Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10522595July 1, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ROUGH ENGINE IDLE, MISFIRE (DTC P0300) OR NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10024543 ). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522715July 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522522June 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT, NOTICED THAT ONE SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. WENT AHEAD AND REPLACED THE BULB ANYWAYS, BUT IT WILL NOT WORK. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. FROM MY RESEARCH ON HOW TO FIX THIS, I HAVE COME ACROSS COUNTLESS OTHERS ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM FROM MODEL YEARS 2005-2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522386June 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN MY FOOT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WILL BE ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL EITHER BE FLASHING OR JUST STAYING ON. OR VICE VERSA, MY FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WONT BE ON. IT IS HARD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WHEN I GO TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DOESN'T WORK AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522067June 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FRONT ELECTRICAL PORT WAS BEING USED BY AN MP3 PLAYER FM TRANSMITTER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE FM TRANSMITTER TURNED OFF, AND AFTER THE CAR WAS LEFT ALONE FOR A FEW MINUTES, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT SMELLED OF BURNT PLASTIC. FM TRANSMITTER WAS REMOVED AND THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE SOURCE OF SMOKE WAS THE REAR TRUNK FUSE BLOCK WHICH HAD MELTED AROUND THE SITE OF THE FRONT ELECTRIC PORT FUSE. ONCE SMOKE CLEARED, NEGATIVE CABLE WAS REATTACHED. AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF CHECKING CAR ELECTRICAL FROM DRIVERS SEAT, THE FUSE BLOCK WAS CHECKED AND A SMALL FIRE HAD STARTED. THIS WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT AND NEGATIVE CABLE TO BATTERY DISCONNECTED AGAIN. ANY REMAINING METAL BITS FROM ELECTRIC PORT FUSE WERE REMOVED AND ONCE THE NEGATIVE CABLE WAS AGAIN REATTACHED, NO MORE SMOKE APPEARED. HOWEVER, PARK LAMPS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, CAR DID NOT KNOW TRUNK WAS CLOSED, THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL DID NOT WORK (EVEN THOUGH IT LIT UP WHEN PARK LAMPS WERE LEFT ON). OTHER RANDOM BUTTONS ON DRIVER CONTROL PANEL DID NOT WORK (REAR DEFROST, BUT FUSE WAS FINE). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521680June 25, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521764June 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, SUSPENSION
VEHICLE MAKES A CONSTANT POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING, BRAKING, OR ACCELERATING. SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN TRYING TO TURN IT. UNDERNEATH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD IT FEELS LIKE THE BOTTOM THE CAR IS FALLING OFF. THE BRAKES SQUEAK SO BAD. I HAVE TAKEN TO THREE SHOPS AND EVERYONE HEARS THE NOISE BUT CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. SOMETIMES WHEN I GET IN THE CAR THE AIR IS ON FULL BLAST WITH NO KEYS EVEN IN THE IGNITION. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521390June 24, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BACK IN JUNE 2012 I NOTICED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT WAS OUT SO I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE SHOP REPLACED BOTH BULBS. APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS LATER I NOTICED THE SAME BULB WAS OUT AGAIN AND TOOK THE SAME ACTIONS. I REPLACED THE BULB. AROUND FEBRUARY 2013 I NOTICED THE BULB WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKERING ON AND OFF. THE LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION SO I WOULD POP THE HEADLIGHT CASING. AT THAT POINT THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS OFF AGAIN! AT THIS POINT I HAVE JUST STARTED DRIVING WITH MY HIGH BEAMS JUST TO ENSURE I WAS ABLE TO SEE BECAUSE I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA. I RECENTLY RECEIVED TWO TRAFFIC CITATIONS FOR USING THE HIGH BEAMS AND DRIVING WITH FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE POSTS THAT GAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW BEAMS ON THEIR G6 VEHICLES. IS THERE SOME SORT OF RECALL ON THESE BULBS OR THE WIRING THAT THE BULBS STREAM INTO? IF YES, PLEASE, PLEASE ADVISE. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING THESE BULBS EVERY SIX MONTHS AND HAVING TO PAY LABOR. I ALSO DON'T WANT TO RUN THE RISK OF GETTING CITATIONS JUST BECAUSE I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS TO COMPENSATE BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY STANDARD LOW BEAMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521397June 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN). AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE, THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WHILE SECURED IN PARK WHEN IT ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521586June 24, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2009 PONTIAC G6 IN DEC 2009. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE (@3000 MILES), A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL AREA. THIS SMELL WAS MENTIONED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE WRITER THAT IT WAS A 'SHOP SPILL' AND NOT FROM THE CAR. ON OTHER OCCASIONS A FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED BY THE OWNER, BUT THEY WERE DISMISSED AS FLUKES. RECENTLY, (06/13) A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR BEGAN COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL AREA OF THE CAR. THE HOTTER WEATHER SEEMED TO MAKE THE PROBLEM MORE NOTICEABLE. RESEARCH WAS DONE ON VARIOUS BLOGS AND FORUMS, AND THE OWNER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY A CRACKED FUEL LINE OR FUEL RETURN LINE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THAT THE DEALERS CHARGE $800 OR MORE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE G6 SINCE THE 2006 MODEL AND AS YET, GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT DONE THE "RIGHT THING" AND ISSUED A RECALL. IF MY VEHICLE WAS MUCH OLDER OR HAD A LOT OF MILES ON IT, I MIGHT FEEL BETTER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING, BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 33,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. I HOPE THAT NO ONE DIES FROM THIS DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE GENERAL MOTORS TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION AND RECALLS THESE VEHICLES. I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE VERY COSTLY, BUT MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE POTENTIAL LAWSUITS THEY WILL HAVE TO SETTLE IF SOMEONE DIES OR IS INJURED OR PROPERTY IS DESTROYED DUE TO FIRES. I KNOW THAT I WOULD STAND UP IN COURT WITH THIS MESSAGE AND THE INTERNET POSTINGS THAT SHOW THIS IS MAJOR PROBLEM AND TESTIFY THAT "GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND TOOK NO ACTION". HOPEFULLY, SOMEHOW G6 OWNERS CAN GET TOGETHER AND FORCE GM TO TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT THEY SHOULD AND REIMBURSE THE OWNERS THAT HAVE ALREADY MADE THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520987June 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST NOTICED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE USING. REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ONCE I GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF WOULD NOT LIGHT UP WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. FIRST NOTICED THIS LAST SUMMER BUT WAS NOT CONSISTENT. STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521007June 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THEY ARE USUALLY BACKWARDS (RED WHEN DRIVING AND OFF WHEN BRAKING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521003June 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL ILLUMINATED WHEN IT WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN SHE WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521067June 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK SOLENOIDS OPERATE ERRATICALLY MOST OFTEN NOT LOCKING THE DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521096June 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN YOUR FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THIS CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL SO I HAD IT FIXED AT A GM DEALER TWICE. IT NOW AS OF 6/21/13 HAS THE SAME CONDITION AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520808June 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE CAR REMAINED ON WHETHER USING BRAKE PEDAL OR NOT. BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR AND CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520813June 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT SO I DRIVE PRIMARILY AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S DARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND THEN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. AT THE SAME TIME ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN I WOULD PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT WOULD SOMETIMES BE STUCK AND WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520975June 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I CAME TO A STOP WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS AT A DEAD STOP WHEN A CAR CAME SLIDING PAST ME IN THE GRAVEL TO THE RIGHT OF ME. WHEN WE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. I FOUND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE CONSIDERING I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A MONTH PRIOR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I HAD A CAR HONK AT ME AND YELL OVER TO ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN YOU START THE CAR, YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR AND SEE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, WITH NOBODY EVEN IN THE CAR. I HAVE FOLLOWED MY GIRLFRIEND WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THEY FUNCTION THE EXACT OPPOSITE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DRIVING AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY AND DO NOT RETURN ON UNTIL YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR REPLACED, CALIBRATED AND IT DID CURE THE PROBLEM FOR A MONTH OR SO, THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. NEXT I HAD THE "FIX" FOR THE BCM CONNECTOR PERFORMED, THE DIELECTRIC GREASE DID NOTHING. SO NOW THE PROBLEM REMAINS, EVERYDAY PEOPLE RIDE RIGHT ON MY BUMPER AND I FEAR THAT AN ACCIDENT CAN COME OF THIS, AND GM NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THIS AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520601June 19, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR I HAD MY CAR PUT IN THE SHOP FOR A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE WARRANTY REPLACEMENT I HAD THEM TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR CRANKED THEM GO OUT AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THEN IT STARTED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE. SOME TIMES THEY BOTH COME ON OR ONE MIGHT. THEN AS YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD I MAY COME ON OR THE OTHER ONE GO OUT. WELL ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I CRANKED MY CAR AND MY LIGHTS ARE ON AUTO SO WHEN THEY DIDN'T COME ON I TURNED THEM OFF THEM BACK TO AUTO AND NOTHING! I ONLY HAD HIGH BEAMS. AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD ONE WENT OUT AND THE OTHER CAME ON AND SO I DIMMED AND HAD ONE LOW BEAM. THEN THE OTHER CAME ON AND WORKED FOR A BIT BEFORE I GOT HOME I ONLY HAD ONE LOW BEAM. LAST NIGHT WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR ONCE AGAIN I HAD NO LOW BEAMS AT ALL ON HIGH BEAMS. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER YET BUT IT'S A MATTER IF TIME FOR ONLY HAVING ONE LOW OR HAVING TO DRIVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC WITH MY LIGHTS ON HIGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520657June 19, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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