Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10568814March 12, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING ASSIST FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568925March 12, 2014
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO STEER TO SHOULDER. AFTER EXAMINING UNDER HOOD FOR BROKEN BELTS TO NO AVAIL I GOT BACK INTO CAR AND STARTED IT TO FIND THE STEERING WORKING FINE AGAIN. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED STEERING FAILURE IN PARKING LOT AND TURNED CAR OFF, AGAIN STEERING WAS FINE AFTER RESTARTING CAR.EXTREMELY SCARY , DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE WHEN STEERING GOES OUT AT SPEED !!!!!. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568713March 12, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568823March 12, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN STREET I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP . MY CURRENT SPEED BEFORE LOSS OF POWER WAS 45 MPG AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 0 MILES AS THE DASHBOARD READ POWER STEERING ENGINE DISABLED. LUCKILY MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS STILL WORKED AND I AVOIDED A CRASH BUT I DO HOPE THAT GM RESOLVES THIS ISSUE AND MAKES A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568336March 11, 2014
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE TOLL-ROAD WITH OUR 5 YEAR OLD SON WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN CAR. MY WIFE WAS VERY DISTRAUGHT OVER THE WHOLE ORDEAL BECASUE WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. I SAW GM HAD SB OUT FOR PONTIAC G6 2008. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS SAFETY BULLETIN. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT CAN'T BE SINCE IT'S THE SAME ISSUE OTHER 2008 G6 ARE HAVING. GM IS FRUSTRATING ME AFTER SEEING OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE WITH VIN NOT FALLING INTO THEIR CRITERIA TO HAVE THIS COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568337March 11, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY ISSUE FOR YEARS THRU 2008. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN NOT BRAKING AND OFF WHEN BRAKING AND OF COURSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK DURING THIS ISSUE. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND I FIND IT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CANNOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND RECALLED TO FIX. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED MANY TIMES AND AM WONDERING IF SOMEONE HAS TO BE INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT BEFORE THE NHSTA FORCED THE EXPANSION OF THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL YEARS THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568579March 11, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR POWER STEERING POPPED UP ON THE RADIO AND ALL POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND SOME MODELS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING MODULE AND GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY MODEL IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER AND ON A TURN IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568098March 10, 2014
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING FROZE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568150March 10, 2014
STEERING
THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN SB-10033624-1410 OCCURRED WITH MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER GM DID NOT INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE COVERAGE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE SAFELY OPERATED WITHOUT POWER STEERING. GM SHOULD BE REVIEWING THE CRITERIA USE TO IDENTIFY IMPACTED VEHICLES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER WITHOUT INJURY OR INCIDENT. HOWEVER; I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE (AND OTHER IMPACTED OWNERS) WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BENEFICIAL TO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING LOSS OF STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568219March 10, 2014
STEERING
INITIALLY POWER STEERING WORKED ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. WHEN POWER STEERING WAS WORKING, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO STEER IN UNINTENDED DIRECTIONS. WHEN POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. POWER STEERING WOULD CEASE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. A WEEK LATER, POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. GM STATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR: $1,200.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567765March 7, 2014
STEERING
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN A CORNER, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER MY CAR AROUND CORNERS AND INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE POWER STEERING ALERT ON THE DASH BOARD CAME ON. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. THE ISSUE I EXPERIENCED IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN GMS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 10183A, ISSUED IN MAY 2012, WHICH EXTENDS THE WARRANTY ON POWER STEERING COLUMNS FOR OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6 CARS. HOWEVER, GM'S POSITION IS THAT MY VIN WASN'T SELECTED IN 2012 WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PUT OUT, SO THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S A PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED ISSUE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN DESIGN AND THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567772March 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED BUT DISENGAGE WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED. THE SYMPTOMS STARTED AT THE SAME TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567809March 7, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567859March 7, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, A WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS AND THE DIC SAYING POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL OFF. POWER STEERING IS THEN NOT FUNCTIONAL UNTIL KEY IS SWITCH OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES AT RANDOM. THERE'S ARE RECALLS FOR EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME PARTS AND NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL MODELS BUILT WITH THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT FROM ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DOES AND IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567136March 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EVERY SO OFTEN, EITHER WHEN I FIRST START MY G6 OR AFTER ITS BEEN DRIVING FOR AWHILE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT PULLS ME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, BECAUSE IT THINKS I'M BRAKING, AND CARS BEHIND ME WILL HONK AND FLASH THEIR LIGHTS. I READ THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6S BUT I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WENT INTO THE 2007 MODEL YEAR ALSO. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AT RANDOM, ALTHOUGH IF THERE'S BEEN RAIN OR SNOW, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567412March 5, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SUMMER 2013. IT WAS FINE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS THEN THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED GOING OUT AND THE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL WOULD CODE AT THE SAME TIME. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE GM SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SAID TO REMOVE THE CONNECTORS FROM THE COMPUTER AND APPLY DIALECTIC GREASE DUE TO CORROSION. THIS WOULD WORK 30 TO 60 DAYS THEN I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY MORE GREASE. BEFORE CHRISTMAS I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STUCK ON. I FOUND THAT THIS WOULD OFTEN HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE OTHER PROBLEMS WOULD CODE AND OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD JUST COME ON. I HAVE APPLIED GREASE SEVERAL TIMES THIS WINTER AND IT DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. THE ESC AND TRACTION CONTROL CODE AT RANDOM TIMES, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL BECOMES INOPERABLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS NOW ON AND STAYS ON. THESE ARE ALL ANNOYING BUT THE ISSUE THAT SCARES ME IS THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN I DON'T TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL. THAT IS OBVIOUSLY UNSAFE AND I WOULD HOPE THAT GM WOULD STEP UP AND FIX IT. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUED THE SERVICE BULLETIN IF THEY DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM HAD SMEARED THE CONNECTORS HEAVY WITH GREASE SO THEY MUST HAVE READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567496March 5, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567285March 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
STOPPED CAR PUT INTO REVERSE, JERKED WELL BACKING UP, SELECTED DRIVE AND CAR JERKED GOING FORWARD. TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL NEEDLE BEARING HAD FALLEN APART AND WAS GETTING INTO PLANTARY GEARS IN DIFFERENTIAL, BUSTING GEARS AND CAUSING CAR NOT TO MOVE.701
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567306March 4, 2014
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL ON MY VEHICLE HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS TRYING TO TURN ON TO A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ACROSS A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY SO I COULD SAFELY STOP TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON SO THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD UNLOCK. I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL THAT GM HAD PUT OUT BACK IN 2010 BECAUSE OF THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING ISSUES. AFTER BEING TOLD BY TWO DEALERSHIPS THAT MY CAR DID NOT FIT THE CRITERIA BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBERS. I THEN DECIDED TO CALL GMS PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AND ASK WHY A VEHICLE THAT IS DOING THE SAME THING THEY RECALLED VEHICLES FOR CAN'T FALL UNDER THEIR RECALL AND SERVICE BULLETIN THEY ISSUED. AFTER TALKED TO SOMEONE FOR QUITE A WHILE AND CONTINUED TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SO MY CONCERN IS THAT EVEN THOUGH MY SITUATION MAY HAVE NOT BEEN AS SEVERE AS OTHERS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN. AND WHEN I GO TO THE MANUFACTURER OF MY VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY CONCERN I THINK THEY NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE CARING AND ACTUALLY TRY TO HELP. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566924March 4, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
AT RANDOM TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. IT DID THIS WHILE TURNING AROUND I AM SCARED FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CARS FOR FEAR IT WILL FAIL WHILE ON THE EXPRESS WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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