Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10706606April 20, 2015
STEERING
IN 2012, I TOOK CAR TO WRIGHT GMC IN WEXFORD, PA FOR A RECALL ON THE STEERING. IT HAD NO PROBLEMS AT THIS POINT. THEY PERFORMED RECALL SERVICE AND IT HAS BEEN ALL PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED STEERING BOX. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN IN 2013 BECAUSE IT DEVELOPED A "KNOCKING NOISE" IN THE STEERING ESPECIALLY AFTER A TURN WHEN YOU BRING THE WHEEL BACK. THEY GAVE ME A LIST OF NEEDED ITEMS, REAR BRAKES, ROTORS, FRONT END TIE ROD END SO I ASKED ABOUT THE NOISE AND HE SAID, WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR YET. THAT IT WAS OVER ONE YEAR AND NOT COVERED BY RECALL. HE SAID THEY START LOOKING FOR A PROBLEM IN BRAKES FIRST AND WORK THEIR WAY TO STEERING. I LAUGHED WITH ANGER AND LEFT. I DID TAKE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO DID REPLACE BRAKES AND ROTORS BUT SAID THEY EASILY WEREN'T THE CAUSE AND WERE NORMAL AND DEFINITELY NOT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED IMMEDIATELY. THE TIE ROD END WAS FINE AND HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY MEANT. THEY WERE FRAUDUENTLY ABUSING THEIR SERVICE WHICH HAPPENS OFTEN WITH PA. INSPECTIONS AS WELL. THIS MECHANIC SAID THE STEERING HAD A LOT OF PLAY AND NOISE BUT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL APART TO FIND AND DIDN'T SEE THE SENSE SINCE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO BE INFORMED OF THE RECALL FROM DORMAN ON THE SHAFT INTO THE U-JOINT THAT STARTED SEPTEMBER 2014 BUT I NEVER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER RECALLS TO GET REPAIRED BUT HAVE BEEN MORE CONCERNED WITH THE STEERING. IT HAS WORKED WELL SO I FIGURED IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE BUT RECENTLY, IT GOT LOUDER AND THE WHEEL DID NOT TURN PROPERLY. IT IS LIKE IT SLIPPED BUT IS WORKING AGAIN. THIS CAR IS GARAGE KEPT WITH UNDER 30K MILES ON IT. I PLAN ON CHANGING DEALER TO CRIVELLI IN MCKEES ROCKS AS I WILL NEVER GO TO WRIGHT AGAIN. PLEASE ADVISE? I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706458April 18, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
GM HAS YET TO FIX MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT I DEAL WITH CANNOT GET IT FIXED BECAUSE GM REFUSES TO SEND THEM THE PARTS TO FIX IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM BUT ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS TALK TO YOU AND NOT FIX ANYTHING. FURTHERMORE I STILL NEED REIMBURSED 600.00 FOR THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WAS REPLACED JUST BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706401April 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10706231April 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CRACKED 90 ELBOW ON FUEL PUMP, LEAKS FUEL ON TOP OF TANK AND ONTO EXHAUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706261April 17, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT PRESENT. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,630.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705768April 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6 . ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. WHILE REPLACING THE BULBS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LIGHT BULB SOCKETS EXPERIENCED BURNING AND MELTING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS PRESENT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705658April 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMP WIRING IS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. HEADLAMP WIRING AND CONNECTORS BURN OUT DUE TO INABILITY TO WITHSTAND HEAT GENERATED BY NORMAL FACTORY HEADLAMP BULBS. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS EXIST ON THIS SITE, IN ADDITION TO SERVICE BULLETINS. EVERY MECHANIC IN TOWN, DEALERSHIP, BODY SHOP, ETC. SAYS THE SAME THING. "UNTIL THEY ISSUE A RECALL, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO BUT KEEP CHARGING YOU TO FIX THE CONNECTOR." I HAVE PAID THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND MY CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN WILL SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS AND ISSUE A PROPER RECALL? IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705691April 14, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
ON 4/7/15, WHILE DRIVING HEARD CHIMES. ALL ICONS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED ON. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED TO EMPTY. THE LOW FUEL GAUGE TURNED ON. ALL THIS INDICATING MALFUNCTION. THE ODOMETER TURNED OFF AND THE CODE ERROR CAME ON AND TURNED OFF; THEN THE ODOMETER CAME BACK ON. ALL THE ICONS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF EXCEPT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT ICON WHICH STAYED ON. IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISABLE MY VEHICLE. LATER THAT DAY TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, LIKE IT RESET ITSELF. ON 4/8/15, AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SECURITY LIGHT ICON TURNED ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE RESULT WAS INCONCLUSIVE, THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO NOT ONLY WAS I PUT IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION, THIS END UP COSTING ME $140.00 JUST TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING - NOT ONLY AM I IN THE HOLE FOR $140 BUT I AM BACK TO SQUARE ONE. I FEEL GM SHOULD FOOT THIS BILL AS A CUSTOMER COURTESY DUE TO THE PREDICAMENT THIS VEHICLE PUT ME IN. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED TO A VEHICLE THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD AND 80,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705744April 14, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT , I REPLACED IT 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. I THEN GO ON THE INTERNET AND GOOGLE THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WITH MY G6. THERE WAS OVER 500 THOUSANDS RESULTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME . SO WENT TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT AGAIN AND LOOKED FOR ANY CORROSION, UNPLUGGED MY HEADLIGHT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BLOWN AND IT WASN'T , I PLUGGED THAT SAME HEADLIGHT BACK IN AND IT CAME ON. I CALLED GM , AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT FIXED AT MY COST. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705314April 13, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING INPUT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705232April 12, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING ANTIFREEZE OVERHEATING PRESSURE BUILDING UP IN RADIATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704876April 10, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,525.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704888April 10, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.... UPDATED 06-02-15 *BF ...UPDATED 06/09/15 *BF UPDATED 10/05/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704882April 10, 2015
STEERING
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOING OUT ON 2007 G6. GM SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL FOR HIS VIN BUT IT IS LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704966April 10, 2015
STEERING
STEERING MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE, INSTRUMENTS GAUGE SAYS POWERING STEERING, THE STEERING WHEEL GOES LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER HAS LITTLE CONTROL WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. RECALL FOR STEERING FOR THESE CARS ANNOUNCED 2/4/15 BUT MY VIN NO WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THESE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR'S STEERING IS DEFECTIVE. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REDUCING DEATHS AND INJURIES DUE TO MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES. MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE MATTERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705065April 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAS AN EXTREMELY STRONG FUEL SMELL AROUND THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES. THIS SMELL STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN BE PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR FEAR OF THE GAS WATER HEATER NEARBY CAUSING THE FUMES TO IGNITE. THE GAS SMELL ESPECIALLY FILLS THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT AND EVEN SOMETIMES SMELLS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ITSELF CAUSING US TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND FOUND MANY 2007/2008 G6 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS A CRACKED PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE G5 FUEL PUMP ISSUES OF THE SAME YEARS...I EVEN LIVE IN ONE OF THE STATES MENTIONED IN THE G5 RECALL WHERE THIS ISSUE IS SEEN. THE G5 RECALL EVEN STATES "CONSEQUENCE:FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704814April 9, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSENGER OCCUPANT SENSOR, MALFUNCTION, I HAVE NO AIR BAGS ENABLED OR SEATBELT LOCKS DUE TO THIS FAILING IT'S 800 FOR THE WHOLE PART, PLUS LABOR OF 400. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANT WHICH DON'T COVER THIS ISSUE. STATES SERVICE AIRBAG. WITHOUT THIS PROPERLY FIXED, THE CAR HAS NO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AS IN AIRBAGS OR YOUR SEATBELTS LOCKING IN CASE OF A ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704415April 8, 2015
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING WHEN ENTERING A ROUND-A-BOUT. PULLED OVER AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. POWER STEERING WORKED AFTER RESTART. IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS POWER STEERING WAS LOST SEVERAL TIMES. GM DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $551. INFORMED ME THAT THE DATE OF VEHICLE MANUFACTURE IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704421April 8, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704467April 8, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ..UPDATED 05/20/15 *BF UPDATED 7/6/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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