Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10473637September 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS
THE STEERING WOULDN'T RESPOND, STIFF LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING CODE CAME UP ON RADIO AND ERROR CAME UP OVER ODOMETER READING ALOG F WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WENT AWAY AFTER A WHILE BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE NO RESPONSE PERIODICALLY. CODE WON'T GO AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473043August 30, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED ORANGE AND RED LIQUID ON THE FLOOR OF HER GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT A GASKET ATTACHED TO THE WATER PUMP HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A DEX-COOL ANTI-FREEZE AND CAUSED A DETERIORATION OF THE GASKET AND THE METAL. AS A RESULT, THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473074August 30, 2012
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING DOWN I-95 SOUTH ON HER WAY TO WEST PALM BEACH TO PICK UP HER MEDICATION AND SHE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY SAID POWER STEERING, SHE MANAGE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT KILLING HERSELF IN A CRASH. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THIS CAR! IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473077August 30, 2012
STEERING
A YEAR OR SO AFTER I HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED THE FIRST TIME IT BROKE AGAIN AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN AT A COST OF 250.00. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CAR IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE!!!! *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473076August 30, 2012
STEERING
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I HAD IT AT THE DEALER HAVING THE STEERING RACK REPLACED AT A NICE PRICE OF 250.00 FOR MY DEDUCTIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472737August 28, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE BECAUSE IT APPEARED HE WAS RIDING THE BRAKES AS HIS BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS ON. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THERE WAS CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR THAT CAUSED THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT DESPITE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL, THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472792August 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V073000 POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT) PERFORMED, HOWEVER THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFT TO REVERSE AND PARK THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE SHIFT CABLE GEAR SELECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,735.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472841August 28, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR'S KEY FELT STUCK ONE DAY AND MADE THE CARD DO A "HARD" START WHERE THE IGNITION DIDN'T KICK OVER RIGHT AWAY. NOTICED RIGHT AFTER IGNITION PROBLEM THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. SMELL CONTINUED TO JUST GET STRONGER AND STRONGER OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. THERE IS NOW AN INTOXICATING SMELL OF GAS FUMES THAT SURROUND THE CAR WHEN PARKED. CANNOT PARK IN GARAGE ANY LONGER IN FEAR THAT THE FUMES WILL IGNITE WITH OUR GAS WATER HEATER WHICH IS ALSO HOUSED IN THE GARAGE. THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FEELS LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEATED WHEN GETTING IN THE CAR NOW, AND CAN NO LONGER USE IT ALTHOUGH IT IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. IT GOES INTO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW DESPITE NOT HAVING ANY WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED YET, I AM SURE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THE CRACKED PIECE ABOVE THE GAS TANK. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET, BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER. I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE'S G6 IGNITES AND CAUSES A HUGE FIRE AND EXPLOSION! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472446August 25, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME I WAS DRIVING AND A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE COMING ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING BUT WHEN I WAS STOPPING THEY WENT OFF I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE NOT FIXING IT THEY ARE CALIBRATING THE BRAKES AND PUTTING A BANDAID ON IT LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN RIGHT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING US TO BRING IT IN I WENT ONLINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE FROM 2005-07 THAT THE ISSUES ARE OCCURRING ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I READ ON THE PROBLEM. HERE IS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER FOR YOU TO REFERENCE WITH PE08054. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 05'S BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN THEIR LATER MODELS. IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THEY KNOW ITS A MALFUNCTION AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE INSTEAD OF NICKELING AND DIMMING THEIR CUSTOMERS JUST TO NOT GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. DO WE REALLY HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM? I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472431August 24, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM SOCKETS WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT AND ENDED UP WARPING THE ORIGINAL SOCKET HAD TO REPLACE NEW HEAD LIGHT SOCKETS AND WENT THRU ABOUT 8 HEADLIGHTS ATLEAST UNTIL NEW HEADLIGHT SOCKETS WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471918August 22, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND THEN WENT OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WIRES WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 10/3/12 *CN CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/09/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471534August 20, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WENT TO REPLACE BULB AND NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR ITSELF WAS MELTED. THE FUSE FOR THE LIGHT DID NOT FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471466August 19, 2012
STEERING
THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF STEERING PROBLEMS - A THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND ACCELERATING - INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ON 07-18-2012. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I FELT IT WOULD NOT PROPERLY TURN- HAD TO FORCE STEERING WHEEL. ON 07-19-2012 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE A 130 DEGREE RIGHT TURN. SHE WOUND UP IN THE OPPOSING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY, THE STEERING RACK GEAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 39,002 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I TALKED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GENERAL MOTORS, PONTIAC DIVISION BECAUSE I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I ASKED FOR SOME REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH THEY REFUSED, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET THIS REPORTED. I HOPE THIS GETS LOOKED INTO AND PERHAPS A LIFE SAVED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471242August 17, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHANGED THAT THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A CHAMBER ALIGNMENT KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,356.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471320August 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON 12/31/2011 I WAS PULLED OVER FOR A BURNT OUT HEADLIGHT. UPON REPLACING THE BULB I NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET WHERE THE BULB PLUGS IN WAS MELTED. I PUT A NEW BULB IN AND IT WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS. WHEN THAT WENT OUT IN MARCH OF 2012 I REPLACED IT AGAIN. NOW IN AUGUST OF 2012 THAT BULB BURNT OUT. THERE IS A CONNECTION TO THE MELTED HARNESS AS THE BULB THAT BURNT OUT WAS MELTED SLIGHTLY WHERE IT MADE A CONNECTION TO THE SOCKET. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE THAT GOES WELL BEYOND MY VEHICLE AS A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. WHEN THE LIGHT BULB BURNS OUT AT NIGHT IT PUTS EVERYONE AT A SAFETY RISK WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469673August 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FIRST INSTANCE THAT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WAS WHEN A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER TO QUESTION THE BRAKE LIGHTS ISSUE OF THEM NOT COMING ON WHILE I WAS STOPPED. IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE JUST NOT WORKING, HOWEVER THE ISSUE INITIALLY WENT AWAY AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A YEAR AFTER THAT. OCCASIONALLY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE SIGNALED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING AMISS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT NOW THAT THE CAR IS AT 100,000+ MILES, THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS IS NOW CONSTANT. THE ISSUE DOES NOT DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR. WE HAVE NOW HAD ANOTHER DRIVER FOLLOW THE CAR TO TEST THE BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IT IS EXACTLY THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING AND OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF AND THEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED, THE LIGHTS TURN OFF, AND SO ON. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONTACT IS INCORRECT BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTING. IT APPEARS THAT THE EXACT ISSUE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS DESCRIBED BY: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 HOWEVER, MY CAR'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATED IMPACTED POPULATION, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER DOES STATE THAT THE ISSUE COULD AFFLICT MORE CARS, BUT THAT THE PRIMARY PERIOD IN WHICH THIS MANUFACTURING ISSUE OCCURRED WAS ADDRESSED. I WOULD ARGUE THAT POINT AS IT APPEARS THAT THIS CAR IS IMPACTED BY THIS WITHOUT ANY RECOURSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469357August 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL FLAIR ON. THAN WHEN TAP BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. WITHIN A COUPLE SECONDS, THEY WILL TURN BACK ON. WHEN ACTUALLY GOING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES, HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS THAN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST DRIVING IN GENERAL. BREAK LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THAN WHEN PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF. COUPLE SECONDS LATER, COME BACK ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME(OR DURING THE DAYTIME), NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN STOPPING. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=6657 IS A FORUM/THREAD OF VARIOUS G6 OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ALSO BELIEVES THEY HAVE COME UP WITH WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FROM WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, ITS A CONNECTOR WITH THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) AND IT DEVELOPING CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469095August 3, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. AFTER APPLYING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS A MECHANIC AND STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468993August 2, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,499.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469016August 2, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM LAMP CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,865. UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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