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: Jul 20, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS D... Read more
Incident date: Sep 21, 2016
DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Sep 20, 2016
Incident date: Sep 6, 2016
SYSTEM FAILURE APPEARS ON DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR ON HIGHWAY..NOW HOME AND NOW WILL NOT EVEN START A SAFETY HAZARD
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Sep 20, 2016
Incident date: Sep 6, 2016
SYSTEM FAILURE APPEARS ON DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR ON HIGHWAY..NOW HOME AND NOW WILL NOT EVEN START A SAFETY HAZARD
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) - STEERING
Sep 20, 2016
Incident date: Sep 6, 2016
SYSTEM FAILURE APPEARS ON DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR ON HIGHWAY..NOW HOME AND NOW WILL NOT EVEN START A SAFETY HAZARD
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Sep 20, 2016
Incident date: Sep 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (HEAD LAMPS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THE HEAD LAMPS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MIL... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) - ENGINE
Sep 19, 2016
Incident date: Sep 1, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO ... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Sep 19, 2016
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL LEAKS RECALL (15V701) FIX WAS TO REROUTE SPARK PLUG WIRES. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FIRES START ON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND NOT SPARK PLUGS WIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP TO THE POINT THAT MADE THEM USELESS AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) - STEERING
Sep 19, 2016
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL LEAKS RECALL (15V701) FIX WAS TO REROUTE SPARK PLUG WIRES. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FIRES START ON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND NOT SPARK PLUGS WIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP TO THE POINT THAT MADE THEM USELESS AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Sep 19, 2016
Incident date: Sep 1, 2016
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL LEAKS RECALL (15V701) FIX WAS TO REROUTE SPARK PLUG WIRES. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FIRES START ON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND NOT SPARK PLUGS WIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP TO THE POINT THAT MADE THEM USELESS AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) - ENGINE
Sep 19, 2016
Incident date: Sep 16, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V7010000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED O... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) - ENGINE
Sep 19, 2016
Incident date: Apr 15, 2016
I HAVE A RECALL ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY SAID THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. I THEN TALKED TO PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED IT ALREADY AND THEY STILL INSISTED THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. I DRIVE 3 KIDS IN MY VEHICLE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 18, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED... Read more
Incident date: Aug 20, 2016
AFTER NORMAL CITY DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON AUGUST 20TH, 2016 WITH A PASSENGER IN THE CAR, THE CAR'S DIC DISPLAYED "SERVICE AIR BAG" AND CHIMED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR SWITCHED FROM "ON" TO "OFF". MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SITTING NORMALLY. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ROUGHLY 45 MPH IN 4TH GEAR ON A HIGHWAY. WE DID NOT HIT ANY POTHOLE OR SIMILAR IMPACT IMMEDIATELY... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2016
'M WRITING TO NOTIFY GM ABOUT A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREVENTING THE CAR TO STOP FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT RESETS, CAUSING MANY WORK RELATED ISSUES. THIS SECURITY ISSUE PREVENTS THE FUEL PUMP FROM ACTIVATING, ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO SEVERE, THE CAR NOW SHUTS DOWN MID DRIVE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. LIVING IN LOUISV... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2016
'M WRITING TO NOTIFY GM ABOUT A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREVENTING THE CAR TO STOP FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT RESETS, CAUSING MANY WORK RELATED ISSUES. THIS SECURITY ISSUE PREVENTS THE FUEL PUMP FROM ACTIVATING, ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO SEVERE, THE CAR NOW SHUTS DOWN MID DRIVE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. LIVING IN LOUISV... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
WELL MY BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO I HAVE NO CRUISE CONTROL. AN WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO BE STUCK UNLESS I PUSH HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL. BUT WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HIT MY BREAKS AN MY LIGHT GOES OFF AN THEN WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT HITTING MY BREAKS THEY TURN ON. AN IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE LAST YEAR OF 2015.
Incident date: Jan 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE CHANGED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE CHANGED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 16, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G8. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ISSUE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Incident date: Sep 15, 2016
WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT CIRCUITRY CUTS OUT THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND PROHIBITS RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE. A 'PASS CODE' LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE ANTI-THEFT CIRCUITRY CUT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE STEERED (NO POWER STEERING) AND COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY (NO POWER BRAKES).
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
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Sep 15, 2016
Incident date: Sep 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), THE COOLING FAN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,019.
Incident date: Sep 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED. THE FLAMES ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Sep 8, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED. THE FLAMES ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ... Read more
Fire
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: 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 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: Sep 13, 2016
RECALL SENT MAY 2016 WE ARE IN SEPT AND THEY STILL HAVE NO FIX FOR PROBLEM
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: 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.
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
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.