Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10247540November 3, 2008
STEERING
THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON 10/24/08 AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE STEERING RACK BE REPLACED FOR AN ESTIMATED $503.15. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER BY 3,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME 2006 G-6 THAT ALSO HAS THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE. HER VEHICLE IS GOING TO THE SHOP ON 11/07/08 TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK IT IS. MY WIFE HAS A 2008 G-6 THAT ALSO HAS THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TODAY ( 11/03/08 ) . WERE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION. EVEN THOUGH THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON HER CAR, I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED ON MY CAR. IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN A PERSON BUYS THREE OF THE SAME CARS, AND ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247557November 3, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY, THIS OCCURS MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT IS OCCURRING WITH MORE FREQUENCY AS OF LATE. THE CAR ALSO IS STARTING TO SHAKE AROUND 60MPH, THE TIRES ARE ONE YEAR OLD (REPLACEMENT TIRES) AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. I WENT BACK AND THEY DOUBLE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID IT WAS PERFECT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE EITHER MY WIFE OR I ARE DRIVING IT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED, NOT BY SIMPLY POSTING A TSB BUT BY POSTING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF ITS SEVERITY AND POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR PERSONAL HARM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247623November 3, 2008
STEERING
PONTIAC SENT A LETTER REGARDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AS OF TODAY, THE STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES, AND THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, 3 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. I SE AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED REGARDING THE STEERING IN 2007 AND I SEE NO RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS. THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND PONTIAC DEALERS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE PONTIAC COMPANY FOR THREE WEEKS WITH NO SOLUTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. PLEASE HELP. I SEE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND OTHERS SEEM TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD AROUND IN THIS CAR AND PONTIAC DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247441November 1, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 G6 GT AND MY STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION KEEPS GOING OUT AND IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. IT HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED ONCE. LOOKING INTO THIS IT HAS CAUSED WRECK AND COULD POSSIBLY ONE DAY CAUSE A DEATH. IS THAT WHAT GM WANTS A LAWSUIT BECAUSE SOMEONE DIED FROM THE PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247445November 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 PONTIAC G6, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. IT OCCURS SPORADICALLY. IF YOU TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHTS GO OFF FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, THEN THEY COME BACK ON. I'VE HAD IT IN AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE DONE INTERNET SEARCHES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHER G6 OWNERS ALL OVER THE U.S. I'VE HAD OTHER MOTORISTS FLASH ME AND MOTION TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR THIS WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247394October 31, 2008
STEERING
I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY FOR GEAR ASSEMBLY 2 TIMES. SWAY BAR LINK. POPPING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. AND AGAIN AT 38,000 MILES IT IS DOING THE SAME ABOUT EVERY 10 MONTHS IT DOES THIS, I AM REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247121October 29, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247130October 29, 2008
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G-6 RESULTING IN LACK OF ABILITY TO RESPOND TO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS-BROUGHT TO GARAGE WHO COULDN'T SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246811October 27, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
IN MAY 2008, MY FATHER WAS FOLLOWING ME TO MY NEW APARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REMAINING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HE NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND REMAINED ON THROUGH MANY STOPS AND ACCELERATIONS. I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON APRIL 10, 2008. AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND THEY SENT ME HOME. THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN, ON MAY 23, 2008 IT WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH CLEARLY EXISTED, DESPITE BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE IN MAY. THIS TIME, THEY RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. YET AGAIN IN JUNE, MY FATHER WAS FOLLOWING ME AGAIN AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL REMAINING ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE THIRD TIME JUNE 25, 2008. THIS TIME, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT POSITION SENSOR. I THEN NOTED IN RECENT WEEKS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL NOT OPERATION PROPERLY, SO I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 AND THEY REPLACED THE BPPS YET AGAIN. ONE DAY LATER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246851October 27, 2008
STEERING
WHEN I TURN LEFT I HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE. MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT COMES BACK. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246251October 21, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS,WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE,BEGAN TO STAY ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE WAS HIT. THIS OCCURRED DAY AND NIGHT WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE. THE BIGGER PROBLEM WAS THAT THE LIGHTS WORKED SOMETIMES,MAKING IT HARD TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. I HAVE YET TO FIND A MECHANIC WHO HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE AND CORRECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245994October 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND PUSH THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS TO STOP THEY DON'T TURN ON, THEN WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND HIT THE GAS (NOTHING TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL) THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I GOT TO STOP AND PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE THEY TURN OFF ... ITS LIKE THEY ARE WORKING BACKWARDS....I HAVE TAKEN IT TO PONTIAC DEALER A FEW TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. MY DAUGHTER DROVE BEHIND ME TODAY AND WITNESSED THE VEHICLE DOING THIS FOR OVER A 10 MILE DRIVE W/ SEVERAL STOP LIGHTS IN BETWEEN AND CARS WERE SLOWING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ONE WHEN I DIDN'T HIT THE GAS AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS STOPPED AND I HAD NOTHING TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL!! ITS DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE NEAR ME!!! THIS IS LIKE THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME ITS HAPPENED. I HAVE POLICE OFFICER FRIENDS THAT HAVE NOTICED IT AS WELL, STILL PONTIAC REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. SEE THIS WEBSITE BELOW TO SEE HOW MUCH IT HAPPENS!! PONTIAC REFUSES TO FIND A FIX FOR IT!! GO DOWN TO POST # 24 AND READ FROM THERE LIKE 6-7 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F6416/10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245635October 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELLED GAS APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING MY GAS. I BOUGHT A GAS CAP THAT LOCKS BUT MY GAS WAS STILL VANISHING. TODAY, I HAD PUDDLES WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE CAR SITTING. THE GAS LEAK IS ALL OTHER MY MUFFLER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THEREFORE I WILL NOT DRIVE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245684October 16, 2008
STEERING
RACK AND PINION ON MY 2006 G6 IS OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND TEARS UP MY TIRES. I AM SURE THAT GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET CHAT ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245429October 14, 2008
STEERING
I LEASED A 2006 G6 AND THERE'S BEEN A CONSTANT "CLUNK" IN STEERING COLUMN. ITS BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN MANY "POWER STEERING" WARNING INDICATIONS ON THE DISPLAY UNIT INSIDE THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY WENT OUT ON ONE OCCASION. THE ENTIRE STEERING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND FOR A RENTAL. GM HAS BEEN OF LITTLE HELP AND A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED TO LITTLE AVAIL SO FAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245206October 12, 2008
STEERING
1)POWER STEERING WENT OFF IN THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. 2)STEERING BOX STARING TO MAKE A THUMPING NOISE AT 29K MILES NOW IS WORST.3) DISPLAY A "POWER" IN THE DASH BOARD. ALL OF THIS PROBLEMS IN THE SAME DAY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245111October 10, 2008
STEERING
COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IF DRIVING FASTER COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245009October 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT MY CAR ON JUNE 2, 2008, WHEN WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WE COULD SMELL OIL BURNING, WE THOUGHT THEY JUST OVERFILLED THE FLUIDS, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2008 WHILE GOING TO LUNCH, MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN MY CAR, IT WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ELEVEN (11) DAYS WHILE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK FROM THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE A WEEK AND A HALF LATER FOR THIS AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, WE NOTICED THAT THE OIL KEPT GOING LOW. ON AUGUST 14TH, 2008 WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE GARAGE BECAUSE THERE WAS HORRENDOUS, MASS AMOUNT OF OIL COLLECTING UNDER THE MOTOR. THE GARAGE KEPT MY CAR AGAIN, BECAUSE THE REAR MAIN CRANK SHAFT SEAL WENT IN THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE REAR MAIN CRANK SHAFT SEAL, IT WAS IN THE GARAGE UNTIL AUGUST 21, 2008, ON THIS DAY WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP, WE HAD TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE GARAGE BECAUSE IT WAS HESITATING TO START AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE GARAGE DETERMINED THAT WIRES WERE UNPLUGGED ON THE ENGINE. ON, SEPTEMBER 5TH WHILE LEAVING WORK THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME AGAIN, THIS TIME THE ENGINE BLEW IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2008, WHILE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. SO IN THE FEW MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR ALMOST A MONTH GETTING REPAIR AFTER REPAIR DONE TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244076October 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONCE. REPAIR BUT CAR STILL IS NOT RUNNING RIGHT HAS BEEN WORKED ON TWICE. DOES NOT IDLE CORRECTLY. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. ALSO WHEN TURNING RIGHT THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244062September 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED THE 06 IN MAY 2006. IN LESS THAN 6MTHS TIME BOTH KEY FOBS AND THE TRUNK RELEASE IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD THE PROBLEMS FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ALSO, THE CAR IS HARD TO CRANK AT TIMES. IT HAPPENED OFTEN IN THE PAST, BUT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THEN ON YESTERDAY I HAD TO 3 TIMES TO START MY CAR BEFORE IT CRANKED. THEN TODAY, I HAD TO TRY 2X BEFORE IT CRANKED. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE. I'M GLAD TO KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS. GM SHOULD TAKE NOTE AND ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE WHO HAS PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT. I'M NOT SURE OF THE DATES I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR. ALSO, I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED AND IT HASN'T BEEN CLOSE TO A YEAR AND THEY ARE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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