Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10714175May 2, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS (BOTH) WILL GO OUT FROM TIME TO TIME. I CAN START MY CAR AND ONE OF THE LIGHTS WILL BE OUT. I CAN GET OUT AND HIT ABOVE THE LIGHT AND IT COMES BACK ON. THEN I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, HIT A BUMP AND ONE OF THEM GO OUT. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ONE OR BOTH MAY GO OUT. I HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTS 2 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2012. THEY HAVE NEVER BOTH GONE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I AM WORRIED ABOUT IT HAPPENING. THEN WHAT WILL I DO? THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT OUT. WE THEN SHOW THE COP THAT ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS HIT IT. THANKFULLY WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN A TICKET YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714024May 1, 2015
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WITH POWER ADJUST FOR UP/DOWN MOVEMENT STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND NOW LEANS TO THE RIGHT, PUSHING DRIVER INTO MIDDLE CONSOLE. INVESTIGATION SHOWS COMPLETE SEPARATION OF WELDED BRACKET ON BOTTOM OF SEAT RACK FRAME ADJUSTMENT TUBE - EVIDENT OF A FAULTY WELD DURING MANUFACTURING. THE OPPOSITE WELDED BRACKET IS STILL INTACT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714056May 1, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL PERFORMED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE SENSOR WAS ADJUSTED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714052May 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW WENT DOWN BUT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT I DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713750April 30, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OPDS MODULE WAS FAULTY. HE SAID THE COST TO REPLACE THE SEAT BOTTOM WOULD BE AROUND $750 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS INTERNAL AND NOT A RESULT OF ANY DAMAGE THAT I OR A PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT COULD HAVE CAUSED. I WOULD HOPE TO SEE GM ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HEARD THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM 2 OTHER GM VEHICLE OWNERS. I KNOW THAT SEEMS LIKE A VERY SMALL NUMBER, BUT I LIVE IN A TOWN THAT HAS A POPULATION OF 500 PEOPLE. I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE GM VEHICLE OWNERS IN THE U.S. EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. LIVES COULD BE LOST IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT GOING TO DEPLOY DURING A CRASH IF THE SENSOR INSIDE THE SEAT IS FAULTY. THE SEAT BOTTOM IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. I AM A VERY LOYAL GM OWNER. I OWN A 1997 GMC 3500 TRUCK, A 2001 CHEVY MONTE CARLO, A 2006 CHEVY HHR AS WELL AS THIS 2008 PONTIAC G6. LASTLY, EVEN MY RV IS A CHEV. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE TRADITION ALIVE AS A PROUD GM OWNER. PLEASE HELP TO START THE PROCESS OF GETTING THIS SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713846April 30, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DUE TO THE FAILURE, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,512.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713924April 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TOOK MY CAR TO THE GMC. DEALER TO GET RECALLS FIXED. THEY ALSO NOTICED STRONG GAS ODOR. INSPECTION STATED I HAD A GAS LEAK AT THE TOP OF MY TANK AND IT WAS DANGEROUS BUT NO RECALL ON THIS SO ALMOST 300$LABOR +PARTS... I CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID MY CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES. AND 10 YEARS OLD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. ANY HELP OR ADVICE PLEASE! MY CAR COULD BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713932April 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR PONTIAC G6 WAS RECALLED FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON WHEN NOT BRAKING AND WOULDN'T GO ON WHEN I BRAKED. ANYWAY, IT WAS "FIXED" ON 10/12/14 WITH THE RECALL . SO NOW THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING. WE HAD IT FIXED 2 TIMES PREVIOUS TO THE RECALL.THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, IF THEIR RECALLED "FIX" DIDN'T WORK, ALL OF THE OWNERS ARE IN THE SAME DILEMMA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713608April 29, 2015
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713635April 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SECOND HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS FAILED LEAVING US WITH ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT, NOT BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT BUT THE WIRING HARNESS ITSELF MELTED. GM REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF RESULTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THE GM DEALER DOES NOT HAVE AN EXACT REPLACEMENT PART THEY JUST GIVE OUT A GENERIC WIRING HARNESS THAT THE OWNER MUST CUT AND SPLICE TOGETHER. IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT A WIRING HARNESS FOR SUCH A BASIC ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF THE CAR WOULD EVER FAIL, MUCH LESS SO SOON. THE WIRES ARE OBVIOUSLY GETTING TOO HOT AND MELTING WHICH SHOWS A COMPLETE LACK OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING THAT WENT INTO DESIGNING THE HEADLIGHT WIRING. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM. OWNERS TYPICALLY DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM FOR A VERY LONG TIME AS THE HEADLIGHT WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE WIRING STARTS TO DEGRADE. THEY MIGHT NOTICE FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT AS BRIGHT AS NORMAL ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPY ROADS, OR SPEED BUMPS AS THE JARRING OF THE WIRES CAN FORCE THE WIRES IN AND OUT OF CONTACT. MAKE GM FIX THIS NOW!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713568April 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE HEAD LAMPS BURNING OUT AND THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE FAILURE MAY RECUR AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT 4 TIMES. THE SOCKET WAS BURNED AND REPLACED. UPDATED 9/15/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713317April 28, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712958April 26, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON FIXED PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. BUT ONCE I START DRIVING THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712968April 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS IN THE MERGING LANE TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR LOSS POWER. MY CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE,BUT WOULD NOT GO PAST 2 RPM. DISPLAY PANEL DISPLAYED "REDUCED POWER". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712970April 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND PULLED INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DO AND WOULD NOT START. I PARKED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WAITED ABOUT 5 SECS AND MY CAR STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712833April 25, 2015
STEERING
I PURCHASED A PONTIAC G6 IN SEPTEMBER 2014. SINCE OCTOBER 2014, THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT, AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTING ITSELF TO THE NORMAL POSTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS, AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO OTHER MULTIPLE PLACES AND THEY HAVE NOT CAME TO A CONCLUSION. I GOT AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THAT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. WHEN I AM GOING AROUND A RIGHT TURN THE CAR CATCHES AND I MANUALLY NEED TO TURN THE WHEEL. GOING AROUND A LEFT TURN IT DOES THE SAME THING. THERE IS NO CODE FOR THE POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712527April 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712344April 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
LIGHTS ON THE CAR STARTING COMING ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON NOW AND WILL NOT GO OFF .THE HEATER IN THE SEATS ALSO STOPPED WORKING .AND NOW WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEELS THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND .I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CV AXLES REPLACED ,AND IT DID NO GOOD .IT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ,AND ITS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP .THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SEEMS TO ACT STRANGE WITH LIGHTS BLINKING ON THE DASH BOARD SOMETIMES .MANY TIMES I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR AND HAVE HAD THE STARTER CHECKED OUT AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM ,WHEN IT DOES THIS ALL THE LIGHTS START FLASHING .ONCE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AT A SPEED AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR AND MY CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712384April 23, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IT MOVES UP AND DOWN EVEN WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO DOES NOT SIT EVENLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706587April 20, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A HUMMING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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