Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10593354May 22, 2014
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED OUT OF POSITION AND LEANED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593356May 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,350 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,410. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593361May 22, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. TO SUMMARIZE: I HAD AN IGNITION FUSE REPAIRED IN 2009 WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SOCKET THAT WAS MELTED TO THE INSIDE HOUSING, HAVE REPLACED AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF LIGHT BULBS IN THE CAR, AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL. MOST RECENTLY, REMOTE IGNITION WAS NOT WORKING, BUT WAS LATER FIXED AFTER A MAJOR REPAIR LAST MONTH TO THE POWER STEERING. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID MY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $750 DOLLARS. WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR 2009 G-6'S FOR POWER STEERING, BUT DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO HAVE NO INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL. WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. CONTACTED GM, WHO TOLD US TO WAIT FOR A NEW ROUND OF RECALL LETTERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED. IN THE MEANTIME, IT TAKES 6 DAYS FOR THE REPAIRS, AND ONLY AFTER SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONING DID THE DEALER ADMIT THAT PARTS WERE HARD TO FIND DUE TO THE RECALL. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET US HAVE THE FAULTY PART TO PURSUE ACTION FROM GM. DEALER TOLD US THEY HAD THROWN PARTS AWAY, DESPITE THIS BEING AGAINST GM PROTOCOL. THEY LOCATED OUR PART AFTER WE PUSHED THEM TO INVESTIGATE (CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED THAT VERY MORNING, PARTS HAD NOT BEEN THROWN AWAY), AND ASSESSED A $100 CORE CHARGE. HAVE BEEN BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GM AND DEALER SINCE, WITH NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY EITHER PARTY. MOST RECENTLY, GM SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AND DEALER SAID THE PARTS THEY REPAIRED WERE NOT RECALLED SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE EITHER. AS THESE PARTS ARE UNLIKELY TO BREAK WITHOUT CAUSE, AND DON'T NEED FREQUENT SERVICING, IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY ARE FAULTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO REEXAMINE THEIR RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593376May 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER AND THE BATTERIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593431May 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE IN PARK HOWEVER, WAS ABLE TO START WHEN IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 124V60000(POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN UPDATED 08/22/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593439May 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE DUE TO POWER STEERING HOSE RUBBING AND LEAKING FLAMMABLE FLUIDS BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS....ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND OFF WHEN YOU ACTUALLY APPLY BRAKES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND OFF ON AND OFF--MALFUNCTIONING ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593441May 22, 2014
STEERING
WHY ARE THE PARTS FOR THE STEERING RECALL FOR THE PONTIAC G6 NOT YET AVAILABLE FROM GM? HOW MANY MORE CRASHES MUST TAKE PLACE? HAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT BEEN FILED YET ON THIS MATTER? IF SO, HOW DO I ENTER MY NAME INTO THAT SUIT? [XXX] 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
#10593493May 22, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I STARTED SMELLING VERY STRONG GAS FUMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ALSO WHEN CAR WAS PARKED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID MY CARS FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED AND THE GAS IS EVAPORATING ONTO MY EXHAUST MAKING MY CAR DANGEROUS. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON THE G5 MODEL FOR THE SAME REASON BUT NOT ON THE G6. I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR IT TO BE REPAIRED WHILE I WAIT FOR GM TO FIND THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN THE G6 MODELS. THE CAR MAKES MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER SICK FROM FUMES THAT ARE COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT AREA. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593017May 21, 2014
STEERING
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, MAKES A LOUD SCRAPING SOUND. SOMETIMES HARD TO TURN WHEEL ESPECIALLY MAKING TURNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593004May 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING & TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593008May 21, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT. NUMEROUS. BULB REPLACEMENTS AND HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593024May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HEADLAMP WIRING ASSEMBLY FAILED (FIRST THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE A FEW MONTHS LATER). HEADLAMP WIRING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF HIGH HEAT (MELTED WIRING AND PLUG) AT THE REAR OF THE CONNECTOR IN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THIS AS "NORMAL" FOR CARS WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593152May 21, 2014
STEERING
MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON OUR RADIO UNIT. I CLEARED IT AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT UNTIL WE GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AFTER THIS THROUGHOUT THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND IT SEEMED LIKE TURNING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON SOLVED THE ISSUE. I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT DATE IT HAPPENED FIRST AS IT HAPPENED QUITE SOME TIME AGO, BUT IT HAS RANDOMLY HAPPENED SINCE. I NOTICED THE RECALL ON THE NEWS AND WAS DOING RESEARCH ON IT AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT. I HONESTLY SHOULD HAVE REPORTED IT THEN. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593209May 21, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE HAD BEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE REPAIRS FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH A DAMAGED TIRE. A BOLT WAS IN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE WAS A CRACKED RIM ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAITED TWO WEEKS FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH THE BOLT STILL IN THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED TWICE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE SUNROOF HAD A LEAKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED AND UPON INSPECTION BY ANOTHER DEALER IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO LINING ON THE SUNROOF AND A WRENCH WAS STUCK IN THE TOP OF THE SUNROOF FRAMING. THE LEAK HAD DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTION OF THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT AND EXTENSIVE MOLD WAS ON ALL OF THE SEATBELTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INDICATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALLS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SENT OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE NOTICES WOULD BE SENT. THE MULTIPLE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. DYD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593243May 21, 2014
STEERING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593258May 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
1-CRUISE CONTROL COMES BACK ON AFTER DISENGAGING, LOUD CLUNK WHEN TURNING, HAVE FIXED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT END STUFF SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL CLUNKS AT LOW SPEEDS EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593265May 21, 2014
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,126 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,405. DR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596133May 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AFTER AN HOUR LONG DRIVE, MY PONTIAC G6 GT HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE MADE A LOUD POP AND THEN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND FLAMES SHOT OUT OF THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THAT THERE WAS A POP AND LIQUIDS SPILLED ONTO THE GROUND. I JUMPED OUT OF MY CAR AND RAN TO ALERT A NEARBY POLICE OFFICER. WE GOT BACK TO THE CAR IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AND HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO ALERTED AND THEY ARRIVED TO CHECK THE FIRE. WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH TRANSMISSION, OR SOME FLUID, IGNITING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592648May 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592722May 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 86,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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