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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 →

Steering
Filed Jan 8, 2014950,000 milesAZ

I MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING MAKE A SOUND AND MAKING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO STEER I WENT TO A CAR COMPANY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL ON PONTIAC G6 2007 AND PAID $125.00 FOR CHECK. *TR

Steering
Filed Jan 6, 201477,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Engine
Filed Jan 2, 201490,000 milesCA

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS AND THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF WAS GREAT NO PROBLEMS BUT JANUARY LAST YEAR IS WHEN IT ALL STARTED GOING DOWN HILL FIRST I WAS NOTICING THAT MY GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING WORSE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO I DID. NEXT ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND MY BOYFRIEND TOOK OUT LIGHT AND NOTICED THE WIRES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED OFF FINALLY GOT THAT REPLACED. WHEN I GOT MY CONVERTER REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THE MILEAGE WOULD GET BETTER AND THE GAS SMELL WOULD GO AWAY A YEAR LATER NOW ITS GETTING WORSE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT ITS MY FUEL PUMP AND ITS LEAKING GAS . I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH MY 1 YEAR OLD SON WITH A GAS LEAK FOR A YEAR WHICH SCARES ME AND ALSO MAKES ME UPSET ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEE THAT THE G5 WAS RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE ALSO AND ITS COMMON BECAUSE THEY ARE PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK BY NOT EXTENDING THE RECALL TO THE G6 SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. NOW IM LEFT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIX THIS WHEN IM A ONE CAR ONE INCOME FAMILY . PLEASE HELP AND PLEASE FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Exterior LightingFire
Filed Dec 30, 201380,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTORS WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Service Brakes
Filed Dec 16, 201329,000 milesIL

I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE NOVEMBER 2011. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE THEN SHUT OFF WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I PAID TO GET IT FIXED, AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING PERIOD. IN 2012, MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO A SHOP TWO TIMES IN 2013 AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX. I'M 12 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS MY DUTY TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUOUSLY. I'M NOT ONLY PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT MY UNBORN CHILD. I HAVE PAID THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN'T AFFORD TEMPORARY FIXES. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY RECALLS, I HAD TO FIND IT OUT FOR MYSELF. AS A REGISTERED OWNER, I FEEL LIKE THAT AGAIN IS NOT MY DUTY. I PAID FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY! YOU SHOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS OR TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD PERMANENTLY. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND HELP ME, AS I DO EVERYDAY FOR MY JOB. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 15, 2013100,500 milesNM

NOTICED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WAS OUT,CHECKED IT AND WIRING CONNECTOR WAS BURNT. *TR

Steering
Filed Dec 10, 2013IL

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. STARTED OUT FINE. DROVE FOR 5 MINUTES. TURNED RIGHT ON RED, THANK GOD THERE WERE NO CARS, AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED GOING 10 MILES MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WENT ON, JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTINUE THE TURN. ALMOST WENT INTO THE MEDIAN. IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS & AM SEEING THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MANY G6 OWNERS. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE MY GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME OFTEN. THIS IS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. THIS DEFECT IS GOING TO CAUSE FATALITIES.THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. I AM SO ANGRY THAT THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR ANYMORE. I ALSO TRAVEL TWICE A WEEK ON THE EXPRESSWAY & THE EXIT I USE CURVES WITH A 35 FOOT DROP AND NO BARRICADE, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M COMING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY & CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL! *TR

Steering
Filed Dec 2, 2013134,298 milesIL

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE FLASHED ON MY RADIO. I THEN LOST ALL POWER STEERING IN MY CAR. I COULDN'T STEER THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN FORCE WAS EXERTED. I ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE AND THE STEERING COLUMN. ($1,249) HOWEVER, IT IS STILL HARD TO STEER AND I AM NOT SATISFIED AT ALL WITH THE OUTCOME. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS! *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 2, 201380,000 milesIL

DRIVING DOWN I 35 AT 75 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR OVER 6 MINUTES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Steering
Filed Nov 30, 201364,929 milesIN

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

Steering
Filed Nov 27, 201366,712 milesAZ

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

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 23, 2013IN

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

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 21, 2013WI

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

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Nov 19, 201352,180 milesNV

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

Electrical System
Filed Nov 14, 201368,000 milesKY

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKES AND WHEN I DO PRESS ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A INVESTIGATION GOING ON THAT MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY COMPLAINT IN BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO I SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THANKS. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 13, 2013130,154 milesTX

WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO SO I GOT A SECOND OPINION AND WAS GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSTIC. CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED AT 120,000 MILES. TECHNICALLY THE PART ON THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE 120,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES. AND I WAS NEVER SENT A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 13, 201365,000 milesTX

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. FAST FORWARD TO PRESENT DAY AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST ARE TELLING ME THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 135,000 MILES BUT HAS HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES. SPARK PLUGS AND THE INTAKE CAM ACTUATOR SOLENOID WERE REPLACED ON 8/5/2013 WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE P0420 CODE WAS COMING BACK WHICH IS THE CODE FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I THOUGHT THE MECHANIC WAS JUST TRYING TO RIP ME OFF BUT THE CAR HAS NO POWER NOW AND I'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL SECOND OPINIONS. GM SAYS THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS PART WAS AT 120,000 MILES, HOWEVER I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND I'VE HAD THE CAR 3 YEARS. THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL NOW. *TR

Steering
Filed Nov 11, 2013109,600 milesCO

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT INDICATED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, ONCE THE WARNING WENT AWAY THE STEERING BECAME VERY SHAKY AND JERKY AND HAS BEEN THIS WAY EVER SINCE. I KNOW THE G6 HAS RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING FAILURES BUT IT DOES NOT COVER 2007 MODEL YEAR. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Nov 11, 2013WI

THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OTHER G6 OWNERS I KNOW. IT APPEARS THE COMPANY USED CHEAPLY MADE PARTS FOR THIS AND THUS THEY ARE CORRODING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU DON'T HAVE WORKING LIGHTS. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 5, 201383,000 milesOH

BRAKES LIGHTS TURN ON WHILE ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 4, 2013109,000 milesTX

THERE IS A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE LEAK IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE EXHAUST WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. I BELIEVE IT IS FROM A FUEL LINE OR THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 25, 201380,000 milesMN

WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WHENEVER I DRIVE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THEN, WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVERS FOLLOWING ME, ESPECIALLY IF I WOULD HAPPEN TO COME TO A QUICK STOP IF THERE WERE TO BE AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE LOOKED UP WAYS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS WAS TO APPLY A SPECIAL LUBRICANT TO AN ELECTRICAL PLUG. THIS SOLUTION WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT NOW IT IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE. PLEASE SEND OUT A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO GET THIS FIXED! I SEE G6'S ALL THE TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, AND I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 25, 2013158,000 milesAZ

I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED DURING MY MOST RECENT OIL CHANGE THAT THERE IS A FUEL LEAK ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE MECHANIC STATED HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL GM VEHICLES INCLUDING OTHER G6'S WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THIS SUMMER. THE 2007 PONTIAC G5 WAS RECENTLY RECALLED DUE TO THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. GM PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER BY NOT INCLUDING THE G6 IN THEIR RECALL. THE FUEL PUMP ON THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE PEOPLE START GETTING KILLED IN FIRES CAUSED BY THIS FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE HEAT IN THE STATE I LIVE IN (ARIZONA) CAUSES CRACKS TO FORM IN THE PLASTIC ON THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ADDRESSED IN GM'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190 WHICH IS AN EXPANSION OF RECALL 09V-419 (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V459000). 5 OTHER 2007 GM MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS FIRE HAZARD. IT IS TIME THAT THE RECALL IS ONCE AGAIN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL GM MODELS WITH THIS FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST PARTS. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THESE FUEL PUMPS START CATCHING FIRE AND KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW THERE IS A FUEL LEAK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND FORCE GM TO STOP DRAGGING THEIR FEET IN THIS MATTER BEFORE THEY KILL INNOCENT PEOPLE. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 23, 201352,000 milesMA

THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFTEN COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES AREN'T APPLIED AND DO NOT GO ON WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME WAS UNDER MY WARRANTY, UNDER A YEAR, SO I ONLY HAD TO PAY ONCE. THE ISSUE HAPPENED RECENTLY AGAIN, BUT THE YEAR WARRANTY HAS PASSED ALREADY. I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN, SO IT MIGHT HAVE STILL BEEN AN ISSUE ALL ALONG, AS I ALSO DON'T NOTICE IT UNLESS IT IS AT NIGHT. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 2013WV

WHEN I START THE CAR THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON MOST OF THE TIME, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I DO TOUCH THE PEDAL THEY GO OUT. ALSO THE CRUSE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT THE SAME TIME. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I WILL GET A HOLD OF G.M. AND TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THE WAY THE STOP LIGHTS WORK-BACKWARDS-. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 17, 2013MO

LAST WEEK I WAS FOLLOWING MY SON DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED HIS BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN WE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT, HIS BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG HE HAD BEEN DRIVING HIS VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES LIGHTS WHILE BRAKING. HINDSIGHT, MOST LIKELY, WHEN HIS CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING (EARLY SUMMER). HE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT THAT ATTENDS A UNIVERSITY 3 HOURS FROM HOME AND TRAVELS THE INTERSTATE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FIND IT VERY NEGLIGENT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY SENSOR. WOULD ANY EMPLOYEE OF GENERAL MOTORS WANT THEIR CHILD DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS? PLEASE PUT A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 14, 201358,000 milesPA

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AND FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE, THEN TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. SOMETIMES BLINK FIRST AND THEY ILLUMINATE AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE. ALSO SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE ISSUE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. HAVE 2ND APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 8, 201395,450 milesMI

WE HAVE A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END OF THIS PIECE OF CRAP WHILE TURNING. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STRUT & SPRING ASSEMBLY AND SWAY BARS IN THE FRONT, AS WELL AS THE REAR SHOCKS. NOW ITS GETTING HARD TO TURN AND APPEARS TO BE THE POWER STEERING OR A STEERING SHAFT ISSUE. ALSO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ON AFTER THE FUSE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL BLEW, REPLACED FUSE AND STILL REMAINS ON. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND NOW FEEL ITS A DEATH TRAP, THERE APPEARS TO BE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND NO RECALLS. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF IT WAS YOUR CHILD DRIVING IT, OR YOURSELF FOR THAT MATTER. YOU REALLY NEED TO GET IT TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING!!! *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 7, 201339,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL SHIFTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 7, 201354,000 milesOH

I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT EVEN TOUCHED. WHEN I DO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6'S, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR PROBLEM. PERHAPS SOME OF THESE BAD WIRING CONNECTORS WERE USED IN THE 2007 CARS. I CONTACTED GM AND GOT THE "PARTY LINE" "SORRY BUT YOUR YEAR 2007 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL" EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALLED 2005'S AND 2006'S. WILL IT TAKE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE?????????? *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 1, 2013124,000 milesFL

STEERING MAKES NOISE WHEN TURNING. VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. PULLS TO LEFT AND DIFFICULT TO REGAIN CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NO WARNING LIGHTS. EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 27, 201383,000 milesGA

SOMEONE STOPPED ME IN TRAFFIC TO LET ME KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON EVEN THOUGH I WAS ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THROUGH NUMEROUS REPAIR AND CONTINUES TO BE ON DURING THE ENTIRE RIDE. ALSO, IT IS REALLY HARD SOMETIMES TO GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO ANOTHER SELECTION. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 1,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRSBUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 27, 201340,000 milesME

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON EVEN WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND AROUND THE SAME TIME, NOT REALIZING THEY MIGHT BE CONNECTED, DIFFICULTY SHIFTING CAR OUT OF PARK. HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET REPAIRED AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

Steering
Filed Sep 25, 201370,096 milesCA

LOUD CONSTANT CLUNKING NOISE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT OR RIGHT NO MATTER WHAT,AFTER TURNING IGNITION OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE BACK IN GARAGE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THESE CARS THEY ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING POWER STEERING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ALSO THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IN NUMEROUS AUTO CRASHES BECAUSE OF THIS! THIS VEHICLE ALSO ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WHATSOEVER,WHY IS THAT?BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE AT GM DROPPED THE BALL!!! I AM IN THE MILITARY AND I AM BY NO MEANS FINANCIALLY ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DUMP MONIES ON A VEHICLE THAT GM SHOULD REPAIR AT NO COSTS THAT HAS SAFETY ISSUES!!! *JS

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed Sep 25, 2013OH

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKES THEN THEY GO OUT. *JS

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Sep 24, 2013MI

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE INDEPENDENTLY. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY TEEN DAUGHTER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JS

Electrical System
Filed Sep 19, 201375,000 milesFL

BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS APPEAR ON WHEN DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE SHOWS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON IT EFFECTS MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AND CLOSE CALLS OF BEING HIT BECAUSE WHEN I AM ACTUALLY BRAKING, IT SHOWS I AM NOT SO VEHICLES BEHIND ME DO NOT KNOW I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 19, 2013105,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN

Exterior Lighting
Filed Sep 16, 2013108,900 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,934. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 14, 201380,000 milesWA

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 GT DO NOT OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD MOST OF THE TIME. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED, THEN WHEN I DO BRAKE THE LIGHTS TURN OFF(SOMETIMES THEY WILL FLASH AND COME BACK ON). THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH CARS SWERVING OUT OF THE LANE BEHIND ME MORE THAN ONCE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. ALSO, THIS BEING A SMALLER ISSUE, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE I AM DRIVING I CANNOT ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL OR IF IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFF WHEN THEY COME ON THEY DISENGAGE IT. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 14, 201370,000 milesOH

MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GOING OFF WHEN IT IS. I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH STILL NOT WORKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WHEEL SHAKES A LITTLE BIT AND THE CAR LIKES TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. AFTER READING A FEW OF THESE REVIEWS AND NOTICING THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS. IM AFRAID THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE IN TIME UNTIL IT IS TO LATE FOR SOMEONE. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 13, 201368,000 milesIL

OUR 2007 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. ONCE THE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE LIGHTS GO OFF. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTING SWITCH ONCE. THE SHOP HAS TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE BEHIND US LOCK UP THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID REAR RENDING US BECAUSE THEY AREN'T AWARE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY ON THE BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE FOLLOWING US. *TR

Power TrainCrash
Filed Sep 13, 201380,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWENTY TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS REFERRED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 12, 201352,000 milesNE

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE GETTING STUCK ON. THE ISSUE HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. NOW EACH TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE GETTING STUCK ON. WHEN I TAP THE BREAK, THE LIGHTS TURN OFF ALL TOGETHER. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS REPAIRED SINCE I CAN BE TICKETED FOR THIS, AND/OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH? THE ISSUE ALSO CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL TO REFUSE TO ENGAGE. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 11, 201383,000 milesPA

I WAS TOLD BY A PERSON FOLLOWING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED, THEN WHEN I ACTUALLY APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ALSO, TO START CRUISE CONTROL I MUST TAP MY BRAKE BEFORE IT WILL ENGAGE. THEN, AFTER IT IS ENGAGED, IT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF WITHIN 15-30 SECONDS. *TR

Steering
Filed Sep 8, 201345,000 milesNY

WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT'S TURNED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND THEN SHUTS OFF AFTER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED (FOR EXAMPLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT) THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE THEN BACK ON AGAIN AFTER DRIVING OFF. IN ADDITION I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE PART OF GM REGARDING THE REMOTE START WHICH WAS INSTALLED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE REMOTE START HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE AND I HAVE GONE BACK NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THEM TO FIX IT, TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR STARTS, THEN SHUTS OFF. AFTER THE KEY IS APPLIED TO START THE CAR, WHICH IT DOES, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. IF THE CAR IS STARTED WITHOUT THE REMOTE START THE GRINDING NOISE IS NOT THERE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 6, 2013MO

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY ARE TYPICALLY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND TURN OFF WHEN IT IS. SOMETIMES IF I'M PARKED, AND I PUSH REALLY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY WILL COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN I LET UP (AS THEY SHOULD). HOWEVER, AFTER SOME TIME, THEY REVERT BACK TO WORKING OPPOSITE FROM HOW THEY SHOULD. I'VE HAD THE CAR SINCE 2008 AND DISCOVERED THIS ABOUT 2 YEARS AFTER I HAD IT WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME. AT THE TIME, I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR EARLIER MODELS OF THIS CAR, BUT THERE WAS/IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME FOR MORE RECENT MODELS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY HAD THE PROBLEM OF THE CAR BEING DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I'VE FOUND THAT IF THIS HAPPENS, I CAN SHIFT WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 5, 2013105,000 milesNJ

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED THE LIGHTS GO OFF.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS IN ONE TRIP HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT CAR TO STS AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND IT STILL DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE. I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ALL. *JB

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Sep 5, 2013105,500 milesVA

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD AND GO DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED. HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK. IF BAKING AND TURNING ESC LIGHT (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) COMES ON. *JB

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 3, 2013MI

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL CONSTANTLY STAY ON. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. I SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G6'S FOR THIS TIME FRAME BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THERE. IS THERE A WAY I CAN GET IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL? *JB

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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