Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10537373August 26, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD THE LIGHT BULB AND FUSES REPLACED BUT IT APPEARED THAT THE CORDS WERE CORRODED AND BURNED. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP. ONCE WE DONE THAT, THEY LASTED ABOUT A 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR BEFORE THAT SET WENT OUT, REPLACE THE HEAD LAMP AGAIN AND STILL HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537157August 25, 2013
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
LEAKING SUNROOF/MOONROOF ISSUE: THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FRONT SEAT NEAR THE INTERIOR LIGHT SWITCH AND SUNROOF BUTTON AREA. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES AT SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS. THEY STATE YOU MUST PAY A BOGUS DIAGNOSTIC TEST FEE ONLY TO TELL YOU THERE IS A BACK UP IN THE SUNROOF RUNOFF DRAIN AREA THAT CAUSES THE LEAK. STATED THEY NEEDED TO CLEAN THE DRAINS. AFTER THEY "CLEAN/ UNCLOG THE DRAINS, THE NEXT RAINY DAY COMES AND THE LEAK IS BACK. I HAVE VIEWED SEVERAL DIFFERENT WEBSITES SEARCHING FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE AS THIS LEAK IS DROPPING WATER ON THE INTERIOR CONSOLE WHERE THE DRIVE, REVERSE, PARK AREA IS. THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A MECHANICAL ISSUE FURTHER IN THE FUTURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537176August 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN FIRST PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY GO OFF BUT THEN GO BACK ON AFTER 3-5SECS. PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER SO THE BRAKES ACTUALLY APPLY, THE LIGHTS RE-ILLUMINATE. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHICH FROM OTHER POSTS SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE. MY REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK JUST STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL - COULD BE UNRELATED HOWEVER IT ALL SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AT ONCE SO SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IS GOING BAD. LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537047August 24, 2013
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537094August 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SALES STAFF AND WAS TOLD THAT, DUE TO THE PRICE I WAS PAYING, THERE WAS "NO ROOM LEFT TO REPAIR SOMETHING NOT SAFETY RELATED". THIS WAS AGREEABLE TO ME, SO I LEFT IT AT THAT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO OTHER APPARENT ISSUES. SOME TIME LATER I FOLLOWED MY WIFE IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE WHILE SHE DROVE THE PONTIAC. I WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON DURING TIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE ON. PULLING UP TO A STOP, I WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. BASICALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING APPLIED, AND GO OUT WHEN THE PEDAL IS BEING APPLIED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT A RECALL ISSUE. AFTER CONTACTING GM, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT PART OF THEIR VERY LIMITED RECALL AS "THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537095August 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN TWO 2009 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. BOTH OF THE CONNECTORS IN THE HEADLIGHTS OF EACH VEHICLE HAVE MELTED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. ONE HAS BEEN FIXED AND THE OTHER IS WAITING TO BE FIXED. THEY HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE OTHERS AWARE. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MOTORS FOR THE DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH CARS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THANK GOODNESS THAT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537009August 23, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHEN THE PASSENGER GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE ON/OFF LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ALSO REMAINS FLASHING AND DINGS WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A DISTRACTION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A 1100 DOLLAR REPAIR. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND IF LEFT UN-REPAIRED IT WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537014August 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME AND WHEN FIRST PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY GO OFF AND AFTER PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL FURTHER THEY WILL RE-ILLUMINATE. BECAUSE OF THEM ALWAYS BEING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WILL NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536725August 22, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVE WAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TIGHTEN WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536734August 22, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BPP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536780August 22, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536590August 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY WHILE MY CAR IS ON AND DRIVING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I HIT THE HIT BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536435August 21, 2013
STEERING
STEERING MAKING A CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AROUND BENDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536500August 21, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION AND MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE WIPER TRANSMISSION AND MODULE HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/23/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536240August 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLAMP STOPPED WORKING IN "AUTO" MODE. AUTHORIZED DEALER SAID SOCKET WAS CORRODED AND MELTED. ONLINE RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE, YET GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR OBVIOUSLY INFERIOR WIRING WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS RESULTS. QUOTED REPAIR COSTS ARE EXORBITANT, AND BASED ON THE QUANTITY OF OWNERS WITH IDENTICAL ISSUES, ONE WOULD EXPECT THAT GM WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536358August 20, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE FIRST STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER ADDING GAS TO THE G6 BACK IN APRIL. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST RESIDUAL FUMES FROM HAVING RECENTLY ADDING GAS. AFTER THIS WE NOTICED THE SMELL ALL THE TIME WHETHER WE WERE ADDING GAS OR NOT. WE KNOW THAT THE GAS IS LEAKING OUT BECAUSE WE CAN PUT GAS IN THE CAR, THE MESSAGE WILL SHOW 100 MILES TO EMPTY, DRIVE 2-3 MILES AND IT DROPS DOWN TO 75 MILES TO EMPTY. THIS ISSUE HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE AND WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY WHEN IN THE VEHICLE. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR A LEAKING FUEL PUMP ON THE G5 MODEL, THE 2007 G6, AND SEVERAL OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THE 2006 G6. IN OUR INTERNET SEARCH WE HAVE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 G6 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND RECEIVING THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. A VEHICLE THAT IS LEAKING GAS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE 2006 G6 IN THE RECALL TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536427August 20, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS IN JULY 2009 AT WHICH TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK ALL THE TIME AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT WAS ON, IT WOULD DIS-ENGAGE ITSELF. I TOOK THIS IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY APPLIED DIELECTRIC CREASE TO A CONNECTOR. THE CRUISE THEN WORKED WELL AGAIN FOR SOME TIME. INTERMITTENTLY I WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THEN IN MAY 2011, MY CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK, BUT THIS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. EVENTUALLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO ON BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO ONE IN IT, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON. I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL THEN WORKED AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THEN IN JUNE 2012, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AGAIN. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN WORKING (USUALLY IT WILL NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DOES, WILL DIS-ENGAGE ITSELF AFTER A FEW SECONDS). I ALSO RECENTLY DISCOVERED (WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME) THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NOT PRESSING ON MY BRAKES, MY EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON. HOWEVER, WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536038August 19, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. THE CONTACT WAS ALTERED BY ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE CONSTANT MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY RECOMMENDED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536123August 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IT IS OFTEN VERY HARD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES PRESSING THE BRAKE VERY HARD WITH 2 FEET WILL ALLOW IT TO SHIFT, OTHER TIMES WE HAVE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AND THEN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD AND IT WILL SHIFT. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED. THEY SOMETIMES GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY TEEN DAUGHTER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536138August 19, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK BY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE STEERING FAILURE HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT STEERING SYSTEM WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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