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 GRAND PRIX (2006) - STRUCTURE:BODY Nov 29, 2017
Incident date: Apr 1, 2012
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON STREET I WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN A INTERSECTION WHEN A CHEVY MAXI VAN STRUCT ME WHEN RUNNING A RED LIGHT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. I SUSTAINED BODY INJURIES SUCH AS BACK AND NECK AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. I HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM THESE INJURIES.
Crash 1 injured
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (2006) - AIR BAGS Nov 29, 2017
Incident date: Apr 1, 2012
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON STREET I WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN A INTERSECTION WHEN A CHEVY MAXI VAN STRUCT ME WHEN RUNNING A RED LIGHT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. I SUSTAINED BODY INJURIES SUCH AS BACK AND NECK AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. I HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM THESE INJURIES.
Crash 1 injured
PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (2004) - ENGINE Nov 29, 2017
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY
Fire
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 29, 2017
Incident date: Nov 29, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DANGEROUS, AND THAT "IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS, AND RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION AFTER RECEIVING OUR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH, 2017, CALLING EVERY DEALER THAT WE COULD F... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 29, 2017
Incident date: Nov 29, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V043000 (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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (SERRA CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 2340 GALLATIN PIKE N, MADISON, TN 37115) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE ... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 29, 2017
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, BUT IT'S BEEN MONTHS AND THERE IS NOT ANY REMEDY FOR IT. MEANWHILE, NO ONE SHOULD OCCUPY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHAT CAN I DO?
PONTIAC VIBE (2003) - AIR BAGS Nov 28, 2017
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
TAKATA RECALL; I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION DIRECTING ME TO GO TO KOOL CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND A SERVICE PERSON CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE SERVICE MANAGER JASON IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE APPOINTMENT AND WORK ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF AN INCIDENT AT KOOL TOYOTA NEXT DOOR RELATING TO INCOMPETENT WORK PERFORMED ON MY 2012 TOYOTA RAV4 TWO... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2003) - SEAT BELTS Nov 28, 2017
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
TAKATA RECALL; I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION DIRECTING ME TO GO TO KOOL CHEVROLET FOR REPAIRS. PARTS WERE ORDERED AND A SERVICE PERSON CALLED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE. THE SERVICE MANAGER JASON IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME TO SAY THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE APPOINTMENT AND WORK ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF AN INCIDENT AT KOOL TOYOTA NEXT DOOR RELATING TO INCOMPETENT WORK PERFORMED ON MY 2012 TOYOTA RAV4 TWO... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 28, 2017
Incident date: Nov 28, 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 RECAL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER (DAVE SINCLAIR BUICK GMC, 5655 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63123 (314) 8... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - AIR BAGS Nov 28, 2017
Incident date: Nov 2, 2017
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WONT COME OFF
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Nov 28, 2017
Incident date: Nov 22, 2017
MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. IT WORKS BUT GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A LITTLE BIT. OR DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. RESTARTING THE CAR IS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE WHEEL ALSO JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN STILL. I SEE THIS IS RECALLED FOR A 07 PONTIAC G6 BUT NOT FOR MY VIN.
PONTIAC G6 (2009) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 27, 2017
Incident date: Nov 25, 2017
MY NEIGHBOR WHO ALSO OWNS A G6 WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAR WITH HER KEY? HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED?
PONTIAC SOLSTICE (2007) - AIR BAGS Nov 27, 2017
Incident date: May 1, 2017
RECALL 17036 - I NEED TO GET MY CAR INSPECTED HOW DO I DO THIS WITH THE PPA LIGHT ON IN MY CAR. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT PARTS FOR THE INTERIM REPAIR ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR & TO MY PONTIAC DEALERSHIP BUT ALL THEY WOULD SAY IS THERE IS NOT PART AVAILABLE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, LIKE I SAID I NEED TO GET M... Read more
PONTIAC SOLSTICE (2006) - AIR BAGS Nov 27, 2017
Incident date: Nov 27, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (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. BOB MOORE BUICK GMC (7410 NORTHWEST EXPY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73132, (405) 721-6000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT T... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 26, 2017
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR SMELLS A LOT LIKE GASOLINE. EVERY TIME I TURN IT ON IT STARTS SMELLING LIKE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS.IT SMELLS MORE WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE STREET.
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 25, 2017
Incident date: Jan 31, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO OCCUPY THE FRONT SEAT OF MY CAR SINCE JANUARY AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY IN SIGHT.
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 24, 2017
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). 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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (PORTER CHEVROLET, NEWARK, DE, 302-453-6800) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - STEERING Nov 24, 2017
Incident date: Nov 16, 2017
POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AT TIMES, THEN AT TIMES ITS FINE
PONTIAC GRAND AM (2001) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 24, 2017
Incident date: Nov 22, 2017
MY STEERING COLUMN MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE... THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RED SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON THE LEFT PART OF THE DASH.... ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE KEY NOT STARTING IT RIGHT AWAY USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TEN SECONDS OR EVEN UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN START MY VEHICLE. I'M LOOKING TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE IT OCCURS. I DO NOT WANT MY CAR LOCKING U... Read more
PONTIAC GRAND AM (2001) - STEERING Nov 24, 2017
Incident date: Nov 22, 2017
MY STEERING COLUMN MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE... THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RED SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON THE LEFT PART OF THE DASH.... ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE KEY NOT STARTING IT RIGHT AWAY USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TEN SECONDS OR EVEN UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN START MY VEHICLE. I'M LOOKING TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE IT OCCURS. I DO NOT WANT MY CAR LOCKING U... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2006) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 22, 2017
Incident date: Nov 22, 2017
OWNER OF A 2006 PONTIAC G6. STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM THE CAR. IT TAKES A 2ND ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR AS WELL. I'VE SEEN THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OVER THE YEARS WITH THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE BUT NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER YEARS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT THE 2006. SINCE WE'RE LONG PAST ANY WARRANTY, I HAD HOPES OF A RECALL BUT SINCE THERE ISN'T, I'M LOOKING AT OVER ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - AIR BAGS Nov 22, 2017
Incident date: Jun 1, 2015
WHITH ENTINE RUNNING: AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE RADIO SCREEN ILLUMINATED INTERMITENTLY. IT CONTINUED TO DO SO FOR SOME TIME. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, IT ILLUMINATES ALMOST ALL THE TIME. NOTICED THAT ON SOME HOT DAYS OVER 105 DEGREES, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. CURRENTLY, ON CONSTANTLY. PHONED DEALERS AND ESTIMATES EXCEED $800 WITHOUT INSPECTION. OUTRAGEOUS. VEHI... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 22, 2017
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
AT 67,000 MILES DURING OIL CHANGE, ATTENDANT NOTICED GAS SMELL AND FOUND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HOSE COMING OUT OF GAS TANK TO BE CRACKED AND FUEL RUNNING DOWN FUEL TANK NEXT TO MUFFLER PIPE. DANGEROUS. REMOVED FUEL TANK AND UPON INSPECTION CONFIRMED PROBLEM. HAD FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT COST OF OVER $800 DOLLARS. OUTRAGEOUS.
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 22, 2017
Incident date: Jun 15, 2015
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED RECALL LETTER YEAR OR 2 AGO. FIX WAS TO NOT LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR. WHAT GOOD IS THAT? CAN'T USE IT FOR WHAT WE BOUGHT IT FOR. STILL NO FIX NOTIFICATION. HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THEIR CARS REPAIRED. REQUESTED REPLACEMENT FOR THE AIRBAG. WAS DENIED. SHOULD COME UP WITH A FIX OR COMPENSATE PEOPLE SO THEY CAN ... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 22, 2017
Incident date: Nov 22, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - I FIRST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM MOTORS IN MARCH 2017 ADVISING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS BEING RECALLED. I WAS ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE BUT STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING. I WENT TO A GM DEALER AUTO REPAIR CENTER BACK IN JULY & THEY ADVISED THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE PARTS WEREN'T AVAILABLE. NONE OF THE A... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 21, 2017
Incident date: Nov 21, 2017
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS RECALLED 1/10/17. NO FIX AVAILABLE STILL AS OF 11/21/17.
PONTIAC SOLSTICE (2006) - AIR BAGS Nov 21, 2017
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - ISSUED IN 2016 WITH NO RESOLVE. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH VEHICLE.
PONTIAC TORRENT (2007) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 21, 2017
Incident date: Nov 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V45900... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Nov 21, 2017
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
THE STEERING ON THE G6 IS HARD AND OFTEN INCAPACITATED. MAKE LOUD NOISES AND EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAS BEEN FLUSHED, REPLACED, AND REFILLED IT IS STILL HAPPENING. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT IS UNSAFE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY VIA A RECALL NOTICE!
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - STEERING Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Nov 2, 2017
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT, THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING IS NOT WORKING. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN IT. WHEN I LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE THE HORN SOUNDS.
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Nov 2, 2017
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT, THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING IS NOT WORKING. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN IT. WHEN I LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE THE HORN SOUNDS.
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - AIR BAGS Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Nov 2, 2017
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 GT, THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE STEERING IS NOT WORKING. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN IT. WHEN I LOCK THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE THE HORN SOUNDS.
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
GM IS NOT PROVIDING A REMEDY IN A TIMELY MANNER. WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE NOT TO ALLOW FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS, BUT THAT CONSTRAINT IS NOT PRACTICAL.
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
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. HENDRIC CHEVROLET (100 AUTO MALL DRIVE, CARY, NC 27511 (919) 439-5132) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS W... Read more
PONTIAC SOLSTICE (2007) - AIR BAGS Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (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 REMEDY. THE GM DEALER (ALPENA BUICK GMC, 133 JOHNSON ST, ALPENA, MI 49707) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NO... Read more
PONTIAC SOLSTICE (2006) - AIR BAGS Nov 20, 2017
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2017 ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DUE TO BROKEN WIRING. GM STATES THAT THEY HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A REPAIR YET. 11 MONTHS SEEMS A LITTLE TOO LONG!
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 19, 2017
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH 2017 FOR AIRBAG TO BE FIXED. STILL NO PARTS OR RENTAL CAR AVAILABLE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. OTHER BRANDS OFFER RENTAL CARS, WHY NOT PONTIAC?
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 18, 2017
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2017 CONCERNING THE FAULTY TAKATA AIR BAGS. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY OF REPAIRS. IT IS 8 MONTHS AND COUNTING THAT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AIR BAG HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
PONTIAC G6 (2008) - SEAT BELTS Nov 18, 2017
Incident date: Nov 17, 2017
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AS USUAL AND IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BROKE AND MY SEAT BELT GOT LOOSE ALL OF A SUDDEN.I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITH NO TURNS OR NO OTHER CHANGES.THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT RETRACTING BACK ANYMORE.A PART LIKE A SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSED TO FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES AND IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT FAIL UNLESS IT GOT DAMAGED DUE TO A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE CAR.TH... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Nov 18, 2017
Incident date: Nov 16, 2017
SAFETY ISSUE. STEERING EXTREMELY INCAPACITATED AND LEAKING FLUID. HAPPENED AFTER BEING STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED SLIGHTLY WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT.
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 17, 2017
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - CALLED GM - ENTERED MULTIPLE TICKETS - TOLD THAT GM DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. TICKET NUMBER 8-3216300087 (LATEST TICKET). CALLED ON 11/17/17 - SPOKE TO GM CUST SERVICE... TOLD SAME THING ( GM DOESN'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM) ... CUSTOMER SERVICE REP HUNG UP THE PHONE ON ME. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE AMERICAN MANUFACTUR... Read more
PONTIAC TORRENT (2008) - AIR BAGS Nov 17, 2017
Incident date: Oct 26, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOLSOM CHEVROLET (2655 AUTOMALL CIR, FOLSOM, CA 95630, PHONE NUMBER: (916) 985-5600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PPS AIR BAG MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - STEERING Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 13, 2017
FIRST THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING AND THE THEN SERVICE ESC IS NOW ON AND IT SHUT OFF. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WASN'T FIXED IN THE 2014 RECALL. ALSO THE SERVICE ESC AND BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIME ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OFF. NOW IT'S JUST ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS SHUT OFF MY ESC. IT IS LIT WHEN DRIVING AND IN PARK.
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 13, 2017
FIRST THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS ILLUMINATING AND THE THEN SERVICE ESC IS NOW ON AND IT SHUT OFF. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT WASN'T FIXED IN THE 2014 RECALL. ALSO THE SERVICE ESC AND BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIME ILLUMINATE AND THEN GO OFF. NOW IT'S JUST ON ALL THE TIME AND HAS SHUT OFF MY ESC. IT IS LIT WHEN DRIVING AND IN PARK.
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
VEHICLE ONCE A WHILE DOES NOT WANT TO START. STARTER IS CRANKING AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING. THEN YOU LET IT STAND FOR A WHILE AND VEHICLE STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND DOES IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY IT STALL ON HIGHWAY IT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND AFTER FEW MINUTES RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND NO OBD CODES. LOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
VEHICLE ONCE A WHILE DOES NOT WANT TO START. STARTER IS CRANKING AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING. THEN YOU LET IT STAND FOR A WHILE AND VEHICLE STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND DOES IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY IT STALL ON HIGHWAY IT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND AFTER FEW MINUTES RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND NO OBD CODES. LOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2010) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
VEHICLE ONCE A WHILE DOES NOT WANT TO START. STARTER IS CRANKING AND NOTHING IS HAPPENING. THEN YOU LET IT STAND FOR A WHILE AND VEHICLE STARTS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. NO PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE WEEKS AND DOES IT AGAIN. YESTERDAY IT STALL ON HIGHWAY IT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND AFTER FEW MINUTES RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD AND NO OBD CODES. LOT MORE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM ... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - STEERING Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 13, 2017
FEBRUARY 2017 I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON & IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL 11/13/17. I WAS DRIVING & MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED GREENWOOD CHEVROLET HUBBARD TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RECALLS & I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME & THE RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED I WAS SERVICE... Read more
PONTIAC G6 (2007) - AIR BAGS Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Nov 13, 2017
FEBRUARY 2017 I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON & IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL 11/13/17. I WAS DRIVING & MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED GREENWOOD CHEVROLET HUBBARD TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RECALLS & I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME & THE RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED I WAS SERVICE... Read more
PONTIAC VIBE (2009) - AIR BAGS Nov 16, 2017
Incident date: Jan 24, 2017
TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. NO DEALER SEEMS TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS AND NOW TAKATA HAS GONE INTO CHAPTER 11. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG HAS NOT DEPLOYED.
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