Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#10533095August 1, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING ALONG AT DUSK AND NOTICED THAT THE CHMSL WAS LIT IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL AND CHMSL WENT OUT. DROVE ANOTHER 200 FEET AND LIGHT WENT BACK ON. REPEATED SEQUENCE SEVERAL TIMES. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND THEN GO OUT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532869July 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRE CONNECTIONS WERE BURNED. THE CONNECTORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 11/12/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT CONTINUED TO GO OUT, DUE TO THE HEAD LIGHTS WIRES WERE OVER HEATING. UPDATED 11/19/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532756July 30, 2013
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING AT AN ESTIMATED 45 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL PRECEDED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD TO INSPECT THE FRONT WHEELS TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. TRIED TO TAKE OFF AND DRIVE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY THEREFORE PULLED OVER AGAIN AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. PAID $100.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL US THAT THERE WERE SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS MATTER WITH THE CAR. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL US THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT HAD THE WRONG VIN NUMBER UNDER WARRANTY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION SAID THAT BASICALLY IT WAS GOING TO BE OUR PROBLEM AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO GET FIXED EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THEY CHARGED ME $40 TO CHECK IT OUT, PLUS QUOTED US A PRICE OF OVER $800 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND PLUS THE TOWING PROBLEM THAT GM HAS PRODUCED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WITH THERE PRODUCT AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED ON CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LODGED ABOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WHILE DRIVING. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE AS TO HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WILL FIX SOME CARS WITH THE PROBLEM AND NOT OTHER ONES. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532367July 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON EVEN WHEN I'M NOT BRAKING, SOMETIMES DON'T TURN ON WHEN I AM BRAKING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531965July 26, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531988July 26, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531885July 25, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
LOW TRACTION LIGHT AND ESC LIGHTS HAVE COME ON AT RANDOM DURING LOW SPEED WITH-OUT APPLYING THE BRAKE, WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED WITHOUT THE WHEELS LOSING TRACTION. NO CODE ERROR DETECTED WHEN THE CODE PROGRAMMER WAS RAN AND THE CODE ERROR AUTOMATICALLY SELF CLEARS AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF THEN TURNING BACK ON. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED DURING TIMES OF EXTREME HEAT GREATER THAN 98 OUTSIDE UNCERTAIN IF A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. THE BRAKES OPERATE NORMALLY WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CODE ERROR OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531542July 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATING WHEN I DO NOT PRESS THE BRAKES...DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I DO PRESS THE BRAKES, THIS HAS RESULTED IN ME BEING REAR-ENDED AND HAS LEAD TO SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET AND IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BREAK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OR WITHOUT RESTARTING MY CAR. THE CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS CATCH THE FIRST TIME I TRY TO START IT, THE POWER OUTLETS NOW ARE NOT WORKING IN ADDITION THE STEREO RESETTING ITSELF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM CONSTANTLY POPPING OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531551July 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 ARE CONSTANTLY ON EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES AND RELEASE, THE LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND ABOUT THREE (3) SECONDS LATER, THEY WILL APPEAR AGAIN. MY ECM AND PCM WERE REPLACED DUE TO MY ENTIRE COMPUTER/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN BUT THIS DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO THE ISSUE. FURTHER, MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED MY BRAKE SWITCH AND THAT STILL DIDN'T SOLVE THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW FOR THIS ISSUE BUT WE CANNOT SOLVE IT. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531721July 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING AND NOTICE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING ON EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T HITTING THE BRAKES AT THE TIME,THEN WHEN I WOULD APPLY THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF WHEN I LET UP ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON IF THIS PROBLEM KEEPS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR IT IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMEONE TO HAVE A WREAK AND GET HURT.I THINK THE COMPANY NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE SUES THE COMPANY FOR WRONGFUL DEATH. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND ITS TIME FOR THE COMPANY TO MAKE A RECALL ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526279July 23, 2013
STEERING
MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD A "CLUNK" IN THE STEERING FOR A VERY LONG TIME NOW. EVERY TURN I CAN FEEL IT AND HEAR IT, AND IT WORRIES ME. LOOKING IT UP ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND MAKE THIS RIGHT. IT IS UNSAFE AND MAKES THE DRIVE LESS PLEASANT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526291July 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. SHE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIME AND SHAKE THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET IT OUT OF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526324July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ADVISED BY A FELLOW MOTORIST THAT I WAS "RIDING MY BRAKES" AROUND THE END OF 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 77 THROUGH VERY HILLY TERRAIN. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT HE MEANT AS I WAS CLEARLY NOT RIDING MY BRAKES IN THE NORMAL SENSE BUT MAYBE HAD TAPPED THEM ONCE OR TWICE TO SLOW DOWN GOING DOWN HILL, I DISMISSED THIS AND FIGURED HE WAS ANGRY. END OF 2011/EARLY 2012 ADVISED BY A FRIEND THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON WHILE SHE FOLLOWED ME AND WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE. I DISCOVERED THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION THAT THEY WOULD GO OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESSED THE BRAKE. TOOK THIS TO A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I ADVISED THEM OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR OF MY VEHICLE THAT INDICATED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SHOWED A FIX FOR IT. THEY FIXED IT ACCORDING TO THAT BULLETIN AND IT SEEMED TO WORK AT THE TIME. JULY 2013, DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A SIDE ROAD (COULD SEE THE STREET SIGNS ILLUMINATE BEHIND ME AS I PASSED THEM) THAT ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE, THEY WERE ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME GM MECHANIC WHO HAD TEMPORARILY FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AS THEY FOUND THAT TO BE READING INCORRECTLY AT TIMES AND RELEASED THE CAR BACK TO ME ADVISING THAT IT WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME. THE DAY AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOWED ME TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS FIXED. I WAS ADVISED BY MY FRIEND WHILE AGAIN TALKING ON THE PHONE TO HIM THAT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AS I WOULD TELL HIM WHEN I WAS BRAKING AND HE WOULD TELL ME WHAT HE SAW. I AM CURRENTLY STILL DRIVING WITH MY BRAKES WORKING IN REVERSE. TAKING IT BACK TO THE SAME GM MECHANIC TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THIS FOR GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526316July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS GETTING INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME AND WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED THE CAR ON, I NOTICED THAT MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO DOUBLE CHECK IF THEY WERE REALLY ON OR NOT. I THEN GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. EVER SINCE THEN, THE CAR GOES BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AS I ACCELERATE AND THEN WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS WILL COME OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526371July 23, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526388July 23, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526443July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN
GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE LAMPS STUCK ON/OFF WHEN BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND/OR ON WHEN IT IS DEPRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526466July 23, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 NEW WITH 3 MILES ON IT. FOR THE FIRST 30,000 MILES I HAD ZERO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS. THE FIRST WAS THE STEERING COLUMN, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE WHEEL BEGAN TO TURN ITSELF. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND SO I PULLED OVER AND USED MY CELL TO RECORD THE MOVEMENT IT WAS MAKING ON ITS OWN. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A COMPUTER MODULE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.( AFTER SHOWING THE VIDEO TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THREATENING TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL NEWS NETWORK) SOON AFTER THE POPPING BEGAN IN THE COLUMN WHILE TURNING. THE MODULE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE "LUBE KIT" FOR THE POPPING IN THE COLUMN HAD TO BE OUT OF MY WALLET TO FIX. ( OH HOW I LOVE THE ASS HATS AT GM ). STILL HAVE POPPING WHEN TURNING. THEN CAME THE RANDOMNESS TO THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING. ( OR NOT WORKING ) REPLACED BULBS IN LOW BEAM ( BOTH SIDES ) SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE NOTICED CORROSION IN CONNECTORS. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THE LIGHTS BEING ON CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL TO NOT WORK OR SHUT OFF WHEN LIGHTS ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY REAR PASSENGER CALIPER IS STICKING AND EATING PADS, IM ON CALIPER NUMBER 3 AS OF TODAY WITH COUNTLESS PADS AND ZERO HELP FROM GM WITHOUT HAVING TO FORK OVER LOTS OF MONEY TO FIX A CAR (THAT OBVIOUSLY BY THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS) WAS HORRIBLY BUILT. ITS PRETTY PLAIN TO SEE CORNERS WERE CUT IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS HEAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531509July 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK EVEN THOUGHT THE SHIFTER WOULD MOVE. I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER. US NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 12V460000. THEY BILL READS:"REPAIR A: REPLACED TRANSMISSION CABLE" CABLE END SEPARATED. REPAIR B: FRACTURED SHIFT CABLE END FITTING LOCKING TABS CAUSE RECALL: INSTALL TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE KIT PER 12106" I FEEL I HAVE BEEN LIED TO AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. I DON'T SEE A WAY THAT THE FRACTURED TRANSMISSION CABLE COULD BE A RESULT OF ANYTHING ELSE BUT THE FRACTURED CABLE END FITTING LOCKING TABS. I WAS FORCED TO PAY $300 TO PAY FOR SOMETHING CLEARLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP ME FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10526233July 22, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGE AND DISRUPT THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000... UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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