Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10807362November 29, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AFTER DRIVING. HESITATION WHILE STARTING COLD ENGINE. NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAK ON GROUND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807267November 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN GETTING CLOSE TO REAR OF CAR OR WHEN IN MY GARAGE. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY 15-16 MPG CITY NOW CAR TAKES LONGER TIME TO START. SEEMS THIS ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF BY GMC FROM PREVIOUS YEARS...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807208November 27, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807113November 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED A ODD GAS SMELL IN MY CAR AROUND 60,000 MILES. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS CAP, SO I REPLACED IT AND THE SMELL PERSISTED. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED BY BOTH A GM AND A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN AND THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. IT SEEPS GAS OUT UNDER MY VEHICLE AND IF THERE IS AN IGNITION SOURCE I COULD BLOW UP AND DIE. KNOWING OF THE SEVERITY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN 2 MONTHS SINCE IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED. MY FAMILY DIDN'T WANT ME TO DRIVE HOME FOR THANKSGIVING BECAUSE THEY FEARED MY CAR WOULD HURT ME. THE GM DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER TO FIX IT FOR OTHER THAN FULL COSTS EVEN WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR MODELS AND THE PONTIAC G5 ALSO HAD A RECALL ON THE CRACKED FUEL PUMP FOR 2009S. GM USES THE SAME PARTS IN THEIR CARS ESPECIALLY THE PLASTIC PART THAT IS PRONE TO CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED THE CARS YET. IT STARTED AT 60,000 MILES. IT IS ATYPICAL OF A CAR TO HAVE A DEFECT AT THAT YOUNG OF A AGE, IT CAN'T BE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP SHUTTING ME DOWN AND HAVE EVEN TRIED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS MAKE MONEY OFF ME AND THEY DON'T REALIZE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE HERE AND LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806703November 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806186November 23, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT MOUNT SHORTED OUT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THIS SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT A LOCALIZED PROBLEM, AS NUMEROUS ONLINE RESOURCES SHOW THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THIS IS A GROSS SAFETY ISSUE THAT'S BEEN PREVALENT FOR AT LEAST FOUR YEARS, AND GMC HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ONE EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=9405 SECOND EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.AMAZON.COM/REVIEW/R8A1V2CBAITRU/REF=CM_CR_RDP_PERM?IE=UTF8&ASIN=B003SYWZTE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806183November 23, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794922November 19, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NOTICED A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING EITHER WAY SOUNDING LIKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794577November 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUSED THE DOORS TO LOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794631November 18, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGINING. WE HAVE RECIEVED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR BUT EVERYTIME WE TOOK IT GM MOTORS THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND SAID OUR WAS FINE BUT IT MATCHED WAS WRITTEN ON THE RECALLS SO MY QUESTION IS WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794680November 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE SOLUTION GM HAS FOR RECALL #14V252000 DOES NOT WORK. THE RECALL WAS FIXED 9/2014 AND ON 10/31/15 THE SAME PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED, GO OFF WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 11/09/15. THEY REPLACED A BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. NOTICED ON 11/09/15 IN PM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DO NOT CHANGE WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. A SERVICE TRACTION CAME ON 11/10/15 AND AGAIN ON 11/17/15. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE OF THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT TWICE SHOWING THE MILEAGE AND TIME. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS NHTSA RECALL #14V252000 (GM RECALL #13036) ON THIS WEBSITE! I KNOW THIS WILL NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF UNLESS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIE FROM AN ACCIDENT JUST LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794403November 17, 2015
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL I CAME UP TO A RED LIGHT. I WENT IN TO THE LEFT TURNING LANE. WHEN THE TURNING LANE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR. MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. TURNS OUT MY POWER STEERING PUMP WENT BAD. TOOK A MATTER OF MAYBE 5 MINUTES. CAR TURNED FINE A FEW MINUTES BEFORE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794443November 17, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE CONTACT'S ATTENTION THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULB WAS CHANGED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE BULB, IT WAS WITNESSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790593November 16, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SENSORS IN MY VEHICLE DOESN'T WORK! I ALWAYS GET A SERVICE ALARM SAYING CHECK PASSENGER AIR BAG THE PASSENGER SEATBELT INDICATOR COMES ON WHEN THERE'S A PASSENGER THEREAND THE SEATBELT IS ON. ALSO MYSTEERING WHEEL IS CRAZY, MY SIGNALS DOESN'T WORK WELL BECAUSEMY STEERING WHEEL STAYS AT A 90 ANGLE AFTER HAVING AN ALIGNMENT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE I HAVEHEARD HAS THESE PROBLEMS. IN THE INCIDENT OF AN ACCIDENT, DEATH, ETC. IBELIEVE THECOMPANY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE. ONE DAY I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE SEATBELT AND AIRBAG PROBLEM, BY A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, NOW NO ONE KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT CAN RESULT IN SEVERE INJURY AND ESPECIALLY DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790719November 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND ONE DAY THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790460November 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS GO OUT AND COME ON FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE HAS TO PULL OVER AND LET HEADLAMPS COOL BEFORE RESUMING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790410November 14, 2015
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6 THERE APPEARS TO BE A SLIGHT CLUNK COMING FROM THE FRONT STEERING SYSTEM. ON TURNS THE SAME CLUNK HAPPENS AND YOU CAN FEEL IT EVER SO SLIGHTLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING IS VERY TIGHT WHILE DRIVING BUT AS SOON AS I'M STOPPED IT LOOSENS UP NOTICEABLY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THE CAR I'VE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL IS A CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL INVOLVING THE U-JOINTS, WHICH SEEMS TO BE WHERE THE CLUNK IS OCCURRING FROM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790207November 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2010 PONTIAC G6 AND SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I'VE HAD IT INTO GM SERVICE CENTERS SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT AN ISSUE WITH MY BRAKE LIGHT LAMPS NOT WORKING. WHILE DRIVING, WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, AND WHEN NOT PRESSING THE PEDAL AND DRIVING THE LAMPS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT AND SERVICE ESC LIGHT WOULD COME AS WELL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. THIS PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" AT LEAST 4 OR 5 SEPARATE TIMES (AND WOULD ALWAYS RETURN SEVERAL MONTHS LATER) BEFORE LAST YEAR WHEN IT THEN WAS "FIXED" AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2014 AS AN OFFICIAL GM SAFETY RECALL (GM RECALL 13036). APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS AGO, JUST OVER 12 MONTHS LATER, THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS BEGAN HAPPENING TO MY CAR AGAIN! WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL, ALONG WITH THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN MY RECALL LETTER (SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE ESC, ETC). I TOOK IT BACK TO GM SERVICE CENTER AND THEY ARE CLAIMING NOW THAT RECALL REPAIRS ARE ONLY DONE ONCE, AND SINCE THEY CAN'T BE SURE THAT THE ROOT CAUSE IS THE SAME, THAT I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ($1200) TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CORRECTED. THEY TRIED TO RE-DO THE RECALL REPAIR AS IT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE LETTER, BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT CORRECTED. AT THAT POINT, GM TECHNICAL SUPPORT ADVISED THEM THAT THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE TO REPLACE ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THAT NOT ONLY WOULD I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS, BUT ALSO THAT IT MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN SAID MY OTHER OPTION WAS TO DRIVE IT HOME AS IS, WITHOUT FUNCTIONING BREAK LAMPS. IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME (I.E. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK) AS BEFORE WHEN THE NHTSA DETERMINED THIS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUE, WHY IS GM NOW UNWILLING TO FIX MY VEHICLE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790231November 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC SUPPLY TO THE FUEL RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790317November 13, 2015
STEERING
WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT DID SEE THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY FLASH A FEW TIMES. WE DECIDED TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET THE 3 RECALLS DONE ON IT OF WHICH ONE OF THEM WAS FOR THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE WE WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED A DIFFERENT PART AND CHARGED US $734.26 AND SAID THE SECOND PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I ALSO CONTACTED GM HEADQUARTERS AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. SINCE THE PART CHANGED IN THE RECALL ACTUALLY BROKE OUR POWER STEERING MAYBE THEY WERE CHANGING THE WRONG CHEAPER PART AND BILLING THE CUSTOMER TO FIX THE ISSUE. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WAS LESS THAN A MINUTE AT A TIME AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN BUT THE CAR STILL COULD BE TURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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