Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10197723July 28, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, EQUIPMENT
2006 PONTIAC G6 - I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR STEERING PROBLEMS. FIRST REPAIR WAS A REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK AND ELECTRIC DRIVE. UNIT FAILED 2 WEEKS LATER AND ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT STEERING STARTED TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE DURING RIGHT TURNS. DEALER GREASED A JOINT BUT THERE IS STILL A HARD SPOT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING IN THAT DIRECTION. I HAVE NOT SUFFERED AN ACCIDENT BUT AM FEARFUL OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STEERING DUE TO ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT I AND OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED SO FAR. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197278July 23, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE PONTIAC G6- CHECKED AT DEALERS. COMPUTER CLEARED AND TOLD TO RETURN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196671July 18, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND THEN LOST POWER STEERING. A WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED WHICH STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION (# PE007023). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/05/07.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196458July 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM
BRAKES GRIND AND CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I LEASED THE CAR AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT THE SAID THAT THEY "GROUND DOWN THE DRUMS". NOT SURE WHY A CAR WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES BUT THE CAR STILL PERFORMS THE SAME AND IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. THEY STILL SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196499July 16, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN PARALLEL PARKING ON TWO OCCASIONS I LOST THE POWER ASSIST OF THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT FOR THE POWER ASSIST TO RETURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196243July 13, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN MODEL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEGUN TO HAPPEN VERY FREQUENTLY. IT FIRST HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF MY YARD. THEN BACKING OUT AT MY JOB. THE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO SCREEN SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I WAS NEARLY IN A ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK WHEN IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I'M GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THIS WEEK. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND I'LL BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196149July 11, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER LOSING CONTROL, AND REGAINED MY COMPOSURE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. READING THE MESSAGE BOARD THAT SAID POWER STEERING WAS GONE, I CONTINUED ON HOME. THE NEW PART WILL COST $352.OO PLUS LABOR TO FIX. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195996July 10, 2007
STEERING:COLUMN
POWER STEERING HAD BEEN FEELING VERY LOOSE FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE DISPLAY "NOTED POWER STEERING". I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I INITIALLY LOOKED TO SEE IF I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH I COULD NOT FIND. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID FINDING OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID. UPON MY RESEARCH INTO WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID I SAW AN ARTICLE INDICATING THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A RECALL IN THIS REGARDS. AT THAT TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195255July 3, 2007
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT TRACK SLIDES BACK UPON ACCELERATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195142July 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. THE PONTIAC DEALER REPAIRED THE AIR CONDITIONER, BUT NOW THERE ARE TOXIC FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ACTIVATED. THE ODORLESS FUMES BURN HER THROAT AND EYES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FUMES WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 481.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195187July 2, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 48,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195048June 30, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
ELECTRICAL STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING TWICE THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS. 10K MILE LATER THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195020June 29, 2007
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FIRST INSTANCE, I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR CHIMED TWO TWICE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A WARNING CAME ON THE INFORMATION CENTER, STATING POWER STEERING. AT THAT POINT I TRIED STEERING THE CAR TO ANOTHER LANE AND FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND COMING TO A STOP I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. TWO DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT STEERING FROM CENTER POINT TO THE LEFT WAS EXTREMELY EASY. WHEN STEERING FROM CENTER POINT TO THE RIGHT THERE WAS HARDLY ANY ASSIST. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN DURING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION LASTED TWO DAYS. THIS EVENING I DROVE ABOUT THREE BLOCK AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WARNING OCCURRED AGAIN WITH A LOSS OF ALL STEERING ASSIST. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY UNTIL I HIT A BUMP AND THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON BUMPS. DRIVING BACK HOME IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED QUICKLY, ALMOST NO NOTICE, AND YOU HAD IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST WENT INTO THE WRONG LANE FROM LOSS OF ASSIST. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT THE ASSIST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194826June 28, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SUDDEN POWEER STEERING LOSS. USUALLY WHEN PARKING, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. THE CAR IS A PONTIAC G6. 2005. DEALER CLAIMSED THISWAS A NORMAL CONDITION ON MODELS WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): PONTIAC G6 HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. THE LOSS OF POWER CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. IF I WAITED A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD RETURN THEN GO OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL REP. WOULDN'T EVEN REPLY TO MY COMPLAINT .OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TRADED THE CAR IN ON A DIFFERENT BRAND. OBVIOUSLY I LOST MONEY AND TO THIS DAY I AM STILL ANGRY. ANYTHING YOU COULD DO WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194030June 22, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY TURNING LEFT ONLY. FINALLY HAD TOTAL FAILURE WHICH ACTIVATED THE SERVICE LIGHT. PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING VEHICLE WOULD RESET THE FAILURE. VISITED PONTIAC DEALER ON 06/21/07 AND THEY DIDN'T TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE LAST FAILURE WAS 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND IT WAS STORED AS A HISTORY CODE. THE VERY NEXT DAY (06/22/07) THE FAILURE RECURRED EXCEPT A RESTART WILL NO LONGER RESET THE POWER STEERING. MOST FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS WERE BETWEEN 74 AND 78 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE POWER ASSIST GOES AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193557June 18, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND THE TRUNK FAIL TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193495June 16, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE 2006 PONTIAC G6. BEFORE POWER STEERING FAILURE THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING . SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WILL SEIZE, MAKING THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. FORTUNATELY, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT TO DATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP , AND THE SENSOR FOR THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TOTROUBLESHOOT THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS $1200 AND UP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193281June 13, 2007
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING LOSS. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT ABLE TO BE TURNED. POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. YES I DID TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES, STEERING WAS STILL OUT AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, ELECTRIC STEERING WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193078June 12, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DRIVING ALONG ON A DRY ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING DINGING SOUNDS. THE ABS AND ESC DUMMY LIGHTS CAME ON. THE RADIO DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING, "ESC SERVICE REQUESTED". THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR HARNESS WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRONT AXLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CASING TO BECOME COMPROMISED AND SHORT OUT. THIS CAUSED BOTH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD AND ONLY HAD 480 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO ORDER A NEW WIRE HARNESS AND SENSOR CONTROL MODULES TO REPLACE THE FAULTY ONES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192948June 11, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING APPEARED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE, OIL AND OTHERS WITH 'REDUCING POWER TO THE ENGINE' WARNING. THEN DROPPED TO NO RPMS AND ENGINE STALLED -UNPREDICTABLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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