Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10621555August 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED MY USED PONTIAC G6 IN OCTOBER 2013. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR OFF THE LOT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. NO BIG DEAL I THOUGHT. WE'LL WE HAVE CHANGED THIS SAME HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. TODAY 8/11/2014 IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN . MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS UNPLUGGED AS WE KNEW THE BULB SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. WELL WHEN HE TOOK THE BACK PLASTIC COVER OFF TO CHECK MY HEADLIGHT WIRING WAS SMOKING. HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON I DO NOT KNOW. WE HAVE UNPLUGGED THIS HEADLIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MILE EVERYDAY FOR WORK. WE'LL NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CATCHES FIRE WHILE ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE ON THE ROAD???? SO FAR I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 1 RECALL NOTICE.# 13036. THAT ALONE IS ENOUGH FORMS TO STOP DRIVING IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. DO WE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619630August 11, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS, STRUCTURE
LETTER FROM SENATOR SCHUMER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 PONTIAC DEFECTS. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE $34.00 PART, THAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE ROOF. 2007 PONTIAC G6.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621308August 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TO SUM IT UP STARTED GETTING "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE FROM MESSAGE CENTER IN VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN FLASHING THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND SHIFTING HARD. NOW THE VEHICLE STILL SHIFTS HARD WITH THE TWO ABOVE MESSAGES AND IS ALSO STALLING OUT WHEN "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" MESSAGE APPEARS. MANY TIMES AFTER THIS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, CUT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN CONTINUE DRIVING. PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENT AND NOW HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER 50 MPH, VERY DANGEROUS WAS ALMOST HIT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE USED LOST SERVICE CENTER THREE TIMES, NO LUCK ON FINDING PROBLEM OR REPAIR. CAR HAS BEEN WITH MY LOCAL GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP FOR 3 DAYS AND STILL NO PROPER DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM OR REPAIR. HAS SENSE RECEIVED THE TWO RECALL LETTERS BCM/TRANSMISSION BUT DEALERSHIP IS RELUCTANT TO REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAID GM MAY NOT PAY FOR TIME AND PARTS. WORSE CAR PURCHASE I HAVE EVERY MADE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619582August 11, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND ODI# COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $150 TO REPLACE THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE BULBS HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED AS IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FEEDING THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN CUSTOMERS FREQUENTLY PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT THE ISSUE BEING RESOLVED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY FAILING WAS DUE TO MELTED SOCKETS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621448August 11, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,272.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621084August 9, 2014
STEERING
FOR SEVERAL WEEK, CAR HAS BEEN DISPLAYING "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT THE REFERENCED INCIDENT ABOVE, THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND DID NOT RETURN TO OPERATION, EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF AND RE-STARTING CAR. THIS MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT GM RECALL, ALTHOUGH 2009 G6'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620822August 8, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND REPLACED IN APPROX. JUNE 2014. HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT. DEALER FOUND THE HARNESS IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED AND REPLACED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620846August 8, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DID NOT DISPLAY A FAILURE CODE; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING SENSOR OR THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST COULD BE THE DEFECTED PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE IN IDLE. UPDATED 11/18/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620851August 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REPLACED BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. REPLACED ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT TO DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE OUT- NEW BULBS- WIRING HARNESS MELTED, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS HOT FACEPLATE TO RADIO; INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES; AND SHIFTER BOX. RECENTLY THE TRACTION CONTROL MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE RADIO MESSAGE AREA. ADDITIONAL ISSUE ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEREIN ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT I HAD NO WORKING REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620862August 8, 2014
STEERING
DRIVING CAR STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. FELT LIKE THERE WERE DETENTS IN THE FEEL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS SHAKING TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. LATER STOPPED AND PARKED AT HOME AND WHILE CAR WAS AT REST THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MOVE TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT BY IT'S SELF. DROVE CAR ON 8/7/14 FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL DUE TO THE WHEEL JERKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620928August 8, 2014
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
"TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE; BRAKE LIGHTS, AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE, IGNITION" SHIFTER INTERMITTENTLY HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING. CALLED DEALERSHIP FIRST WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR THAT VIN NUMBER, THAT NOTHING WAS ON FILE. THEN WHEN I READ HIM THE NOTICE I RECEIVED TODAY HE SAID THAT I WAS TO WAIT UNTIL THEY HAD PARTS. I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR AND ASKED FOR A LOANER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. (SERVICE DEPT.) CALLED PONTIAC CS. 800 762 2737 I WAS TOLD AFTER EXPLAINING MY PROBLEM THAT IT WAS THE DEALERSHIPS DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER TO PROVIDE A LOANER. SHE TALKED TO DEALERSHIP, CAME BACK AND THEN ASKED ME HOW MANY MI WAS ON CAR. 82K THEN SHE TALKED TO DEALER AGAIN AND SHE COMES BACK AND TELLS ME THEY NEED TO CHECK IT AND PROVIDE ME WITH AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS THEN I AM TO CALL THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERV BACK WITH THE ESTIMATE. ???????? SO I AM STILL DRIVING A CAR THAT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH BECAUSE THEY NEED AN ITEMIZED BILL OF REPAIR? IS THIS THE PROCESS FOR A RECALL? I DEFINITELY WILL NOT TAKE IT TO "THAT DEALERSHIP" FOR AN INSPECTION AS NOW I DO NOT TRUST THEM AS THEIR COMPUTERS HAD NO RECALLS OR REPAIR REPORTS FOR MY CAR AT ALL.. RECALL NO. 14152 TRANSMISSION CABLE I WAS PROVIDED WITH A CASE NO. AND TOLD TO CALL PONTIAC CS BACK. P.S. SO IS THIS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO I AM CONFUSED????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620995August 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619528August 7, 2014
STEERING
HAD THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MODULE FAIL. HAD THE CAR FIXED. CALLED PONTIAC TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECALLS ISSUED EARLIER IN 2014 PERTAINING TO OTHER 2008 PONTIAC G6S RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CARS PRODUCED BEFORE AND AFTER OURS WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT NOT OURS. MADE PONTIAC AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER OF 71-1341653151. NOT SURE WAS TO WHY OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ANY HELP THAT COULD BE PROVIDED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619561August 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WENT TO GET MY VEHICLE INSPECTED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. FIRST, THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THEN, THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON. YOU CAN PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SOMETIMES IT WILL TURN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON AND THEY STAY ON, OR IT WILL TURN THEM OFF AND THEY WILL STAY OFF. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO TWO DIFFERENT AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS, INCLUDING THE ONE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. GM SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. SO I CALLED GM AND THEY STATED I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A MANUFACTURER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS IT WAS NOT A "LEGIT RECALL AS OF YET" AND THAT IF IT WAS FOUND TO BE PART OF THE RECALL THE COST WOULD BE REIMBURSED. I EXPLAINED TO THE GM AGENT ON THE PHONE THAT IT HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN. SHE STATED I NEEDED TO WAIT FOR A "LEGIT RECALL" TO BE MAILED TO ME. THE LETTER I RECEIVED FROM GM PREVIOUSLY IS THE SAME TYPE OF LETTER I HAD RECEIVED ABOUT THE OTHER TWO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE THAT ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AND THERE ARE NO PARTS FOR. THE MALFUNCTIONING OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620691August 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 10/23/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620723August 7, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT THE TIME I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS A CURVE COMING UP BEFORE I KNEW IT MY CAR JUST WOULD NOT STOP AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START BRAKING UNTIL ABOUT 5 SECONDS BEFORE HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY AIRBAG ALSO DIDN'T DEPLOY. THIS HAPPEN 3 WEEKS AGO NOW I AM PHYSICAL THERAPY BECAUSE OF THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ACCIDENT. THE RECALL CAME IN THE MAIL ABOUT A WEEK AFTER ACCIDENT. GO FIGURE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I HAD MY CAR AT A SHOP GETTING OIL CHANGE & THEY HAD MENTIONED THERE WAS A VOLTAGE ISSUE BUT SHOULD BE OK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10620766August 7, 2014
STEERING
OUT GETTING LUNCH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10620777August 7, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I WAS TRAVELING ON U.S. 30 TO GREENSBURG, PA AND I WENT ON TO THE OFF RAMP ON TO WEST PITTSBURGH STREET AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, STABILITY LIGHTS LIT UP. I LOOK DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD TO SEE WHAT GOING ON. THEN, MY CAR JERKED SUDDENLY BACKWARDS I HIT MY HEAD TWO OR THREE TIMES OFF THE HEAD REST. I HIT THE ON STAR BUTTON TO REPORT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO VERIFY THE CODES AND TOLD THEM THE SITUATION. THE ON STAR PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN ASK ME IF I NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. SO, I DROVE TO THE HOSPITAL THAT WAS 1/4 MILE AWAY. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEAD INJURY AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR NECK AND BACK INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10619438August 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ; GM RECALL NOTICE 13036 DATED JULY 2014. I'VE BEEN IN TWO NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE; I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE & TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING LIT WHILE DRIVING AND THEN I WAS PULLED OVER AGAIN & TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT UP WHEN I BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO SHOW BOTH OFFICERS THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM GM & I WAS ADVISED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY AS I WAS PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK OF POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENABLED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN I BRAKE NOR DISENGAGE WHEN I PRESSED THE ON/OFF BUTTON. I HAD TO CYCLE THE KEY OFF/ON IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. OTHER TIMES, THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN ON/OFF BUTTON IS PRESSED. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, ALSO E.S.C. ISN'T WORKING AS IT SHOULD, NOR THE PANIC BRAKE ASSIST FEATURES. LIGHTS FOR E.S.C. TCS RANDOMLY FLASH AND FLICKER. ALL THESE ARE INDICATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GM RECALL NOTICE 13036. AS STATED BEFORE, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO COLLISIONS AND BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE. CONTACTED GM FIVE TIMES - CASE #[XXX] ON FILE. GM STATED THAT MY CAR MUST BE SERVICED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT WILL NOT COVER COSTS. THE LOCAL DEALER WANTS DIAGNOSTIC FEES UP FRONT, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. GM HASN'T NOTIFIED DEALERSHIPS OF THE RECALL 13036 TO DATE. DO I NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HARMING MYSELF AND OTHERS, BEFORE THIS IS ADDRESSED BY GM? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE LOSS OF LIFE TO GET GM TO FIX THE KNOWN ISSUES OUTLINED IN RECALL 13036? HOW CAN I RELY ON SAFE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THIS IS FIXED? IN CLOSING, I SEEK ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING THE BLATANT DISREGARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT GM HAS SHOWN TO ME AND OTHER CUSTOMERS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. HELP!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10619224August 6, 2014
STEERING
THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHER YEAR MODELS IN WHICH THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A RECALL. THIS ISSUE RESULTED IN AN UNDRIVEABLE VEHICLE AND A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING GEAR BOX, RACK AND PINION STEERING, ETC. THIS YEAR MODEL WAS NOT RECALLED AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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