Pontiac G6 Complaints

5,890 consumer complaints on file.

#11192869April 1, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING, SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, AND I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AND MECHANICS DON'T WANT TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE AREA IT'S IN. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 1YR, AND IT'S REALLY ANNOYING AND TIRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192300March 28, 2019
STEERING
TWICE, THE POWER STEERING HAS GIVEN OUT IN MY CAR WHEN I FIRST START IT. SIMULTANEOUSLY, "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION PANEL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR AT ALL. BOTH TIMES I TURNED THE CAR OFF BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUSLY UNDRIVABLE. OUT OF DESPERATION, I TURNED IT BACK ON; THE INFORMATION PANEL RETURNED TO IT'S REGULAR DISPLAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL RETURNED TO IT'S REGULAR FUNCTIONALITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. I DID SOME RESEARCH INTO THESE SYMPTOMS AND FOUND SOME VERY DISTURBING CONCERNS. FOR ONE, THIS SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED TO A GREAT MANY PEOPLE IN SIMILAR MODEL YEARS TO MY OWN CAR. FOR TWO, I'M SEEING REPORTS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO INDIVIDUALS AS THEY WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. AT LEAST ONE PERSON CLAIMS TO HAVE REPORTED IT AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'M ON MY OWN HERE. I'M WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS DIED FROM AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS? IF SO, WOULD ANYONE EVEN KNOW SINCE THE PROBLEM IS TRANSIENT? I INTEND TO HAVE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TOMORROW. BUT, MY REAL QUESTION IS THIS: DO PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED? MY KIDS LIVES ARE ON THE LINE WITH THIS CAR EVERYDAY, AND THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IS TERRIFYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191945March 27, 2019
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY; HOWEVER, "POWER STEERING" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE STEERING RACK DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192015March 27, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ESC TRACTION CONTROL ILLUMINATE WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND REMAINS ILLUMINATEDWHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE TRACTION CONTROL ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. IT MAY REMAIN OFF FOR A WHILE AND WHEN THE CAR IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IT MAY REMAIN ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191545March 26, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING SHUTS ON AND OFF COMPUTER ON CAR SHOWS POWER STEERING CODE CODE FOR THE POWER STEERING TORQUE SENSOR IS GONE BAD CAR WILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME SHIMMYS ON FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING FROM POWER STEERING MOVING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS MECHANIC LOOKED IT OVER AND TORQUE SENSOR CODE IS COMING UP CODE CO545
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191688March 26, 2019
STEERING
I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH, I BRAKED AND SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROXIMATELY 5-15 MPH AS I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A GAS STATION, AS I WAS TURNING I HEARD A CHIME AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, AND AT THE SAME TIME A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON DASH STATING "SERVICE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING" I PULLED UP TO PUMP, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, FILLED FUEL TANK, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN. I RESEARCHED ONLINE FOUND THAT GM HAS RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. SO I TOOK TO GM DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN VIN INFORMED ME THAT THE COVERAGE EXPIRED DECEMBER OF 2018. SO I CALLED GM HOTLINE AT 800-762-2737 AND THEY SAID SAME THING. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN OF IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT IF MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING THEY MAY HAVE PANIC AND GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT. THEY AGAIN SAID AS OF DECEMBER 2018 THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ADMITTED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WHY ARE THEY NOT ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191445March 25, 2019
STEERING
TAKATA RECALL POWER STEERING WARNING COMES ON. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HARD TO STEER CAR. MUST SHUT CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART TO LOOSEN THE WHEEL. DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191200March 24, 2019
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR, WHICH IS AT 136000 MILES, AND I HAD STOPPED AT A STORE AND PARKED IT. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE CAR, I TURNED THE IGNITION AND POWER STEERING CAME ON THE RADIO SCREEN. I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL WHATSOEVER. I TURNED THE CAR BACK OFF AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND DROVE HOME JUST FINE. I'M WORRIED THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN. IT SEEMS VERY UNSAFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191234March 24, 2019
STEERING, WHEELS
THE POWER STEERING WARNING STARTED COMING ACROSS MY RADIO WITH AN ALARM AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. YOU COULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. IT STARTED DOING IT MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND MINE HAD ONE SONI TOOK IT TO PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE EPS MODULE.BBUT THAT'S ALL MY CONTACTS NUMBER CALL FOR BUT THEY ARE MANY OTHER MODELS LIKE MINE THAT THE ECALK CALLED FOR EACH PART OF THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED ONE AT A TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON WHAT LIST IT WAS ONLY LISTER UNDER RE PLACE THE MODULE SO THEREFORE IM STILL HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEM BC THE MODULE DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO MY ROTORS KEEP GETTING WARPED AND I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD BE TIME TO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191030March 23, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 BASE MODEL. IT HAS 110,756 MILES AND IT BREAKING DOWN BADLY. THE GEAR SHIFT, TRANSMISSION AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROL ALL STARTED TO MESS UP AROUND THE SAME TIME. MY FRIENDS FATHER HAD THE SAME EXACT CAR A FEW YEARS AGO AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND/OR THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191034March 23, 2019
STEERING
EPS SERVICE POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPS WORKING AND AFTER TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART OR WARMS UP IT WILL FUNCTIIN AGAIN. I WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED WITH THIS PROBLEM. RECALLS ON 2009 AND BELOW HOWEVER THERE ARE MULTIPLE REVIEWS REPORTING 2010
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191000March 22, 2019
STEERING
MY POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT ERATICALLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO RESTART MY VEHICLE TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. THEN IT WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THERE ARE SEVERAL VIDEOS ONLINE FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190556March 21, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. ALSO HAVE TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL UNUSUALLY HARD TO FLOOR TO GET TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON PONTIAC G6 CARS FOR THIS ( RECALL#13036). I TYPED MY VIN NUMBER IN THIS WEBSITE AND IT SAID 0 RECALLS ON IT. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR USED. NOT SURE IF THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON FEB. 28, 2019 BUT APPROXIMATELY THEN. AND IT PROBABLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN PARK MODE ALTHOUGH CAN'T BE SURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190150March 20, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL SHAKES IF YOU TURN IT OFF THEN ON IT DOES THE SAME THING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190165March 20, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE THE CAR IS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT RANDOMLY. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST TURN OFF FOR NO REASON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. AND WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190335March 20, 2019
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THE POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE'S A STRUGGLE FOR ME WITH EVERY TURN, AND NOW THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES BAD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VERY SCARY GETTING FAMILY AROUND ON DAY TO DAY BASIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190361March 20, 2019
STEERING
I'VE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THE ISSUE I'M HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE, I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. MY VEHICLE WHEEL BECOMES HARDS TO TURN WHEN REVERSING CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED, I'VE BEEN TOLD MY EPS IS BAD. I TOOK MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN 2014 AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE ABOUT TORQUE RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING, I WAS TOLD THE PART THAT WAS REPLACED IN 2014 HAS EXPIRED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT DUE TO THE RECALL BEING FIXED AND NOW HAVING DEFAULTS. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190039March 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STEERING
I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR AND AIR FILTER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND, AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, HAVE FOUND THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING EVERY ISSUE TH'S TO HAVE SEEN IN PREVIOUS GM VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS. UNFORTUNATELY, MY VIN NUMBER SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THOSE THAT HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED HAS HAVING HAD THOSE ISSUES ALTHOUGH IT CURRENTLY IS EXPERIENCING THEM. I WANT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT THAT THE VIN NUMBER SEARCH TOOL IS NOT ACCURATE ENOUGH TO DETERMINE THE VALIDITY OF A CLAIM. I SAY THIS BECAUSE EVEN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THE TOOL SAYS THAT NOT ALL VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH A RECALL HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN ASSOCIATED TO ANY RECALLS. AS THERE DO EXIST CURRENT RECALLS FOR ALL 07 PONTIAC G6 MODELS, THERE ARE NO RECALLS RELATED TO MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. BUT, ALL OF THE RECALLS DIRECTLY MENTION EVERY ISSUES THAT MY CAR IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING. INCLUDING, THE TRANSMISSION NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING DUE TO A MADNESS OR BREAK IN THE SHIFT CABLE, THE POWER STEERING MOTOR SUDDENLY DYING, THE CAR EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ETC. EACH OF THESE ISSUES IS DIRECTLY MENTIONED IN A RECALL FOR G6 MODELS IN GENERAL, BUT FOR SOME REASON, NOT FOR MY CAR, SPECIFICALLY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190092March 19, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BEING REPLACED, IT WAS DETECTED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNT AND MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,349. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187442March 18, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. EVERY TIME I WOULD START THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING WORKED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND THEN I WOULD HEAR A FAINT SOUND LIKE A FUSE OR SENSOR GOING OUT, POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC WOULD BEGIN FLASHING REPEATEDLY ON THE DASH AND MY POWER STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT ONLY CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO RETURN FOR A FEW SECONDS. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS ROUGHLY 105,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WENT TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SOMETHING COMPUTERIZED/ELECTRICAL WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD COST $900 TO FIX. I WAS UNABLE TO AFFORD TO GET THE CAR FIXED SO I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AFTER MONTHS OF THIS, RANDOMLY THE POWER STEERING STARTED WORKING 100% OF THE TIME AGAIN. THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING AT ALL, UP UNTIL TWO WEEKS AGO. THE SAME EXACT THING IS HAPPENING AS BEFORE EXCEPT FOR IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL, HAVING TO USE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE CAR AND IT IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT WHILE PARKING. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS 117,000 MILES ON IT. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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