Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10598626June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FAULTY WIRING IN THE PONTIAC G6 HEADLIGHTS CAUSES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET TO KEEP MELTING CAUSING AN INOPERATIVE BULB. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE SINCE IT IS NOT TRIPPING THE FUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598701June 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH EXHAUST FAILURE, ELECTRICAL WITH THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL WORKING AND NOT WORKING, AND THE CAR NOT WANTING TO START UP, WHEN CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE WANTING TO MOVE AT FAST SPEED WHEN LET FOOT OFF BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598375June 15, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
POWER STEER KEEPS LOCKING UP WHEN DRIVING AND AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT STAYS ON. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598370June 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE HEADLAMPS FAIL REGULARLY EVERY (1-2 MONTHS). IT APPEARS THERE IS A POWER FLUCTUATION JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS FAIL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598254June 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN 2013 THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. WE REPLACED THE LIGHT. NOTICE A COUPLE WEEKS LATER LIGHT OUT AGAIN. BROUGHT TO MECHANIC AND FOUND WIRES TO BE BURNT/MELTED. HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSMEBLY ASSEMBLY REPLACED. HAS BEEN QUITE SOME TIME AND WE HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED THE LIGHT 2 TIMES IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS. WIRES ARE SOMEWHAT DARK BURNT AT THE CONNECTION AS BEFORE. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598299June 14, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF WHEN U STARTS THE CAR AND IT STAYS ON WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON DURING DRIVING AND WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598169June 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM THE DIFFERENT GEARS, THE SHIFT WILL BE EXTRA HARD. IT'S LIKE THE CAR JERKS AS IT SHIFTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND HAD IT PLACED ON THE COMPUTER AT OTHER DIFFERENT AUTO SHOPS AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. IT SEEMS TO REALLY JERK WHEN I HAVE USED THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DRIVEN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. I AM AT MY END WITH IT.. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598231June 13, 2014
STEERING
. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SUNRISE PONTIAC WOLFCHASE 8500 HWY 64, BARTLETT, TN TO PAUL BAGGETT/SERVICE MGR, AS INSTRUCTED BY GMAC REP MICHAEL (PH# 866-790-5700)-EXT 21145 ON 5/28/14. RECEIVED A VOICEMAIL FROM MR. BAGGETT AT 1140:AM STATING TO CALL HIM BACK. CALLED BACK AT 12:25, RECEPTIONIST STATED HE WAS GONE TO LUNCH. CALLED BACK AT APPROX.: 1:30, 2:20, 3:40 AT WHICH TIME WAS TOLD MR. BAGGETT LEFT FOR THE DAY AT 11:30 AM. CALLED BACK AT 4:15PM AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE NEXT SERVICE ADVISOR AVAILABLE. SPOKE WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO STATED HE KNEW ABOUT THE ISSUE, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW REDESIGNED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AT A COST OF ABOUT $495 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AT WHICH TIME I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS WHAT THE CLAIM WAS ABOUT ORIGINALLY, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE A COVERED REPLACEMENT, AS THE ENTIRE 2005, MOST OF THE 2006 AND 2008 PONTIAC G-6,S STEERING HAD ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A REDESIGN FOR THE 2007 CLEARLY SUGGEST THAT THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM EXIST, AND THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED NEW IN 2007 ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO LIVE WITH. THE GM SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO MICHAEL, MY ORIGINAL CASE PERSON TO PROCEED. CALLED MICHAEL BACK AT 8667905700 EXT 21145 AND LEFT A MESSAGE AS IT STATED THEY DON'T WORK WEDNESDAY'S.. GOT A RETURNED CALL FROM MICHAEL MID MORNING ON 5/29/14 AND EXPLAINED THE ABOVE NOTED EXPERIENCE. HE STATED THAT HE WOULD CONTACT PAUL BAGGETT, AND THAT A MAY TAKE TWO DAYS FOR A RESOLUTION. I WAITED FOR 7 DAYS UNTIL 6/05/2014 AT WHICH TIME I CALLED BACK AND LEFT ANOTHER VOICEMAIL TO MICHAEL @ EXT 21145. TODAY IS JUNE 10TH, AND HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. MY ENTIRE PREVIOUS AND CURRENT GENERATIONS OF FAMILY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DIEHARD GM PEOPLE. I'M RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE. TOTALLY DISGUSTED WITH THE PROCESS . WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10598193June 13, 2014
STEERING
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ON DASH AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING, TURNED OFF CAR AND STARTED BACK UP AND IT WORKED FINE, SINCE THEN IT IS HAPPENING SO FREQUENTLY THAT CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY, THIS IS MY 18 YR OLD DAUGHTERS CAR AND I WANT HER TO SEE 19, GM NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2007 MODELS ALSO. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597815June 12, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, OWNER OF A 2006 PONTIAC G6, I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, AND REAR WHEEL-WELL, ALSO WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT, STARTS ON SECOND ATTEMPT . LOOKED ONLINE FOUND A RECALL ON 2007 PONTIAC G5 REGARDING THIS ISSUE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V41900, IN HOT WEATHER STATES WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES , OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD ADDRESS IT, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN NUMEROUS POST AND A HIGH FAILURE RATE OF A PLASTIC FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO GM AS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND A RECALL IN PLACE TO SAVE LIVES!! HTTP://WWW.CARSAFETYREFERENCE.COM/PONTIAC-G6-2007/FUEL-SYSTEM/ HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8241 HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/PONTIAC/G6/FUEL+SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597549June 11, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE HIGHWAY THE IGNITION BROKE SO ENGINE LOCKED UP. WHO WANTS TO PAY $6,000.00 FOR A NEW ENGINE ON A 2006 CAR? THANK GOD I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. CAR IS A LOSS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597691June 11, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN DRIVING AND NOT APPLYING THE BRAKE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE LIT. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. I WAS INFORMED BY A FELLOW DRIVER ON THE ROAD THE FIRST TIME, THEN TOOK MY CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED. THEY CHANGED MY BRAKE SWITCH AND A WEEK LATER I WAS TOLD BY A COWORKER DRIVING BEHIND ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL ACTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597751June 11, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WELL ONE THE ELECTRICAL IS SO MESSED UP THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH BRIGHTS ON I KEEP PUTTING NEW LIGHTS IN AND NOTHING WORKS... THE LAST INCIDENT I HAD MY 3 BOYS WITH ME AND I WENT TO TURN OUT OF GAS STATION AND MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AND COME TO FIND OUT IT USES NO POWER STEERING FLUID AND I HAD A GUY TELL ME IT WAS ON RECALL FOR THOSE REASONS AND I STILL OWE ON THIS CAR AND CAR LOT WILL NOT HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597300June 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I HIT A POT HOLE WHILE DRIVING IN HARVEY IL. ONE OF MANY BECAUSE THE CITY NEVER PATCHES THEM. BUT ON THIS DAYI WAS GOING SOUTH BOUND ON VINCENNES TOWARD THE 159ST. INTERSECTION. I TRIED TO DRIVE SLOWLY THROUGH WHAT LOOKED LIKE STANDING WATER AND ENDED UP BEING A MINI SINK HOLE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SCANNED IT ANDNOTHING CAME UP. SO HE SAID IT WASBEAST TO TAKEIT TO THE DEALER IT WAS PROBABLY A COMPUTER ISSUE. I DROVE IT THAT DAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OUT. THEN 2 DAYS LATER I HIT A SMALL BUMP 10 MILES PER HOUR OVER SMOOTH TRACKS AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW IT COMES ON ONLY IF I HAVE A QT TANK OF GAS OR LOWER AND I HIT A BUMP. OR IF IM STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON GOING UPWARD ON A HILL IT WILL DO IT.. I TOOK IT TO TOM KELLEY BUICK IN FORT WANYE. THEY FIXED A STABILIZER LINK ONE OF MANY RECALLS AND AN ALIGNMENT. I GOT IT BACK AND AS SOON AS I WANT OVER A SMALL BUMP AT 15THE LIGHT CAME ON.THE DEALER TOLD ME AFTER I GAVE HIM 400 DOLLARS ALMOST THAT HE FIXED THAT STUFF AND IT NEVER ACTED UP. SO THE DIDN'T ADDRESS MY PROBLEM. I TRY TO BY PONTIAC OR AT LEAST GM AND MY LAST 2 PONTIACS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN RUINED AND TURNED INTO MONEY PITS FOR PROBLEMS NOBODY CAN FIND. IM A LOYAL CUSTOMER AND CAN U PLEASE CHECK THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM BECAUSEYOUR TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AND YOUR RIDICULOUS ADJUSTABLE PEDAL IS CAUSING Y SENSOR TO READ WRONG.WILL U CHECK IT. IM IN THE CHICAGO AREA AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID ALL BUMPS AND DANGEROUSTO HAVE YOUR CAR LOSE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. I'M FED UP I TRY TO BUY AMERICAN AND GET [XXX] EVERY TIME. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597395June 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND MY SECURITY LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I MADE A STOP AT A STORE AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WENT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL THE LIGHTS AND THE RADIO ETC CAME ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I WAS TOLD SHUT EVERYTHING OFF IN MY CAR AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT BUT DON'T ACTUALLY START IT, LET IS SIT LIKE THAT FOR 20 MINUTES AND START. I DID THAT AND IT WORKED, BUT I'VE HAD TO DO THAT A COUPLE TIME WITH BOTH OF MY KEYS. (I WAS TOLD I MAY JUST HAVE A BAD KEY). I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR GM. I TOOK IT TO STYKEMAIN IN DEFIANCE OH ON 6/4/14 AND WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597428June 10, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597170June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM CONSTITUENT RE FOR INFORMATION LETTER REGARDING THREE SEPARATE ISSUES WITH PONTIAC G6 (POWER STEERING, SHIFT CABLE AND WIRING CORROSION) AND LACK OF SOLUTIONS FROM GENERAL MOTORS (GM). *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597140June 9, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597200June 9, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597241June 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY GRANDDAUGHTERS CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE IT WOULD NOT START AT TIMES, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY TO TRY TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF, THE CAR STARTED ROLLING DOWN HILL IN MY DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR FROM ROLLING AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, I FOUND THAT IT WOULD NOT START. I THEN SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND IT WAS ABLE TO START. I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM BY PUTTING THE CAR BACK IN PARK. SOMETIMES IT WOULD GO INTO PARK AND THEN START AND OTHER TIMES IT ONLY APPEARED TO BE GOING INTO PARK AND THEN WOULD NOT START AND ALSO WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE GOOD NEWS WAS THE THERE WAS A GM RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE. I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THIS MODEL AND YEAR CAR HAD A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE, THE VIN NUMBER FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTERS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THIS CAR HAS THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART AS THE RECALL ALONG WITH ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING A STARTING ISSUE IN PARK AND THE ABILITY TO ROLL DOWN HILL AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT GETTING HELP WITH THIS REPAIR? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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