TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, IT JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SENSOR FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.
2007 Pontiac G6 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I STARTED MY CAR AND MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND ON MY STEREO SCREEN IT SAID "SERVICE AIR BAG". THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2014 BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD IT RESET BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. ALSO, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME AT STOP LIGHTS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND OFF WHILE I AM STOPPED. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS A RECALL ISSUE BUT IT DOESN'T PULL UP FOR MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER. THESE ARE ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALLS THAT I WAS ALREADY FORCED TO DEAL WITH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.
WE FIRST STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO. STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR CAME ON AND WE HAD NO POWER STEERING. WE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED. IT WOULD WORK OFF AND ON FOR AWHILE BUT AS OF THE LAST FEW DAYS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. I CALLED GM. THEY ARE SAYING OUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS A BUNCH OF CRAP. THE 2007 G6'S WERE ADDED FOR THIS PROBLEM JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERE ARE MORE CRASHES OR DEATHS FROM THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY GM DEALERSHIP GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $600 TO FIX THIS. WE DO NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR ALL ALONG. I AM BEYOND DONE WITH GM IF THEY DON'T RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON DISPLAY SCREEN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM THEN BECAME INTERMITTENT IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS IT WOULD TAKE UP ABOUT FOUR TIME TO START THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO START DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE RECALLS. I TOOK TO A GM DEALERSHIP THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS INDEED, THE TORQUE MODULE SENSOR, WHICH IS THE SAME AS ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES UNDER RECALL. SO WHY IS MY VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED?!?! I HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED TODAY. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT ALSO JUST STARTED HAPPENING IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS IS MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT WORK. THE AIRBAG DISPLAY WILL SHOW ON MY DASH BOARD AND IT WILL SHOW THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. THIS LIGHT COMES AT RANDOM TIMES WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS SOMEONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I ALSO HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AT THE GM DEALERSHIP. THE SAID IT WAS MY PPS (PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM) THIS ALSO NEEDS A NEW SENSOR AND IT WILL COST $700 TO FIX!!!! THERE IS SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS FOR MY CAR SO THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY AWARE THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECH AT GM SAID THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THIS (NO KIDDING) AND THAT IF THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH NONE OF MY AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. LETS HOPE THAT GM DOES NOT DRAG THEIR FEET ON THIS, ALL SOMEONE NEEDS IS TO LO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE GEAR LEVER WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V064000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN
POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 2/06/15 FOR RECALL AS I'D READ ONLINE ABOUT IT. DEALER ADVISED VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, TO CONTACT GM DIRECTLY. JUST OFF PHONE WITH GM, TOLD THEM I GOT EMAIL FROM NHTSA, AND THAT NHTSA SAID IT WAS A RECALL (NHTSA EMAIL CITES VARIOUS ID #, 15V06400, EXPANSION OF 14V-153, GM#14772, RECALL #N140115). THE GM OPERATOR SUGGESTED WE BRING IT TO A DEALER & PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND ASK THEM TO VALIDATE IF ITS COVERED BY A RECALL, BUT SAID IT IS NOT COVERED. WE DO NOT SEE HOW IT CAN'T BE COVERED, THE CAR IS IN EVERY PARAMETER OF THE RECALL AND IS HAVING THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS, INCLUDING "POWER STEERING" APPEARING IN THE DRIVER INFO CENTER IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 04, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 COMPONENT(S): STEERING VEHICLE MAKEMODELYEAR(S)2007PONTIACG6DETAILS MANUFACTURER: GENERAL MOTORS LLCSUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS LLC (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU AND MALIBU MAXX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 1, 2006, TO JUNE 30, 2006, AND 2006-2007 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED APRIL 18, 2006, TO JUNE 30, 2006. IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES, THERE MAY BE A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. CONSEQUENCE: IF POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST, GREATER DRIVER EFFORT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR
I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND IT FLASHES CHECK AIR BAGS. AND MY SEAT BELTS WON'T EXTEND TO BUCKLE. ALSO, UNDER MY HOOD IT STARTS TO SMOKE AND THERE'S NO LEAK OR ANYTHING. *TR
POWER STEERING TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING ON THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY BRIDGE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH, WHEN A CHIME EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WOULD SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V153000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
WAS GOING THROUGH A DRIVE THRU AND WAS TURNING LEFT AND THE STERRING WENT OUT...COULD NOT STEER THE VEH.THE 2005 2006 2008 & 2009 WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING..I DO NOT UNERDATAND WHY THE 2007 WASN'T RECALLED.. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES.. IF YOU CAN TURN OFF THE VEHICLE IT WILL RESET... OUR GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED..THE STERRING JUST GOES OUT AND THE STERRING LIGHT STARTS FLASHING....ANY TIME YOU ARE DRIVING ON CURVY ROADS THIS HAPPENS...HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE COLUMN BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS ALL ONE ASSEMBLY..I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF THE 2007 G6 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM....PLEASE CHECK INTO WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED..... *JS
I LOOSE MY POWER STEERING. A WARNING COMES ON AND MY POWER ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS GONE IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON 2005, 2006, 2008, AND 2009 BUT NOT ON MY 2007. WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR, SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JOLT. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
AS SOON AS I DROVE THE CAR DOWN MY STREET, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS ALERTED BY A DING AND THEN A MESSAGE. I PULLED OVER AS BEST AS I COULD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. I GOT ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES AND ONTO A MAJOR STREET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT. AS SOON AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THANKFULLY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY BAD POSITION. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION (I CONTINUED BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL TO TURN AROUND) I NEARLY WAS IN A WRECK BECAUSE IT WAS SO SO HARD FOR ME TO RUN THE WHEEL, THE CAR BEHIND ME WASN'T READY FOR THAT. I DID TURN ON MY HAZARDS JUST IN CASE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE MAKE MODEL AND YEAR HAD NOT BEEN PART OF THE RECALL, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. ESTIMATION = $900 APPROX. I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHERS WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE. IT CLEARLY ISN'T SAFE ENOUGH TO BE ON THE ROADS. WHY HAVE ALL OF THE OTHER YEARS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE, BUT 2007 HASN'T?! *TR
WITHOUT WARNING STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE AND THEN IT LOSE POWER STEERING, YOU LOSE CONTROL AND HAVE TO PUT EFFORT INTO STEERING IT SO YOU DON'T CRASH. YOU CAN SHUT CAR OFF AND WHEN YOU RESTART THE POWER STEERING SEEMS FINE AND THEN IT STARTS AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAR MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO INCLUDE 2007 IN THEIR RECALLS!!!! ALMOST WENT INTO A TREE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFTS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
RPM REVS UP AT 2 GOING 60 MPH..30 MPH I HAVE TO PUSH ON THE GAS TO GET THE RPM UP ... FUEL PUMP. I SEE THEIR ARE RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMPS; AGAIN NOT MINE..WHY IS GM ALOUD TO CHERRY PICK WHAT CARS GET RECALLED? SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODELS ..I HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALLS ALL READY BUT IT DOES NOT SHOW RECALL FOR MY CAR ON YOUR SITE WHEN I ENTER THE VIN #...WHY IS THAT? *TR
1. BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM STOP WORKING, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE THE BLOWER WAS WORKING WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE DEALER SAID NOTHING IS WRONG..TOOK THE CAR IN THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME THING...I SLOWLY LOST ALL DIAL CONTROL 1-3 EXCEPT 4...IN 2009 GM RECALLED 2007 SILVERADO'S TRUCKS FOR SAME THING THE G6 BLOWER MOTOR WAS DOING. WHY IS GM ALOUD TO CHERRY PICK WHO GETS THEIR CAR FIXED AND WHO DOESN'T...2. AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON AND SAYS TO SERVICE AIR BAG, SO I CALL MY GM DEALER HE HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT I WAS SAYING. I TOOK A PICTURE WHEN THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON , SHOWED THE PICTURE TO THE DEALER AND BECAUSE IT DID NOT DO THAT WHILE LOOKING AT THE CAR, AGAIN THEY SAY CAN'T SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH IT...IT STILL HAPPENS, AND I AM VERY AFRAID OF THE AIR BAG ISSUE'S. BEGINNING TO THINK GM DEALERS ARE WORKING WITH GM TO AVOID REPAIRS, AS MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AND BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT DO IT WHEN THEY LOOK AT IT , NOTHING IS WRONG...DON'T FEEL SAFE, MY CHILDREN ARE INFORMED, IF I GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT THEY KNOW WHERE TO LOOK, AND WHO TO GO AFTER.. HELP ! *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN I HEARD THE RINGING SOUND ON MY DASHBOARD INDICATING POWER STEERING. THE STEERING WAS BLOCKED. BECAUSE IT WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BY THE ROAD SIDE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I AM HAVING TO DO THIS EVERYDAY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT TURNS ON. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT IS ON THE STEERING IS BLOCKED, I CANT TURN THE CAR. FROM DECEMBER 20 2014 TILL THIS DAY, THIS OCCURS ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES A DAY WITH MY CAR. *TR
WHILE DRIVING 2 CHIMES SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, ABOUT 15 MILES, WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND ONCE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON POWER STEERING RESUMED. IT SEEMS THE 2006 AND 2008 MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE WERE RECALLED FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT NOT THE 2007 WHICH I OWN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
THE FIRST DAY IT GOT BELOW 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE I NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FELT LIKE IT NEEDED FLUID BY THE TIME I GOT MY SON TO SCHOOL 20 MIN LATER I HAD NO POWER STEERING THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF THE 07 G6S HAS THIS PROBLEM I KEEP WAITING ON A RECALL BECAUSE I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. REPLACEMENT COSTS BETWEEN 700.00 AND 1200.00. I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN DRIVING, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO LOCK AND WHEN IN PARK, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,004.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
RADIO WAS NOT WORKING PUSHED THE RADIO BUTTON NOW THE RADIO COMES ON AND OFF THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHERE THE MILAGE IS IT SAYS ERROR I SAW WHERE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL RECALL BUT DEALER SAYS NOT ON THIS CAR. *TR
2007 PONTIAC G6 CONSUMER SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT *CN ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE POWER STEERING HOSE, POWER STEERING PUMP AND STEERING GEAR WERE REPLACED. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,522.
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A BAD FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR AREA OF THE CAR. THE SMELL WAS FAINT IN THE BEGINNING BUT THE LONGER I WAIT TO HAVE IT FIXED THE WORSE IT BECOMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM THE INHALATION OF GAS FUMES IS NOT SAFE BUT THE COST TO HAVE THIS FIXED IS ANYWHERE FROM $400 TO $1000 DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT AND NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION. PLEASE GM GIVE US A BREAK! *TR
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON THE CONSOLE OFF AND ON SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (MARCH 2013). THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHAKE, MAKE CLICKING NOISES (I HAD REPEATEDLY CALLED THE PLACE I BOUGHT THE CAR AT AND THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED AND THEY ARE NOT A SERVICE STATION IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM). THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR TO GET IT TO RESET. THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN GOING OUT OFF AND ON SINCE JAN. 2014. I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT GM WAS RECALLING POWER STEERING FOR THE G6S BUT ONLY ON SOME NOT ALL. IF YOU INVESTIGATE ONLINE..THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH ALL MODELS OF PONTIAC G6. I CALLED GM AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT IF MY CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL I WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE. WELL I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT NOTICE TO DATE AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM SINCE THIS CAR IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING THAT THE RECALL STATES FOR THE OTHER YEARS...THIS PROBLEM IS DEFINITELY AFFECTING THE 2007 G6 AS WELL AS ALL OF THE OTHER YEARS. ITS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD! *TR
PROBLEMS: POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING, STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. WHEN FIRST STARTING CAR RADIO SCREEN READS "POWER STEERING". NO POWER STEERING, OFTEN TURNING CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TEMPORARILY FIXES ISSUE, BUT IT SOON RETURNS. YESTERDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED TO GO OFF THE ROAD. AFTER GETTING IT TOED HOME POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED GM (YESTERDAY) AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DISPLAYING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS OF A FAULTING STEERING COLUMN FROM SIMILAR VEHICLES RECALLED ( 2005 , 6 8 AND 9 PONTIAC G6S) IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2007 G6 STEERING COLUMNS PROBLEMS BUT THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
PONTIAC G6 2007 90,000 MILES FUEL SYSTEM LEAK STARTED SMELLING FUEL FUMES , I LIFTED THE CAR AND NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND WAS LEAKING DOWN AFT SIDE OF FUEL TANK AND ONTO EXHAUST PIPE; NOW THAT HAS ME CONCERNED. I'VE READ PLENTY OF OTHER INSTANCES WITH CUSTOMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER SUCH AS A RECALL OR SPECIAL FIX? *TR
I HAVE BEEN FEELING VERY BAD SHAKING IN STEERING WHEEL LATELY. TOOK TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE AND THERE IS NOW A LITTLE LESS SHAKING BUT STILL SHAKES. WHEEL IS ACTUALLY FEELING REALLY LOSE WHICH TO MY PAST EXPERIENCE IS WHEN THE STEERING ISSUE STARTS BECAUSE ITS LIKE IT GETS REALLY LOOSE BEFORE IT LOCKS UP ON YOU. WELL ANYWAY YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE REGARDING WHAT CAN BE WRONG SEEN A RECALL BUT CALLED GM, THE DEALER AND THE DORMAN MFR AND ALL 3 SAID MY CAR WAS NOT ONE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. HOWEVER I LIKE OTHERS HAVE HEARD A NOISE IN MY CAR SINCE I GOT IT AT ABOUT 92000 MILES ON IT. ALTHOUGH NO INCIDENT, I AM VERY NERVOUS SINCE I DO DRIVE A LOT AND FEEL AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS WRONG AND CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. GM CALLED THE DEALER SO THAT I CAN GET A DIAGNOSIS AND SINCE I CAN'T DROP IT OFF BECAUSE I HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO LEAVE AND COME BACK WHEN THEY ARE DONE THEY SAID THEY CAN'T GET ME IN TO DIAGNOSE IT UNTIL DEC 31 WHICH FOR WHAT IS FEELING WRONG WITH THE CAR IS NOT VERY GOOD SINCE IT IS ONLY DEC 8, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND DEC 31. HOPEFULLY WITH ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES THEY WILL GET THEIR CRAP TOGETHER. I FEEL AS THOUGH AFTER SO MANY RECALLS AND ISSUES WITH SPECIFIC MODELS THERE SHOULD JUST BE COMPENSATION TO ASSIST WITH GETTING ANOTHER CAR INSTEAD OF KEEP THROWING US OUT THERE AND RISKING LIVES. THIS TO ME IS TOO MANY SAFETY ISSUES. I JUST GOT DONE HAVING 2 RECALLS DONE ON MY CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO WHICH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 301,000.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. *TR
2007 PONTIAC G6 MADE A LOUD DINGING SOUND LIKE A SMOKE DETECTOR , LIGHTS WERE GOING OFF AND ON, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. *TA THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DITCH. THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS JERKING *JB
2007 PONTIAC G6 RECEIVED AN RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR VEHICLE TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. *TA THE REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED NEW LINES, FITTINGS AND RE-FILLED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. RECALL # 14V224000. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPPING FROM THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WAS TURNING CAR TO THE LEFT WHEN THE STEERING FELT AS IF IT WAS GIVING RESISTANCE. TURNING RIGHT WAS FINE AT THAT POINT. UPON TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY ALMOST MAKING ME HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP. GOING TO GET LOOKED AT ON MON. NO WARNING BEFOREHAND. NO CHIMES,LIGHTS,ETC. COULD'VE HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. READ ONLINE ABOUT MULTIPLE G6 OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHERE THE STEERING GOES OUT. THE CAR HAS HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. NO LOSS OF FLUID AS I CAN TELL. MAKES ME LEERY ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR. NEEDS RECALLED. *TR
MY PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD A TERRIBLE "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN TURNING. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE AWHILE. WHEN I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY SAID IT SHOULDN'T BE A SAFETY FEATURE JUST A TERRIBLE ANNOYING NOISE. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THERE COULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SO THIS CAN GET FIXED AT NO CHARGED? IT IS PAST IT'S WARRANTY NOW. *TR
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO TURN, I HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT MY CAR OFF AND HOPE THAT IT GOES BACK ON WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES, AND GETS TOUGH TO TURN. THEN WHILE DRIVING JUST GOES OUT. IT ALSO DOESN'T THROW ANY KIND OF CODE SO I NEVER KNOW IF IT WHEN IT WILL GO OUT. I'M 9 MONTHS PREGNANT I HAVE PUT IN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS WITH YOU GUYS, PLUS GM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND IF I DO GET INTO SOME KIND OF ACCIDENT IT WILL BE A HUGE LAWSUIT! THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS WITHIN THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
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