOR THAT DEVICE AND THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT NEVER WE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (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 COLEMAN BUICK GMC AT (609) 482-3473 (LOCATED AT 100 RENAISSANCE BLVD, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP... Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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 DEALER (CHARLES AUTO FAMILY CHEVROLET, 10851 NORTH ST, GARRETTSVILLE, OH 44231) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED... Read more
Incident date: Dec 13, 2017
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAVE NOT HAD THE RECALLS OF N140152,14V224...BY SEARCH OF THE VIN ..NOW THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHES ON RADIO SERVICE CENTER ON AND OFF...I AM WANTING TO KNOW HOW TO HAVE THIS FIXED BY RECALL BEFORE IT'S TO LATE..THIS HAPPENS ALL SPEEDS TURNING AND WHEN VEHICLE IS ON
Incident date: Jan 15, 2018
GOING DOWN HIGHWAY ABOUT 60 MPH. STEERING LOCKS UP, TRACTION CONTROL WENT OFF.BARELY MADE IT OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE.. I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, RECALL UP TO 2009 G6 BUT NOT MY 2010 PONTIAC G6. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS.
Incident date: Jan 15, 2018
HI I HAVE A PROBLEM I HAVE A RECALL AND THE RECALL NUMBER IS N140115 AND IT WAS FOR MY POWER STEERING I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND IF TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A SPECIAL COVERAGE WITH A LIMITED WARRANTY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT CANNOT BE A RECALL AND I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, I ALMOST CRASHED GOING INTO WORK BECAUSE IT WENT OUT ON ME, I GET IN MY CAR TURN IT ON AND START DRIVING D... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2017
OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS MY VEHICLE WOULD INDICATE 'POWER STEERING' SERVICE ESB' 'TRACTION' AND THEN THE INDICATOR WOULD GO OFF AS ODDLY AS IT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR CHECK AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE OR RECALL AND SAID TO JUST KEEP DRIVING.... NOW OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS I CANNOT DRIVE WITHOUT MY POWER STEERING ACTUALLY LOCKING UP, VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON DURING A ROUTINE DRIVE, AND REMAIN ON. HAD MECHANIC INSPECT- CONCLUDED THAT BOTH SENSORS WORKING, MALFUNCTION DUE TO NO ELECTRICITY BEING DELIVERED. AS A RESULT, CRITICAL CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES (BOTH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE CRITICAL) ARE DISABLED / FAILING. REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE TRACING WIRE BACK TO POINT OF ISSUE. BEFORE HAV... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON DURING A ROUTINE DRIVE, AND REMAIN ON. HAD MECHANIC INSPECT- CONCLUDED THAT BOTH SENSORS WORKING, MALFUNCTION DUE TO NO ELECTRICITY BEING DELIVERED. AS A RESULT, CRITICAL CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES (BOTH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE CRITICAL) ARE DISABLED / FAILING. REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE TRACING WIRE BACK TO POINT OF ISSUE. BEFORE HAV... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON DURING A ROUTINE DRIVE, AND REMAIN ON. HAD MECHANIC INSPECT- CONCLUDED THAT BOTH SENSORS WORKING, MALFUNCTION DUE TO NO ELECTRICITY BEING DELIVERED. AS A RESULT, CRITICAL CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES (BOTH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE CRITICAL) ARE DISABLED / FAILING. REPAIR WOULD REQUIRE TRACING WIRE BACK TO POINT OF ISSUE. BEFORE HAV... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2018
A YEAR AGO I HAD THE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL. YESTERDAY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE SENSOR (THE SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED). YET THE WARRANTY FROM THE LAST ONE I HAD REPLACED WAS UP. I CALLED GM TO SEE ABOUT THE DEFICIENT PART AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. ALSO, THEY DO NO SELL THE SENSOR TO CUSTOMERS, ONLY TO A DEA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, OR ANY OTHER GEAR IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE SHIFT LEVER MOVES INTO THE POSITIONS, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE AND THE CAR REMAINS IN A NUETRAL POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT. WITH THAT THE CAR IS ABLE TO ROLL FORWARD, OR REVERSE DEPENDING ON THE LEVELNESS OF THE AREA IT IS PARKED IN. ONCE THE... Read more
Incident date: Dec 10, 2017
POWER STEERING WENT OUT, NEARLY WENT INTO DITCH. NOW SOMETIMES SHAKES THE WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING. SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL - COMES AND GOES INTERMITTENTLY, PARKED, HAS NOT WENT TOTALLY OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING BUT HAS INTERMITTENT SHAKES. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT SOMEHOW (ACCORDING TO GM) MY SPECIFIC CAR WAS NOT COVERED WHEN MOST OF 2008 AND 3 YEARS BEFORE AND ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
MY POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT IS SO TUFF TO TURN EITHER WAY CAN YOU REPLACE IT PLEASE
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
MY POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT IS SO TUFF TO TURN EITHER WAY CAN YOU REPLACE IT PLEASE
Incident date: Jan 26, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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 STARLING BUICK GMC AT (866) 695-5787 (1455 S TAMLAMI TRAIL, VENICE, FL 34285) AND WAS INFORMED... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 11, 2018
Incident date: Nov 19, 2017
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH "STARTING DISABLED DUE TO THEFT SYSTEM". UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I GOT BODY CODES B3055 AND B2960. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND ONLINE THIS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE DUE TO THE PK3 SENSOR IN THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN THE BATTERY HAD DIED. I JUMPED STARTED THE CAR AS PER THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS, DROVE INTO TOWN "1 MILE FROM HOME" LEFT IT R... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 11, 2018
Incident date: Nov 19, 2017
THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH "STARTING DISABLED DUE TO THEFT SYSTEM". UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I GOT BODY CODES B3055 AND B2960. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND ONLINE THIS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE DUE TO THE PK3 SENSOR IN THE IGNITION. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN THE BATTERY HAD DIED. I JUMPED STARTED THE CAR AS PER THE MANUAL INSTRUCTS, DROVE INTO TOWN "1 MILE FROM HOME" LEFT IT R... Read more
Incident date: Jun 6, 2017
MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK IN MY CAR. MY CAR WAS KEPT OUTSIDE ALL THESE YEARS. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND MY VOLUME FOR THE RADIO AND ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK. I NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD ISSUES WITH AN AIRBAG. I'D BE WILLING TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA AND TV PERSONNEL.
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 6, 2017
MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK IN MY CAR. MY CAR WAS KEPT OUTSIDE ALL THESE YEARS. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND MY VOLUME FOR THE RADIO AND ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK. I NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD ISSUES WITH AN AIRBAG. I'D BE WILLING TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA AND TV PERSONNEL.
1 injured
Incident date: Jun 6, 2017
MY AIR BAGS DON'T WORK IN MY CAR. MY CAR WAS KEPT OUTSIDE ALL THESE YEARS. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND MY VOLUME FOR THE RADIO AND ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK. I NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT HAD ISSUES WITH AN AIRBAG. I'D BE WILLING TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA AND TV PERSONNEL.
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 5, 2018
TAKATA RECALL - MY SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IS STAYING LIT WITH A MESSAGE ALSO DISPLAYING ON MY RADIO "SERVICE AIRBAG". THIS MALFUNCTION WARNS ME AS SOON AS I TURN THE CAR ON, WHILE DRIVING, AND REMAINS IN EFFECT. MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD!
Incident date: Nov 13, 2017
2008 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY AND DEFECTIVE O-RING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JS
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jan 8, 2018
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
IN MAY 2017 MY LOW BEAMS DECIDED TO TURN ON AND OFF AND NOW THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS THEY HAVE NEVER FULLY TURNED ON AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT NOW MY LICENSE PLATE TAG LIGHT IS NOW LONGER WORKING. I HAVE CHANGED ALL OF THE BULBS AND STILL THING IS HELPING. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 8, 2018
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
IN MAY 2017 MY LOW BEAMS DECIDED TO TURN ON AND OFF AND NOW THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS THEY HAVE NEVER FULLY TURNED ON AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT NOW MY LICENSE PLATE TAG LIGHT IS NOW LONGER WORKING. I HAVE CHANGED ALL OF THE BULBS AND STILL THING IS HELPING. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Jan 8, 2018
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
IN MAY 2017 MY LOW BEAMS DECIDED TO TURN ON AND OFF AND NOW THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS THEY HAVE NEVER FULLY TURNED ON AND ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT NOW MY LICENSE PLATE TAG LIGHT IS NOW LONGER WORKING. I HAVE CHANGED ALL OF THE BULBS AND STILL THING IS HELPING. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS.
Incident date: Jan 8, 2018
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). 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 DEALER (BIGGERS CHEVROLET, 1385 E CHICAGO ST, ELGIN, IL 60120, (847) 742-9000) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2018
THE FIX IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG, AND IN THE MEANTIME I CAN BARELY USE MY CAR SINCE I CAN'T HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT. I'M STUCK MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR THAT I CAN'T HARDLY USE.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2017
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 JANUARY OF 2017. AFTER CALLING THE LOCAL DEALER (BOB PULTE AT 513-932-0303, LEBANON, OH), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 8, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jan 7, 2018
Incident date: Jun 7, 2017
MY CAR WAS RECALLED ONLY BUILT AFTER THE FINAL ASSEMBLY DATE FOR THE RECALL. GUAWTNEY CHEV. STOLE MY SERIES 3 SUPERCHARGED MOTOR AND PUT A SERIES 2 3.8L MOTOR IN IT, II TRIED TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION DONE BY A NEUTRAL PARTY ONLY IT WAS TURNED OVER TOO DEWAYNE BELL THERE OWN SERVICE MANAGER HOW FAIR OF AN INVESTIGATION DO YOU BELIEVE WAS CONDUCTED? HE LIED AND SAID THE COVER FOR MY MOTOR WAS PART O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - POWER TRAIN
Jan 7, 2018
Incident date: Jun 7, 2017
MY CAR WAS RECALLED ONLY BUILT AFTER THE FINAL ASSEMBLY DATE FOR THE RECALL. GUAWTNEY CHEV. STOLE MY SERIES 3 SUPERCHARGED MOTOR AND PUT A SERIES 2 3.8L MOTOR IN IT, II TRIED TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION DONE BY A NEUTRAL PARTY ONLY IT WAS TURNED OVER TOO DEWAYNE BELL THERE OWN SERVICE MANAGER HOW FAIR OF AN INVESTIGATION DO YOU BELIEVE WAS CONDUCTED? HE LIED AND SAID THE COVER FOR MY MOTOR WAS PART O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ENGINE
Jan 7, 2018
Incident date: Jun 7, 2017
MY CAR WAS RECALLED ONLY BUILT AFTER THE FINAL ASSEMBLY DATE FOR THE RECALL. GUAWTNEY CHEV. STOLE MY SERIES 3 SUPERCHARGED MOTOR AND PUT A SERIES 2 3.8L MOTOR IN IT, II TRIED TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION DONE BY A NEUTRAL PARTY ONLY IT WAS TURNED OVER TOO DEWAYNE BELL THERE OWN SERVICE MANAGER HOW FAIR OF AN INVESTIGATION DO YOU BELIEVE WAS CONDUCTED? HE LIED AND SAID THE COVER FOR MY MOTOR WAS PART O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - STEERING
Jan 6, 2018
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
I WAS LEAVING DRIVEWAY IN JANUARY 2018 AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. NO RECENT CRASHES, OR WORK DONE ON CAR. RECENT INSPECTION WHICH IT PASSED. ATTEMPTED TO SEE IF POWER STEERING WAS EMPTY AND IT WAS NOT. STILL NO POWER STEERING. CAUSED LOSS OF INCOME FROM JOB.
Incident date: Jan 16, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2017
2008 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND NEAR CRASHES. I HAVE ALMOST DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES, INTO OTHER VEHICLES, AND ACROSS MY FRONT LAWN WHEN TRYING TO TURN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP ON 12/18/17 FOR RECALL #14118 (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING). UNDER THIS RECALL, ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKING. CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY REPLACE SOME SWITCH BUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO IF THE MECHANICS CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM FOR A PERMANENT FIX. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH NO REAL "FIX.... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKING. CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY REPLACE SOME SWITCH BUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO IF THE MECHANICS CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM FOR A PERMANENT FIX. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH NO REAL "FIX.... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2010
BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE DRIVING BUT GO OFF WHEN BRAKING. CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY 50K MILES ON IT. TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY REPLACE SOME SWITCH BUT IT DOESN'T FIX THE ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO IF THE MECHANICS CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM FOR A PERMANENT FIX. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH NO REAL "FIX.... Read more