TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
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 →
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP. IT WAS OUT, SO I REPLACED THE BULB IN JUNE 2015. TWO MONTHS LATER, IT WAS OUT AGAIN, SO I BOUGHT A NEW BULB, THINKING THE FIRST WAS PURCHASED DEFECTIVE. I REPLACED THE BULB FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER I NOTICED IT WAS OUT AGAIN. THEN BEGAN SUSPECTING ANOTHER PROBLEM. I SEE GM JUST RECALLED SEVERAL ADDITIONAL MAKES AND MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT THE PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT A PART OF ANY OF THE RECALLS. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE G6 IS A PART OF THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL.
WAS A A STOP ON A 2 WAY STREET GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND A SUV HITS US FROM BEHIND AND SEND ME FORWARD WITH MY RIGHT ARM SLAMMING INTO DASHBOARD OF CAR WITH A STRAINED TENDON IN MY SHOULDER SHOULDER. CALLED GM AND THEY STATE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON MY CAR WAS FIXED DURING OUR VISIT FOR ANOTHER RECALL IN JAN 2014 HOWEVER WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT FOR THE SAME ISSUE THEY SAID THEY FIXED!
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I'M JUST SMELLING GAS AND MY CAR ISN'T STARTING ON THE FIRST TURN LIKE BEFORE. AS I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. I ALSO RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL 13036 BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ACTION I NEED TO TAKE. I SEE THE GAS ISSUE IS A BIG CONCERN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000. MA 10/14 THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM COULD BE ELIMINATED IF THE DEALER WOULD COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. UPDATED 01/11/16. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,459.
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 3/27/2015. SHE TBONED ANOTHER CAR TOTALING MY CAR. THE FRONT END WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SHE SUSTAINED A NECK AND HEAD INJURY. NOTHING MAJOR BUT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS. ESIS SAID THEY WILL NOT PERSUE MY CLAIM WITH THEM ANY FURTHER AS I DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH PROOF THAT THEIR PRODUCT IS DEFECTIVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE BUT MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, IT SAYS TRACTION OFF. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING, BREAKS, IT CAUSES FISHTAILING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY! THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT OR GIVE THE OWNERS NEW CARS OR A DISCOUNT ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM HAVING THE TRACTION SENSORS REPLACED COSTING ME $400. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL! I WAS ALSO TOLD IT COULD BE A RECALL BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME $1200 TO CHANGE IT! WHAT DO I DO? ITS NOT MY FAULT IT WAS MADE WITH FAULTY PARTS
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WILL COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE 2011. I BELIEVE THIS HAS A CORRELATION WITH THE BATTERY BECAUSE WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT STARTS TO COME ON EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR, I KNOW THE BATTERY WILL SOON DIE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THREE BATTERIES SINCE OWNING MY CAR (2010). ONCE I GET A NEW BATTERY, THE INDICATOR LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON FOR A WHILE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DISABLED PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL START TO RATTLE WHILE SITTING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. LATER I BEGAN FEELING THE STEERING WHEEL JERK TO THE LEFT. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT IS A STRUGGLE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND BACK TRYING TO KEEP MY CAR IN LINE. IT NOW SWERVES BOTH WAYS AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO STRAIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GM BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE READ ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THESE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AND WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME SORT OF ANSWER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
I WAS PULLING MY CAR OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE GIVEN, JUST TURNED OFF, LEAVING ME HALF WAY PULLED INTO TRAFFIC. HAD TO SHUT THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 27 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO AN AUTO PART STORE FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE ATTENDANT AT THE STORE STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS OFF, CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND SLOW AND BE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE, THIS WAS INTERMITTENT FOR 1 WEEK, THEN THE ABS, AIRBAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON AND OFF, IN ANY ORDER, ONE OR TWO AT A TIME, THEN OFF THEN ANOTHER ONE OFF AND ON. I HAD A RECALL DONE ON THE BCM ISSUE LAST DECEMBER, YET WAS TOLD THIS WAS A SEPARATE ISSUE WITH THE OIL CONTROL CELENOID MODULE AND VERY COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES, WHICH I AM NOW PAYING TO REPAIR. REGARDING THE HEAD LAMPS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE BULBS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF AND COME BACK ON ON EITHER SIDE, I WOULD CHANGE THE BULB AND IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. TODAY I DISCOVERED THIS WAS A "SERVICE BULLETIN" AND AM HAVING IT REPAIRED. HOWEVER, SINCE GM RECOGNIZES THIS IS A PROBLEM AND, HAS MADE NEW PART FOR THE ISSUE, I FEEL THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES COULD HAVE COMPROMISED MY SAFETY AT ANY TIME, WHICH IS WHY I FEEL THEY SHOULD BE REPORTED.
DURING OPERATION ALL SUPPORTING ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED, LEAVING DRIVER UNABLE TO STEER VEHICLE, I NOTE THAT OTHER VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUES DURING THE CLOSE PRODUCTION PERIOD. [XXX] PONTIAC 2007 G6. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER / SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL ALERT COMES ON..I HAVE AN 07 PONTIC G6 THAT KEEPS GIVING ME A "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" MESSAGE, THEN CUTS YOUR POWER AND YOU CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN ABOUT 30 MPH. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS TO HAVE THE POWER GO FROM 70 MPH TO 30, IT KEEPS DOING THAT. I HAVE REPLACED THE GAS PEDDLE ($180) AND IT STILL DOES THAT, SO I AM HAVE THE THRODDLE BODY REPLACED, GOD KNOWS WHAT THAT IS GOING TO COST ME. IS THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS? LIKE I SAID, IT IS VERY DANGEROUR WHEN YOUR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF CARS AND IT DOES THIS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE STEERING RESERVOIR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO A LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,318.
MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT ALUMINATE, OTHER VEHICLES ARE UNAWARE WHEN MY VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED AND SUDDENLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OT RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE DRIVE DOWN THE STREET THE CAR WAS GOING 45 AND JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. UPON TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK TO CONNECT TO START BACK UP . HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A AUTO SHOP AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAID THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS PUMPING GAS TO START UP THE CAR. *TR
I AM THE 2ND OWNER TO A G6 HAVE NOTICED SINCE ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE THAT WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS THERE IS A CLANKING/BANGING NOISE. HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHERS MENTION OF THIS SAME ISSUE. NOW IT SHOWS OBVIOUS RECALL FOR THE U JOINT FOR THIS VEHICLE, YET BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND PONTIAC ARE ONLY SAYING IT IS VIN SPECIFIC WHICH TO ME IS A CROCK OF (YOU FILL IN). THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS YET THEY WANT TO DO NOTHING. GUESS MAJOR ACCIDENTS OR DEATH MUST NEED TO RESULT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIX THE ISSUE. ALSO AT JUST ANY RANDOM TIME THE AIRBAG WARNING WILL JUST POP UP ON MY DASHBOARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS, SO THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON TO THAT JUST RANDOMLY "POPPIGN UP" I WILL BE MAKING FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO BBB AND NATIONAL SAFETY WEBSITE. IF YOU POST A RECALL FOR A VEHICLE, IT IS NOT VIN SPECIFIC AS THEY ARE ALL USING THE SAME PARTS. COME ON GM WE ARE NOT IDIOTS HERE!!!!!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 3/29/2016 *JS UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN
TURNED LEFT GOING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH LOST POWER STEERING. CAR WAS HARD TO TURN AND LUCKILY I DIDN'T GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BRIDGE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER MILE TO GO HOME TURNED LEFT AGAIN AND LOST POWER STEERING MAKING THE CAR HARD TO TURN. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID LEVELS WHICH WERE OK. ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY.(6/23/15) I CALLED PONTIAC TODAY(6/24/15) THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR CONCERNING THE STEERING. I KNOW THERE WAS AN UPDATE IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR CONCERNING PONTIAC G6'S BUT I AM BEING TOLD MY CAR IS NOT IN THAT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED AND FIXED. I AM GOING TO SCHEDULE A DEALER TO LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AS SOON AS I CAN GET IT IN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
THE POWER STEERING LOST POWER WHILE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. STEERING WAS BECAME MANUAL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED ON 6/5/15 AND 6/12/15.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AFTER THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INITIATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CLUNKING AND RATTLING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FOR YEARS, EVEN SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2007 THE POPPING BEGAN,ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS.ITS TO THE POINT NOW THAT MY CAR FEELS LIKE ITS LITERALLY GOING TO FALL APART WITH ALL THE RATTLING AND VIBRATING. GM SUGGESTED I ROTATE TIRES, RESURFACE ROTORS, REPLACE TIE RODS AND STABILIZER BAR CONTROL LINK`. I HAVE PAID FOR ALL OF THIS AT MY MECHANIC AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I HAVE HAD 2 MECHANICS(NON GM) INSIST THAT ITS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE BUT GM REFUSES TO FIX THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEY LUBED THE SHAFT SOME YEARS AGO BUT THAT WAS JUST A BAND AID.I UNDERSTAND THEY WERE REPLACING THE SHAFTS YEARS AGO BUT STOPPED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST FOR GM. I KNOW THAT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN MY ISSUES OVER THE YEARS AND IT IS ONLY GETTING WORSE. THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT THE CORRECT WAY THE FIRST TIME INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND HAVING ALL THESE OTHER THINGS DONE TO MY VEHICLE WHEN THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH SPENDING MONEY ON MY VEHICLE WHEN PONTIAC SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING AND OR REPAIRING MY SHAFT. IM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT TIME BECAUSE IM AFRAID ITS GOING TO FALL APART. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE FINALLY THIS THIS GONE ON FAR TOO LONG.
MY STEERING HOSE IS TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SO IT BURNED THRU THE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE AND INTO THE HOSE CAUSING IT TO BURN AND ME LOSING POWER WHILE STEERING ALMOST GETTING IN TO AN ACCIDENT.
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS. I HAVE AN 07 PONTIAC G6 AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY TIGHT, JERKY, AND HARD TO CONTROL. IT IS A MIRACLE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE BUSY FREEWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OTHER G6 VEHICLES ARE HAVING AND MOST HAVE BEEN RECALLED IN CAMPAIGN 15V064000. THE 2007 AND MY VIN HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WHO BUT GM KNOWS WHY THEY ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER. THERE ARE CLOSE TO 200 COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA ALONE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME YEAR. WHY ON EARTH IS GM REFUSING TO REPAIR THESE CARS LIKE THEY ARE DOING ON OTHER YEARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO ME, AND THE INNOCENT DRIVERS AROUND ME. GM NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND INCLUDE THE REST OF THE VIN NUMBERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE REST OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED.
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. IT WENT OUT REPEATEDLY. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES. THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED BEFORE GOING OUT AND WAS FOLLOWED BY A VEHICLE ALERT THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. POWER STEERING WAS RECOVERED WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON. HOWEVER, STEERING CONTINUED TO GO OUT. IT HAS SINCE BEEN INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT GO OUT ONCE EXCEEDING APPROX 15-20 MILES PER HOUR.
MAY 2013 ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN MANUALLY DOWNSHIFTING. RESTARTS SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. APRIL 2014 ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER DECELERATING TO DRIVE OVER A SPEED HUMP. WILL NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND MUST BE TOWED. TOW TRUCK DRIVER IS ABLE TO GET CAR STARTED BY JIGGLING THE KEY. APRIL 28, 2015 ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE WAITING AT STOPLIGHT. WILL NOT RESTART AND MUST BE TOWED. AGAIN, TOW TRUCK DRIVER JIGGLES THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE. APRIL 30, 2015 FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE AND ADJUST LOOSE TRANSMISSION CABLE - $203.25 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON THE NEXT DAY. MAY 8, 2015 ENGINE SHUTS OFF AFTER DECELERATING TO DRIVE OVER A SPEED HUMP. RESTARTS SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. MAY 15, 2015 ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE COMING TO A STOP TO LET A CAR IN FRONT TURN LEFT. CAR RESTARTS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. EVERY TIME THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS FAIL AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, EVERY ONE OF THE NEARLY HALF-DOZEN TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, IT HAS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED OR WHILE STOPPED. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS OCCURRED AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. ALTHOUGH THE G6 IS NOT INCLUDED AS ONE OF THE 20 MODELS AND 2.6 MILLION CARS RECALLED FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THE LIKENESSES BETWEEN MY ISSUES AND THESE OTHER CARS ARE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR.
MY CAR JUST OUT THE BLUE WHILE I WAS DRIVING STOP TRYIN TO PULL WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEN IT STARTED CUTTING OFF.
WHEN MAKING TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING IS STIFFING AND MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE
I HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BACK IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND AGAIN IN APRIL 2015. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER. I HAVE SINCE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR A HEADLIGHT LAMP BEING OUT. I KEEP REPLACING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BUT CLEARLY IT'S NOT THE BULB. I HAD A 2008 PONTIAC G6 PRIOR TO THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. I CALLED GM TO SEE ABOUT RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. I SPECIFIED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEY THEN TOLD ME IT WAS STILL UNDER THE RECALL SO THEY SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. UPON ARRIVING HOME AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS RECALL AND THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS STILL OUT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND TOLD THEM IT WAS STILL OUT AND THEY PRECEEDED TO TELL ME IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SO NOW MY HEADLIGHT IS STILL OUT AND I HAVE NOBODY TO HELP ME ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT.
I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT NOT GOING NO MORE THAN 15 MPH AND MY TIRED BLEW AND BY THE TIRE BLOWING IT PULLED MY CAR INTO A POLE THAT BE IN THE PARKING LOTS AND AGAIN I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 15 MPH AND WHEN MY SIDE PASSENGERSIDE STRUCK THE POLE IT DEPLOYED MY AIR BAGS. NOTED THE CAR WAS NOT HIT IN THE FRONT NOR DAMAGED TO WHERE THE AIRBAGS WERE SUPPOSE TO COME OUT. BEFORE THAT WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR MY AIRBAG SERVICE AIR BAGS LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. AND IF I HAVE A PASSENGER SITTIN IN THE PASSENGERSIDE SEAT IT WOULD READ THAT NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT AND THE AIR BAG WOULD BE OFF THEN IF YOU RIDE FOR AWHILE IT WOULD POP BACK ON. BUT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING CAUSED GREAT AMOUNT OF PAIN TO MY HUSBAND FACE AND MY CHEST AREA.
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM RIGHT REAR QUARTER OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE CONSISTENT WITH MANY REPORTS ONLINE OF FAILED FUEL PUMP/FILTER MODULE HOSE FITTINGS/CONNECTIONS MOUNTED INTO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. SUSPICION IS SUPPORTED BY 10% DECLINE IN FUEL ECONOMY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. AFTER DRIVING FORTY FIVE MINUTES, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED AND SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V153000 (STEERING) AND 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DIVIDER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
AFTER MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE IN A STALLED STATE, HOWEVER IT THEN JERKED HARD AND POWER RESUMED. THIS CONTINUED FOR THE NEXT 2 MILES UNTIL I ARRIVED AT MY STOPPING POINT. ODOMETER THEN DISPLAYED ERROR. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 2.5 HOURS, I STARTED CAR TO RETURN HOME. ODOMETER DISPLAYED ERROR, BUT ONCE I SHIFTED TO DRIVE ERROR WENT AWAY. DROVE 3.5 MILES, ONCE SPEED DROPPED FROM 30 MPH DOWN TO 20, TRANSMISSION WENT TO A STALLED STATE AGAIN AND THEN BEGAN JERKING HARD AGAIN WITH POWER SURGES. *TR
OUR PONTIAC G6 WAS RECALLED FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON WHEN NOT BRAKING AND WOULDN'T GO ON WHEN I BRAKED. ANYWAY, IT WAS "FIXED" ON 10/12/14 WITH THE RECALL . SO NOW THE SAME ISSUE IS OCCURRING. WE HAD IT FIXED 2 TIMES PREVIOUS TO THE RECALL.THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, IF THEIR RECALLED "FIX" DIDN'T WORK, ALL OF THE OWNERS ARE IN THE SAME DILEMMA. *TR
I WAS DRIVING HOME AND PULLED INTO MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DO AND WOULD NOT START. I PARKED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WAITED ABOUT 5 SECS AND MY CAR STARTED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
CRACKED 90 ELBOW ON FUEL PUMP, LEAKS FUEL ON TOP OF TANK AND ONTO EXHAUST. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6 . ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO BURN OUT. WHILE REPLACING THE BULBS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LIGHT BULB SOCKETS EXPERIENCED BURNING AND MELTING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS PRESENT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
HEADLAMP WIRING IS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. HEADLAMP WIRING AND CONNECTORS BURN OUT DUE TO INABILITY TO WITHSTAND HEAT GENERATED BY NORMAL FACTORY HEADLAMP BULBS. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS EXIST ON THIS SITE, IN ADDITION TO SERVICE BULLETINS. EVERY MECHANIC IN TOWN, DEALERSHIP, BODY SHOP, ETC. SAYS THE SAME THING. "UNTIL THEY ISSUE A RECALL, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO BUT KEEP CHARGING YOU TO FIX THE CONNECTOR." I HAVE PAID THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND MY CAR HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN WILL SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS AND ISSUE A PROPER RECALL? IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT WHEN DRIVING 75 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND NO WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE THE TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,525.
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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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