Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10192587June 6, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ON JUNE 5TH, 2007 I HAVE RECEIVED WARNING (DASH INFO SYSTEM) ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY CAR. IN HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DAY. WARNING IS NOT ON TODAY, JUNE 6TH 2007, BUT I WILL BE GOINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 06/08/07 TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. UPDATE PHONE LOG: THE STEERING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT; THE DEALER DID SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. NO REPAIR INVOICE WAS GIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191895May 29, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE WARNING INDICATOR READ "TOP CLOSING NOT COMPLETED". THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE TOP WILL ONLY PARTIALLY OPEN. THE ENGINE SIZE AND CORRECT VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED AND COULD NOT EXPLAINED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 07/31/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191607May 23, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
THE PONTIAC G-6 WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2005. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING ,BUT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACE IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. 8 MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT REPAIRED IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPAIR I,T BUT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DOING THIS WHEN THEY DROVE. I COULD NOT PREDICT WHEN IT WAS GOING TO LOCK UP .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190940May 16, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING IN THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN HAS BEEN FAILING RECENTLY. AT FIRST, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MUCH FREER WHEN TURNING LEFT AND VERY TIGHT WHEN TURNING RIGHT. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT BUT IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. I AM NOW GETTING A TOTAL FAILURE OF POWER STEERING ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY. WHEN THIS OCCURS I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART. SOMETIMES, IT OPERATES PROPERLY, BUT TODAY IT CONTINUED TO FAIL AFTER THREE DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED IN THE SPAN OF ONE MILE. ALTHOUGH WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190795May 15, 2007
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. AGGRAVATED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM, EVEN AFTER BEING PROVIDED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITIN PUT OUT BY GM. LAST FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A MATTRESS STORE DUE TO FAILURE AT THE APEX OF A TURN.*AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN, AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. AT THAT POINT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO "COAST" TO THE CURB AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEER STEERING STAYED INACTIVE FOR MULTIPLE ON/OFF STARTS. THEN ONE OF THE STARTS IT STARTED TO WORK. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN / RACK WERE REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190827May 15, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER ASSISTANCE FOR THE STEERING WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT ,AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING. THIS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 5 MONTHS AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THEN THE STARTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THE STARTER GOT REPLACED. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEAT/ AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER BEGAN DIMMING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ALONG WITH THE POWER ASSISTANCE GOING AWAY. SO I TOOK IT THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO IT, BUT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAME BACK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO THEY GAVE ME A DATA LOGGERHEAD RECORD THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SO IT PUSHED THE BUTTON AND RECORDED THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE DATA LOGGER BACK, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM SINCE LAST WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT BACK. THIS CAR WAS A NIGHTMARE AND UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190179May 8, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED. WITHIN ONE DAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEING DONE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189568May 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 11000. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT CONNECT AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN RAN INTO A SIDE RAIL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10189600May 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A MIND OF IT OWN. NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY POWER ASSIST. I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I COULD DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE DRIVESHAFT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE 1ST TIME IT WENT OUT AS I ON A CURVE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, THERE SEEM TO BE NO WARNING. IT JUST HAPPENS!! TODAY WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190050April 30, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
2006 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD A POWER STEERING PROBLEM 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB A VEHICLE QUESTIONAIRE WAS MAILED TO CUSTOMER TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188851April 25, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE 2006 G6 THAT WE PURCHASED IN 2005. WE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE PASSING GEAR ON THE CAR DOES NOT KICK IN. WE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER A 2ND TIME ON 04/23/2007 BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND THE CAR DIDN'T KICK INTO THE PASSING GEAR AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND WHEN IT DID THE CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND JERKED AND FINALLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT WENT BACK TO A NORMAL SPEED BUT STILL WOULD ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. TOOK IT TO THE DEAL WHO FINALLY GOT IT TO DO AS WE DESCRIBED BUT NOT HAS BAD, ON THE NEXT DAY THEY COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO WE WERE TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US SINCE IT WASN'T FLASHING ANY CODES TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE IT FEELS AS IF THE POWER OF THE CAR IS DROPPING WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AND I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT THE CAR WILL NOT GO AND THEY WILL BE INJURED. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER KNOWING THAT IT HAD AN ISSUE TURNED AROUND AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US BECAUSE THERE WERE NOT CODES TELLING THEM THERE WAS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY DROVE THE CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT HAD A BLOCKAGE THAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS STALLING OR THE POWER WAS DROPPING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE AC MODULE REPLACED. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFE CARE FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188602April 23, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM NOT STARTING TO HAVING THE BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD ABOUT TAKING CARE OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE BUT I FEEL THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I AM AT 27,000 MILES AND ON AT LEAST MY 9TH SET OF BRAKES/ROTORS. IT ALSO HAS WHAT I NOW REFER TO AS THE GM SPUTTER START. IF IT DOES START IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY AND SOMETIMES CATCHES AND SPUTTERS BEFORE IT STARTS. HATE THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187092April 5, 2007
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR HINDERED VISIBILITY OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186488March 29, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INSTANTLY UPON AN OCCUPANT SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG DISABLED AND INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHERE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 130 LBS. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR DIMMED ONLY WHEN THE PASSENGER WAS SEATED IN AN AWKWARD AND UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ALWAYS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL AN OCCUPANT OF THE SUFFICIENT WEIGHT SAT IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 450.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186123March 25, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY! BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER WAS ON ALL THE TIME OR FLICKERED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BY PUTTING ME IN ALT TRANSPORTAION ,BUT SEEMED THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTED WITH ME FOR THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHILE IN THEIR POSSESION, BUT WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN THERE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, ABS MODULE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE BCM. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. VERY DANGEROUS, NO ONE COULD TELL WHEN STOPPING ,SLOWING OR GOING OR JUST RIDING THE BRAKES. THIS HAS TO BE ADDRESSED . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185994March 23, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HOOD WERE DAMAGED. ALSO, PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 500.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE 5 SENSOR POINTS, 3 SENSOR POINTS HIT DURING THE ACCIDENT. UPDATE *4/23/07 **TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10185949March 22, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OCTOBER 3RD, 2006, AS A DEMO VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES. BEGININNING AT END OF DECEMBER MY HEATER/AIR CAME ON ITSELF AND RUNNING ON HIGH. UNIT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & KEPT APPROX 3 DAYS AND REPLACED COMPLETE HEAT/AIR UNIT. BEGINNING IN JANUARY MY CONSOLE LIGHTS COME OFF AND ON ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALL GUAGES GO TO ZERO AND ALL LIGHTS IN CONSOLE LIGHT UP. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND CONSOLE WAS REPLACED. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM AND STARTING DOING AGAIN THE THE VERY NEXT DAY. KEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AND HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT TWO TECHNICIANS HAVE CHECKED VEHICLE AND THEY CAN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. AT 18,998 MILES VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED ROTORS WERE FAILING. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE ROTORS BUT TURNED THEM AND SAID IF THAT FAILED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRES THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REPLACE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185394March 17, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
POWER STEERING COMPUTERIZED MODULE FAILED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. POWER STEERING LOSS ALERT APPEARED ON RADIO. WHEEL OF CAR LOCKED; VEHICLE WAS RENDERED UNSTEERABLE CAUSING CRASH AND PERSONAL INJURY. VEHICLE HAD THIS EXACT MODULE REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN POWER STEERING WAS LOST IN THE SAME MANNER W/THE SAME WARNING ALERT, BUT FIRST INSTANCE OCCURRED AT A 2MPH SPEED IN PARKING LOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10184570March 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 28438 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 4936 MILES AS A NEW VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 8/16/06 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STOKES HODGES PONTIAC OF THOMSON GA THE CONTACT WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE PERSON THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE ON 3/31/06 FOR VIBRATION PROBLEMS OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD AT TIME OF THE REPAIR OF 8/16/06 THAT A SERVICE BULLETIN 06-02-32-0007 HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING GEAR. THIS WAS REPLACED ON 8/19/06. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SERVICE SHE WAS SHOWN A FILE REGARDING THE VEHICLES PREVIOUS REPAIRS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE ON 3/31/06, WHICH WAS INFORMATION THAT WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE PURCHASE TIME. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND THE FACT THAT THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION AND SOLD THE VEHICLE AS NEW. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,131 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT A VIBRATION WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. UPDATED 05/21/07*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183516February 26, 2007
STEERING
WHEN I LEFT MY HOME 2 BLOCKS AWAY I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND COMPLETED THE STOP. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN A .25 MILE AWAY. DURING MY BRIEF TRIP THE STEERING NEVER RETURNED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN RUFF. THERE WAS ONE REPAIR REGARDING MY POWER STEERING DONE. A PART WAS REPLACED IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A SERVO MOTOR DEALING WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THAT REPAIR WAS DONE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THIS TIME NO FAULTS WHERE FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO REPAIR DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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