Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10272928June 5, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH 48,000. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN AT PRICE OF $662.00 I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE 2006 PONTIAC. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. *TR
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#10272912June 4, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. *TR
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#10272798June 3, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE NOISES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECURRING STEERING ISSUES. THE LACK OF GREASE IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE NOISES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT GREASED EVERY SO OFTEN. THE CONTACT WILL REPAIR AND GREASE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
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#10272820June 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
I BOUGHT A PONTIAC 2006 G6 GT 3.5 LITER ENGINE HAS A LOTS OF POWER FOR A V6, MILEAGE WAS 47,000 KILO. FIRST WEEK HAD TO REPLACE ONE FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING, ALSO FRONT TOP PLATE BEARING AND STEERING KIT WAS KNOCKING . TRACTION CONTROL VERY NOISY. NOW MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 52,000 K . STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE MANUAL TAP SHIFTING WONT SHIFT DOWN TO 4TH GEAR , SEEN THE DEALER THREE TIME NOW DOESN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM EVERY THING WAS SHIFTING GOOD. SEEN THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM YESTERDAY THANK GOD IT DID IT ONCE WHILE THE MECHANIC DID A TEST DRIVE WAS WITH HIM FOR THE TEST NOW BEEN OK FOR THREE DAYS. NOW 56,123 K THEY SAID MAYBE WONT COVER ON WARRANTY BECAUSE ABUSE , IF THEY SEE SIGN OF COFFEE OR SOFT DRINK SPILLS. WHY THE CAR HAS COFFEE CUP HOLDER RIGHT THERE OR NEAR THE SHIFTER COLUMN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HIS RIGHT THERE? CRAZY DON'T YOU THINK. HOPE IT WITH GET BETTER. NOT THE BEST CAR FOR ME UP TO NOW. WITH THAT MILEAGE SHOULD BE LIKE A NEW CAR. *TR
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#10272637June 2, 2009
STEERING
DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT 45MPH MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5 LITER COUPE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT AND DANGER TO OTHER MOTORIST. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALER. AFTER THIS ARROGANCE I HAVE NOTICED A GREAT NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE SOME WITH VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES. WILL THIS BE INVESTIGATED? WHAT COURSE OF ACTION IS APPROPRIATE? *TR
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#10272680June 2, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ONE DAY THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON. IT OCCURS DAILY FOR NO REASON. IT HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY AND BURNT OUT THE LIGHTS. IT ALSO CONFUSES DRIVERS. I WENT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY SAID THE RECALL I WAS SPEAKING OF DIDN'T INVOLVE MY VEHICLE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $116.00 JUST TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID KNOW OF THE RECALL, BUT IT DIDN'T PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WASN'T BUILT IN THE MONTH THEY HAVE HAD THE PROBLEMS. *TR
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#10272501June 1, 2009
STEERING
MY CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD TAKE A TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL ON ME. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A FEW PLACES AND NOBODY COULD DETECT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY I HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND FOR A FEW MONTHS IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY, THE STEERING STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. I COULD TELL RECENTLY MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING, IT WOULD SHAKE A LOT SO AND THEN AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH ON LINE AND CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOO HAVE STATED THAT NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DETECT OR FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY AM I IN THE VEHICLE BUT I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD THAT HAS TO TRAVEL WITH ME IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE UNSAFE. *TR
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0
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#10272554June 1, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2007 PONTIAC G6 HAVE THE SAME BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE AS THE 2005 AND 2006 CARS WHY ARE THE 2007S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
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#10272398May 30, 2009
VISIBILITY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2008 PONTIAC G6. THE BRACKETS WHICH HOLD THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE CAR ARE INSUFFICIENT. THE HEADLIGHTS BOUNCE, SHAKE, AND WOBBLE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING REPEATED PREMATURE HEADLAMP BULB FAILURE AND SAFETY HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY REASONS ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BULBS HAVE BLOWN OUT 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AS NEW IN SEPTMEBER OF 2008. DEALER STATES THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ON THE SEDAN MODEL DOES NOT STAY ENTIRELY CLOSED....PUSHING THE WINDOW UP BUTTON, THE WINDOW MOVES 1/4" AFTER CLOSING. *TR
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0
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#10272357May 29, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL, HE HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE NOISE IS ONLY HEARD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT HEAR ANYTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE DEALER HEARD THE NOISE AND CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE GEAR ASSEMBLY POWER STEERING. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE STEERING SHAFT. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY, BUT THE NOISE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING. THE NOISE RETURNED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON MAY 30, 2009 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. ALL OF THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FOURTH REPAIR WILL BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,465 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,103.
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#10272359May 29, 2009
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2006 PONTIAC G6 - STEERING COLUMN NOISE & "THUMP" -- FEELS LIKE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO STICK + YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE BRAKES. BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM WENT AWAY TEMPORARILY. JUST AS MY WARRANTY WAS UP, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO FIGHT FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. ANOTHER DEALER WAS WILLING, AND REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AGAIN. IT ONLY TOOK ONE MONTH BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NOW I JUST LIVE WITH IT. I WOULD SWEAR MY CAR STEERING IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO LOCK OR BREAK AND KILL SOMEONE, BUT PONTIAC SWEARS IT'S TOTALLY FINE. YOU WANT AN INCIDENT DATE, BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC DATE BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY. THIS IS CONSTANT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THEY RECALLED THIS ISSUE ON THE GM LINE OF TRUCKS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON THE CARS. NOW I THINK I'VE READ THAT THERE MIGHT FINALLY BE A PROPER REPLACEMENT PART, BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR IT. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE A POPPING, STICKING, CLUNKING SOUND & FEELING EVERY TIME YOU TURN YOUR STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR
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0
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#10270185May 28, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER THE WHEEL SEVERAL TIMES AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPAIRED. SHE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHEN SHE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY ONLY TURNED OFF THE LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,700.
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#10269821May 24, 2009
STEERING
I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A METAL SCRAPING SOUND, A LOUD ROARING AND TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT EXAMINED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT TIRE ROD WAS FALLING APART, THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARING WAS LOOSE, THE DRIVER SIDE CV BOOT WAS LEAKING, OVERALL THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS TO GO OUT AT ANYTIME. THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW INFO, SEEING HOW I HAVE KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. I READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE POWER STEERING ON THIS MODEL. SO WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL? I DO NOT HAVE A COUPLE OF GRAND LAYING AROUND TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM , JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE US CITIZENS IN THIS ROUGH ECONOMICAL TIME. AGAIN, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, SO WHY NO RECALL? THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED BACK IN 2007, WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? AM I SUPPOSE TO WAIT UNTIL SERIOUS DAMAGE OCCURS AND FILE A LAWSUIT? THIS IS UTTERLY ABSURD AND SHOULD NOT BE APPARENT IN A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10269787May 23, 2009
STEERING
POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS BAD. *TR
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#10269530May 20, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY. SHE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $700. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,200.
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#10269564May 20, 2009
STEERING
2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING, PONTIAC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.A SENSOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL GOES BAD. COST OF 600.00 OR MORE TO BE FIXED AND PONTIAC WILL NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. 30 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO PONTIAC. *TR
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No
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0
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#10269366May 19, 2009
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND LEFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE NOISE WAS VERY UNFAMILIAR. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,403 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10269308May 18, 2009
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
I'VE HAD MY 06 G6 FOR A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ONLY TO HAVE NOTHING DONE AND BE CHARGED RIDICULOUS PRICES. THE MAIN ISSUE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN MAKING A TURN IN ANY DIRECTION. THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE GEAR BOX AND HAD THAT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, AND 6MTHS LATER THE EXACT NOISE IS BACK AND MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP. WELL THIS TIME IT'S NOT THE GEAR BOX IT'S THE SHAFT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT'S NOT COVERED. GO FIGURE! MY NEXT QUESTION TO THE DEALER IS HOW IS IT THAT MY CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE IT WAS MAKING 6MTHS AGO FROM THE EXACT SAME AREA AND IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT NOW AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY? HOW DO I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE COMPETENT WORKERS AND THEIR REPAIRING WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED? OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T BE HERE IN THIS DEALERSHIP EVERY 6MTHS LIKE IM ON THE PAYROLL. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CORRECT THESE ISSUES BEFORE THIS THING TURNS INTO SOMETHING TRAGIC.*TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268927May 16, 2009
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS STOPPED WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE, AND TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THAT SHOULD FIX IT. I DID THAT AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, IN FACT IT GOT WORSE. BEFORE IT WOULD START WORKING AFTER A FEW MILES, BUT NOW IT HASN'T STARTED WORKING SINCE I REPLACED THE BATTERY. IF THE STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT DOES, WHILE MY WIFE IS DRIVING THERE WILL BE NO DOUBT AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WANTS ME TO PAY TO REPLACE EVERYTHING UNTIL THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268870May 15, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PONTIAC G6 WARPED ROTOR PROBLEMS. WARPED ROTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROX. EVERY 13K MILES. GM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE ROTORS. MY DAUGHTERS 05 G6 (WHICH I CO-SIGNED) HAS HAD FOUR ROTOR REPLACEMENTS WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SITES SITTING THE EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE CONSIDERATION TO AN INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU *TR
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No
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