Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10341720July 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE LIGHTS ON WHEN BRAKES AREN'T PRESSED, AND GO OFF WHEN PRESSED. CRUISE DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE SWITCH AND RELAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341445July 5, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STRUCTURE:BODY
PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED IN JUNE OF 06, FOR ABNORMAL NOISE, FROM UNDERNEATH CAR, CONDENSATION WAS CONSTANT IN HEADLIGHTS EVEN AFTER REPLACED. CAR DISC PLAYER WOULD CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTION AND WAS REPLACED - STEERING WAS ALWAYS SEEMED NOT JUST RIGHT. CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FOR SHORT SPURTS, TRUNK FILLED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN REALLY FEEL THE WHOLE STABILITY OF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT. HUSBAND RECEIVED BRAIN INJURY FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE HE JUST PLOWED INTO A BLOCK WALL FOR NO REASON. HE HELD A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD WITH A CURRENT CDL LICENSE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10341372July 4, 2010
STEERING
2005 PONTIAC G6- WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING-TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING-AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT IS OK UNTIL IT DECIDES TO STOP WORKING AGAIN. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE TO THIS-LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT ACT. VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341313July 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON, GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. NO TAIL LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341069July 2, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT WITH A 3.5 L V6 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AS WE ALL KNOW THIS CANT BE SAFE FOR ANYONE I HAVE TWO YOUNG SONS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341111July 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER SHE TURNED IT OFF AND THEN ON, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE IN HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341274July 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341276July 2, 2010
STEERING
A FEW MONTHS BACK I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A POPPING SENSATION WHEN TURNING AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. TODAY I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY THE CAR STARTED TO DING AND ACROSS THE RADIO READ SCREEN POWER STEERING . I LOST POWER STEERING TO THE CAR AND IT WAS VERY VERY HARD TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340745June 30, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS IN 2006 PONTIAC G6 WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340556June 29, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD AND STIFF. THE CONTACT DECREASED SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,615 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,627.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340689June 29, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 PONTIAC G6, CURRENTLY WITH 76,400 MILES AT 21K MY BRAKES WERE ALREADY IN THE YELLOW. AT 38K, I REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND HAD THE CAR ALIGNED. AT 45K, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AGAIN. AT 50K, I HAD TO RESURFACE THE ROTORS. AT 54K, I HAD TO INSTALL NEW ROTORS AND NEW FRONT BRAKES... AGAIN. I PURCHASED HIGH PERFORMANCE, CROSS-DRILLED ROTORS, AND THE BRAKES THAT WERE RECOMMENDED TO GO ALONG WITH THEM, AND HAD THEM INSTALLED AT A REPUTABLE BRAKE COMPANY. AT A LITTLE OVER 54K, I HAD TO DO ANOTHER ALIGNMENT. AT 64K, ANOTHER ALIGNMENT WAS RECOMMENDED AND PERFORMED. AT 71K, BRAKES ARE IN THE YELLOW AGAIN. AND NOW, TODAY, AT 76K, HAD TO RESURFACE THE NEW ROTORS, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FRONT BRAKES ARE, ONCE AGAIN, NEARING THE RED. AND I'M PRETTY SURE, IF I HAD THE ENERGY, MONEY AND TIME TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AGAIN, IT WOULD NEED TO BE RE-ALIGNED AGAIN. PONTIAC G6 HAS SOME SORT OF PROBLEM THAT CAUSES A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF BRAKE AND ROTOR WEAR, AND ALIGNMENT ISSUES. PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340398June 28, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIE ROD AND THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT SEVERAL TIMES UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 60 MPH, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, ALMOST CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING MORE THEY COULD DO TO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED TRADING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340406June 28, 2010
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERABLE EACH OCCASION THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, FOLLOWED BY A WARNING CHIME. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340279June 27, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WARPED FRONT ROTORS CAUSING VIBRATIONS IN STEERING COLUMN. GM SERVICE CENTER RESURFACED THE ROTORS FOR THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (APPROX. 6MO. AGO). THE ISSUE HAS SINCE RETURNED AND THE ROTORS WILL NEED TO BE TURNED OR REPLACED AGAIN. MULTIPLE SITES HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THE ROTORS USED ON THE PONTIAC G6'S ARE INADEQUATE FOR ITS SIZE/WEIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339962June 25, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHICH THEY INFORMED THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SERVICE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339976June 25, 2010
STEERING
2007 PONTIAC G6 - PURCHASED NEW. STEERING COLUMN STARTED SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING A YEAR AGO. TOOK IT TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY CAN'T FIX IT FOR GOOD. NOW YOU CAN FEEL A ROUGH VIBRATION WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND IT IS GETTING LESS SMOOTH TO TURN - VERY APPARENT SQUEALING NOW EVERYTIME THE WHEEL IS TURNED. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION BUT THE SQUEAK GOT WORSE AND THEY "LUBRICATED" SOMETHING BUT THE MECHANIC DIDN'T CLEARLY SAY WHAT AS HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER NOW REFUSES TO LOOK AT IT UNLESS I PAY A "DIAGNOSTIC FEE" AND THEY SAY ALL THEY CAN DO IS LUBRICATE IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXORBITANT FEE. GM REFUSES TO MAKE THE DEALERSHIP INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER EVENTHOUGH MY COMPLAINTS ARE ON FILE AT THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC PREVIOUSLY TOLD ME THAT AS LONG AS THE COMPLAINT WAS ON FILE THEN IT WILL BE COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN AFTER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED BUT I GUESS THAT WAS A LIE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340144June 25, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC G6 IT BEGAN HAVING A JERKING PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WAS TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A NEW RACK AND PINION. AFTER MAKING THIS REPAIR THE CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AS THE STEERING WILL JERK HARD AND YOU HAVE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE STEERING DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION COST OVER $300 TO FIX. TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY DROVE THE CAR AND STATED IT NEEDED A EPS MOTOR AND CONTROLLER. THEN WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $600 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340136June 25, 2010
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING UNIT. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHEN THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME IT COULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF PONTIAC, ALL OF WHICH OCCUR BETWEEN 55,000 AND 60,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. STILL GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS DEFECT BY ISSUING A RECALL. ONE WOULD THINK WITH $52 MILLION DOLLARS OF AMERICANS TAX DOLLARS IN THEIR POCKETS THAT THEY COULD TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS ISN'T ABOUT BAILOUTS THOUGH. THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING FAMILIES, MOTHERS AND CHILDRENS LIVES IN DANGER. I AM SENDING THIS IN HOPES OF THIS AGENCY BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH GM TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND FORCE THEM TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF A POOR PAINT JOB HERE, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVING THE STEERING COMPONENTS OF A CAR. I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339817June 24, 2010
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR AND I LOST CONTROL TRYING TO TURN INTO AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO MY TURNING AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD EVER HAPPENED. I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS OFF A BIT THE WEEK PRIOR, HOWEVER, I HAD THE TIRES ROTATED THAT WEEK AND THEY SAID THAT THE CAR MAY PULL TO THE LEFT AFTER. WHEN TRYING TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE CAR, I FOUND THERE ISN'T A SPOT FOR THIS AND THEY ARE ELECTRIC. THANKFULLY I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339895June 24, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 FOR THE LAST 10 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE'S A RECALL BECAUSE ITS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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