Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10514989June 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT ENTER OVERDRIVE- BRAKES FEEL UNRESPONSIVE AND IF RESPONSIVE ONLY SLIGHTLY, AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION STUCK. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS PULLED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME LOCKED AS WELL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, IT WILL EVENTUALLY UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL ALLOW TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515007June 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A FAMILY VISIT. ABOUT 30 MILES OUT, TWO DEER RAN RIGHT INTO OF, THERE WAS NO WAY TO DODGE THEM. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK. SURPRISINGLY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WORKED OR WAS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THERE WAS A GREAT FORCE FELT DUE TO IMPACT, BUT NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE OFFICER WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE WAS SURPRISED TO SEE SO MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HE EVEN STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS MUST BE FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515042June 4, 2013
STEERING
I WAS TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN ALMOST TURNED INTO CAR IN NEXT LANE TRYING TO TURN. CAR CONSTANTLY HAS POWER STEERING GOING OUT. ALSO POPPING TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE OR DRIVE WAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR. IS GM GOING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514912June 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
IN APRIL 2013, WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE WHEEL BEGAN "JERKING" AROUND, AND IT BECAME HARDER TO CONTROL AND STEER THE VEHICLE. A CHIME, AND WARNING LIGHT APPEARED "POWER STEERING". AFTER VEERING OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM DID NOT REAPPEAR. AFTER THE SECOND RE-START, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED AND WAS INCREASED- INCREASED STRENGTH TO STEER, WARNING LIGHT ON. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT LOCALLY OWNED SHOP, IT WAS LEARNED THAT PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND HAD ISSUED A SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER TAKING IT TO A PONTIAC CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP, THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, AT MY COST OF $780.00, DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY MILEAGE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS. I WAS ISSED A LETTER OUTLINING THE PROBLEM,AND SPECIAL COVERAGE PERIMETERS IN JUNE 2012, AT WHICH TIME I WAS WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE AND YEAR PERIMTERS LISTED, BUT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I DID NOT SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AS IT INDICATED FOR OWNERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM ONLY TO SEEK REPAIR ASSISTANCE, AND IT WOULD BE COVERED AT NO CHARGE. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM 9 MONTHS LATER, IN EXACTLY THE WAY DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER, AND WAS DENIED COVERAGE DUE TO A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN OUTLINED 9 MONTHS PRIOR. LOOSING CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING WHILE GOING DOWN A 2-LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN, THAN A GENERAL SPECIAL COVERAGE PROBLEM. DESPITE THE AMOUNTS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS DISSAPOINTING THAT PONTIAC IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS IN A MORE FORMAL, RECALL WAY, AND INSTEAD TREATING IT AS A CASUAL COMPLIANT. AFTER CALLING THE 1-800 FOR GM, I WAS INFORMED OF NO FURTHER ASSITANCE, OR ANY INDICATION THAT A RECALL WOULD SOON BE ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514925June 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS ATTENDING MY AUNTS FUNERAL IN HACKENSACK, NJ. I RESIDE IN MARYLAND, SO ITS ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. HALF WAY THERE, MY SISTER CALLED ME AND ASKED WHY WAS I RIDING MY BRAKES. I TOLD HER, I WAS NOT RIDING MY BREAKS. SHE INFORMS ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH ALL THE TIME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HER. COMING HOME FROM THE FUNERAL, WE WITNESSED THE SAME THING. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO SIT AT FOODLION FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I CALLED GM 800-620-7668 AND TRIED TO ISSUE A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. BUT I HAPPEN TO SEE THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING, AGAIN I CALLED GM AND I WAS BRUSHED OFF. I FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY GM AND NOT MY BANK ACCOUNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514934June 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ONE DAY, WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHTS SHINE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED AND HAVE HAD DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT ON CONDUCTORS. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW IS BACK TO ACTING UP. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER POSTS AND BLOGS ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM AND THE NHTSA HAVE NOT DONE SOMETHING FOR MODELS NEWER THAN THE 2005 G6. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SYSTEM. I WANT THESE PROBLEMS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514695June 2, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY 07 PONTIAC G6 INTO WALMART PARKING LOT. I WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY POWERING STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. ALSO, STARTING IN FEB. MY WIPERS HAVE GONE OUT ON ME TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN A SNOW STORM AND THIS LAST TIME IN A BAD RAIN STORM. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON PONTIAC G6 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514621June 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE THAT WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO BACK ON AGAIN. IT HAS CAUSE MANY PEOPLE TO ALMOST REAR-END ME IN INTERCITY DRIVING AND MANY PASS ME ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THEY ASSUME I AM "RIDING MY BRAKES." I'VE GONE AS FAR AS TO PUT DIALECTIC GREASE ON THE BODY COMPUTER TO PREVENT ANY CORROSION, BUT THIS IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. WE FOUND THAT IF WE PERIODICALLY UNPLUG AND RE-PLUG THE SAME COMPUTER IT WILL "RESET" THE BRAKES FOR A TEMPORARY AMOUNT OF TIME. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING PONTIAC ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT END UP BEING REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT "THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VIN ON THIS ISSUE." THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE AS MUCH THAT I WAS CALLING OUT OF COURTESY TO LET THEM KNOW SO THEY CAN PREVENT ANY ISSUES OR FATALITIES. I WAS URGED TO GO PAY A GM DEALER $$ TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD FIND OUT THAT WAY.......WOW, THANKS PONTIAC, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO....PAY MONEY TO HELP YOU EXPAND YOUR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514668June 1, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
G6 PONTIAC 09 DRIVER SIDE HEADLITE GOES OUT HAD REPLACED AND WENT OUT AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514568May 31, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. HAD TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND START AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STEERING WOULD FUNCTION AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2.5 WEEKS, WITH SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE INCREASING (TAKES MORE RESTARTS TO RESOLVE ISSUE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514584May 31, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
99 PERCENT OF THE TIME WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT I HEAR A LOUD POPPING AND WINING SOUND STOPPED BY A CAR SHOP WAS TOLD THE STEERING DAMPERS WERE GOING BAD WAS TOLD IT HAPPENS A LOT ON THIS CAR I HAVE BEEN READING SO MANY THINGS ABOUT THIS THEY ARE ALL SAYING THE SAME TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514182May 30, 2013
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILS TO WORK. UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AND CONTROL CAR. MECHANICAL CLICKING SOUND HAS BEEN HEARD SINCE CAR HAD 14000 MILES. DEALER INSISTS THIS IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10514005May 29, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME TOLD ME THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING. I INVESTIGATED FURTHER AND NOTICED THEY DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL MY FOOT WAS OFF THE BRAKE. THEY DID NOT LIGHT IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513749May 28, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE IDLING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513691May 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE BRAKES WILL ALSO DRIVE AROUND SHOWING THEY ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513587May 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513541May 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 PONTIAC G6, BRAKE LIGHTS WORK OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED. ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, THE LIGHTS GO OUT. CRUISE CONTROL WON'T ENGAGE EVERY TIME (WORKS INTERMITTENTLY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513451May 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AND TRYING TO SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE CRUISE WOULD NOT SET. I WAS ALSO BEING FOLLOWED BY MY WIFE AT THE TIME. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, SHE ASKED ME IF I WAS RIDING THE BRAKES. I TOLD HER I WAS NOT AND SHE INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON ALL THE TIME, EXCEPT FOR AFTER MAKING A STOP & RESTARTING THEY WOULD GO OUT BRIEFLY AND COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. SINCE THAT DAY THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS CONCERNS ME VERY MUCH AS I HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD SON WHO DRIVES THIS VEHICLE TO WORK AND YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON UNLESS YOU TRY TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513462May 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN IT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON THAT SHOWS THAT CRUISE CONTROL IS READY TO BE ON BUT IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. WHILE I DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT WHEN I GO TO STOP, THEY TURN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513482May 24, 2013
STEERING
THIS HAPPENED BEFORE, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BROUGHT IT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO INTO A LEFT TURN ON TO THE FREEWAY, WHEN THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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