Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10554179November 30, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO JERK. I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, THE DISPLAY READ 'POWER STEERING.' I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND COULD NOT WITHOUT EXTREME DIFFICULTY. I HAD TO HAVE MY GIRLFRIEND GET HERSELF AND OUR NEW BORN BABY READY AT 2AM TO COME PICK ME UP FROM WORK DUE TO THIS. I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE WHEEL JERKING TO ONE SIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING BEFORE IT WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND IT CAUSED ME TO CROSS THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED GOOD ENOUGH FOR A RECALL SINCE THAT OBVIOUSLY COULD HAVE TAKEN LIVES. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554109November 29, 2013
STEERING
HAPPENED 2X'S IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. FIRST COMING IN TO THE DRIVE WAY OF MY HOUSE. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. CAR COASTED IN TO STOP. NO ISSUE SINCE IN MY DRIVEWAY. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. STEERING WORKED. CALLED DEALER MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 11/29. IN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT A STOP READY TO TURN ON TO TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED THE STEERING DIED.. HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE TURN. TOLD THE DEALER. RECEIVED A CALL THAT THIS WILL BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH AT FIRST HE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HERE. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER FOR LONG DISTANCE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT ON A HIGHWAY OR IN MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE SHE DROVE IT. BUT IT DID HAPPEN TO ME. THIS SHOULD BE MADE VERY PUBLIC. *TR
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#10554051November 28, 2013
STEERING
ON NOVEMBER 2ND 2013 THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE HEADING TO WORK WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE LANES BUT WAS FORCED THE LEFT NEARLY HITTING THE CEMENT BARRIER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF SO THAT IT WOULD RESET BUT IT ONLY WORKED FOR ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES THEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I TRAVEL 62 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND THANK GOD I DID NOT BOUNCE OFF THE CEMENT BARRIER AND CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR FATALITY. WHEN I GOT TO WORK I STOP BY A LOCAL STORE TO PURCHASE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I COULD NOT LOCATE THE RESERVOIR ON OUR 2010 PONTIAC G6. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FROM GM, BUT THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THE 2010 MODEL AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON ALL PONTIAC G6 MODELS. I PLAN TO TAKE THIS MATTER UP THE CEO OF GM AND IF NOT RESOLVED THERE WILL HIRE A LAWYER TO TAKE TO THE NEXT LEVEL BEFORE MYSELF OR A FAMILY MEMBER BECOME A FATALITY NUMBER FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. *TR
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554016November 27, 2013
STEERING
ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING AND IN A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND THEN WOULDN'T TURN ANY MORE - STUCK IN A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART TO CLEAR THE ISSUE. CONTINUED DOING THIS, SO TOOK IT TO A TRUSTED INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSIS WAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR FAILURE. THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR CONTROL MODULE AT A COST OF $758.25. WITHIN A MONTH, THE RADIO DISPLAY SHOWED "POWER STEERING" FAULT. TRADED THE G6 FOR A SUBARU FORESTER. DISCLOSED THE POWER STEERING ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553862November 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT. SINCE THE TIME THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT OUR CAR WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. WE HAVE REPLACED THE PIGTAILS AND ALL THE WIRING. WE REPLACED THE BULB EVERY FEW WEEKS FOR IT TO ONLY BURN OUT A FEW DAYS LATER. NO ONE CAN TELL US WHY THIS PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSAND OF COMPLAINTS ON ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND EVEN FIRE AND MELTING OF THE HOUSING. I AM CONSTANTLY PULLED OVER DUE TO THE HEADLIGHT BEING OUT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WITHOUT PROPERLY WORKING HEADLIGHTS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILL SOMEONE BECAUSE WE CAN'T SEE PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553667November 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON CONTINUOUSLY, AND OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY; I WAS DRIVING BEHIND THIS VEHICLE AND WATCHED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, TO FULL-ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS SAME VEHICLE IS ALSO EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" ISSUES - I AM UNAWARE IF THIS IS RELATED TO THE BRAKE LIGHT / BODY CONTROL MODULE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553748November 25, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553763November 25, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR BEGIN TO SMELL LIKE GAS. ONCE THE SMELL WAS NOTICED FUEL WAS SEEN BY A MECHANIC FRIEND SLOWLY DRIPPING FROM THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. WHEN CRANKING MY CAR THE DRIP SPEED INCREASED. AFTER DROPPING AND LOOKING AT THE FUEL TANK IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HOUSING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED. *TR
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Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553627November 24, 2013
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN WATT AVENUE AND SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL BUT THANKFULLY I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT AND NOT TURNING. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GONE AWAY BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AND I SUSPECT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE CONDUCTED RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS, DRIVING A PONTIAC VEHICLE AND IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING WITHIN THIS VEHICLE AND I URGE THE NHTSA TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN ON THEIR INVESTIGATION A FEW YEARS AGO AND DEMAND A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. CONSIDERING THE POWER STEERING WAS BUILT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN'T JUST BE FIXED BY ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID. IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A POSSIBLE RECALL, THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS AND SOME MAY END UP FATAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553642November 24, 2013
STEERING
WELL DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON US . TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR , TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT . AND TODAY IT LOCKED UP WHERE WE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT , GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2005 G6 FOR THIS STEERING ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED . WE CARRY PRECIOUS CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND WITH OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHEN ARE THEY GONNA WAKE UP AND RECALL JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE 2006 .. IS IT GONNA TAKE THE PRICE OF PEOPLES LIVES BEFORE GM FIXES THIS KNOWN PROBLEM ... *TR
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Deaths:
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#10553535November 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED. THIS ISSUE IS ON GOING FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED BY THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS EVEN A GM DEALER WITH ALL SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND WHEN IN DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553551November 23, 2013
STEERING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT LOCKED UP AND GOOD THING THAT SHE WAS DRIVING SLOW BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IF SOMEONE WAS NEXT TO HER THEN SHE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553167November 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING USED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND WILL TURN OFF WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, CAR HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THAT CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553140November 20, 2013
SEATS
IN A PARKING SPACE AS THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED UP USING THE POWER UP/DOWN BUTTON, THE SEAT MADE A POPPING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE METAL BAR THAT ATTACHES TO THE SEAT FROM THE MOTOR HAD SPLIT AT THE POINT WHERE THE METAL RING IS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT. AGAIN THE METAL ACTUALLY WAS FATIGUED ENOUGH TO BREAK WHEN THE SEAT WAS BEING ADJUSTED. THIS SEAT IS NOT ADJUSTED OFTEN AND I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553026November 20, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MOST OF THE TIME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START MY VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON THEY GENERALLY DO NOT TURN OFF AND I DRIVE AROUND WITH BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING AND I BEGIN TO ACTUALLY BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PEOPLE FOLLOWING MY VEHICLE THAT THIS IS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME HITTING THE PEDAL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552844November 19, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MODULE ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 WHIT 50180 MILES. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER THIS MODEL ALSO. NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME PART HAVE BEEN RECALLED. VERY DANGEROUS. CAN NOT PARK CAR WERE THERE IS AN OPEN FLAME (WATER HEATER, HOME HEATER). A LOT OF GASOLINE FUMES, NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. SOME ONE PLEASE HELP. GM NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10552864November 19, 2013
STEERING
FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING IN MY STREET. FOR EXAMPLE TODAY IT DID SO, AND THEN IT STALLED AND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYING ON THE RADIO, ALONG WITH WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH. THIS IS REALLY SCARY AND NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED TO. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT OCCURS, IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BY ITSELF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IT WILL EVEN DO THIS WHEN IN PARK. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552920November 19, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
HAD THE CAR CHECK BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, COULDN'T DETECT. NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND THE POWER RETURNED ONCE THE CAR WAS BACK ON. TODAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN. I RECALLED GETTING A LETTER A WHILE BACK, IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST DO A RECALL. IN THE EVENT YOU HAVE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED THEN YOU CAN SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM. WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST RECALL THE CAR. I HAVE MY CAR SINCE 2005 AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASICS TO ASSURE THAT IT IS IN PROPERTY WORKING CONDITIONS. I'VE KEPT THE OIL CHANGE, BRAKE REPAIRS, ETC. NOW THE STEERING IS GIVING A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552934November 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, THESE PARTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THIS. FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND IT WAS A CHEAP PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL PUMP. UNFORTUNATELY THE PLASTIC PART IS PART OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND A TOTALLY NEW FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE G6 MODELS. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552943November 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.
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No
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0
Deaths:
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