Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10704506April 8, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND VIBRATED AS AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704530April 8, 2015
STEERING
I STARTED THE CAR AND THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON RADIO DISPLAY THAT SAID POWER STEERING. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. PLEASE ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704565April 8, 2015
STEERING
THE STEERING MAKES A CLUNKIN NOISE. IT TURNS BACK AND FOURTH BY ITSELF WHEN DRIVING AND WHILE PARKED.SOME TIMES WHEN I START THE CAR THE RADIO SAYS POWER STEERING WHEN I START THE CAR.WHEN THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN I TURN THE CAR OFF OPEN DOOR SO THE RADIO GOES OFF THAN START IT AND THAN IT WORKS FINE UNTIL IT SITS TURNED OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE.SOMETIMES I'LL HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND ON ABOUT FIVE TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS.I HAVE READ THAT PONTIAC G6 S FROM 2006 THROUGH 2007 HAVE A STEERING RECALL FOR THE STEERING TORQUE SENSOR BUT I GAVE GM MY VIN AND THEY SAID MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE THAT RECALL.SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE OTHER RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF AND TO CHECK MY STEERING AND THEY SAID IT IS THE TORQUE SENSOR.WHY IS IT THE SAME SENSOR AS THE OTHER G6S WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY HAVE RECALLS AND MINE IS NOT UNDER RECALL.IT COST ME 600$.I MUST PAY BECAUSE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704106April 7, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME FAULTY FUEL PUMP RETURN LINE FOUND IN SIMILAR GM VEHICLES FOR THAT YEAR. SURPRISINGLY, THE G6 WAS OMITTED FROM THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE SAME FAULTY PART POSES A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. ON 04/04/2015 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL FROM THE FUEL PUMP LINE - RELEASING HARMFUL GASOLINE VAPOR INTO THE AIR THAT MAY - GIVEN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS - POTENTIALLY IGNITE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE AND MY CONSUMER CONCERNS TO A LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY. UNFORTUNATELY, GM WILL NOT RESPONSIBLY REPAIR THE FLAWED PART AT THEIR EXPENSE - GIVING DEALERSHIPS THE LEVERAGE TO INSIST THAT OWNERS PAY FOR GM'S FLAWED FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM THAT SOMEHOW EVADED THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. GIVEN THE BILLIONS OF TAXPAYING DOLLARS THAT GM WAS GIVEN ONE WOULD EXPECT MORE FROM THE AUTOMAKER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704324April 7, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND SOUNDED AND THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RESET IT BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE THE POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL SHAKES EVEN WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY GETTING PARTS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR THE POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704334April 7, 2015
STEERING
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 101 HWY IN CALIFORNIA JUST SOUTH OF ARROYO GRANDE AND FELT STEERING GET A LITTLE STIFF WHEN GOING AROUND A SLOW SEMI. SLOWED TO UNDER 30MPH TO TURN OFF HWY TO JOB SITE AND IT WAS LIKE TRYING TO STEER A WHEELBARROW WITH 600LBS OF DIRT ON IT. GET THE PICTURE? IF IT WAS MY WIFE SHE MIGHT HAVE CRASHED. I BECAME AWARE OF THE RECALL JUST 3 WEEKS AFTER AND RECENTLY FOUND OUT MY ASSEMBLY DATE ISN'T INCLUDED. IT WAS ASSEMBLED 12/06 ACCORDING TO DOOR JAM STICKER. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703850April 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE ON I-287 IN NJ WHEN MY RPM'S SKYROCKETED AND BY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AS FLASHED. MY CAR BEGAN LOSING SPEED AND BECAME HARD TO CONTROL DUE TO A LOSS OF TRACTION. UPON A VISIT TO MY MECHANIC IT WAS FOUND TO BE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THE G6 FROM 04-10 HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BUT YET GM HAS FAILED TO MAKE A RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK FURTHER INTO THE SITUATION. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO GET MY 4 WAY FLASHERS ON AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT NARROWLY. IF MY CAR HAD STALLED LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE READ ABOUT WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703858April 6, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT CASING MELTED AND BURNED THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703990April 6, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT BULBS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES NEED TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. THE PIGTAIL SOCKET FOR THE BULB APPEARS TO HAVE OVERHEATED. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULBS SIX TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704067April 6, 2015
STEERING
RADIO INDICATOR DISPLAY READS "POWER STEERING"; ODOMETER READS "ERROR"; SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION; VEHICLE ENTERS LOW POWER STATE; VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DATE IS 7/29/2008; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 COVERS SIMILAR ISSUE BUT EARLIER MANUFACTURE DATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703788April 5, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING IT WOULD LOCK TO TURN AND IT WOULD ALSO SHAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703733April 4, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HAD TO HAVE BODY WORK REPAIRED. AFTER PICKING UP FROM INSURANCE, I DROPPED IT OFF AT SEWELL GMC DALLAS TO TAKE CARE OF RECALLS. AT THAT TIME THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING IS IN THE RECALL AND WILL BE FIXED. ONCE I WAS CALLED TO PICK UP, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. EVERY PONTIAC G6 HAS A RECALL ON LOSS OF POWER STEERING EXCEPT MINE. I HAD A WRECK BECAUSE OF SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ABILITY. THE 2010 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED. SO MANY OTHER ISSUES TOO INCLUDING LOW BEAM HARNESS BURNING. MINE DOES THAT TOO...NO RECALL. MAINLY FRUSTRATED THAT I WAS TOLD POWER STEERING WAS COVERED ONLY TO FIND OUT NOT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703731April 4, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SERVICE ALARM WENT OFF AND THE EPS MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON MY CLOCK PANEL. RIGHT AFTER, MY EPS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND STOPPED WORKING. STEERING MY WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO DO. I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT BECAUSE OF ITS SUDDEN MALFUNCTION, IT VERY WELL COULD HAVE. I DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE IN MY PONTIAC G6 ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703580April 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND I WAS TRYING TO STOP AND MY BRAKES WENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10703301April 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703375April 2, 2015
STEERING
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A RECENT ISSUE I HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE ESC INDICATOR CAME ON AND LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL IN PLACE. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT PERIODICALLY. IF THE CAR DID START AND NO LIGHT WOULD APPEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE. THE SHAKING WAS VERY VERY NOTICEABLE. WE HAD TAKEN IT INTO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. WHEN HE FIRST STARTED THE VEHICLE THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED FOR HIM THAT THE ESC LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THIS TIME HE EXPERIENCED THE SHAKING STEERING WHEEL. BEFORE HE WOULD TAKE A FURTHER LOOK AT IT, HE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON THE INTERNET; HE FOUND THERE A RECALL FROM GM ON THE ESC SENSOR AND ASKED US TO TAKE IT TO OUR DEALER. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE WAS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS DOING THE SAME THING AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. WE WERE TOLD OUR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I JUST HAVE A HARD TIME UNDERSTANDING WHY THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND SAME ISSUE IS NOT COVERED. I HAVE A BIGGER CONCERN OVER THE SAFELY OF US DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE IF THE STEERING WOULD GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703429April 2, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2009 G6 HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE PIGTAILS ARE MELTED & BURNED. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THESE EXACTLY AS THEY WERE HOOKED UP & NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703053April 1, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703039April 1, 2015
STEERING
AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD AT ABOUT 55MPH, A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER AND A CHIME SOUNDED. STEERING CONTROL WAS THEN MANUAL AND I HAD TO EXERT GREAT FORCE TO STEER AT LOWER SPEEDS. I FIGURED RIGHT AWAY THAT MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT SINCE I COULD NOT TURN EASILY. I IMMEDIATELY CHOSE TO PULL OVER TO AVOID PUTTING MYSELF OR ANYONE ELSE AT HARM. SINCE THEN, THE POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. IT HAS HAPPENED AT ALL SPEEDS (PARKED AT 0MPGH, AT 70MPH, AT 25MPH, ETC.). IT IS NOT SAFE AND I AM HOPING NHTSA CAN HELP ME GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE TAKEN EXTREMELY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL VIA MY VIN # ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT GM ISN'T RECALLING THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY SINCE THERE IS A RECALL FOR JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER TYPE OF PONTIAC G6, INCLUDING 2007. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED RIGHT NOW AND DON'T WANT TO PUT MYSELF OR OTHERS AT HARM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703057April 1, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK UPON STARTING THE CAR AND WE WOULD NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK OF THIS HAPPENING MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WE CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF OUR CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THEY SAID OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AND THAT WE WOULD NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. SO INDEED THAT IS WHAT WE DID BUT WE ARE QUITE UNHAPPY THAT WE HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM INDICATED ON THE RECALL BUT WE NEED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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