Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10288604October 15, 2009
STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS FINE TILL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO NOT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS COMPLETELY QUIT. THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON NTSB WEBSITE, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I HAVE TO PAY 800.00 TO THE DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TODAY! *TR
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#10287400October 14, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TURN ON THE OFF RAMP I COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING, AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO A GAS STATION THOUGH IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD. I BOUGHT SOME POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT TO MY SURPRISE MY CAR HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A FLUID I COULD FILL. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ON AND MY STEERING WAS FINE. TODAY - ABOUT SIX DAYS LATER - I WAS PULLING OFF THE OFF RAMP AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS TIME I COULD BARELY STEER AT ALL. I PULLED OVER, SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH PROBLEM, AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS I FEEL GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS THAT MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR
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#10287223October 13, 2009
STEERING
LIKE MANY OTHERS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS BAD. I KNOW THERE WAS AN "INVESTIGATION", BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM & SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. RECALL THE CAR & FIX THE PROBLEM, PLEASE. I AM THANKFUL I HAVEN'T HAD A WRECK, BUT I CERTAINLY DO NOT HAVE THE $750 FOR REPAIRS. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT GM SEEMS OBLIVIOUS OR UNCARING. I WAS A DIE-HARD GM CUSTOMER, BUT WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. TO KEEP A CUSTOMER, YOU HAVE TO TREAT THEM RIGHT AND THE LACK OF WHAT GM IS DOING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IS WRONG. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED, BUT WHAT DOES IT TAKE? I SUPPOSE WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED & GM GETS SUED THEY WILL RECONSIDER FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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#10287245October 13, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE!!!!! TELL YOU WHAT....WHY DON'T I COME OVER AND PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE AND HOPE THAT THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T FAIL AND WE CRASH AND DIE. GET MY POINT??? OR MAYBE I WILL JUST HAVE 16. ACCIDENTS AND RACK UP MY INSURANCE. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT A RECALL? *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10287117October 12, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN NOVEMBER 2007 MY WIFE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HER BRAKE LIGHTS ON HER 2006 G6. SHE WAS STOPPED A COUPLE OF TIMES BY THE LOCAL POLICE DUE TO HER BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON CONSTANTLY. ON 12/6/2007 WE TOOK OUR CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND PAID $106.94 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THEY R&R'D A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. AFTER THAT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, WE TOOK IT BACK AND THEY FINALLY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG SINCE THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH A SECOND TIME. WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE SUFFER THROUGH THE PROBLEM UNTIL A CO-WORKER OF MY WIFE'S STATED THAT HIS WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS A GM PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL ON G6'S FOR THAT PROBLEM. TODAY WE TOOK OUR CAR TO A GM DEALER AND WAS REFUSED SERVICE BECAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER DOESN'T FALL BETWEEN 64100001 AND 64100093. WE'VE EXPERIENCED ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THE MEMO AND SHE'S EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD (ALMOST BEING HIT FROM THE REAR BECAUSE DRIVERS FOLLOWING HER CAN'T TELL WHEN SHE'S BRAKING) WHEN TRAVELING BECAUSE THIS CONDITION EXIST. WE'RE SIMPLY ASKING HELP IN GETTING THIS SITUATION RESOLVED (GETTING OUR CAR FIXED). WE'VE BEEN LOYAL GM CUSTOMERS UP TO NOW, (WE ALSO OWN A BONNEVILLE AND A CHEVY VAN) BUT WITH SERVICE SUCH AS THIS THAT SITUATION IS LIKELY TO CHANGE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287127October 12, 2009
STEERING
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS IS WHEN I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT STRUGGLING (LOSS OF POWER STEERING). AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. WHAT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEATH? NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REPAIR IS TO EXPENSIVE AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER FOR GM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287032October 11, 2009
STEERING
CLUNKING SOUND AGAIN WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT, PREVIOUS REPAIR BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY ( REPLACEMENT OF ELECTRONIC STEERING BOX) FOR SAME PROBLEM SOUND FIXED ISSUE ONLY TO HAVE IT RETURN NOW ONE YEAR LATER! UNDERSTAND STEERING PROBLEMS ARE AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286985October 10, 2009
STEERING
WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN DRIVING TO WORK THE POWER STEERING IN MY G6 WENT OUT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP SENDING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LUCKILY WAS OUT AT A LOW TRAFFIC TIME AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE STEERING AFTER THAT POINT WAS POSSIBLE BUT EXTREMELY HARD TO MANAGE AND SHARP OR QUICK TURNS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. I REACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS CLOSE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT THAT HAD FLASHED ON MY RADIO WAS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN ON ONGOING PROBLEM AND I CAN EXPECT THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CAR AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING PUTTING ME IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286849October 9, 2009
STEERING
2005 PONTIAC G6. I WAS TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR ALMOST GETTING HIT HEAD ON AND BY SEVERAL OTHER CARS AS I WAS JUS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALLED AS I READ SO MANY STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IN MY CASE IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THANK GOD THAT OTHER DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SOMEHOW AVOIDED MY CAR. HOW THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET BLOWS MY MIND!!!!! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. ON TOP OF THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY STEERING CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. IM DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN LOOSE STEERING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH ENDANGERS ANYBODY AROUND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286889October 9, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MAYBE 3-5 DAYS AGO MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I ASSUMED I NEEDED TO ADD FLUID. WELL, COME TO FIND OUT THAT MY STEERING PUMP IS ELECTRIC; SO THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO ADD FLUID. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO DIAGNOSE IT. WELL, THAT WAS DONE AND COME TO FIND OUT THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. WELL, I KEPT SEARCHING AND AFTER A FEW SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET...I SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM. NOW, MY CAR HAVEN'T FROZE UP ON ME YET...BUT IT HAVE BEEN PULLING LIKE I'M ON FLAT. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY; AND AS OF NOW I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. IF I'D NEW THIS ABOUT THIS PONTIAC I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED THIS CAR. I SEE WHY GMC IS GOING BANKRUPT. THERE NOT HONEST TO THE CUSTOMERS; SO WHY SHOULD WE KEEP BUYING THESE FAULTY CARS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286928October 9, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MY 06 PONTIAC G6 NEEDS A NEW LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WHEEL COULD FALL OFF. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 52,000 MILES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD OTHER THINGS WRONG, WHEN IN RETURN THOSE PARTS WERE FINE AND THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER READING THROUGH SOME COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON THE G6 STARTING BACK FROM 2005. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10286764October 8, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION BY CARS DOING 50 MPH. I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR AFTER THAT HAPPENED ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER 2 CARS. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WASN'T UNDER WARRANT SO THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT. THEY SAID IT WORKS FOR NOW BUT IT COULD GO OUT ANYTIME IM DRIVING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE JUST MY LUCK, ONLY TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAY PROBLEM IN THE SAME YEAR, IN THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP SOMEBODY WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED BY THIS. I WAS ONLY DOING AROUND 20MPH AND ALMOST GOT HIT THREE TIMES HEAD ON AND FROM THE BACK IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR EVEN TURNING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND LOOSING THE STEERING AND RUNNING UP A CURB ENDANGERING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. SINCE THESE ARE NEWER CARS THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE CARS OUT THERE THAT HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS YET BUT WILL. NOT ONLY PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS ARE IN DANGER AT ANYTIME BUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE TO. I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BY A FORD TRUCK HIS LIFE WASIN DANGER JUST AS MUCH AS MINE. HOW THESE CARS ARE NOT RECALLED YET BLOWS MY MIND?????? SO MANY PEOPLE LIVES ARE IN DANGER IM DRIVING A CAR THAT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. ARE THEY JUST GOING TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE GET KILLED BY THIS IF NOT ALREADY OR COME UP WITH A SOLUTION BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LIVES ARE AT RISK. THESE CARS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND RECALLED ASAP. I HEARD SOMETHING ABOUT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THEY DON'T MAKE EXTENDED LIVES. RECALL ASAP RECALL ASAP. *TR
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#10286783October 8, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY TIRES WERE LOW, THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT JERKING A LITTLE. MY TIRES WERE FINE AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER MY CAR, GOOD THING I WAS STILL IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10286837October 8, 2009
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR TURNS THE AIRBAG OFF WHEN PASSENGER SITS OFF CENTER. THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT RESET IF THE PASSENGER MOVES BACK TO CENTER OF SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND IT WILL DO THE SAME THING. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I DON'T THINK THIS IS SAFE AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER RECALLING THE AIRBAG SENSOR SYSTEM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286520October 6, 2009
STEERING
RANDOM (EVERY SEVERAL HOURS) LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. *TR
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#10286308October 5, 2009
SEATS
SEAT TRACKS HOLDING SEATS ON PONTIAC G6'S BOLTS & TRACKS RUSTED THROUGH & GM & DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE THINK THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS COULD CAUSE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF THE BOLT BREAKS OFF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286180October 3, 2009
STEERING
1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT. JUST REGULAR NORMAL DRIVING DAY TO DAY COMMUTING. 2. SHAKY VIBRATIONS COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. ELECTRONIC ASSISTED STEERING. STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT BY ITS SELF UNASSISTED. TALKED TO MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIND OUT WHY ITS DOING IT. OR EVEN HOW ON EARTH THEY CAN FIX IT WITHOUT ANYTHING ELSE BEING WRONG. SO THE PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT WITH NO FIX IN SIGHT? 3. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED JUST TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND MECHANICS STAYING IN TOUCH HOPING THAT NOTHING WORSE HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286186October 3, 2009
STEERING
THE POWERSTEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SKIPS WHEN I TURN SOMETIMES. IT MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE AND FEEL WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT QUICKLY. I HAVE LOST CONTROL AT TIMES. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A POWERSTEERING FLUID RESERVOIR TO CHECK FLUID LEVELS OR ANY OTHER OBVIOUS EXTERNAL ISSUES TO THE STEERING MECHANICS. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286138October 2, 2009
STEERING
STEERING MAKES A POPPING AND CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING. IS GETTING WORSE (LOUDER) AS TIME GOES ON. THE NOISE IS NOW PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME YOU TURN AND STEERING IS BECOMING MORE "STIFF" BUT NOT AS YET DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286016October 1, 2009
STEERING
I WAS DROPPING MY 2 KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THIS MORNING WHEN I HEARD THE WARNING SIGNAL COME ON AND I LOOKED AND SEEN "POWER STEERING" IN THE INFORMATION WINDOW ON THE STEREO AND A LITTLE CAR ON THE DASH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT AND WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO I HAD THEM CHANGE THE OIL AND CHECK ALL OF THE FLUIDS AND AS THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE IT DID THE SAMETHING TO HIM. THEY TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND PUT IT ON A MACHINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR BUT THEY KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE PERSON AT THE FRONT DESK DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE ANYONE TAKES ACTION. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND I DID NOT HIT SOMEONE AND GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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