Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10509500April 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE ISN'T BEING PRESSED. THIS IS ALSO LINKED TO MY CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE OF TURNING OFF WHILE ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN NOT TURNING BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509406April 24, 2013
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
G6 BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY LEADING TO NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN STOPS OR SLOW DOWNS. CARS TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK AND WON'T REVERSE. CAR BEGINS TO REVERSE ON ITS OWN IN PARK BUT ENDS UP CATCHING ITSELF BACK IN PARK. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SET ON PARK AND WON'T CHANGE TO GO IN REVERSE. ALSO THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE BURST AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, CAUSED SEVERE MELTING OF VARIOUS WIRES AROUND IT. NEARLY LIT THE CAR ON FIRE AFTER CAUSING THE STARTER TO CATCH FIRE FROM THE POWER STEERING FLUID GETTING INSIDE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509431April 24, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH REQUIRED FORCE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509280April 23, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CAR WAS PARKED. WE WALKED TOWARDS THE CAR, UNLOCKED IT, STARTED IT, BUCKLED UP, PUT IT IN REVERSE, THE CAR CHIMED AND THE LED SCREEN READ "DOOR AJAR" PASSENGER DOOR WOULDN'T LATCH (I'M ALWAYS PICKY ABOUT MY CAR, I ALWAYS TELL MY PASSENGERS "DON'T SLAM THE DOOR" BEFORE WE GET IN THE CAR) SO I KNOW THE PROBLEM WAS NOT GENERATED BY ME. WHEN I GOT THE DOOR TO LATCH I WAS HAPPY. BUT NOW THE DOOR WON'T OPEN. MY PASSENGER HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509312April 23, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKES WERE RECALIBRATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR UPDATED 09/25/13*LJ UPDATED 09/27/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509057April 22, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKES LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN FOOT OFF PEDAL; BRAKES LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL. NOTICED ISSUE WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE. 2 YEAS LATER ISSUE HAS RETURNED. I HAVE APPLIED DIELECTRIC GEL TO BODY CONTROL MODULE PINS AND IT APPEARS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509105April 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FAMILY NOTICED A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. INSIDE THE CAR, THE SMELL WAS LESS STRONG, BUT STILL NOTICEABLE. IN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND BOTH A FUEL LEAK AND A COOLANT LEAK AND REPAIRED BOTH. WHEN I TOOK BACK THE VEHICLE, I COULD STILL SMELL IT AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WAS RESIDUAL. AFTER A WEEK, THE SMELL WAS JUST AS STRONG AND I RETURNED IT. THEY WASHED THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SAID THAT WOULD DO IT. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I RETURNED IT AND THEY DROPPED OUT THE FUEL TANK (AND FORGOT TO REATTACH IT!), BUT STATED THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. THEY WASHED IT AGAIN AND SAID IT WAS THE BEST THEY COULD DO. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT PONTIAC'S FUEL PUMP. I NOTICED THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS (RECALL 09V-419), BUT NOT 2006 (YET). ACCORDING TO OUR RESEARCH AND CONTACT WITH GM THE 2006 G6 HAS NOT BEEN ADDED TO THE CURRENT RECALL 09V-419. I AM SURPRISED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT LOOK FOR THIS PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY, BUT APPARENTLY, IT IS A LOT OF WORK TO GET TO THE FUEL PUMP AREA. PLEASE ADD 2006 TO THE RECALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508832April 19, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED ALONG WITH DISABLING THE STABILITY TRACK, AND CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508831April 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
SAME COMPLAINT AS OTHERS WITH PONTIAC G6 AND BRAKE LIGHTS. WHILE I AM DRIVING OR IN PARK MY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. WHILE BRAKING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENT RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE STOPPED TO TELL ME THIS IS OCCURRING. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS WHILE DRIVING IN WORK TIME TRAFFIC WHERE VEHICLES TEND TO BE ALMOST BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THE OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT KNOW THAT I AM BRAKING BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS SPORADICALLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT PONTIAC AND NEITHER ACKNOWLEDGE THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT REPAIR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508836April 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING HOME FROM A LONG WEEKEND IN HIBBING MN, WE ARE DRIVING AT AROUND 10PM AT NIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BRAKES WERE NOT REACTING AT ALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEEN RUNNING. WE WERE BOTH REALLY SCARED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN THE LIGHTS ON EVEN AFTER I MANUALLY TRIED TO TURN THEM ON. CAR ROLLED TO A STOP I SLOWLY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE TO HELP THE VEHICLE STOP AS I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. AFTER 10 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN IT DID RESTART. CAR HAD PLENTY OF FUEL, I HAD JUST REPLACED THE BATTERY ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT HAPPENING. SO I KNOW IT WAS NOT OUT OF FUEL OR A BATTERY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM AGAIN BUT IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508839April 19, 2013
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK. IT WAS SNOWING SO EVERYONE IS GOING SLOW. RANDOMLY THE CAR WOULD SLIP AND SAY "LOW TRACTION" ON THE LED SCREEN. NO BIG DEAL IT'S JUST SAYING TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. AFTER ONE HOUR IT STARTED SAYING "ESC ACTIVE" AND I COULD FEEL THE CAR TRYING TO CORRECT ITSELF. FIVE MINUTES LATER AFTER ESC KEPT POPPING ON THE SCREEN THE CAR CHIMED AND NOW IT WAS READING "SERVICE ESC" ON THE LED SCREEN AND AN ICON CAME ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "ESC OFF" THE LED SCREEN KEEPS SWITCHING BETWEEN "SERVICE ESC" AND "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" BEING THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF SNOW THE TRACTION CONTROL WAS REALLY HELPFUL BUT SINCE THE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR WAS JUST GOING ALL OVER AND HAD A HARD TIME TRYING TO MANEUVER IT, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS. LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON\OFF THEY ARE STILL THERE. TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY. NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. IM ON MY SECOND G6 FIRST ONE WAS GREAT. THIS ONE NOT SO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508875April 19, 2013
ENGINE
THE CAR CAN NOT PASS NYS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SENSORS THERE ARE HUNDRED OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS ,MY WARRANTY ON CAR DOES NOT COVER IT I HAVE SPOKE TO GM AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU TO GET A RECALL I HOPING YOU CAN REALLY HELP BECAUSE I HAVE A CAR THAT I OWN JUST A YEAR AND HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR 4 MORE YEARS ,THAT I CAN NOT USE OR AFFORD TO FIX ,AND IF PONTIAC HAS MADE RECALLS ON OTHER CARS FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508689April 18, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIPER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. A DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ORDER THE PARTS NEEDED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THE PART COULD NOT BE ORDERED BUT THEY WOULD GIVE HER INFORMATION TO A SPECIALIZED DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD CONTACT HER WITHIN 48 HOURS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508747April 18, 2013
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON...WILL STAY ON AND THEN SWITCH OFF. WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN SEAT IT STATES AIR BAG IS OFF.I AM HEARING TONS OF REPORTS OF 2008 G6 WITH SAME FAULTY AIR BAG SENSOR/MODULES/HARNESS SYSTEMS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE THE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ALOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE SERIOUSLY HURT IF THESE AIRBAGS SHUT OFF WITH PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT. PLEASE RECALL THESE CARS! DEALERSHIPS ARE GIVING CUSTOMERS THE RUN AROUND WITH THESE ISSUES AND PEOPLE ARE PAYING 1000S OF DOLLARS TO HAVE FIXED AND ALOT OF TIMES AFTER REPLACING THE SEAT SENSOR OR THE MODULE THE LIGHT STILL STAYS ON AND AIR BAGS AREN'T GOING TO WORK PROPERLY IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508500April 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY. AFTER CAR WOULD BE SHUT OFF THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER I RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. DID NOT THINK TO MUCH OF IT DUE TO IT BEING WINTER AND THOUGHT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CAUSING IT. SINCE THE WEATHER HAS CLEARED I NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CRUISE ON ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE WOULD SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT GET IT TO GO BACK ON, AND AGAIN THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON UNTIL I SHUT OFF MY CAR. COULD NOT USE MY CRUISE AT ALL. IT WASN'T TILL RECENTLY THAT SOMEONE ON THE ROAD FLAGGED ME DOWN AND SAID THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I BRAKE THEY WENT OUT. NOT GOOD. TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HAD THAT REPLACED BUT DID NOT EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY. NEXT DAY THE ENTIRE PROCESS STARTED OVER AND I AM STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON WHEN I AM DEPRESSING THE GAS AND GOING OUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! ASAP THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I ALSO READ THAT THE BCM HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME BUT ALSO NEED TO BE RE CALIBRATED AFTER THE PART IT REPLACED. I AM GOING TO TRY THIS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, DON'T REALLY LIKE DRIVING MY CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS SOMETHING WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS START HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508618April 17, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THEN GO OFF WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. ALSO DIFFICULTY SHIFTING VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508622April 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE ISN'T BEING PRESSED. THIS IS ALSO LINKED TO MY CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE OF TURNING OFF WHILE ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY AND THEN NOT TURNING BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508621April 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND IN TURN MAKES THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508428April 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT, IT ALMOST ALWAYS STARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT, NOTICE FUEL DRIPPING FROM FUEL PUMP/TANK/LINE JUST IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE, I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS, NV A HOT WEATHER STATE, LOOKED ONLINE FOUND A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN HOT WEATHER STATES WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $984 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD ADDRESS IT, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508245April 15, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP HAS A CRACK IN THE TOP AND IS LEAKING FUEL WHILE CAR IS RUNNING OR NOT RUNNING. VERY DANGERUOS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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