Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10588931May 16, 2014
STEERING, AIR BAGS
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, LOSS OF STEERING, ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT GOES OFF. I AM UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR. IT JUST HAPPENED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AGAIN. IT IS DANGEROUS AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING! MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 2 MONTHS LATER THAN THE RECALL IS THROUGH. OBVIOUSLY, ALL CARS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED APPROPRIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592055May 16, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY LIT WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THEY TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588783May 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CHANGED THE BULB, DID NOT HELP. CHECKED THE WIRING AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BULB AND THE WIRING WAS MELTED. REPLACED THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH SOLVED THE ISSUE FOR A MONTH. ONE OF THE CONNECTIONS ON THE FEMALE TERMINAL OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE ASSEMBLY HAS CORRODED AND CAUSES THE LIGHT TO SHORT. THIS HAS MADE DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588800May 16, 2014
STEERING
I EXPERIENCED THE VERY PROBLEM THEY ARE SEEING WITH NO POWER STEERING ON MY PONTIAC G6. IT AT TIMES WOULD WORK AND THEN IT WOULD JUST QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DIDN'T MATTER THE SPEED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PART THAT FAILED WAS PART OF THE COLUMN. I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THEM DO THE WORK WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME 625.00 DOLLARS. ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN GETTING HOME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY SAID THAT MY ZN # WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT THE WORK DONE WAS FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588810May 16, 2014
SUSPENSION, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SINCE DAY 1 I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BEING DRIVEN ALONG WITH A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. MULTIPLY ITEMS WERE REPAIRED BOTH UNDER WARRANTY AND OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. ISHAFT, BEARINGS, ALIGNED 22 TIMES, TIRE BALANCED, NEW WHEELS PUT ON. SAME PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. TOE CLIPS KEEP POPPING OFF. CAR STILL SHAKES WITH EVERY FIX. STEERING HAS A WHINE TO IT - POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, DID NOT FIX THE ISSUES. CAR HAS 50 PAGES OF SERVICE ISSUES WITH 8 ISSUES ON A PAGE AND STILL NOT IS RIGHT. DUE TO FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES ACCIDENT OCCURRED - DAMAGING FRONT DRIVERS RIM AND TIRE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE OR WARRANTY EVEN WITH FULL COVERAGE WARRANTY. PAID FOR OUT OF OWN POCKET. EXTERIOR LIGHTING ALSO HAS CONDENSATION IN IT - BOTH HEAD LAMPS ASSEMBLY AND BOTH TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL? AN HALF INCH OF WATER SITTING IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ASSEMBLIES IS NOT NORMAL. CONDENSATION BUILD UP DUE TO THIS ISSUE HAS BLOWN BULBS OFTEN AND ALSO CORRODED BULB PLUGS (DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE EVEN UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY). PREVIOUS SMELL OF BURNED WIRES HAS BEEN STATED ON SERVICE VISITS TO DEALER, YET THEY NEVER REPLACED ANY WIRING OR ANY ASSEMBLY. SOME DAYS I FEAR CAR MAY START ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588827May 16, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I TURN TO THE LEFT MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588469May 15, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD IT APPEARS THAT I AM PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WHEN I REALLY AM NOT. THEN WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES, THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND IT HAPPENS TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE PONTIAC G6 AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588495May 15, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN IGNITION BROKE AND THEN THE ENGINE LOCKED. PLEASE INCLUDE THIS IN THE RECALL. OR SHOULD I GET A LAWYER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588529May 15, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR CONTINUALLY GOES OUT EVEN WITH A NEW BULB. NEW BULBS LAST MAYBE TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF, AND WILL TURN ON ONLY IF I HIT THE LIGHT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER G6 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE A 2009 G6 GT WITH APPROXIMATELY 118K MILES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY 85K-90K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588557May 15, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE REDUCED IN POWER AFTER PRESSING ON THE GASOLINE PEDAL. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, STATING ENGINE POWER REDUCED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. RK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588574May 15, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE MAY 2012, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED TO OPERATE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BULB, SO I REPLACED IT. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, THE BULB QUIT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, I WAS REPLACING A BULB AGAIN AND NOTICED THE BULB SOCKET AND WIRING WAS STARTING TO MELT. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD MANY REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING, BUT THERE WAS NOT A FIX FOR IT NOR WAS THERE A RECALL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME THE SAME THING. I DECIDED TO BUY A BRAND NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ($200.00) AND SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DID THE EXACT SAME THING AS THE OLD ONE. I COULD NOT GET A REFUND BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. I THEN DECIDED TO TRY AND REWIRE THE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT TWO BULB SOCKET/WIRING ASSEMBLIES FROM MY DEALER. THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER, AS THE SOCKETS/WIRING STARTED TO SMELL LIKE THEY WERE BURNING, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. IT HAS NOW BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS SINCE THIS STARTED HAPPENING, AND I AM STUCK WITH A CAR WITH ONE OPERATIONAL HEADLIGHT AND HAVE TO LIMIT MY NIGHT DRIVING TO VERY SHORT TRIPS. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. THIS HEADLIGHT ISSUE IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588604May 15, 2014
STEERING
I STARTED MY CAR AND WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE. I THEN FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING THEN WORKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588659May 15, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL SOMETIMES AFTER I WOULD GET OUT OF MY CAR. NOW THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. I AM GOING TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR TILL I CAN GET IT FIXED. I NOTICED THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON THE PONTIAC G5 FOR THIS SAME THING. GM NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE G6 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORSE KILLED DUE TO THIS HAZARD PROBLEM. MY PROBLEM ALSO IS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY AT THIS TIME TO GET THIS HAZARD PROBLEM FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588663May 15, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2009 PONTIAC G6 GT SEDAN. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING FOR THE LAST YEAR: BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKING (DOING OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING). CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM BOTH KEEP GOING OUT. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THE CRUISE CONTROL, OTHER TIMES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TURNS OFF FIRST WHICH IN TURN DISABLES THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHENEVER THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTS GOING OUT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS START MALFUNCTIONING SOON AFTER. I SUSPECT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE). FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT, BUT THE BULB ISN'T BURNED OUT. REPLACED BULB TWICE. IF I SMACK THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER, THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THE WIRES DON'T LOOK DAMAGED, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588673May 15, 2014
STEERING, WHEELS
YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE COLUMN MAKES NOISES AND GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE WHEEL ON PASSENGER SIDE FEELS LIKE IT IS SHAKING ...I TOOK IT THE SHOP AND HE SAID IT WOULD DO NO GOOD TO CHANGE THE COLUMN BECAUSE IT WOULD GO BAD IN A FEW MONTHS THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR THAT...AND SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY KEY TO START THE CAR IT IS LIKE IT STAYS ON LIKE I'M TRYING TO START IT AND I'M NOT TOUCHING THE KEY THEN IT GOES OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588764May 15, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 3-31-14 I HAD A WRECK AND THE AIR BAGS WASN'T HOOK UP AND I ALMOST COULD HAVE DIED HAD I NOT KNOWN THAT THOSE AIR BAGS WASN'T HOOK UP AND ALSO THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY IGNITION TO WERE MY KEYS DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT AND THAT HAPPEN AROUND IN LATE FEBRUARY OF 2014. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588281May 14, 2014
STEERING
POWER STEERING WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588311May 14, 2014
STEERING
I PURCHASED A USED 2006 PONTIAC G6 (179,000 MILES) FOR MY SON ON APRIL 26, 2014. A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ON HIM, CAUSING HIM TO HAVE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND RESTART THE CAR SO THE STEERING WILL AGAIN WORK.SAME ISSUE HAPPENED WHEN I DROVE THE CAR ON MAY 11, 2014. I LOOKED UP ON-LINE TO INQUIRER IF THIS WAS PART OF RECALL, BUT WHEN I ENTERED THE VIN, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT IN RECALL. CALLED DEALER THEY STATED THAT GM HAS POLICY OUT THERE IF NOT ON RECALL THEY ARE ONLY FIXING VEHICLES UNDER 150, 000 MILES. HUH? SO BECAUSE THIS CAR WAS DRIVEN MORE, IT IS NOT COVERED BUT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THOSE COVERED. PLEASE HELP.ALL CARS WITH THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED, MY CHILDS SAFETY IS ON THE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588010May 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. (EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE WAY IT SHOULD) WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNLESS THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. (SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING) ONCE IT IS RELEASED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON, EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND AFTER REVIEWING THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH G6 CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588011May 13, 2014
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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