Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10684291February 19, 2015
STEERING, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684312February 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689434February 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST 16 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSON INDICATES I HAVE A BAD CONNECTOR POSSIBLY DUE TO A SHORTAGE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2008. CURRENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT IT OUT. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689456February 19, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BACK AND FORTH WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK AT IDLE. THEN WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL UPON FIRST START UP SO I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT UNTIL THE POWER STEERING WAS ENGAGED THEN ON THE 9TH OF FEB 2015 WHILE DRIVING IT JUST CUT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING AND WITH A FEW RESTARTS IT STARTING WORKING BUT NOT SHORTLY AFTER IT QUIT AND WONT WORK AT ALL NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689464February 19, 2015
STEERING
ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHEN I WOULD START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC MESSAGES WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD HAVE NO POWER STEERING, HOWEVER RESTARTING MY CAR USUALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE NOTICED IT GETTING WORSE AND THERE IS NOW A SHAKE IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND NOW THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I WAS DOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY TODAY AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED THIS UP AND ALL OTHER YEAR G6 HAVE A RECALL FROM THIS ISSUE BUT THE 2010 DOES NOT, AND IT SEEMS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND 700 TO GET REPAIRED *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684009February 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684092February 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684120February 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684166February 18, 2015
STEERING, AIR BAGS
LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DISPLAY SCREEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM THEN BECAME INTERMITTENT IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS IT WOULD TAKE UP ABOUT FOUR TIME TO START THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO START DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE RECALLS. I TOOK TO A GM DEALERSHIP THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INDEED, THE TORQUE MODULE SENSOR, WHICH IS THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES UNDER RECALL. SO WHY IS MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED?!?! I HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED TODAY. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT ALSO JUST STARTED HAPPENING IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IS MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK. THE AIRBAG DISPLAY WILL SHOW ON MY DASH BOARD AND IT WILL SHOW THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. THIS LIGHT COMES AT RANDOM TIMES WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ALSO HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP. THE SAID IT WAS MY PPS (PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM) THIS ALSO NEEDS A NEW SENSOR AND IT WILL COST $700 TO FIX!!!! THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS FOR MY CAR SO THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECH AT GM SAID THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THIS (NO KIDDING) AND THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. LETS HOPE THAT GM DOES NOT DRAG THEIR FEET ON THIS, ALL SOMEONE NEEDS IS TO LOOSE THEIR POWER STEERING, CRASH, AND HAVE NO AIRBAGS DEPLOY. I HAVE NOT HAD MY AIRBAGS FIXED AS I ALREADY HAD TO SPEND $400 PLUS TO HAVE MY POWER STEERING CORRECTED. IF GM DOES NOT CORRECT THIS ASAP I PREDICT THEY WILL HAVE MANY MORE LAWSUITS COMING THEIR WAY. LETS HOPE I DO NOT GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT UNTIL GM DECIDES TO PAY FOR IT OR UNTIL I CAN SAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10684175February 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683754February 17, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, JUST LIKE AS DESCRIBED IN THE LATEST RECALL OF GM'S, WHICH ADDED TO LAST YEARS MODELS. MY YEAR MAKE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS OF YET. I JUST GOT THIS ITEM REPAIRED AT A DEALER FOR OVER $500 DOLLARS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO RECALL MY 2010 FOR THE EXACT SAME STEERING ISSUE. I WILL DEMAND TO GET REIMBURSE FOR THE COST OF MY REPAIRS WHEN AND IF IT GETS RECALLED, I HOPE THERE'S MANY MORE CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM TO MAKE AN EXTENDED MASS RECALL, BEFORE FOR POTENTIAL OF MORE ACCIDENTS IS INEVITABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683835February 17, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683902February 17, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY THE SERVICE LIGHTS STARTING GOING OFF SAYING POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AND I NO LONGER HAS POWER STEERING. I'VE NOTICED THAT UPON STARTING THE CAR SOMETIMES I HAVE POWER STEERING AND SOMETIMES I DON'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683907February 17, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683943February 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED A 2006 G6 AND WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED OF SITTING IT HAS A HEAVY SMELL OF GAS...I READ ONLINE IT WAS A RECALL IN SOME BUT WASN'T SURE ON OURS...I WAS TOLD IT IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED ASAP...I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT PEOPLE BELIEVE 2007 AND NEWER ARE RECALLED BUT NOT 2006 BUT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD MAKE A RECALL FOR 2006!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683626February 16, 2015
STEERING
I HAVE A 2010 PONTIAC G6. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING THRU TOWN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. AS SOON AS I STOPPED THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THEN AS I PROCEED THRU THE LIGHT ALL POWER STEERING STOPPED AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING FAULT". IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF WITH THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND RESTART, I WILL HAVE POWER STEERING FOR A FEW MILES. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED WITH THIS RECALL. WHY?!? ALL OTHER MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683672February 16, 2015
STEERING
MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I CALLED GM SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAY MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT COST ME ABOUT $505.00 IN REPAIRS AND IT WAS NOT MY FAULT FOR THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683708February 16, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'VE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR. I WENT TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN SHOWED ME WHERE GAS IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ACTUAL TANK. THE GAS IS RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TANK CAUSING IT TO DRIP FROM THE FUEL TANK COVER. I HAVE TO GET AN ASSESSMENT TO FIND OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY LIES AND HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY IT'LL COST ME TO REPAIR IT. FROM THE LOOKS OF THE OTHER POSTS, I'M NOT THE ONLY G6 OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES/PASSENGERS. I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683528February 15, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING TO TOWN AND THE CAR STARTS TO"DING" AT ME. I LOOK DOWN AND IT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ESC" AND THEN I NOTICE THAT THERE IS NO LONGER ANY POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683450February 14, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 2/06/15 FOR RECALL AS I'D READ ONLINE ABOUT IT. DEALER ADVISED VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY. JUST OFF PHONE WITH GM, TOLD THEM I GOT EMAIL FROM NHTSA, AND THAT NHTSA SAID IT WAS A RECALL (NHTSA EMAIL CITES VARIOUS ID #, 15V06400, EXPANSION OF 14V-153, GM#14772, RECALL #N140115). THE GM OPERATOR SUGGESTED WE BRING IT TO A DEALER & PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND ASK THEM TO VALIDATE IF ITS COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT SAID IT IS NOT COVERED. WE DO NOT SEE HOW IT CAN'T BE COVERED, THE CAR IS IN EVERY PARAMETER OF THE RECALL AND IS HAVING THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING "POWER STEERING" APPEARING IN THE DRIVER INFO CENTER IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 04, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 COMPONENT(S): STEERING VEHICLE MAKEMODELYEAR(S)2007PONTIACG6DETAILS MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS LLCSUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 1, 2006, TO JUNE 30, 2006, AND 2006-2007 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 18, 2006, TO JUNE 30, 2006. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. CONSEQUENCE: IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-222-1020 OR PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-762-2737. GM'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 14772. NOTE: THIS IS AN EXPANSION OF RECALL 14V-153 TO COVER ADDITIONAL VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2006 AND JUNE 30, 2006. NOTE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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