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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.
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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
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY
Fire
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
... IND, TRYING TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. NOW WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT TAKATA IS GOING BANKRUPT, LEAVING US IN THE LURCH. I CONTINUE TO CALL DEALERS AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT THERE IS "NO REMEDY" YET. SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE A FLEET OF CARS, WE DEPEND ON USING THIS CAR TO DRIVE. WE FEEL THAT GM AND TAKATA ARE PUTTING OUR FAMILY AT RISK FOR A HORRIBLE OUTCOME. OF COURSE, WE TRY NOT TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE NO CHOICE. PLEASE PLEASE HELP US BY MAKING THIS REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. IT IS INCREDIBLY UNCARING FOR GM TO PUT ASIDE THIS ISSUE AND SIMPLY LET PEOPLE DRIVE IN THIS UNSAFE CONDITION. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP GET MY CAR FIXED!!! SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
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
... PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
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?
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
... YEARS AGO. ARE TOYOTA AND GM NOW ONE AND THE SAME? WHY SOLICIT MY BUSINESS AND THEN REFUSE TO DO IT AFTER ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE? CAN A GM DEALER "BLACKBALL" A CONSUMER TRYING TO COMPLETE A LIFE THREATENING RECALL REPAIR? I WILL CONTEST IN ADVANCE ANY EXCUSE THAT KOOL CHEVROLET COMES UP WITH THAT THEY SAY JUSTIFIES THEIR INACTION TO PERFORM THIS LIFE THREATENING RECALL REPAIR.Read more
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
... YEARS AGO. ARE TOYOTA AND GM NOW ONE AND THE SAME? WHY SOLICIT MY BUSINESS AND THEN REFUSE TO DO IT AFTER ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE? CAN A GM DEALER "BLACKBALL" A CONSUMER TRYING TO COMPLETE A LIFE THREATENING RECALL REPAIR? I WILL CONTEST IN ADVANCE ANY EXCUSE THAT KOOL CHEVROLET COMES UP WITH THAT THEY SAY JUSTIFIES THEIR INACTION TO PERFORM THIS LIFE THREATENING RECALL REPAIR.Read more
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
... 42-4200) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 2, 2017
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WONT COME OFF
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.
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?
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
... Y CAR INSPECTED.Read more
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
... HE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
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.
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.
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
... FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 16, 2017
POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AT TIMES, THEN AT TIMES ITS FINE
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
... P ON ME. I PREFER SAFETY OVER SPEED.Read more
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
... P ON ME. I PREFER SAFETY OVER SPEED.Read more
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
... $1000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THE FUEL PUMP LINE NOW RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT'S SCARY TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED.Read more
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
... CLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.Read more
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.
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
... GET SOMETHING THEY CAN USE. HOW DO WE EVEN GET RID OF IT NOW?Read more
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
... IRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR.Read more
Incident date: Nov 21, 2017
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS RECALLED 1/10/17. NO FIX AVAILABLE STILL AS OF 11/21/17.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - ISSUED IN 2016 WITH NO RESOLVE. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH VEHICLE.
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
... 0 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,059.Read more
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
... ERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
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
... T AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT *TRRead more
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!
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?
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.
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
... IS COULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE AT RISK IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE FAILED AT THAT POINT.Read more
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.
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
... ES TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS THEY PUT INTO AN AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE. MY TOYOTA COROLLA HAD AN AIRBAG REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO.Read more
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
... STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.Read more
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.
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.
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
... AND GM DEALERS ARE NOT ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.Read more
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
... AND GM DEALERS ARE NOT ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.Read more
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
... AND GM DEALERS ARE NOT ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.Read more
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
... D FOR. 11/13/17 WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I CALL OFTEN WHEN I SEE OTHER GM CARS HAVE RECALLS. I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL & I WAS GIVEN THE SAME INFORMATION THAT GREENWOOD GAVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE ON 11/15/17 & THEY MADE ME AWARE OF RECALL # 15356. THEY FOUND THE RECALL INFORMATION WHEN THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & LET THE RECALL FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND GM I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED ON MARCH 12, 2017. I NEVER RECEIVED AND TYPE OF CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE RECALL. WHAT IF I GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HARM SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY PART THAT THEY INSTALLED INTO THEIR PRODUCT. I ALSO KEEP GETTING A CHECK AIR BAG SIGNAL ON MY CAR EVERY SO OFTEN. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD'VE HAD TO CALL IF I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM THEN THEY WOULD'VE HONORED THE RECALL. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP HOW CAN I CALL ABOUT A PROBLEM IF IT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THE PRESENT TIME AND WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS DIANE SAUER CHEVROLET PHONE: [XXX]. I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIR BAG IS TAKATA; HOWEVER, SOMETHING IS WRONG FOR THE SIGNAL TO KEEP FLASHING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] AND MY NAME IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
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
... D FOR. 11/13/17 WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I CALL OFTEN WHEN I SEE OTHER GM CARS HAVE RECALLS. I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL & I WAS GIVEN THE SAME INFORMATION THAT GREENWOOD GAVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE ON 11/15/17 & THEY MADE ME AWARE OF RECALL # 15356. THEY FOUND THE RECALL INFORMATION WHEN THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & LET THE RECALL FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND GM I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED ON MARCH 12, 2017. I NEVER RECEIVED AND TYPE OF CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE RECALL. WHAT IF I GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HARM SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY PART THAT THEY INSTALLED INTO THEIR PRODUCT. I ALSO KEEP GETTING A CHECK AIR BAG SIGNAL ON MY CAR EVERY SO OFTEN. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD'VE HAD TO CALL IF I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM THEN THEY WOULD'VE HONORED THE RECALL. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP HOW CAN I CALL ABOUT A PROBLEM IF IT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THE PRESENT TIME AND WHY WASN'T I NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS DIANE SAUER CHEVROLET PHONE: [XXX]. I DON'T KNOW IF MY AIR BAG IS TAKATA; HOWEVER, SOMETHING IS WRONG FOR THE SIGNAL TO KEEP FLASHING THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED. MY PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] AND MY NAME IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
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.