FIRST IT BEGIN WITH A CLUNKING SOUND AS I TURN MY CAR TO THE RIGHT. THEN IT BEGIN WITH MY SIGNAL LIGHT BEING DEFECTED TO WHERE IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF WITH TURNING, AND THEN NOW IT POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY THE WORD POWER STEERING, WHERE THEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SPEED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULTLY TO MANAGE DRIVING, TURNING, AND SWITCHING LANES. *TR
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 →
WE BOUGHT THIS CONVERTIBLE PONTIAC 2007 G6 ALMOST A YEAR AGO & HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TOP NOT WORKING. IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON 5 TIMES SINCE WE'VE HAD IT & RIGHT NOW STILL NOT WORKING. IF YOU TRY TO PUT IT DOWN IT WILL GET STUCK IN MID-AIR & MAY SET THERE FOR 12 HOURS BEFORE IT GOES DOWN & IT WILL SAY TOP IS NOT SECURE SO YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT LIKE THAT. PLACE WHERE WE GOT IT HAD IT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO & SAID THEY'RE WAITING FOR A PART THAT IS ORDERED BUT WE TALKED TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING & THEY SAID THAT PART IS NO LONGER BEING MADE & THEY TOLD THE GUY WE THE CAR FROM IF HE COULD FIND THE PART & THEY START FIXING IT & SOMETHING ELSE IS WRONG THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIX THIS CAR. SO BASICALLY WE HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR NOW - HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO USE THE TOP - MY HUSBAND HAS MISSED WORK BECAUSE THE TOP WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED HE'D TRY TO PUT IT DOWN & IT GETS STUCK IN MID-AIR & YOU CAN'T PUT IT DOWN WHEN IT DOES THAT IT SETS FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS BEFORE IT WILL CLOSE ON IT'S OWN. WE CAN'T DRIVE IT WHEN IS SAYS TOP IS NOT SECURE BECAUSE IT MAY BLOW OFF & THEN SOMETIMES THE TRUNK GETS STUCK & YOU CAN'T OPEN THAT AND GET ANYTHING OUR OF IT. I AM JUST AT A LOSS HERE WE'RE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE & IF YOU DO LUCK OUT AND GET THE TOP DOWN AFTER IT'S BEEN WORKED ON YOU JUST HAVE TO PRAY THAT IT GOES BACK UP SECURELY. AND HOW CAN THEY STOP MAKING A PART FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY A 2007 & CONVERTIBLE TOP. WE ARE JUST FRUSTRATED WITH THIS WHOLE S
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED OR WHEN BEING DRIVEN. AS THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,947. *TR
MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS 2007 PONTIAC G6 GTP ON A HIGHWAY (55 MPH SPEED LIMIT) AND SUDDENLY THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AND STARTED SHAKING. IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND HE FINALLY GOT TO OUR HOMETOWN.... THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN, AND WENT DOWN TO 10 MPH BEFORE HE FINALLY COASTED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY. HE COULD NOT GET IT UP TO SPEED AT ALL AND HAD TO GO AS FAST AS THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ALLOW HIM IN ORDER TO GET HOME AND GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM - A BROKEN 3,5,R CLUTCH WAVE PLATE - HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED VIA GM SERVICE BULLETIN 09-07-30-012 AND I AM GETTING THE RUNAROUND FROM GM ON THEM FIXING IT, ALL BECAUSE IT'S OVER 100,000 MILES. HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH HE WAS ON JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT), HE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED OR EVEN KILLED FROM THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED SINCE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE INTERSTATE IN IOWA IS 70 MPH). THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN, YET GM WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT SINCE THE COST TO REPAIR IS PHENOMENAL. GM NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAULTY CLUTCH WAVE PLATE, WHICH IS ALSO A PROBLEM IN ACADIAS, BUICK ENCLAVES AND SATURN OUTLOOKS FROM 2007 - 2009. I'M SURE THIS REPAIR WILL BE VERY COSTLY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY - MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD HE NOT BEEN WHERE HE WAS WHEN IT BROKE. *TR
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS REPEATING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING ISSUES.(REVERSE OF NORMAL FUNCTIONING). FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS (2011) THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON/ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND ACTUALLY STOP ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY IN WARM AND COLD WEATHER, RAINY AND DRY WEATHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN COLUMBUS OH AND HAD THE ISSUE REPAIRED COSTING $100 WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 9-12 MONTHS (2012). THE ISSUE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE DEALERSHIPS REPAIR WARRANTY OF 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS (JAN - JUNE 2013) IN ADDITION, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL, AS WELL AS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR FOR AS MUCH AS UP TO 30 MINS, LEAVING ME STUCK AND STRANDED, ALSO WHEN APPLYING MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S NO PADDING OR LIKE THERE'S AIR IN THE LINE, AS WELL AS A VIBRATION . I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS AS I COULD BE VERY EASILY BE REAR ENDED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLES RUNNING UP CLOSELY BEHIND ME AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION I WAS SLOWING. NOT ONLY HAVE I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, BUT A HANDFUL OF TIMES I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER 2007 G6 ON LOCAL ROADWAYS WITH ILLUMINATING BRAKE LIGHTS D
ON APRIL 29, 2013 MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH OUR 2007 PONTIAC G6. HE HIT THE REAR END OF A TRUCK, HEAD ON, GOING 80 MPH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOT ONE. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED OUT. THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO OUR VEHICLE AND IMPACT OF THE COLLISION SHOULD HAVE SENT EVERY AIRBAG IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR OFF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
I WAS PULLED OVER BY GOOD SAMARITANS TO LET ME KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING BUT COMPLETELY OFF WHEN IN USE. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET THIS IS HIGHLY COMMON IN THESE CARS. I FOUND A FIX ONLINE UNTIL I WAS PULLED OVER AGAIN BY GOOD SAMARITANS. I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF THEY ARE WORKING OR NOT UNLESS MY FATHER DOES A BRAKE CHECK SOME DAYS THEY WORK SOME DAYS THEY DON'T. THIS TO ME IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS FOR CONSUMERS THAT DON'T REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A PREGNANT WOMEN TO GET REAR ENDED OR FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR
THE WIRING HARNESS THAT THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY CONNECTS TO IS ERODING AND CAUSES THE HEADLIGHT TO GO ON AND OFF AND MY LOW BEAM LIGHT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I CLEANED THE WIRING HARNESS AND PUT ELECTRICAL GREASE FOR THE CONNECTION TO CONNECT BETTER IT STARTED TO WORK BUT THEN STARTED TURNING OFF AGAIN AND THE CABLE THAT IS THE POWER TO THE LOW BEAM SEEMS TO BE BURNING UP. *TR
MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITH OUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH 4 TIMES ALREADY. WITH ONE OF THEM BEING TODAY. ON MY WAY HOME TONIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. SO IF I HAD TO STOP QUICK THE CAR BEHIND ME MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT I'M STOPPING AND HIT ME. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? *TR
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS REPEATING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING ISSUES. FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND ACTUALLY STOP ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY IN WARM AND COLD WEATHER, RAINY AND DRY WEATHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN CINCINNATI, OH AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT ITSELF AND THEREFORE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLES ISSUE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOT ONLY HAVE I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BUT A HANDFUL OF TIMES I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER 2007 G6 ON LOCAL ROADWAYS WITH ILLUMINATING BRAKE LIGHTS DURING ACCELERATION. AGAIN I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND HOPE THAT WITH YOUR HELP GM WILL RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AND ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ME AS A OWNER THE STEPS TO ENSURE SAFETY. THANK YOU *TR
DRIVING ON THEHIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITHOUTH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITRCH, FUSES, ADDED DIEELECTRIC GREASE TO THE NODES, REMOVED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED TEMPORARILY AND THEN START AGAIN. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO MODELS NEWER THAN 2005. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. GM NEED TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING. THEN STEERING WHEEL ACTED AS IF IT WOULD LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE CONTINUES THIS BEHAVIOR, ALSO STEERING WILL JERK LEFT THEN WILL JERK RIGHT. AT ONE POINT IN THE LAST MONTH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY, BUT THEN WENT OUT. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO PERFORM POORLY WITH STEERING. VERY DISTURBING TO TRY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND NOW TEND TO STAY OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH IT ALTOGETHER. 2006 AND 2008 MODELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP WHILE TRAVELING 80. THE DRIVER AND CRASHED INTO A METAL CULVERT. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED UNTIL CRASHING INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED AND BECAME DISENGAGED FROM AROUND THE DRIVER. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND SUSTAINED TWO FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, BROKEN BONES IN THE LEFT LEG, A HEAD CONCUSSION AND OTHER HEAD INJURIES, CHEST CONTUSIONS, BACK CONTUSIONS AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
I WAS TURNING OFF A HIGHWAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN ALMOST TURNED INTO CAR IN NEXT LANE TRYING TO TURN. CAR CONSTANTLY HAS POWER STEERING GOING OUT. ALSO POPPING TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE OR DRIVE WAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR. IS GM GOING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
ONE DAY, WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHTS SHINE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED AND HAVE HAD DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT ON CONDUCTORS. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW IS BACK TO ACTING UP. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER POSTS AND BLOGS ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM AND THE NHTSA HAVE NOT DONE SOMETHING FOR MODELS NEWER THAN THE 2005 G6. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SYSTEM. I WANT THESE PROBLEMS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR
I WAS DRIVING MY 07 PONTIAC G6 INTO WALMART PARKING LOT. I WENT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY POWERING STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. ALSO, STARTING IN FEB. MY WIPERS HAVE GONE OUT ON ME TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN A SNOW STORM AND THIS LAST TIME IN A BAD RAIN STORM. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A RECALL THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON PONTIAC G6 2007. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN IT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON THAT SHOWS THAT CRUISE CONTROL IS READY TO BE ON BUT IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. WHILE I DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT WHEN I GO TO STOP, THEY TURN OFF. *TR
ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AT AROUND 2:35 AM, ON A RURAL ROAD. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO MISS A DEER, AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL PERFORMED AS DESIGNED ON THE INITIAL SWERVE. WHEN THE DRIVER BEGAN TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL OFF SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE ESC OFF DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO, AND A WARNING CHIME WAS HEARD. DUE TO THE SYSTEM TURNING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY FOR AN UNAPPARENT REASON, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A MID-BACK INJURY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT STATED ABOVE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING, WITH THE SERVICE TCS MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE TCS OFF INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.. THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO BEHAVE AS IF THE TCS WAS LIMITING WHEEL SPIN INCLUDING: REDUCING ENGINE POWER AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TURNED OFF FOR TEN SECONDS AND THEN RESTARTED, THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE THE TCS OFF LIGHT, AND THE SERVICE TCS MESSAGE WOULD NOT BE DISPLAYED. WHEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT, AFTER LOOKING AT THE COMPONENTS FOR THE TCS SYSTEM, THE COMPONENTS DID NOT SHOW ANY ISSUES THAT WOULD MAKE THE TCS MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN APRIL 2012 WITH NO KNOWN ISSUES. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL TIME, THEN THEY GO OFF. CANT EVEN DRIVE IT FOR THE PAST WEEK NOW BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON HAVE TAKEN IT INTO SHOP INCLUDING WHERE WE BOUGHT IT ,THEY DONT HAVE ANY IDEA WHATS WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS BECOME A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND VERY FRUSTRATING, WE ARE AT A STAND STILL WITH THIS. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, APPEAR TO BE ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED AND NOT ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THEY APPEAR TO BE WORKING OPPOSITE THAN INTENDED. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES INTERMITTENTLY AND CANNOT BE RESET UNTIL AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR BOTH HEADLAMPS BECAUSE THE CONNECTORS OVERHEATED AND CAUSED HEADLAMPS TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LIGHT MAY CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND WILL MOST CERTAINLY CAUSE ME TO FAIL THE STATE INSPECTION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A FURTHER RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED OTHER THAN THE 2005 MODELS. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS ACROSS THE ENTIRE PRODUCT LINE OF G6'S. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V146000 (AIR BAGS) BUT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH SIXTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,700. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
2007 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY WHETHER THE PETAL IS PUSHED OR NOT. *TR
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY G6 ARE OPERATING IN REVERSE. WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON BUT WHEN I COME TO A STOP, THEY GO OFF. THE ISSUE OCCURS SPORADICALLY. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL GO OFF FOR NO REASON AND SOMETIMES IT REFUSES TO SET. WHEN I CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR TO TELL THEM OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM, THE GUY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME HE WASN'T AT ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS A LAST RESORT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12-16-13 *BF UPDATED 12/18/13
2007 PONTIAC G6, FOLLOWED WIFE HOME NOTICED THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WHERE ALWAYS ON EXCEPT WHEN SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THEY APPEAR TO BE THE OPPOSITE WAY THEY SHOULD BE..VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH REQUIRED FORCE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE REAR BRAKES WERE RECALIBRATED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR UPDATED 09/25/13*LJ UPDATED 09/27/2013 *JS
BRAKES LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN FOOT OFF PEDAL; BRAKES LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL. NOTICED ISSUE WHEN FIRST PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE. 2 YEAS LATER ISSUE HAS RETURNED. I HAVE APPLIED DIELECTRIC GEL TO BODY CONTROL MODULE PINS AND IT APPEARS TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. *TR
THE SERVICE ESC LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED ALONG WITH DISABLING THE STABILITY TRACK, AND CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
THE CAR CAN NOT PASS NYS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SENSORS THERE ARE HUNDRED OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS ,MY WARRANTY ON CAR DOES NOT COVER IT I HAVE SPOKE TO GM AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO MAKE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU TO GET A RECALL I HOPING YOU CAN REALLY HELP BECAUSE I HAVE A CAR THAT I OWN JUST A YEAR AND HAVE TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR 4 MORE YEARS ,THAT I CAN NOT USE OR AFFORD TO FIX ,AND IF PONTIAC HAS MADE RECALLS ON OTHER CARS FOR THIS. *TR
APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY. AFTER CAR WOULD BE SHUT OFF THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER I RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. DID NOT THINK TO MUCH OF IT DUE TO IT BEING WINTER AND THOUGHT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CAUSING IT. SINCE THE WEATHER HAS CLEARED I NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CRUISE ON ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE WOULD SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT GET IT TO GO BACK ON, AND AGAIN THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON UNTIL I SHUT OFF MY CAR. COULD NOT USE MY CRUISE AT ALL. IT WASN'T TILL RECENTLY THAT SOMEONE ON THE ROAD FLAGGED ME DOWN AND SAID THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I BRAKE THEY WENT OUT. NOT GOOD. TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HAD THAT REPLACED BUT DID NOT EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY. NEXT DAY THE ENTIRE PROCESS STARTED OVER AND I AM STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON WHEN I AM DEPRESSING THE GAS AND GOING OUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! ASAP THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I ALSO READ THAT THE BCM HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME BUT ALSO NEED TO BE RE CALIBRATED AFTER THE PART IT REPLACED. I AM GOING TO TRY THIS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, DON'T REALLY LIKE DRIVING MY CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS SOMETHING WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS START HAPPENING. *TR
I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT, IT ALMOST ALWAYS STARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT, NOTICE FUEL DRIPPING FROM FUEL PUMP/TANK/LINE JUST IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE, I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS, NV A HOT WEATHER STATE, LOOKED ONLINE FOUND A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN HOT WEATHER STATES WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $984 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD ADDRESS IT, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR A NOTIFICATION CAME UP ON THE RADIO DISPLAY SAYING "POWER STEERING" AND A SOUND WENT OFF AS WELL. THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITING A FEW SECONDS, AND RESTARTED AND THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. NOW WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE ON ITS OWN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT SINCE IT STARTED. *TR
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON WHEN I DIDN'T USE MY BRAKES AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. EARLIER TODAY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE BACK END BECAUSE OF THIS. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PONTIAC G6 SWITCHED. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR
THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 COME ON WHENEVER THEY WANT BUT NOT WHEN NEEDED (IE. WHEN BRAKING). ALSO MY LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM WAS INOP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED OR WHEN BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FUEL TANK AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE FUEL LINE BEING FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND HAVE SINCE HAD NOTHING BUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAD THE WIRING HOUSING FOR MY HEADLIGHT REPLACED AND STILL HAVE ISSUES. MY BRAKE LIGHTS? WHERE DO I START? I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK RIGHT. THEY WORK IN REVERSE MOST OF THE TIME. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND WHEN I STOP THEY TURN OFF, OR THEY JUST GO ON AND OFF AT WILL. *TR
MY CAR STARTED TO BE SLOW TO TURN ON AND WOULD CRANK. AT THE SAME TIME I WOULD NOTICE A SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE SMELL OF THE RAW GASOLINE WAS VERY APPARENT WHEN THE CAR WOULD SIT IN MY GARAGE. THE SLOW STARTING OF THE CAR BECAME WORSE AND WORSE. I READ ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH A RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G5 MODEL FUEL PUMPS. I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE SHOP AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP CAUSING LEAKING OF GASOLINE. THIS IS VERY ALARMING AS IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. THE COST TO FIX WAS APPROXIMATELY $1100.00. *TR
VEHICLE HAS STARTED HAVING POPPING NOISES IN STEERING DURING LOW SPEED TURNS LEFT AND RIGHT. YOU CAN FEEL AND HEAR THE POPPING SOUNDS AS YOU TURN. POPPING NOISE SEEMS TO BE GETTING LOUDER. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE PRESSING GAS...WHEN PRESSING BRAKE THEY SHUT OFF. WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING YOU HAVE TO PRESS REAL HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS DOESN'T WARN OTHER DRIVERS WHEN STOPPING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED YET WHAT I HAVE READ BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE YOU DO HAVE A ACCIDENT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS NOT GET RECALLED AND KILL SOMEONE OVER A SIMPLE FIX. *TR
AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT:HIT A DOG AT 55 MPH, DAMAGE OVER $2,000, MY SEAT BELT LOCKED UP RIPPED MY COAT AND BRUISED RIBS, BROKE THE SEAT BELT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SMELL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING FILLED THE CAR. THE AIR BAG SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT GM DEALER THAT DID THE AUTO BODY REPAIR SAID AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY AT THAT SPEED WHEN YOU HIT AN ANIMAL, AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO SERVICE IT. INSTEAD THEY DISABLED THE LIGHT. *TR
HAD CAR PARKED AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED IT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON. AFFECTS MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL. HAPPENS IN THE DAYTIME AS WELL AS NIGHT. SPORADIC. WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN IN MOTION AND TURN OFF WHEN STOPPED. WORRIED I MIGHT GET IN AN ACCIDENT OR GET PULLED OVER. *TR
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2009. I FIRST NOTICED IT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED. THE CRUISE WOULD ALWAYS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. I NOTICED THEN THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON. NOW THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THEY DON'T TURN OFF UNLESS CAR IS OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SAY ITS ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AND SOMETIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT IT WILL BE OFF. ALSO WITH THIS THE SEATBELT ALARM WILL DING AND DING UNTIL I BUCKLE IN MY INVISIBLE PERSON. IT ISN'T ALL THE TIME BUT IT WORRIES ME BECAUSE HAVING A FAULTY AIR BAG IS NOT COOL. I'VE CONTACTED GM BECAUSE I SAW THAT THESE THINGS WERE ON RECALL BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN ISN'T RECALLED EVEN THOUGH ITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CONTACT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE ON THERE OWN WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). AFTER THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. ..UPDATED 03/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE TO BE TICKETED. UPDATED 05/09/2013 *JS
WHILE DRIVING A "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE WILL COME ACROSS AT INTERMITTENT TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS SOMETHING(CANT REMEMBER THE EXACT PART) WITH THE STEERING COLUMN THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THIS PART YET. I'M HOPING THAT THEY DO A RECALL ON THE PART LIKE THEY HAVE FOR OTHER VINS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING WHEN I TURN EITHER DIRECTION IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. *TR
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