NHTSA vehicle safety data

2005 Pontiac Pursuit Recalls & Complaints

The 2005 Pontiac Pursuit has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Pontiac dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2005 Pontiac Pursuit. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2005 Pontiac Pursuit owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Pontiac Pursuit, describing incidents dated May 22, 2006 to July 24, 2012.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 1 complaint
Steering 1 complaint
Tires 1 complaint

Of the 2 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash; across both complaints, owners report 2 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10667561 · Filed December 22, 2014
I AM ACTUALLY FROM OTTAWA, ONTARIO CANADA. I COULD NOT ENTER THAT BELOW. THIS IS A PERSISTENT ISSUE. IT OCCURS APPROX. TWICE A MONTH. MY CAR AT RANDOM INTERVALS OF TIME WILL BEEP FOUR TIMES AND MY READOUT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL GIVE ME A POWERSTEERING MESSAGE. MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES WILL GO UP…
ODI #10211780 · Filed December 13, 2007
A WOMAN BLEW A TIRE AND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND RAN INTO MY TRAILER AND CAME AT ME HEAD ON I SWERVED AWAY FROM HER AND JACKKNIFED INTO THE MEDIAN. MY QUESTION IS ,WAS THIS HER FAULT? ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES? PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS WAS NOT HER…

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Aftermarket Replacement Ignition Switches

NHTSA #14E021000 · Electrical System — Ignition — Switch · NHTSA notice

Reported April 30, 2014 · UCI-FRAM Group

Potentially affected: 14,529 vehicles

Repair completion: 35.65% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Owners notified April 4, 2014

Defect description

UCI-FRAM Group is recalling certain LS1328 ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1328, Duralast LS1328, Airtex 1S6097, and Carquest 53-27479, and LS1497 Ignition Switches sold as Wells LS1497, Duralast LS1497, Airtex 1S10961, and Carquest 53-27967, for use on various General Motors model and model year vehicles during repair and replacement of the original ignition switch. The weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the affected ignition switches to move out of the run position, turning off the engine and disabling the air bags.

Safety consequence

If the ignition switch moves from the run position to accessory, the car would stall and the air bags will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of personal injury to the occupants.

Manufacturer remedy

UCI-FRAM Group has notified its purchasers to quarantine and return all inventory. Any switches already installed in vehicles will be replaced by GM dealers as part of NHTSA recall 14V-047, free of charge. UCI-Fram's purchasers should contact UCI-FRAM Group at 1-800-890-2075. GM vehicle owners requiring additional information on that recall campaign should contact GM at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac) or 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn).

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2005 Pontiac Pursuit. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 Pontiac Pursuit.

Steering; Electrical System

ODI #10667561

Incident: July 24, 2012 · Filed: December 22, 2014

I AM ACTUALLY FROM OTTAWA, ONTARIO CANADA. I COULD NOT ENTER THAT BELOW. THIS IS A PERSISTENT ISSUE. IT OCCURS APPROX. TWICE A MONTH. MY CAR AT RANDOM INTERVALS OF TIME WILL BEEP FOUR TIMES AND MY READOUT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL GIVE ME A POWERSTEERING MESSAGE. MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES WILL GO UP AND DOWN CLEARLY NOT DISPLAYING THE CHANGES IN MY DRIVING AT THE TIME. THE CAR BEGINS TO KICK BACK REALLY HARD WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BOUNCE ME AND ANYONE ELSE IN MY CAR AT THE TIME IN OUR SEATS. THESE KICKS HAVE NO RHYME OR REASON AND ARE NOT HAPPENING AS THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS. IN ADDITION WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO STOP WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING THE CAR WILL SHAKE YOU TO A STOP WHICH REMINDS ME OF THE BIG RAIL GUN IN A RAMBO MOVIE AS I HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SEEN THE ISSUE AND DRIVEN WITH IT HAPPENING. THEY TELL ME THAT UNTIL IT BECOMES MORE PERSISTENT AND THEY CAN SEE IT ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN THE KEY THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE HAD THE CODES COME UP TWICE WHILE THE CAR IS IN THEIR CARE. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO BE SAFE SO THAT WHEN I TRAVEL WITH MY FAMILY I CAN BE CONFIDENT THAT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN BECAUSE OF A STUPID MALFUNCTION. *TR

Tires

ODI #10211780

Crash 2 injuries

Incident: May 22, 2006 · Filed: December 13, 2007

A WOMAN BLEW A TIRE AND LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND RAN INTO MY TRAILER AND CAME AT ME HEAD ON I SWERVED AWAY FROM HER AND JACKKNIFED INTO THE MEDIAN. MY QUESTION IS ,WAS THIS HER FAULT? ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES? PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS WAS NOT HER FAULT. THERE WAS NO DEFECTS FOUND WITH HER TIRES. PLEASE ANSWER SOON. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS. IF A TRAILER DRIVER BLOWS A TIRE,AND RUNS INTO SOMEONE ISN'T IT ALWAYS THE DRIVERS FAULT? *TR

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