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: Jul 11, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ENGINE
Feb 9, 2017
Incident date: Feb 2, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Feb 9, 2017
INCREASINGLY OVER THE LAST MONTH THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. IT'S STRONGER WHEN STATIONARY. ONE MORNING THE SMELL HAD ENTERED OUR HOME FROM THE GARAGE WHICH IS NEXT TO MY DAUGHTERS ROOM. THE CAR HESITATES OR MAY NOT TURN OVER AT ALL WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE BUT WAS NOT INC... Read more
Incident date: Feb 9, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,141.
Incident date: Jan 5, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED RESULTING IN A NEARLY EMINENT COLLISION WITH ADJACENT TRAFFIC. MY FAMILY WAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND I FELT GENUINE TERROR IN REGARD TO THEIR SAFETY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION AS THE STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK AND TIGHTEN UP, HOWEVER THROUGH SHEER POWER AND LUCK I MANAGE TO AVOID THE VEHICLES IN THE L... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED RESULTING IN A NEARLY EMINENT COLLISION WITH ADJACENT TRAFFIC. MY FAMILY WAS WITHIN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND I FELT GENUINE TERROR IN REGARD TO THEIR SAFETY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO AVOID THE COLLISION AS THE STEERING BEGAN TO LOCK AND TIGHTEN UP, HOWEVER THROUGH SHEER POWER AND LUCK I MANAGE TO AVOID THE VEHICLES IN THE L... Read more
Incident date: Nov 23, 2016
PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT PREVENT VEHICLE FROM ROLLING WHEN PARKED ON A INCLINED SURFACE. HANDLE IS EXTENDED TO IT'S MAXIMUM POSITION.
Incident date: Feb 6, 2017
LOST STEERING RESULTED IN HORRIBLE CAR ACCIDENTS
Crash
6 injured
Incident date: Feb 4, 2017
WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS PAST WEEKEND WHEN THE POWER STEERING ALERT SHOWED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MANUAL STEERING. CHECKED THE GM OWNER SITE WHICH SHOWS SPECIAL WARRANTY NUMBER 15356 WHICH MAY COVER THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE LIMIT WAS 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS IF THAT IS FOUND TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE COME U... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I WENT TO TAKE MY PONTIAC G6 2008 AT A MISSION CHEVROLET HERE IN EL PASO FOR A RECALL THAT IT HAD BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AND I ALMOST CRASHED AND I COULDN'T MAKE A TURN TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGE DIETER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR IT AND NOW THE CAR IS WORSE AND THEY WANTED... Read more
Incident date: Feb 2, 2017
TAKATA RECALL: I WENT TO TAKE MY PONTIAC G6 2008 AT A MISSION CHEVROLET HERE IN EL PASO FOR A RECALL THAT IT HAD BECAUSE WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AND I ALMOST CRASHED AND I COULDN'T MAKE A TURN TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY WITHOUT ASSISTANCE SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN GEORGE DIETER AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO REPAIR IT AND NOW THE CAR IS WORSE AND THEY WANTED... Read more
Incident date: Feb 7, 2017
I STARTED THE CAR AS USUAL EVERY MORNING. I PUT THE SHIFT IN REVERSE AND BAGGED UP. I NOTICED IT MOVED A BIT TO FREELY BUT I PROCEEDED TO BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE WHEN I WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD AND TAKE MY FEET OFF BREAKS IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. I HAD TO HIT THE BREAKS BECAUSE IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK AND HAD MY KIDS IN MY CAR. I THEN TRIED TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WOULD NOT G... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THE FAULTY GGAS TANK LEAK COVERING THE G6 UP TO 2008 BUT MINE IS A 2009. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO NOT COVER EVERY YEAR THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE GAS LEAKS RIGHT ONTO THE MUFFLER WHICH IS HOT AND CAN BE DEADLY IN MY OPINION. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE I TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT HOW BAD THE LEAK ACTUALLY IS. PONTIAC HAS SOLD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT TO UNS... Read more
Incident date: Feb 23, 2008
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS OBSERVED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR, STEERING RACK, AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES OUT DUE TO THE WIRING SHORTING OUT. I DISCOVERED THE BURN AFTER REPLACING THE PASSENGER LOWBEAM BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE WIRING HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE LIGHT WILL WORK FOR ONE DAY AND GO RIGHT BACK OUT DUE TO SOMETHING BURNING OUT THE WIRE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM AMON... Read more
Incident date: Feb 6, 2017
POWER STEERING RECALL!!! I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY POWER STEERING WILL SHUT OFF! I CAN NOT STEER THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND MY CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE. I ALSO RECEIVE A WARNING SIGNAL ON MY DASHBOARD TELLING ME MY POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICED AS WELL AS SERVICE ESC! I HAVE FRIENDS WITH OLDER MODELS AND THEIR CARS WERE RECALLED HOWEVER STARTING WITH MY VEHICLE YEAR... Read more
Incident date: Jan 30, 2017
TOOK MY CAR FOR THREE RECALLS AT HERB CHAMBERS IN WARWICK THEY KEPT ME THERE FOR HOURS IN DID NONE OF THEM THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL THE NEXT DAY AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM IT'S BEEN OVER A WEEK.
Incident date: Jan 30, 2017
TOOK MY CAR FOR THREE RECALLS AT HERB CHAMBERS IN WARWICK THEY KEPT ME THERE FOR HOURS IN DID NONE OF THEM THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL THE NEXT DAY AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM IT'S BEEN OVER A WEEK.
Incident date: Feb 4, 2017
THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE HAVE BEEN NO LIQUID SPILLS ON EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEATS, EVER. "DEEP DIVE" RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC ONLINE SUGGESTS GM DID A FAILURE ANALYSIS AND KNOWS THE MYSTERIOUS WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM AND IT'S ROOT CAUSE. GM RECALLED JUST 359 INDIVIDUAL CARS OF MY TYPE AND VINTAGE. IRONICALLY, THE SAME RECALL COVERS M... Read more
Incident date: Oct 26, 2016
THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT I HAVE REPLACED ALL BULBS AND NOTHING THE HEADLIGHTS AUTO DOSENT WORK MOST OF THE TIME THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING THRDAY AFTERBI BOUGHT THE CAR.
Incident date: Oct 26, 2016
THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT I HAVE REPLACED ALL BULBS AND NOTHING THE HEADLIGHTS AUTO DOSENT WORK MOST OF THE TIME THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING THRDAY AFTERBI BOUGHT THE CAR.
Incident date: Oct 26, 2016
THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT I HAVE REPLACED ALL BULBS AND NOTHING THE HEADLIGHTS AUTO DOSENT WORK MOST OF THE TIME THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING THRDAY AFTERBI BOUGHT THE CAR.
Incident date: Feb 3, 2017
I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE SOCKET/HARNESS FOR MY LOW BEAMS ON BOTH SIDES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2011. THE SOCKETS ARE MELTING, WHICH TO ME IS BOTH A FIRE HAZARD, AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR NIGHT DRIVING SINCE THE LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK WITH A MELTED SOCKET. THIS ISSUE OCCURS ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A TRAFFIC VIOLATION TICKET AF... Read more
Incident date: Feb 3, 2017
I HAVE BEEN REPLACING THE SOCKET/HARNESS FOR MY LOW BEAMS ON BOTH SIDES FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST OF 2011. THE SOCKETS ARE MELTING, WHICH TO ME IS BOTH A FIRE HAZARD, AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR NIGHT DRIVING SINCE THE LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK WITH A MELTED SOCKET. THIS ISSUE OCCURS ON BOTH SIDES. I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A TRAFFIC VIOLATION TICKET AF... Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2016
I PURCHASE MY CAR DECEMBER,2015 OR MAYBE IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2016. I HAD AN EXTREMELY BAD GAS LEAK , I'LL SAY 2 MONTH AFTER MY BRAKES START MESSING UP. GOT THEM FIXED & 3 MONTHS LATER I WAS BACK DOING THE SAME THING. AROUND AUGUST, 2016 MY POWER STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT. GOT THAT FIXED, 3 WEEKS LATER MY POWER STEER DID THE SAME THING, AGAIN ! PLUS MY PAN HAD BEGIN LEAKING.
Incident date: Dec 26, 2016
I PURCHASE MY CAR DECEMBER,2015 OR MAYBE IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2016. I HAD AN EXTREMELY BAD GAS LEAK , I'LL SAY 2 MONTH AFTER MY BRAKES START MESSING UP. GOT THEM FIXED & 3 MONTHS LATER I WAS BACK DOING THE SAME THING. AROUND AUGUST, 2016 MY POWER STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT. GOT THAT FIXED, 3 WEEKS LATER MY POWER STEER DID THE SAME THING, AGAIN ! PLUS MY PAN HAD BEGIN LEAKING.
Incident date: Dec 26, 2016
I PURCHASE MY CAR DECEMBER,2015 OR MAYBE IN THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, 2016. I HAD AN EXTREMELY BAD GAS LEAK , I'LL SAY 2 MONTH AFTER MY BRAKES START MESSING UP. GOT THEM FIXED & 3 MONTHS LATER I WAS BACK DOING THE SAME THING. AROUND AUGUST, 2016 MY POWER STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT. GOT THAT FIXED, 3 WEEKS LATER MY POWER STEER DID THE SAME THING, AGAIN ! PLUS MY PAN HAD BEGIN LEAKING.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING PRIOR TO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL AND WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2017
AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND I AM HARDLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL!! DANGEROUS CALLED GM SAID MY CAR ISN'T IN THE RECALL AS SOME OF THE OTHERS! WELL WHEN I DIE OR SOME ONE ELSE DOES GM WILL SE MY FACE IN COURT! $900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM DON'T HAVE IT! WE OWN A AUTO REPAIR SHOP CANT FIX IT NEED TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED! THIS HAS STARTED EARLIER BUT THEN WENT AWAY SO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM NOTICE DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RE... Read more
Incident date: Feb 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ANTI THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (E... Read more
Incident date: Sep 14, 2016
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $800-$900 TO FIX. (ON TOP OF MY $92.00 JUST TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT). MANY SAME MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK. GREAT SA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2017
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 AFTER A MINUTE OF BEING ON THE ROAD IN MOTION MAKING THE STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S HAPPENED ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. IT CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE TWO ACCIDENTS ALREADY! BUT THERE IS NO WHERE TO ADD THE STEERING FLUID. I TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RESERVOIR ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 16, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN N... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDA... Read more
Incident date: Jan 17, 2017
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PROBABLY AROUND 50 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I WAS OUT ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I T HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT EVER SENSE.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. TH... Read more
Incident date: Jan 24, 2017
DEAR NHTSA; I OWN A 2009 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST WEEK INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009 BUT NOT ALL 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM FOR EAR... Read more
PONTIAC
TRANS SPORT
(1995) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Jan 30, 2017
Incident date: Jan 25, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL
Crash
PONTIAC
TRANS SPORT
(1995) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jan 30, 2017
Incident date: Jan 25, 2017
"TAKATA RECALL
Crash
Incident date: Jul 4, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED... Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2017
THE POWER STEERING JUST SUDDENLY GOES OUT AND I GET A MESSAGE ON RADIO THAT SAYS POWER STEERING. I STOP THE CAR AND KILL THE ENGINE AND IT WORKS AGAIN. SOMETIMES LONGER THAN OTHERS. IT'S A 2009 JUST HIT 161K MILES SO NOT SURE IF IT IS EVEN COVER ED NY ANYTHING
Incident date: Jan 16, 2017
"SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ACROSS THE DIC INDICATING IT NEEDS SERVICE DONE TO IT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. IF THE CAR IS TURNED ON (TRIED MANY TIMES) AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE MESSAGE COMES ON AFTER A FEW TRIES. ALL CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND LIQUIDS HAVE NOT BEEN SPILLED ON THE SEATS.
Incident date: Jan 16, 2017
"SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ACROSS THE DIC INDICATING IT NEEDS SERVICE DONE TO IT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. IF THE CAR IS TURNED ON (TRIED MANY TIMES) AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE MESSAGE COMES ON AFTER A FEW TRIES. ALL CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND LIQUIDS HAVE NOT BEEN SPILLED ON THE SEATS.
Incident date: Jan 24, 2017
THE EVENING OF JANUARY.24TH,2017 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE A SEMI PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I NOTICED THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT REDUCING THEIR SPEED & THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BUT SWERVED TO AVOID IT THEN LAID ON THEIR HORN CUSSING ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKES THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 24, 2017
THE EVENING OF JANUARY.24TH,2017 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE A SEMI PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I NOTICED THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT REDUCING THEIR SPEED & THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BUT SWERVED TO AVOID IT THEN LAID ON THEIR HORN CUSSING ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKES THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 24, 2017
THE EVENING OF JANUARY.24TH,2017 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE A SEMI PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I NOTICED THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT REDUCING THEIR SPEED & THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BUT SWERVED TO AVOID IT THEN LAID ON THEIR HORN CUSSING ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKES THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I ... Read more