Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10606296June 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR WOULD STILL MOVE. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK ON A SMALL INCLINE, THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE INCLINE/HILL. THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE PARK GEAR. IT REACTED LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. ON 10-06-2011, I PAID $251.44 TO THE HAVE THE "TRANS SHIFT CABLE" REPLACED, & THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596890June 8, 2014
ENGINE
309 LITRE ENGINE GIVES AN ACCELERATION SQUEAL IN THE EXHAUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596841June 7, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD A DEER CAME OUT WE TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DEER AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI SKID FAILURE, DOES NOT INDICATE ANTI SKID FAILURE, SHOWS IT IS OPERATIONAL, TIRES WERE VERY HEAVILY FLAT SPOTTED, WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN AND DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE CAR AFTER THIS THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DANGLING WE HAD NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND WE WERE TOLD THE ANTI SKID AND OUR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WAS ALL WORKING AND NORMAL, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD VERY FAST WHEN THE CRUISE IS SET, IT WILL GO ABOUT 10 MPH PAST THE SET SPEED, AND WILL GO BACK TO THE SET SPEED, BUT NOT UNTIL IT GOES VERY QUICKLY TO THE POINT WHERE IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL YOU WILL RUN UP ON SOMEONE IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596612June 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PLUGGED IN MY PHONE TO CHARGE IT LIKE I DO ALL THE TIME A FEW MOMENTS LATER THERE WAS SMOKE EVERYWHERE I UNPLUGGED THE PHONE BUT SMOKE WAS STILL COMING OUT SO I WENT TO WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM AND ALL THE WIRING WAS BURNT AND NOW MY LOCKS DON'T WORK MY ALARM IS ALL CRAZY MY TOP WONT WORK I CANT OPEN MY TRUNK IS JUST A MESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596660June 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T COME UP WHEN YOU PRESS THEM DOWN AND THEN COME ON WHEN YOU'RE MOVING. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH A MOTORCYCLE BEHIND US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596678June 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 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 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596770June 6, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED TO MY LEFT, SO I TURNED RIGHT. HE ACCELERATED, HITTING MY CAR. I HAD A HOLE IN MY DOOR[ DRIVERS] AND HE TOOK MY BUMPER OFF, TOTALING MY CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. HE HIT ME HARD ENOUGH TO PUT A LARGE HOLE IN THE METAL DOOR, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG, OR ANY AIR BAG, DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596784June 6, 2014
STEERING
WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH 3 BEEPS WERE HEARD AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED JUST AS THE CAR WAS BEING TURNED AND THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE POWERSTEERING. IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE FIXED BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT SLOWER SPEED. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALL FOR SUCH A PROBLEM. THEN IN THE END OF MARCH OF 2014 A GM RECALL (ID # 102624) WAS SENT OUT PERTAINING TO 2005. 2006, 2008, AND 2009 PONTIAC G6S. 2007 CARS LIKE MINE WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I LEARNED THAT THIS RECALL COULD AFFECT 1.3 MILLION GM VEHICLES. JEFF BOYER, VICE PRESIDENT OF GM GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY, STATED "WITH THESE SAFETY RECALL AND LIFETIME WARRANTIES, WE ARE GOING AFTER EVERY(EMPHASIZED) CAR THAT MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT" "WE HAVE RECALLED SOME OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON OTHERS, BUT WE DID NOT DO ENOUGH." I REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE WHY 2007 PONTIAC G6S WERE LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWO TIMES AT GREAT EXPENSE AND I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. GM MUST ANSWER IF THE 2007 G6S WERE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE 2005,2006,2008 AND 2009 MODELS. WERE TOTALLY NEW PARTS AND SYSTEMS ONLY AVAILABLE IN 2007 AND THEN CHANGED AGAIN FOR 2008 AND 2009? . I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM AND HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM ANALYZED BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I AM AWAITING WHETHER GM WILL PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THIS POWERSTEERING ISSUE. COST TO REPAIR APPROX $850-$1000 EACH TIME. REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS MODEL YEAR 2007 PONTIAC G6. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596268June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES SEVERE LEAKING INTO PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WHEN RAINS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596276June 5, 2014
STEERING
MY VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A NOISE AND THE STEERING WAS SLUGGISH/LABORED. THE MECHANIC I USE TEST DROVE AND STATED IT WAS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. HE THEN WENT ON THE SAY THERE WAS A GM RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. HOW DO I KNOW IF AND WHEN I SHOULD BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL? THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596278June 5, 2014
STEERING
OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS WHILE DRIVING OR BACKING OUT THE DRIVEWAY MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. THE CAR DINGED AND ON THE RADIO DISPLAY IT SAID POWER STEERING SO I THOUGHT I JUST NEEDED SOME FLUID SO I WENT TO AUTO ZONE THINKING POWER STEERING FLUID WHERE I LEARNED IT WAS ELECTRONIC MY CAR DOESN'T TAKE FLUID. I GOOGLED TO FIND WHERE TO TAKE IT WHEN I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2008 PONTIAC POWER STEERING. WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME RECALL PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T SOMEHOW MAKE THE CUT THEY RECALLED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED 10/07 & UP MINE WAS 08/07 ACCORDING TO THE TAG DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL BE 700 TO REPAIR WHICH I DO NOT HAVE BUT I COMMUTE 1 HOUR EACH WAY TO WORK DAILY. GM NEEDS TO REEXAMINE THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY MISSED A FEW VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596282June 5, 2014
ENGINE
I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2006, I WAS DRIVING AT OR AROUND 25 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I TRIED TO RESTART IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START. BEFORE IT SHUT OFF I HEARD SOME SORT OF SCREECHING SOUND. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE. I BOUGHT IT PREOWNED WITH 63,000 MILES. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE WOULD DIE AFTER 73,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596421June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS GAGE AND MPH NEEDLES DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THERE WAS ALSO AN "ERROR" NOTICE FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT LASTED FOR A FRACTION OF SECOND BUT KEPT DOING IT ABOUT EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. I REALIZED THE THEFT PROTECTION LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER STARTNG THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I WENT OUT YESTERDAY THE THEFT PROTECTION LIGHT WAS NOT ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. IT CAME ON SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GAS GAGE TO WORK. IT IS LASTING LONGER NOW ALSO. I ALSO NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL WORDS SHOWED UP ON THE DASH BOARD THIS LAST TIME. CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. I DID READ THE MANUAL AND CHECKED THE FUSE AS RECOMMENDED. THE FUSE LOOKS FINE AND FOR ONE WHOLE DAY AFTER REMOVING AND REPLACING THE FUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE NEXT TIME I DROVE, IT WAS MUCH WORSE AS I MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596422June 5, 2014
STEERING
THE PROBLEM CAME ABOUT SLOWLY AT FIRST, BUT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR EVEN WITH MINIMAL DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE. AT FIRST IT WAS HARD ONLY TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WHEN GOING SLOW (LESS THAN 10MPH) AS IF THERE WAS LITTLE HELP FROM THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. IT PROGRESSED TO THE POINT NOW WHERE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL AT SLOW SPEEDS IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT IS A SERIOUS DANGER WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS ACROSS ON COMING TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596427June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILS TO ILLUMINATE. BOTH BULBS WERE CHANGED AND FUSES EVALUATED BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS COMBINED WITH A STEERING PROBLEM NOTED IN A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT MAKES THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596431June 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED AT HOME. I HAD TO GET IT REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596443June 5, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING LOW CAME ON THE DASH BOARD A COUPLE HOURS LATER THE CAR WASNT ABLE TO TURN THIERS A RECALL FOR THIS ON G6 BUT SAY ITS NOT MY MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596518June 5, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH 3 BEEPS WERE HEARD AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID POWER STEERING. RIGHT AFTER THAT THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE POWERSTEERING. WHEN THE CAR IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF AND THE CAR RESTARTED POWERSTEERING WAS RESTORED FOR UP TO 10-20 MILES. THEN THE BEEPS WERE AGAIN HEARD AND MESSAGE AGAIN APPEARED AND THE POWERSTEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN. WE HAD TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE IN THIS MODE FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. FINALLY IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO OPERATE AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR 2 MONTHS. I CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALL FOR SUCH A PROBLEM. THEN IN THE END OF MARCH OF 2014 A GM RECALL (ID # 102624) WAS SENT OUT PERTAINING TO 2005. 2006, 2008, AND 2009 PONTIAC G6S. 2007 CARS LIKE MINE WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I LEARNED THAT THIS RECALL COULD AFFECT 1.3 MILLION GM VEHICLES. [XXX], VICE PRESIDENT OF GM GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY, STATED "WITH THESE SAFETY RECALL AND LIFETIME WARRANTIES, WE ARE GOING AFTER EVERY(EMPHASIZED) CAR THAT MIGHT HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT RIGHT" "WE HAVE RECALLED SOME OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON OTHERS, BUT WE DID NOT DO ENOUGH." I REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE WHY 2007 PONTIAC G6S WERE LEFT OUT OF THIS RECALL. I MUST HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED AND I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR. GM MUST ANSWER IF THE 2007 G6S WERE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE 2005,2006,2008 AND 2009 MODELS. WERE TOTALLY NEW PARTS AND SYSTEMS ONLY AVAILABLE IN 2007 AND THEN CHANGED AGAIN FOR 2008 AND 2009? . I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT TO GM AND HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM ANALYZED BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I AM AWAITING WHETHER GM WILL PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THIS POWERSTEERING ISSUE. COST TO REPAIR APPROX $850. REQUEST THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS MODEL YEAR 2007 PONTIAC G6. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596534June 5, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO WEEKS AGO, IT BECAME INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER PUTTING MY KEY INTO PARK. AT TIMES, IT MAY TAKE UP TO 5 MINUTES TO REMOVE MY KEY. WITHIN A WEEK, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. LAST SUNDAY, (JUNE 1, 2014) I WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THEN DRIVE. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS, IT WAS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME IN THE MANUAL SETTING. MY HUSBAND THEN TEST DROVE THE CAR AND NOTICED THE SAME THINGS. HE ADDED THAT WHEN IN DRIVE, IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE BACKWARDS IF ON A SLANTED ROAD OR STREET. MY HUSBAND DROVE MY CAR INTO BRADSHAW MOTORS, WADE HAMPTON, GREER, SC THE NEXT DAY, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2014. THEY SAID WE NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR, (WHICH I BOUGHT NEW) I BECAME VERY UPSET AND BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE RECALLS. I FOUND A RECALL #14V224000 ON THE WWW.PONTIACPROBLEMS,COM/RECALLS/G6/2007 WEBSITE. I CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER AND HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND ON THE PHONE SENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596105June 4, 2014
STEERING
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT GAME ON AND THE WARNING BELL CHIMED. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AT ALL. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO VEHICLES COMING. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT WITH GREAT EFFORT TO THEN MAKE ANOTHER RIGHT BACK INTO THE GAS STATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM, FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, BUT IN RECENT MONTHS HAS INCREASED IN SEVERITY. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REPEATEDLY AND AM TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED AND SHOULD BE FINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED VIN NUMBERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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