Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10660255November 22, 2014
STEERING
WAS TURNING CAR TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STEERING FELT AS IF IT WAS GIVING RESISTANCE. TURNING RIGHT WAS FINE AT THAT POINT. UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY ALMOST MAKING ME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP. GOING TO GET LOOKED AT ON MON. NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. NO CHIMES,LIGHTS,ETC. COULD'VE HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. READ ONLINE ABOUT MULTIPLE G6 OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHERE THE STEERING GOES OUT. THE CAR HAS HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. NO LOSS OF FLUID AS I CAN TELL. MAKES ME LEERY ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR. NEEDS RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660299November 22, 2014
STEERING
EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN MIDDLE OF TURN ON HIGHWAY RAMP ALMOST DRIVING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. UPON RESTARTING CAR IN DRIVEWAY POWER STEERING CAME BACK. DROVE CAR SPARINGLY FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL LOST POWER STEERING SECOND TIME TURNING OUT OF PARKING LOT UNTIL PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660120November 21, 2014
STEERING
APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE POWER ASSIST STOPPED. PULLED INTO WAWA AND PARKED. AT RESTART THE ASSIST WAS WORKING. I CANNOT IMAGINE A NORMAL PERSON'S STRENGTH IS CAPABLE OF AVOIDING A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660111November 21, 2014
STEERING
MY PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD A TERRIBLE "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN TURNING. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE AWHILE. WHEN I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY SAID IT SHOULDN'T BE A SAFETY FEATURE JUST A TERRIBLE ANNOYING NOISE. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SO THIS CAN GET FIXED AT NO CHARGED? IT IS PAST IT'S WARRANTY NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660128November 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659671November 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND THE THERMOSTAT WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE AND AS A RESULT, THE KEY FOB HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS WHEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT CONNECTORS OR WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,667.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659725November 20, 2014
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NUMEROUS RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALLS, BUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURES LISTED IN THE RECALLS RECURRED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659736November 20, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY 2 LIGHT'S ARE ON STATING SERVICE AIR BAGS !!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659748November 20, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO TURN, I HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT MY CAR OFF AND HOPE THAT IT GOES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES, AND GETS TOUGH TO TURN. THEN WHILE DRIVING JUST GOES OUT. IT ALSO DOESN'T THROW ANY KIND OF CODE SO I NEVER KNOW IF IT WHEN IT WILL GO OUT. I'M 9 MONTHS PREGNANT I HAVE PUT IN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH YOU GUYS, PLUS GM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IF I DO GET INTO SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT IT WILL BE A HUGE LAWSUIT! THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659462November 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BACK IN APRIL OF 2014 MY CAR STARTED ACTING STRANGE WHEN GETTING AT 30 MPH. I NOTICED THE RPM WOULD GET BETWEEN 3 AND 4. MY AUTOMATIC NOR MANUAL SHIFT WOULD GO INTO SECOND GEAR. IF IT DID, I WOULD ALMOST GET WHIPLASH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED WIRE HARNESS AND TWO SHIFT SOLENOIDS (SW). I THEN NOTICED DURING THE SUMMER MY DRIVER FRONT HEAD LIGHT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB. AGAIN, IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 MY CAR BEGAN REPEATING ITSELF WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT'S THE SOLENOIDS. THIS IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BECAUSE IT'LL STOP GOING THE WAY SPEED IT NEEDS TO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT KEEPS BREAKING DOWN. PLEASE HELP!! BY THE WAY, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER SPRAYER STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659169November 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW. ALL SERVICE WORK WAS PERFORMED ON TIME. 6T70 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. NO WARNING AND SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. NONE OF THE DRIVE GEARS WOULD WORK. LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT 45 MPH AND COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED! TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY WANTED $800 TO DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. CALLED GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS, BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CAR HAD 5 YEAR 100K WARRANTY, BUT MY CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE WAS TOO OLD. THIS REPAIR WILL COST ME $3300 FROM A PRIVATE SHOP. GM PRODUCTS ARE TERRIBLE. THIS 6T70 TRANSMISSION IS IN GMC ACADIA, BUICK ENCLAVE, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, FORD EXPLORER, AND SEVERAL OTHER GM/FORD MODELS. SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR BAD RELIABILITY AND SAFETY! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659171November 19, 2014
STEERING
I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW. THE STEERING SHAFT IN THIS CAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN TURNING. WHILE RESEARCHING MY ISSUE, I NOTICED SEVERAL ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND COST ME $350. TYPICAL GM PROBLEMS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659192November 19, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
RECALL NOTICE, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH FOR PARTS TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658830November 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658917November 18, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL TORQUE INPUT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPECTED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,245.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659049November 18, 2014
STEERING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE OWNED MY PONTIAC G6 SINCE I GOT IT IN 2006, I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR RIGHT OFF THE BAT STATING WITH POWER WINDOWS FAILING TAKING IT IN MULTIPLY TIMES TO GET IT CORRECTED, SECOND THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF WILL NOT OPEN AND IS STUCK [XXX] BUT NOT SEALED COMPLETELY CLOSED, HAD TAKEN IT TO MANY GM DEALERSHIPS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND EVERYONE HAS SAY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. MY FIRST THOUGHT IS HOW ON EARTH CAN A COMPANY PUT OUT A PRODUCT THAT NOBODY CAN FIX. NOW I HAVE A LEAKY SUNROOF WHEN IT RAINS, AND MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM IS MY POWER STEERING. DRIVING 65 ON THE FREEWAY AND MY POWER STEERING SHUTTING OFF. I GOT THIS FIXED IN DECEMBER OF 2013 AND IT NOW NOVEMBER OF 2014 AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING, AND EVER DEALERSHIP AND THE GM HEADQUARTERS ARE TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THE CAN DO FOR ME AND I HAVE TO PAY EVERYTHING OUT OF POCKET FOR THEM NOT FIXING MY CAR PROPERLY. I AM TIRED OF HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR DOES IT TAKE ME TO GET INJURED OR DIE IN AN ACCENT FOR THEM TO TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659066November 18, 2014
STEERING
I TURNED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORKED. ALARM SOUNDED, POWER STEERING WENT OUT, DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR. RADIO DISPLAYED: POWER STEERING LIGHT. AFTER WORK SHIFT WAS DONE, POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. ON ROUTE TURNED RIGHT ONTO TO STREET, POWER STEERING WENT OUT & POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SWERVED INTO TURNING LANE: STEERING WAS TO DIFFICULT. FORTUNATE NO ONE WAS IN THE LANE. CAREFULLY DROVE HOME. POWER STEERING CAME BACK IN. NEXT DAY, CALLED DEALER SHIP & GM. GM TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE THREE COMPANIES WHO MADE THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST PART FOR MY MODEL OF G6 AND THAT ONLY ONE HAS BEEN RECALLED. EVEN THOUGH I AM HAVING THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING, MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BECAUSE MY PART CAME FROM ONE OF THE OTHER TWO MANUFACTURERS. GM WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. I'M DRIVING MY CAR, ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, FOR VERY SHORT DISTANCE TO WORK, BEING VERY CAREFUL NOT TO TURN WHEEL TOO TIGHTLY, BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS FAILED DURING TURNS. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY, THE HIGH COST OF THE REPAIR AND THAT OTHER G6S & CARS THAT ARE NOT UNDER THE RECALL, ALSO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN THE ASSIST TURNS OFF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME WHILE AT A HIGHER SPEED, I AM SURE I WOULD HAVE RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR OR OFF THE ROAD. I KNOW I CAN'T BE THE ONLY 2009 G6 OWNER, NOT UNDER THE RECALL, HAVING THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE. I LIVE ALONE. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. WE ARE IN A WINTER STORM WATCH. GM HAS OPENED A CASE # [XXX] AND REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM SUPPOSED TO CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THEY WILL CHARGE $55 JUST TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. GM WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655408November 17, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658637November 17, 2014
SEATS, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658652November 17, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE CHANGING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE GEAR WOULD NOT CHANGE OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO HAVE AN OVERHAUL KIT REPAIR AND REPLACE THE FORWARD BAND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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