Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10980900April 26, 2017
STEERING
THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL, GM# 14772, WHICH COVERS THE PONTIAC G6 AND THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T MY VEHICLE COVERED? I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM!! IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980361April 25, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, CITY & RURAL DRIVING, SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS, WHILE TURNING AND WHILE ON STRAIGHT, IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED, SMOOTH ROADS AND ROUGH, RAINING AND DRY. HOWEVER, PROBLEM OCCURRED ONLY A HANDFUL OF TIMES DURING THE WINTER. STARTED OVER 6 MONTHS AGO, APPROX 93,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, 3 BELL-DINGS, "POWER STEERING," "DISABLED ESC," AND "SERVICE ESC" DASH LIGHTS COME ON, ALONG WITH ICON OF CAR W/SWERVY LINES. CONTINUE DRIVING AND STEERING SEEMED OK. DASH CONTINUES TO CYCLE "POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC" WARNINGS. ISSUE REPEATS RANDOMLY. AFTER A PERIOD OF NORMAL USE, PROBLEM INTENSIFIES TO DASHBOARD GAGES, RADIO SCV, AND CRUISE TO OFF ; AUTO SHIFTING BECOMES ROUGH. ALL GAGES THEN FLUTTER UP AND DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. WORK DONE: MECHANIC = 9 PAGES OF CODES. NEW BATTERY/BATTERY CABLES. DROVE A WHILE, RECURRED - NO CODES. DROVE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, RECURRED; CLEANED BATTERY, CHECKED FUSES. PASSED INSPECTION. DROVE A WHILE; 5 PAGES OF CODES. APPLIED ELECTRIC GREASE TO BCM TERMINALS. DROVE 3 DAYS; "POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC" ISSUE RECURRED. HAVE VIDEO; FORMAT NOT ALLOWED
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980491April 25, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
RECENTLY, I SAW AN ARTICLE FROM A LOCAL NEWS STATION REGARDING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL GOING AFTER LOCAL CAR DEALERSHIPS FOR NOT DISCLOSING OR FIXING RECALLS FOR CARS SOLD OFF OF THEIR LOT. I PURCHASED MY CAR IN FEBRUARY 2015, WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ISSUES OR RECALLS. UPON PLACING MY VIN NUMBER INTO THE NHTSA WEBSITE, I DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE THREE RECALLS THAT HAVE AFFECTED MY CAR, HAVING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES, TRANSMISSION AND POWER STEERING. MY CAR HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ITS BRAKES FROM THE GET-GO, I EVEN WENT BACK TO WEBSMART TO HAVE IT FIXED WITH MY WARRANTY. MERE WEEKS AFTER GETTING IT "FIXED", THE ISSUES RETURNED AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT HAS TO DO WITH THIS RECALL OR NOT. MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON ME THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING, IN THE LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO REGARDING THIS AND COULD USE SOME HELP. THANK YOU, MATT.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980179April 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STARTER ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT DUE TO THE STARTER ENGAGING INDEPENDENTLY, THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980025April 23, 2017
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A 45 MPH STREET WHEN POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE WITH AN ALARM. SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL EXPERIENCED, BUT NO ACCIDENT. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING BECAME OPERABLE AGAIN. GOT VEHICLE HOME AND NEXT DAY TRIED STARTING AND ALARM CAME BACK ON WITH NO POWER STEERING. AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND HOPE THERE IS A RECALL IN THE WORKS. NOT SAFE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979479April 20, 2017
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2008 THAT ONLY HAS 83,500 MILES ON IT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT TURNED ON ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF. ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO THE TRACTION LIGHT TURNED ON FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND THAN WENT OFF . THE LAST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT 2 WEEKS AGO THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE AND DO NOT TURN OFF UNLESS I TURN OFF THE CAR. AND I ALMOST FORGOT I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS CAP MY ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ON TURNING ON SO I ORDERED ANOTHER ONE DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALER AND I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. ITS LIKE NEVER ENDING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979223April 19, 2017
STEERING
'STEARING ANGLE SENSOR RECALL' THERE IS A RECALL ON 2 DOOR MODELS AND NOT THE FOUR DOOR MODELS. THESE VEHICALS HAVE THE EXACT SAME PART ON THEM THAT GOES BAD. IS THERE NO SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ITS A FOUR DOOR. IF THE STEERING COMPONENT IS BAD IT DOSE NOT MATTER HOW MANY DOORS THE CAR HAS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY AND MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979272April 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROPERLY FUNCTION IN SECOND, THIRD, AND FIFTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE CAMPAIGN NOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979037April 18, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS CAN EITHER STAY ON OR NOT COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LETTER SAYS THEY WILL EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE BUT NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNLESS IT ACTUALLY FAILS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND RECALL THE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SEE THE IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971423April 8, 2017
SEATS
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET, DRIVERS SEAT COLLAPSED IN REAR RIGHT AREA. SEAT HAS A CRACK IN STEEL FRAME, CAUSING IT TO TILT IN AN AWKWARD DIRECTION, MAKING DIFFICULT TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971092April 7, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971219April 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARD WHILE IN PARK WHEN BEING REMOVED FROM THE BACK OF A TOW TRUCK. I PARKED MY CAR AND WHEN I RETURN THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I HAD IT TOWED AND THAT IS WHEN IT ROLLED OFF THE TOW TRUCK WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN PARK. I BELIEVE FOR SOME REASON THE CAR WAS IN GEAR (REVERSE). THE CAR THEN START AND APPEARS TO FUNCTION WITHOUT ISSUE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND 2009 G6 WERE RECALLED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE AS WELL AS SATURN AURA. THESE CARS USE THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE 2008 G6. FORTUNATELY MY EXPERIENCE HAD NO CONSEQUENCE MAINLY BECAUSE I PARKED MY CAR ON LEVEL GROUND. I NOW CONSIDER THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I WILL NOT USE THE CAR UNTIL I HAVE SOMEONE INSPECT THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970519April 4, 2017
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970072April 3, 2017
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSING SYSTEM. AIR BAG MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2007 PONTIAC G6 VINS BUT MINE IS NOT COVERED. SHOULD THE RECALL COVER MORE VINS IF I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER SAME YEAR MODEL G6'S?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970142April 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKET TWICE. BOTH TIMES IT SHOWED SIGNS OF IT BEING MELTED. PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMPS WORK, SOMETIMES IT REQUIRES A TAP ON THE LENS COVER TO GET THEM WORKING. PLAYING AROUND WITH HOW THEY SIT IN THE SOCKET WORKS, UNTIL THEY WIGGLE OUT AND NO LONGER WORK UNTIL YOU WIGGLE IT BACK IN, OR TAP THE LENS COVER. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF MY HEADLAMPS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969502March 30, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAS 2 RECALLS TABS ON TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE END MAY FRACTURE AND SEPARATE NEED TO ATTACH WIRING HARNESS TO THE BCM WITH A SPACER
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969597March 30, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ON APPROXIMATELY 13 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS (WHILE ON A CITY STREET AT 25MPH, AND WHILE ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 65MPH) ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES GO CRAZY AND SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO. 'POWER STEERING' MESSAGE AND 'LOW FUEL' LIGHT (HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS) WAS SHOWN ON THE RADIO MESSAGE CENTER, ALONG WITH WARNING SOUNDS, AND 'ERROR' WAS DISPLAYED IN THE ODOMETER WINDOW. GAUGES CONTINUED FLUCTUATING REPEATEDLY FROM NORMAL AND/OR CORRECT RANGES, TO ZERO, AND CONTINUED SOUNDING/SHOWING WARNING SOUNDS AND ERROR MESSAGES FOR APPROX 5-6 MINUTES. THEN ALL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO AND STAYED THERE, CAR ENGINE WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, DID NOT HAVE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. PARKED CAR, SHUT OFF, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR AND RESTARTED CAR. DROVE FINE (NO ISSUES) FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME RADIO STAYED ON AND ENGINE DID NOT CUT OUT, GUAGES RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES OF INTERMITTENT FLUCTUATING, ERROR MESSAGES DISAPPEARED FROM MESSAGE CENTER WITHOUT HAVING TO SHUT OFF CAR, BUT TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT SHOWED IT WAS OFF AND I COULD NOT TURN BACK ON - TRACTION CONTROL WORKED AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED A SHORT TIME LATER. RECALL REPAIR FOR POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS COMPLETED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, IN 2015. TWO MECHANICS IN AREA COULD NOT FIND CODES THAT WERE THROWN BUT STATE THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE PART OR A PART PERTAINING TO THE RECALLED TORQUE SENSOR, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969621March 30, 2017
STEERING
VEHICLE STEERING STUTTERS,CLANKS,CLUNKS AND HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR/MODULE ASSEMBLY AND SAID IT WAS COVERED BY GM,AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DRIVING CAR IT STILL DID THE SAME THING,NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE US TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WE TOOK IT IN FOR TO BEGIN WITH. THE (ISS) INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED WITH FACTORY GM PART , WHICH WAS ALSO BAD WHEN 1ST TOOK IN BUT THEY DIDN'T POINT OUT. THIS HAS SO FAR BEEN A GREAT CAR AND NOW HAS OVER 144,000 MILES AND I REALIZE THERE ARE GONNA BE PROBLEMS WITH THIS MUCH MILEAGE , BUT THE STEERING ISSUE IS REALLY GETTING SCARY AND STILL NOT FIXED AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING PARTS THAT AREN'T FIXING IT. GM SHOULD'VE RECALLED THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR AS THEY DID OTHERS AND FIXED IT WITH NO COST...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969342March 29, 2017
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. DOES NOT WORK ABOUT ONCE OUT OF EVERY 4 TIME CAR IS STARTED. MUST SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART TO HAVE STEERING WORK. SOMETIMES GOES OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN CAR IS STOPPED OR IDLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968623March 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON ONCE I CRANK THE CAR AND WILL NOT GO OFF ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT ONCE THE CAR IS RUNNING. HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING YEARLY INSPECTION STICKER. I NOTICE THERE IS A RECALL ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 AIR BAGS FRONTAL. CONTACTED PONTIAC MAIN BRANCH AND STATED MY CAR WASN'T ON THE LIST OF THE RECALLS. RECALL ANNOUNCED: OCTOBER 31, 2006 NHTSA REFERENCE: #06V417000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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