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: May 1, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. 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 CONTACT CALLED THE LO... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 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. STOOPS DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MAN... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
TL* 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. HARBOR OF MICHIGAN CITY AND SAUERS OF LAPORTE DEALERS WERE CONTACTED BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT'S WIFE 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 CONTACT SPOKE TO MCMAHON CHEVROLET BUICK (868 VT-15, HYDE PARK, VT 05655) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 5, 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. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CON... Read more
Incident date: May 18, 2017
TAKATA RECALL- MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT GENERAL MOTORS SAYS THEY CAN DO NOTHING UNTIL THEY GET THE PARTS. UNTIL THEN YOU CAN DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE BUT WE HOPE YOU DO NOT GET HURT>
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 5, 2017
Incident date: May 8, 2017
THE HEADLAMPS OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE ONE (EITHER WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON, OR THE LIGHTS MANUALLY TURNED ON). THIS IS ONLY LOW-BEAMS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM/PONTIAC THAT THEY WILL COVER THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, IT'S ONLY IF IT'S UNDER 150,000. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE (OURS IS ALMOST 199,000). ... Read more
Incident date: May 28, 2017
I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Incident date: May 28, 2017
I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Incident date: May 28, 2017
I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND THE STEERING MECHANISM WENT OUT. IT AFFECTED MY ABILITY TO CONTROL TURNING MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT MANY CARS INCLUDING MY CARS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ARE BEING RECALLED. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET. PLEASE ADVISE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Incident date: Apr 1, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G5. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE KEY TURNED ENOUGH TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT DID NOT TURN ENOUGH TO SHUT OFF THE ELECTRONICS AND LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 LOCAL DEALER (STYKEMAIN CHEVROLET PONTIAC LOCATED AT 211 E PERRY ST PAULDING, OH 419- 399- 2071) WAS ... 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 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, STANLEY WOOD PONTIAC IN BATESVILLE, AR WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAIL... Read more
Incident date: Jun 2, 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 DEALER, ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET, CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
BOUGHT NEW-USED 2010 PONTIAC G6 WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT (2 PREVIOUS OWNERS) AND LESS THAN 7 MONTHS LATEE, I HAVE HAD CONSTANT ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SHORTING OUT. REPLACED BULBS MANY TIMES, ONLY FOR IT TO GO OUT AGAIN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS LATER. THEN, THE NOTICED THE SOCKET WAS CORRODED AND MELTED. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR ANY INFO AND CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAM... Read more
Incident date: May 31, 2007
I RECEIVED LETTER INDICATING TEMPORARY FIX IS AVAILABLE AND TO CALL DEALER. DEALER SAYS NOT SO. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG? THE FIRST LETTER OF NOTIFICATION CAME IN JANUARY. NOW THIS LETTER FOR ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX IS MAY. WHY ISN'T THE FIX AVAILABLE AS INDICATED IN THE LETTER.
Incident date: Apr 10, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS, INCLUDING THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA OF CHARLESTON DEALER LOCATION ON 2100 SAVANNAH HWY IN CHARLESTON, SC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFAC... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2015
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 WHEN I HEARD ABUT THE RECALL I TYPED MY VIN# INTO THIS WESITE AND IT SHOWED MY CAR WASNT UNDER THIS RECALL , HOWEVER MY POWER STEERING IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT IS LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE THEN OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING IT TIGHTENS UP AND BARELY ALLOWS U TO MAKE TURNS. THIS HAS HAPPEND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AS ... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RUBBER POWER STEERING HOSE MELTED FROM THE HOT EXHAUST AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE ... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2017
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE ACCELERATING & GO OFF WHEN BRAKING.
Incident date: May 15, 2017
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE ACCELERATING & GO OFF WHEN BRAKING.
Incident date: May 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A LEAK NEAR THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (TODD WENZEL BUICK GMC OF WESTLAND LOCATED AT 35100 FORD RD WESTLAND, MI 45185 734-423-1007) WHERE IT WAS DIAGN... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AT LEAST POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURES SINCE NEW. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL THE LAST TIME IT WAS WORKED ON AND PERFORMED AS EXPECTED UNTIL MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IT HOME FROM WORK ONE EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN THE STEERING WENT OUT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AT BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH, AND COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
I RECEIVED A LETTER IN MARCH OF 2017 ADVISING ME OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH A BCM COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS OF MY VEHICLE. THE LETTER STATES THAT I SHOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNLESS I WAS CERTAIN THE PROBLEM EXISTED. THE LETTER WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT GM WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE TO COVER THE NEEDED REPAIRS IF THE PROBLEM WERE TO SHOW AS L... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER (JIM HUDSON) ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD ONLY TIGHTEN A SCREW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — STRUCTURE:BODY
May 30, 2017
Incident date: Apr 5, 2016
CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DESTROYED ON 04/05/2016, ENGINE FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS FRIED, IMPRINT OF CAR STILL THERE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM LAST YEAR.,HAVE NOT HEARD A THING SINCE. VEHICLE LOSS WAS $2800 DRIVEWAY REPAIR IS $3200
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — ENGINE
May 30, 2017
Incident date: Apr 5, 2016
CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DESTROYED ON 04/05/2016, ENGINE FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS FRIED, IMPRINT OF CAR STILL THERE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM LAST YEAR.,HAVE NOT HEARD A THING SINCE. VEHICLE LOSS WAS $2800 DRIVEWAY REPAIR IS $3200
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 30, 2017
Incident date: Apr 5, 2016
CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DESTROYED ON 04/05/2016, ENGINE FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS FRIED, IMPRINT OF CAR STILL THERE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM LAST YEAR.,HAVE NOT HEARD A THING SINCE. VEHICLE LOSS WAS $2800 DRIVEWAY REPAIR IS $3200
Fire
Incident date: May 30, 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE "B" S... Read more
Incident date: May 30, 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. A LOCAL DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT 304-485-4418 AND CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MAN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 10, 2016
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. IGNITION SWITCH IS LOSE. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ARE ALL ON. LOSES POWER AND DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE SOMETIMES.
Incident date: Sep 10, 2016
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. IGNITION SWITCH IS LOSE. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ARE ALL ON. LOSES POWER AND DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE SOMETIMES.
Incident date: Sep 10, 2016
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS FAULTY. IGNITION SWITCH IS LOSE. GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING TRACTION CONTROL STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ARE ALL ON. LOSES POWER AND DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE SOMETIMES.
Incident date: Feb 5, 2017
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IN EARLY FEBRUARY STATING THAT I SHOULD NOT USE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT IS NOW ALMOST 4 MONTHS LATER, AND I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY FIX AVAILABLE. I CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT NOT ONLY IS A FIX NOT AVAILABLE, NO ONE AT THE COMPANY HAS ANY IDEA WHEN ONE WILL BE. SO AFTER 4 MONTHS ... Read more
Incident date: May 26, 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 CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (SHERWOOD GROVES AUTO GROUP 454 GOLDEN MILE ROAD, TOWANDA, PA 18848, 800-462-9682... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2017
SMELT GASOLINE AROUND BACK OF CAR. HAPPENED ANYTIME...PARKED OR RUNNING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF GAS TANK. SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $800 TO FIX IT CAUSE THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TANK. MY CAR NOT UNDER THE RECALL.
Incident date: May 23, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STATIONARY ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER, C & S CAPITAL CORPORATION IN KANSAS CITY, KS, WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,000. THE VI... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,437.
Incident date: Mar 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 MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE AND PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V006000 (AIR BAGS). THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR MONTHS AGO. THE REMEDY AND PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A SECOND NOTICE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS AN INTERIM REPAIR WITH AN INTERIM REPAIR PART UNTIL THE PERMANENT PA... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND TIRE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W... Read more
Incident date: May 22, 2017
I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR IS 2015 AND MY HEADLIGHT PLUGS INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY HAVE NOW MELTED TWICE, I HAVE REPLACED THEM BOTH TIMES, AND HAVE KEPT THEME BOTH. IT IS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE..I HAVE READ MULTIPLE REPORT OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, AND IT IS A FIRE HAZARD.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1998) — ENGINE
May 22, 2017
Incident date: May 19, 2017
RETURNED TO WORK FROM LUNCH WENT INSIDE STARTED BACK TO WORK WITH IN 10 MINUTES CO WORKERS WAS TELLING ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED MINUTES LATER PUT THE FIRE OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FIRE STARTED IN FRONT PART OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT I BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE THAT WAS NEVER COMPLETED.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
May 21, 2017
Incident date: May 10, 2017
LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK INLESS THEY WANT TO N THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
May 21, 2017
Incident date: May 10, 2017
LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK INLESS THEY WANT TO N THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
May 21, 2017
Incident date: May 10, 2017
LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK INLESS THEY WANT TO N THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK