Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10441938December 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON . THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 10+ MILES.AT THIS POINT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER (NOW A BUICK GMC DEALER) 2 TIMES AND SPENT $250.00 ON REPAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS. DEALER SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. THE G6 OWNERS CLUB IS GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS EVERY DAY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441803December 30, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR, BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE TEST RESULTS DID NOT SHOW ANY DEFECTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441497December 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN EXCESSIVE CRANK AND WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE TEST DID NOT DETERMINE ANY DEFECTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441186December 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STEERING
MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAMS WERE BURNING OUT, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN DEC (2010), ONE YEAR LATER, IT'S BACK. I NOTICED THE CONNECTION WAS COMPLETELY SHORTED AND BURNT. PROB WON'T LAST MUCH LONGER. THIS PAST AUG (2011) MY FUEL PUMP STARTED LEAKING FUEL, IT WAS THE ASSEMBLY WHICH HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE WHICH WAS UNREPAIRABLE, HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY FOR $350. FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS MY STEERING DOES A POPPING SOUND AND FEEL WHEN I MAKE SLOW SHARP TURNS (AS IN U-TURNS). THE DEALER TEMPORARY FIXED IT ONCE, BUT IT RETURNED BEFORE I COULD EVEN FORGET ABOUT IT. THEIR SOLUTION WAS GREASING THE STEERING JOINT. MY AC/HEATING FAN WAS MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHILE IT WAS ON A COUPLE YEARS BACK (AROUND NOV 2009), THE DEALER FIXED THE TICKING BUT IT RETURNED LAST YEAR. THOUGH IT'S NOT AS LOUD OR ANNOYING AS BEFORE I'VE LEARNED TO TUNE IT OUT, NOT TOO FUN FOR MY PASSENGERS THOUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440413December 19, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME INOPERABLE AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440430December 19, 2011
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, IT USUALLY IS WORKING. AS SOON AS I MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING TURNS VIOLENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM FEELING THE LONGER I ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN, MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440431December 19, 2011
STEERING, SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM ITS FRAME. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440460December 19, 2011
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING SEEMS TO BE GOING OUT AND IT IS NOT A LACK OF FLUID ISSUE AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQUEAKING NOISES EVERY TIME YOU TURN IT. IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER AT TIMES AS WELL. I NOTICED PREVIOUS YEAR PONTIAC G6'S HAVE A PROBLEM AND SO DO G5'S SO I AM FILING THIS IN HOPES THAT OTHERS ARE COMPLAINING AS WELL AND A RECALL IS SOON ISSUED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440465December 19, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440335December 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL NOT COME ON, WE HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SINCE MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2009. WE WENT TO REPLACE THE BULB AND IT WORKED FOR A DAY OR TWO. WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT YET AGAIN WE NOTICED THAT THE SOCKET THAT THE HEADLIGHT GOES INTO WAS MELTED. WHEN WE WENT IN TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE TO ASK WHAT TO DO WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUES IN A LOT OF GM VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440357December 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING MESSAGE KEEPS POPPING UP ON THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION CENTER THIS STARTED VERY INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS GRADUALLY BECOME WORSE. WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED THE MESSAGE APPEARS AND IT STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY THE LIGHT COMES ON. I COULD HAPPEN TWO TRIPS IN A ROW OR ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440128December 16, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE AT LEAST 15 TIMES. YESTERDAY BOTH THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, I PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD HEAR THE DOOR UNLOCK, HOWEVER THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. SO I LOOKED FURTHER INTO THIS BY DOING A GENERAL SEARCH ON GOOGLE AND APPARANTLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS HAVING THIS ISSUE. MY MOTHER AND SISTER BOTH DRIVE A G6 AS WELL AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. I WOULD THINK AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WOULD BE JUST A SERIOUS AS TOYOTA'S BRAKES NOT WORKING. IF THERE WERE TO BE A FIRE OR SERIOUS WRECK I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I HAVE HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE WINDOW OR THROUGH THE BACKSEAT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. AS A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS MAN LET ME TELL YOU HOW EMBARASSING THIS IS WHEN YOU ARE ARRIVING AT A MEETING WITH A CLIENT AND THEY HAVE TO SEE YOU CRAWL THROUGH THE BACK DOOR TO GET OUT. PONTIAC IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AND THE MODEL OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR REALLY DOES NOT MATTER. I SAW A 2006 WITH THIS ISSUE ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440157December 16, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE GOT LOCKED INSIDE MY CAR. I WAS WITH MY FAMILY AT CASEY'S AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WE UNLOCKED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE OTHER DOORS WORKED FINE. FINALLY MY DAUGHTER HELPED ME OUT OF THE CAR. THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MY SON TOO AND HE TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL. THERE IS ONE OTHER GIRL THAT WE KNOW OF THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. I WAS JUST GLAD I WASN'T ALONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440095December 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHEN OPENING A DOOR ON THE CAR I GOTTA HIT TAP ON THE CEILING THEN IT WILL COME ON. THE DOOR LOCKS STAY UNLOCKED EVEN AT 55 MPH. RADIO STOPPED WORKING AT 82000 MILES THEN AT 86000 THE FRONT SPEAKERS CUT IN AND OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439882December 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REMAINING ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN PARKED, HE HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) THAT BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 2005-2006 MODEL G6. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439819December 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE HEADLIGHT, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE WIRING CONNECTOR WAS MELTED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439817December 13, 2011
STEERING
STEERING DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAD DIAGNOSTICS DONE BY DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS PROBLEM WITH POWERSTEERING AND POWERSTEERING MOTOR. TOTALLY LOCKS UP. HAVE TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE, I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT....THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439296December 11, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN, LIKE IN A DRIVE THROUGH OR DRIVEWAY. SINCE OCTOBER THERE HAS BEEN 3 SEPARATE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439157December 9, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON IN MY CAR AND IT SAYS TO SERVICE MY AIR BAG. I CALLED GM AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $99.00 TO PUT IT ON THE MACHINE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE MOST OF THE PONTIAC HAVE AIR BAG SENSOR PROBLEMS. CAN YOU LET ME KNOW WHAT RECALL THERE IS ON THEM. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438712December 6, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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