Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11222436June 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED.. SAME TIME IT TURNS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM.. REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN 1 MONTH LATER, AS SOON AS THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF AT ANY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY I STOP AND CHECK. AND OF COURSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222444June 25, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222509June 25, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222071June 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WAS DIFFICULT TO CHANGE OVER FROM PARK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AS *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221564June 20, 2019
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL STARTED TURNING / SHIMMYING BY ITSELF JUST WHEN STANDING STILL, RANDOMLY. STARTED DOING IT WHILE DRIVING A FEW WEEKS LATER. SHIMMY/TURNING WHEEL HAPPENED MORE OFTEN AS TIME PASSED, WHILE PARKED, DRIVING, BACKING UP, DRIVING SURFACE STREETS AND FREEWAYS, AND NOW MY POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON!?! IT TURNS LOOSLY TO THE RIGHT AND TIGHT TO THE LEFT. I AM BEYOND PERTURBED, AS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH OTHER YEARS THIS MODEL WAS MADE THAT DID HAVE RECALLS. ALL GM OFFERED WAS A $100 VOUCHER TO USE TOWARD DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THEY TOLD ME THAT ANY EXTENDED COVERAGE I HAD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH THIS REPAIR/FIX EXPIRED THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, BUT MAYBE I COULD GET A DEARLER-ASSISTED REPAIR??!?! I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE ANYWHERE, LET ALONE THE FREEWAYS. I'D LIKE TO ADD, I ONLY HAVE JUST OVER 62K MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR HAVE STEERING FAILURE, EVER., LET ALONE IMAGINE THIS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE! I SWEAR, THAT IF THEY DON'T RESOLVE THIS AND FIX IT IT'LL BE MY LAST GM CAR. SAD, AFTER MY DAD POURED HIS BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS INTO THIS COMPANY FOR SO MANY YEARS. SMH. MAYBE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? HOW CONVENIENT TO CUT OFF A RECALL OF THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM BY MANUFACTURING DATES, WHEN THIS RECALL WASN'T EVEN ISSUED UNTIL 2014!! MY MECHANIC IS FINDING THROUGH HIS RESEARCH THAT 'AFTER MARKET' PARTS ARE NOT NECESSARILY FIIXNG THE ISSUE EITHER. WHAT THE HECK?! 62K MILES ON A 10 YEAR OLD CAR AND I NEED A NEW CAR? THIS ISN'T RIGHT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221611June 20, 2019
AIR BAGS
"AIR BAG FAULT" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE INFO CENTER ON THE DASH AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON MY 2009 PONTIAC G8 GT. CODES U0170 AND B0081 WERE READ AT DEALERSHIP. PARTS #92225595 (MODULE) AND #92220398 (SENSOR) ARE REQUIRED AT AN INSTALLED COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1100. ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. RESEARCH OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON MALFUNCTION ON THE PONTIAC G8 AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ACCIDENTS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS WARNING MESSAGE AND THE USE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN LIMITED KNOWING THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT BE DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT. I NOTICED THAT THE PART NUMBER HAS CHANGED TO A HIGHER/DIFFERENT NUMBER THAN THE ORIGINAL MODULE PART NUMBER. THIS INDICATES THAT NOT ONLY DOES GM KNOW WHICH PART TO REPLACE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT THEY CREATED A NEW AND UPDATED MODULE TO SOLVE THE ISSUE; WHICH MEANS THAT GM DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ORIGINAL MODULE WAS A FAULTY PART. WHY WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED? AIR BAG NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I SEE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THE PONTIAC G8 AIR BAG MODULE, SURELY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES WHICH USE THE SAME PART AND HUNDREDS MORE CASES THAT WERE NEVER REPORTED. MANY OF THE PONTIAC G8 MODELS HAVE PASSED ON TO YOUNGER DRIVERS NOW, MAYBE YOUR SON OR DAUGHTER. THESE YOUNGER DRIVERS MAY NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES ($1K) TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS AND PEOPLE WILL DIE, HOW MANY DOES IT TAKE TO GET GM TO ISSUE A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221252June 19, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TINNEY GMC (11249 WEST CARSON CITY RD, GREENVALE, MI) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED IN AUGUST OF 2014 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON SEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CONTINUING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220944June 18, 2019
STEERING
I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6 THAT WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS INCURRED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE MECHANIC SHOP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM FOR EARLIER MODELS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE THE 2010 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL, THE COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FALLS TO THE CONSUMER AND IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE $2,200 TO $4,000 RANGE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND MIRRORS THE SAME CHARACTERISTIC'S AS EARLIER MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS MATTER AND HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT A LOCAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE CONTACTING ME WITHIN 48 HOURS. WHILE I APPRECIATE GM'S WILLINGNESS TO "CONSIDER" THE MATTER, I URGE THE NHTSA TO RE-VISIT THE MODEL YEARS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFECT. FURTHER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IS SAFETY FOR THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER ACCORDINGLY AND AMEND THE POWER STEERING RECALL TO INCLUDE 2010 MODELS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220514June 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS HARD TIME GETTING IN TO REVERSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219414June 12, 2019
POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT LEVEL IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING. SHIFT LEVEL IS SAID TO BE IN PARK BUT THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING BACKWARDS. CAR WILL NOT SWITCH TO A DIFFERENT GEAR NOR REMAIN PARKED WITHOUT EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK UP, I SWITCHED GEARS TO DRIVE AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO BACKWARDS INSTEAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219172June 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CONVERTIBLE ELECTRICAL SENSOR SYSTEM WON'T ALLOW TOP TO ASCEND. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. CONVERTIBLE TOP IS DOWN AND SENSOR BUTTON WILL NOT WORK TO RAISE TOP. STATIONARY ONLY. ALSO, UNRESOLVED RECALLS: 14V252000; 07V146000; 14E044000/15V064000; 14V224000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219211June 11, 2019
STEERING
154K POWER STEERING IS COMING AND GOING AS OF THIS MORNING. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219221June 11, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLASSIC SOUTHEAST TEXAS (3855 EASTEX FWY, BEAUMONT, TX 77706, (409) 892-5050) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219140June 10, 2019
AIR BAGS, STEERING
MILES 99,543 WHEN I CAME BACK OUT THE STORE I TURN MY CAR ON TO EXPERIENCE MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARDER TO TURN THEN USUAL. I TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON AND THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. I WENT TO ADVANCE AUTO TO GET A BOTTLE OF FLUID AND FIND OUT MY STEERING WHEEL IS ELECTRIC AND THE RECALL THAT WAS ON IT EXPIRED A FEW YEARS AGO ! MY CONCERN IS WHAT IF I SPEND MY MONEY TO GET IT FIX AND THE PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN. ANOTHEE ISSUE IS THAT MY SERVICE AIR BAG POPS UP ACROSS THE RADIO SOMETIMES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218734June 9, 2019
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTED TO REDUCE SPEED, HESITATE, AND JERK WHEN PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT A LIGHT TO PULL OFF OR EVEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL DRIVING. MY CAR COULDN'T PICK UP SPEED PAST 25 MILES AND SOMETIME LESS. A MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH BOARD STATED FLASHING REDUCE ENGINE SPEED. I WAS NEAR AUTO ZONE WHEN IT HAPPENED SO I ASKED TO HAVE A DIANOSTIC COMPLETED AND IT STATED THROTTLE/ PEDAL POSITION SENSOR/ SWITCH "E" CIRCUIT LOW INPUT MEANING CODE P2127.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218222June 6, 2019
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL WILL STUTTER AND TURN BY ITSELF AND BEGIN TO LOCK UP AND LOSE POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS ALREADY LOOKED AT AND TORQUE SENSOR WAS REPLACED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CHANGE AGAIN. I FEAR I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218369June 6, 2019
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL MY STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AT RANDOM WHILE DRIVING AT 35-70 MPH IT WILL DISPLAY 'SERVICE ESC' POWER STEERING OFF. I WILL HAVE TO STOP MY CAR TURN IT OFF AND ON AN COUPLE TIME UNTIL I'M ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL. WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL JERK AND TWITCH UNTIL AGAIN RANDOMLY LOCK UP AGAIN WITH THE WARNINGS. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO IT LOCKING UP AT WILL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON YEARS 2006-2009 IT SAYS IT INVOLVES THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY PRICY PROBLEM TO GET FIXED AND IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM DUE TO THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE EFFECTED AND PRIOR YEARS ALREADY RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT FOR THIS AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218408June 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING APPEARS TO GET TOO HOT AND BURNS THE LIGHT BULB OUT. THE SOCKET AND THE BULB WOULD BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT THE SOCKET PARTIALLY MELTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE SOCKET AND THE BULB THREE TIMES AND THE SAME THING KEEPS HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217979June 5, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT ABOUT 3RD GEAR AND HAS NO REVERSE, I HAVE RESEARCH THIS AND HAVE FOUND OTHER GM TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER MULTIPLY TIMES WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218051June 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "ALL COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST AND NO CODES WERE DETECTED". FURTHERMORE, THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF DID NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOWSER AUTOMOTIVE (412-469-2100, LOCATED AT 132-, 168 N LEWIS RUN RD, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2017 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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