Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10508264April 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED. SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF BRAKE PEDAL TURNED OFF LIGHTS. AFTER RELEASING THE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON. OBSERVED SAME CONDITION AFTER THE REACHING OUR DESTINATION WITH THE CAR PARKED AND IGNITION ON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505905April 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN MAY 2012 THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SO WE REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW LIGHT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS (JUNE 8TH), I WAS DRIVING IN INDIANA WHEN I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN. WE AGAIN REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT AND SINCE THEN IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND THE HEADLIGHT IS OUT, THEN MOST OF THE TIME, IT WILL TURN ON AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IF THE HEADLIGHT IS ON WHEN I START THE CAR, THEM MOST OF THE TIME AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD IT WAS FLASH AND THEN SHUT OFF. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE OFFICERS FOR THE HEADLIGHT BEING BURNED OUT AND I REFUSE TO BUY ANOTHER HEADLIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506029April 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVER SIDE BACK DOOR LOCK STARTED INTERMITTENTLY WORKING, USING THE REMOTE OR DRIVER'S LOCK BUTTON, AND WITHIN 2 MONTHS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IT CAN BE OPERATED MANUALLY, HOWEVER, CONSIDERING WHERE THE LOCK IS LOCATED, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND INCONVENIENT TO GET TO. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505621April 9, 2013
STEERING
STEERING LOCKS UP, STEERING WHEEL JUMPS AND JERKS WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505589April 8, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AT ALL TIMES, I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES BEFORE TURNING MY CAR OFF OR IT KILLS THE BATTERY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ONE MIN I COULD STEP ON THE BRAKES AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON...OR THEY STAY ON THE WHOLE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505607April 8, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 AND WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, THE DASH WOULD SAY CHECK GAS CAP. I BOUGHT LIKE 3 OR 4 NEW GAS CAPS AND THE WARNING CONTINUED. WHILE MY CAR IS PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE CAN BE SMELLED. SEEMS PRETTY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THEY TOOK IT APART THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS BROKEN ALSO. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507116April 4, 2013
STEERING
WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR A NOTIFICATION CAME UP ON THE RADIO DISPLAY SAYING "POWER STEERING" AND A SOUND WENT OFF AS WELL. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITING A FEW SECONDS, AND RESTARTED AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. NOW WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT SINCE IT STARTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505502April 3, 2013
SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THIS VEHICLE HAS MANY PROBLEMS STARTING WITH THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IS MALFUNCTIONING, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, WATER PUMP WENT OUT IN 2012, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER STICKS IN PARK, THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN ON THE STREET WHILE DRIVING AND THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE APPEARS, THE TWO REAR PASSENGER AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THE TRUNK BUTTON IS INOPERABLE. I AM FED UP WITH ALL OF THE ELECTRONIC ISSUES AND HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THEM RESOLVED AT THE DEALERSHIP PAID TO HAVE THEM FIXED AND IT HAS RETURNED. THE ROOF OF THE CAR IS SHOWING RUST AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS CLUNKING WHICH WAS FIXED UNDERWARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507020April 3, 2013
STEERING
THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND SHE USED IT DAILY TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. SHE BEGAN TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE WHEN SHE TURNED IN STEERING COLUMN. THIS CONTINUED FOR A FEW MONTHS WITHOUT LITTLE FANFARE OR CONCERN UNTIL UNEXPECTEDLY ON HER WAY TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ACCORDING HER. SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. SHE REACHED ME BY CELL AND I TALKED HER THRU THE SITUATION. WE HAD A FRIEND WHO WORKS FOR DEALERSHIP TAKE IT AND DRIVE IT AND HE SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF SINCE THAT TIME AND OUR GM DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $115.00 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. WITH ALL THE CONCERN AND RECALLS RECENTLY ON G6 MODELS FOR 2006 MODELS SOME KIND OF RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR THIS 2008 G6 . THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH SHARING CARS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT FIRST HAND WHILE DRIVING HER CAR. PLEASE, HELP!!!,,, *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10507023April 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON WHEN I DIDN'T USE MY BRAKES AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. EARLIER TODAY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE BACK END BECAUSE OF THIS. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505383April 2, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DRIVER SIDE LIGHT WAS REPLACED TWICE, WENT TO MY GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTORS. NOW AS OF 3/15/13 MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS REPLACED TWICE AND WHILE DRIVING IT GOES OFF AND COMES BACK ON CONSTANTLY. THIS ALSO RESULTED IN GETTING PULLED OVER BY A POLICEMAN AND FAILED INSPECTION. AS SOON AS I LEFT TO GO HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505329April 2, 2013
STEERING
DRIVING DOWN ROAD, POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING CAR TO NOT TURN SHARP CORNER EASILY ALMOST GOING INTO DITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505353April 2, 2013
STEERING
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE STEERING LOCKS UP AND GETS STIFF CAUSING IT TO BECOME IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING IS SO STIFF THAT YOU CANNOT STEER THE CAR IN THE DIRECTION YOU WANT TO GO. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN ALL 2006 PONTIACS BUT NOT 2008. I AM WRITING TODAY BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE IT CAUSES A FATALITY. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE GM 100,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH IS SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505204April 1, 2013
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN HAS LOCKED UP THREE TIMES WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING PLACES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF MY STEERING ABILITY. THE MESSAGE SCREEN SAYS POWER STEERING FAILURE AND THE CAR NOTIFIES ME WITH A SIGNALING SOUND THEN THE YELLOW SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE WRENCH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER MANUALLY MANIPULATING THE STEERING WHEEL AS MUCH AS I CAN INTO PLACE IN THE PARKING LOCATION. THEN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP THE POWER STEERING WORKS, THE INDICATORS ARE OFF AND THE CAR DRIVES FINE. I DO CHECK POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS AND THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A FACTOR AS THE FLUID LEVELS WERE ADEQUATE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES BUT LUCKILY MINE HAS NOT RESULTED IN A MAJORS INCIDENCE SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505213April 1, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505043March 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKES LIGHTS WILL OF THE SUDDEN COME ON, DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON CONTINOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH THE TAP OF THE PEDAL BUT WILL THEN COME BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504808March 28, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, AND TROUBLES STARTED IMMEDIATELY. FIRST THING WAS WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE, WELL RETURNED IT A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CAP , THAT USE TO BE METAL BUT ARE NOW PLASTIC WEARS OUT , NOTHING DANGEROUS BUT ANNOYING. WELL THAT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE SOME KIND OF A ROD WAS REPLACED. THEN IT ALWAYS SMELLED OF ANTI FREEZE. AND WOULD LOSE IT, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK. WELL AFTER HAVING IT IN HAVING 2 RADIATORS PUT IN IT, IT STILL DID LOSE FLUID. UNTIL RECENTLY I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE A LADY LEFT HER CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RAN OFF AND LEFT IT IN THE MIDDLE LANES COMING OFF OF A BRIDGE A MAN SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND I HIT THE SIDE OF HIS BUMPER , AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR AND I GOT A NEW FRONT END AND A NEW RADIATOR AGAIN. STILL LEAKED FLUID. MY HUSBAND AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE LEAK AND BOUGHT A PART AND FIXED IT HIMSELF. PRETTY GOOD AFTER 3 RADIATORS AND ALL THE TECHS WORKING ON IT OVER THE 6 YRS, HE HAD TO FIX IT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP RIGHT AFTER I GOT IT BECAUSE WHEN YOU WOULD TAKE OFF, IT WOULD ACT LIKE IT SKIPPED A GEAR. BUT IF I SHIFTED W/THE STANDARD SHIFT IT WOULDN'T DO IT. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION TRAY AND ALL WAS FINE. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN FOR THE SAME THING, THEY STILL SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. BUT TO THIS DAY ABOUT ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK IT WILL STILL SKIP WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD THE MOTOR ON THE CONVERTIBLE REPLACED RIGHT AFTER I GOT IT. THE STEREO WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE CHAIR ARM RELEASE, THAT ALLOWS YOU TO LET THE SEAT UP FOR SOMEONE TO GET IN THE BACK CAME OFF, THEY PUT ANOTHER ONE ON AND NO ADHESIVE IT STRIPPED OUT AGAIN. REFUSED TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK FROM ALL THE REPAIRS IT HAS HAD,WILL LIST IN ANOTHERPOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504866March 28, 2013
STEERING
STEERING LOCKS UP; WHILE DRIVING MAKING TURNS WHEEL LOCKS, IN STREET AND IN HWY GOING AROUND 45MPH ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. VERY DANGEROUS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504710March 27, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AS IF I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE. HOWEVER WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. WHEN I START MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE LIGHTS OF MY CAR ARE ON AS IF I'VE PRESSING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, AGAIN ONCE I ACTUALLY DO PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY TURN OFF. SO MY BRAKES ARE ON WHEN I'M NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL, AND ARE OFF WHEN I AM PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504534March 26, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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