Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10546977October 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT...ONLY ONE OF THEM. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING. FOR SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE OFF AND ON WITH TAKING THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES, I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES REAL HARD FOR IT TO RELEASE AND LET ME MOVE THE GEAR STICK. ALSO EXPERIENCED OUR CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK WHEN ON VACATION IN FLORIDA IN MAY 2013. HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON THEN. THINKING BACK ON IT NOW, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE PROBABLY ACTING UP DURING THAT TIME! RECENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN WORKING. CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME AFTER FOLLOWING ME, THAT I'M "RIDING" MY BRAKES AND WHEN I STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF! I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME NOW. TRYING TO CONTACT OUR GM DEALERSHIP, WHICH KNOWS NOTHING OF A PAST RECALL. CONTACTED THE NATIONAL GM AND THEY HAVE NO "ACTIVE" RECALL FOR MY CAR. COPIED IT OFF THE WEBSITE ALONG WITH OTHERS' SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THE REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM TO PRESENT TO OUR LOCAL GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT IF I WANT IT FIXED. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW WITH MY LIGHTS WORKING BACKWARDS!! THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR FOR 8 YEARS WITH THIS BEING THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I'VE HAD. NEED HELP WITH GETTING THIS PAST RECALL REACTIVATED AND PAID FOR BY GM. ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR IF AND WHEN THE RECALL IS REACTIVATED AFTER I'VE HAD IT FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547119October 7, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547146October 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/18/13*CN UPDATED 11/29/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547150October 7, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THERE ARE A FEW COMMON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN APPARENTLY. IT STARTED WITH THE KEY NOT WANTING TO MOVE, FIRST TO START THE CAR AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE RADIO FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LATEST IS THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I'VE RESEARCHED DIFFERENT SITES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM AND CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I'M TOLD BY MECHANICS IT IS A PROBLEM IN ALMOST ALL G-6'S IN 2006-2007 THAT HAVE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING. SINCE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS IT NOT BEING RECALLED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547153October 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT EVEN TOUCHED. WHEN I DO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6'S, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR PROBLEM. PERHAPS SOME OF THESE BAD WIRING CONNECTORS WERE USED IN THE 2007 CARS. I CONTACTED GM AND GOT THE "PARTY LINE" "SORRY BUT YOUR YEAR 2007 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL" EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALLED 2005'S AND 2006'S. WILL IT TAKE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE?????????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546831October 5, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND CRUISE WOULD DISENGAGE. DEALER ADVISED A PEDAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT. ALSO NEED TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS MACHINED AND BACK BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE LOW MILES FOR THE BACK BRAKES TO NEED REPLACEMENT (COUNTRY/HIGHWAY DRIVING). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546762October 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO OPERATE. SLIGHT APPLICATION ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSES THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OFF. CRUISE CONTROL WILL WORK IF YOU DRIVE WITH YOUR FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. DRIVERS BEHIND THE EFFECTED VEHICLE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY STOPPING BECAUSE THE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED A MAJORITY OF THE TIME. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, EARLIER MODELS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT'S THE HOLD UP IN RECALLING LATER MODELS WITH THE SAME DYSFUNCTION???? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546585October 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2008 G6 SEDAN. REAR DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCK INOPERABLE. THE LOCK MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED BY THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WITH A SMALL CHILD OR DISABLED PERSON IN THE BACK SEAT WHOM CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LOCK IS POSITIONED TOO FAR REARWARD FOR FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS TO UNLOCK WITHOUT CLIMBING INTO THE BACK SEAT. MORE THAN ANYTHING, THE POSITION OF THE LOCK IS WHAT MAKES THE FAILURE MODE SO POTENTIALLY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546636October 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE ABOUT 10 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT UNTIL THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. BRAKING WAS NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM THE STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN AROUND 10 MPH. THE CAR CONSISTENTLY DID THIS OVER A TRIP OF ABOUT 60 MILES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, THE ISSUE WASN'T PRESENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND LUBRICATED A CONNECTION. THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED 2 DAYS LATER. THIS ISSUE COULD BECOME DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING ABOVE 10 MPH WHEN FOLLOWING VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THE CAR WAS BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546649October 3, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE IT WAS SET AT 62 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546346October 1, 2013
STEERING
STEERING MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING. VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PULLS TO LEFT AND DIFFICULT TO REGAIN CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS. EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546457October 1, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2009 PONTIAC G6 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE: "UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM" AS BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED LEFT LIGHT BULB, BUT REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS "THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS CAR." REPLACED LIGHT BULB (REPAIRED (MECHANIC WAS UNSURE, BUT REPLACED ANYWAY) AND LOW BEAMS WORKED A COUPLE OF DAYS, NOW ONE (RIGHT MORE RANDOMLY LEFT), AND SOMETIME BOTH LOW BEAMS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE HAS RECEIVED ONE WARNING FROM POLICE; HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN WHEN SHE RESTARTED CAR AFTER THE WARNING. WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY BOTH LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THESE RANDOM FAILURES IN LOW BEAM ILLUMINATION REQUIRES THE DRIVER (MY WIFE USUALLY) TO IMMEDIATELY SWITCH ON HIGH BEAMS. BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE WORKING AT THIS TIME, BUT THESE EVENTS TEND TO INFURIATE ONCOMING DRIVERS WHO HIGH BEAM BACK AT US, SO BOTH DRIVERS ARE BLINDED. IN MY OPINION, THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN DUE TO RANDOM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OUTAGES. THEREFORE, WE USE OF THE G6 IS LIMITED. THOUGH WE LIKE THE MODEL AND HAD HOPED FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS OF USE, MY WIFE DOES NOT TRUST THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AT NIGHT, OR WHEN IT RAINS. I FEEL BAD ABOUT DUMPING THIS CAR ON THE USED/PRE-OWNED CAR MARKET WITHOUT FILING SOME FORM OF OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. FROM A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, THE MANUFACTURER (GM) APPEARS TO BE IGNORING THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS A STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. SADLY, GM WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL PEOPLE DIE AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS FILED. I WOULD NOT CALL THE PONTIAC G6 A LEMON, IT IS JUST PLAIN TOO SCARY TO DRIVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SOLUTION COMING FROM GM AND MY MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT. THIS SITUATION MAKES THIS VEHICLE USELESS AND UNSAFE HALF THE TIME, I.E., UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AFTER DARK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546243September 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546073September 29, 2013
STEERING, AIR BAGS
AS DRIVER APPROACHED A 2 LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO CONTAIN VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC LANE BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. AT SOME POINT THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE MODULE REACTIVATED BUT ONLY MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN HEAVY FRONT-END PASSENGER SIDE DAMAGE AND CONTACT DAMAGE TO ALL CORNERS OF THE VEHICLE. DESPITE TRAVELING BOTH BACK AND FORTH ACROSS TWO LANES SEVERAL TIMES AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BARRIERS EACH TIME, NEITHER FRONT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS SIDE WINDOW CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. PASSENGER'S AIR BAG COVER WAS KNOCKED ASKEW BUT AS NOTED DID NOT ACTIVATE. EMT'S ADMINISTERED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT THE SCENE, BUT DID NOT TRANSPORT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM SCENE AND SUBSEQUENTLY JUDGED "TOTALED". I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE EXACTLY ONE WEEK AND 5 HOURS BEFORE THIS EVENT. NOTICE I DO NOT CALL IT AN ACCIDENT: THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS FROM THIS MODEL AND YEAR SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM OUR ROADS IMMEDIATELY. MANUFACTURER HAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" OUT ON THE 'POWER STEERING ASSIST'. THEY REFER TO IT AS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT. SEE SB-10183 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10546070September 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I JUST BOUGHT THIS 2008 PONTIAC G6 4CYL AUTOMATIC FOR MY DAUGHTER. EVERYTHING WORKS FINE EXCEPT - BOTH REAR DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK ELECTRICALLY AND NOTHING WORKS FROM A KEY FOB AND THE DEALER COULD NOT PROGRAM IT. THE REAR DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED, OR UNLOCKED. ALSO, CANNOT LOCK OR UNLOCK REAR DOORS FROM THE FRONT DOOR SWITCH. BOTH FRONT DOORS DO LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY BY THE DOOR SWITCH AND THE PARK POSITIONS, BUT NOT THE REAR DOORS. THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT OPERATE ANYTHING AND THE DEALER STATED I NEED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE TO PROGRAM THE KEY FOBS. THE CAR HAS THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY AP8 CODE AND THE DEALER SAID A REMOTE SHOULD WORK AFTER PROGRAMMING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DO IT. I PAID DEALERS $200 FOR SCANS ONLY TO FIND OUT THE FUNCTION IS LOCKED, THEY SAY. AND NOW DEALER WANTS ANOTHER $550 FOR A NEW BCM AND APPROX. $100 FOR A NEW REMOTE KEY FOB, AND MAYBE ABOUT $300 OR SO MORE FOR BOTH REAR DOOR LOCK LATCHES REPLACED. I DECLINED. DUE TO NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, IT SEEMS TO ME THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL OR A FIX AT NO CHARGE BY GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546115September 29, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DETERIORATED/CRACKED ELBOW ON FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY CAUSED FUEL TO POOL ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. SEVERE FUEL VAPOR SMELL NOTICEABLE IN ENCLOSED GARAGE, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY GAS WATER HEATER. FUEL ALSO COULD HAVE IGNITED WHILE DRIVING, IF IT HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE MUFFLER. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE G6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546016September 28, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP @ 55,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO OTHERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WE HAD A SMELL OF GAS AND FUMES LEAKING INTO OUR GARAGE FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG...THIS IS WHERE OUR WATER HEATER IS!! COULD HAVE BLOWN UP THE HOUSE... RIDICULOUS, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY, MANY OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546025September 28, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DAUGHTERS BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL SHE PRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEN THEY GO OFF! I'VE TRIED THE DIELECTRIC GREASE THAT THEY SAID TO USE AND IT LASTED 2 DAYS. SAD THING IS THAT UNLESS YOU FOLLOW HER EVERYWHERE AND AT ALL TIMES YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF THEY'RE WORKING OR NOT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545607September 27, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
SOMEONE STOPPED ME IN TRAFFIC TO LET ME KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON EVEN THOUGH I WAS ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THROUGH NUMEROUS REPAIR AND CONTINUES TO BE ON DURING THE ENTIRE RIDE. ALSO, IT IS REALLY HARD SOMETIMES TO GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO ANOTHER SELECTION. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 1,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRSBUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545655September 27, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON EVEN WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND AROUND THE SAME TIME, NOT REALIZING THEY MIGHT BE CONNECTED, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET REPAIRED AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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