Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10277139July 17, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MADE A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE G6 MODELS. SHE VISITED THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE NOISE WORSENED OVER TIME. RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE STEERING. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,528 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276878July 15, 2009
STEERING
2005 PONTIAC G6 LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT NOTICE. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND STATED POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN BUT NO WARNING. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE IN TRAFFIC ON A CURVE, NARROWLY MISSING ONCOMING VEHICLES. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!!! GM PONTIAC HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THEY HAVE OFFERED A COURTESY GESTURE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS / 70,000 MILES FOR THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT. THIS IS SERIOUS AND MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. GM HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM--OBVIOUSLY IF THEY HAVE ISSUES A COURTESY BULLETIN--YET NO OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED--WE DO CURRENTLY RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES BUT NOTHING IN THIS REGARD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276721July 14, 2009
STEERING
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ON 2006 G6. THIS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2005 PONTIAN G6 HAD A RECALL ON. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276780July 14, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ABILITY; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FAILURES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,383.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276471July 12, 2009
STEERING
ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, I WOULD THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT DAILY UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NOW GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A TURN, HOWEVER I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND I HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. A MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO YOU AS HE HAS SEEN IT MANY TIMES WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $750. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276372July 10, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST TRAVELING 90 MPH. IN TURN, HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE CRACKED IN THE MID-LUMBAR AREA, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,805.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10276198July 9, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSED, ACTUALLY TURNED OFF ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTING WHEN DEPRESSED AND CAR WAS IN DRIVE. *TR DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT...APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276216July 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE CAR WAS MOTION. A GEAR SHEARED OFF THE CAR AND BROKE THE TRANNY CASING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275995July 7, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 IT HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275884July 6, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 70,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275448July 1, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,055.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275394June 30, 2009
STEERING
2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275104June 27, 2009
STEERING
2008 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRONIC STEERING SHAKES LEFT AND RIGHT DURING START UP AND ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NO SPECIFIC ROAD SPEED, AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP LEFT OR RIGHT AFTER MAKING NORMAL CORRECTION TO DRIVING CONDITIONS. OCCURS RANDOMLY TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. TWO TIMES NO PROBLEM NOTED BY DEALERSHIP, AND 1 TIME DTC P0460-4B LOGGED AND REPAIRING TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO RECALIBRATE STEERING SENSORS. RECALIBRATION FAILED AND STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE RETURNED TO OWNER AND CONTINUES TO STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEMS WITH STEERING SHAKING AND LOCKING UP. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274942June 25, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTAC'TS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIR. DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND VISITS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING THE THIRD VISIT, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NORMAL AND THE POWER STEERING OVERHEATED, WHICH WAS ALSO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS 10 MPH OR ENTERING AND LEAVING PARKING LOTS. EACH TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274791June 24, 2009
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FAULTY BRAKES AND STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. VERY DANGEROUS! I'VE HAD ROTORS TURNED AT 7000 MILES, 14000 MILES, 24000, MILES AND JUST RECENTLY AT 32000 MILES. THEY MUST BE POOR QUALITY. I'VE BEEN DRIVING VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT BRAKE SERVICE FOR 50000 + MILES. WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP (IN 2 WEEKS) AND I'M NERVOUS. HAD STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A POPPING NOISE AND SHIMMYING FRONT END AS WELL AS BOTH TIE ROD ENDS (SEEMS A LITTLE TOO SOON FOR ALL THAT!). CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,500. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO KEEP POURING INTO THIS LEMON AFTER MY WARRANTY IS OUT. I AM NOT CURRENTLY HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I'VE ALREADY READ, I'M SURE MORE ISSUES ARE COMING! WHAT IS WRONG WITH GM! NO WONDER THEY ARE BANKRUPT. WHO WANTS THIS KIND OF "QUALITY" VEHICLE THEY CLAIM TO MAKE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE SAME STEERING AND BRAKE ISSUES. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED AND THEN HEAVEN HELP GM! LAWSUIT! ISSUE A RECALL FOR GOD'S SAKE! STEP UP TO THE PLATE IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE. START MAKING REAL "QUALITY" VEHICLES LIKE YOU USE TO. YOU CAN BUY BACK MY G6 ANYTIME! ALL I'VE EVER PURCHASED IS GM , BUT NOW I'LL GO BUY A FORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274844June 24, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT DOES IT MOST OFTEN WHEN DRIVING IN AND OUT OF PARKING LOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274756June 23, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES ON HER VEHICLE. WHENEVER SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DIM. WHENEVER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $95 PER HOUR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT DECLINED SERVICE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON JUNE 23, 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274769June 23, 2009
AIR BAGS
I BOUGHT A 2007 PONTIAC G6 USED IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH 15,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD TONS OF WARRANTY WORK DONE. BUT THE ISSUE I AM HAVING NOW IS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH COMING ON AND THE RADIO SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG SOON. IT FIST HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER WE BOUT THE CAR. SO WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE IT WAS ONE OF THE WARRANTY ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO BE FIXED. WHEN I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS ON, AND BRING IT BACK WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. WELL THE NEXT TIME IT CAME ON WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO EVEN TRY AND TAKE IT. SO IT CAME ON AGAIN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WITH 37,500 MILES ON IT NOW. SO I TAKE IT BACK WERE I NORMALLY GET IT SERVICED AND PURCHASED THE CAR, BEING AS IT IS ON MY WAY HOME. WELL THEY SAY THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT WASN'T THERE ANY LONGER DIDN'T MAKE A NOTE OF IT SO IT WOULD COME OUT OF POCKET AND AT $88 JUST TO PLUG THE COMPUTER TO IT AND ME BEING FLAT BROKE I COULDN'T DO IT. ALL I WANT IS IT TO BE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. AND THEY WON'T DO IT DUE TO LACK OF ABILITY ON THE PREVIOUS SERVICE MANAGER. THEY GAVE ME GM'S NUMBER TO CALL AND SEE IF I COULD GET GOOD WILL WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID NO AS WELL. THIS INS ALL ONLY 1500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. NO ONE HAS GOT HURT YET BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM GOING UP THE ROAD ONE DAY AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY IN MY CAR. THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY AND SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274658June 22, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED DRIVING, BUT THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER CALLING THE GM MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274353June 19, 2009
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TOURING TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17 (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE DEFECTS AT THE INNER SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT WAS STRONGLY URGED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,700. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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