Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11515146April 3, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost power steering functionality, nearly causing the contact to crash into a ditch. The power steering warning light was illuminated. The contact decelerated and veered to the side of the road. The contact turned off the vehicle and inspected under the hood. The contact became aware that the power steering was electric, and he verified the fuses were in good condition. The contact stated upon restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure reoccurred after driving several miles. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was previously included in an unknown power steering failure recall; however, the recall had expired, and the parts had been discontinued. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11515157April 3, 2023
STEERING
While driving the car the electrical power steering randomly goes out often during a turn making it extremely hard to complete a turn and avoid hitting something the part has had a recall on other pontiac g6 cars and the electrical power steering goes out without warning it happens suddenly and immediately while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513955March 27, 2023
STEERING
I was pulling into interstate I-94 and my electric power steering failed. Vehicle was steerable with much effort. Caused veering across center line with failure no warning message until failure. GM dealership said part had already been replaced, and wouldn't warranty repair.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514073March 27, 2023
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V252000 (Electrical System, Stability Control, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control); however, the failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the transmission gear shifter failed to shift between gears and ceased. The air bag warning light illuminated intermittently. Additionally, the contact stated that the brake stop lights failed to illuminate upon depressing the brake pedal. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11514089March 27, 2023
STEERING
I was driving down the street And I'm about to take that right turn. On The Verge of taking a turn My steering became very hard and I could barely turn the wheel. Luckily that wasn't any uncommon traffic because I had to take the turn wider than expected But was able to pull over. When I got safe to the side of the road, "power steering" was illuminated on my dash. I turn the car off that cracker back up and I was able to get home
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513679March 24, 2023
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My electric power steering keeps going in and out now I don't have any anything but stiffness from the steering wheel. Car is not drivable. Big safety risks.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11513430March 23, 2023
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag, stability trac, traction control, and brake warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, the contact had to forcefully depress the brake pedal to shift the vehicle out of park(P). The cruise control also intermittently failed to activate and deactivate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11512474March 17, 2023
STEERING
My vehicle steering wheel began shaking every time I am stopped at stop light. It also jerks when I am driving. When I start the car, it sometimes the steering wheel gets very hard nad a power steering notice comes up in the notification screen. A car with scwiggly lines also is shown. This happens intermittently. One time the power steering turned off while I was driving and it was very hard to drive and dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511817March 14, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while turning into a park lot, the steering wheel became firm with the ESC warning light illuminated. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle started operating normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the power steering system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11511292March 11, 2023
STEERING
My Pontiac G6 has only 80,000 miles on it. Just starting the car to pull out if the garage; power steering goes out; can't steer. So, I shut car off; wait a few minutes restart car goes away. within one block or less from home dash light say power steering problems can't steer. So have to do the same as before shut car off restart car goes away then goes out again in a few seconds. Had the car sense it was new. Look up recall #14V153000 Bulletin 14116 an called Dealership they said it is not covered. So how can I get a dealership to except what I found and fix the problem to make my Pontiac G6 safe to drive without having to pay for what's not my problem?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11509428February 28, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Tail lights shine bright and cruise control cuts off it has happened to me going down the interstate
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507848February 17, 2023
STEERING
Power steering is disabled while driving sometimes. In the past few weeks, right after starting the car, "POWER STEERING" will appear on the drivers information center, and the steering wheel will not turn unless using much more than normal force. Turning off and restarting the car eventually returns steering wheel to normal operation. Within the past few days the power steering has been disable while actively driving. Vehicle will start with no issues relating to power steering, but after a random time period while driving the "POWER STEERING" warning is displayed again. This has caused an immediate and unexpected return to fully manual steering while driving; much more force is needed to turn the steering wheel. This could be dangerous if in the middle of a turn power steering is disabled. Vehicle has not been inspected, yet.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507896February 17, 2023
STEERING
The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, the message to "Service Power Steering" was displayed, and the electronic stability control (ESC) warning light was illuminated. The steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact veered to side of the roadway and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that upon restarting the vehicle, the failure ceased, and the steering wheel responded as needed; however, the failure recurred on two other occasions. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 285,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11507144February 14, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
Power steering warning on radio, never once did a warning light on dash come up. This started at about 193,000 miles. Turning over car constantly to get my power steering to start. About a month after it just went out while driving approximately 40 mph. Kept pulling over to restart car, never turned back on. Potential wreck trying to turn to get into work parking lot when the car wouldn’t turn. Dealerships claim my car was fixed already years ago, however this problem with the steering started again apparently at about 193,000 miles. The steering wheel started jerking and shaking when the car was idle around the same time the power steering message came across the radio. The car would also randomly lock my horn, didn’t realize it could do that until I couldn’t honk when someone was merging into me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11503227January 23, 2023
AIR BAGS, STEERING
Power Steering quit working while driving
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11502722January 19, 2023
STEERING
The power steering in my vehicle quit working. Sometimes it will work when I start the car and then it just goes out randomly. I took it to the dealership and they said it's a power steering assist motor and a power steering torque sensor. When I looked it up it seems there was a recall for the exact same thing in this type of car but there are none associated w/ my vin #. I called GM & they said it was serviced already due to a recall for the same issue & any further issues are my own expense. Power steering not working randomly is definitely a safety issue. There are only about 65,000 miles on the vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500447January 6, 2023
STEERING
Sudden loss of power steering while driving. There was no warning on both occasions. One time I could not turn the vehicle and ended up leaving the road. Traffic behind me, as well, as cross traffic from the light change, piled up until I was able to run back over the curb and get back on the road. The car is currently at a repair shop for the 2nd time. The power steering recall affected the same year and model of my vehicle, but not the same manufacture date. My car was manufactured in July 2008. The power steering recall for my car ended in late June 2008.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500487January 6, 2023
STEERING
I went to the dealer to fix a power steering issue where the vehicle becomes dangerous to drive due to the power steering randomly shutting off. There is a recall associated with this and someone who had the vehicle before me may have replaced the steering column unaware of the recall. They may have replaced it with a vehicle from the junk yard that never went in for the recall on the electronic steering assist. The dealer, Friendly Chevrolet of Dallas-tx, out me and all who drives the vehicle at risk due to lacking the adult reasoning skills to comprehend that just because the steering column was replaced that doesn't 100% correlate to the safety recall being fixed. The vehicle is dangerous and the incompetence in GM's hiring practices for service technicians has put lives at risk. GM should have hiring practices to weed out any employee that stupid with simple pre-employment logic questions included in their pre-employment screening and having such questions be highly impactful in regards to to being offered employment. For a mistake this dangerous GM and all employees associated with the hiring of the 'service technician'/mechanic should be fired along with all customer service agents who are employed by GM and failed to properly address such a dangerous issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500501January 6, 2023
STEERING
The contact who is an independent mechanic, called on behalf of his client who owns a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while the vehicle was being driven at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost power steering assist functionality. The power steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was towed to the independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the power steering motor controller unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle remained with the independent mechanic awaiting the repair. The contact was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V153000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11500363January 5, 2023
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
No Low Beam Headlights illuminate now but one low beam headlight had been installed recently and BCM and/or harness was adjusted after which both low beam headlights had been working
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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