Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10758500August 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF EVEN IF THERE WAS A PASSENGER, OR STAY ON IF THERE WAS NO PASSENGER. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR G6'S THAT HAD CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE CHANGED TO LEATHER SEATS. MY CAR HAS LEATHER SEATS, HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THIS RECALL. THE REPAIR SHOP INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM. THE WIRING FOR THE SENSORS WAS NEVER PROPERLY DONE. THERE WAS NO SPACE TO PUT CERTAIN WIRES AND THEY WERE NEVER CONNECTED. THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NEVER PROPERLY CONNECTED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749953August 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, A CLANKING AND GRINDING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750210August 20, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2011. I BELIEVE THIS HAS A CORRELATION WITH THE BATTERY BECAUSE WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTS TO COME ON EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR, I KNOW THE BATTERY WILL SOON DIE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE BATTERIES SINCE OWNING MY CAR (2010). ONCE I GET A NEW BATTERY, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR A WHILE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749652August 19, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BURN OUT EVERY 2-3 WEEKS AND WHEN CHECKED THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR IS MELTED SO NOW I AM UNABLE TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AT ALL AND AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH HIGH BEAMS. HIGH BEAMS AND TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT AFFECTED. I THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER GM CARS BUT FOR SOME REASON MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AND NOT SURE WHY IT ISN'T.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749782August 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DISABLED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749452August 18, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749572August 18, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR HAD A "TICKING" SOUND FOR 3 WEEKS. THE SOUND STARTS WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND DOES NOT GO AWAY. LAST WEEK THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOP AND SHUT OFF. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RE-START THE CAR IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING SO I LEFT IT GO AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. THEY SAY THE CAR IS CRAP..THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND PART OF THE PISTON BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO THE MOTOR, DAMAGING IT. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPEN. NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS NOT WORTH REPAIRING AND NO ONE WANTS IT FOR A TRADE IN NOR WILL THE LOAN GO AWAY. THESE CARS SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE MARKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748867August 15, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING SERVICE POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS RECEIVED. LOST POWER STEERING/VERY HARD TO STEER. TURNED CAR OFF RESTARTED THEN HAD NO ISSUES. THEN SEVERAL HOURS LATER HAD SAME ISSUE OCCURRED...TURNED CAR OFF/ON AND POWER STEERING RESTORED. THIS ISSUE KEEPS RE-OCCURRING WITH THIS 2010 G6, 2.4L V4 WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER INDICATES NO OPEN RECALL FOR THIS 2010 MODEL DESPITE RECALLS FOR EARLIER YEAR G6 MODELS WITH THESE EXACT SYMPTOMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748636August 14, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCUMULATUNG WATER IN THE REAR PASSENGER FLOORBOARDS FOR THREE YEARS, CAUSING MUSTY SMELL AND MOLD SPORES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO VINCE WHIBBS THREE TIMES STILL NOT FIXED. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUES ON INTERNET EVEN A U TUBE VIDEO AS EXPENSIVE A CAR WE SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748780August 14, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WELL I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK GO UP A HILL AND THE CAR STARTED LOSING SPEED GOING UP THE HILL I GIVE IT MORE GAS AND THE MOTOR STARTED KNOCKING I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND JUST WANT UP THE HILL REAL SLOW CARS WAS BLOWING THERE HORN AT ME I WAS FILL UPSET ABOUT THIS AND COME TO FINE OUT THAT PART IS ON RECALL..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748471August 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR IT JERKS VERY HARD. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS REALLY HARD AND WHILE DRIVING, THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND IT SHUTS DOWN. WHILE IN REVERSE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK OFF AND ON. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND PUT IT ON TEST THEY SAID WIRING WAS BAD. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY DIDN'T FIX IT. ALSO, THEY FIX RECALL FOR POWER STRAIN AND GEAR SHIFT CABLE AND CAR BEEN ACTING UP EVER SINCE SERVICE LIGHT ON AND NOT CHANGING PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747810August 11, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL START TO RATTLE WHILE SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. LATER I BEGAN FEELING THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE LEFT. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS A STRUGGLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK TRYING TO KEEP MY CAR IN LINE. IT NOW SWERVES BOTH WAYS AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE READ ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THESE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME SORT OF ANSWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747911August 11, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. REPLACED IT, WENT BACK OUT WITHIN A WEEK. HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON WEBSITES, AND IT SEEMS THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT NO RECALL. WHY? REPLACING BULBS IS COSTLY, AND NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS WHEN YOU THINKS YOU HAVE HEADLIGHTS AND DON'T. ALSO CAUSE FOR POLICE TO PULL U OVER. WHY HAS GM DONE NOTHING TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747969August 11, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THERE IS A SCREECHING OR SQUEALING SOUND. THE SOUND IS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD. I TOLD THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHEN HE CAME OUT AND HE TOLD ME TO TELL MY MECHANIC. DURING THE FIRST ROUND OF MY CAR GOING TO THE SHOP, MY MECHANIC COULDN'T RECREATE THE SOUND AND SENT THE CAR BACK. A COUPLE WEEKS GO BY AND THE SOUND CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HAD HIM LISTEN TO THE SOUND. PRIOR TO DROPPING OFF MY CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC, THE CAR STARTED GETTING HARDER TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. MY MECHANIC AND ANOTHER INSURANCE ADJUSTER COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE SOUND BUT MY MECHANIC TOLD THE ADJUSTER HAT HE HAD HEARD THE SOUND. THE ADJUSTER TOLD MY MECHANIC ABOUT THE RECALL AND ADVISED THAT I SHOULD MAKE A COMPLAINT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746979August 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
CAR TRAVELED OFF THE HIGHWAY, HIT TWO TRESS AND ROLLED OVER AND NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. (PER PICTURES POLICE REPORT AND TESTIMONY)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10745952August 3, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED WHERE THE LEAK INITIALLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,881.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745611August 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON JULY 9 AND 29 2015. IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD POWER STEERING LOCKED HAD TO WRESTLING WITH IT JUST TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE GET OFF THE ROAD. IT HAD BEGIN TO SHAKE AS IF THE FRONT END WAS ABOUT TO FALL OUT. THE CAR DID NOT START. I CHANGED THE BATTERY AS WELL AS THE ALTERNATOR AND IT STILL DID THE SAME THING AGAIN TWO WEEKS LATER ON JULY 29 2015. STILL HAD NOT STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745256July 31, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO 20 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR, WHEN LETTING OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT, WHEN RE-ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACES TO 7000 RPM, THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AT ABOUT 5000 RPM AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/30/12, 3/5/13, 8/19/13, 9/12/13. DIAGNOSIS CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN TELLS ME I AM "TRICKING" THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I DE-ACCELERATE AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM FROM 30,000 MILES TO CURRENT MILEAGE OF 47,000 MILES. RECENTLY, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT ABOUT 25MPH AND THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE ENGINE RACED TO 7000 RPM. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE REAR. I AM FEARFUL TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OPERATING IN THIS ERRATIC MANNER. I DO NOT BELIEVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE ENGINEERED TO ALLOW A DRIVER TO "TRICK" THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE READ COMMENTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THE VEHICLE COULD BE A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745385July 31, 2015
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745410July 31, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIRS AND FOR THE RENTAL CAR. UPDATED 05/10/2017 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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