Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10882728July 5, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882131July 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT IS SHOWING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED AN AN ACCIDENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS LIGHT TO COME ON. WE HAVE NEVER TURNED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE "OFF" POSITION EITHER. IT JUST CAME ON ONE DAY. THE DEALER SAID IT IS COMMON IN SOME GM VEHICLES. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO WITNESS A PASSENGER INJURY IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BOTTOM. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD MAKE A PASSENGER AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL A PRIORITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882199July 1, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PLASTIC "L" PIECE ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP LEAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881529June 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881634June 29, 2016
STEERING, SUSPENSION
MY PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I GOT IT. THERE IS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PONTIAC DOES HAVE OPEN RECALLS FOR THE ISSUE I AM HAVING FOR INADEQUATE SUPPORT OF THE U-JOINTS AND STEERING SHAFT BUT MY CAR WAS NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE STATE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. I ALSO PERIODICALLY LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING WHICH IS ALSO ANOTHER RECALL BUT AGAIN PONTIAC SAYS MY CAR ISN'T AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR WE HAVE REPLACED PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE SUSPENSION AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT DOES GO OUT COMPLETELY AND IT CAUSES ME TO HAVE A MAJOR CRASH I PRAY TO GOD MY KIDS ARE NOT IN THE CAR AND THAT I DON'T DIE OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THE CAR STOPPED. I DO A LOT OF DRIVING FOR MY JOB AND THE SHAKE JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE PONTIAC SAID THEY COULD SET ME UP AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS ISSUE JUST BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MADE IN A DIFFERENT STATE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY USED DIFFERENT PARTS OR PUT IT TOGETHER A DIFFERENT WAY. THE PONTIAC G6 IS A HUNK OF JUNK I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC PRODUCT IN MY LIFE IF THIS ONE DOESN'T KILL ME. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS THREADS DISCUSSING THE TOPIC ON G6PERFORMANCE.COM. THE SHAKING STARTS AT ABOUT 40MPH AND THE FASTER YOU GO TE WORSE IT BECOMES. PLEASE IF ANYTHING AT ALL CAN BE DONE TO HELP I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP SINKING MONEY IN TO THIS CAR NOR CAN I AFFORD TO GET A NEW VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876847June 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO. IT ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES AND ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THE DRIVER SIDE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I STOPPED AT THE OFF RAMP AND PROCEEDED DOWN A 30 MPH STREET. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TURNED OFF. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TURNED OFF. THIS TIME I WAS NOT STOPPING BUT CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE THAT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND WHILE LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I'VE BEEN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS AT FAULT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE HAD ANY OPEN RECALLS AND THERE WERE NONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876679June 26, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM JANUARY 2012. I HAD TO PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD MAKE A NOISE WHEN I FIRST PUSHED ON IT. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE WHILE IN USE OR WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT SURE IF BRAKE LIGHTS WERE IMPROPERLY WORKING AT THIS TIME OR NOT. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BEFORE IT SEEMED TO BE FIXED. FORWARD TO OCTOBER OF 2015 AND ISSUE IS BACK. THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT THE ONLY REASON I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BEING ON IS I WAS AT GAS STATION AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR AS IT WAS IDLE AND IN PARK TO THROW SOMETHING AWAY AND NOTICED DURING THE DAY MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE ON AND VERY BRIGHT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY AND AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE SHOP PUT IN A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CAN.OF DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876623June 25, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT COULD NOT BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONNECTOR AND WIRING BURNT. THE CASING BROKE OFF TWO OF THE WIRES AND WHEN THEY TOUCHED THE CONNECTOR MELTED BEHIND THE BULB. THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I SAW ANOTHER COMPLAINT FILED A FEW DAYS AGO WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876071June 23, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR A RECALL I NOTICE THAT THE GEAR STILL IN NOT IN LOCK POSITION. MY BRAKE WENT OUT NO BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED. THEY WERE TO FIX THIS PROBLEMS IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE PROBERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875696June 21, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAN HEADLIGHT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875261June 20, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
LOOSES POWER STEERING AND ALL GAGES GO TO ZERO AND RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE, THEN VEHICLE STALLS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875089June 19, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, GAS LEAK, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AS SOMETHING IS AND HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY POWERSTEERING. I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS BUT HAVE BEEN PUSHED OFF AND GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT ALL THAT I HAVE SAID. MY CAR IS AND HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AS IT HAS GOTTEN TERRIBLY WORSE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS WERE DONE (BY THE DEALER), AND OTHER SOURCES HAVE ADVISED ME THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I AM BEEN HAVING AND THAT I AM CURRENTLY HAVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874778June 17, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN LIGHT RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD WHENEVER THE WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 07/28/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874894June 17, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I VISITED A REPUTABLE BRAKE SHOP FOR A BRAKE CHECK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A GASOLINE LEAK NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER BRAKE SHOP WHICH DROPPED MY GASOLINE TANK, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT MY VEHICLE HAD A LEAKY FUEL PUMP. BEFORE THIS BRAKE SHOP WORKED ON MY VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ALMOST SURE THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN RECALLED. I PROCEEDED TO GO TO BRIAN HARRIS CHEVROLET, WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER CHECKED MY VIN NUMBER, ONLY TO INFORM ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. I WAS TOLD THAT GENERAL MOTORS WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT, EVEN IF IT WAS NOT REPLACED AT A DEALERSHIP, IF THE FUEL PUMP MIGHT BE RECALLED IN THE FUTURE. I WENT BACK TO THE OTHER FACILITY FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT AS A RESULT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAD RECALLED PONTIAC G6'S FOR THE MODEL YEARS 2004-2008. MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN SMELLING OF GASOLINE FOR AWHILE WHEN STATIONARY AND I DID NOT KNOW WHY. MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT ONE MONTH PRIOR, WHERE I HAD A FUEL SENSOR CODE PULLED. ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. MY LEAKING FUEL PUMP WAS ONLY DISCOVERED ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, ONLY BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO GO GET MY BRAKES CHECKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874625June 16, 2016
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874298June 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I TRIED STARTING MY CAR IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING SO I HAD TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THEN IT STARTED UP AND THAT HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SO FAR IT'S LIKE IT WANT START UNLESS I TURN THE IGNITION AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL FOR A DRIVE AND I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE DOING THAT AND WITH MY BRAKES I GOT NEW BRAKES ON MY CAR FOR FRONT AND BACK AND IT'S LIKE I NEVER PUT BRAKES ON BECAUSE IT'S STILL MAKE NOISE LIKE I NEED BRAKES AND THAT'S CRAZY AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD AND THE CAR SEEMS LIKE IT BE MOVING WHEN IT'S IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874487June 15, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW-BEAM LIGHT BULB BURNED OUT. REPLACED AND IT BURNED OUT AGAIN WITHIN 2 WEEKS. REPLACED AGAIN AND SAW THAT THE SOCKET WIRES AND PART OF THE SOCKET WHERE THE BULB MEETS THE SOCKET HAD MELTED. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD GM REPLACEMENT PART. I PURCHASES AN AFTERMARKET WIRE HARNES/SOCKET FOR THE LOW-BEAM. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, IT DID THE SAME THING. MY LOCAL AUTHORIZED GM DEALER REPLACED THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) BUT SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY TO FIX THE LOW-BEAM. THAT PART IS OVER $200 SO I TRIED ANOTHER AFTERMARKET WIRE HARNESS/SOCKET THAT HAD HEAVIER GAUGE WIRE. IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE BULB HAS BURNED OUT AGAIN. KEEP IN MIND EACH TIME I HAVE PURCHASED THE CORRECT LIGHT BULBS. I HAVE NOW BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES SINCE THIS ISSUE BEGAN. EACH TIME I WAS GIVEN A WARNING BUT ALSO EACH TIME I HAD REPAIRED THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER. I HAVE NOW SPENT MORE THAN $250 JUST BECAUSE THE LOW-BEAM ISSUE. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE BEHIND THE MELTED WIRE AND SOCKET COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS COST ME MONEY, TIME AND STRESS. I WISH TO NOT OWN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. HOWEVER, I CAN'T HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE ABOUT SELLING THIS VEHICLE TO SOMEONE AND I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THE PONTIAC G6 TO ANYONE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874213June 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874290June 14, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT APPROX 70,000 MILES NOTICE FUEL ODOR AROUND GAS TANK. AT APPROX 70,300 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK UNTIL SECOND ATTEMPT AND THE FUEL SMELL IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. WHEN VEHICLE SITS FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, IT TAKES AT LEAST TWO ATTEMPTS TO START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873874June 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH A HUGE AUTOMOBILE CONGLOMERATE . EVEN THE ASSIST OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPT. COULD NOT HELP MEPLEASE READ WHAT I WROTE TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF GM I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6 HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY 2016. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I TRIED TO PUT THE TOP DOWN ITSMECHANISM CAUSED A MALFUNCTION AND BROKE THE PART NUMBER 25887153 AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER @ GM OF VACAVILLE, CA. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, 'THIS PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE', A WEEK LATER. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. I HAVE INCURRED $ 1400. IN AUTO RENTAL FEES. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED A MASS SEARCH FOR THE PART AS DID I, TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE TALKED WITH MORE THAN 20 PONTIAC/GM DEALERS AROUND THE U.S. THEY ALL STATE; "WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM TO SAY - THE PART NO LONGER EXIST AND IS NOT AVAILABLE" I WAS ALWAYS TOLD: "BY LAW AN AUTO MANUFACTURE MUST MAKE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR UP TO 10 YEARS. THE PARTS MANUFACTURE, KARMANN MADE THE PART FOR GM. THEY MAY HAVE THE PART IN THEIR WAREHOUSE. BUT, ACCORDING TO THEIR EMPLOYEE, GM WILL NOT GIVE THEIR PERMISSION TO SELL IT - EVEN TO A GM DEALER. THE WORST THING IS: I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OVER 25 PARTS DEALERS AND THEY ALL HAVE SAID: "YOU ARE ONE OF HUNDREDS OF CALLS WE ARE GETTING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM".. I AM A SINGLE HARDWORKING MOTHER WHO WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PURCHASE HERSELF A DREAM VEHICLE, ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WITH NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT. PLEASE ASSIST ME TO GET THE PART, OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND RETURN MY INCURRED COSTS OF $13,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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