Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10693700March 11, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND WENT TO SWITCH LANES TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR MADE A DINGING NOISE AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE THE TURN AS I NORMALLY COULD. I LOOKED AT THE DISPLAY AND THE POWER STEERING WAS ON THE SCREEN . WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION, AND CUT THE CAR OFF UPON RESTARTING IT THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. UPON RETURNING HOME THAT NIGHT POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN FROM OFF THE FREEWAY TO CITY STREETS, I ALMOST HIT A CAR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE POWER STEERING COULD BE RESET BY RESTARTING THE CAR AND THEN FINALLY IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WHAT I DO NOTICE IS THAT IF MY WHEEL IS TURNED AT 180 DEGREES IT HAS NO SHAKE AND I CAN BACK UP AND NEVER LOSE POWER STEERING BUT AS SOON AS I TURN IT LEFT OR RIGHT IT LOCKS UP AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT AGAIN. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS PAY FOR PROGRAMMING TO GET MY KEY TO WORK TO THE NEW COLUMN. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AS GM HAS RECALLED MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN NUMBER ISN'T LISTED IN THE RECALL. I HOPE THIS IS FIXED SOON AS I HAVE DONE INVESTIGATION AND TO FIX THIS OUT OF POCKET IT WILL COST AROUND $750.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693183March 10, 2015
STEERING
WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED 50% OF THE TIME YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES YOU WILL REGAIN YOUR POWER STEERING. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL SOMETIMES SOONER THEN OTHER TIMES. THIS CAN MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CHECKED FOR A POWER STEERING RECALL ON MY CAR AND AT THIS POINT HAVE NOT REVIVED ONE. I HAVE CHECKED ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES AND HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A FEW SHOPS AND THEY ALL TELL ME I NEED A NEW STEERING COLUMN. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT CHEAP THE FIX. I BELIEVE THIS ENTAILS A RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693253March 10, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DRIVER HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,288.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693274March 10, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE POWER STEERING FAILED, EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN WHEEL, BROUGHT CAR TO STOP. DASH INDICATED "SERVICE ESC", AND "POWER STEERING". PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF CAR, AND A SHORT TIME LATER, RESTARTED CAR, SEEMED TO WORK CORRECTLY, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES OVER THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL DAYS, BUT WOULD COME BACK AFTER CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. AFTER A WEEK OF THIS, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK AFTER CAR WAS RESET. UNABLE TO DRIVER CAR AT THIS TIME AS A RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693374March 10, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693383March 10, 2015
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL MODULE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN UPDATED 07/02/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693393March 10, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING FLASHED ON THE DIC AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER TURNING THE WHEEL AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING WORKED FINE. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF THIS HAPPENING IT STOPPED. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN NOW. ALSO NOW THE STEERING IS MAKING SOME NOISED ACCOMPANIED BY SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL, EVEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692994March 9, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING WILL FAIL TO ENGAGE ON START UP OF CAR 70% OF THE TIME AND WHEN IT DOES IT WILL STOP WORKING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD 100% OF THE TIME. IT WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. SOME 2009 PONTIAC G6'S ARE UNDER GM RECALL 14V153000 BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL EVEN WHILE DOING THE EXACT THING THE RECALL SPECIFIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693003March 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT AT A LIGHT. FORCEFULLY TURNING THE WHEEL WITH GREAT EFFORT I MANAGED TO MAKE MY WAY INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT TOOK A DEEP BREATH AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE STEERING WAS BACK AND I CONTINUED ON TO WORK RELUCTANTLY SINCE I AM UNSURE WHEN AND IF THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693110March 9, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,760. UPDATED 9/27/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692887March 9, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 (IN 2006) IT HAS BEEN FAILING TO START FROM TIME TO TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL (SHORTAGE) PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO START AND KILLS THE BATTERY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACED THE FOUR(4) TIMES. THE CAR HAS TOTALLY DIED ON ME FIVE (5) DIFFERENT TIMES AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FIRST AND SECOND TIMES IT DIED, IT WAS BETWEEN 25-40K MILES ; THEREFORE, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE THIRD TIME IT WAS A LITTLE BEYOND 60K AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, SO I PAID OUT OF POCKET. THE FOURTH I REPLACED THE BATTERY AGAIN. THE FIFTH AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS THE BATTERY WAS RECHARGED. LOST STEERING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DIC READOUT "CHECK GAS CAP," I WOULD TIGHTEN THE HAD CAP, BUT STILL THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE HAD CAP THE TIMES. LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. CAR WILL NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK IS MISSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692939March 9, 2015
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE RESUME NORMAL STEERING FUNCTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692834March 8, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND WAS VIRTUALLY INCAPABLE OF DRIVING. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN TRYING TO PARK OR DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. I WAS UNABLE TO PARALLEL PARK AND AS A RESULT IT TOOK OVER 30 MINUTES OF EFFORT TO TRY AND GET MY CAR CORRECTLY INTO THE SPOT. I HAD TO KEEP SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON TO TRY AND GET THE WHEEL TO TURN. THIS WOULD ONLY BRIEFLY FIX THE STEERING FOR A MATTER OF SECONDS AND WAS STILL HARD TO TURN DURING THOSE SECONDS. EVENTUALLY, I JUST GAVE UP AND MOVED MY CAR INTO A SPOT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE PARALLEL PARKING. HOWEVER, THIS TOO WAS AN ISSUE TO PARK. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT POSSES AS A SERIOUS SAFELY ISSUE WHEN USING THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692860March 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY AND THEN GO OFF. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO DOING A SELF CHECK SINCE THE LIGHT ALWAYS HAS WENT OFF IN THE PAST. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON NOW CONSTANTLY AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER IS DISABLED AT ALL TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE UNDER THE PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT HAS FAILED, AND REPLACEMENT WILL COST OVER $1000. THE VEHICLE IS BASICALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS MORE THAN LIKELY THE AIRBAGS WILL FAIL TO EMPLOY IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY EVENT. I'VE WENT TO OTHER WEB SITES TO REVIEW POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH GM AIRBAG SYSTEMS, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A START OF AN EPIDEMIC WITH THESE AIR BAG SYSTEMS NOT BEING REPORTED TO THE NHTSA - TO INCLUDE SOME DEATHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692682March 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON MARCH 4, 2015, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT A STARTING SPEED FROM A STOP LIGHT, WHEN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED TO VERIFY THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH THE FLUID WAS A CLEAN COLOR RED. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON FEBRUARY 2014, FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692686March 7, 2015
STEERING
I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE INTERSECTION AND MY STEERING WENT OUT. THE DISPLAY STARTED SHOWING THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. IT BECAME INCREASING DIFFICULT TO STEER. IT APPEARS GM RECALLED SOME MAKE/MODELS FOR THE SAME VEHICLE I HAVE HOWEVER MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE ONE'S THAT FALL UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM WHY AREN'T ALL OF THE MAKE/MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAD MY SON IN THE CAR AND I BECAME VERY FEARFUL FOR THE BOTH OF US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692415March 6, 2015
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN UPDATED 6/25/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692342March 5, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING MANY TIMES OVER PAST 2 WEEKS: MAKING SHARP TURNS @ LOW SPEED INTO DRIVEWAY/PARKING SPOT, ON MAIN ROADS AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30-45MPH) WHILE CHANGING LANES & EVEN AT HWY SPEEDS WHEN CHANGING LANES. SOMETIMES POWER STEERING WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY COME BACK ON BY "ITSELF" - WITH A VERY DANGEROUS, UNPREDICTABLE JERK-TYPE MOTION. OTHER TIMES I WOULD PULL OVER (VERY DIFFICULT & SCARY TO STEER!) & RESTART CAR TO TRY TO GET POWER STEERING BACK. POWER STEERING HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED. TOWED CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP. WHILE WAITING FOR CALLBACK, DID RESEARCH & FOUND OUT ABOUT EXISTING & NEWLY EXPANDED RECALLS FOR TORQUE SENSOR. DEALER THEN CALLED TO SAY MY CAR (MANUFACT DATE 11/06) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS! THEY ALSO SAID, THAT IN ADDITION TO DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENOR ($600 PART/LABOR) THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS ALSO BROKEN (ADDL' COST $500) SO NOW A TOTAL OF $1100 AND NO HELP FROM EXISTING GM RECALLS! MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE PART(S) AS COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE (SOME OF WHICH WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS) THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART(S) ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS! I HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON MY CAR. WHEN IS GM GOING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND INCLUDE EVERY CAR THAT SHOWS UP AT DEALER WITH AN DEFECTIVE TORQUE SENSOR? WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE? GM'S CUSTOMERS BEING SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM LOSS OF CONTROL OF STEERING??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692366March 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
HAD SAME ISSUE AS OTHER DAYS COMPLAINT. THIS TIME TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING DIDN'T HELP. TOOK CAR STRAIGHT TO SHOP. LEFT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER THEY CALLED SAID TORQUE SENSOR BAD SAME AS THE 09 RECALL ISSUE. IT'S GOING TO COST 517.00 DOLLARS TO FIX. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I NEED THE CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK SO WHAT DOES A PERSON DO BUT FIX AND HOPE IT'S MADE PART OF RECALL. I OWN 2 OTHER GM VEHICLES READY TO GET RID OF THEM BEFORE THEY START FALLING APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692367March 5, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT RANDOMLY AND NOW GOES OUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE. DEALER SAYS MY PARTICULAR MODEL'S VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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