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 6, 2016
SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. THE ONLY THING I SEE IS I ADJUSTED WAS THE POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON.
Incident date: Jun 3, 2016
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES INTERMITTENTLY AND STEERING IS HARD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SHAKING OCCURS SOMETIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. OTHER MODELS OF THE G6 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUES BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2007 MODELS.
Incident date: Jun 6, 2016
POWER STEERING GOES OUT EXP WHEN IT IS COLD. GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IT MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY HARD TO DRIVE. GM SAYS TOUGH LUCK DUE TO MY VIN. THE ISSUE A RECALL FOR PR BUT ONLY COVER A FRACTION OF THE CARS WITH PROBLEMS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS AND THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS AND VEHICLE MANUFACTURER DENIAL FOR ADDITIONAL COVERAGE PROTECTION FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE STEERING FAILED, SHE PULLED OVER, CUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE FIXED, BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE REQUIRED MIL... Read more
Incident date: Jan 30, 2016
I HAVE LEAKS IN MY FUEL LINE AND GAS TANK. ONE OF THE LEAKS IS RIGHT BESIDE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I KNOW THIS WAS CAUSE FOR RECALL I'M SOME STATES. WHY NOT ALL STATES. IT'S A SERIOUS HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THERE'S FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND.
Incident date: Jun 3, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,436.
Incident date: May 30, 2016
WE PURCHASED A USED 2004 PONTIAC VIBE GT WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE GEAR STICK POPPED OUT OF GEAR. WAS ABLE TO PUT IT BACK INTO GEAR BUT ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE GEAR STICK POPPED AGAIN. CAR AND TRANSMISSION ONLY HAVE 80,000 MILES ON THEM. READING FORUMS ONLINE, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE THE NORM FOR PONTIAC VIBES. WHAT CAN ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jun 6, 2016
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14574 STATES REMOVAL OF ENGINE MAIN COVER PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED DESIGN PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN COVER WAS MISSING, AS THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE IT, ACCORDING TO GM'S INSTRUCTIONS. *JB
Incident date: May 1, 2016
FUEL PUMP HAS DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK IN ELBOW BEND THAT CAUSES GAS TO LEAK ON TO MY GAS TANK AND RUN DOWN ON TO MY EXHAUST WHICH MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A FIRE WHILE I AM DRIVING SINCE IT IS A HIGH PRESSURE LINE AND HITTING MY EXHAUST. CAR HAS A GAS ODOR AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING. WHILE PARKED IN YOUR GARAGE MY HOUSE FILLS WITH THE SMELL OF GASOLINE TO THE EXTENT MY FA... Read more
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN MY SISTER WHO IS APPROX. 140LBS SITTING IN PSGR SEAT. THIS WAS RECALLED FOR 2007 BUT SHOULD ADD 2008. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY BUILT AS LIMITED EDITION BETWEEN 2007 AND 2008. WE HAD A REAR END AND FRONT END COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CAR WAS TOTAL IN BACK END. WE WERE ACTUALLY HIT AND PUSHED ON TOP OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US TO THE MIDDLE OF HER ... Read more
Crash
4 injured
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN MY SISTER WHO IS APPROX. 140LBS SITTING IN PSGR SEAT. THIS WAS RECALLED FOR 2007 BUT SHOULD ADD 2008. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY BUILT AS LIMITED EDITION BETWEEN 2007 AND 2008. WE HAD A REAR END AND FRONT END COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CAR WAS TOTAL IN BACK END. WE WERE ACTUALLY HIT AND PUSHED ON TOP OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US TO THE MIDDLE OF HER ... Read more
Crash
4 injured
Incident date: Feb 18, 2014
AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND OFF EVEN WHEN MY SISTER WHO IS APPROX. 140LBS SITTING IN PSGR SEAT. THIS WAS RECALLED FOR 2007 BUT SHOULD ADD 2008. THIS VEHICLE WAS ONLY BUILT AS LIMITED EDITION BETWEEN 2007 AND 2008. WE HAD A REAR END AND FRONT END COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN CAR WAS TOTAL IN BACK END. WE WERE ACTUALLY HIT AND PUSHED ON TOP OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US TO THE MIDDLE OF HER ... Read more
Crash
4 injured
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TH... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR ACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS TH... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Jun 3, 2016
Incident date: May 8, 2016
MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS 2000 PONTIAC AND WAS COMPLAINING OF IT SMELLING "HOT" ALL THE TIME. WE HAD THE SERVICE SHOP TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, AND HE INSTANTLY SAID, CHECK WITH GM ON A RECALL FOR THESE LEAKY VALVE COVERS"! INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WE HAD THAT VERY RECALL NOTICE HANGING ON THE FRIDGE, WAITING FOR A CALL THAT" PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS"! WELL G... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Mar 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V127000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V128000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2016. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Incident date: Apr 16, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ... Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jan 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2014 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2014 UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE ... Read more
Incident date: May 31, 2016
AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE BOX, WIRING HARNESS, AND FUSES ON MY FUSE BOX IN THE TRUNK OF MY G6 I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION AS TO THE PROBLEM BEING REMEDIED THAT CONTINUES TO CAUSE SITUATIONS THAT COULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO RUN RIGHT OUT AND PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE PAID ON THIS ONE EXPECTING IT TO LAST ME A VERY LONG TIME. THIS ISSUE WITH T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS YOU LEAVE THE KEY ON FOR 8 MINUTES-PASS LOCK ISSUE I AM TOLD AND IS QUITE PREVALENT.....WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL????
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
WILL NOT TURN OVER UNLESS YOU LEAVE THE KEY ON FOR 8 MINUTES-PASS LOCK ISSUE I AM TOLD AND IS QUITE PREVALENT.....WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL????
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2000) — ENGINE
Jun 2, 2016
Incident date: Dec 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS NUMBER THREE ON THE WAITING LIST AND THE DEALER PROVIDED NO FOLLOW UP RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2002) — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Jun 2, 2016
Incident date: May 1, 2011
2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE, CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING ENGINE OIL DEPOSITS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET, VAPOR TUBES, ENGINE COVER AND MAP SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *JB
Fire
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2007) — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Jun 2, 2016
Incident date: Jan 2, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT H... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
2002 PONTIAC AZTEK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL ODORS AND LEAKS BY THE FUEL TANK INLET. CONSUMERS INTERNET SEARCH FOUND AN EXPIRED RECALL BULLETIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE, REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL SMELL WAS STRONGER AFTER HE FILLED UP. *JB
Incident date: Jun 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE FRONT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AW... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(2004) — ENGINE
Jun 1, 2016
Incident date: May 4, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJUR... Read more
Fire
Incident date: Apr 30, 2015
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC SOLSTICE. THERE'S ONLY ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ITS NOT A RECALL ITEM OR COVERED REPAIR ITEM. COST TO REPLACE $1,000.00. I CALLED GM/PONTIAC AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL/COVERED SAFETY REPAIR ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE AR... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2016
THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT'S NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, SO MANY OF THE SOLSTICE'S AND SKY'S ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS. I FOR ONE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY OF MY PASSENGERS KILLED IN A WRECK BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IS OVER $800 TO FIX, THIS MAKES IT HARD ON LOW INCOME DRIVERS TO FIX THE ISSUE, WHEN IT SHOULD BE A GM RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Incident date: Feb 14, 2014
I HAVE HAD MY CAR CHECKED OUT TWICE FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND REPLACED GAS CAP. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND I STILL SMELL GAS THATS NOT SAFE...PLEASE HELP!!
Incident date: Apr 30, 2016
VEHICAL WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 05/13/2016 DUE TO INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT STATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICAL HAS BEEN MATICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAD 31,911 MILES EFFECTIVE 05/13/2016. "DEALER SCAN AND ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE DTC 1063 DIAGED PER SI AS AN INTERNALLY SHORTED PPM". BASICALLY, THIS WAS A PERMANENT FAILURE OF THE PPM MANUFACTURED BY IEE IN LUXEM... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2016
LEAKING FUEL FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. I CAN SMELL THE GAS AND FEEL FUEL UNDER THE CAR BUT I CANNOT SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT IS LEAKING FROM. IT IS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK.
Incident date: Apr 1, 2016
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY CAUSING THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO BE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD & DOESN'T GO OFF. SENSOR WILLNOT DETECT SOMEONE SEATED, CAUSING THE AIRBAG NOT TO DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN & THEY WANT ABOUT $400 TO FIX IT. WE WERE SITTING STILL & A PASSENGER SAT ON THE SEAT. PUT SEATBELT ON & CK AIRBAG CAME ON & ON EVER SINCE.
Incident date: May 6, 2016
TIMING CHAIN IS OFF TIME AFTER SO MANY MILES THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND STILL IS STATIONARY DUE TO A RATTLE NOISE AND THE ENGINE NOT WANTING TO RUN PROPERLY.
Incident date: May 13, 2013
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE MORE THEN ONCE AND APPARENTLY NO ONE CARES BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS AND RECALL DOESN'T COVERAGE PASSANGER PROBLEM. FOR AT LEAST 3 YEARS I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER AIR BAG AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I DO LIVE IN FLORIDA.
Incident date: May 27, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. TH APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ENGINE
May 27, 2016
Incident date: Oct 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) 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. THE VIN WAS ... Read more
PONTIAC
GRAND PRIX
(1997) — ENGINE
May 26, 2016
Incident date: Feb 16, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) 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.
Incident date: Sep 27, 2008
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SWITCH IN SEAT STOPPED WORKING ONLY AFTER TWO YEARS, OUT OF WARRANTEE AND WILL COST OVER $900.00 TO REPLACE. DROVE SOLO FOR MOST OF THAT TIME SO WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
Incident date: Sep 27, 2008
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SWITCH IN SEAT STOPPED WORKING ONLY AFTER TWO YEARS, OUT OF WARRANTEE AND WILL COST OVER $900.00 TO REPLACE. DROVE SOLO FOR MOST OF THAT TIME SO WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
Incident date: May 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC TORRENT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WERE STRONG FUEL FUMES EMITTING FROM THE INNER PART OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLU... Read more
Incident date: May 3, 2016
THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES GETS HARD, WHEN IM DRIVING 30 MPH MAKES NOISES ALSO WHEN I TURN
Incident date: May 23, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN MAKING A TURN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE JOINT BEARING AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHIC... Read more
Incident date: Nov 27, 2015
VEHICLE HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL EMITTING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE, REGARDLESS OF IF IT IS TURNED ON OR OFF. THERE IS NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE BUT THE ODOR IS STRONG ENOUGH TO NOTICE ANYWHERE IN A 5 FOOT RADIUS OF THE VEHICLE. MANY SIMILAR REPORTS REFERENCE A HAIRLINE CRACK THAT FORMS OVER TIME IN THE PLASTIC ELBOW CONNECTING THE FUEL PUMP ABOVE THE GAS TANK. THE REPAIR AND REPLA... Read more
Incident date: May 22, 2016
RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT IS ARCING GETTING HOT.
Incident date: May 16, 2016
AFTER 60,000 MILES, "SERVICE AIR BAG" LIGHT CAME ON REFERENCING TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR IN SEAT. CLEARLY THIS IS A REOCCURRING ISSUE. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED VIA THE RECALL PROCESS.
Incident date: Apr 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 11/29/16*LJ
Incident date: Mar 31, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V459000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF TH... Read more