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: Sep 14, 2016
OIL LEAK OIL LEAKING ON HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE WHILE EITHER RUNNING OR DRIVING MAY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE DON'T SEEM SAFE TO ME SOMEONE OWNNG AND DRIVING THIS CAR AS I SMELL OIL BURNING WHEN I SHUT OFF CAR NOT SAFE TO ME IF GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT'S THE WAY I WANNA GO CAR FIRE SAFTY ISSUE HMMMM.
Incident date: Sep 15, 2016
TRANSMISSION IS SLIGHTLY SLIPPING I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE WHEEL HUBS CHANGED FOUR TIMES I'M ONLY THE SECOND OWNER THE FIRST OWNER WAS 80 WHEN THE CAR WAS SOLD IT HAS 122K ON IT AND IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE I WILL BE CONTACTING MY LAWYERS VERY SOON
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); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRM... Read more
Incident date: Jul 9, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS... Read more
Incident date: May 27, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABL... Read more
Incident date: Sep 13, 2016
YESTERDAY, MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE BACKING THE CAR. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN WORKING. I CALLED PONTIAC IN REGARDS TO THE STEERING RECALL AND THEY STATED THAT MY VIN DID NOT INDICATE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SAME ISSUE OTHER CARS SAME YEAR AS MINE HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR. IT WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE TO CORRECT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT ISN'T EVERY M... Read more
Incident date: Sep 2, 2016
WHILE PARKED AND IDLING, MY 110 PD. WIFE SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" INDICATOR MESSAGE CAME ON THE MESSAGE CENTER AND THE "AIRBAG WARNING" LIGHT IS NOW ON THE DASHBOARD "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT IS LIT. BASED ON RESEARCH ON THIS SITE AND A LOCAL GM DEALER, THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THE "PPM" MODULE IN THE SEAT. BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THIS PART, THE PASSENGER I... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2016
I HAVE A FUEL LEAK ON MY 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. BASICALLY RECALL NUMBER 12V459000 FOR THE 2007 TORRENT. THE PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE MAY CRACK, WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK. MY YEAR VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL, WHEN IT SHOULD BE. THIS IS MY EXACT PROBLEM.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN MORE THAN JUST THE 2007 TORRENT. THE FIX IS O... Read more
Incident date: Jul 21, 2016
SUNFIRE WON'T START A SOMETHING WITH FUEL PUMP
Incident date: Jul 21, 2016
SUNFIRE WON'T START A SOMETHING WITH FUEL PUMP
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
MY CAR IS UNDER THE POWER STEERING RECALL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS MYSELF MANY TIMES WITH THE POWER STEERING AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING OFF ON ME AND THE DEALERSHIP NEVER MADE ME AWARE OF THIS RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. AND TWICE WHILE I WAS TRYING TO TURN.
Incident date: Sep 13, 2016
RECALL SENT MAY 2016 WE ARE IN SEPT AND THEY STILL HAVE NO FIX FOR PROBLEM
Incident date: Sep 1, 2015
FRONT PASSAGER AIR BAGS MAKING POPPING NOISES.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2015
FRONT PASSAGER AIR BAGS MAKING POPPING NOISES.
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONITAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PAR... Read more
Incident date: Aug 28, 2016
THE HARDTOP HAS NO POWER IT RETRACTABLE HARDTOP CONTROL MODULE IS BAD I CAN'T DRIVE IT IT GOT A DIC CODE SAYING TOP INSURCURE TRUNK INSURCURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE
Sep 12, 2016
Incident date: Aug 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NEITHER A FIRE NOR A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V1... Read more
Crash
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Sep 12, 2016
Incident date: Jul 27, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1991) — STRUCTURE:BODY
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Sep 9, 2016
CRADLE BOLT RECALL: JUST WONDERING WHY THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR POSSIBLY EXPIRED. MY GRAND PRIX IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND THESE BOLTS AND PARTS HAVE JUST BROKE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. SINCE THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR EXPIRED, I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET OR I SHALL I JUST JUNK THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ENGINE SUBRAME IS ALMOST HANGING... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1991) — SUSPENSION
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Sep 9, 2016
CRADLE BOLT RECALL: JUST WONDERING WHY THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR POSSIBLY EXPIRED. MY GRAND PRIX IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND THESE BOLTS AND PARTS HAVE JUST BROKE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. SINCE THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR EXPIRED, I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET OR I SHALL I JUST JUNK THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ENGINE SUBRAME IS ALMOST HANGING... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Sep 8, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. HAD THE CAR SERVICED DUE TO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD. NOTICED OIL ON RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF CAR NEAR THE OIL FILTER AND COVERING EVERYTHING AS FAR BACK NEAR THE MUFFLER. IT HAD BEEN LLEAKING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING WARM. SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THE CATYLITIC CONVERTER NEEDS WORK. REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR & FANS NOW ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — SUSPENSION
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Sep 8, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. HAD THE CAR SERVICED DUE TO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD. NOTICED OIL ON RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF CAR NEAR THE OIL FILTER AND COVERING EVERYTHING AS FAR BACK NEAR THE MUFFLER. IT HAD BEEN LLEAKING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING WARM. SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THE CATYLITIC CONVERTER NEEDS WORK. REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR & FANS NOW ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Sep 8, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. HAD THE CAR SERVICED DUE TO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD. NOTICED OIL ON RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF CAR NEAR THE OIL FILTER AND COVERING EVERYTHING AS FAR BACK NEAR THE MUFFLER. IT HAD BEEN LLEAKING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING WARM. SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THE CATYLITIC CONVERTER NEEDS WORK. REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR & FANS NOW ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Aug 29, 2016
WENT TO CAR TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND DURING THE NIGHT THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD HAD BURNT UP WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2008) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Sep 10, 2016
Incident date: Aug 29, 2016
WENT TO CAR TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND DURING THE NIGHT THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD HAD BURNT UP WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVER NIGHT.
Incident date: Sep 4, 2016
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PROBABLY WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $800.00. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 33,598 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER CONCERNED OWN... Read more
Incident date: Sep 4, 2016
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG PROBABLY WON'T WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS OVER $800.00. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 33,598 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS WEBSITES, THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER CONCERNED OWN... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SHIFT AND A FAULTY START. THERE WAS AN ERROR CODE: P0741. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SHIFT AND A FAULTY START. THERE WAS AN ERROR CODE: P0741. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING FUEL FASTER THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, AND FUEL TANK LINES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS... Read more
Incident date: Sep 9, 2016
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WILL GO OFF WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ALSO I WILL HAVE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. SAME ISSUES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000. DEALERSHIP HAS DONE RECALL WORK FOR THIS TWICE THEY TOLD ME AND HAVE CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIRS AND REPAIRS TO MY WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY.
Incident date: Sep 9, 2016
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WILL GO OFF WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ALSO I WILL HAVE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. SAME ISSUES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000. DEALERSHIP HAS DONE RECALL WORK FOR THIS TWICE THEY TOLD ME AND HAVE CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIRS AND REPAIRS TO MY WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY.
Incident date: Sep 9, 2016
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I AM DRIVING AND WILL GO OFF WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. ALSO I WILL HAVE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY. SAME ISSUES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000. DEALERSHIP HAS DONE RECALL WORK FOR THIS TWICE THEY TOLD ME AND HAVE CHARGED ME FOR THE REPAIRS AND REPAIRS TO MY WARNING LIGHTS AS WELL AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY.
Incident date: Aug 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION WAS MANUALLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY SLIPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ENGINE
Sep 8, 2016
Incident date: Apr 16, 2005
PURCHASED A USED 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FOR MY SON IN 2003 WHEN HE TURNED 16. DURING A SHORT TRIP HOME FROM A LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST IN THE SPRING OF 2005, HE HAD PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE HIS ENTIRE ENGINE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR WAS IN A RURAL AREA AND BY THE TIME FIRE PERSONNEL... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Sep 8, 2016
Incident date: Jul 13, 2004
IN 2000 AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS NOT ACCIDENTAL IN ANYWAY-I ASKED FOR MY BROTHER TO COME TO MY HOME IN 1999 BECAUSE OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT GET OUT OF MY HOME IN ANAHEIM-MY TOYOTA CRESSIDA IN 1990 OR SO HAD BEEN HIT WITH SOMETHING IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ANYONE GETTING THE ANAHEIM POLICE OR GO OVER TO THE NEIGHBORS ON BOTH ENDS-I HAD THEIR KIDS OVER FOR DINNER NUMBEROUS TIMES- OF THE STREET ON W... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — STEERING
Sep 8, 2016
Incident date: Jul 13, 2004
IN 2000 AND I BELIEVE THIS WAS NOT ACCIDENTAL IN ANYWAY-I ASKED FOR MY BROTHER TO COME TO MY HOME IN 1999 BECAUSE OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD NOT GET OUT OF MY HOME IN ANAHEIM-MY TOYOTA CRESSIDA IN 1990 OR SO HAD BEEN HIT WITH SOMETHING IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ANYONE GETTING THE ANAHEIM POLICE OR GO OVER TO THE NEIGHBORS ON BOTH ENDS-I HAD THEIR KIDS OVER FOR DINNER NUMBEROUS TIMES- OF THE STREET ON W... Read more
Incident date: Sep 5, 2016
ON TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS COASTING DOWNHILL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING, THE ENGINE RESTARTED FINE. IT SEEMS TO MATCH THE DESCRIPTION FOR RECALL 10V387000, ALTHOUGH THAT WAS ISSUED ONLY FOR 1ZZ ENGINES AND THIS IS A 2ZZ ENGINE.
Incident date: Sep 3, 2016
WHEN DRIVING AT APX 60MPH THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON.AFTER A VISIT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME A DRIVER SIDE SEAT SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER 800$ CANADIAN
Incident date: Aug 7, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ACTUALLY APPLIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DI... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
JUST PURCHASED A G6 AND SEVERAL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR 2009.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
JUST PURCHASED A G6 AND SEVERAL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR 2009.
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
JUST PURCHASED A G6 AND SEVERAL RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR 2009.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ENGINE
Sep 6, 2016
Incident date: May 2, 2005
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE, SMOKE APPEARED ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A FIRE REPORT WAS NO... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ UPDATED 02/08/17.*JB
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1999) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 5, 2016
Incident date: Sep 3, 2016
' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WAS IN 2009 NOW IT 2016 AND THE PART IN MY CAR IS NOT WORKING?
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1999) — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Sep 5, 2016
Incident date: Sep 3, 2016
' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WAS IN 2009 NOW IT 2016 AND THE PART IN MY CAR IS NOT WORKING?
PONTIAC
BONNEVILLE
(1999) — STEERING
Sep 5, 2016
Incident date: Sep 3, 2016
' TAKATA RECALL" DRIVING AND THE CAR CUT OFF..AFTER I STOP THE CAR AND TURN THE KEY OFF. WAS ABLE TO RE START THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN A FEW TIMES. THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREE WAYS ....I WAS IN MOTION AND ON THE STREET. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT WAS NOT WERE OF IT THIS WAS IN 2009 NOW IT 2016 AND THE PART IN MY CAR IS NOT WORKING?