ESP IS FAILING. STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AND JERKING AT ALL SPEEDS AND AT IDLE. CAUSES VEHICLE TO VEER IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
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 →
ELECTRICAL ASSIST POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK MULTIPLE TIMES. GM SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING STILL. HAPPENS WHILE GOING STRAIGHT AND ALSO WHILE TURNING ON ANY TYPE OF ROAD.
I HAVE AN 07 PONTIAC G6 WITH 137000 MILES, WITH LITTLE WARNING MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT AND TURN MY CAR OFF/ON AND IT WAS FINE. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABT 30 MINUTES LATER. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT SAID THAT SOME RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE DUE TO THIS ISSUE BUT USING MY VIN NUMBER MY CAR IS NOT ELLIGABLE. I'M AT A LOSS, WHAT DO I DO NOW?
CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTINGLY. TODAY, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT GO OFF WHEN BRAK PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I HAD TO REPEATEDLY STOMP ON THE PEDAL UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OFF. VEHICLE WAS ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, AS I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT.
MY POWER STEERING SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD AND IT IS SO TUFF TO TURN EITHER WAY CAN YOU REPLACE IT PLEASE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED KING CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AT 303-776-2650 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,738.
POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHEN STARTING CAR. MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON READOUT SAYING POWER STEERING. I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. INCREASING IN FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCES. I SEE OTHER RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE BUT STATES THIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT AMONG THE RECALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, ONE YEAR LATER, THE POWER ASSISTANCE PUMP FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (LORENZO BUICK GMC, 8447 NW 12TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33126) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 117,000.
MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT. IT WORKS BUT GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A LITTLE BIT. OR DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. RESTARTING THE CAR IS A TEMPORARY FIX. THE WHEEL ALSO JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN STILL. I SEE THIS IS RECALLED FOR A 07 PONTIAC G6 BUT NOT FOR MY VIN.
AT 67,000 MILES DURING OIL CHANGE, ATTENDANT NOTICED GAS SMELL AND FOUND FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HOSE COMING OUT OF GAS TANK TO BE CRACKED AND FUEL RUNNING DOWN FUEL TANK NEXT TO MUFFLER PIPE. DANGEROUS. REMOVED FUEL TANK AND UPON INSPECTION CONFIRMED PROBLEM. HAD FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT COST OF OVER $800 DOLLARS. OUTRAGEOUS.
WHITH ENTINE RUNNING: AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE RADIO SCREEN ILLUMINATED INTERMITENTLY. IT CONTINUED TO DO SO FOR SOME TIME. AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, IT ILLUMINATES ALMOST ALL THE TIME. NOTICED THAT ON SOME HOT DAYS OVER 105 DEGREES, THE LIGHT GOES OFF. CURRENTLY, ON CONSTANTLY. PHONED DEALERS AND ESTIMATES EXCEED $800 WITHOUT INSPECTION. OUTRAGEOUS. VEHICLE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THE STEERING ON THE G6 IS HARD AND OFTEN INCAPACITATED. MAKE LOUD NOISES AND EVEN THOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAS BEEN FLUSHED, REPLACED, AND REFILLED IT IS STILL HAPPENING. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTERS DRIVE THIS CAR AND IT IS UNSAFE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY VIA A RECALL NOTICE!
SAFETY ISSUE. STEERING EXTREMELY INCAPACITATED AND LEAKING FLUID. HAPPENED AFTER BEING STATIONARY OVERNIGHT. FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED SLIGHTLY WHILE PARKED OVERNIGHT.
FEBRUARY 2017 I WAS DRIVING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON & IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN UNTIL 11/13/17. I WAS DRIVING & MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED GREENWOOD CHEVROLET HUBBARD TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RECALLS & I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME & THE RECALLS THAT WERE ISSUED I WAS SERVICED FOR. 11/13/17 WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I CALLED TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALLS FOR MY CAR. I CALL OFTEN WHEN I SEE OTHER GM CARS HAVE RECALLS. I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT A RECALL & I WAS GIVEN THE SAME INFORMATION THAT GREENWOOD GAVE. I TOOK MY CAR TO FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE ON 11/15/17 & THEY MADE ME AWARE OF RECALL # 15356. THEY FOUND THE RECALL INFORMATION WHEN THEY RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP & LET THE RECALL FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND GM I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED ON MARCH 12, 2017. I NEVER RECEIVED AND TYPE OF CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT THE RECALL. WHAT IF I GET IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND HARM SOMEONE ELSE OR MYSELF. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX A FAULTY PART THAT THEY INSTALLED INTO THEIR PRODUCT. I ALSO KEEP GETTING A CHECK AIR BAG SIGNAL ON MY CAR EVERY SO OFTEN. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY STATED THAT I WOULD'VE HAD TO CALL IF I WAS HAVING THE PROBLEM THEN THEY WOULD'VE HONORED THE RECALL. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP HOW CAN I
FUEL LEAK SEEPAGE FROM TOP OF TANK/FUEL PUMP
I WAS DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6 THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND 30-35 MPH COMING DOWN A HILL THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE RAPIDLY WHERE I COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THEN IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND HITS A PARK VAN. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND I GET SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE REASONING OF THE CRASH BUT SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING COMPONENTS.
THE POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO FAIL AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ALL LOSS OF POWER STEERING UNTIL THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THIS RECALL IS LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. WHEN I RETURNED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE THIS RECALL WAS RELEASED IN FEBRUARY 2016, WHICH WASN'T EVEN TRUE BASED OFF THE WEBSITE, THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST, AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE OVER 1000 DOLLARS, AND ADDITIONAL 200 DOLLARS FOR THE TECHNICIAN CHECKING MY VEHICLE.
MY CAR WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MY PARENTS WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL OF THE SHIFT CABLE. SINCE THE REPAIR OF THE SHIFT CABLE IT HAS BROKEN TWO MORE TIMES. ONCE WHILE IN MOTION TO PARK IN A DRIVEWAY WHERE MY HUSBAND ALMOST DROVE INTO THE GARAGE, THE OTHER TIME IT BROKE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF LATER WHILE I WAS PARKING IT IN A PARKING LOT THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. THE CAR NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART UNTIL IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY CORRECTED BY THE DEALER. IM AFRAID ITS GOING TO BREAK WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WONT BE ABLE TO STOP OR CONTROL THE CAR. WHEN THE SHIFT CABLE BROKE I COULD PUT THE CAR IN ANY POSITION THE SHIFTER JUST KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. IF MY HUSBAND DIDN'T HAVE THE CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY BREAK HE WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE.I HAVE A PHOT OF THE BROKEN PART AND NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS TWICE SINCE THEY REPAIRED THE PART PRIOR TO IT BREAKING.
SHUDDER AT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING SEIZED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE WIRING AND THE FUSES; HOWEVER, WHEN THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
THE STEERING IN MY CAR STARTED TOSSING ME FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A SHOP 1 MILE AWAY ONLY TO FIND OUT THE SENSOR KIT AND MODULE KIT (STEERING ASSIST) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PONTIAC HAD A RECALL ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE HAS BEEN 404 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS EXACT REASON. THIS COULD END UP COSTING SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. WHEN SPEAKING WITH PONTIAC HE STATED MY CAR WAS NOT A PROBLEM??? I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HIM FOR AN HOUR TRYING TO STRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUE AND HE JUST CONTINUED TO ARGUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 96000 MILES ON IT, HE ALSO STATED HAD I A VIN NUMBER THAT FELL INTO THEIR "MAGICAL" NUMBERS AND THE DEADLINE FOR THE CORRECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN MAY 31 BUT THE ISSUE HAPPENED JUNE 1ST THEY WOULD NOT HAVE FIXED IT. PONTIAC KNOWS THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE, THEY CHOOSE TO "PICK AND CHOOSE" WHICH VEHICLE THEY WILL FIX. I ALSO TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO HIM I KNOW HOW A MANUFACTURER WORKS SO THEIR "REASONS AND EXPLANATION" WAS NOT CORRECT. I STATED TO HIM: THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM OR THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY KIND OF A RECALL. I ALSO ASK HIM "WHAT IF SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED?" HE STATED "THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THEIR VEHICLE" NICE COMMENT FOR A BIG MANUFACTURER TO MAKE TO SOMEONE WHO IS LETTING THEM KNOW THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. EVERYONE NEEDS TO PUT IN THESE COMPLAINTS TO STOP THE BIG MANUFACTURERS FROM DOING THIS.
I STARTED MY CAR ON A COOL MORNING (60+ DEGREES) FROM PARKING OVERNIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO THE HIGHWAY. I HAS TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND STEERED RIGHT WITHOUT ACTUALLY PROCEEDING, WAITING FOR A VEHICLE TO PASS. THE MOMENT I STARTED TO PROCEED, MY STEERING LOCKED AND A SIGN CAME UP INDICATING POWER STEERING. I HAD TO USE ALL MY POWER TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE, WITH MORE VEHICLES PILING UP BEHIND ME. I WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN AT THE LIGHT BUT PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN UNTIL A GOT TO A STORE PARKING LOT THAT DID NOT REQUIRE A SHARP TURN TO GET MY CAR INTO. I EVENTUALLY PARKED AND CALLED FOR HELP. BUT THEN WHEN I DECIDED TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT WAS NORMAL. THAT IS WHEN I CHECKED AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE RECALLS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO AND AFTER MY MODEL YEAR.
WATER PUMP - CONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT OF WATER PUMP ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 2-1/2 YEARS (AFTER ORIGINAL HAS QUIT WORKING) ALONG WITH THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT. THIS PROCESS IS EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING AND ONEROUS TO COMPLETE WITHIN A TYPICAL 8 HOUR DAY, ALONG WITH A FLUID DRAIN, FLUSH AND REPLACEMENT WITH FRESH FLUID. ALSO, CONSTANT REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THOUGH NOT QUITE AS TIME CONSUMING, IS STILL A BURDENSOME ISSUE. ESPECIALLY AS NEITHER THE INDIVIDUAL FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES OR THE WATER PUMP IS INEXPENSIVE. THE 3 FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES - 2 FOR THE FRONT LEFT SINCE APRIL OF 2016 & SOON TO BE 2 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES SINCE MARCH OF 2016 (BOTH OF WHICH LOCKED UP OR "FROZE UP" THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO TURN AT ALL. BOTH INSTANCES OF THE WATER PUMP FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE AND/OR FAILURE HAD THE PROBLEM NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED PROMPTLY. I CAN ILL AFFORD TO CONTINUE REPLACEMENT OF EITHER PART AT CURRENT PRICES EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, NEVER MIND THE INCONVENIENCE AND LOSS OF USUALLY BOTH CLASS TIME AND AVAILABILITY FOR WORK. PROBLEMS BEGAN MARCH 21, 2013 AND CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY, AS I AM STILL ASSESSING HOW TO AFFORD A SECOND MUCH NEEDED HUB ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS, ALONG WITH AT LEAST ANOTHER $500 (MINIMUM) FOR OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE CURRENT MECHANICAL ISSUES AND NEEDS, IS DIFFICULT TO AFFORD. ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL PARTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED AMOUNT ARE MOST DEFINITELY NEC
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON ALL OF THE TIME AFTER STARTING THERE IS AN ODD WHISTLE TYPE NOISE THAT WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT. IT OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING.
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. STILL NOT RIGHT. EVERY TIME I HIT THEM HARD THEY STICK.
THE CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL FUMES INTO THE GARAGE. WE WERE HAVING TO RAISE THE GARAGE DOOR FOR FEAR OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION BECAUSE THE FUMES WERE SO STRONG. THE CAR HAD A VERY HARD TIME STARTING AFTER SITTING SO THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANICS TOLD US THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE CARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE. WHEN THE CONTACT SWITCHED FROM THE REVERSE GEAR TO THE DRIVE GEAR, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. FAGAN AUTOMOTIVE IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,311.
THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING ASSIST AT SPEEDS BELOW 20MPH WITHIN 200 MILES AFTER BEING REPAIRED. ONCE LOST, POWER STEERING ASSIST REMAINS OFF AND IT TAKES BRUTE STRENGTH TO STEER MAKING IT TOTALLY UNSAFE. ALSO, THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT, SO IT SEEMS A PART IN THE POWER STEERING MAY BE DEFECTIVE.
I AM GREATLY IN NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6 HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE. I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY 2016. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, I TRIED TO PUT THE TOP UP . ON ITS WAY TO CLOSING AND LOCKING ITS MECHANISM CAUSED A MALFUNCTION AND BROKE THE PART NUMBER 25887153 AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER @ GM OF VACAVILLE, CA. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME, 'THIS PART IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE', & THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. I HAVE INCURRED $ 1400. IN AUTO RENTAL FEES. I HAVE TALKED WITH MORE THAN 20 PONTIAC DEALERS ALL STATE; "WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM TO SAY - THE PART NO LONGER EXIST AND IS NOT AVAILABLE"THE PARTS MANUFACTURE, KARMANN MADE THE PART FOR GM. THEY MAY HAVE THE PART IN THEIR WAREHOUSE. BUT, ACCORDING TO THEIR EMPLOYEE, GM WILL NOT GIVE THEIR PERMISSION TO SELL IT THE WORST THING IS: I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OVER 25 PARTS DEALERS I CALLED GM AT 1-866-790-5600 EXT. 5914235 AND SPOKE WITH NATALIE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST BUT AFTER NO PROGRESS . A MALE ANSWERED THE PHONE HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS HER SUPERVISOR, HOWEVER REFUTED TO GIVE ME HIS NAME, AND THEN STATED, 'IT'S NOT AVAILABLE, THE PART IS DISCONTINUED, AND PONTIAC DOESN'T EXIST SO GET OVER IT, OR DEAL WITH IT! IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM, IT'S YOURS, AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A WARRANTY CAUSE ITS EXPIRED.' HE SLAMMED THE PHONE DOWN IN MY EAR. PLEASE ASSIST ME TO GET THE PART, OR BUY BACK THE VEHICLE AND RETURN MY INCURRED COSTS OF $13,500.THE "TOP IS NOT SECURE" HAS LEFT NO OPTION BUT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER
CLUNK/KNOCK FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN. STEERING IS NOW ALSO BECOMING TIGHT WHEN MAKING TURNS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BENNETT BUICK GMC (LOCATED AT 651 S OHIO ST, SALINA, KS 67401 (785) 823-6372) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS FAULTY AND WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,967.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE THE VEHICLE WENT OVER A BRIDGE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,488. *BF *JS
2 ISSUES 1ST IS PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BREAKS AND CAN CAUSE EXTREME DAMAGE TO CAR FOUND PIECES IN OIL PAN AND IN TIMING 2ND ISSUE IS STEERING LOCKS UP ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW USUALLY WHEN TURNING IT FEELS LIKE ITS JERKING TO THE OTHER SIDE OR SOMETHING IT FEELS LIKE POWER STEERING IS GONE HEARD A BUNCH OF COMPLAINTS BIT NO RECALL FOR MY VIN CANT IMAGINE GM RIPPING PEOPLE OFF........
TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT CABLE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND SOMETHING BROKE,I THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SHIFT CABLE. ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVN WHEN I DON'T APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. AND ALSO MY STEERING IS HARD TO STEER OCCASIONALLY, WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS WHEN USING ON WINDY ROADS. BOTH IN THE CITY AND MOUNTAINMOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS. I HAD RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALLS WHEN I WAS TROUBLESHOOTING WHY MY TRANNY CABLE BROKE THE OTHER DAY. THE TRANSMISION FAILED JUST RECENTLY, THE OTHER SYMPTOMS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 0 TO 40 DAY AGO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES WHO HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT FURTHER TESTING WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
ATER I START MY VECHICLE AND FASTEN MY SEAT BELT. TH THE AIRBAG NOTICE COMES ON EVEN IF I AM THE ONLY PASSENGER. I ALSO A KIND OF STIFFNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE POWER STEERING FLUID IS FINE.
PONTIAC G6 FUEL LEAKING AND HARD TO START. I THINK THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY GM. IT IS REGISTERED IN NEVADA AND I READ AN ARTICLE THAT GM IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE AND MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THE FUEL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE FOR A LEAKING FUEL SMELL. I THINK IN 2011. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FUEL PUMP LEAK.
TL* THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED JACKSON CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 660 S MAIN ST, MIDDLETON, CT 06457, (860) 316-4063) WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE SOUNDED LIKE THE STEERING SHAFT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
INTERMITTENT ABILITY TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. SYSTEM WOULD RANDOMLY NOT WORK OR DEACTIVATE WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE.
WHILE ACCELERATING, "SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING LIGHTS UP AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY. WARNING MESSAGE USUALLY GOES OFF AFTER A SHORT TIME OR WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMES ON AND OFF WHILE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES OCCUR, I.E. CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS.
FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEW LIQUID WAS ORANGE IN COLOR. WHEN THE FLUID LEAKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE LIQUID WAS STILL ORANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING DISPLAYS, THE BELL WARNING SOUNDS THAT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ISN'T FASTENED WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER PRESENT AND NOTHING ON PASSENGER SEAT, INDICATING A FAULTY PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY BUT IS OCCURRING WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY.
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND WON'T GO OFF. INFORMATION CENTER SAYS CHECK AIRBAG .TELL ME WHAT TO DO
MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING I HAD A HARD TIME STEERING THE CAR TO GET IT BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY I BELIEVE IT MAY BE RELATED TO GM RECALL 14772 SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN A RECALL LETTER
1) POWER STEERING UNIT SEEMS TO BE GOING IN OUT WHILE DRIVING. AFTER IT ACTS UP THERE IS A LOT OF PLAT IN THE STEERING UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SAME YEAR MODEL OF G6'S FOR SAME ISSUE. STARTED LAST SUMMER THEN STOPPED OVER THE WINTER, THEN STARTED AGAIN THIS SPRING. 2) PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR DOESN'T WORK ALL OF THE TIME, OR WILL SHUT OFF WHILE SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. KNOW RECALL ON OTHER MODELS OF SAME YEAR LIKE ABOVE. HAS DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER. THEY TOLD US IT WOULD COST US $$$$ TO FIX IT.
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 WHEN I HEARD ABUT THE RECALL I TYPED MY VIN# INTO THIS WESITE AND IT SHOWED MY CAR WASNT UNDER THIS RECALL , HOWEVER MY POWER STEERING IS DOING THE SAME THING THAT IS LISTED UNDER THE RECALL. WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE THEN OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING IT TIGHTENS UP AND BARELY ALLOWS U TO MAKE TURNS. THIS HAS HAPPEND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AS WELL AS WELL AS CITY STREETS. IM NOT SURE WHY 2006-2009 MODELS ARE UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR BUT APPARENTLY WHLIE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM THE 2007 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I TOOK TO A A GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I CAN $850 TO HAVE FIXED .. CLEARLY I DONT HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY WHEN ITS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES FOR WHY THE G6 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR FURTHER MORE WHY MY MAIN QUESTION IS WHY THE 2007 MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN CLEARLY ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.. NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME ABOUT A RESOLUTION WHICH IS VERY FUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS HAS BEEN GOIN ON FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RUBBER POWER STEERING HOSE MELTED FROM THE HOT EXHAUST AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.
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