Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10425536September 15, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
MY 06 PONTAIC G6 HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THE STEERING FIXED 2 TIMES ONE OF WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THE STEERING WARNING HAS BEEN COMING UP ON THE RADIO DISPLAY.MY CAR DOES HAVE LOTS OF MILES BECAUSE I DRIVE 1000 MILES A WEEK BUT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 06 G6'S. IT WAS SO MUCH OF A PROBLEM THAT THEY CHANGED FROM THAT TYPE OF STEERING IN NEWER MODELS. THE STEERING WILL GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND CAUSES YOU TO LOSE CONTROL THE CAR THEN MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON FOR THE STEERING TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM IT IS DANGEROUS!! *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425658September 15, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DROVE TO A RESTAURANT , WHEN WE FINISHED EATING. I NOTICED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY IT SAID "POWER STEERING", WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND TURN WITH NO DIFFICULTY, WHEN WE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, FELT THAT DRIVING THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW, BUT WHEN THE TOW ARRIVED, I WAS GOING TO DRIVE THE CAR ONTO THE TRAILER AND THE STEERING HAD RETURNED, SO I FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME. WHEN YOU START THE CAR SOMETIMES THE STEERING IS WORKING OTHER TIMES IT IS NOT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425363September 14, 2011
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, STEERING
BOUGHT CAR ON 07/02/11, RETURN CAR TO DEALER ON 07/05/11 DUE TO POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED, EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL. DID NOT DO THIS WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. STARTED A DAY OR TWO AFTERWARDS. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED GREASE PUT INTO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT,(WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT) EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS GREASE COMING OUT IF IT. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR. CALLED PONTIAC /GMC TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF THEY COULD OFFER SOME HELP ON THIS AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD NO. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECK AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN CALL PONTIAC/GMC AND RECEIVED AN ANSWER OF NO HELP COULD BE GIVEN ON THIS PROBLEM. QUOTE TO REPLACE SHAFT IS $319.00. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH DEALERS THERE WERE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM, THAT THIS WOULD NOT GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A WRECK. I DON'T KNOW IF I BELIEVE THEM OR NOT. NO HONESTLY WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A CAR. PONTIAC/GMC NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. FROM ALL MY RESEARCH ON THIS, IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. NOT EXPECTING A PROBLEM SO SOON AFTER PURCHASE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS AT THIS TIME. AND IT DOES SCARE ME AT TIMES, WONDERING IF THE STEERING IS GOING TO GO OUT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425361September 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AFTER I START THE CAR. I DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER I RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN THEY WILL TURN BACK ON, AGAIN WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I NOTICE THIS AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON (I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD BEHIND ME). AFTER THIS OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY, I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND THIS ISSUE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, WHICH IS AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PER WEEK. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425388September 14, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE RADIO. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE STEERING WORKING AGAIN BUT IT SOON FAILED AND WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RESTARTING CAR TO GET IT TO WORK. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. IT NOW DOES IT FREQUENTLY AND THE CAR STEERS SO HARD WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. PONTIAC SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY ON MY CAR. NHTSA DID INVESTIGATE THIS UNDER ACTION NUMBER PE07023 BUT PONTIAC STILL STATES IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DISAGREE AND FEEL PONTIAC SHOULD CORRECT THIS PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425391September 14, 2011
AIR BAGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THEY WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425485September 14, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
MY 2005 G6 BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON 24/7 VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. I CANNOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE POSITION OF THE PEDAL IS AFFECTING EVERYTHING. IT'S UNSAFE! THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO PAY $300.25 TO REPLACE THE BCM. NOTHING ELSE IS WRONG BUT WHAT THEY STATE IN THE RECALL PAPERS. WHY DO I HAVE TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY RECALLED?? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425494September 14, 2011
STEERING, STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE PONTIAC G6 2006 IS HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS LIKE THE OTHER PONTIAC G MODELS. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE VEHICLE FAILS AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. IT WOULD BE HARD FOR MY WIFE TO CONTROL IT, SHE IS A SMALL WOMAN. IT TAKES A LOT STRENGTH ON MY PART TO STEER IT. I WOULD LIKE TO LET OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426017September 13, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
2007 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING BRAKE LIGHTS DIELECTRIC GREASE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON, WHEN THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING APPLIED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED RECALL# 09V036000 WHICH WAS ISSUED ON JAN 28, 2009 TO ADDRESS THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE 2005- 2006 AND NOT THE 2007 MODELS WHICH WERE BUILT IN LATE 2006. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE C-2 CONNECTOR, WHICH WAS THE VERY SAME FIX FOR THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424618September 10, 2011
SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT THIS CAR, A 2007 PONTIAC G6 GT COUPE ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND IT ONLY HAD 37,000 MILES. IT NOW STILL ONLY HAS 75,000 AND THE BALL JOINTS ARE OUT! THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN THIS SOON. I HAVE ANOTHER CAR, A 1997 BUICK LESABRE AND IT'S BALL JOINTS ARE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION. IT HAS 167,000 MILES. IT CAUSED ALL OF MY TIRES TO WEAR OUT EARLY AND NOW I'M LOOKING AT OVER A 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE. IT'S NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THESE BALL JOINTS GOING BAD SO EARLY. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO DRIVING MY MUCH OLDER BUT MUCH MORE RELIABLE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424346September 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE LOW-BEAM BURNED OUT.. I CHANGED IT.. TWO (2) DAYS LATER THE LIGHT WAS OUT AGAIN.. I CHANGED THE BULB AGAIN AND NOTICED THE PLUG-IN WHERE THE BULB GETS PLUGGED INTO LOOKED LIKE IT SHORTED OUT THERE.. IT WAS BURNED.. I PUT THE NEW BULB IN AND TWO TO THREE DAYS LATER, IT WAS OUT AGAIN.. BOTH TIMES THE BULBS DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE BURNED OUT... I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE HEADLIGHT OFF OF THE CAR TO CHANGE THE BULBS.. I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN THOUGH, SO WE DON'T GET A TICKET FOR HAVING A LIGHT OUT..SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424353September 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD ALSO SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE AND THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,557.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424233September 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. UPON CHANGING THE LIGHT BULB, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BULB'S HOUSING WAS BURNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE SINCE REPLACING THE BULB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS HIMSELF AFTER EACH FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424283September 8, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STEERING COULD LOCK WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424310September 8, 2011
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 NEAR ANN ARBOR, MI DURING A RAIN STORM. I HAD THE WIPERS GOING AND I HEARD A QUIET 'POP' SOUND AND SUDDENLY THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 70MPH. I EASED OFF THE HIGHWAY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND ESCORTED ME AND MY WIFE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ON A CAR FORUM ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT A SMALL PLASTIC INSERT WEARS OUT AND THE WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTS FROM THE LINKAGE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WIPER LINKAGE WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM A LOCAL JUNK YARD. I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS (A TEST ENGINEER) AND THOUGHT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423915September 6, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE WIRES IN THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACE AND THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423956September 6, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKE STOP LIGHT SWITCH AND ONE OF THE TWO REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE SIMILAR DEFECT UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10032206 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE LIGHT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,535.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421549August 26, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND A POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421423August 25, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON AND AT TIMES IT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421445August 25, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND ALL PASSENGERS HAVE LEFT THE VEHICLE. TAPPING THE BRAKE WILL TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BUT SOMETIMES ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. I'VE TRIED LUBRICATING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON THE BCM AND I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS. BOTH FIXES ONLY WORKED TEMPORARILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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