Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10556871December 20, 2013
STEERING
FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE HAS BEEN SHOWING UP ON THE DIC AND THE VEHICLES STEERING WHEEL HAS HAD A BAD SHAKE TO IT WHILE DRIVING AT JUST ABOUT ALL SPEEDS. AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A DAY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. IT HAS ALSO LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES NOW IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT IS GETTING WORSE AND IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE DONE ENOUGH RESEARCH AND NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL UP UNTIL 2009 MODEL YEAR BUT NOT ON THE 2010? THERE REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE 2010 PONTIAC G6 BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON AMONGST US G6 OWNERS. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS AND MAKE THESE VEHICLES SAFE BEFORE SOMEONE OR MYSELF GET SERIOUSLY HURT. ALSO THE SERVICE ESC MESSAGE HAS BEEN APPEARING AS WELL AND "ESC OFF" LIGHT IS ON. PLEASE GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556645December 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE FOLLOWING MY WIFE IN OUR 2009 G6 I NOTICED THAT SHE WAS RIDDING THE BRAKES. WHEN I ASKED HER WHY SHE SAID SHE WASN'T USING THE BRAKES AT ALL. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND STAYING ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556408December 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON OHIO RTE. 33 (AT 70 MPH) ON 11/27/2013 , MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE EXIT, SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, AND RESTARTED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS AGAIN OPERATIONAL. GIVEN SUCH AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, I DISMISSED MY CONCERN. HOWEVER, ON 12/16/2013, I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-70 (AGAIN AT 70 MPH) AND MY CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN DISENGAGED. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP MY SPEED UP. THE THREE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME, INCLUDING ONE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND A VEHICLE OPERATED BY ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, NOTICEABLY SLOWED DOWN TO ADD FOLLOWING DISTANCE. MY CELL PHONE RANG, AND MY PASSENGER ANSWERED AND PUT THE CALL ON SPEAKERPHONE. MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND INDICATED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, ALTHOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS THE REASON THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE SLOWING DOWN - THEY THOUGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT! I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO AGAIN SHUT OFF AND RESTART MY CAR. MY PASSENGER CLAIMED THAT SOMETHING SMELLED HOT (POSSIBLY BRAKES), ALTHOUGH I CANNOT OFFER VERIFICATION OF THIS. AFTER RESTARTING AND RE-ENTERING I-70, CRUISE CONTROL WORKED AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED BY FOLLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556180December 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556209December 16, 2013
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD AND ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND TRAVELED OVER A CURB. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR TIRE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION PIN, CV JOINT, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10556241December 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE NOVEMBER 2011. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE THEN SHUT OFF WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I PAID TO GET IT FIXED, AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING PERIOD. IN 2012, MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO A SHOP TWO TIMES IN 2013 AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX. I'M 12 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS MY DUTY TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUOUSLY. I'M NOT ONLY PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT MY UNBORN CHILD. I HAVE PAID THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN'T AFFORD TEMPORARY FIXES. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY RECALLS, I HAD TO FIND IT OUT FOR MYSELF. AS A REGISTERED OWNER, I FEEL LIKE THAT AGAIN IS NOT MY DUTY. I PAID FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY! YOU SHOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS OR TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD PERMANENTLY. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND HELP ME, AS I DO EVERYDAY FOR MY JOB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556111December 15, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NOTICED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT,CHECKED IT AND WIRING CONNECTOR WAS BURNT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556112December 15, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THREW US FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN US RUNNING INTO SOME CEMENT PILLARS. I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR UP TO THE RADIATOR WAS CRUNCHED. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE HIT THE CEMENT PILLARS AN NOT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON, BUT AM DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT IT NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY AND HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556051December 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE LAST MIGHT IN 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. I NOTICED HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO FOLLOW HER IN HER CAR, I DO NOT NOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. SHE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, IT IS A ONE OWNER SO I KNOW NO ONE HAS MESSED WITH ANY OF THE PARTS/WIRES. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL PAGES ON THIS SITUATION. ALSO, THAT THERE WERE RECALLS IN THE PAST. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL. IS THIS SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX OR ARE WE STUCK TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555559December 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, BRAKE LIGHTS WORK THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD. THEY ARE ON WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED AND GO OFF WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I SPENT ~$300 HAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR DIAGNOSED AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) HAS CORROSION AND REQUIRED DIELECTRIC PASTE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK FOR RECALL AND HE FOUND A TECH BULLETIN DESCRIBING EXACTLY THIS MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. THEY PERFORMED IT AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BUT THIS NEEDS TO BE 100% CORRECTED AS SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. SEARCHING FORUMS ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FAR MORE COMMON THAT ONE WOULD THINK AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555528December 10, 2013
STEERING
I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. STARTED OUT FINE. DROVE FOR 5 MINUTES. TURNED RIGHT ON RED, THANK GOD THERE WERE NO CARS, AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED GOING 10 MILES MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON, JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THE TURN. ALMOST WENT INTO THE MEDIAN. IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS & AM SEEING THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MANY G6 OWNERS. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME OFTEN. THIS IS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. THIS DEFECT IS GOING TO CAUSE FATALITIES.THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. I AM SO ANGRY THAT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR ANYMORE. I ALSO TRAVEL TWICE A WEEK ON THE EXPRESSWAY & THE EXIT I USE CURVES WITH A 35 FOOT DROP AND NO BARRICADE, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M COMING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY & CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555536December 10, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I KEEP HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRING TO THE LOW BEAM BULB THE PLUG KEEPS MELTING I'VE REPLACED THE PIGTAIL TWICE STILL THE SAME PROBLEM WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO IT GOTTEN ME PULLED OVER PLUS ITS VERY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555124December 6, 2013
STEERING
I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK WHEN I HEARD A CHIME AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH BOARD AND NOTICED A YELLOW CAR WITH A WRENCH IN IT. I THEN FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I THEN LOOKED AT MY RADIO AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I KNEW I COULD STILL DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. I THEN FIGURED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS ELECTRONIC. VERY DANGERS AND VERY HARD TO MAKE 90 DEGREE TURNS BUT MADE IT HOME SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555135December 6, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS CHRONICALLY MALFUNCTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND WORKS FOR AWHILE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THEN ACTS UP AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T GO OUT. SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OUT IF THE DRIVER TOUCHES THE BRAKES BUT THEN COME BACK ON AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND STAY ON. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554881December 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I STARTED TO SMELL A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. I HAVE SEEN OTHER RECALLS ABOUT PARTS WEARING OUT IN HOT WEATHER STATES AND BELIEVE THAT MY CAR IS BEING AFFECTED. IT IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL. WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OF A FEW DAYS AGO WITH OUR 2007 PONTIAC G-6 AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554868December 4, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT TRIP, I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR. AFTER CHECKING UNDER NEATH THE CAR. GASOLINE SEEPAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. (NOT FILLER NECK) AFTER DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE IT WAS PURCHASED, THE FAULTY PART WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FUEL PUMP NIPPLE WAS LEAKING.THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED FOR A MERE $998.75. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND IS TOTALLY PROTECTED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554865December 4, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554684December 3, 2013
STEERING
WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT ON 11/28/13 THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I COULDN'T, IT SEEMED AS THO MY STEERING WHEEL HAD FROZE! IMMEDIATELY A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY MESSAGE BOARD THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THEN A SYMBOL OF A CAR WITH A WRENCH INSIDE OF IT APPEARED ON MY DASH IN THE LEFT CORNER. OF COURSE I PANICKED BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME STARTED BLOWING THE HORN. I MANAGED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ! I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF WHICH IT DID, SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. ONCE AT HOME I WENT ON-LINE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT I COULD FIND ON THE EPS AND IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND ! LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN 2010 THAT DID NOT INCLUDE MY MAKE. SEEING THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL MATTER ! I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THEREFORE I HAVE TO FIND OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554359December 2, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED ON MY RADIO. I THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. I COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN FORCE WAS EXERTED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING COLUMN. ($1,249) HOWEVER, IT IS STILL HARD TO STEER AND I AM NOT SATISFIED AT ALL WITH THE OUTCOME. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554561December 2, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING DOWN I 35 AT 75 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR OVER 6 MINUTES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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