Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10701084March 23, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY WAY INTO WORK THIS MORNING, THE WARNING FOR "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON MY CAR AND THE STEERING SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT STRETCH THROUGH TOWN. LUCKILY, I HADN'T MERGED TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE YET. TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME IT'S THE TORQUE SENSOR ON THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2006-2007 PONTIAC G6'S, BUT THAT MY CAR/VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AS IT WAS BUILT OUTSIDE OF THE BATCH OF CARS THE RECALL COVERED. I HAVE TO PAY $230 OUT OF POCKET UNTIL THEY DECIDE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ALL DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAY. SEE RECALL DETAILS BELOW: RECALL SUBJECT : SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING , 1 INVESTIGATION(S) REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 04, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 COMPONENT(S): STEERING POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 69,633 MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS LLC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700880March 21, 2015
STEERING
JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES. SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING. WITH GREAT EFFORT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. AFTER SITTING TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND I HAD POWER STEERING AGAIN. SINCE THEN, IT INTERMITTENTLY HAS POWER STEERING. IT SEEMS LIKE THE RECALLS ON OTHER PONTIAC G6 CARS BUILT A LITTLE EARLIER THAN THIS ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700638March 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700693March 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND EVEN INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS PARKED. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS I HAD PUT INTO THE TANK THE PREVIOUS DAY. HOWEVER, WITH MY CAR PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT MY HOME, THE GAS SMELL BECAME OVERWHELMING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACING AND NOTIFIED ME OF THE COST. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON CONFERENCE CALL TO CLARIFY FOR ME WHAT WAS NEEDED. ON THE CALL (WITH PONTIAC ON THE LINE) THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT A PLASTIC PIECE OF THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE REPLACED SEPARATELY SO THAT IS WHY I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. THIS DEFECT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G5 2007-2009 AND I FIND IT NO COINCIDENCE THAT THE SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE AND I'M SURE COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO JUST AREN'T AWARE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700720March 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AS THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR TO A MECHANIC. 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 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700725March 20, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD AN INCIDENT IN 2013 THAT MIGHT COME IN TO PLAY WITH A RECENT RECALL. I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD TRAVELING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 45MPH MY VEHICLE BECAME IMPAIRED. THE DASH SCREEN PROJECTED SERVICE ESC/ LOW TRACTION. THE STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 5 MPH. THE CAR ALSO BECAME JERKY, JERKING THE WHOLE CAR BACK AND FORTH FOR A MOMENT. I THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GM SHOP AND AFTER CHANGING A LOT OF PARTS THAT DIDN'T NEED TO BE CHANGED THEY FINALLY CHANGED A PART CALLED A SENSOR AND THAT SEEMED TO STOP THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THERE IS STARTING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS BUT NOT MY CAR AND I'M NOT SURE WHY. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS CAR SENSE I GOT IT. ...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/29/17*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700746March 20, 2015
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. I PULLED INTO A AUTO PARTS PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND ASKED ABOUT RECALL INFORMATION ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OPEN RECALLS.I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND TURNS BY ITSELF WHILE THE CAR IS IDLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695382March 19, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,095.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695505March 19, 2015
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE DRIVING, "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD, I HAD TO TRY AND AVOID OTHER CARS AND SLOW DOWN WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH ALL OF MY STRENGTH, BUT IT WOULD BARELY MOVE AND THE CAR VEERED LEFT STILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695525March 19, 2015
STEERING
POWER STEERING CAME UP ON DRIVER'S INTERFACE, AND POWER STEERING WAS LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695097March 18, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2010 PONTIAC G6 WITH A 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC. MY CAR WAS SERVICED FOR A RECALL IN FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. TO CURE THE FIX THE RECALL(12106) CALLED FOR A RETAINER TO BE ADDED TO THE CABLE TO PREVENT THE BREAKAGE FROM OCCURRING. RECENTLY NOT EVEN TWO YEARS LATER AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX DRIVEWAY THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE CAUSING THE MY STEERING AND DRIVABILITY TO BE IMPAIRED. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY FURTHER. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND EXITED MY VEHICLE TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM AS MY CAR STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. I RAN TO CATCH THE CAR TRYING TO PREVENT MY CAR FROM RUNNING INTO ANOTHER CAR, PEDESTRIANS AND A NEARBY ITEMS. I WAS INJURED IN THE PROCESS. THE INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATENING, BUT THEY CONSISTED OF BRUISING, BACK INJURIES AND MY FOOT BEING RAN OVER. MY CAR ALSO HAS SCRAPES. IF THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THEN THE CABLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN THAT SOON OR AT ALL PUTTING THE CAR IS THAT STATE OF DANGER. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT HERE, IF THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL CORRECTLY AND IT WAS A EFFICIENT METHOD THIS SHOULD NOT OF STILL HAPPEN. THE FIX THEY DID IS EITHER ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AND/ OR THE METHOD THEY ARE USING IS NOT EFFECTIVE. ALSO A POSSIBLY THERE MIGHT BE OTHER PARTS OF THE CABLE THAT ARE DEFECTED. GM WAS VERY INCOMPLIANT AND DID NOT CARE TO EXAMINE OR SEE THIS MATTER ANY FURTHER, BUT IF THIS HAS HAPPEN TO ME IT COULD ALSO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH OTHERS STILL. I HAD TO PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED, BUT THIS DEFECT AND SOLUTION ARE OBVIOUSLY STILL NOT WORKING BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A NORMAL BREAKAGE FOR ANY VEHICLE. ...UPDATED 03-23-15 *BF UPDATED 06/09/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/28/2017*CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10695137March 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695150March 18, 2015
STEERING
LUCKILY, THE CAR WASN'T DAMAGED BESIDES A SCRATCH TO THE SIDE AND DENTED RIM, BUT ONLY BECAUSE I WAS GOING SLOWLY. THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT IT, THE POWER STEERING TRIED TO COME BACK ON, SURGED, AND CAUSED MY CAR TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PONTIAC/GM HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT SO FAR, EVEN THOUGH OTHER CARS OF THE EXACT SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN GOING ANY FASTER, I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695177March 18, 2015
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I LOOKED UP AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING SO I ENTERED MY VIN NUMBER BUT MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL YET THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL WAS DONE FOR. NOW MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694997March 18, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
JUST BOUGHT A USED 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND IN DOING SO WHEN I DROVE IT THEN PARKED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS COMING FROM RIGHT SID, TOOK THE CAR TO GET A LOOK OVER, IT HAS A FUEL LEAK. NEEDS A FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695088March 18, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AS IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695092March 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
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Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694788March 17, 2015
STEERING
MY PARENTS PURCHASED THE CAR FOR ME ON MARCH 1, 2013 WITH 97,629 MILES ON IT. WE PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAD THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVE SHAFT REPLACE JULY 9, 2014 BECAUSE I WAS INTERMITTENTLY HEARING A POPPING NOSE WHEN I TURNED OR BACK UP WHILE TURNING. IT HAS PRETTY MUCH DONE THIS THE ENTIRE TIME AFTER A FEW WEEKS I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR. EVEN AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED LAST JULY, IT WAS QUIET FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN STARTED AGAIN. I AM ALWAYS CONCERNED DAILY THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING AND I HAVE 3 DAUGHTERS FROM AGES 5-15 THAT ARE WITH ME. I DRIVE THEM TO SCHOOL 15 MILES AWAY AND PICK THEM UP. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT AFTER THE REPAIR OF THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD HAVE STOPPED BUT IT HAS NOT. IT IS A GROWING ANXIETY ISSUE FOR ME AND I AM A SINGLE MOM AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. THIS WEBSITE HAS HAD 37 POSTS ALONE OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/PONTIAC/G6/2008/STEERING/STEERING_MAKES_A_POPPING_NOISE_WHEN_TURNING.SHTML THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE WITH PONTIAC G6'S AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED PROPERLY! NOW THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP, I DON'T HAVE THE $300+ DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIXED AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694773March 17, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A CLICKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESET THE COMPUTER, WHICH RESET THE CODE FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694837March 17, 2015
STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND JOLTED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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