2009 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING LOW BEAM ONLY. THOUGHT THE BULBS BURNT OUT BUT IT'S THE WIRING AND CONNECTORS ARE MELTING INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY. NO WATER IT'S DRY. GOT LIGHTS TO WORK BUT WIRES GET HOT FAST AND THEY STOP WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER DOOR DID THE SAME THING. *TR

ISSUES WITH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING OUT THEN COMING BACK ON AT FIRST FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. REPLACED BULBS (LOW BEAM) WITH SAME PROBLEMS. FINALLY FOUND THAT THE LOW BEAM LIGHT SOCKETS (PRIMARILY PASSENGER SIDE) WERE ARCING AND SHORTING OUT CAUSING BULBS NOT TO WORK. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO HAVE GM REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS LINE OF CARS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECAME SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), THE COOLING FANS ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY CAUSING THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL. IN ADDITION, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE TIRES DID NOT NEED AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 HAS GAS FUMES COMING FROM IT. I BEEN READING ONLINE AND FOUND NUMBERS OF PROBLEM'S WITH THIS. WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS I THINK GM NEEDS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE IT RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED BUT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

I WENT TO TURN RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT AT WORK AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE DITCH AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN I AM TRYING TO MAKE A TURN OF SOME SORT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ

LIGHTS ON THE CAR STARTING COMING ON THE AIR BAG LIGHTS STAY ON NOW AND WILL NOT GO OFF .THE HEATER IN THE SEATS ALSO STOPPED WORKING .AND NOW WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEELS THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND .I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CV AXLES REPLACED ,AND IT DID NO GOOD .IT CONTINUES TO MAKE THE GRINDING SOUNDS WHEN I TURN ,AND ITS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT TIMES IT LOCKS UP .THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SEEMS TO ACT STRANGE WITH LIGHTS BLINKING ON THE DASH BOARD SOMETIMES .MANY TIMES I HAVE TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR AND HAVE HAD THE STARTER CHECKED OUT AND THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM ,WHEN IT DOES THIS ALL THE LIGHTS START FLASHING .ONCE I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AT A SPEED AROUND 45 MILES AN HOUR AND MY CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAINS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED OR A WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY AS THE CONTACT DROVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW UNLOCKED, THE ALARM SYSTEM DISENGAGED, AND THE BATTERY DRAINED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE JUMPSTARTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE DOOR WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED UNCONTROLLABLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PINKERTON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC LOCATED AT 801 GRAVES MILL RD LYNCHBURG, CA 24502 434-237-9400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN AT TIMES. SOME DAYS IT WILL UNLOCK, OTHERS IT WILL NOT. UPON CALLING A FEW DEALERS I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. AS THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD COST ~$350 TO FIX. AGAIN, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR IS TO GET IN THE CAR AND REACH ACROSS AND PULL THE LOCK UP, PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT POP THE LOCK. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DRIVE TIME AUTO AND AFTER A MONTH I HEARD A SCREECHING NOISE IN THE STEERING AS I TURN THE CAR.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR 9 MONTHS AND ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR

I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE WORK AND MY SECURITY LIGHT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. I MADE A STOP AT A STORE AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE LIGHT WENT OFF. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. ALL THE LIGHTS AND THE RADIO ETC CAME ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I WAS TOLD SHUT EVERYTHING OFF IN MY CAR AND PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT BUT DON'T ACTUALLY START IT, LET IS SIT LIKE THAT FOR 20 MINUTES AND START. I DID THAT AND IT WORKED, BUT I'VE HAD TO DO THAT A COUPLE TIME WITH BOTH OF MY KEYS. (I WAS TOLD I MAY JUST HAVE A BAD KEY). I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL FOR GM. I TOOK IT TO STYKEMAIN IN DEFIANCE OH ON 6/4/14 AND WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

THE HORN KEEPS GOING OFF. ITS NOT EVEN TO THE REGULAR RHYTHM OF A CAR ALARM, ITS SPORADIC; SOME LONG HONKS AND THEN SOME AT STACCATO. THE HORN WON'T STOP GOING OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BEING FOLLOWED BY MY WIFE WHO INFORMED ME THAT AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. AS DAYS WENT BY IT CONTINUED TO DO THE BRAKE LIGHTING FAULT WHEN I NOTICED THAT ATTEMPTING TO SET CRUISE CONTROL WAS QUITE DIFFICULT. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT YOU BUT FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. TO THIS DAY, JUNE 30TH 2014 THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

WAS INFORMED BY COWORKER THAT WHEN DRIVING BEHIND ME, HE NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REVERSED (ON WHEN DRIVING, TURNED OFF WHEN BRAKING). THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR RANDOMLY, HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHETHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS CAUSE THE PROBLEM. AFTER NOTICING A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, I VISITED THE GM DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. NOT SURE IF GM IS JUST SLOW AT UPDATING RECALLED VINS IN ITS SYSTEM OR IF SOMEHOW MY VEHICLE SKIRTED BY. *TR

IN EARLY MAY MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE REVERSING IN A PARKING SPOT. I TESTED THE CAR IN DRIVE ALSO AND REALIZED THE IGNITION COULD BE SWITCHED OFF WHILE IN GEAR. I HAVE TRIED TO GET GM TO REPAIR THE FAULTY IGNITION BUT SINCE IT HAS NOT YET BEEN ADDED TO THEIR GROWING LIST OF RECALLS, THEY WONT EVEN LOOK AT IT WITHOUT LEAVING THE CAR FOR A $150 INSPECTION. THIS IS ABSURD SINCE THE PART SHOULD TAKE 30 MINUTES TO INSTALL AND COSTS THEM NEXT TO NOTHING. I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER VEHICLES NOT UNDER THE RECALL THAT ALSO HAVE THE ISSUE. I AM DISGUSTED WITH GM FOR CONTINUING TO NEGLECT RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM! I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO AT THIS POINT BUT TO SEEK THE HELP OF AN ATTORNEY. *TR

WILL START MAKING A NOISE WHEN DRIVING . STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE, HERE NOISE. BAD INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THEIR ARE SO MANY CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,350 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,410. DR

PASSENGER LOW BEAM WENT OUT. REPLACED HEADLIGHT. WENT OUT ABOUT A WEEK LATER. GOT ANOTHER HEADLIGHT AND REPLACED IT AGAIN, SAME THING HAPPENED. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS SUDDENLY LOST WITH NO ONCOMING WARNING SIGNS. MY DRIVER NOTIFICATION SHOWED A NOTIFICATION OF "POWER STEERING" AFTER A CHIME SOUNDED. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND HAS SO FAR KEPT HAPPENING INTERMITTEDLY. GM DID SEND ME TO A DEALER TO GET THE ISSUE LOOKED AT. THE DEALER THEY RECOMMENDED WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT WHY I WAS THERE WHEN WE MADE THE APPOINTMENT ON THE PHONE, AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY FELT IT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECENT RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND TRIED TO GET ME TO FORK OUT OVER A GRAND FOR REPAIRS ON THE SPOT. AFTER HAVING MY USUAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ISSUE THE FOLLOWING DAY, HIS OPINION WAS THAT IT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT THE PARTS LISTED IN THE RECALL TO BE REPLACED, SUCH AS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR, ARE APART OF THE STEERING COLUMN. GM HAS OFFERED ME NO HELP IN RECTIFYING THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. THE CSR I SPOKE WITH WAS VERY RUDE AND IN A SHORT SUM OF WORDS BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE EVEN IF I WERE TO HAVE MULTIPLE GM DEALERS FIND THAT MY CAR IN FACT IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. SHE ALSO OFFERED NO CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY AS A DRIVER AND WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THAT AN OVERSIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE REGARDING THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH GM HAS REPORTEDLY OVERSIGHTED IMPROPER MANUFACTURE OF MILLIONS OF VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS MY CAR NEEDS ON A PART THAT DOES NOT NEED FREQUENT SERVICING OR DOES NOT SUDDENLY BREAK WITHOUT CAUSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE GAS GAGE AND MPH NEEDLES DROPPED TO ZERO AND THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD. THERE WAS ALSO AN "ERROR" NOTICE FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD. IT LASTED FOR A FRACTION OF SECOND BUT KEPT DOING IT ABOUT EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. I REALIZED THE THEFT PROTECTION LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER STARTNG THE VEHICLE BUT WHEN I WENT OUT YESTERDAY THE THEFT PROTECTION LIGHT WAS NOT ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR. IT CAME ON SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE GAS GAGE TO WORK. IT IS LASTING LONGER NOW ALSO. I ALSO NOTICED THE TRACTION CONTROL WORDS SHOWED UP ON THE DASH BOARD THIS LAST TIME. CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. I DID READ THE MANUAL AND CHECKED THE FUSE AS RECOMMENDED. THE FUSE LOOKS FINE AND FOR ONE WHOLE DAY AFTER REMOVING AND REPLACING THE FUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE NEXT TIME I DROVE, IT WAS MUCH WORSE AS I MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR

THE CAR HAS HAD SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE ITS PURCHASE. TO SUMMARIZE: I HAD AN IGNITION FUSE REPAIRED IN 2009 WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. REPLACED A FAULTY HEADLIGHT SOCKET THAT WAS MELTED TO THE INSIDE HOUSING, HAVE REPLACED AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF LIGHT BULBS IN THE CAR, AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL. MOST RECENTLY, REMOTE IGNITION WAS NOT WORKING, BUT WAS LATER FIXED AFTER A MAJOR REPAIR LAST MONTH TO THE POWER STEERING. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN MY POWER STEERING FAILED. HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, WHO SAID MY POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $750 DOLLARS. WAS AWARE OF A RECALL FOR 2009 G-6'S FOR POWER STEERING, BUT DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO HAVE NO INFORMATION REGARDING RECALL. WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. CONTACTED GM, WHO TOLD US TO WAIT FOR A NEW ROUND OF RECALL LETTERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED. IN THE MEANTIME, IT TAKES 6 DAYS FOR THE REPAIRS, AND ONLY AFTER SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONING DID THE DEALER ADMIT THAT PARTS WERE HARD TO FIND DUE TO THE RECALL. WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO LET US HAVE THE FAULTY PART TO PURSUE ACTION FROM GM. DEALER TOLD US THEY HAD THROWN PARTS AWAY, DESPITE THIS BEING AGAINST GM PROTOCOL. THEY LOCATED OUR PART AFTER WE PUSHED THEM TO INVESTIGATE (CAR HAD BEEN REPAIRED THAT VERY MORNING, PARTS HAD NOT BEEN THROWN AWAY), AND ASSESSED A $100 CORE CHARGE. HAVE BEEN BOUNCED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GM AND DEALER SINCE, WITH NO RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY EITHER PARTY. MOST RECENTLY, GM SAID THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR REIMBURSEMENT, AND DEALER SAID THE PARTS THEY REPAIRED WERE NOT RECALLED SO THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE EITHER. AS THESE PARTS ARE UNLIKELY TO BREAK WITHOUT CAUSE, AND DON'T NEED FREQUENT SERVICING, IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY ARE FAULTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO REEXAMINE THEIR RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR POWER LOCKS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/17/2014 *JS

MY REAR WINDOW IS OPAQUE. IT IS DUE TO THE MATERIAL THAT HOLDS THE ANTENNA ON THE REAR WINDOW BECOMMING CLOUDY. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK LOOKING OUT THE BACK WINDOW. AT DUSK, I COULD NOT SEE THE ONCOMING GRAY CAR TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (NOW BOHN BUICK) AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A 2009. WHAT DO YOU THINK. *JS

BLOWN HEADLIGHT PONTIAC G6 2009 PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT (LOW BEAM) HEADLIGHT BLEW OUT SEPTEMBER 2013. NEW BULBS WERE PURCHASED AND BOTH BULBS WERE INSTALLED. IN MARCH 2014, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON PASSENGER-SIDE WAS NO LONGER WORKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED THE BULB MANUFACTURER, THINKING IT WAS A DEFECTIVE BULB. I RECEIVED REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT BULBS FROM BULB MANUFACTURER ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014. SECOND SET OF BULBS WERE INSTALLED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2014. BY MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2014, THE PASSENGER-SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT WAS NO LONGER WORKING AGAIN. IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS AS TO WHY THE BULB WOULD STOP WORKING SO QUICKLY, I CONTACTED THE BULB MANUFACTURER AND SPOKE WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THEIR POSITION IS THE PROBLEM DOES NOT REST WITH THEIR PRODUCT. I ALSO CONTACTED AND SPOKE WITH THE MECHANIC AT AUTO SERVICE CENTER WHERE REPLACEMENT BULBS WERE INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE HEADLIGHT BULB BLOW OUT MAY BE RELATED TO A PROBLEM WITH BULB "CONNECTOR". I TRIED TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS IN WRITING REGARDING THIS MATTER ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014. HOWEVER, THE ONLY OPTION WAS VIA A FORM ON THEIR WEBSITE WHICH DID NOT WORK ONCE YOU HIT 'SUBMIT'. I WILL TRY AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER REVIEWED AND RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I AM OUT OF MONEY FOR THE INITIAL PART AS WELL AS THE LABOR FOR THE INSTALLATIONS. ALSO, MY DRIVE-TIME IS PRETTY MUCH CONFINED TO DAYLIGHT HOURS (UNLESS I USE THE HIGH-BEAMS) TO AVOID GETTING A TRAFFIC TICKET; AND THAT IS ASSUMING IT IS NOT A STORMY DAY AT WHICH TIME HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED FOR SAFE DRIVING. THANK YOU. *TR

CLEAR DAY, DRY, STRAIGHT, FLAT ROAD, NO OBSTRUCTIONS. SAW 2 VEHICLES STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WELL AHEAD OF ME. REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL FOR NORMAL BRAKING AND STOP. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THEY DID NOT SLOW MY CAR DOWN. TRIED MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE SO "STIFF", CAR STILL DID NOT RESPOND. WHEN IMPACT OBVIOUS, TRIED TO STEER TOWARD CLEAR LANE ON LEFT TO AVOID STRAIGHT-ON IMPACT. THOUGHT MIGHT CAUSE LESS INJURY TO ALL AND LESS DAMAGE. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. STRUCK THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT-ON FROM REAR AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WEARING SEAT BELT. TAKEN FROM CAR BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, THEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. SEVERAL X-RAYS TAKEN, PLUS EITHER CAT SCAN OF HEAD. TOLD NO BONES BROKEN, GIVEN SHOT OF MORPHINE AND PRESCRIPTION FOR NORCO. DRIVEN HOME AND WENT TO SLEEP. REMEMBER NOTHING OF NEXT DAY OR FACT I WAS GIVEN DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS. FOUND YESTERDAY AND HAVE MADE APPOINTMENT TO FOLLOW UP WITH DOCTOR FOR HEADACHES, MIGRAINES, LIMITED USE OF LEFT HAND, LOSS OF WORDS, THOUGHT AND SHORT TERM MEMORY. OTHER PAIN, I ASSUME IS FROM JOLT OF IMPACT OR "WHIPLASH." *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE IN PARK HOWEVER, WAS ABLE TO START WHEN IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 124V60000(POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. UPDATED 8/12/14*CN UPDATED 08/22/2014 *JS

BACK IN APRIL OF 2014 MY CAR STARTED ACTING STRANGE WHEN GETTING AT 30 MPH. I NOTICED THE RPM WOULD GET BETWEEN 3 AND 4. MY AUTOMATIC NOR MANUAL SHIFT WOULD GO INTO SECOND GEAR. IF IT DID, I WOULD ALMOST GET WHIPLASH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED WIRE HARNESS AND TWO SHIFT SOLENOIDS (SW). I THEN NOTICED DURING THE SUMMER MY DRIVER FRONT HEAD LIGHT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB. AGAIN, IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 MY CAR BEGAN REPEATING ITSELF WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT'S THE SOLENOIDS. THIS IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BECAUSE IT'LL STOP GOING THE WAY SPEED IT NEEDS TO. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT KEEPS BREAKING DOWN. PLEASE HELP!! BY THE WAY, THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER SPRAYER STOPPED WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V25000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE COMPLETE TURN DUE TO DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY WITH FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,957.

MY BRAKES LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THEY EITHER STAY ON COMPLETELY OR DON'T COME ON AT ALL. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ALREADY, AND IT IS STILL A PROBLEM. WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALSO STOP WORKING. MY TRACTION CONTROL IS ALSO STARTING TO COME ON NOW, AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION. THE TC LIGHT WILL DING, AND IT SAYS SERVICE TRACTION THEN PROCEEDS TO TURN IT OFF. *TR

DURING MY 12 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK, WHILE ABOUT 3-4 MILES AWAY, MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE, I'M GUESSING SIMULTANEOUSLY. DURING THIS TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT RESET. I CAN DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SLIGHTLY AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. I CAN RESET THE CRUISE AT THIS TIME. WITHIN MOMENTS, HOWEVER, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AGAIN. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR IN NATURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM ONE STREET ONTO ANOTHER, AT WHICH TIME I LOST ALL POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE AND A CHIME WENT OFF WITH AN INDICATOR ON DASH. I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE CURB DAMAGE MY TIRE AND RIM. I TURN IGNITION OFF AND RESTART AND IT WILL WORK FOR A DAY OR TWO AND RANDOMLY TURN OFF ASSIST POWER STEERING. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL G5 FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE, THAT DOES NOT COVER G6. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO POSSIBLY EXTEND THE RECALL TO 2009 G6. *TR

MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT PROBLEM BEGAN A FEW DAYS AGO. MY DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM WENT OUT, SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND PUT IT IN ONLY FOR MY WIFE TO CALL ME AT 5:30 THIS MORNING TO TELL ME BOTH THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON HER AS SHE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. HOW SAFE IS THIS? I CAN'T GET THEM TO WORK AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I TRIED REPLACING THEM AGAIN AT $25 A PIECE AND THEY STILL DON'T WORK.THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS I SEE IT POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. CAN WE GET A RECALL OR SOMETHING OR DOES IT TAKE A FEW DEATHS BEFORE SOMEONE WILL INVESTIGATE? *TR

AS I WAS COMING AROUND A TURN AT MY HOUSE, I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL IT WAS LIKE MY CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS CLOSE TO HITTING A STOP SIGN AND A HOUSE ON MY STREET. I DID GO UP THE CURB. I LOST POWER STEERING SO MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARDER TO TURN. ONCE I GOT THE CAR STOPPED MY VEHICLE CAME BACK ON AUTOMATICALLY. AT 116,000 MILES I DROVE TO RIPLEY AND PARKED MY CAR AT WORK. WHEN I WENT OUT TO LUNCH MY CAR WOULD START, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. IT WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE AND ROLL BACKWARDS. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND SOME WIRES. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COULD BE A DEFECT, BUT IT ONLY HAD 116,000 MILES AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST AT LEAST UNTIL 200,000. *TR

INITIALLY POWER STEERING WORKED ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY. WHEN POWER STEERING WAS WORKING, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY AND CAUSED THE WHEEL TO STEER IN UNINTENDED DIRECTIONS. WHEN POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, LIGHT COMES ON AND STEERING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. POWER STEERING WOULD CEASE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. A WEEK LATER, POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. GM STATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THE STEERING COLUMN HAS A RECALL IN OLDER MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. THIS ISSUE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR: $1,200.00. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY MADE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PONTIAC NOW I AM MAKING ANOTHER COMPLAINT. THE PONTIAC G 2009 IS ALREADY STARTING TO DO THE GAS TANK EXPANDING. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

I PURCHASED CAR NEW IN 2009 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM STARTING WITH EXHAUST SYSTEM JUST WEEKS AFTER I GOT IT. IT HAS HAD 3 RECALLS BUT I MORE ARE DUE. THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND AT ONE TIME ALL FRONT LIGHTS WERE OUT AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD THEM REPAIRED WITH NEW CONNECTOR. CURRENTLY, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS OUT AGAIN AND A NEW HEADLAMP AND ANOTHER CONNECTOR WAS INSTALLED AND STILL WILL NOT STAY ON. OTHER OWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM HAVING. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO? I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING GOING OUT OCCASIONALLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHAT SO EVER. THERE IS A RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THERE WERE 2009 MODELS THAT WERE. I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE AIR BAG ALERT STAYS ON. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT ALERT AND BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BELT SENSOR MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY REAR DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK AND THAT'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I FEEL THE CAR MANUFACTURER KNEW THESE PROBLEMS EXISTED AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SELLING THESE DEATH TRAPS. WITH ALL THESE SERIOUS PROBLEMS, I CAN'T GRASP WHY GM DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THIS AND GET THEM OFF THE RODE. I AND OTHER MOTORISTS ARE NOT SAFE WHILE I'M STILL DRIVING THIS CAR. DO THE RIGHT THING GM AND RECALL ALL 2009 PONTIAC G6 AND MAKE THEM SAFE.

RECURRENT ISSUE WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO START WHEN KEY LEFT IN IGNITION WHILE PARKED. NOT RESOLVED BY REPLACING STARTER AND NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. ISSUE RESOLVES EACH TIME WHEN PUTTING IN NEUTRAL. DEALER SERVICE UNABLE TO FIX AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND REFUSES TO TRY AGAIN. OFFERED DISCOUNT FOR NEW CAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE HEAD LAMPS BURNING OUT AND THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE FAILURE MAY RECUR AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT 4 TIMES. THE SOCKET WAS BURNED AND REPLACED. UPDATED 9/15/2015*JS

I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A VEHICLE WHO STOPPED SUDDENLY AND WHEN I BRAKED, A POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE RADIO AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE CAR MAKES A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP. IT CAN LOCK UP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING OR WHEN STARTING MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRING A CHIMING NOISE WAS ACTIVATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000

I EXPERIENCED THE VERY PROBLEM THEY ARE SEEING WITH NO POWER STEERING ON MY PONTIAC G6. IT AT TIMES WOULD WORK AND THEN IT WOULD JUST QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DIDN'T MATTER THE SPEED. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PART THAT FAILED WAS PART OF THE COLUMN. I WENT AHEAD AND HAD THEM DO THE WORK WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME 625.00 DOLLARS. ONLY TO FIND OUT WHEN GETTING HOME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY SAID THAT MY ZN # WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT THE WORK DONE WAS FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM. *TR