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: Apr 5, 2014
TAKATA. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ME CALL ME. [XXX], BROUGHT THE CAR NEW. GAVE TO MY DAUGHTER HER NAME IS [XXX] , HER PHONE NUMBER IS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED WITH PASSENGER IN VEHICLE DISABLING AIRBAG SYSTEM
Incident date: Aug 9, 2016
THE AIRBAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN MY 2008 PONTIAC SOLSTICE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR IS NEAR MUSEUM CONDITION AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS FAILURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE
Aug 10, 2016
Incident date: May 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS IN... Read more
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Aug 10, 2016
Incident date: May 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS IN... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 4, 2016
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM 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... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2016
SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, IT'S SLOW TO MOVE, THEN A SUDDEN JERK HAPPENS IF I PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, I CAN BE ENTERING MY GARAGE OR ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. CAN BE SCARY WHEN IT JERKS DURING ACCELERATION. THE STEERING COLUMN IS BEGINNING TO RATTLE AND SHAKE AT ABOUT 45 MILES SOMETIME AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL,A VERY ROUGH RIDE ON ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2016
SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, IT'S SLOW TO MOVE, THEN A SUDDEN JERK HAPPENS IF I PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, I CAN BE ENTERING MY GARAGE OR ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. CAN BE SCARY WHEN IT JERKS DURING ACCELERATION. THE STEERING COLUMN IS BEGINNING TO RATTLE AND SHAKE AT ABOUT 45 MILES SOMETIME AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL,A VERY ROUGH RIDE ON ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 6, 2016
SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, IT'S SLOW TO MOVE, THEN A SUDDEN JERK HAPPENS IF I PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, I CAN BE ENTERING MY GARAGE OR ACCELERATING AFTER A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. CAN BE SCARY WHEN IT JERKS DURING ACCELERATION. THE STEERING COLUMN IS BEGINNING TO RATTLE AND SHAKE AT ABOUT 45 MILES SOMETIME AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL,A VERY ROUGH RIDE ON ... Read more
Incident date: Aug 2, 2015
I GOT THIS USED CAR LAST YEAR AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL SYSTEM. RECENTLY I CHECKED THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND I SAW THE RECALL NUMBER 14E021000 FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. I GOT THAT ONE FIXED BUT MY AIRBAG SYSTEM IS ALSO HAVE PROBLEM. AS IT IS MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY OF RECALL NUMBER 14E021000, THE ISSUE WITH SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH CAN CAUSE AIR BAG ISSUES. I WAS WONDERING HOW CA... Read more
Incident date: Aug 6, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Incident date: Sep 28, 2014
07 - GXP CURRENTLY 46K MILES. I TURN MY CAR ON ONE DAY AFTER CLEANING IT AT HOME AND I AM GREETED WITH A MESSAGE ON MY DISPLAY SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG AND FOUR RAPID AUDIBLE CHIMES. THAT PASSENGER SEAT NEVER HAD ANYONE MORE THAN THE WEIGHT OF AN AVERAGE HUMAN ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE YET I AM FORCED TO DEAL WITH IT UNLESS I FORK OVER CLOSE TO $1000 AT THE DE... Read more
Incident date: Sep 28, 2014
07 - GXP CURRENTLY 46K MILES. I TURN MY CAR ON ONE DAY AFTER CLEANING IT AT HOME AND I AM GREETED WITH A MESSAGE ON MY DISPLAY SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG AND FOUR RAPID AUDIBLE CHIMES. THAT PASSENGER SEAT NEVER HAD ANYONE MORE THAN THE WEIGHT OF AN AVERAGE HUMAN ON IT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE YET I AM FORCED TO DEAL WITH IT UNLESS I FORK OVER CLOSE TO $1000 AT THE DE... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Aug 8, 2016
Incident date: Aug 5, 2016
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, MAKING A LEGAL U-TURN AT A SAFE SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MID-TURN AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. THIS STEERING FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING/ EQUIPMENT BY GM.
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — STEERING
Aug 8, 2016
Incident date: Aug 5, 2016
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, MAKING A LEGAL U-TURN AT A SAFE SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MID-TURN AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. THIS STEERING FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING/ EQUIPMENT BY GM.
1 injured
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 8, 2016
Incident date: Aug 5, 2016
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, MAKING A LEGAL U-TURN AT A SAFE SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MID-TURN AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. THIS STEERING FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING/ EQUIPMENT BY GM.
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 31, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Incident date: Aug 6, 2016
THERE WAS RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR TRANSMISSION CABLE THAT CAUSED MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SHIFTER TO NOT PROPERLY STAY IN GEAR. MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE, BUT THE RECALL WAS FIXED ANYWAYS. A YEAR AND HALF AFTER RECALL WAS FIXED THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY HAPPENED DESPITE SO CALLED BEING "FIXED". I CALLED GM TO REPORT THIS AND THEY STATED THEY COULD ONLY DO SOMETHING A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL SO I AM 6 MONT... Read more
Incident date: Aug 8, 2016
WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I DONE SOME RESEARCH AND THERE IS POTENTIALLY AN ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT CABLE. OF THE CAR IS NOT IN PARK WHEN SHUT OFF THEN THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT. UNFORTUNATELY THE POTENTIAL.ISSUE WITH THE SHIFT CABLE IS IT MAY LOOK.LIKE THE CAR IS IN PARK BUT MAY NOT BE. LEADING TO THE CAR POSSIBLY ROLLING AWAY AND CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. I HAVE HAD MA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2016
REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE; CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR. CAR IS STATIONARY,
Incident date: May 1, 2015
HELLO, I'M NOT SURE WHO TO CONTACT IN REGARDS TO THIS, BUT I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, (THE IGNITION/SECURITY RECALL.) I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO DISCOVER THEY NEVER FIXED IT AND WHEN I CALLED TO ADDRESS THEM ABOUT IT, THEY REASSURED ME THEY DID, AND HAVE HAD SECOND AND THIRD PARTIES, (MECHANICS,) LOOK AND THEY IF FACT, DID NO... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ENGINE
Aug 7, 2016
Incident date: Jul 30, 2016
I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND AS I WAS EXITING I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AS I PULLED OVER TO A SIDE STREET THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK OIL LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THERE WAS A FIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR BUT DID TAKE THE CAR IN A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR GM RECALL 15757.
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE
Aug 6, 2016
Incident date: Aug 5, 2016
TAKATA RECALL 15757. DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO DOAN BUICK GMC AND THE VALVE ROCKER ARM COVER AND THE GASKET WERE REPLACED ON 8/5/16. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER AND LOWER INTAKE ARE LEAKING OIL BUT MAY HAVE OTHER LEAKS. WHICH THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RE... Read more
Incident date: Aug 4, 2016
I HAD CAR IN FOR RECALL OF SHIFT CABLE IN 2014. ON AUGUST 4 2016 I WENT TO PARK CAR AND THERE WERE NO GEARS, CAR ROLLED INTO A FENCE BEFORE I COULD GET IT STOPPED. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT CAR. HE FOUND WHAT WAS WRONG, WHICH IS PART OF SHIFT CABLE THAT WAS RECALLED. I WAS TOLD THE SHIFT CABLE WAS NOT REPLACED AS THE PARTS ARE ORIGINAL. I HAVE PICTURES OF ORIGINAL PART ON MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE FOR T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. AFTER BEING STARTED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Incident date: Jul 23, 2016
MY CAR HAS JUST OVER 100K AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WITH CODES B0081 AND U0170. THE AIRBAGS ARE NOW NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF A FAULTY PASSENGER PRESENCE MODULE. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE (ABOUT 95% OF THE TIME). THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, STAYS ON, AND THE VEHICLE SHOWS AN AIRBAG FAULT WARNING. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE PONT... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS LOOSE AND THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ATTACHED A CLIP TO THE SHIFT CABLE AS A TEMPORARY REME... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2001) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Aug 4, 2016
Incident date: Jul 10, 2016
2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE UNDER HOOD AFTER RECALL 15757- UNDER HOOD FIRE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED, ON MARCH 18, 2016, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ANYWAY ON JULY 10, 2016. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. *JB
Fire
Incident date: Aug 3, 2016
I HAD POWER STEERING LOSE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THEN IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT LIKE RESETS AND THEN IT'S FINE I ALSO HAD A FRIEND OF MINE TEXT ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACKWARDS WHEN I WHEN I WAS BREAKING THE LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAVE ALSO ALWAYS NOTICED THAT MY CAR SHIFTS WEIRD SOMETIMES WHEN I'M PASS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2016
I HAD POWER STEERING LOSE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THEN IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT LIKE RESETS AND THEN IT'S FINE I ALSO HAD A FRIEND OF MINE TEXT ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACKWARDS WHEN I WHEN I WAS BREAKING THE LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAVE ALSO ALWAYS NOTICED THAT MY CAR SHIFTS WEIRD SOMETIMES WHEN I'M PASS... Read more
Incident date: Aug 3, 2016
I HAD POWER STEERING LOSE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND THEN IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT LIKE RESETS AND THEN IT'S FINE I ALSO HAD A FRIEND OF MINE TEXT ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACKWARDS WHEN I WHEN I WAS BREAKING THE LIGHTS WERE OFF WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAVE ALSO ALWAYS NOTICED THAT MY CAR SHIFTS WEIRD SOMETIMES WHEN I'M PASS... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE... Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO THE DRIVE... Read more
Incident date: Jul 22, 2016
TAKATA RECALL MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING OFF..EVEN WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR..
Incident date: Jul 22, 2016
TAKATA RECALL MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON AND MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING OFF..EVEN WHEN I HAVE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR..
Incident date: Jul 1, 2015
BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENT. ILLUMINATES WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED OR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. FIRST OCCURED 2013. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH,. THEN AGAIN IN JUNE 2015. DEALER RELEARNED BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH POSITION. OCCURRED AGAIN THIS WEEK. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICES. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THIS DOES TO SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS RAINING HEAVILY... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GOES OFF AND THE TIRES ARE GOOD. AIRBAG SENSOR ALSO GOES OFF. INDICATIONS FAILURE.
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GOES OFF AND THE TIRES ARE GOOD. AIRBAG SENSOR ALSO GOES OFF. INDICATIONS FAILURE.
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR GOES OFF AND THE TIRES ARE GOOD. AIRBAG SENSOR ALSO GOES OFF. INDICATIONS FAILURE.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
THE BAG IN THIS CAR WAS ALREADY WORKED ON FOR A RECALL THAT I BELIEVE INVOLVED A SWITCH. NOW IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR IS NO LONGER SENSING THE PASSENGER. NO MATTER THAT WELL OVER 100 POUNDS IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG REMAINS OFF.
Incident date: Jun 7, 2016
THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE EVEN ON A MILD INCLINE WITHOUT ENGAGING A GEAR WITH THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
Incident date: Jul 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 09/20/16*LJ UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB
Incident date: Jul 25, 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 MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jul 23, 2016
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. TAKEN TO GM DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FAILED (PSS ERROR). THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 16000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS USED PERHAPS 5% OF THAT TIME. I WAS QUOTED $800 FOR REPAIR SINCE THE BOTTOM PASSENGER SEAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP16001
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,00... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWO DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,00... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
STRONG RAW FUEL ODOR AROUND AND INSIDE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY NEAR FUEL TANK. THE ODOR GETTING STRONGER EACH TIME VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.
Incident date: Jun 15, 2016
THE CAR HAS BARELY STARTED FROM THE TIME THAT I'VE PURCHASED IT A COUPLE YEARS AGO. MORE RECENTLY I GOT IT TO START AFTER A FEW TRIES AND WHEN I GOT TO A RED LIGHT IT CUT OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. I WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE MY CAR AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE CAR AFTER BEI... Read more