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: 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
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
CAUSE UNKNOWN. NOTICED PROBLEM SOMETIME IN 2017. CAR RATTLES (IN FRONT OF CAR) OFF AND ON. DETERMINED IT'S NOT THE WHEELS OR TIRES. RATTLING COMES AND GOES. DRIVER CAN MAKE THE RATTLING GO AWAY BY CHANGING SPEEDS OR WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. (E.G. LANE CHANGE) DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEITHER A TIRE NOR RACK AND PINION PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
CAUSE UNKNOWN. NOTICED PROBLEM SOMETIME IN 2017. CAR RATTLES (IN FRONT OF CAR) OFF AND ON. DETERMINED IT'S NOT THE WHEELS OR TIRES. RATTLING COMES AND GOES. DRIVER CAN MAKE THE RATTLING GO AWAY BY CHANGING SPEEDS OR WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. (E.G. LANE CHANGE) DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEITHER A TIRE NOR RACK AND PINION PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CARLS BUICK GMC, 2445 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL 34994) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNK... Read more
Incident date: Dec 31, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
MY VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERING THAT IT IS IN PARK CAUSING IT TO BE A VERY BAD CONCERN. IF I CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT REGISTERED THAT IT IS IN PARK I CANNOT RESTART MY CAR.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED KING CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AT 303-776-2650 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI... Read more
Incident date: Nov 2, 2015
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (DON BROWN CHEVROLET, 2244 S KINGS HIGHWAY BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63110, (314) 772-1400) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS. THE REMEDY AND PART HAD NOT BEEN AVAILAB... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
2009 PONTIAC VIBE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
GOT IN MY CAR AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. LOOKED UP MY CARS RECALLS BY VIN AND THEY SAY 0 RECALLS BUT IT SAYS ON ALL OTHER WEBSITES THERE IS. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF MAYBE IT WAS A MISTAKE.
Incident date: Dec 30, 2017
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN STARTING CAR. MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON READOUT SAYING POWER STEERING. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. INCREASING IN FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES. I SEE OTHER RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE BUT STATES THIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT AMONG THE RECALL.
Incident date: Dec 30, 2017
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN STARTING CAR. MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON READOUT SAYING POWER STEERING. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. INCREASING IN FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES. I SEE OTHER RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE BUT STATES THIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT AMONG THE RECALL.
Incident date: Dec 17, 2017
WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY TIGHT AND I WOULD HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE SITTING STILL THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE. STARTED IT UP THE NEXT DAY AND IT TURNED WITH NO PROBLEM.
Incident date: Dec 26, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THEN SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER RESIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO STEVE MOORE CHEVROLET DEALER, LOCATED AT 9325 ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT IT IN GEAR THE FIRST GEAR IS REVERSE SO IT SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE IT DON'T SHIFT HARD INTO NEUTRAL AN THEN IT SHIFT HARD IN ALL OTHER GEARS IT WILL SHIFT HARD BUT IF I GET THE RPMS PAST 3000 WITHOUT SHIFTING IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE COMMONLY EACH DAY
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT IT IN GEAR THE FIRST GEAR IS REVERSE SO IT SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE IT DON'T SHIFT HARD INTO NEUTRAL AN THEN IT SHIFT HARD IN ALL OTHER GEARS IT WILL SHIFT HARD BUT IF I GET THE RPMS PAST 3000 WITHOUT SHIFTING IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE COMMONLY EACH DAY
Incident date: Dec 14, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. FUTHERMORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. SUMMIT CHEVROLET... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. FUTHERMORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. SUMMIT CHEVROLET... Read more
Incident date: Dec 14, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. FUTHERMORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. SUMMIT CHEVROLET... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL ESC AND TRACTION LIGHTS WONT GO OFF WEATHER DRIVING OR STATIONARY. LEFT HEAD LIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT, I'VE SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL CARS JUST LIKE MINE
Incident date: Dec 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL ESC AND TRACTION LIGHTS WONT GO OFF WEATHER DRIVING OR STATIONARY. LEFT HEAD LIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT, I'VE SEEN THIS ON SEVERAL CARS JUST LIKE MINE
Incident date: Dec 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A DEER. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS AND INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO D... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Dec 20, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (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. HARRY GREEN CHEVROLET (1858 E PIKE ST, CLARKSBURG, WV) WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR, STATING... Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE ----TOYOTA 2AZ ENGINE PUT IN TOYOTA--- HAD ENGINE REPLACED --- CONSUMING TO MUCH OIL -- OIL CONSUMPTION DESIGN DEFECT IN ENGINE ---BOUGHT VEHICLE USED FROM GM --- CONTACT CALLED GM AND GM STATED THEY WON'T REPLACE ENGINE A SECOND TIME ....0 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN.... CB
Incident date: Dec 26, 2017
THERE WAS AN INITIAL RECALL DONE TO WHERE PONTIAC PUT A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE BANDAID WAS TO JUST REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULB. IF YOU DO RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ON THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS THE WIRING HARNESS AND CORROSION. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE BUT FOR SOME REASON NO ONE IS REPORTING IT BUT I ... Read more