Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10433527October 29, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY G6 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR 3 DINGS AND THEN POWER STEERING CAME ON DISPLAY AND I HAD NO STEERING, SCARED ME TO DEATH. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK SYSTEM ERROR. THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER IT DONE IT AGAIN. TURNED IF OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THEN JUST YESTERDAY IT DONE IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT DONE IT ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME SAFE WITH MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I STARTED LOOKING ON THE NET AND FOUND I AM NOT, BY FAR, THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. WHAT IS GM WAITING ON TO RECALL THIS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A BUNCH OF FAMILIES TO GET KILLED OR WHAT. YOU KNOW PEOPLE WORK HARD TO HAVE A VEHICLE, AND I THINK GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT NO MATTER WHAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433495October 28, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THERE IS A SMELL, LIKE REALLY DIRTY SOCKS FROM THE DASH. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE CAR IS USED. TO SMELL IT YOU HAVE TO START THE CAR AND IT IS THERE. SOMETIMES THE HEATER IS ON OR THE AIR. IT ALSO BECOMES LESS NOTICEABLE WITH TIME, UP TO 10 MINUTES. IT IS A VERY STRONG SMELL. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH HAS A DIFFERENT SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. BECAUSE IT GOES AWAY MOST THE TIME I DON'T THINK IS A DEAD MOUSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT IS NOT A DEAD ANIMAL SMELL. HELP. YOU WANT TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR THE FIRST TIME YOU SMELL IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A CHEMICAL OR NOT BUT MY NOISE BURNS A LITTLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433107October 28, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID LINES FAILED, CAUSING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CABIN WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING LINES. ONE WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AS SMOKED ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433145October 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON 2/3/11 AT 56,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE BULB. ON 8/22/11, MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 60,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE BULB. ON 9/26/11, MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 61,000 MILES. I REPLACED THE BULB. I PURCHASED THE BULB FROM AUTO ZONE AND THE MANAGER THERE TOLD ME HE HAS HAD 10 CUSTOMERS WITH PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES COME IN REPORTING THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULBS CONTINUALLY GO OUT. ON 10/1/11, THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN AT 61,300 MILES. ON 10/4/11, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AT 61,400 MILES. I CALLED PONTIAC CORPORATE AND THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE AND THEY FOUND A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING FINE NOW. FIRESTONE SAID THIS IS THE 3RD PONTIAC G6 THEY HAVE REPAIRED WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE TWICE FOR HAVING MY HEADLIGHT OUT. BOTH TIMES I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IF OR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL, I'D LIKE PONTIAC TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432946October 26, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, THEN GO OFF WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED THIS AFTERNOON ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS - I CALLED PONTIAC AND THIS HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BUT THEY SAID MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO THEY WON'T HELP ME. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO STAYING LIT, AND THE DASH SAYS SERVICE AIRBAGS - WHICH HAD ALSO BEEN A RECALL AND THEY WON'T HELP ME WITH THAT EITHER. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432486October 23, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING FIRST STARTED SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS IN FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AND THEY SAID IT WAS JUST THE ELECTRIC POWERING STEERING. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, CAR IS HARD TO HOLD ON THE ROAD BECAUSE POWER STEERING SHACKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE NOW AT 75,000 MILES POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. EARLIER MODELS WERE RECALLED. DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432349October 21, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, HE NOTICED A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430760October 19, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A TIRES, SIZE 225/50/17 WITH DOT NUMBER, 5MLPPDYH4707. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERAL CRACKS WHICH RESULTED IN CONSISTENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430862October 19, 2011
STEERING
WHILE ON THE ROAD, MY '05 PONTIAC G6 HAS MORE THAN A FEW TIMES LOST ITS POWER STEERING, AS I WAS INFORMED BY THE COMPUTER ON MY DASH. IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 OR 4 TIMES. I HAVE READ ONLINE IN PUBLIC THREADS AND FORUMS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE AND GM HAS STILL NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF AT LEAST 14 REPORTED CRASHES THAT HAVE OCCURRED FROM THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO READ ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO GM AND WERE TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTICS FEE AS WELL AS PARTS AND LABOR TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE I DID NOT BREAK ANYTHING OR DO ANYTHING WRONG. IF A RECALL IS NOT ISSUED I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST BE COVERED FOR ANY WORK THAT WOULD FIX THE STEERING. OR WORST CASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE OPTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430869October 19, 2011
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. WHEN IN MY RADIO SHOW UP POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME SO HARD AND I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO PUT OIL BUT I DIDN'T FIND THE RESERVE TANK!! THEN I SEARCH IN THE INTERNET AND THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME SITUATION. I CALL THE GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEVER HEARD ANY OTHER CASE!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! THEY SHOULD SEE ALL THE COMPLAINS ABOUT IT AND ALSO THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND IS NOT FAIR THAT THE CLIENT HAVE TO PAY 4 SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T CAUSE!! I COULD GET KILLED FOR THIS SITUATION!!! WHY NO ONE WANT TO HELP US WITH THESE PROBLEM??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430445October 17, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE PWOER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430193October 14, 2011
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING CODE DISPLAYS ON THE DASH. THE POWER STEERING OCCASIONAL DOES NOT WORK WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING ON OCCASION AS WELL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY NOTED. POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO GO BAD WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. WAITING ON RECALL BUT WITH PONTIAC GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, NEVER TOOK PLACE. ONLY A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED - #10183 - WHICH MAY REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430063October 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429947October 12, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DETECT WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429552October 12, 2011
AIR BAGS
ON 9/14/2010 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN OUR 2010 PONTIAC G6 GT IN WHICH SHE TURNED FROM A PRIVATE DRIVE INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, IMPACTING OUR CAR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER, WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND DRIVERS DOOR. BOTH AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED IN THE OTHER CAR HOWEVER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN OUR G6 DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF EITHER VEHICLE WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY COMPLAINT, THE ENTIRE DRIVERS FRONT FENDER ON OUR G6 WAS SMASHED, THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOLDED UNDER THE CAR, AND THE EMS/ FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONELL USED THE JAWS-OF-LIFE EQUIPMENT TO CUT THE DRIVERS DOOR OFF OF OUR G6 TO REMOVE MY WIFE. NOW WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SYSTEMS IF THEY DO NOT DEPLOY? AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THEY DEPLOY? MY WIFE'S HEAD BUSTED THE DRIVERS WINDOW OUT AS WELL. I HAVE READ THAT AIRBAGS ARE TO DEPLOY ANY TIME THEY ARE TO PREVENT INJURY. ALMOST A MONTH LATER MY WIFE IS STILL SUFFERING FROM HEAD/NECK/BACK PAIN AND 14 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT A CAT SCAN STILL SHOWED A SEVERE CONCUSSION. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10429440October 11, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ABOVE, THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE UNLESS IT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429532October 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE HAD MY PONTIAC 2007 G6 GT FOR 2 YEARS & HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH IT . JUST 2 DAYS AGO I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES , BUT COULDN'T SEE ANY SIGN OF A LEAK SO I TOOK IT TO MY GOODYEAR MECHANIC & THEY FOUND A GAS LEAK WHICH WOULD HAVE ME REPLACE MY WHOLE FUEL PUMP . THIS PROBLEM I GUESS IS COMMON WITH THIS TYPE CAR . MY MECHANIC SAID HE JUST REPLACED 2 FUEL PUMPS SAME MODEL A WEEK AGO. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH & THEY SAID THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 170,000 MILES I HAVE ONLY 80,000 . SO I WAS VERY HAPPY. STILL LOVE MY CAR. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429219October 9, 2011
STEERING
REPORTED CLICKING NOISE TO DEALERSHIP WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN WHILE BACKING UP AT 8355 MILES - DEALERSHIP CHECKED - VEHICLE WAS OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURES SPEC. AT 13313 MILES REPORTED A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN STEERING DURING SLOW DRIVING AND TURNING - DEALERSHIP REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING AND LUBED. AT 24008 MILES REPORTED A CLICKING NOISE AGAIN - DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AT 27987 MILES REPORTED CLICKING NOISE AGAIN - DEALERSHIP LUBED ALL POINTS OF THE STEERING PER GM. AT 36041 MILES REPORTED CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE - DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I AM CURRENTLY AT 65000 MILES AND THE CLUNKING NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER, IT CAN BE FELT THRU THE STEERING WHEEL, AND CAN NOW BE HEARD OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT AM I TO DO? NO ONE SEEMS BE ABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS. SINCE THIS IS A STEERING PROBLEM, ISN'T THIS A SAFETY HAZARD? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429156October 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME PULLED UP ASIDE MY VEHICLE, INFORMING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ACTUALLY ON; AND WHILE BRAKING, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. I WAS ALMOST 800 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO BEING PART OF A MULTI-CAR PILE UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. I ALSO KNOW ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429031October 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Pontiac G6