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: Jun 14, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL, ANTIFREEZE, AND WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CROSS OVER PIPE AND ACCESSORY DRIVE-IN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Incident date: Jul 20, 2016
CHECK THE AIRBAGS SOMETHING WITH BRAKE LIGHT AN ELECTRICAL.
Incident date: Jul 20, 2016
CHECK THE AIRBAGS SOMETHING WITH BRAKE LIGHT AN ELECTRICAL.
Incident date: Jul 20, 2016
CHECK THE AIRBAGS SOMETHING WITH BRAKE LIGHT AN ELECTRICAL.
Incident date: Aug 31, 2015
2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE WITH 12,901 MILES HAS FAILING PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM FAULT (71), CAUSING BOTH AIRBAGS TO BE DEACTIVATED. CONSIDER THIS A REQUIRED SAFETY DEVICE. PASSENGER SEAT RARELY USED, IN A RARELY USED VEHICLE. JUST HAD THIS REPLACED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES AT A COST OF OVER $800. SIMILAR TO *MANY* OTHER AIRBAG ISSUES CURRENTLY LISTED FOR SOLSTICE/SKY.
Incident date: Jun 24, 2016
MY CAR IS SMELLING LIKE GAS I HAVE A LEAK AND IM THINKING ITS THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING. MY SON IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT MY CAR. HE IS THE ONE WHO ALSO SAID THAT IS PROBABLY THE FUEL PUMP.THERE WERE RECALLS ON 2006 AND UP IN YEARS ON THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE ONE A YEAR 2005 . I THINK THEY NEED TO CHECK ON THE 2005S FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A FAILURE COULD OCCUR BEFORE THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Jul 23, 2016
I HAVE A 2007 SOLSTICE. 56,000 MILES. SERVICE AIRBAG MESSAGE AND WARNING LIGHT ARE ON. IT FIRST APPEARED ON A VERY HOT DAY AND SOON WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THEN CAME BACK ON. I BEGAN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE NO ONE DIES RIDING WITH ME.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT AT ALL WORKING. OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. NOW MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAKES ALL LIGHTS ON MY DASH TO COME ON. TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG, AND SO ON AND SO ON. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG..
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT AT ALL WORKING. OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. NOW MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAKES ALL LIGHTS ON MY DASH TO COME ON. TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG, AND SO ON AND SO ON. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG..
Incident date: Jan 1, 2015
MY AIR BAG LIGHT ON PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT AT ALL WORKING. OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. NOW MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAKES ALL LIGHTS ON MY DASH TO COME ON. TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AIR BAG, AND SO ON AND SO ON. TOOK CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG..
Incident date: Jun 28, 2014
MY CAR WAS RECALLED DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSINIG CRUISE CONTROL. WAS REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP ION 9/04/2014 IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY RECALL. RECENTLY THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CARE FOR THE FINAL RECALL TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND ALSO REPORTED TO THEM THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THAT RECALL REPAI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 3, 2016
THREE FAILURES WITH HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE CLOSING AND OPENING WHILE CAR WAS PARKED ON LEVEL SURFACE.
Incident date: Jul 11, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACCESSORY SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAM... Read more
Incident date: Jul 11, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACCESSORY SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAM... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTRO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTRO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTRO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTRO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 15, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTRO... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED AND THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 26, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED AND THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART TH... Read more
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
"AIR BAG FAULT" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE INFO CENTER ON THE DASH AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. CODES U0170 AND B0081 WERE READ AT DEALERSHIP. PARTS #92225594 (MODULE) AND #92220398 (SENSOR) ARE REQUIRED AT AN INSTALLED COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1100. THE VEHICLE HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMM... Read more
Incident date: Jul 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Incident date: Jul 16, 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 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 CONFIRMS PARTS NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I GOT THE CODE B0081 AND NEED THE SENSOR REPLACED. IT IS ON AT ALL TIMES
Incident date: Jul 16, 2016
HEARING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK TO DEALER GARAGE, THEY DETERMED THAT RODS & PISTONS FAILING. MAY ONLY HAVE 5 THOUSAND MILES LEFT IF LUCKY BEFORE TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Jul 25, 2016
Incident date: Jul 25, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PA... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2015
AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH AND REVIEW, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT CUSHION HAS FAILED DUE TO HORRIBLE DESIGN. MANY OTHERS HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT AND HAVE HAD NO RECALL. PLEASE HELP AS WE AS OWNERS HAVE TO CONTINUE PAYING FOR THIS ISSUE, SOME EVEN MORE THAN ONCE.
Incident date: Jul 19, 2016
TAKATA RECALL TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD IF THE TC LIGHT IS ON ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT TRYS TO STALL OUT. ALSO RANDOMLY ALL DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GAUGES ALL GO CRAZY AND PUTS ERROR ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER READING IS AND THEN CAR WANT START.
Incident date: Jul 19, 2016
TAKATA RECALL TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD IF THE TC LIGHT IS ON ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT TRYS TO STALL OUT. ALSO RANDOMLY ALL DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GAUGES ALL GO CRAZY AND PUTS ERROR ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER READING IS AND THEN CAR WANT START.
Incident date: Jul 19, 2016
TAKATA RECALL TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD IF THE TC LIGHT IS ON ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT TRYS TO STALL OUT. ALSO RANDOMLY ALL DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GAUGES ALL GO CRAZY AND PUTS ERROR ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER READING IS AND THEN CAR WANT START.
Incident date: Jul 22, 2016
BRAKE CALIPER HOLDING BOLTS COME OUT. THERE WILL BE A THUMPING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND YOU WILL FIND THAT ONE OF THE BOLTS IS MISSING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO ME.
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
AIR BAG SENSOR FOR PASSENGER SEAT WENT OUT WITH JUST OVER 30,000 MILES ON CAR. EVERYONE WHOM I KNOW WITH A PONTIAC SOLSTICE OR SATURN SKY HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE DISABLES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND MAKES IT UNSAFE FOR PASSENGER TO RIDE IN CAR. SENSOR IN SEAT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE IN THE SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 125 POUNDS SO IT WAS NOT A LOADING ISSUE.
Incident date: May 27, 2016
AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT IS ON. 2009 CHEVY AIRBAGS WERE RECENTLY RECALLED. IS THIS THE SAME AIRBAG SYSTEM?
Incident date: Dec 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ UPDATED 10/04/16.*JB
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1999) — ENGINE
Jul 22, 2016
Incident date: Jul 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
Fire
Incident date: Aug 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH AND TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Incident date: Jul 21, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC MONTANA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A NOISE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STRONG ODOR WAS PREVALENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAI... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2014
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS AT WORK AND I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAS HAS A PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF EACH CAR WAS THE SAME. MY CAR WILL NOT START, M... Read more
Incident date: Jul 20, 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 19, 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS P... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 19, 2016
Incident date: Jun 11, 2016
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. "STARTING DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" MESSAGE SHOWS, THEN REDUCED POWER MESSAGE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE GOING FULL SPEED (INTERSTATE) STOPPED AT REDLIGHT, REDUCED SPEED MAKING A TURN, OR IN PARK IDLING. FIRST DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY COULD FIND. SECOND SAID TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND BRAKE SWITCH. BOTH OF THESE WERE REPLACED A... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2016
I AM SO AGGRAVATED WITH THE PONTIAC COMPANY, I FILED A RECENT COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE. THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED BUT BECAUSE MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2014 RECALL THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALER I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON US BECAUSE THE CAR HAS AFTER MARKET ITEMS ON THE CAR WHICH WE DID NOT ADDTO THE CAR, W... Read more
Incident date: Jul 12, 2016
I AM SO AGGRAVATED WITH THE PONTIAC COMPANY, I FILED A RECENT COMPLAINT OVER THE PHONE. THE BODY CONTROL MODULAR NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED BUT BECAUSE MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2014 RECALL THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE DEALER I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON US BECAUSE THE CAR HAS AFTER MARKET ITEMS ON THE CAR WHICH WE DID NOT ADDTO THE CAR, W... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2016
BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL & INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS TROUBLE. AUTO HEADLIGHTS DON'T GO ON/OFF WHEN TAKE FOOT OF BRAKE TO PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OR NEUTRAL CAR JERKS BADLY & ACCELERATION OCCURS EVEN IF I DON'T PUSH FOOT PEDAL. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE & WHEN TRYING TO PARK, WHEN AT RED LIGHT STOPPED W FOOT ON BRAKE & TRY TO PUT IN NEUTRAL. FOOT ON BRAKE THEN WHEN ENGAGE ANY GEAR CAR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2016
BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL & INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS TROUBLE. AUTO HEADLIGHTS DON'T GO ON/OFF WHEN TAKE FOOT OF BRAKE TO PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OR NEUTRAL CAR JERKS BADLY & ACCELERATION OCCURS EVEN IF I DON'T PUSH FOOT PEDAL. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE & WHEN TRYING TO PARK, WHEN AT RED LIGHT STOPPED W FOOT ON BRAKE & TRY TO PUT IN NEUTRAL. FOOT ON BRAKE THEN WHEN ENGAGE ANY GEAR CAR... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2016
BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL & INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWS TROUBLE. AUTO HEADLIGHTS DON'T GO ON/OFF WHEN TAKE FOOT OF BRAKE TO PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE OR NEUTRAL CAR JERKS BADLY & ACCELERATION OCCURS EVEN IF I DON'T PUSH FOOT PEDAL. HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE & WHEN TRYING TO PARK, WHEN AT RED LIGHT STOPPED W FOOT ON BRAKE & TRY TO PUT IN NEUTRAL. FOOT ON BRAKE THEN WHEN ENGAGE ANY GEAR CAR... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2006) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jul 17, 2016
Incident date: Jan 14, 2016
THE LOW BEAMS ON OUR 2006 GRAND PRIX GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WE DO HAVE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS MOVING WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT WILL COME BACK ON COULD BE HOURS OR DAY BEFORE THEY START WORKING AGAIN. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP IT IS WORKING AND THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 30, 2016
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR "AIRBAG SERVICE" AND PASSENGER WARNING LIGHT FOR SAME. HAD INSPECTED $100 AT LOCAL SERVICE STATION. INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME IS THAT SENSOR UNDER PASSENGER SEAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND IT WILL COST ME $725 APPROX TO HAVE FIXED. I'VE ATTACHED PHOTO OF THE DETERMINATION FROM THE SERVICE STATION. CODE B0081 - ABS IS REFLECTED WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? I THOUG... Read more