Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10565377February 22, 2014
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. UNABLE TO TURN VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, DIFFICULT AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565221February 21, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH RANDOMLY ACTIVATES AND CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TURN OFF. IF YOU TAP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE SWITCH MAY WORK CORRECTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS OR HOURS UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME WILL NOT SEE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATE WHEN I TRY TO STOP MY CAR BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALREADY ILLUMINATED BEFORE I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THUS, IT IS LIKELY I WILL GET REAR-ENDED OR AT LEAST CURSED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE THAT IS FOLLOWING ME. THIS IS ALSO A NUISANCE BECAUSE I CANNOT USE MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MANY OCCASIONS AND IT PREMATURELY WEARS OUT MY BRAKE LAMPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565274February 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAS STRONG ODOR OF RAW FUEL, HOOKED TO TECH2 NO ERROR CODES, REPLACED GAS CAP-ISSUE NOT FIXED, AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION VISIBLE GAS LEAK FROM TOP OF THE GAS TANK. GM HAS RECALLED 2007 G5'S FOR SAME PROBLEM...THEY NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. NO ONE WANTS A BOMB ON WHEELS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565282February 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST HIT MY 80K MILES. GENERAL MOTORS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR EMISSIONS TO 100K ON 2.3 ENGINE'S. I HAVE 3.5 ENGINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; TEST SHOWED CADILLAC CONVERTER. I TELEPHONED #1 COCHRAN IN MONROEVILLE 5X AND NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN CALL TO DO EMISSIONS TEST ON MACHINE. THIS IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THEN I TELEPHONED BOWSER PONTIAC AND THEY COULDN'T GET ME AN APPT TILL WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE BUSY AND HAD EMPLOYEES THAT KEPT CALLING OFF. I HAD MY MECHANIC DO THE EMISSION'S TEST, HE MADE A REPORT SHOWING THIS ISSUE. I CALLED GM AND EXPLAINED IF THEY CAN DO THE CUSTOMER GOOD WILL CLAIM BASED ON THE REPORT FROM MY MECHANIC BECAUSE THE DEALER'S COULD NOT GET ME AN APPOINTMENT. THEY SAID NO. THEY DEAL WITH ONLY GM DEALER'S NOT MECHANICS. SO BEING JUST MISSED THE MILEAGE WARRANTY GM IS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME TO ACCEPT MY MECHANIC'S REPORT TO SHOW THEY SHOULD HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO THE 3.5 ENGINE'S TOO. DUE TO THE INABILITY AND NON-WILLING TO WORK WITH THEIR GMAC CUSTOMER'S I AM LOOKING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH GENERAL MOTORS AS THEY COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE ME AND I HAD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSE AND PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT DO A GOOD WILL CLAIM WITH MY MECHANIC BECAUSE THE DEALER'S COULD NOT GET ME IN TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I HAVE DOCUMENTS TO SHOW THIS ISSUE WITH THE GM DEALER AND THEY REUSED TO ACCOMMODATE ME WITH THE ISSUE THAT THEIR PARTS WERE INEFFECTIVE AND THEY DID NOT ABIDE THEIR WARRANTY BY A FEW MILES AND TO WORK WITH ME TO FILE A GOOD FAITH CLAIM, MEANING SOMETIMES GM PAYS FOR ALL OR SOME OF THE REPAIR BASED ON THE REPORT, BUT MUST HAVE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AT DEALER AND NONE OF THE DEALERS COULD GET ME AN APPT, AND I WAS DRIVING AROUND FOR 4 WEEKS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DID NOT WANT TO DAMAGE MY VEHICLE WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT ANY TIME SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565288February 21, 2014
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 130K. NOW AT 151K GM WONT FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565330February 21, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING MODULE AND COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565375February 21, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS MY WIFE AND OUR 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN TOWN THE PONTIAC G6 LOST STEERING. MY WIFE PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR ME TO COME AND GET THEM AND DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME. DURING THE RIDE THE POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565164February 20, 2014
SEATS
THE DRIVERS SEAT WELDS BROKE... THE SEAT MOVES ON THE TRACK... VERY UNSAFE IF A CRASH HAPPENS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565179February 20, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565193February 20, 2014
SEATS
MY DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THERE IS SOMETHING BROKEN, POSSIBLY THE FRAME. I CHECKED WITH OTHER G6 OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS HERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE, SO I WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE AS A COMPLAINT FOR THIS ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564896February 19, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING, AFFECTING THE ABILITY TO CONTROL DIRECTION OF STEERING ALMOST COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564923February 19, 2014
STEERING
MY PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN TRYING TO PARK , THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD. THEN THE NEXT TIME I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THEN YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE STEERING REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGAIN AT THE COST OF OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. COULD YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565039February 19, 2014
SEATS
A WELD ON THE FRAME WHICH ANCHORS THE SEAT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TO THE BODY OF THE CAR HAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564620February 17, 2014
STEERING
HAVING TROUBLE STEERING THIS CAR WHEN IT WANTS TO MESS UP CAN RESENT IF YOU SHUT IT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564658February 17, 2014
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY G6 STARTED LEAKING WATER AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME WET WHEN IT RAINED AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT IT SOAKS THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEADLINER AND THE ENTIRE CAR HOLDS SO MUCH MOISTURE YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. I HAVE A SUNROOF BY THE WAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I PULLED BACK SOME OF THE HEADLINER AND LIKE THEY SAID THE DRAINAGE TUBES WERE NOT EVEN CONNECTED. WE TRIED TO RECONNECT THEM BUT THEY ARE SO SHORT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD SHRUNK DUE TO HEAT BUT APPARENTLY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND THEY ARE CHARGING $1000 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE IT WHEN THIS IS A MANUFACTURE SCREWUP TO BEGIN WITH. THIS CAR HAS GAVE ME MORE PROBLEMS THAN ANYTHING. I'VE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WASN'T BEING DEPRESSED AND HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THAT ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME MY CAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THEN THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME SOME RIDICULOUS AMOUNT CLAIMING IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH CAUSING IT TO DO THAT AND FINALLY I GOT IRRITATED AND FOUND OUT HOW TO DO WHAT THEY WOULD TO FIX THE RECALL MYSELF AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY MORE ISSUES WITH THAT SO FAR. LONG STORY SHORT THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. IT ONLY HAD 5000 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT AND ONLY HAS 40000 ON IT NOW AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564675February 17, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
"POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE RADIO WITH A CHIME THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT THE NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER ON A BICYCLE JUST COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET. DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE (159,000), GM STATES THAT IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE WARRANTY THEREFORE NOT COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE!!! THE ELECTRIC PUMP NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT INSIDE THIS CAR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564563February 16, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE 2009 PONTIAC AND I HAVE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT LIKE FIVE TIMES STILL DOESN'T WORK WERE I LIVE I SEE ALOT OF THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALREADY HAD THE LATCH FOR SHIFTER REPLACED CAUSE IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING SEEING ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG AS THE POST OF EVERYBODY WITH HEADLIGHT BRAKES THE ENGINE I THINK THE WHOLE CAR SHOULD BE RECALL BEFORE ALOT OF PEOPLE GET HURT ITS A DEATH TRAP ALL KIND OF THINGS WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND IN THIS DAY AND TIME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP FIXING A CAR THAT HAS SO MANY PROBLEMS NOT BY WEAR AND TEAR BUT BY NOT PROPERLY PUTTING IT TOGETHER MY CAR WAS 16,000 DOLLARS AND TO PAY THAT MUCH AND HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564575February 16, 2014
STEERING
THE PROBLEM START BACK IN JUNE 2013 WHEN MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 STARTED FLASHING A TROUBLE CODE IN THE DIC MESSAGE SCREEN. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AS AN ANNOYING ISSUE THE CODE WOULD SAY CHECK POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AND THE ESC OFF INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON STARTUP AND FOR MONTHS ALL I WOULD DO IS TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WENT AWAY AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THIS WOULD POP UP SPORADICALLY SOMETIMES MULTIPLE WEEKS WITHOUT OUT A PROBLEM. THEN BACK IN NOVEMBER 2013 THE PROBLEM REMAINED EXACTLY THE SAME BUT IT WOULD NOT RESET UNLESS I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THEN REINSERT THE KEY AND IT WOULD START AND THE CAR WOULD AGAIN WORK FINE. HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER 2013 AS I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE RADIO CRANKED UP AND DID NOT HEAR THE ALERT OF THE TROUBLE CODE (WHICH NEVER HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ONLY WHEN STARTING) I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND WITH EVERYTHING I HAD I STEERED THE CAR AND GOT PULLED OVER TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD. I WAS HAPPY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN JUST 3 MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AS I WOULD HAVE HAD TO NEGOTIATE A SET OF CURVES THAT I'M ALMOST CERTAIN WOULD HAVE REQUIRED MORE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE SINCE AS I TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I WENT TO TWO LOCAL GM/PONTIAC DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUE IS A COMMON ONE ON EARLIER MODEL G6S AND THERE IS A GM RECALL/SERVICE BULLETIN ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NOT THE 2010. THEY WENT AS FAR AS TO EXPLAIN IT WAS THE SAME EQUIPMENT USED ON THE 2010 MODEL BUT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL/SERVICE BULLETING ON THE 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564500February 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION
STARTED DRIVING THE CAR AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564522February 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I DRIVE A PONTIAC G6 .. MY BRAKE LIGHTS JUST COME ON WHEN EVER THEY WANT. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED BY A DEALER BEFORE , BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING IT BACK IN. IT HAS HAPPEN TO MY CAR 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN USING THE A FIX FOUND ON THE INTERNET BUT THAT DOESN'T WORK FOR LONG. AS I DRIVE 40 MIN. TO AND FROM WORK EACH DAY I FEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . I ALSO HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER G6'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE I'M DRIVING. PLEASE RECALL ALL FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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