Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10249746November 24, 2008
STEERING
THE POWERSTEERING ON MY PONTIAC G6 HAS FAILED- I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THEN A YEAR AND NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ABOUT 1000.00 TO FIX IT. THE STEERING IS SO TIGHT SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH ONE DAY USING ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD IN ORDER TO AVOID A CAR. NOW THE POWERSTEERING LOCKS UP AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BEING GM CERTIFIED DOESN'T COVER ANY OF IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE- PONTIAC NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS HUGE FAILURE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE DIE BECAUSE PONTIAC WAS TOO CHEAP TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249470November 21, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT FORCE. THE HEATING ELEMENT FROM THE DEFROSTER CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE DEFROSTER AND RADIO WERE ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE RADIO WOULD SHORT CIRCUIT AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT STATIC. THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT CLEARING THE CONDENSATION FROM THE REAR GLASS SURFACE SUFFICIENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,464.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249311November 19, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTS MALFUNCTION...FREQUENTLY (90% OF THE TIME) THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY...MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN USING THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN BRAKE WIRE BUT THEY REPLACED IT AND THAT DID NOT FIX IT. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO ME ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY GO OFF WHILE I'M BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249146November 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS 107,000 MILES, THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. MY FUEL TANK RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING ALOT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED AND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE. THE SECOND IS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN BAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THE POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249046November 17, 2008
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. IT SQUEAKS LIKE THE PLASTIC IS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED SQUEAKING. I HAVE HAD THEM REDONE ABOUT 4 TIMES. THE BLACK RUBBER STRIP IS ROTTING. THERE IS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMING THROUGH THE LITTLE SQUARE RIGHT ABOUT THE SEAT BELT. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT CARRY OVER TO FIX ANY OF THIS. MY CAR UPHOLSTERY WAS ALREADY REDONE ONCE DUE TO A FLOODING AND I PAID FOR THAT. NOW THE BACKSEAT SMELLS LIKE MOLD. THE HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT KEEPS COMING OFF. THIS IS THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ACTUALLY ELECTRIC. I HATE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248798November 14, 2008
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD A 2006 PONTIAC G6 FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT I HAVE TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPAIRED/REPLACED. NOW I AM HAVING THE BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM REPLACED. THE ROTORS ALSO NEED REPLACED. NONE OF THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER G6 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND OF COURSE WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248569November 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NOISE RECURRED AND THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248608November 12, 2008
STEERING
WHEN I START MY CAR AND BACK OUT, I HEAR A DINGING NOISE LIKE THAT OF WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS NOT ON AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. EVERY NOW AND THEN I CAN RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE THING IS....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK PROPERLY (HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS NOT ALWAYS CORRECTED AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT IF YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR VEHICLE.) I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248626November 12, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248648November 12, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING IN REVERSE, THEY STAY ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY GO OUT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE TO REPAIR, THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT A NEW BRAKE SWITCH IN, AND THE SECOND TIME THE RECALIBRATED MY BRAKES, AND NOW I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK A THIRD TIME TOMORROW. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.. NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE... WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED SO THAT NO ONE HAS TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR LIFE? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248430November 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING IN MILEAGES(MPH) BUT IN KILOMETERS (KHM). I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 42,000 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER IT HAS 92,000 MILES OR KILOMETERS ON IT. I'VE ONLY BEEN OUT OF TOWN ONCE IN THIS VEHICLE. I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE CAR AND IT STATED THAT IN CANADA THE CAR'S REGISTER KILOMETERS. CLEARLY, I AM NOT IN CANADA BUT RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. WILL THIS AFFTECT MY TITLE AND REGISTRATION IF AND WHEN I DECIDE TO TRADE THIS CAR IN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248491November 11, 2008
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE SAME ISSUES WITH MY 2006 G6 GTP. I HAVE HAD MY STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED MY CAR. I HAVE 67K MILES AND PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75K, SO MY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COVERED, BUT SEEING THESE COMPLAINTS IS DISTURBING TO ME. LIKE MANY OTHERS HERE, I TRAVEL TO/FROM WORK IN MY CAR EACH DAY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I HOPE GM WILL RESOLVE ANY DEFECTIVE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE MUST SUFFER. MY STEERING WAS JUST REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO AND I'M ALREADY HEARING CLICKING UNDER MY FRONT END AGAIN, SO AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON. PLEASE ALERT ALL OWNERS IF GM DOES DECIDE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248255November 10, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
STARTING AT APPROX. 25K MILES THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUT WAS REPLACED, 10K MILES LATER THE STRUT AND STRUT MOUNT WERE REPLACED PASSENGER AND DRIVER, ROUGHLY 10K MORE MILES AND THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. AT 55K MILES THE STRUT IS AGAIN BAD AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD AND WHINING VERY LOUDLY AS YOU INCREASE SPEED AND THEN DECREASE AS THE SPEED DECREASES TO A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. MY DEALERSHIP HAS REMARKED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED LONG-TERM. I HAVE ENTERED THE ROUGH ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUE WHICH BEGAN THE FIRST YEAR THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248301November 10, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6...WITH 35,000 WE STARTED HEARING A CLICKING IN THE STEERING...TOOK IT IN...DEALER SAID THE GREASE HAD WORKED ITS WAY OUT OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT....INSTEAD OF FIXING IT WITH AN UPDATED OR IMPROVED DESIGN THEY PUT A NEW GREASE PACK IN IT....WHEN I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE GREASE COMES OUT AGAIN..HE SAID BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL RE-PACK IT.....OF COURSE AT MY EXPENSE.....THIS SURE SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT.......I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM...BUT GM (OF COURSE) WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT TILL SOMEONE'S STEERING FREEZES UP AND THEY GET KILLED...I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM GUY....BUT IM DONE WITH THEM...NEVER AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248359November 10, 2008
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE DISPLAY HAD INDICATED "POWER STEERING" ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE, WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER OF THE HIGHWAY MY STEERING SEEMED TO LOOSEN UP COMPLETELY, THE WHEEL TURNED BACK AND FORTH, I DROVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND THEN THE SHOULDER, AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH; I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. AFTER ABOUT 30SEC OF THIS BEHAVIOR, THE STEERING CALMED DOWN AND LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN. LUCKILY I WAS THEN ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM WORK BECAUSE BY THE TIME I PARKED I COULD NOT TURN AT ALL. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW, HOPEFULLY IT WONT BREAK ME TO FIX. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE ABOUT 70,000 MILES NOW AND NO WARRANTY! WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE READ AND THE DANGER THAT THIS PUTS PEOPLE IN (NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL HARD SHIP) THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY; SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248002November 8, 2008
STEERING
THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT TO DEALER ON 11/03/08 AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CLUNKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO LUBRICATE THE SHAFT AS THE FIRST STEP TO RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THE CLUNKING NOISE HAS BEEN REDUCED DRAMATICALLY, BUT I KNOW I WILL BE BRINGING THIS VEHICLE BACK IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BROUGHT A PREVIOUS CAR, 2006 G-6, IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON 10/24/08 AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE STEERING RACK BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 503.15. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS 3,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR MY 3RD PONTIAC G-6 ON 11/07/08. IT IS JUST AMAZING THAT I HAVE THREE OF THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL THAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO CHARGE, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248005November 8, 2008
STEERING
THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/07/08, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CLUNKING WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK FOR NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THIS IS THE THIRD VEHICLE THAT I'VE TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TWO WERE COVERED BECAUSE OF WARRANTY ISSUES. I OWN TWO PONTIAC 2006 G-6'S, AND ONE 2008 G-6. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247945November 7, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS, EQUIPMENT
ON OCTOBER 31,2008 I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN I HIT SOMEONE STRAIGHT ON FROM BEHIND. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, NOR DID MY SEAT BELT LOCK UP. I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS TOLD I HAD A MINOR CONCUSSION, AND NECK AND SHOULDER SPRAIN. MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10247771November 5, 2008
STEERING
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT, STEERING WAS SO DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE MONDAY, THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. I HAVE FOUR KIDS, I WORK 60 MILES FROM HOME, 120 MILES A DAY AND I NEVER KNOW IF I CAN RELY ON MY CAR OR NOT. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HOPEFULLY, A RECALL WILL SOON BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFELY OF ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CHRISTIE FRUGE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247677November 4, 2008
STEERING
NOTICED A KNOCK WHEN TURNING EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AT 40,000 HAD NOTICED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS WEARING MUCH FASTER THAN THE OTHERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT 44,000 SINCE THE KNOCKING SEEMED TO BE WORSE THEY ADVISED ME THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS REPLACED COSTING ME $369.00 TOTAL PARTS & LABOR SINCE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE LOOKED UP THE STEERING ISSUES AND THEY ARE VERY COMMON IN THE PONTIAC G6 I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM AS IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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