Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10494754January 25, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND MY POWER STEERING JUST LOCKED UP ON ME ALL OF SUDDEN AND COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND 5 MINUTES LATER I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE STEERING WORKED AGAIN.THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY KEEPS LOCKING UP I DON'T UNDERSTAND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THIS SAME MODEL WHY IS NOT COVERED OR RECALLED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP ON YOU IT'S DEFINITELY NOT SAFE AND CARS HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494440January 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED IN A PARKING SPACE, SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD NOT BE MOVED OUT OF DRIVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494522January 23, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY CAUSING THEM TO GO ON WITHOUT BRAKING AND ARE OFTEN NOT ILLUMINATED WHILE BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ALSO CAUSES THE STABILITY CONTROL TO SHUT OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493799January 22, 2013
STEERING, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE RECEIVED BUT CAN'T LOCATE DOCUMENTS INDICATING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IN 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROBLEMS. THE STEERING COLUMN FREEZES UP AND I CAN'T TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I'M DRIVING AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE AND DANGEROUS, IN FACT EVERYONE REFUSES TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT'S ESPECIALLY BAD DURING THE FALL, WINTER AND SPRING SEARSONS, NOT SO MUCH DURING THE SUMMER. I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IN CARS AND AM SO AFRAID THEY WILL BE INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493697January 21, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL IN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND SHAKE. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNED ON MY RADIO DISPLAY AND THEN IT BECAME REALLY HARD TO STEER. THE WHEEL SHAKES EVEN WHEN IN A STOPPED POSITION AND GETS WORSE WHEN TRIES TO TURN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS RECALLS FOR THE EARLIER MODULES BUT NOT FOR MY YEAR. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THEY OFFER NO ASSISTANCE TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS UNSAFE AND NOT DRIVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493541January 20, 2013
STEERING
SO WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED MY PONTIAC, I LOVED THE CAR, BUT THEN RIGHT AWAY AS I WOULD TURN I COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY COULDN'T HEAR IT AT THE TIME OF SERVICE OR WHAT EVER THE INCIDENT WAS. OVER THE YEARS, I WAS BACK AND FORTH WITH THE MATTER AND NOW IT HAS OBVIOUSLY GOTTEN WORSE. THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME UP WHERE MY RADIO IS AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SO I FIGURED THAT IT NEEDED MORE FLUID. WELL, THERE IS NO RESERVOIR ON THE CAR ANY WHERE, I HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOKING EVERY WHERE AND NOTHING. AND RECENTLY OUTTA NO WHERE AS I AM DRIVING IT JUST COMPLETELY LOCKS UP ON ME!! NOT ONLY IS THIS VERY DANGEROUS,BUT EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY 4YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR!! SO I WENT ON A PONTIAC WEB SITE AND THE FORUM SAID TO MAKE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE PONTIAC DOESN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY ISSUE TO RECALL IT! WHILE I THINK IT IS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493545January 20, 2013
STEERING
IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING I LOSE POWERING STEERING. I HAVE TALKED TO SOMEONE ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE THE CAR HAD JUST PASSED THE MILEAGE THAT WAS SET. THIS PROBLEM WAS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM BEFORE THE MILEAGE THAT WAS SET. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON AND SINCE IT WENT AWAY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON I THOUGHT IT WAS NO BIG PROBLEM. IT THEN AGAIN HAPPENED THE FOLLOWING MONTH AFTER THAT INCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I95. I THEN DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN AFFECT SINCE 2007 AND THIS IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. GM IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING. NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT IS I CAN'T GET FIXED JUST BECAUSE THEY DID A POOR JOB IN PUTTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC EFFECTIVELY ABOUT THE FAULT. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493551January 20, 2013
STEERING
WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE LEFT FRONT OF THE CAR "CLUNKS." I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MECHANICS AS WELL AS DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'M ALSO TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE G6, BUT IN ALL GM VEHICLES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER ANY SORT OF RECALL AND THAT OVER TIME, THIS WILL BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE MADE A FAULTY PART AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY RECALLING THIS AND FIXING IT FREE OF CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493585January 20, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
WHENEVER I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, I HEAR A KNOCKING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE KNOCKING IS EVEN MORE PERSISTENT WHEN I TURN LEFT. ALSO, WHEN I TURN LEFT, I HEAR A NOISE COME FROM MY LEFT-FRONT AREA... IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493367January 18, 2013
STEERING
I PURCHASED MY USED 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN NOVEMBER 2008 WITH 12,576 MILES ON IT. I DON'T USE THE CAR MUCH AND JUST REACHED 26,500 MILES ON 01/16/13. SINCE MID-DECEMBER 2012 I BEGAN TO HEAR AND FEEL A CLICKING/CLUNKING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO FELT STIFFER. YESTERDAY I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GM DEALER/REPAIR SHOP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD TO HAVE MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $416.04. I'VE NOW READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2008 PONTIAC G6S AND GM CARS IN GENERAL. I'M NOW VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS MY 3RD PONTIAC AND MY FIRST ONE (A PONTIAC 6000) HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493369January 18, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB. 3 DAYS LATER BULB OUT AGAIN. TOOK BACK GOT NEW BULB. 3 WEEKS LATER PASS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK FOR REPLACEMENT BULB. 1 WEEK LATER BULB ON PASSENGER WENT OUT AGAIN. GOT ANOTHER REPLACEMENT. 2 WEEKS LATER, DRIVERS SIDE WENT OUT AGAIN THEN CAME BACK ON NEXT DAY. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE CARS. TAKE TO A GM DEALER. I NOW HAVE NO HEAD LIGHTS AT ALL AND GM WILL NOT BACK THE ISSUE SAYING IT IS NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". HOW CAN NO HEADLIGHTS NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF THEY GO OUT WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT? I HAVE READ ON GM FORUMS THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE WIRING HARNESS IS FAULTY AND THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR MELTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493401January 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GRABBING/HOLDING AND WERE MAKING A BUMPING SOUND. THIS OCCURRED WHILE GOING DOWN HILL OR STOPPING QUICKLY. A WEEK LATER THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493413January 18, 2013
STEERING
STARTED CAR AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A CHIME SOUND AND POWER STEERING WAS GONE. WHEN I RESEARCHED FOUND THAT MANY G6 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED WITH SAME PROBLEM. REPAIR WILL BE FOR PART IN ELECTRICAL MODEL FOR POWER STEERING AND PART IN STEERING COLUMN. WHEN RESEARCHED FOUND MANY ITEMS REGARDING RECALL ON G6 MODELS UP TO 2008 WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS. REPAIR COST WILL RUN OVER $12000. MY CAR IS A 2009 WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493364January 17, 2013
STEERING
THERE ARE A MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ON STEERING FOR THIS MODEL, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THESE CARS LOOSE STEERING AND CAN GO OUT OF CONTROL. MY 2008 G6 PONTIAC IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ITS STEERING WHEEL. ITS LIKE IT HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN, IT SHAKES OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, MY WHEEL IS HARD TO TURN AND SOMETIMES JERKS. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE 2008 MODEL? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF ALL CARS ON THE ROAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493160January 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT SAME TIME, NOT THE BULBS OR THE ANYONE OF THE 3 FUSES. WIRING HARNESS IS CORRODED. UNUSUAL PROBLEM FOR A 2007 VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493271January 16, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN YOU SET THE CRUISE OR ARE JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WILL SHUT THE CRUISE OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON FOR AN EXTEND PERIOD OF TIME. NOT SAFE AT ALL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493080January 15, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492348January 12, 2013
STEERING
THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005-2006 G6 HOWEVER GM INDICATES THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER READING BULLETIN 10183A DATED MAY 12, 2012 I CONTACTED GM AND TOOK MY 2006 G6 IN FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ASSIST MOTOR MODULE BEFORE THEY COULD TELL ME WHAT ELSE WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. MY PONTIAC G6 HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWERING STEERING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THIS VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WITHIN THE FIRST MILE OF DRIVING. LIKE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THIS CONDITION I TO MUST TURN MY VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART THE THE IGNITION TO REGAIN STEERING. THE VEHICLE PULLS COMPLETELY TO THE LEFT IF YOU WERE TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE THERE WOULD SURELY BE AN ACCIDENT. I KEEP HOPING THAT I DON'T GET REARED ENDED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE OR PERHAPS INJURY. THERE WERE 15 WARNINGS WITH MY G6. THE COST TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MODULE FIRST QUOTE WAS 749.00. I WAS LATER GIVEN A DISCOUNTED PRICE THAT GM THOUGHT TO BE FAIR AT 560.00. MY VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY A YOUNG DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE AS I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SO I SHOULD BE CAREFUL. I TRIED TO ASK THE GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINES THE AFFECTED VIN NUMBERS AND HE DID NOT HAVE THAT ANSWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492277January 11, 2013
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT WARMER FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT HEATER MODULE, THE HEATED SEAT ELEMENT BACK AND CUSHION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF A SMALL THERMAL EVENT IN THE HEATING PAD WHICH CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,304 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,650.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492145January 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I NOTICE MY PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT SO I BOUGHT A COUPLE NEW BULBS TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHTS. AFTER I OPENED EVERYTHING UP I NOTICE THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT WAS BURNED AND MELTED. I'VE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS AND IT SEEMS MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WIRING AND CONNECTORS CATCHING ON FIRE IN THIS CAR NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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