Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10451331March 12, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE CAR BEGINS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN TURNING THE CAR. THE CAR BECOMES HARD TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451098March 11, 2012
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2010 FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD SON. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS. VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER PULLING WHEN MY HUSBAND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY TODAY. MY SON JUST CONFIRMED THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BUT HADN'T SHARED THAT WITH US BEFORE TODAY. ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS APPEAR ON RECORD, WITH RESEARCH CONCLUDING THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF A SAFETY ISSUE, AND NO FORMAL RECALL EXISTS. FOR A NEWER DRIVER, THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. PLEASE CONSIDER INSTITUTING NOTIFICATION OF ISSUES TO ALL VEHICLES TRANSFERRING TO A NEW OWNER, AND ADDING AN OFFICIAL RECALL ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. WE WILL PURSUE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL FOR PERSONAL SAFETY. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451053March 10, 2012
STEERING
THIS MORNING I WOKE UP AND DECIDED TO GO TO BREAKFAST, LUCKILY I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WAS TURNING TO GO THROUGH THE PAYING WINDOW AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT CAME BACK. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT YOU CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL KNOW MATTER HOW STRONG YOU ARE. I WAS LUCKY... LUCKILY I WASN'T TAKING AN EXIT OR TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE READ A BUNCH OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR WHICH IS AN 05 PONTIAC G6 GT, AND EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT GM DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450741March 8, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450657March 7, 2012
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
LEFT FRONT CONTROL ARM BECAME VERY LOOSE AND MUST BE REPLACED. OWNER WAS NOT AWARE OF DANGEROUS PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY MECHANIC DURING OIL CHANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450652March 7, 2012
STEERING
AS I WAS CASUALLY DRIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS, MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT I WAS HELPLESS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND I COULD NOT ADD ANY FLUID. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR SO THE PROBLEM ENDED. ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450513March 6, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DIALECT LUBRICANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE CONNECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,118.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450546March 6, 2012
STEERING
THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TWO TIMES BEFORE THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING OF THE CAR COMPLETELY QUIT. "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR TO SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450225March 4, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 PONTIAC G6 EXPERIENCING ALL ISSUES DOCUMENTED IN RECALL HOWEVER THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS IN RECALLED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN DRIVING, EXCESSIVE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE/DRIVE IN SOME INSTANCES. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. ALL ISSUES ARE INTERMITTENT, ANY ONE OF THEM OCCURRING AT LEAST 1X WEEK. CONTACTED BOTH GM AND DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER AND WHILE ISSUES ARE DOCUMENTED, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450150March 3, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON WHILE ENGINE ON, LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES, HAVE HAD BRAKE SWITCH, SENSORS, COMPUTER CALIBRATED, LUBRICANT APPLIED, BATTERY REPLACED AND STILL NO FIX. 4 YEARS OF MECHANIC BILLS, AND STILL NO PERMANENT SOLUTION!!! NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 1000 FOR A BCM...GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE!!! I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH HIM!!!! SUCH A SHAME THAT THEY ARE LETTING OWNERS SUFFER WITH THIS AND NOT CORRECT IT!!! I HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450056March 2, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT THE N SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE ONE HOUR LATER AND THE GEAR SHIFTER FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V073000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL ONLY INCLUDED THE 2009 MODEL PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449905March 1, 2012
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. HEARD ABOUT RECALLS FOR THIS BUT NO GM DEALERSHIP IS ACCEPTING RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF USERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449941March 1, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN SITTING IDLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT SPECIFY THE FAILURE BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449721February 29, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449572February 28, 2012
STEERING
TIGHT STEERING, POPPING & WHINING NOISE THAT FEELS LIKE STEERING IS ABOUT TO LOCK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449501February 27, 2012
STEERING
I WAS BACKING OUT THE GARAGE WHEN POWER STEERING GOT STIFF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449124February 23, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB HERSELF. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE CONTACT AGAIN REPLACED THE BULB HERSELF. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448953February 22, 2012
STEERING
I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION DUE TO A FAULTY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT THAT WAS PUT INTO MY VEHICLE DURING MANUFACTURING. IT IS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S ALSO FEELS VERY UNSAFE WHEN I MAKE A TURN. IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO GET STUCK AND FLIP. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS. I HAVE DISCOVERED THEY MADE A NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SINCE THE ORIGINAL WAS A BAD DESIGN. I WAS JUST QUOTED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $300 TO GET THIS NEW PART INSTALLED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I HAVE TO PAY FOR AN EXTREMELY COMMON, FAULTY PART WHEN THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448994February 22, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448810February 21, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME, THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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