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.
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
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
MY 08 PONTIAC G6 IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE BREAKING, TRACTION, AND CRUISE CONTROL. MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN MY BREAK PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND MY TRACTION CONTROL IS SHUTTING OFF AS SOON AS I START UP MY CAR AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN IT IS GOING TO WORK AND WHEN IT DOES WORK IT IS NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
MY 08 PONTIAC G6 IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE BREAKING, TRACTION, AND CRUISE CONTROL. MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN MY BREAK PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND MY TRACTION CONTROL IS SHUTTING OFF AS SOON AS I START UP MY CAR AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL PICKS AND CHOOSES WHEN IT IS GOING TO WORK AND WHEN IT DOES WORK IT IS NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY.
Incident date: Mar 11, 2017
I TOOK MY CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE POWER STEERING ALERT HAD BEEN APPEARING SPARATICALLY ON INFO CONSOLE. I NEVER LOST POWER STEERING. AT MY DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT ITHERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT. FOUR AND A HALF HOURS LATER, THEY HAVE TAKEN MY STEERING COLUMN APART AND SAY THEY CANNOT PUT IT TOGETHER AGAIN UNTIL THEY HAVE A NEW PART FOR IT. THAT WAS FIVE DAYS ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 12, 2017
THE POWER STEERING WILL TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING THE CAR REACTIVATED THE POWER STEERING, THEN RANDOMLY WILL SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND WHETHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT.
Incident date: Mar 13, 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 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT ... Read more
Incident date: May 23, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS TO THE DEALER WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. SEVERAL DEALERS WERE CONTACTED FOR MONTHS WITH NO AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENC... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2017
STEERING WHEEL JERKS AT STOP LIGHTS. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THERE'S NO POWER STEERING. AUTO MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE STEERING . THERE'S A RECALL #14772 THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO COVER MY CAR. PONTIAC G6 2005. WHY?
Incident date: Sep 23, 2016
GAS IS LEAKING (FAIRLY STEADY FLOW) NEAR REAR DRIVER-SIDE TIRE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING, IN PARK OR DRIVE, STOPS LEAKING ONCE CAR IS OFF. THIS APPEARS LIKE IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY #12191B, BUT ACCORDING TO GM MY VIN IS NOT IN SYSTEM AS BEING COVERED. GM WILL NOT COVER UNLESS I TAKE CARE IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS. I WONT TAKE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS SINCE IT COULD CATCH FIRE UNTIL I KNOW THAT IT WILL BE ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 10, 2017
COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. IN 2010 THERE WAS A RECALL AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. NOW I WAS TOLD ,BY THE COMPANY, THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.
Incident date: Mar 6, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE WAS DRIVING A FRIEND'S 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMAT... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2016
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AT ABOUT 6MPH AT EVERY STOP, REGARDLESS OF ROAD CONDITIONS. NO WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD.
Incident date: Dec 7, 2016
HEATER SOMETIMES BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR, REGARDLES OF SETTINGS
Incident date: Mar 10, 2017
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT IDLE. EVENTUALLY LED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
Incident date: Mar 11, 2017
VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A DING AND THEN A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE RADIO SCREEN. I LOST POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 1 MILE I DROVE. NORMAL POWER STEERING RESUMED WHEN I DROVE CAR SEVERAL HOURS LATER. DASH THERMOMETER AT TIME READ 16 DEGREES FARENHEIT
Incident date: Mar 9, 2017
MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALLED PART (BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION) AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL LOCKING UP. AFTER FIXING THE RECALLED PART I HAVE PURCHASED A BATTERY, A CALIBER, STARTER, AND TWO HUBS. MY CAR IS STILL NOT WORKING IT WILL FUNCTION FOR A COUPLE OF MILES PERFECTLY, AND THEN IT RETURNS TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. FIRST IT WILL NOT GEAR UP THE CAR WILL BE ON DRIVE AND IT ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2017
MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALLED PART (BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION) AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL LOCKING UP. AFTER FIXING THE RECALLED PART I HAVE PURCHASED A BATTERY, A CALIBER, STARTER, AND TWO HUBS. MY CAR IS STILL NOT WORKING IT WILL FUNCTION FOR A COUPLE OF MILES PERFECTLY, AND THEN IT RETURNS TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. FIRST IT WILL NOT GEAR UP THE CAR WILL BE ON DRIVE AND IT ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 9, 2017
MY VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALLED PART (BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION) AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL LOCKING UP. AFTER FIXING THE RECALLED PART I HAVE PURCHASED A BATTERY, A CALIBER, STARTER, AND TWO HUBS. MY CAR IS STILL NOT WORKING IT WILL FUNCTION FOR A COUPLE OF MILES PERFECTLY, AND THEN IT RETURNS TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. FIRST IT WILL NOT GEAR UP THE CAR WILL BE ON DRIVE AND IT ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 10, 2016
AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATES AIRBAG IS OFF, EVEN WHEN 180LB ADULT PASSENGER IS PRESENT ON SEAT. THIS CONTINUED FOR SOME TIME UNTIL THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ACTIVATED AND INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. GM WANTS $957 IN ORDER TO FIX THE ISSUE.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2017
RECEIVED NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR TWO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I WORK IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A MOTORCYLE DEALERSHIP SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH RECALL PROCEDURE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DATE. I ASKED IF ALL PARTS WERE IN STOCK AND INFORMED THAT THEY WERE. I SHOW UP TO MY APPOINTMENT AND COUPLE HOURS LATER WHILE IM BACK AT WORK I AM INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT IN AND ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Mar 9, 2017
Incident date: Mar 8, 2017
AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS CEASE TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, OPERATING FINE ONE DAY AND TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT OTHER UNPREDICTABLE TIME FRAME.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - VISIBILITY/WIPER
Mar 9, 2017
Incident date: Mar 8, 2017
AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS CEASE TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, OPERATING FINE ONE DAY AND TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT OTHER UNPREDICTABLE TIME FRAME.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 9, 2017
Incident date: Mar 8, 2017
AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS CEASE TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, OPERATING FINE ONE DAY AND TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT OTHER UNPREDICTABLE TIME FRAME.
Incident date: Mar 7, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. LATER, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAI... Read more
Incident date: Mar 7, 2017
WE HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6, THE BASE 4 DOOR MODEL. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 THE BELT IS STILL THERE AND AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS THE SENSOR STARTED WORKING AGAIN, BUT WHO KNOWS WHEN IT SWILL CUT OUT AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS FOR 2007 PONTIAC G6 BUT OUR PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT LISTED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE OF MY VEHICLE FOR ISSUES WITH VARIABLE ASSIST ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, BUT WHEN I CALLED TO SEE IF MY VIN WAS ON THE LIST I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT. THIS IS THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND I HEAR THAT IS THE REASON PONTIAC CONVERTED BACK TO THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING IN 2010. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2017
I HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, WHERE THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ALL ATOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM GM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE CAR ISN'T STORING A CODE. I HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH PICTURES, BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HELP. THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS OF THE PONTIAC G6. GM WEBSITE SAYS T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2017
I HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, WHERE THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ALL ATOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM GM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE CAR ISN'T STORING A CODE. I HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH PICTURES, BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HELP. THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS OF THE PONTIAC G6. GM WEBSITE SAYS T... Read more
Incident date: Mar 5, 2017
I HAVE HAD A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, WHERE THE POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ALL ATOP WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. I HAVE SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM GM. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE CAR ISN'T STORING A CODE. I HAVE PROVIDED THEM WITH PICTURES, BUT THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HELP. THE PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS OF THE PONTIAC G6. GM WEBSITE SAYS T... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - SERVICE BRAKES
Mar 7, 2017
Incident date: Feb 17, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MI... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Dec 1, 2011
I AM NOT SURE IF I ALREADY REPORTED THIS ON YOUR SITE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO, ROUGHLY 2011 WITH VEHICLE MILEAGE PROBABLY AROUND 20,000 MILES THE 'AIRBAG' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE LIGHT HAS STAYED UNTIL THIS WHOLE TIME AND NOW THE VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 47,000 MILES ON IT.
Incident date: Mar 3, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC SUNFIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TURN SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL THAT INVOLVED A SIMILAR FAILURE (GMC RECALL NUMBER: 03043); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMAT... Read more
Incident date: Oct 1, 2016
MY CAR'S AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ONLY WORKS PART TIME. AFTER THE SYSTEM RUNS FOR A WHILE IT STOPS COOLING AND WARMS UP IN THE CABIN. SHUT OFF THE AIR FOR 5 MINUTES TURN IT BACK ON COOLS FINE FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THEN START THE PROCESS OVER. WORSE ON REALLY HOT DAYS. ALSO, HEATER HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THE CAR IDLES, NO HEAT AND LITTLE HEAT WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING, WORS... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWNS IN THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) - SERVICE BRAKES
Mar 6, 2017
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
ON MARCH 1, 2017, WHILE DRIVING DOWN LA VITA PASS, ON HWY 160 EAST, IN COLORADO, THE ROADS WERE SOLID ICE. I TRIED TO BREAK LIGHTLY, IN A TOUCH, RELEASE, METHOD, BUT THE SENSOR ON THE DASH STATED (NO TRACTION), AND WOULD LOCK THE BREAKS, DURING THE LIGHT APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BREAKS, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE A BIT. I HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, (SPEED APROX. 35MPH) CAUSING ME TO SPIN INTO ON COMING... Read more
Crash
3 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) - AIR BAGS
Mar 6, 2017
Incident date: Mar 1, 2017
ON MARCH 1, 2017, WHILE DRIVING DOWN LA VITA PASS, ON HWY 160 EAST, IN COLORADO, THE ROADS WERE SOLID ICE. I TRIED TO BREAK LIGHTLY, IN A TOUCH, RELEASE, METHOD, BUT THE SENSOR ON THE DASH STATED (NO TRACTION), AND WOULD LOCK THE BREAKS, DURING THE LIGHT APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BREAKS, CAUSING ME TO SLIDE A BIT. I HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, (SPEED APROX. 35MPH) CAUSING ME TO SPIN INTO ON COMING... Read more
Crash
3 injured
Incident date: Mar 5, 2017
ON OUR WAY HOME YESTERDAY THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD I NOT BEEN DRIVING AND ABLE TO MANUALLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR MY 100LB GIRLFRIEND TO BE DRIVING.
Incident date: Mar 5, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN RESUMED DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT CODE C0545 "STEERING WHEEL TOUCH INPUT SENSOR" ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2017
THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE HAVE COMPLETELY SNAPPED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN 4 CYL MODELS AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 6 CYL MODELS. MY CAR WILL NOT GO IN TO PARK. IT WILL NOT START. YOU CAN ACTUALLY OPEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SEE THAT THE LINKAGE HAS PLAY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I'M THANKFUL WE LIVE IN A FLAT AREA. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMEONE WILL ... Read more
Incident date: Mar 4, 2017
THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE HAVE COMPLETELY SNAPPED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN 4 CYL MODELS AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 6 CYL MODELS. MY CAR WILL NOT GO IN TO PARK. IT WILL NOT START. YOU CAN ACTUALLY OPEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SEE THAT THE LINKAGE HAS PLAY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I'M THANKFUL WE LIVE IN A FLAT AREA. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND SOMEONE WILL ... Read more
Incident date: Feb 25, 2017
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS. THE 2009 POINTIAC VIBE GT SHARES THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 2009 TOYOTA MATRIX. THE ENGINES WERE MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME PLANT. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ' ZE7, TO FIX THE PREMATURE WEAR OF THE DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS. GM HAS NOT ISSUED AS SIMILAR FIX (AS OF MARCH 2017). PONTIAC OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF THE REPAI... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - SUSPENSION
Mar 5, 2017
Incident date: Mar 4, 2017
THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE 2008 MODEL DO NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR KEY ENTRY LOCK DOESN'T WORK.WON'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT.ONLY ONE KEY ENTRY ON THE ENTIRE CAR SO YOU MUST USE THE DRIVERS SIDE KEY ENTRY.HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING CAR REMOTES AT $125.00 A PIECE ALMOST YEARLY. HAVE HAD CAR SINCE 2009.KEEP HAVING TO GET STRUTS REPLACED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND REPLACE BRAKES ON THE FRONT WHEELS.THE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 5, 2017
Incident date: Mar 4, 2017
THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE 2008 MODEL DO NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR KEY ENTRY LOCK DOESN'T WORK.WON'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT.ONLY ONE KEY ENTRY ON THE ENTIRE CAR SO YOU MUST USE THE DRIVERS SIDE KEY ENTRY.HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING CAR REMOTES AT $125.00 A PIECE ALMOST YEARLY. HAVE HAD CAR SINCE 2009.KEEP HAVING TO GET STRUTS REPLACED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND REPLACE BRAKES ON THE FRONT WHEELS.THE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) - SERVICE BRAKES
Mar 5, 2017
Incident date: Mar 4, 2017
THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE 2008 MODEL DO NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR KEY ENTRY LOCK DOESN'T WORK.WON'T TURN LEFT OR RIGHT.ONLY ONE KEY ENTRY ON THE ENTIRE CAR SO YOU MUST USE THE DRIVERS SIDE KEY ENTRY.HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING CAR REMOTES AT $125.00 A PIECE ALMOST YEARLY. HAVE HAD CAR SINCE 2009.KEEP HAVING TO GET STRUTS REPLACED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND REPLACE BRAKES ON THE FRONT WHEELS.THE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2015
SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2015, I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT BATTLE WITH MY TURN SIGNAL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR HINDERING MY ABILITY TO SIGNAL PROPERLY AND RENEWING MY STATE INSPECTION EACH YEAR. HAVE SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ATTEMPTING TO FIX THIS ONLY TO REALIZE THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH MY TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEALER SAFETY MALFUNCTION BUT IS ONLY RECALLED C... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 28, 2015
SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2015, I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT BATTLE WITH MY TURN SIGNAL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR HINDERING MY ABILITY TO SIGNAL PROPERLY AND RENEWING MY STATE INSPECTION EACH YEAR. HAVE SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ATTEMPTING TO FIX THIS ONLY TO REALIZE THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH MY TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEALER SAFETY MALFUNCTION BUT IS ONLY RECALLED C... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 28, 2015
SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2015, I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT BATTLE WITH MY TURN SIGNAL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR HINDERING MY ABILITY TO SIGNAL PROPERLY AND RENEWING MY STATE INSPECTION EACH YEAR. HAVE SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ATTEMPTING TO FIX THIS ONLY TO REALIZE THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH MY TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEALER SAFETY MALFUNCTION BUT IS ONLY RECALLED C... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 22, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Incident date: Oct 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT RAINED. WATER WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM THE TRUNK NEAR THE REAR END OF THE BUMPER. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE TRUNK, WATER WAS ALSO PRESENT IN THE AREA WHERE THE SPARE TIRE WAS LOCATED. THE WATER LEAKED OUT OF TH... Read more
Incident date: Feb 28, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Incident date: Mar 2, 2017
WHEN I START MY CAR IT STATES, "POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC" AND MY TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL IS ON ON MY DASH BOARD. IT STARTED OFF ONLY DOING THIS WHEN I STARTED MY CAR AND NOW IT HAS STARTED TO DO IT MORE OFTEN AND WON'T TURN OFF. IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING AND IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I'M UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL/TURN MY CAR WHEN I AM DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I CAN'T ALWAYS PULL OF... Read more