Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10552973November 19, 2013
STEERING
UPON STARTING CAR THERE WAS A CHIME AND "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY. VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE/CONTROL AS THE STEERING IS HEAVY--NO POWER AT ALL. PARKING AND TURNING AT LOW SPEED NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT PER TSB. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND THAT IT MIGHT BE THE PS MOTOR. AM BEING TOLD THE PS MOTOR IS NOT COVERED BY TSB, NOR IS THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE, BUT GM SHOULD COVER AS I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS. *TR
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#10552784November 18, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
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#10552810November 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROVEN ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. PERIODICALLY, BUT OFTEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE I'M DRIVING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHENEVER I ACTUALLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHTS GO OFF! OTHER VEHICLES HAVE NEARLY RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND RESEARCH HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS PLAGUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR
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#10552648November 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT PRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. *TR
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#10552658November 17, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NOTICED GASOLINE ODORS, HARD STARTING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS. MECHANIC SAID THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED, CAUSING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE TANK ALSO LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND VACUUM PROBLEMS. SAID CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NEEDED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THIS TOTALED $922 TO REPAIR. THANKFULLY THE LEAK WAS DETECTED BEFORE IT CAUSED A FIRE. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS MENTIONS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER G6 OWNERS. I ALSO SAW THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SIMILAR MODELS FROM WARM WEATHER STATES FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I EXPERIENCED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 12V459000 AND/OR 09V-419) WHERE GM REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER MY MODEL AND YEAR PONTIC G6, AND GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10552241November 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKES AND WHEN I DO PRESS ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A INVESTIGATION GOING ON THAT MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY COMPLAINT IN BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO I SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THANKS. *TR
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0
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#10552306November 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS IN PARK, WITHOUT BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKE IS ACTUALLY BEING DEPRESSED, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER BEING SET. DIFFICULT TO SWITCH GEARS OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC TWICE. FIRST TIME HAD A SENSOR REPLACED. SECOND TIME HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. PROBLEMS STILL NOT RESOLVED. AFTER SEEING A PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2009 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE I CHECKED INTO IT AND MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ALMOST REAR END US BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THAT ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED SOON TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION! *TR
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#10552108November 13, 2013
ENGINE
WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO SO I GOT A SECOND OPINION AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED AT 120,000 MILES. TECHNICALLY THE PART ON THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE 120,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES. AND I WAS NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10552104November 13, 2013
ENGINE
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. FAST FORWARD TO PRESENT DAY AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST ARE TELLING ME THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 135,000 MILES BUT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. SPARK PLUGS AND THE INTAKE CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID WERE REPLACED ON 8/5/2013 WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE P0420 CODE WAS COMING BACK WHICH IS THE CODE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I THOUGHT THE MECHANIC WAS JUST TRYING TO RIP ME OFF BUT THE CAR HAS NO POWER NOW AND I'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL SECOND OPINIONS. GM SAYS THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS PART WAS AT 120,000 MILES, HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND I'VE HAD THE CAR 3 YEARS. THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL NOW. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10551862November 12, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO ALARM BEEPED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF RESTART THE VEHICE AND RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,426.
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#10551724November 11, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, ONCE THE WARNING WENT AWAY THE STEERING BECAME VERY SHAKY AND JERKY AND HAS BEEN THIS WAY EVER SINCE. I KNOW THE G6 HAS RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING FAILURES BUT IT DOES NOT COVER 2007 MODEL YEAR. *TR
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0
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#10551775November 11, 2013
AIR BAGS
THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT AND WARNING SCRIPT COME ON AND OFF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. DEALER WILL ONLY LOOK AT IF WE PAY FOR IT. THEY SAY AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS LIGHT IS ON. IT IS CAUSED BY A LOOSE OR BROKEN WIRE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. I HAVE FIXED IT MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT A PERMANENT OUT COME. WE FEEL DEALER SHOULD FIX THIS SAFETY DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE. *TR
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#10551804November 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER G6 OWNERS I KNOW. IT APPEARS THE COMPANY USED CHEAPLY MADE PARTS FOR THIS AND THUS THEY ARE CORRODING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU DON'T HAVE WORKING LIGHTS. *TR
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Deaths:
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#10551469November 8, 2013
STEERING, SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS EXITING ON TO AN OFF RAMP THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY AT THE SAME TIME NOT BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR EVENTUALLY SPUN OUT AND SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. THEN I WAITED AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WENT. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10551511November 8, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. I REPLACED AND A WEEK LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I REPLACED THAT ONE AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER IT WENT OUT AGAIN. BOTH REPLACED BULBS WERE NOT BURNT OUT. THE LOW BEAMS BOTH WORK WHEN I REMOTE START MY VEHICLE. ONCE I GET IN AND TURN ON THE KEY WITH THE VEHICLE ALREADY RUNNING, THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, WHILE DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND GO OFF AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND READ MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE THAT THIS IS A WIRING PROBLEM AND A FIRE HAZARD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT. NOT ONLY IS THIS A FIRE HAZARD, BUT INTERMITTENTLY WORKING HEADLIGHTS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS IF RANDOMLY GOING OUT. IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND PONTIAC SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10551527November 8, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY MONSOON RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. LUCKILY, NOONE WAS BEHIND ME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 BUT NONE ON 2005. *TR
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#10551563November 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LESS THAN A MONTH AGO I REPLACED MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THIS WEEK IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE LIGHT ABOUT THREE TIMES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW. I CHANGED THE FUSE FOR THE HEADLIGHT AND IT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. TWO DAYS AGO MY TAIL LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT WORKED IN THE MORNING AND STOPPED WORKING IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTER FINDING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT FORUMS ONLINE I'M NOT SURE HOW GM CAN NOT BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN PULLED OVER AND TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CITED THE NEXT TIME. I AM AFRAID THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT BEFORE I CAN GET THE PASSENGER SIDE FIXED. OH YES AND MY LOCK CHAMBER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE BACK DOOR HAS GONE OUT. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR FIXED WHEN MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER, I AM ON A TIGHT BUDGET AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY OVER $300 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS. APPARENTLY THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE G6. I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE MY CAR (THAT IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS OLD MIND YOU) AT NIGHT! *TR
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Deaths:
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#10551117November 6, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T TURN ON WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. THEY AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. DUE TO THIS ISSUE THE CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE SET. I HAVE SEEN CARS SWERVE TO MISS ME WHEN I AM BRAKING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS DON'T WARN THEM. THIS HAPPENED IN 2010, OCT 2012, AND IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING 11/6/2013. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10551191November 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
WELL IT SEEMS THE PROBLEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED BACK IN SEPT. 27, 2011 WITH MY 2008 G6 IS BACK (11/4/2013) SEE CORRESPONDENCE BELOW. I PAID $113.14 AT PETE BAUR AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK AT 75,000 MILE (ONLY 20K MILES LATER). THE CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE BRAKE PETAL IS PUSHED. THEN THEY TURN OFF. WHAT A MESSED UP WAY FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM LIKE BRAKE LIGHTS TO FAIL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. I ALSO HAD TO REMOVE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BECAUSE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND THE THE CAR WOULD BE ELECTRICALLY DEAD WHEN I WOULD GO TO START IT. THE BATTERY WAS NOT DRAINED AT ALL. IT WOULD JUST BE DEAD UNTIL I GAVE IT A GOOD JUMP. AND ANOTHER THING THE KEY FOBS ARE TOTALLY MESSED UP. THEY BARLEY WORK ANYMORE. WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK THIS CAR IS. OH, ALSO THE SEVICE TRACTION CONTROL COME ON RANDOMLY. I CAN'T BELEIVE NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED YET. IF I COULD AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR I WOULD. I DON'T LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE THIS IN MY FAMILY. GM - NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE SELLING. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550965November 5, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKES LIGHTS TURN ON WHILE ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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