2005 Pontiac G6 Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED AND WILL GO OUT WHEN I DO STEP ON THE PEDAL. WHEN I APPLY MORE PRESSURE, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON AND THEN WHEN I STEP OFF THE PEDAL THEY DO GO BACK OFF. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THEY ARE USUALLY BACKWARDS (RED WHEN DRIVING AND OFF WHEN BRAKING). *TR

HAD CAR FIXED WITH DEALERSHIP FROM A RECALL INVOLVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY IN 2009. RECENTLY THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAS BEEN OCCURRING, IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL ISSUE. I.E. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHILE DRIVING AND DO NOT FUNCTION WHILE BRAKING. WHEN BRINGING IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AS IT WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THE RECALL AND IS PROBABLY ANOTHER ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE CAR PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL ISSUE AND WANT ME TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. *JS

WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKELIGHT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, HOWEVER WHEN I ACCELERATE THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN2012AND PAID ($220) TO HAVE IT "FIXED". I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THIS IS THE ONLY FIX(LUBRICATE THE BCM CONTROL). THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE COME BACK AND NO MECHANIC KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID THAT WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE WILL SMASH INTO ME WHEN I BRAKE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON TO WARN THEM TO STOP. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STUCK ON UNTIL I PUSH MY BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, THEN THEY TURN OFF. MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOW WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO UNTIL MY BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. *TR

FOR PAST SIX MONTHS, MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND BACK SLIGHTLY WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAR HAS LOW MILES (NOW AT 21,525). HOWEVER, I HEARD A SEVERE SQUEAL/GRINDING WHEN PULLING MY CAR OUT FROM PARKING SPACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP . DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED. REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL. DECIDED TO DO ALL PADS, RESURFACE ALL ROTORS. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN REPORTED ELSEWHERE ON INTERNET, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE G6 BRAKE SYSTEM, OR, OEM ROTORS THAT WERE INSTALLED. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED BOTH BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 8-10 MONTHS. I USUALLY TRY TO GO LONGER BECAUSE IT GETS TO BE EXPENSIVE. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTS WITH A PULSATION OR "BUMPING" WHEN I BRAKE, EVEN GENTLY, USUALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE OLD PADS, THEY WERE HARDLY WORN DOWN. ONCE I TRIED RESURFACING THE ROTORS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP; I HAD TO BUY NEW ONES ONLY TO FIND THAT THESE TOO SOON WORE DOWN AND WARPED. I HAVEN'T FOUND A REMEDY. MANY OTHERS IN AUTO FORUMS AND ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SUGGESTING THAT IT IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

ROTOR PROBLEMS ON PONTIAC G6. I HAVE HAD MY ROTORS ON MY G6 EITHER TURNED OR REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IF NOT MORE, I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES THIS HAS BEEN DONE AND HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT! GM CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THEIR G6 MODEL, HOWEVER IF YOU GO TO GOOGLE AND TYPE IN THIS ISSUE THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS. I CAN PRODUCE RECEIPTS FOR HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING BRAKES ON THESE CARS AND SOONER OR LATER THEY ARE GOING TO FAIL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY A THIRD PARTY. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME! *TR

DUE TO CONSTANT WARPING OF THE ROTORS, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE REST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSING THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD TO SNAP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEERED IN A LEFT 90 DEGREE ANGLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO SWERVE SO THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ME. I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING ON THIS CAR AND HAVE GONE THROUGH ABOUT 3 PAIRS DURING 80,000 MILES. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WITH GMAC TELLING ME THAT BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR. *TR

MY 2005 G6 BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON 24/7 VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. I CANNOT USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE POSITION OF THE PEDAL IS AFFECTING EVERYTHING. IT'S UNSAFE! THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED TO PAY $300.25 TO REPLACE THE BCM. NOTHING ELSE IS WRONG BUT WHAT THEY STATE IN THE RECALL PAPERS. WHY DO I HAVE TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY RECALLED?? *KB

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSED, ACTUALLY TURNED OFF ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTING WHEN DEPRESSED AND CAR WAS IN DRIVE. *TR DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT...APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

PONTIAC G6 WARPED ROTOR PROBLEMS. WARPED ROTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROX. EVERY 13K MILES. GM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE ROTORS. MY DAUGHTERS 05 G6 (WHICH I CO-SIGNED) HAS HAD FOUR ROTOR REPLACEMENTS WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SITES SITTING THE EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE CONSIDERATION TO AN INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IT DID SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER WORE DOWN INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS AND CAUSED A RELEASE OF BRAKE FLUID. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL THE DEFECTS ON THE WHEEL. SOON AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE UNIT FAILED AND WAS BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MODULE AND THE FAILURE CEASED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 04/21/09. *LJ THE LEFT REAR CLIPER SEIZED. THE ABS UNIT WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB

3RD BRAKE LIGHT (REAR OF VEHICLE) STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF WHEN KEY REMOVED. IT IS NECESSARY TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN OFF THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD DONE SO ONCE BEFORE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTS MALFUNCTION...FREQUENTLY (90% OF THE TIME) THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY...MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN USING THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN BRAKE WIRE BUT THEY REPLACED IT AND THAT DID NOT FIX IT. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO ME ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY GO OFF WHILE I'M BRAKING. *TR

THE SEAL ON MY PANORAMIC ROOF LEAKED DURING A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE OF HAVING SURGERY. 2 DAYS AFTER THE RAIN STORM WHEN I OPENED MY CAR I FOUND AN INCH OF WATER COVERING THE FLOOR AND MOLD COVERING MOST OF THE INTERIOR. MOLD WAS ALSO LOCATED INSIDE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHEN TURNED ON. THE HEATED SEATS WERE RUINED AS WERE ANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES INSIDE THE CAR. ALL PERSONAL ITEMS AND INFANT SEAT WERE ALSO RUINED. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE. THEY ARE TRYING TO CONVINCE ME IT CAN BE CLEANED, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF MOLD AND MY EXISTING ASTHMA IT IS A DETRIMENT TO MY HEALTH TO BE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE AN INFANT WHICH CANNOT COME INTO THE VEHICLE AT ALL BECAUSE OF SAID MOLD. I STILL DON'T KNOW AFTER CONTACTING GM IF THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM OR IF I NEED TO SCRAP THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM I HAVE HAD, HOWEVER THE FIRST INVOLVED THE BRAKE ROTORS GRINDING TOO QUICKLY AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE AT LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 2 AND A HALF YEARS. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAR ON JUNE 2, 2008, WHEN WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WE COULD SMELL OIL BURNING, WE THOUGHT THEY JUST OVERFILLED THE FLUIDS, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2008 WHILE GOING TO LUNCH, MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT IN MY CAR, IT WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ELEVEN (11) DAYS WHILE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK FROM THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE BRAKES WERE SQUEALING. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE GARAGE A WEEK AND A HALF LATER FOR THIS AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, WE NOTICED THAT THE OIL KEPT GOING LOW. ON AUGUST 14TH, 2008 WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE GARAGE BECAUSE THERE WAS HORRENDOUS, MASS AMOUNT OF OIL COLLECTING UNDER THE MOTOR. THE GARAGE KEPT MY CAR AGAIN, BECAUSE THE REAR MAIN CRANK SHAFT SEAL WENT IN THE ENGINE. THEY REPLACED THE REAR MAIN CRANK SHAFT SEAL, IT WAS IN THE GARAGE UNTIL AUGUST 21, 2008, ON THIS DAY WHEN WE PICKED THE CAR UP, WE HAD TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE GARAGE BECAUSE IT WAS HESITATING TO START AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD. THE GARAGE DETERMINED THAT WIRES WERE UNPLUGGED ON THE ENGINE. ON, SEPTEMBER 5TH WHILE LEAVING WORK THE CAR BROKE DOWN ON ME AGAIN, THIS TIME THE ENGINE BLEW IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN THE GARAGE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2008, WHILE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE. SO IN THE FEW MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR ALMOST A MONTH GETTING REPAIR AFTER REPAIR DONE TO IT. *TR

IN MAY 2008, MY FATHER WAS FOLLOWING ME TO MY NEW APARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REMAINING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HE NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND REMAINED ON THROUGH MANY STOPS AND ACCELERATIONS. I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON APRIL 10, 2008. AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND THEY SENT ME HOME. THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN, ON MAY 23, 2008 IT WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH CLEARLY EXISTED, DESPITE BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE IN MAY. THIS TIME, THEY RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. YET AGAIN IN JUNE, MY FATHER WAS FOLLOWING ME AGAIN AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL REMAINING ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE THIRD TIME JUNE 25, 2008. THIS TIME, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT POSITION SENSOR. I THEN NOTED IN RECENT WEEKS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL NOT OPERATION PROPERLY, SO I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 AND THEY REPLACED THE BPPS YET AGAIN. ONE DAY LATER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. *TR