Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-01-04 | 91V018000 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 35 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ELASTIC BANDS THAT HOLD THE PADDING TO THE SHELL OF THE SAFETY SEAT HAS BEEN PULLED LOOSE … |
| 2005-01-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. VEHICLE HIT THE GUARD RAIL. AND AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S… |
| 2005-01-11 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DURING INSPECTION DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER ABOUT LOOSE LOWER BALL JOINT. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2004-07-10 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | MY CAR WILL CRANK UP AND DRIVE FOR HOURS BUT IF I STOP AND TURN IT OFF IT WILL NOT CRANK UP FOR 3-4 HOURS. ALSO, MY AI… |
| 2003-03-27 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DIP STICK FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION (ISUZU) TYPE SHRINKS CAUSING FLUID LEAKAGE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *N… |
| 2002-05-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER IS AWARE OF SAFETY RECALL FOR POWER WINDOW CON… |
| 2002-04-15 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | DISCOVERED A LARGE BULGE ON SIDEWALL OF TIRE AT ONLY 2000 MILES. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS IMPACT RELATED BUT IT SEEMS TO … |
| 2001-12-08 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 0 | I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THIS CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE STEERING RECALL 91V018000 CONCERNING STEERING COLUMN THEY HAD ON TH… |
| 2001-01-21 | ENGINE | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1990 (NA) PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT … |
| 2000-03-22 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED |
| 2000-03-17 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | No | 0 | CALL TO PONTIAC RESULTED IN THEY CLAIMING THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS REPORTED PROBLEMS, I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING T… |
| 1999-11-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR ONLY 10 MI NUTES IT WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTTMENT CAME TO PUT F… |
| 1999-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ABOUT A HALF OF MILE AWAY, HEARD A HISSING SOUND IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. CONSUMERR THEN SA… |
| 1999-08-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FUEL TANK IS BREAKING APART INTERNALLY |
| 1999-07-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OIL PRESSURE GUAGE INDICATES A CONSTANT DROP IN INDICATED PRESSURE AFTER STARTUP WITH ENGINE AT NORMAL TEMPREATURE RANG… |
| 1999-07-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO UP OR DOWN UNTIL BOTH WINDOW MOTORS COOL OFF SUFFICIENTLY. BOTH MOTORS ARE EXTREMELY HOT … |
| 1999-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THERE ARE TOO MANY INCIDENTS TO REPORT. I HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR SURGI… |
| 1999-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE, THEN JUST CUT OFF. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED TIMING CHAIN M… |
| 1998-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AT VEHICLE SPEED OF 40 MPH OR MORE AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE ENGINE DIES. THEN, AFTER APPROX. 15-… |
| 1998-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON WINDOW IS CRACKED AND BROKEN, ALLOWING WATER INTO THE DOOR ASSEMBLY, CAUSING RUSTING OF WINDOW… |
| 1998-07-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. *… |
| 1998-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK IS PEELING. THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES OR DENTS TO PRECIPITATE THIS. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK |
| 1998-05-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED. |
| 1998-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE OVERHEATS EASILY AND TURNS OFF WHEN COMING CLOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP. |
| 1998-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE. ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOI… |
| 1997-10-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HEARD A SNAP AND THE TIRES STARTED TO RUB BECAUSE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD BROKEN T… |
| 1997-09-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR LOCKED UP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1997-07-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CONUMER BELIEVES VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN ODOMETER TAMPERING BECAUSE WHEN SHE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE IT HAD 76527 BUT THE… |
| 1997-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH AND STAYED THERE MOMENTARILY BEFORE DROPPING DOWN. UPON APPROACHING A TOLL EXIT… |
| 1997-06-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL LOCK, BUT WHILE DRIVING THE BELT COMES UNDONE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. DEALER WILL NOT CO… |
| 1997-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE GASKET FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. |
| 1997-05-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | A SHORT TRIPLE BLACK/HITE/ORANGE WIRE THAT RUNS TO BACK SEAT READING LIGHTS SHORTED OUT, MELTED THE METAL AROUND THE TO… |
| 1997-04-11 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE; AIR CONDITIONER WOULD TURN OFF DUE TO PRESSURE SENSOR; STEERING OR TURNING TO LEFT WOULD BE GREATER PR… |
| 1996-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKES FAILED ON THE CAR WHICH LED THE CAR TO GO INTO THE WOODS AND CATCH ON FIRE. ENGINE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ALREA… |
| 1996-04-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FAILURE OF THE BACK SEAT BELT, BUCKLE DOES NOT WORK SEAT BELT IS RUSTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLOWN DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD BOLTS. *SD |
| 1996-03-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE LOCATION CAUSES EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ROUGH ROADS. *DSH |
| 1996-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES; FAILURE ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. *AK |
| 1996-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW. *SD |
| 1996-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. TT |
| 1995-11-30 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BROKE. TT |
| 1995-11-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. *DSH |
| 1995-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE FITS THE MANUFACTURED DATES AND MODEL INFORMATION OF RECALL CAMPAIGN 92V04300. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY SAI… |
| 1995-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN BUSTED, HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKE POWER. TT |
| 1995-07-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER-WATER WAS SUCKED UP INTO THE AIR FILTER, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK. TT |
| 1995-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | APPLIED BRAKES WHEN ROAD WAS WET AND THE CAR SWERVED AND DID AN 360 DEGREE SPIN AROUD AND CAR ENDED UP IN OPPOSITE LANE… |
| 1995-06-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. TT |
| 1995-06-03 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN AS A RESULT THE MOTOR WAS BURNED UP. TT |
| 1995-04-07 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | SWAY BAR BUSHINGS FAILED. |
| 1995-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE CAM SHAFT BEARING CAME APART, CLOGGNG OIL LINE, CAUSING OIL PRESSURE TO BUILD, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. … |