Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10486237November 27, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2013. THE RECALL WAS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 12, 2012. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486030November 26, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WARNING CHIME BEGAN TO SOUND. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485459November 21, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWNED MY CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IT NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS. IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT BURNED OUT AFTER ONE DAY. I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND WAS TOLD NO. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE HARNESSES ON THE HEADLIGHTS REPLACED. THE DEALER SAID GM WILL ONLY PAY HALF AFTER I SAID I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND PAGES OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY ON BULBS AND TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT ON THE G6. I READ THAT THE 2010 MODELS WERE CHANGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485249November 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BUT CAME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485291November 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. ON NOVEMBER 16, 2012, THE SIMILAR FAILURE RECURRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485186November 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT A FUEL HOSE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484996November 17, 2012
STEERING
THE WHEEL VIBRATES AND IT IS HARD TO STEER. POWER STEERING IS AN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484786November 15, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS SWITCHED BY THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484703November 14, 2012
STEERING
I PURCHASED THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO FROM A WELL KNOWN DEALERSHIP. AND THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION. I AM HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING THOUGH I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOTHING HAS COME UP. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK LATE ONE NITE WHEN I GOT ONTO THE FREEWAY I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED OF ABOUT 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL JUST RIPS OUT OF MY HAND IT SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO WRECK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS IT HAS DONE IT A FEW TIMES SINCE BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO I THINK GM NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A SAFE CAR AND I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM AFTER. I JUST REALLY HOPE SOMEONE FIGURES OUT WHY IT IS DOING THIS. THERE IS NO NOISES WHEN I TURN I HAVE HAD PEOPLE LOOK INTO IT BUT NOONE CAN SEE ANYTHING WRONG SO PLEASE CAN THIS ISSUE BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484099November 13, 2012
STEERING
WHEN YOU PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BACK AND FORTH IN YOUR HANDS. (VIBRATES) THEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. TO THE POINT THAT WHEN YOU STEER IT FEELS LIKE YOU MAY OVER STEER AND END UP IN THE DITCH OR THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. THERE IS A GOOD UTUBE VIDEO THAT SIMULATES WHAT THE STEERING WHEEL DOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484564November 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
SPEAKERS IN BOTH FRONT DOORS ALL SUDDEN QUIT WORKING. GAS MILEAGE ONLY GETTING 12 CITY 17 HIGHWAY NOT SURE WHY. TOOK TO DEALER YEAR AGO WHEN NOTICED SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483905November 10, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN APRIL I STARTED TO NOTICE A FAINT SMELL OF GASOLINE EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THINKING NOTHING OF IT I PAID LITTLE MIND. AS THE MONTHS HAVE GONE BY I HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW FUEL DRIPS FROM THE BACK OF THE FUEL TANK IN SMALL QUANTITIES AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. RESEARCHING ON FORUMS I HAVE FOUND MUCH TALK OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AS SHOWN: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/PONTIAC/G6/FUEL+SYSTEM HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=2647 THIS SEEMS TO THE AVERAGE OBSERVER TO BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE CURRENT EXPANSION CAMPAIGN 12V459000 WHICH ORIGINALLY ADDRESSED IN RECALL 09V-419 A QUICK GLANCE OVER OF THE PARTS SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE DIFFERING MODEL NUMBERS, HOWEVER HAVE AN DESIGN IN THE AREA IN WHICH THE BREAKAGE IS OCCURRING. MY PRIMARY CONCERN AS A CONSUMER IS THAT THIS IS A NON MOVING PART THAT IS NOT IN AN AREA THAT COULD BE EXPOSED TO "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AS SUCH IT CAN BE DEDUCED THAT THIS INCIDENT IS TIED TO A FAULTY DESIGN AND NOT USER ERROR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW THAT THE COMPANY HAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED IS IN ERROR IN MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES AND AS SUCH THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER THE 2006 PONTIAC G6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483950November 10, 2012
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO BE JERKING AND SHAKING. WHILE LEAVING THE STORE, I WAS TURNING RIGHT WHEN I HEARD A BELL SOUND AND ON THE DISPLAY PANEL IT READ "POWER STEERING". I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT IT WOULD BARELY MOVE. STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKE IT IS LOCKED UP. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME VERY CAREFULLY TO KEEP FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483880November 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING GAS FROM TOP OF GAS TANK ON TO A HOT MUFFLER. AFTER REVIEWING INFO THERE ARE OVER 300 SIMILAR ISSUES ON THESE CARS! WHY AND GM ISSUED RECALLS ON ALL OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME FUEL TANK DESIGNS? PLEASE HELP THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483888November 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, HE HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 52,550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483639November 7, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND BULB WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483649November 7, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. AS THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TURN, HE REALIZED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S FATHER WHO WAS A MECHANIC AND CONCLUDED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V073000 (STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM), WHICH INCLUDED THE PONTIAC G5 MODEL, BUT NOT THE G6 MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483552November 6, 2012
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483362November 5, 2012
STEERING
AS I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT I HEARD THE WARNING CHIMES ,LOOKED AT THE RADIO AND IT READ POWER STEERING.. I HEARD A POP AND THEN COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL.. LUCKILY I HAD THE RED LIGHT OR I COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR WRECK SINCE I WAS PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY! TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LIKE MAGIC... THE STEERING RETURNED. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A CAR THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED. A LIFE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE LOST IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN...I WANT ANSWERS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483445November 5, 2012
STEERING
IN 2010 THE STEERING ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G-6 WAS GRINDING, AND THE WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED. NOW 2 YEARS LATER, IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THE STEERING IS GRINDING, IT IS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING SHAKES AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS UNSAFE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G-6'S AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. I DID FIND A 2008 PONTIAC G6 STEERING SERVICE BULLETIN 288506, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY THEY STATED IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT THE STEERING ISSUES IN THE PONTIAC G-6'S. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LOOK INTO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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