Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10438816December 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON,SAW ONLINE ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM,THEY SAID GM HAD A RECALL ON SOME OLDER MODELS BUT MY DAUGHTERS IS A 2009,THEY SUGGESTED PUTTING DIALELECTRIC GREASE ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND I DID THIS AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 2 DAYS SO THEN I WENT TO THE DEALER AND BOUGHT A PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND REPLACED THAT,THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS THIS IS A GM DEFECT AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ONE PERSON ONLINE SAID THEY HAD THEIRS (PPSENSOR) REPLACED AT THE DEALER 6 TIMES, IT'S ABOUT A 120 DOLLAR JOB,THAT'S NOT FAIR IT;S A DEFECT, SOMEONE WILL AND PROBABLY HAS BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT,I AM REPLACING MY DAUGHTERS TOMORROW IF IT DOES IT AGAIN I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND PAY 120.00 FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT,BUT A 2008 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ITS A DEFECT AND A BIG SAFETY ISSUE,GOD I HOPE NOTHING HAPPENS TO HER WHEN IT GOES OUT THE NEXT TIME,PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN SHE'S BRAKING BECAUSE THEY STAY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438588December 5, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND REFERRED HER TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438199December 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 IS LEAKING FUEL FROM TOP SIDE OF FUEL TANK. I PRESUME THAT THE FUEL LINE OR PUMP IS LEAKING BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START ON FIRST IGNITION CYCLE. THE SECOND CYCLE OF THE IGNITION KEY BUILDS ENOUGH FUEL PRESSURE TO ASSURE A NORMAL START. FUEL RESIDUE CAN BE SEEN ALL AROUND BOTTOM OF FUEL TANK AND ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438123December 2, 2011
STEERING
WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE YELLOW LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. SHE HAD TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES THIS WEEK. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438170December 2, 2011
STEERING
WHEN IT IS TO WARM OR TO COLD THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHICH IS VERY OFTEN. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE OR BEEN DRIVING IT ALOT JUST RANDOMLY FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437791November 30, 2011
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE NOTICED THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2005 AND 2006 G6 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSISTS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND I WAS TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT IMAGINE IF WE WERE ON THE MAIN ROAD AND I WAS GOING A LITTLE FASTER. I NOTICED THAT YOU DID AN INVESTIGATION AND CLOSED IT BACK IN 2007. WELL I BOUGHT MY G6 A YEAR AGO AND DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL 70,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR SYSTEM FAILURES EVEN AFTER RUNNING A CARFAX REPORT. THIS IS NOT AN EARLY LIFE PROBLEM AS MY G6 HAS 114,500 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS VERY SCARY. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX WITH A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THIS WAS A CHEAP PROBLEM TO FIX, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT $800 TO $1,000 TO FIX. THAT IS RIDICULOUS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437731November 29, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE MELTED AS A RESULT OF IT BEING LOCATED CLOSELY TO THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND 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
#10437775November 29, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING DISPLAYED OVER THE RADIO SCREEN, STEERING STARTED TO FEEL TIGHT AND SHOOK. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT AFTER ALL THE REPORTS OF THE STEERING LOCKING AND ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437488November 28, 2011
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, STEERING
LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437404November 27, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHEN DRIVING TO WORK MY POWER STEERING FAILED, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THANK GOD. MY DASH LIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF AS WELL AS FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE G5 AND G8 FOR THE POWER STEERING AND I ALSO KNOW OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE WRECKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437295November 26, 2011
STEERING
I WAS PULLING INTO WORK WHEN MY CAR FILED WITH SMOKE IN CAB AND COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TRIED TO PULL INTO A PARK SPOT TO GET OUT TO SAFETY. THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO MAKE THE TURN. THE RUBBER POWER STEERING LINE WAS INSTALLED AGAINST THE EXHAUST UP NEAR THE FIRE WALL AND HAD BURNED THOUGH .ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS POURING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST. I CALLED GM TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS I AM NOT THE FIRST ONE WITH IT AND WONT BE THE LAST. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER MOSS BROTHERS IN MORENO VALLEY CA. SO FAIR THERE ONLY CONCERN IS MAKING A FEW BUCKS FROM THE REPAIR. I WILL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED AS TO HOW GM IS GOING TO HANDLE CORRECTING THE SAFETY HAZARD IN THEIR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437301November 26, 2011
STEERING
I ALMOST GOT INTO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN THIS MORNING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND LOST ALL STEERING IN MY CAR. MY CHILDREN WERE SCREAMING. IT IS A GOOD THING NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE EITHER WENT INTO A TREE/WOODS OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. THANK GOD WE ARE ALL OK. THERE HAS BEEN A KNOCK IN THE STEERING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT WOULD COST A LOT JUST FOR HIM TO GET INTO THE DASH TO SEE WHAT PART IT NEEDS. BUT THIS STEERING ISSUE TO NOT SAFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437323November 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I GOT A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFFICER THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEN REALIZED THAT WHEN MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING, NEITHER WERE BY BRAKE LIGHTS. MY WIFE SAID SOMETIMES SHE CANNOT GOT THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND MUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY AGAIN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10437328November 26, 2011
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
YESTERDAY WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A STEERING COLUMN NOTICE SHOWING ON THE RADIO DASH COLUMN. I THOUGHT IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. IT DIDN'T. I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING THE CAR BACK ON AGAIN TO SEE IF THE ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF. (THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. SOMETIMES IN THE EARLIER MORNING WHEN IT IS COLD, THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL APPEAR UPON FIRST TURNING THE VEHICLE ON. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARS.) I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT EVERYTHING WOULD COST ABOUT $800 + TAX TO FIX. MY HUSBAND STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE TO SEE WHAT OTHER OWNERS WERE SAYING. I AM REALLY SURPRISED THAT JUST ABOUT 90% OF FOLKS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STEERING COLUMN, THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, AND IS NOT LISTING A RECALL. WHEN SPEAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, OF COURSE THEY MADE IT SEEM LIKE THE REPAIRS THEY HAVE COMPLETED ON STEERING COLUMNS WERE MINIMAL. SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT REPLACED TWICE.THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE GREASED ONCE. EVERY YEAR MY BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED, AND ABOUT TWICE A YEAR, ONE OF THE TWO IF NOT BOTH TIE RODS NEED REPLACED. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR FOUR KEY FOBS. MY TRUNK LEAKS WATER. MY FRONT HEAD LIGHT NEEDED REPLACED AS IT LEAKED WATER. NOT CHEAP. I CAN GO ON AN ON WITH THE REPAIRS BUT HAVE REACHED MY "CHARACTER LIMIT". I FEEL LIKE I GOT A LEMON. WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN TO SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY, BUT DEALERSHIP IS NO HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436902November 23, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
I BOUGHT THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT WHATSOEVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN I GO TO START MY CAR THIS MORNING AND MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, MY CLOCK IS DISPLAYING THE WORDS, "POWER STEERING" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BUT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR VERY WELL AND THE ENGINE WAS REMMING HIGH AND LOW EVEN AFTER I HAD STOPPED THE CAR. I HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP MOVING BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REMMING HIGH AND LOW. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. AS YOU CAN SEE THOUGH, HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE OUT ON A MAIN ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE OR MY CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436709November 22, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SAFE LOCATION AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING RESET AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436717November 22, 2011
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS FAULTY STEERING. I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AT 45MPH AND MY STEERING GAVE OUT AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS GOING AROUND THIS TURN. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE COMING THE OTHER WAY, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED LIKE THIS AND MY MECHANIC CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE. ON A WEBSITE CALLED G6 OWNERS FORUM, I WAS READING THROUGH DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH DIFFERENT YEARS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE WAS ONE DEATH INVOLVED WITH THIS VERY ISSUE AND MANY INJURIES REPORTED. I REALLY THINK GM/PONTIAC NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THIS ISSUE AND SCHEDULE A RECALL TO PROTECT THE OWNERS OF CURRENT GM VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436789November 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED IN OCTOBER. WHILE FIXING IT THOUGH IT SEEMED OK, REPLACED IT ANYWAYS. IT FAILED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE HEADLIGHT MELTING AND FAILING. CHECKED AND THAT WAS MY PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PONTIAC G6 PROBLEM. CHECKED WITH PONTIAC AND NO RECALLS ON IT. SAFETY ISSUE, BESIDES NO HEADLIGHT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436295November 18, 2011
STEERING
ON OR ABOUT 8:30 AM, 11/16/2011 THE POWER STEERING FAILED AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER CAN KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL BUT A NOVICE DRIVER PROBABLY COULDN'T. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. THE POWER ASSIST SUDDENLY CEASES WHEN YOU TURN, THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEAR ON THE RADIO CONSOLE. IT CAN'T BE FIXED AS IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436359November 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WAS SMOKING TOOK IT TO GET LOOKED AT AND SHOP WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT ITS WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHT N ITS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM... NOT SOMETHING THAT THE SHOP COULD FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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