Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10481365October 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON/WORKING. MY FIANCE WENT TO CHANGE THE BULB AND WHEN HE DID HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES WERE MELTED. APPARENTLY ITS GETTING SO HOT THAT THE WIRES ARE MELTING AND MY HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE BULBS AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY STILL WILL NOT WORK. THIS IS HAPPENING ON BOTH SIDES AND I'M AFRAID IT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE. SINCE THE DEALER DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING ON RECORD THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND THE PARTS ARE SO EXPENSIVE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANKS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480975October 18, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
FRONT END RATTLES AND KNOCKS. WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS, LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING. GM NEEDS TO RECALL FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481057October 18, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
I LIVE IN ARIZONA, AND I WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS A VERY POTENT SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH MY A/C VENTS, VERY HAZARDOUS TO MY HEALTH, ALSO COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I DID NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE 2007 PONTIAC G5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480817October 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INDICATING THAT IT WAS IN USE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE AND THAT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT EXACTLY WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM THEY WOULD NEED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHICH DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480819October 17, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480866October 17, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS OF THE 2005-2006 G6 CARS, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS OF 2007 CARS THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES BUT WE CAN NOT GET THE FIXES APPLIED TO OUR CARS BECAUSE IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL DATES....YOU GUYS SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT THINGS BEFORE YOU RANDOMLY SLAP A DATE ON THINGS. I BOUGHT MY G6 IN DEC OF 2006, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE SUNROOF, THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT WIRING MELTED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON BY THEMSELVES AND WE ARE ON OUR THIRD ENGINE, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS BECAUSE WE DID NOT CHANGE THE OIL, BUT THEY DID THE OIL CHANGES. I AM TIRED OF POURING MONEY INTO THIS CRAPPY CAR, THE LEAST YOU GUYS COULD DO IS REALIZE THAT THERE WERE PROBABLY SOME OF THE SAME PARTS ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE NEXT YEARS MODELS WERE STARTED AND THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THE NEXT YEAR AFTER THEY CHANGED THE PARTS ARE MOST LIKELY GOING TO BE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUES AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480732October 16, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN PARK. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE GEAR SHIFTER PLASTIC INSERT FAILING DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC THAT BECAME OVERHEATED BY THE MOTOR. THE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED SIX TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V460000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480751October 16, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE STARTED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE. A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480124October 15, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
REPORT FROM DRIVER BEHIND US AT TRAFFIC LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN MOVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BUT WENT OFF WHEN STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. CLOSE CALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHT A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE WHEN NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND. DRIVER MISSED US BY DRIVING OFF OF THE ROAD ONTO BURM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480199October 15, 2012
WHEELS
VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 50000. SINCE APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES, THE LUGS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAVE CAME LOOSE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AT AROUND 25MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479986October 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A PREVIOUS OWNER, THE POWER STEERING WOULD LOCK ON ME AND I AM UNABLE TO STEER ANYMORE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE FROM GOING 10MPH TO 70MPH. THE ONLY WAY THAT I COULD STEER AGAIN IS TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON AS I AM MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK IT. THANKFULLY I MANAGED TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTS BUT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED BUT FEW WEEKS LATER SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD BE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD AND RIGHT BEFORE I HAVE TO TURN IT LOCKS ON ME SO I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO UNLOCK IT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH A G5 AND THEY DID A RECALL ON IT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING TO G6 NOW AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CALLED GM SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY SAID BECAUSE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MY 10 YEAR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY WONT COVER IT AND THEREFORE THEY WONT EVEN TAKE A LOOK AT IT (UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET). NEVER AGAIN WILL I BUY A GM CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480019October 13, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PLASTIC RETURN ON FUEL PUMP MODULE CRACKED LEAKING FUEL ON GROUND AND NEAR EXHAUST. THIS APEARS TO BE RELATED TO RECALL NUMBER 12190 THAT WAS ANNOUNCED 9/30/2012. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR, THE DEALER COULD FIND NO ACTIVE RECALL. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE AT THE DEALER GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479665October 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE STARTED SMELLING GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT A FEW WEEKS BEFORE 8-27-12 AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE GAS LEAK. THEN ON SUNDAY 8-26-12 MY DAUGHTER DROVE UP AND THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERWHELMING. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW GAS RUNNING THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE METAL SHIELD COVERING THE GAS TANK. THE CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. I DID A ONLINE SEARCH FOR A GAS LEAK FOR THE 2005 G6 AND COULD ONLY FIND REFERENCE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2007 AND LATER MODELS. I CALLED TWO GM DEALERS AND THEY SHOWED NO RECALLS ON THE 2005 MODEL FOR GAS LEAKS AND COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR TOTAL REPAIRS UNLESS I AGREED TO SPEND APPROX. $300 DOLLARS FOR AN INSPECTION. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND THEY REMOVED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND GAS TANK FROM OUR 2005 G6. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE GAS SETTING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THEY CLEANED UP THE TANK, THEN DID A PRESSURE TEST WHICH SHOWED A CRACK IN THE ELBOW WHICH IS MADE ONTO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE OLD FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS STILL A WORKING PART EXCEPT FOR THE CRACK WHICH I BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AFTER ITS INSTALLATION AND I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE PART IS MADE. I ALSO HAVE THE OLD WORKING PART WITH A VIDEO OF WHERE THE CRACKED ELBOW IS LOCATED. ON 8-27-12 I SPENT $505.06 FOR THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, $44.82 IN SALES TAX AND $225 IN LABOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NEW PART WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT THE OLD PART DID AND I WILL BE STUCK WITH A LEAK AGAIN. I FIND NO COMFORT IN KNOWING MY DAUGHTER COULD BE RIDING AROUND IN A CAR THAT COULD LITERALLY BE A BOMB. IF SOMEONE CHECKED THE FACTS, I THINK THIS PARTICULAR FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN USED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS BUT WERE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOW CONVENIENT! I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BUYING GM MEANT MADE IN AMERICA. GUESS NOT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479698October 10, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND ITS GOING TO COST $1200 FOR REPAIR FOR NEW STEERING COLUMN AND MODULE. GM HAS SAME RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THE G6 THAT HAS SAME ISSUES.I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH ADVANTAGE THAT GM SOLD ME AND THEY WONT COVER THE STEERING COLUMN. I THINK GM NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479327October 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERATIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479341October 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THERE IS A FUEL LEAK THAT IS COMING FROM THE TANK AND FLOWS ONTO THE REAR EXHAUST SYSTEM. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE TANK, AFTER GM CARE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO, OUT OF WARRANTY. I FOUND OUT THAT IT MIGH BE LEAKING FROM THE ORING BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND TANK. WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE LATER THIS WEEK (ORING AND LOCKING CAM), I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN NUMEROUS POST AND A HIGH FAILURE RATE OF A PLASTIC GAS THAT SUPPLIES FUEL TO THE ENGINE, SO I AM ASSUMING THAT THIS COULD BE CULPRIT AND A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM SINCE TO REPLACE THIS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED TO GM AS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD AND A RECALL IN PLACE TO SAVE LIVES!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479366October 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WALKED NEAR THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT RECALL ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479468October 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND OUT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. IT COST ME $911.53 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP WITH 19179818 W-MODULE KIT. I CALLED THE GM RECALL CLAIM DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY CAR. I ASKED THEM TO REVIEW THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING WITH THE OTHER SIMILAR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479221October 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKES NOT APPLIED, TURNED OFF WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED (ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME). PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF, BUT HAS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT - BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES NOT APPLIED, THEN TURN OFF BRIEFLY AND COME BACK ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF FOR ~5-10 SECONDS BEFORE COMING BACK ON. OCCURRED AGAIN THIS MORNING - ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE BY DISCONNECTING NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND RECONNECTING AFTER ~15 MINUTES TO SEE IF THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF, BUT IT DID NOT. INCIDENTS SEEM RANDOM - HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY A COMMON THREAD (SUCH AS HARD BRAKING, VEHICLE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, WEATHER, OTHER LIGHTING ISSUES, ETC). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479272October 8, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT LOW BEAM QUIT WORKING, REPLACED HEADLIGHT, WORKED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME. FOUND WIRING HARNESS BURNT AT BULB. CONTACTED DEALER TO REPLACE HARNESS, THEY SAID I HAD TO BUY THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR $160.00. I FEEL THIS IS A GM DEFECT, AND GM SHOULD PLACE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE, BUT WANT TO SELL YOU THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. BULLETIN # SB-10-08-42-001A. WHY CAN'T WE JUST GET THE HARNESS? IS REPLACING THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY GOING TO SOLVE THE ISSUE? I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER 2 TIMES OVER THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO PAY FOR THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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