Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10374645January 4, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ACCELERATED AND WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,828.
Crash:
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0
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#10373753January 2, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373496December 30, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THAT IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AND WAS ON GOING FOR THE LAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 57,000.
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0
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0
#10373273December 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RECENTLY PURCHASED 2007 PONTIAC G6. HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY OTHER MOTORISTS MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, AND THEN COME ON WHEN ACCELERATING AWAY. *TR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED WHEN RUNNING AND IN PARK WITH NOBODY IN THE VEHICLE. I CAN TELL WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON DURING THE DAY IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL, IF IT DOESN'T ENGAGE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. AT NIGHT WHEN THERE IS NOBODY BEHIND ME I CAN SEE THE BRIGHT REFLECTION IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED ON THERE OWN. NEW BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR INSTALLED AND CALIBRATED AT GM DEALERSHIP 12-29-2010. CURRENTLY WORKING PROPERLY TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10373391December 29, 2010
STEERING
2007 PONTIAC G6, 77,000 MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE A LOT. THEN I NOTICE WHEN YOU SLIGHTLY TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT KNOCKS. I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING POWER STEERING WARNINGS ON MY DASH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY THEN RESTARTS AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHY THE 2007 G6 WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I'VE NOTICE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ON G6 CAR WEBSITES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SURELY THIS IS A RECALL. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE A APPOINTMENT TO GET MY CAR LOOKED AT NEXT WEEK. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372694December 28, 2010
STEERING
MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 IS HAVING SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES STIFF AND STARTS SHAKING SEVERELY AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. IT JUST TURNED TO 50,000 MILES. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372722December 28, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WITH ONBOARD COMPUTER NOTIFICATION. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10374138December 28, 2010
STEERING
I WAS TURNING A CORNER AND HEARD AND FELT A CLUNK IN THE STEERING
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373077December 27, 2010
STEERING
HEARING AND FEELING CLUNKING/THUMP IN STEERING WHEN TURNING
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10372265December 23, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. IT OFTEN SHOWS THE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT EVEN WHEN A THIN ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *LN
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0
Deaths:
0
#10371847December 20, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGED THE HAZARD LIGHTS BUT THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATED, DECREASED SPEED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN CHECKED BY THE MECHANIC WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371145December 18, 2010
STEERING
DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, MY STEERING IN MY G6 HAS BEEN GETTING TIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY DEC. 15, 2010 WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT COMPLETE FROZE UP. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED ON THE CAR AS THOUGHT A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371569December 16, 2010
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370995December 16, 2010
VISIBILITY, STEERING
GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURNING AT SAME TIME (I.E. TURNING FROM ONE ROAD TO ANOTHER AFTER STOPPING AT SIGNAL OR SIGN). HAS DONE IT SINCE 2008. BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN AUG 07. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO WHEN DOOR IS OPENED BUT INTERMITTENTLY GOES BACK UP ALL THE WAY RIGHT AFTER DOOR IS OPENED. HAVE TO HIT THE UNLOCK OR LOCK BUTTON TO GET IT BACK INTO PLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370768December 15, 2010
STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL ROTATES LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. IT MOVES AT A RAPID SPEED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND THEN STOPS AFTER ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED BUT WILL CONTINUE EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370522December 14, 2010
STEERING
TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER ON 12/5/10 AS HAVE NOTICED A KNOCKING/STICKING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENTS. HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 12/13/10, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WARNING LIGHT CHIMED AND LIT UP ON THE CONSOLE, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE SCREEN DISPLAY, AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND ASSURED ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BARELY BE TURNED WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370689December 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2008 AND HAVE A LOCK PROBLEM WITH THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR. SOMETIMES IT UNLOCKS, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. HAVE TO UNLOCK MANUALLY OR CRAWL OVER FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TO UNLOCK. NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERS TO LOOK AT AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WORKED PERFECTLY - MURRAY LAW. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370692December 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SITUATION: THE G6 WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE ROAD WAS IN VERMONT HILLS/MOUNTAINS, THE WEATHER WAS RAINING -- FROM LIGHT TO AN INCREASING INTENSITY. THE WIPERS WERE TURNED ON TO THE LOW PULSE SETTING, AND AS THE RAIN INTENSITY INCREASED THE PULSE FREQUENCY WAS INCREASED ONE STEP AT A TIME. WHEN THE PULSE WAS AT ITS FASTEST, AND THE G6 WAS PROCEEDING UP AN INCLINE AND THE CRUISE LOGIC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED ENOUGH TO OBSCURE ALL VISION. THIS CONDITION REPEATED ITSELF UNTIL I CHANGED THE PULSE SETTING TO CONSTANT. THEN, AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IN WEST LAFAYETTE TRAVELING FROM THE MAIN ROAD NORTH OUT OF TOWN UP ROUTE 443 BETWEEN ROUTE 43 AND 52 ON CRUISE AT 35 MPH IN A RAIN WITH THE WIPERS ON FAST PULSE THE WIPERS STOPPED AND VISION WAS OBSCURED. SOOO, THE HILL/INCLINE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE 'MOUNTAINOUS' OR VERY LONG IN DURATION. THE DEALER IN VT SUGGESTED I SHOULD JUST PUT IT ON CONSTANT PULSE TO AVOID THE ISSUE -- DUH. THE DEALER IN MICHIGAN ATTEMPTED TO REPLICATE THE CONDITION BUT CITY TRAFFIC, ETC. PROHIBITED THE 'EXPERIMENT'. THE GM CUSTOMER RELATIONS CONTACTS SIMPLY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THE CONDITION 'DID NOT EXIST' BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED -- WHICH WAS THE SAME AS CALLING ME A LIAR. DUH. YET THE GM CR WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE WITH ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE VEHICLE DESIGN OR BUILD -- BECAUSE "IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED" YET I DUPLICATED THE VT OCCURRENCE IN ILLINOIS IN DIFFERENT TERRAIN. SINCE THE 'HILL' IN WEST LAFAYETTE IS VERY TYPICAL OF HILLS IN MOST OF THE STATES IN THE USA IT IS LIKELY THAT ANYONE DRIVING IN THE CONDITIONS NOTED WOULD EXPERIENCE THE SAME RESULT. YET, NO ONE IN GM WILL SIT AND DISCUSS THIS AT A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL. WHEN THE WIPER STOPS AND NO ONE CAN SEE OUT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, WHETHER TRAVELING AT 50 OR 35 MPH THE CONDITION IS VERY CRITICAL AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DISCUSS THIS FREQUENTLY SINCE IT OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370703December 14, 2010
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370467December 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, KNOWN AS BLACK FRIDAY MY GRANDDAUGHTER AN I GOT INTO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. GM SENT ME A NOTICE IN THE MAIL 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THE LETTER STATED THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, FOUR MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND 10 MINUTES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE FOUND OVER 100 CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE US. GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT TOOK NO ACTION TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I FEEL THAT IT IS TIME THAT NHTSA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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