Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10215812January 23, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY POWERSTEERING WENT OUT. WHEN I START MY CAR IT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS TO THE LEFT. NOW I CANT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR. I WAS COMING BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS WITH MY 3 KIDS FROM THE HOLIDAYS AND MY POWER STEERING MESSED UP. I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED THAT CAN KILL SOMEONE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD DO IT RIGHT AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE EITHER GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215450January 19, 2008
STEERING
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN PULLING TO THE LEFT FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. THE STEERING HAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP TWICE. IF I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY TURN ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE LEFT. WHILE DRIVING, IT PULLS TO THE LEFT CONTINUOUSLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO TURN RIGHT IN CURVES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214615January 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 PONTIAC G6 EXPERIENCED OIL-LEAK FROM FRONT-CRANK AND OIL-PAN AREAS. GASKETS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE WHEN FIRST NOTED WAS 20,000-MILES. DEALER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND PERFORMED REPLACEMENT AS NEEDED. WARRANTY-WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214438January 10, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION AND LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE FOR THREE DAYS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214463January 10, 2008
STEERING
SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT. IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL UNTIL I STOPPED IT. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND STARTING IT BACK UP, IT WAS FINE. MY WIFE HAD IT HAPPEN TO HER DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I DO NOT THINK SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A TURN WITH IT. SHE HAS TO DRIVE THIS CAR TO WORK EVERY DAY AND THAT PLAYS HEAVY ON MY MIND. AFTER HEARING IT HAPPENED TO HER AGAIN TODAY, I TOOK IT DOWN TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FRIDAY MORNING. I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE STEERING SYSTEM, BUT THIS CAR IS GOING TO KILL ONE OF US EVENTUALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214025January 7, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:COLUMN
MY 2005 G6 GT IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING AND IT RANDOMLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, "POWER STEERING" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE, AND ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOST. LUCKILY I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR ELSE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MORE CATASTROPHIC AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A TURN. PONTIAC ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AN ISSUE AND SHOULD ONLY BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS IF THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THIS LOGIC IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS. SHOULD A CAR COMPANY REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE BEFORE THEY ACCEPT THAT A DANGEROUS DEFECT EXISTS IN THEIR PRODUCT? STEERING COLUMN BEING REPLACED NOW BUT SKEPTICISM IS HIGH. *TR UPDATE (10/14/08): DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND CORRECTED THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE AND THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS LUBED ONCE AND REPLACED ONCE, BUT THEY WERE JUST MAKING NOISES AND DID NOT RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213905January 3, 2008
STRUCTURE
2007 PONTIAC G6 FISHTAILED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED WHEN SHE BRAKED AND TRIED TO MOVE RIGHT TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. SHE STATED THAT SHE SOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. *KB THE DEALER STATED A COMBINATION OF THE SUSPENSION, STRUTS, WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, AND SWEPT UP DESIGN RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE DIPPING DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHICH LIFTED THE REAR AND LOCKED THE BRAKES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213909January 3, 2008
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, STRUCTURE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 PONTIAC G6 WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED. CONSUMER STATES SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ARE RATTLE IN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, PLASTIC SEAT BELT HOLDER BROKE, CONVERTIBLE TOP BROKE, THE TOP WAS UP, AND WOULD NOT LOCK, THE RETRACTABLE MOTOR WOULD NOT PUT THE TOP DOWN OR UP. VEHICLE ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN WHILE STOPPED. *KB WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213637January 3, 2008
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
STARTED CAR AND LET RUN FOR 20 MINUTES BEFORE WORK BECAUSE OF THE COLD MORNING. WENT TO LEAVE AND COULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. MUSCLED THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT SEEMED TO HELP. DID THE SAME THING THIS AFTERNOON WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE WORK FOR HOME. DID THE SAME THING AS THIS MORNING. AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE STEERING SEEMED FREED UP AND HAD NO OTHER PROBLEMS. I WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL BE MAKING A TRIP TO THE STEALERSHIP. CAR IS AN '06 G6 SEDAN WITH 48,000 MILES.*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213422January 2, 2008
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED MY CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT,AND I HEAR A THUMPING SOUND , THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS FLAT. IT WAS SPLIT AT THE SIDES 3 INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE TIRE. AFTER TAKING THE TIRE TO THE DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE SINCE THE TIRE ONLY HAD 192332 MILES IN IT. MY CONCERN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE OTHER TIRES. THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY DRIVING AT 30MPH, WHAT IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER AND THE TIRE BLEWOUT?I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE TIRE SPLIT ON THE OUTSIDE BUT ON THE INSIDE AS WELL.IWANTED THE DEALER TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BUT THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ONE. I ALSO CALLED THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES.THEY SAID NO I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES. P216/60R16 UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TOURING (5R)*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213243December 31, 2007
STEERING, STEERING:LINKAGES
FAILURE OF POWER STEERING IN PONTIAC G6 INDICATED BY "POWER STEERING" SENSOR. INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR BEING DONE AT SUDBAY MOTORS, GLOUCESTER, MA. FRIENDS OWNING THE SAME MODEL & YEAR HAD SAME PROBLEM AND REPAIR COMPLETED THIS YEAR UNDER WARRANTY, MY CAR IS OVER THE MILES LIMIT FOR WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212866December 26, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
RACK AND PINION GOING BAD TWICE WITHIN A ONE YEAR SPAN ON A PONTIAC G6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212684December 25, 2007
STEERING
I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2005 THAT I HAVE HAD SINCE APRIL 2005. STARTING THIS YEAR I NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING. I FOUND A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ABOUT IT STATING IT WAS A LUBRICATION PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS WHERE THE LUBRICATION WAS NEED YOU HAD TO TAKE THE STEERING APART TO LUBE IT. WHAT? IN OTHER WORDS THE WARRANT WOULD NOT COVERED THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS A LUBE PROBLEM. GREAT ENGINEERING. JUST STARTING THIS MONTH (DECEMBER 2007) I HAVE NOTICED MY STEERING HAS BEEN REALLY TIGHT TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, AND INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. I STUMBLED ON THIS WEBSITE AND BECAME CURIOUS AND FOUND THAT SO MANY G6 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND NEEDED THE SAME FIX. I HAVE A VERY GOOD QUESTION, "YOUR STEERING GIVES OUT WHILE DRIVING, IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE?" HOW IS IT THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL PROBLEM YET? IS BECAUSE NO ONE WAS KILLED YET? IT APPEARS THE SENSOR IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212601December 23, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT ON MY CAR FOR NO GOOD REASON, SOMETIMES WHEN I WASN'T EVEN TURNING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND THAT AT TIMES WHEN POWER STEERING IS BEING USED TOO MUCH (EXAMPLE IN A U TURN AND YOUR KEEPING IT IN THE POSITION FOR LONG TIME) THAT IT CAN GO OUT AND ?SHOULD? RETURN AFTER A FEW TURNS OR MOVEMENTS. LATER THEY FOUND OUT THEY HAD TO RESET THE STEERING COLUMN (RE-SYNCHRONIZED THE SENSORS THAT WERE OFF) CAR WORKED FINE FOR 1 WEEK. THEN .. . FINALLY THEY SAY THAT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS TO BE REPLACED AND ITS GOING TO COST 700.00. SINCE I HAVE DONE THAT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. NOW PONTIAC IS REIMBURSING FOR THE REPAIR. I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYONE BUYING A PONTIAC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212616December 23, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G-6 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES . BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. IT HAS A PANORAMIC SUNROOF THAT WAS WORKING FINE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN GETS STUCK . MY FIRST PANEL IS OPEN.. WANTS TO WORK BUT LOOKS OUT OF LINE WITH THE OTHER PANELS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS "COMING APART" AND THEY HAVE TO REPLACE IT . I DON'T HAVE AN EXT WARRANTY SO IM QUOTED $1,400 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THING. WENT TO ANOTHER PLACE THEY SAY THAT SAME THING, I HAVE TO REPLACE IT. I AM ABOUT TO GET THIS THING FIXED FOR ABOUT $ 800 OR SO FOR A USED ONE. JUST RECENTLY I SPENT $700.00 REPLACING MY STEERING COLUMN DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 1 YR AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM WITH IT ! I HATE THIS CAR AND PLAN ON TRADING IT IN SOON.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212542December 21, 2007
STEERING
I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY PONTIAC G6 THAT HAD POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT IT WAS NOT. AT TIMES WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, IT TAKES THE STRENGTH OF TWO MEN AND WHEN I TURN IT TO THE RIGHT, ITS SO LOOSE A BABY CAN TURN IT. I EVEN HAD IT BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO GET IT CORRECTED AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM, BUT NEVER DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212189December 18, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT LOST ABILITY TO STEER WHILE PULLING IN TO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS LASTED FOR 2 MINUTES WITH NO POWER STEERING AND VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY AND TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL. I GUESS IT WAS A GOOD THING WE WERE NOT ON A CURVY ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY NEEDING TO TURN. THE INFO PANEL ON THE CAR INDICATED A POWER STEERING ERROR RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENED. I RESTARTED THE CAR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR LATER AND IT ACTED NORMAL AT THAT POINT. WE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL IT IS FIXED. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO STEER AND STOP A VEHICLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. THIS PONTIAC IS NOT SAFE. IT ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212222December 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 PULSE WHEN APPLIED, ESPECIALLY GOING DOWN HILL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE JULY 2006 WITH ONLY 7,900 MILES ON IT. BOTH THE REAR AND FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED AND PULSING STOPPED. THE PULSING BEGAN AGAIN AROUND MAY OF 2007. THE CAR WAS THEN INSPECTED IN AUGUST 2007 AND THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO PASS INSPECTION AT 11,400 MILES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BOTH NEEDED REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THOSE WERE REPLACED THE BRAKES BEGAN PULSING AGAIN AND THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE MACHINED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2007 WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS RUSTING AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT $600 INTO BRAKES FOR THIS CAR WITH LESS THAN 13,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212264December 18, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE OUT FOR A DRIVE, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO GO INTO A TURN AND WITH NO WARNING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND UPON RESTARTING HAD MY STEERING BACK. HAD THIS BEEN MY WIFE THIS HAPPENED TO, SHE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE WRECKED. UPON COMING HOME TODAY MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME THAT MY WIFE CALLED AND SAID THAT THE CAR NEEDS PS FLUID SO SHE HAS APPARENTLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MY WIFE USES THIS CAR TO GO TO WORK AND BACK AND NOW THIS IS GOING TO WORRY ME SICK. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212748December 14, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2007 PONITAC G6 STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. FIRST TIME THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. SECOND TIME THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND WIRE WAS TIGHTENED. THIRD TIME DEALER STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *KB THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE RELATED TO THE RADIO COMING ON BY ITSELF AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW HAVING A PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE NOT SURE IF THAT WAS THE REAL PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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