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2009 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 2009 record →

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/StudsCrash
Filed Jan 5, 2011MI

2009 PONTIAC G6,, LOST CONTROL WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. UNIT 1 WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A GUARDRAIL. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE LUG BOLT STUDS HAD SHEARED OFF. ( OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0679-91)*JB UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed Dec 13, 201052,000 milesNY

2000 PONTIAC GT G6 52000 MI NEEDS TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR REPLACED AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DOESN'T OPEN READILY, DASH LIGHTS DIM OUT INTERMITTENT. RUNNING ROUGH PROBABLY NEEDS FUEL INJECTION CLEANED. *TR

Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/CoolerFire1 injured
Filed Dec 7, 201052,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE HEATED SEAT ACTIVATED WHEN IT BEGAN TO BURN THE CONTACT ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF BOTH THE HEATED SEAT AND THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE LEATHER SEAT WAS BURNED SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE HEATED SEAT BEGAN TO COOL AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEIR WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SEAT AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO BURN. THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Exterior Lighting
Filed Nov 26, 2010TX

I DRIVE A 2009 PONTIAC G6/GT SEDAN, I HAVE REPLACE THE LOW BEAMS BULBS FOR EACH LIGHT 6 TIMES. NOW NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, BUT THE BULBS ONLY LAST ABOUT A MONTH. THE RETAILERS SUGGEST THAT IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I ALSO DECIDED TO TRY DIFFERENT RETAILERS AND BRAND NAME BULBS. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WHEN YOUR LIGHT GO OUT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Nov 22, 201046,620 milesAL

I PURCHASED A 09 PONTIAC G6 ON JULY 28TH 2010 IT HAD 46,000 MILES 2 WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT CUTS OFF FOR NO REASON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WOULD NOT CRANK UP IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND KEPT IT FOR 9 DAYS AND STILL WOULD NOT CRANK THEY GOT IT TO CRANK AND THEN LOCK THE KEYS UP WHILE HAVING IT RUNNING CAUSE THE DOOR UNLOCK AND LOCK ON THEIR OWN BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT CRANK. SO I GOT IT BACK 2 WEEK LATER IT CUTS OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND GAVE NO SIGN IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT CRANK SO I AM STUCK IN THE ROAD AGAIN STRANDED FOR AN HOUR I GET IT CRANK TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG IT CUTS OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. TAKE IT BACK THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND IT CUTS OF ABOUT 6 TO 8 MORE TIME WHILE DRIVING I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING AND MIND U THESE ARE ALL GM DEALERSHIP AND I USED 3 DIFFERENT ONES AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING SO IT CUTS OFF AGAIN I CALL GM MYSELF AND FILE A COMPLAINT THEY WERE NO HELP AND IT STILLS CUTS OFF TIL THIS DAY AND IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS WELL CAUSE THE LIGHTS DIM IN AND OUT WHEN YOU TURN ON THE AIR OR HEAT OR LET THE WINDOWS DOWN OR LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS . THE ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND WHEELS SOUND LIKE THEY ABOUT TO COME OF WHILE DRIVING THIS IS A BAD CAR IT LOOKS GOOD BUT DRIVES BAD AND IT NOT SAFE WHEN THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT CANT TELL YOU WHY IT CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING THIS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 29, 201055,000 milesMI

2009 PONTIAC G6, 2.4L, 6 SPEED AUTO. CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE. SUDDEN FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL. ERRATIC BRAKE LIGHT FUNCTIONING. TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T DEACTIVATE WITH BRAKE APPLICATION. OCCURS DAILY AFTER ABOUT 30+ MINUTES OF DRIVING NO CORRECTIVE ACTION PERFORMED YET. *TR

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 28, 20103,998 milesMI

DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6 2009 LEAVING A PARKING SPACE IN SHOPPING CENTER DRIVING DOWN ISLE CAR CAME ACROSS I TRIED TO GET OUT THE WAY AND HIT PARKING LOT LITE POLE. WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT IT FAILED AND I HIT STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD. ENDED UP WITH 3 FRACTURE RIBS AND WHIP LASH OF THE CHEST. DEALER WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINT OF SEAT BELT FAILURE. CALLED GM AND THEY ARE NOT ACTING FAST ENOUGH FOR ME. I'M DRIVING THIS CAR AROUND KNOWING MY SEAT BELT IS NOT WORKING. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Oct 13, 201039,400 milesOH

I OWN A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT.MY ANTI THEFT SYSTEM KICKED ON WHILE DRIVING. I PARKED MY VEHICLE 5 MINUTES LATER FOR 20 MINUTES AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT WOULDN'T CRANK. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURENCE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME, BUT LUCKILY I WAS PULLING INTO MY OWN DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST DRIVEN FROM COLUMBUS,OH. A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER TRYING TO RESET MY SYTEM (BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE) I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. AS IT TURNS OUT MY NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE HAD BROKEN. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CORD. THE MECHANIC HAD TO DO SOME RE WIRING. I JUST THANK THE LORD THAT MY CAR DIDN'T CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Oct 5, 201010,000 milesNE

I HAVE A NEW 2009 PONTIAC G6 AND THE BRAKES SQUEAK TERRIBLY. MANY MECHANICS HAVE SAID THIS IS DUST CAUSING THIS. I DO NOT AGREE. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG. I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER VEHICLES AND THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. PONTIAC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS ISSUE. IT IS A TOTAL NUISANCE. HOW DO I KNOW THE BRAKES WILL NOT GO OUT. THEY DID NOT SQUEAK WHEN WE TEST DROVE AS IF IT DID, I WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE THE PURCHASE. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS NEW CAR. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 7, 201026,000 milesMI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE WHERE THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THEY COULD NOT FIND A MECHANICAL FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 12, 201028,418 milesNY

I WAS ON THE ROAD AND THE ANTI THEFT LOCK SYMBOL APPEARED JUST BEFORE ALL MY DASH GAUGES WENT WACKY. I DIDN'T HAVE SPEEDOMETER AND THEN NO ODOMETER SO I PULLED OFF ROAD AND SHUT OFF CAR BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE COULD HAPPEN. CAR WOULDN'T RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WIRING HARNESS WAS THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE MECHANICS THAT REPAIRED MY CAR. I TOOK MY CAR IN AGAIN AFTER FIX BECAUSE REMOTE START INTERRUPTED AND WOULDN'T WORK AND WAS TOLD REMOTE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAD 29,000 MILES. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Sep 9, 200934,790 milesAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BREAKS SQUEALED WHEN SHE ENGAGED THEM. BREAK FAILURE COULD LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES, WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 34,790.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Mar 27, 20095,561 milesPA

I AM A INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR ERIE INSURANCE, ON 11/28/2008 OUR INSURED PARKED HER RENTAL CAR A 2008 PONTIAC G6 IN FRONT OF HER HOME AND PLACED THE CAR IN PARK. SHE EXITED THE CAR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY AND STRUCK A LAMP POST IN HER NEIGHBORS YARD. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS $2097.32 & THE DAMAGE TO THE NEIGHBORS PROPERTY WAS $1764.27. *TR

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