Showing 39,107 complaints for PONTIAC
Incident date: Jan 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS. IT HAS BEEN 10 MONTHS. THIS IS A HUGE BURDEN TO MY FAMILY.
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL THE AIRBAG RECALL HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE JAN 10, 2017 WITH A REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. THAT IS ALMOST 10 MONTHS WITH NO REMEDY. I CANNOT USE MY CAR TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITHOUT THREAT OF BODILY HARM.
Incident date: Nov 7, 2017
I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL, BUT THE DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS NECESSARY TO DO THE RECALL AND WILL NOT HAVE THEM IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE!
Incident date: Nov 6, 2017
TAKATA RECALL AS OF 11/06/2017, MY DEALER REPORTS THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION AVAILABLE FOR MY CAR WITH REGARD TO REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS.
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. I AM CONTACTING YOU TODAY TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FACT THAT I RECEIVED THE AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2017 AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC TWICE NOW TO NO AVAIL.
Incident date: Nov 6, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMA
... TE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO BY GM THAT MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD SOON HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM SAYING THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THE SOLUTION WAS "NOT TO USE THE PASSENGER SEAT". THERE WAS NO ESTIMATED TIME WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. TH
... IS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. I NEED TO USE THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR
Incident date: Jan 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL DEALER DOES NOT HAVE REMEDY FOR PASSENGER AIRBAG.
Incident date: Nov 5, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH STATING THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL WITH NO PARTS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN EIGHT MONTHS AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY. I THINK THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE. IN PARTICULAR, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THIS ENTIRE TIME AND THIS GREATLY IMPEDES MY USE OF THIS
... VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 5, 2017
THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR IS BAD AND HAS BEEN BAD AND IT COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT AND I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT IS VERY COMMON ON THESE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO NOT HAVE THE AIRBAG WORKING
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO FILE THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG. I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED A FIX TO THE PROBLEM YET.
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL APPARENTLY MY RECALL STATES "RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE." GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THIS RECALL, I FIND IT TROUBLING THAT NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE NEARLY A YEAR AFTER I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATE THAT THEY CANNOT ACT UNTIL THE REMEDY IS IDENTIFIED. THIS MY FAMILY'S ONLY CAR AND RELY ON IT DAILY. THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT YET, BUT
... I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A CAR WITH SUCH A SEVERE DEFECT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I CAN DO, BUT THIS IS NOT SAFE AND THE LENGTH TO IDENTIFY A REMEDY IS IRRESPONSIBLE.Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2015
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE AT A STOP SIGNAL, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INQUIRY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMP
... AIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) ON MAY 13, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. *BF UPDATED 9/13/18*JBRead more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V000060 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2017. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (WOODHOUSE BUICK IN OMAHA, NE) ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PART
... S COULD BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Oct 20, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTICE MANY MONTHS AGO ABOUT THIS RECALL ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHERS. AS INSTRUCTED BY GENERAL MOTORS, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS STILL NO FIX AVAILABLE FOR THE DANGEROUS AIRBAG. I WAS WARNED IN THE NOTICE NOT TO TRANSPORT ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT OF MY CAR UNTIL THE AIRBAG IS REPLACED. THIS IS A GRAVE INCONVENIENCE
... FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!!! I INQUIRED ABOUT GM TAKING THE CAR BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING NOW FOR 2 YEARS. THIS WEEK I GOT ANOTHER NOTICE INFORMING ME THAT THE MANUFACTURE OF THE AIRBAG HAS FILED CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY!!! STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE!!! I NEED GM TO REPURCHASE THIS CAR FROM ME. WHY SHOULD I BE STUCK WITH IT AND NOT GETTING IT'S FULL USE AND HAVE TO WORRY EACH DAY THAT SOMETHING DEADLY MAY HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP ME TO APPEAL TO GM TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.Read more
Incident date: Nov 3, 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 RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (ALBRIGHT BUICK GMC CADILLAC, 2008 N BELT HWY, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506 (816) 396-5822) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILA
... BLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS ABOUT THEM FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
TAKATA AIRBAG. I HAVE A 5 PASSENGER CAR WITH 5 PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE FRONT SEAT NOT ALLOWING US TO USE THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN 11 MONTHS FOR THIS RECALL. IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THE WHOLE FAMILY IN ONE CAR.
Incident date: Nov 3, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - INFORMATION SHOWS THAT "INCOMPLETE - REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE YET" .. I RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL ABOUT THIS RECALL MONTHS AGO
Incident date: Feb 3, 2014
ON FEB 3 2014 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HERNIATED DISK IN MY NECK RESULTING IN SURGERY TO PUT A PLATE AND SCREWS IN MY NECK I SUFFER FROM PAIN EVERYDAY FROM THIS.IN MY POLICE REPORT IT STATES MY AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOYI CAR WAS TOTALED.MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL.I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT GOT REAR INDEED AND SLAMED IT IN VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME TOTALING MY CAR.I DO
... NT HAVE EXCESS TO A SCANNER TO SEND POLICE REPORT BUT I DO HAVE IT IF YOU NEED IT.Read more
Crash
3 injured
Incident date: Oct 30, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT WITH AIRBAG BUT CANNOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER ABOUT WHAT TO DO. MY DEALER, CHESROWN IN DELAWARE OH DID NOT HAVE ANY PARTS TO FIX THE AIRBAG AS OF 10/30/17. RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER MARCH 2017 TELLING THAT MY CAR IS AFFECTED BUT NOT TO CALL DEALER AS NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. NOW I HAVE A CARD FOR TK HOLDINGS, INC. TO CONTACT DEALER FOR FIX RECEI
... VED 10/30/2017. SEEMS LIKE I AM GETTING A RUN AROUND AND I CAN'T FIND A RESOLUTION.Read more
Incident date: Nov 2, 2017
TAKATA RECALL OUR VEHICLE SEATS 5 AND OUR FAMILY HAS 5 MEMBERS. THE VENDOR HAS INSTRUCTED US TO NOT USE THE SEAT, WHICH MAKES OUR VEHICLE UNUSABLE. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY DATE OF WHEN WE MAY HAVE USE FOR OUR VEHICLE AND REFUSE ANY REMEDY.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF FAILED AND CAUSED WATER TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WATER WOULD DAMAGE THE CARPET, DASHBOARD, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS
... 105,000. *TTRead more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF FAILED AND CAUSED WATER TO ENTER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE WATER WOULD DAMAGE THE CARPET, DASHBOARD, AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS
... 105,000. *TTRead more
Incident date: Oct 30, 2017
THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ALL LOSS OF POWER STEERING UNTIL THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THIS RECALL IS LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. WHEN I RETURNED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THIS RECALL WAS RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2016, WHICH WASN'T EVEN TRUE BASED OFF THE WEBSITE, THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST, AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE O
... VER 1000 DOLLARS, AND ADDITIONAL 200 DOLLARS FOR THE TECHNICIAN CHECKING MY VEHICLE.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). 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 (ALLEN TILLERY AUTO, 4573 CENTRAL AVE, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71913) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABL
... E FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL - STILL WAITING FOR DEALER TO RECEIVE PARTS IN ORDER TO PERFORM REPAIR. CAN NOT SELL CAR WITH ACTIVE RECALL NOT REPAIRED.
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. WE GOT A NOTICE IN JANUARY 2017, IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 2017 AND NOTHING FURTHER HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS REALLY RIDICULOUS. THE MANUFACTURER SURELY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM IN A MORE TIMELY FASHION.
Incident date: Oct 31, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROSS PONTIAC GMC (14 E MAIN ST, GRANVILLE, NY 12832) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
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 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 NOT CONTACTED. 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: Oct 31, 2017
PREVIOUS COMPLAINT FILED #11022315. RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM TK HOLDINGS INC. NOTICE STATED I SHOULD CONTACT MY NEAREST DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY TO SCHEDULE A FREE REPAIR. I CALLED HARE CHEVROLET, NOBLESVILLE, INDIANA, BY PHONE & WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE FRONT AIRBAG, EVEN THOUGH THE NOTICE SAID THEY WERE ????
Incident date: Jan 15, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM GM, THE MANUFACTURER, IN JANUARY 2017, THAT MY VEHICLE HAS TAKATA AIRBAGS THAT REQUIRE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE NOTIFICATION INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A SOLUTION. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 2017, AND THE MANUFACTURER'S WEBSITE STILL SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO REMEDY.
Incident date: Oct 18, 2017
REAR ENDED A VEHICLE, TOTALED CAR, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, BROKE ANKLE AND HEEL.
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
TAKATA RECALL: AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER PUT IN A TEMP FIX AND THE LIGHT IS OFF, BUT THEY TOLD ME A NEW FIX IS COMING FROM GM. I DRIVE BY MYSELF 90% OF THE TIME BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THEY COULD BE INJURED.
Incident date: Oct 1, 2010
TAKATA RECALL: AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER PUT IN A TEMP FIX AND THE LIGHT IS OFF, BUT THEY TOLD ME A NEW FIX IS COMING FROM GM. I DRIVE BY MYSELF 90% OF THE TIME BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THEY COULD BE INJURED.
Incident date: Aug 2, 2016
I HAVE A OPEN RECALL ON MY VIBE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHEN I WILL GET A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY CAN'T TELL ANYTHING EITHER. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE SOUTHEAST OF VIRGINIA. WE HAVE VERY HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT. THESE
... TWO FACTORS ARE THE PRIME ISSUES CAUSING THESE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. WHEN CAN I EXPECT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON A FIX FOR THIS. ALSO, I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT TK HOLDINGS HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. IS THIS GOING TO CAUSE ME NOT TO GET A AIR BAG REPLACEMENT?Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2016
I HAVE A OPEN RECALL ON MY VIBE FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL AND I STILL DO NOT KNOW WHEN I WILL GET A REPLACEMENT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY CAN'T TELL ANYTHING EITHER. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE SOUTHEAST OF VIRGINIA. WE HAVE VERY HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT. THESE
... TWO FACTORS ARE THE PRIME ISSUES CAUSING THESE AIR BAG PROBLEMS. WHEN CAN I EXPECT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON A FIX FOR THIS. ALSO, I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT TK HOLDINGS HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY. IS THIS GOING TO CAUSE ME NOT TO GET A AIR BAG REPLACEMENT?Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. REMEDY HAS NOT BEEN TIMELY. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR ALMOST 8 MONTHS.
Incident date: Oct 30, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL" THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I CONTINUALLY CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATE THE "REMEDY TO CORRECT" THIS DEFECT IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IT RECOMMENDS THAT NO ONE SHOULD RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: VIN: [XXX] YEAR: 2009 MAKE: PONTIAC MODEL: VIBE NUMBER OF OPEN RECALLS: 1 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP S
... ECTION> 17V006 RECALL DATE: JANUARY 10, 2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: N162017009 SUMMARY: THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS PRODUCED BY TAKATA. ACCORDING TO TAKATA, THE PROPELLANT IN THESE INFLATORS MAY DEGRADE AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AND FLUCTUATING HIGH TEMPERATURES. DEGRADED PROPELLANT CAN CAUSE INFLATOR RUPTURE DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SAFETY RISK: 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. UNTIL THE REPAIR IS PERFORMED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR, FREE OF CHARGE. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TRRead more
Incident date: Oct 29, 2017
I HAVE HAD HIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT A FIXED EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE BRAKE LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON WHEN YOU GO TO BRAKE YOU HAVE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. THE WHOLE TIME YOUR DRIVING THEY BLINK OFF AND ON. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE . SEMI KEPT HONKING AND POINTING TO THE BACK LOOKED OUT REAR VIEW MIRROR AND BOULDER SEE THEM FLASHING.
Incident date: Feb 13, 2010
HAVE HAD 2 MOTOR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BIG NEVER DEPLOYMENT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 13, 2010
HAVE HAD 2 MOTOR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BIG NEVER DEPLOYMENT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Feb 13, 2010
HAVE HAD 2 MOTOR ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BIG NEVER DEPLOYMENT
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Oct 10, 2017
HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THESE FIRE HAZARD'S THAT THREATEN THE LIVES OF OCCUPANTS. MY17 YR OLD DAUGHTER BABYSITS OUR 13 MONTH OLD NEPHEW. IT'S AT INTEGRITY GM OF CHATTANOOGA. THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE THE SWITCH RECALL AND WANT ME TO PAY$350 WIRING PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE.
Incident date: Oct 10, 2017
HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS IS MELTED AND GM KNOWS ABOUT THESE FIRE HAZARD'S THAT THREATEN THE LIVES OF OCCUPANTS. MY17 YR OLD DAUGHTER BABYSITS OUR 13 MONTH OLD NEPHEW. IT'S AT INTEGRITY GM OF CHATTANOOGA. THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE THE SWITCH RECALL AND WANT ME TO PAY$350 WIRING PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE.
Incident date: Jan 10, 2017
TAKATA RECALL WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL (NHTSA RECALL 17V006; MANUFACTUR RECALL NUMBER N162017009) ON JANUARY 10, 2017. IT IS CURRENTLY OCTOBER 28, 2017.I HAVE TRIED CALLING MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS, YET THEY CONTINUE TO CLAIM A FIX IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. AND THAT FOR SAFETY REASONS, I SHOULD NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.
... MY WIFE IS PREGNANT WITH OUR SECOND CHILD AND IS DUE IN JUST OVER 2 WEEKS. THE 2009 PONTIAC VIBE CAR WILL ONLY FIT 2 CAR SEATS IN THE BACK ROW, WHICH MEANS THAT ONLY 3 PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO RIDE IN THE CAR DUE TO THIS AIRBAG RECALL. SINCE OUR DEALERSHIP SAID THAT NO FIX WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON, WE WILL BE FORCED TO USE A SECOND VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT OUR FAMILY ANYWHERE WE GO. THIS IS JUST PLAIN UNACCEPTABLE. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD DISCONNECT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, WHICH WOULD ALLOW A PASSENGER TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SURE, IT MAY NOT BE AS SAFE AS DRIVING WITH AN AIRBAG, BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT IS A WHOLE LOT SAFER THAN HAVING A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WITH A TAKATA AIRBAG. THE 2009 PONTIAC VIBE HAD ONLY 31,000 MILES ON IT WHEN WE WERE NOTIFIED. IT CURRENTLY HAS 37,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A SIMILAR RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG YEARS AGO. WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN 2012 OR 2013 ABOUT THE ISSUE AND TO CONTACT OUR DEALER (IN NEW MEXICO AT THE TIME). THEY CLAIMED NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE. IT WAS ONLY JUST ADDRESSED BY OUR NEW LOCAL DEALER (IN VIRGINIA) IN 2016 BECAUSE PARTS WERE "FINALLY AVAILABLE". THAT'S AT LEAST 3 YEARS AND WHILE ALSO UNACCEPTABLE, I DON'T HAVE ACTUAL DATES FOR IT. I AM FEARING THIS CURRENT PASSENGER TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL WILL TAKE JUST AS MANY YEARS.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
TAKATA INFLATORS: NO REMEDY FROM GM YET.
Incident date: Oct 26, 2017
MY CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND MY STERRING IS MAKING A LOUD SQUICKING NOICE WHEN TURNING CORNERS
Incident date: Oct 26, 2017
MY CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND MY STERRING IS MAKING A LOUD SQUICKING NOICE WHEN TURNING CORNERS
Incident date: Jan 26, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME A
... VAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 8/3/18*JBRead more