Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10428883October 6, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2008 PONTIAC G6, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON IN A SHORT TIME. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THIS. CRUISE CONTROL WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAD CHANGED THE BRAKE SWITCH THINKING THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOTHING. I THEN BROUGHT IT IN AND HAD IT CALIBRATED. THIS SEEMED TO FIX IT, HOWEVER, NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUALLY STAY ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE. MY TRACTION LIGHT ALSO STAYS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. I STRONGLY SUGGEST SOMETHING BE DONE BY GM TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES LIKE MY OWN ABOUT THE SAME THING AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT DRIVERS BEHIND YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT YOU ARE BRAKING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428897October 6, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE INTERSTATE DRIVING MADE THE CAR DANGEROUSLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428874October 5, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HAVE HAD ON AND OFF ISSUES WITH BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON. WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL 3 TIMES AND IT ALWAYS GOES BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM... THE BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT WHEN YOU DEPRESS/TAP THE BRAKES THEY GO OFF AND THEN COME BACK ON A FEW SECONDS LATER... AND THEY DON'T COME ON WHEN YOU NEED THEM. WE HAVE TRIED PULLING THE FUSES AND THE RELAY SWITCH AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428236October 3, 2011
STEERING
THE STEERING ON MY CAR FIRST STARTED ACTING UP SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK FOREVER TO LOOK AT IT. FINALLY THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT EXACTLY SURE BUT THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS SAID TO FIRST FIX THE STEERING MOTOR AND THEN THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED WITH JUST THAT. SO I HAD THE STEERING MOTOR REPLACED ON MY CAR, WHICH COST OVER $600 DOLLARS TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO HELP ME GET A GOOD DEAL. I HAD THE MOTOR FIXED AND WITHIN A WEEK AND A HALF OR SO THE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT AGAIN. IT WOULD GO OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON WHEN I WOULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE LIKE THAT. IT WOULD GO OUT AT ANY GIVEN SECOND AND ON TURNS. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR AGAIN SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULD NOT DO THAT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT I NEEDED A STEERING COLUMN NOW. I HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BECAUSE A SENSOR IN THE COLUMN HAD WENT OUT AND THIS COST ME MORE MONEY. I WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND I COULD HAVE HAD THAT FIXED IN THE BEGINNING AND NOT RISKED MY SAFETY WITH DRIVING AROUND WITH A CAR THAT?S STEERING GOES OUT. ALSO I COULD HAVE SAVED MONEY. I SPENT OVER $900 TO GET ALL OF THE STEERING REPLACED. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND I DO NOT HAVE MONEY LIKE THAT TO BE SPENDING AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN ME A BETTER DEAL LIKE THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO DO. I BOUGHT MY PONTIAC BECAUSE I NEEDED A GOOD, RELIABLE CAR BUT THE STEERING PROBLEM IS A DANGEROUS AND COSTLY ONE. THE 2006 MODEL OF MY CAR WAS RECALLED BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE MINE AS A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS TECHNICALLY BUILT IN 2006. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HOPE PONTIAC GM WOULD HELP OUT THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428245October 3, 2011
STEERING
WE PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 FOR OUR SON. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, WE HAVE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT ELECTRIC. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIS IS A REPEATING PROBLEMS WITH THE G6'S. IS THERE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428227October 2, 2011
STEERING
AT LEAST A FEW TIMES A WEEK, WHEN MY CAR IS STARTED I EXPERIENCE A POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY IT AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, BUT WHEN TURNING LEFT IT IS COMPLETELY EFFORTLESS. I HAVE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND I HAVE HAD THE RACK AND PINION CHANGED TWICE, THINKING IT COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE THE POWER STEERING PUMP BECAUSE IT'S ONLY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN ONE DIRECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428141October 1, 2011
VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVE-ON; WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ON 'FAST PULSE'; RAIN WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY; ROAD WAS HILLY; EVENT: WHEN THE CRUISE NEEDED TO DECIDE TO SHIFT GEARS GOING UP A HILL THE WIPERS STOPPED LONG ENOUGH FOR THE RAIN TO OBSCURE ALL VISION. THE STOPPING WAS REPEATABLE BY SETTING UP SIMILAR SETTINGS WHEN THE RAIN/ROAD CONDITIONS ALLOWED. THIS CONDITION EVEN OCCURRED AT 35 MPH, WITH CRUISE ON, WITH WIPER FAST PULSE IN LIGHT RAIN, AGAIN OBSCURING FORWARD VISION, ON A MUCH LESS HILLY TERRAIN. DISCUSSIONS WITH GM AT THE TIME RESULTED IN THE STATEMENT THAT BECAUSE GM OR THE DEALER COULD NOT 'OBSERVE' THE 'STOPPAGE' THAT 'IT DID NOT OCCUR.' SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE INTERNAL GM GROUP BUT NONE RESPONDED. SINCE THE CONDITION OCCURRED BOTH IN HILLY/MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND IN HILLY CITY TERRAIN IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO RESOLVE -- DUE TO THE LACK OF FORWARD VISION AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428011September 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS IN PARK. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED THE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO EXIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427724September 28, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM BULB HOUSING KEEPS BURNNING UP. I HAVE ELECTED TO REMOVE THE FUSE AND NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427751September 28, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON. I CALLED DEALERSHIP IN STRONGSVILLE WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NO RECALL. I READ UP ON THE RECALL AND MY CAR IS DOING WHAT THE RECALLS SAYS IT DOES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427150September 26, 2011
STEERING
I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A GAS STATION WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND WITHIN 2 SECONDS ALL POWER STEERING WAS GONE. AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER I PARKED MY CAR AND DID WHAT I NEEDED TO DO. WHENEVER I RETURNED TO TRY AND DRIVE MY CAR BACK HOME (IT SAT THERE FOR 1 1/2 HRS) THERE WAS NO PROBLEM STEERING IT. I HAVE TEEN AGE SONS WHOM DRIVE MY CAR FROM TIME TO TIME AND IF THIS HAPPENS TO THEM WHILE DRIVING THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT COULD HAPPEN. I'VE CALLED GM AND THERE'S NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM SO IF I WANT IT FIXED IT'S CONSIDERED MY PROBLEM NOW. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM CAR OR SUV EVER AGAIN AND WILL ALSO WARN MY FRIENDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427119September 25, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH FAILED AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WHICH I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS UP TO 100,000 MILES. NEXT MY AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND NOW MY TRACTION CONTROL COMES ON AND MY ENGINE POWERS DOWN AND I SLOW DOWN AT A RAPID RATE. YESTERDAY I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH AND GET HIT BY A TRACTOR TRAILER AND NOW IT WILL NOT START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426731September 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A PONTIAC G6 2006 ITS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED I HAVE PUT 4000-6000$ IN TO THIS CAR AND STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS ON A DAILY BASIS FROM THE POWER STEERING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BRAKES TIRE ROD ENDS WHEEL BEARINGS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE PAID MORE ON FIXING THE PROBLEMS ON THE CAR THAN I HAVE PAID ON THE CAR THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE ENTIRE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND GM SHOULD PAY BACK WHAT THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426732September 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART IN PARK. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO START IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL AWAY IN PARK GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACT AS IF IT WAS IN A CORRECT GEAR AND IT DID NOT WANT TO GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT SERVICE. IT WAS REPAIRED AND FINALLY WAS TOLD THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. I INITIALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE IN 9 DAYS (7/25/11( AFTER PURCHASED (7/14/11 PURCHASED DATE) BACK TO THE AUTO STORE TO TELL THEM MY CAR ACTS AS IF I DID NOT WANT TO GET GEARS OR IT WOULD ACT ASK IT WANTED TO CUT OFF IN PARK. I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART I TOOK IT BACK AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS STILL ACTING THE SAME FROM MY FIRST VISIT ON 7/25/11. AFTER RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT SOME 2009 PONTIAC G6 WERE RECALLED DUE TO GEAR SHIFT CABLES. MINES IS A 2008 THAT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426787September 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426602September 21, 2011
STEERING
INITIAL ISSUE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED BUT RESOLVED WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE INITIAL ONSET THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SPORADIC AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND NOW HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF THE WHEEL IS LOCKING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO FEELS VERY HEAVY, THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOTICEABLE MOTOR-LIKE NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS BOBBLING. DEALER INSPECTED, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, NO BAD CODES WERE NOTED. HOWEVER, ISSUE CONTINUES WITH CONTROL PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426618September 21, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,861. UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF UPDATED 10/05/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426529September 20, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR COME ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE. I CAN BE DRIVING AND THEY WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, I CAN TELL BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DIS ENGAGE AND WILL NOT RE ENGAGE. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM TO THE BRAKES, I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOW ME IN ORDER TO TELL ME WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING. IT POSES A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE, YOU HAVE YOU BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME SO CARS BEHIND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY STOPPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425833September 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED IN MAY OF 2011. I USUALLY LEAVE MY CAR OUTSIDE. I HAD FAMILY VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND MY FAMILY WAS GIVIN ONE OF OUR VEHICLES TO DRIVE. MY CAR WAS THEN PUT IN THE GARAGE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THIS INTENSE SMELL APPEARED. WE FIRST THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS SPILLED IN THE GARAGE.... WE SEARCHED AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER OUR VISITORS LEFT, IT WASN'T UNTIL MID AUGUST THAT THE CAR ENDED UP IN THE GARAGE; AGAIN THE INTENSE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.... IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE DISCOVERED IT WAS THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IRONICALLY, THE MAN AHEAD OF ME ( WITH A PONTIAC G6 ) WAS BRINGING HIS CAR IN FOR AND INTENSE FUEL SMELL COMING FROM HIS CAR. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND CHECKED ONLINE FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS. IN FACT, A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN THE PONTIAC G6 FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMPS, AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER. IN THE END, I HAD TO PAY $291.01 TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP ON A CAR WITH ONLY 41000 MILES - ( GM SAYS THEY SPLIT THE BILL 50/50 IN GOOD FAITH. ) I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS WILL END UP BEING A RECALL IN THE COMING YEAR BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BY IGNORING THIS PROBLEM... I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS CRACK FUEL PUMP HAD MY CAR NEVER BEEN PUT IN A GARAGE. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND HAVE HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM LEAVE ME STRANDED AT LEAST 4 TIMES - REPLACED A TRANSMISSION ON MY 98 BLAZER AT 70,000 MILES - AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE 1986 CHEVY Z24. I HAVE PUT UP WITH A LOT WITH ALL THE GM VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED - AND I ALMOST BOUGHT A NEW BUICK REGAL THAT WAS ON THE LOT WHILE WAITING FOR MY CAR THE BE CHECKED IN.. BUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO CHECK OUT WHAT TOYOTA OR HONDA HAS TO OFFER.... JUST HAD ENOUGH. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425851September 17, 2011
STEERING
INITIAL ISSUE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED BUT RESOLVED WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE INITAL ONSET THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT AND SPORATIC AT ALL SPEEDS. SOMETIMES WHILE THE CAR IS PARKED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL BOBBLE LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE AND IS NOW HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICAL TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, AS IF THE WHEEL IS LOCKING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING ALSO FEELS VERY HEAVY, THE CAR GIVES NO WARNING BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER REGUARDING THIS PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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