Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10344007July 19, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH; THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AND EXHIBITED EXTREMELY LOW ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER IN WHICH THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE REPAIR WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344027July 19, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT I PURCHASED LAST SUMMER. SINCE THEN MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT A DAY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR UP IT WAS FINE. BUT THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON JULY 10, 2010. I WAS HEADING HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND AS I WENT TO TURN OFF HER STREET MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND MY RADIO SCREEN SAID "POWER STEERING". I HAD TO USE EVERY BIT OF ENERGY I HAD TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE SAFELY. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THEN. I CHECK IT EVERYDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE IT HASN'T FIXED ITSELF LIKE LAST TIME BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK... I CALLED GM TO REPORT IT AND THEY BASICALLY SAID OH WELL AND TOO BAD, I HAVE A FEELING I AM GOING TO HAVE TO END UP PAYING FOR THIS AND I DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE $800 TO FORK OUT AND PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SUCH AS THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344053July 19, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE POWER STEERING WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING, MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY AND THE IMMEDIATE SHAFT REPAIR COSTS WAS $1029. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,593 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,776.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343552July 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURS CONSTANTLY. BRAKE ILLUMINATES WHEN DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL ID# 28422 BUT ACCORDING TO PONTIAC MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343647July 16, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
INADVERTENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT - PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN ONLY. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343380July 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING THE DAYTIME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND A PASSENGER HAD REALIZED THAT BOTH MY TAIL LIGHTS WEREN'T TURNING ON WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP. I CHECKED IT OUT LATER ON AND TURNS OUT THAT NOT ONLY DO MY BRAKES NOT WORK WHEN I SLOW DOWN, BUT ONLY WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP DO THEY TURN ON, AND STAY ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECS AFTER I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKES. NIGHT TIME IS WORSE BECAUSE MY LIGHT STAYS ON (AS IF MY FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE) UNTIL I ACTUALLY PRESS THE BRAKE, THEN THEY DIM DOWN LIKE HOW THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE IN THE FIRST PLACE AND STAY DIM FOR ABOUT 20 SECS. AND TURN BACK ON AS IF I WAS AT A STOP SIGN GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343427July 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2007 PONTIAC G6 V4, TURNED CAR ON TODAY AND WARNING MESSAGE SAYS POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING IS SHOT, WE HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT DRIVE THIS CAR RESPONSIBLY. YESTERDAY IT WAS WORKING FINE, THIS MORNING IT WAS NOT- CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343451July 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
SINCE THE CAR WAS ALMOST NEW (6,000 MILES) THE BRAKES PULSATE AND NEED CONSTANT REPAIR - EVENTUALLY THE PULSATION LEADS TO WHAT I WOULD DETERMINE AN UNCOMFORTABLE/UNCONTROLLABLE BREAKING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS INDICATED THE TYPE OF BRAKES ON THIS CAR HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION. THEY ARE ABLE TO REPAIR AND CAR SEEMS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN PROBLEM RECURS. LAST TIME THE DEALER CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $400 FOR REPAIR (MAY 2010). THE CAR IS NOW STARTING TO AGAIN DISPLAY SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS, STARTING TO PULSATE, BRAKES MAKING DRAGGING SOUND. THE CAR HAS 43,000 MILES AS OF THIS DATE AND BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER YEAR FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2006. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343475July 15, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ME POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TWO OTHER TIMES AND THEY PERFORM DIAGNOSIS TEST AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE REP TOLD ME SHE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL OR THE COMPANY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD FOR 2 YEARS THAT'S BEING PARKED BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343510July 15, 2010
STEERING
MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 WENT OUT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I EXPERIENCE NECK AND ARM PAIN FOR WEEKS AFTER FOR HAVING TO DRIVE AROUND WITHOUT IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR FIXED WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK. THEY HAD TO REPLACE A CIRCUIT AND REPROGRAM THE CAR. I PAID 900 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IS IT A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG PONTIAC CARS INCLUDING G6'S WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE AND YET ITS THE ONLY PONTIAC CAR TO NOT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR IT YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343521July 15, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH FAULTY POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES EVEN WHILE IN OPERATION. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN TAKING A CURVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE FAILURE IS MOST PRONE TO OCCUR IN WARM WEATHER, AND GENERALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME IT RARELY GOES AWAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, AND THAT THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE IS EGREGIOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SOON, BEFORE I JOIN A GROWING LIST OF OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343122July 14, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE POWERSTEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT. I CAN PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND SOMETIMES IT WILL RESET. HOWEVER, MORE RECENTLY THAT IS NOT WORKING AND IF I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A WRECK. THE POWERSTEERING GOES OUT AT LEAST 4 TIMES A WEEK AND THE DAYS IT GOES OUT IT CONTINUES ALL DAY LONG. I AM AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A VERY BAD WRECK. I HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE ONLY THING HE COULD DO WAS REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN AND HE DIDN'T SUGGEST DOING THAT JUST YET. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS CHECKED OUT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343160July 14, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2007 PONITAC G6 GT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND GO OUT WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL FOR 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6'S BUT MINE IS A 2007 AND DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL BUT I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343195July 14, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND TURN THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343210July 14, 2010
STEERING
2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHEN THERE IS EXTREME HOT WEATHER , WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IT LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL AND YOU ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO USE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343259July 14, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,750 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,780.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343365July 14, 2010
STEERING
2006 PONTIAC G6. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING IS LOST. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. I AM SEEING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342980July 13, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE AN 06 PONTIAC G6 AND A WHILE BACK I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT TO THE GAS STATION BUT IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE. THE STEERING ISN'T JUST HARD TO TURN LIKE AN OLD TRUCK, IT CONSTANTLY TRIES TO SPRING BACK TO THE STRAIGHT POSITION SO YOU FIGHT IT THE ENTIRE TIME. WE PARKED IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND I TURNED IT ON AN TOOK IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND IT WAS FINE UNTIL A WEEK AGO WHEN IT WENT OUT AGAIN AND NOW I CANT GET IT TO WORK AT ALL. I WILL BE DAMNED IF I AM PAYING TO HAVE IT FIXED WHEN IT IS GM'S PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT IS COMPLETE BS THAT ALL THE OTHER CARS GOT RECALLED BUT THE G6 DID NOT. "GOVERNMENT MOTORS" BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR RISK LOSING EVEN MORE CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343025July 13, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARK LOT AT 15-20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SHOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER RESTARTING BUT RECURRED BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,999.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343065July 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE LIGHTS REVERSED ON PONTIAC G6 2007, BRAKES HARD TO ENGAGE. SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE IN LESS THAN A YEAR WITHOUT PROPER DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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