Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10670286January 5, 2015
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670081January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN PROVIDED WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669930January 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE BROKEN ON THIS CAR. TO REPAIR THE CAR, IT HAD TO BE TOWED AS IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. GM LATER ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS GM SAFETY RECALL 14152 ISSUED IN JULY 2014, BUT NOTED THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THIS RECALL NOTICE. A FOLLOW-UP NOTICE WAS ISSUED BY GM IN SEPTEMBER 2014. I COMPLETED THE CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FORM FOR THE REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MAY 5, 2014 AND SUBMITTED TO GM ON 10/15/2014. THE TOTAL BILL FOR REPAIRS WAS $451.61. GM HAS REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE TOW BILL OF $158.00. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE WITH THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKEN AND TOWING THE CAR WAS THE ONLY WAS TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE GM CUSTOMER REIMBURSEMENT FORM STATES THAT ALL "REASONABLE AND CUSTOMARY COSTS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION DESCRIBED WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR REIMBURSEMENT". I FEEL THE TOW BILL OF $158 IS REASONABLE AND WAS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THIS CAR A FULL TWO MONTHS BEFORE GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE CONDITION AS NOTED IN THEIR RECALL NOTICE 14152. I CAN PROVIDE ALL BILLING DOCUMENTATION I HAVE FOR THE REPAIRS IF NEEDED. GM (VIA THEIR DEALER KINDRED CHEVROLET) PAID $293.61 ON 12/18/2014 USING THEIR CLAIM NUMBER [XXX]. AS I STATED ABOVE, THEY REFUSE TO PAY THE REST OF THE BILL ( $158.00) FOR TOWING THE CAR ON MAY 5, 2014 FOR REPAIRS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670000January 4, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO CHANGE LANES AND MY VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND HAVE MY CAR HAULED HOME. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE INFORMED ME ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART EVEN THOUGH IT MATCHES THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669795January 3, 2015
STEERING
THE FIRST DAY IT GOT BELOW 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FELT LIKE IT NEEDED FLUID BY THE TIME I GOT MY SON TO SCHOOL 20 MIN LATER I HAD NO POWER STEERING THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE 07 G6S HAS THIS PROBLEM I KEEP WAITING ON A RECALL BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. REPLACEMENT COSTS BETWEEN 700.00 AND 1200.00. I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669871January 3, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS DIM EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB, ALSO THE LICENSE PLATE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL EVEN AFTER REPLACING THAT LIGHT AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669712January 2, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STEERING COLUMN IS MALFUNCTIONING, IT IS LISTED AS A RECALL ON GM WEBSITE BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND CHARGED ME $776.50. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669450January 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT...THE WIRES CONNECTED WITH THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE BURNT AND CORRODED. I HAVE REPLACE THESE PARTS 20 TIMES SINCE 2009. THIS TIME ON JANUARY 1, 2015 THE WIRES AND CONNECTORS ARE TO BURNT TO REPAIR AND THE DEALER SHIP SAID I WILL HAVE TO BUY THE WHOLE HARNESS KIT ASSEMBLY INSTEAD OF JUST THE WIRES. WHY SHOULD I, THIS PROBLEMS IS FAR AND WIDE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE PONTIAC G6. I TRAVEL WITH MY JOB AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT ON ME AND I HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM JUST TO GET HOME. PLEASE LET GM KNOW AND ISSUE SOME KIND OF RECALL BEFORE I DIE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THESE FAULTY HEADLIGHT WIRES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669518January 1, 2015
STEERING
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. RESTARTED THE CAR SEEMED TO RESOLVE IT FOR A DAY OR TWO. NOW IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT A RECALL, I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $800. WHEN IT OR IF IT BECOMES A RECALL I COULD BE REIMBURSED. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DEAL WITH IT. IT'S MY ONLY CAR AND DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR REPAIR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669351December 31, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVERS SIDE, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE WIRING HARNESS MELTS! THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH G6 OWNERS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669368December 31, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE, MADE AN ABNORMAL LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669067December 30, 2014
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED INTO MANUAL STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669069December 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND WHEN IN PARK, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,004.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668995December 30, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668654December 29, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GREAT EFFORT WAS REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR AND THE U-JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668832December 29, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668439December 27, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PUSHED THE RADIO BUTTON NOW THE RADIO COMES ON AND OFF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHERE THE MILAGE IS IT SAYS ERROR I SAW WHERE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL RECALL BUT DEALER SAYS NOT ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668499December 27, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE HIGHLIGHT NOT WORKING. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWS THAT THE HEADLIGHT WIRE IS CORRODED & BURNT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR & SEVERAL OTHERS, YET GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668346December 26, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST IN 2 INCIDENTS IN THIS CAR. A WARNING CHIME SOUNDED AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. GM HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE, BUT WILL NOT COVER THIS VIN# EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667942December 23, 2014
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE RADIO DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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