Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10279926August 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING
I PURCHASED MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN JULY OF 2006. WHEN I RECEIVED IT HAD 300 MILES ON IT AND HAVE LOVED IT EVER SINCE. I WOULD SAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT POPPING NOISE AND I FELT IT AS WELL WHEN I MAKE TURNS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY BRAKES BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CAUSE MY FRONT END TO SHAKE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES EVERY SO OFTEN. FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY SHAKE EVERY SINGLE TIME I APPLY MY BRAKES AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE EACH DAY. ONE LAST ITEM OF CONCERN IS REGARDING THE STEERING OF MY CAR ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS/ FREEWAYS. MY CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY MAKING IT HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO MY SAFETY AND TO THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. I HAVE READ UP ON THESE ISSUES AND IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS SO I KNOW THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY I DRIVE MY CAR. I AM SATISFIED WITH MY CAR OTHERWISE, BUT AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ISSUES I AM FACING TODAY ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279933August 10, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY A/C, MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT, MY POWER STEERING IS RESTORED UNTIL I TRY TO USE MY AIR AGAIN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM I HAVE HAD FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE HIT A GUARD RAIL BECAUSE AS I TURNED INTO THE CURVE, MY POWER STEERING WENT AND THE WHEEL YOKED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THIS IS A PROBLEM GM IS AWARE OF AS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE NEWER 07 MODEL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE 05 PARTS. HOW ABOUT A RECALL????? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279802August 8, 2009
STEERING
2006 PONTIAC G6 I JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY CAR AT LOW SPEEDS MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. AND IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY ITS NOT SO BAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS BUT TODAY WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY STEERING LOCKED UP I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. I AM TRULY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279331August 4, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. ON 2/17/09, GM RECALLED 8,012 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO 0 CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, BRAKE LAMPS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, VIN [XXX] . HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED GM'S OWNER CENTER TO TRY AND GET MY VEHICLE COVERED. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE (TED) ADVISED ME THAT I MUST FIRST HAVE THE PONTIAC (GM) DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT MY EXPENSE, AND THAT, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GM MAY OR MAY NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE, I FIND GM'S RESPONSE TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM THEREFORE REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO COVER THE COST OF NEEDED REPAIRS FOR ANY GM VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, "BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING". THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR, AT THEIR EXPENSE, ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279248August 3, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279092August 2, 2009
STEERING
CLUNKING IN STEERING EVERYTIME I STOP AND GO AND EXIT TURNS. IT IS ALOT LOUDER DURING STOP/AND TURNS. VERY LOUD, I CAN ALSO FEEL IT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND IN MY HANDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278993July 31, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND JERKED. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING CRIMP AT THE TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,450. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279007July 31, 2009
STEERING
WE HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN WILL FAIL AGAIN AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED AS THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278782July 30, 2009
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AND MAKES A CLUNKING WARNING WHEN I TURN. HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK YET BUT AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR 2005 PONTIAC G6
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278378July 27, 2009
STEERING
1.) STEERING ON 2005 G6 GT PULLS CAR TO LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, SEEMINGLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD CAR PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED AND CARE STILL PULLS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. 2.) IT SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. 3.) HAD CAR ALIGNED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE BUT DID NOT HELP. PREVIOUSLY, HAD RECEIVED NOTICE FROM PONTIAC IN EARLY OWNERSHIP OF CAR THAT POWER STEERING HAD A PROBLEM. CONTACT DEALER IN 2005 REGARDING NOTICE AND WAS TOLD NOT ALL CARS WERE EFFECTED AND IF PROBLEM HAD NOT PRESENTED I DIDN'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WILL CONTACT PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE REMEDY. SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES ON BLOGS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278398July 27, 2009
STEERING
MY PONTIAC 2007 G6 AS VIBRATION IN THE SEARING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. PONTIAC HAS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMER PAYING FOR IT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS AND I COULD CREATE. I HAD GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE AND THE BILL WAS FOR EIGHT HUNDRED PLUS DOLLARS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AND I STILL HAVE THE WARRANTY. PONTIAC STILL WONT FIX IT. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN NOV. OF 2008. BEFORE I COULD GET IT LOOKED AT MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN. THE HIT AND RUN OCCURRED ON THE 12TH OF DEC, 2008. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278454July 27, 2009
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2005 G6 GT IS MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6 AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, I BEGAN NOTICING THIS CLUNKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JUNE 2009) WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT TURNING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THIS NOISE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX IT AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE SINCE DAY 1, NOT TO MENTION VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I CURRENTLY HAVE 56,700 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, IF THIS PART OF THE STEERING LOCKS UP AT RANDOM DRIVING IT OR NOT, WHO IS TO SAY SOMEONE WON'T BE BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278469July 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AT 31,222 MILES ON A 06 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2005. I FIRST NOTICED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT THE END OF JUNE 2009. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO GET INTO GEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING UP A HILL; THIS WAS NOTICEABLE DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A THUMP NOISE WHEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 0 DURING STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER PROLONGED DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVENTUALLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT ON 7/7/09. THE MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING TWO OF THE COMPUTER SENSORS PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE CAR'S SHIFTING. THE CAR'S WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BECAUSE 3 YEARS HAD PASSED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL BELOW 36,000 MILES. I FIND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY $1,800 FOR A TRANSMISSION ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278475July 27, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CORRESPONDING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING BECAME SO LOOSE THAT THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA. SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS PRODUCED BY A FAILED SENSOR. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278314July 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY LIT WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ON AND OFF, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES 3. RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL SUGGESTED APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR. WE DID THAT AND IT DID NOT WORK. WE REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER DASH AND RECALIBRATED THE BCM AT A DEALERSHIP. STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278034July 23, 2009
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL STARTS JERKING WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON THE FIRST DAY OF MY POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, IT ALSO READ POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO THAT'S HOW I KNOW ITS MY POWER STEERING. AND AS I LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277565July 21, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MODULE CONSTANTLY FAILS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MODULE THREE TIMES. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT IF THE MODULE FAILS AGAIN AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAS TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,058 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,064.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277473July 20, 2009
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD DART FROM ONE DIRECTION TO ANOTHER WITHOUT THE DRIVER MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE TWO PREVIOUS YEAR'S MODELS FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE 2006 MODELS. THE FAILURE HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,799. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN UPDATED 08/21/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277480July 20, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING AND HOW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THIS ISSUE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,936 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,934.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277502July 20, 2009
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR CENTER SEAT AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE SUPPORT. THE SEAT BELT WEBBING EXHIBITED SEVERE THREADING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 7,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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