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2006 Pontiac G6 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,910 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

75,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 1,583 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1,163 of 1,910 complaints (60.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Steering behavior	1,220	63.9%
Braking behavior	368	19.3%
Electrical and battery issues	153	8.0%
Engine operation	88	4.6%
Transmission and shifting	80	4.2%
Fuel system concerns	73	3.8%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Steering

1,163

Electrical System

231

Exterior Lighting

156

Service Brakes

116

Air Bags

Fuel/Propulsion System

Power Train

Vehicle Speed Control

Steering: 1,163; Electrical System: 231; Exterior Lighting: 156; Service Brakes: 116; Air Bags: 92; Fuel/Propulsion System: 76; Power Train: 66; Vehicle Speed Control: 62

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

155

25,000 to 49,999

265

50,000 to 74,999

364

75,000 to 99,999

275

100,000 to 149,999

346

150,000 and above

178

Under 25,000: 155; 25,000 to 49,999: 265; 50,000 to 74,999: 364; 75,000 to 99,999: 275; 100,000 to 149,999: 346; 150,000 and above: 178

50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (364). 327 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005

2006

2007

2008

127

2009

226

2010

294

2011

150

2012

110

2013

144

2014

259

2015

106

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2005: 2; 2006: 29; 2007: 65; 2008: 127; 2009: 226; 2010: 294; 2011: 150; 2012: 110; 2013: 144; 2014: 259; 2015: 106; 2016: 71; 2017: 73; 2018: 72; 2019: 52; 2020: 38; 2021: 29; 2022: 13; 2023: 18; 2024: 12; 2025: 12; 2026: 8

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 1,220 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 368 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 153 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10150375 · 2006-02-15 (February 15, 2006)

2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP RENTAL CAR WITH APPROX 2,200 MILES DRIVING 25-35 MPH FOR APPROX 30 MIN., LOST POWER STEERING. PULLED OFF ROAD, SMOKE FROM GRILLE, OPENED HOOD TO FIND FIRE BETWEEN FIRE WALL AND ENGINE. DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING, I PRESUME POWER STEERING CONNECTION BROKE OR HOSE SPLIT SENDING FLUID ON HOT ENGINE CAUSING FIRE. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BEFORE IT GOT BIG BY PASSERBY'S SODA. CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE (ENGINE HAD COOLED - FIRE OUT), BUT HAD RENTAL COMPANY PICK IT UP JUST IN CASE THE FLUID HAD NOT EVAPORATED/BURNED OFF. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 2,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10150375 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10163118 · 2006-07-21 (July 21, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING FOR STEERING ILLUMINATED AND WAS AUDIBLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE STEERING FAILED . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET THREE TIMES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. FOR THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,453 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163118 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10170874 · 2006-10-15 (October 15, 2006)

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN JAN 06, AT 3000 MILES THE CAR WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WITH LOW COOLANT, IT'S BEEN IN THE 2 TIMES SINCE AND IS GOING BACK FOR THE SAME REASON 10/16/06. TOTAL THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER 7 TIMES INCLUDING THIS TRIP. THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME FOR COOLANT LEAK. 1 FOR AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, 1 FOR A PINCHED BRAKE LINE, AND 1 TO REPAIR ITEMS THE SERVICE CENTER LEFT UNDONE. 7 TIMES IN THE SERVICE CENTER IN 9 MONTHS, WOW SOUNDS AS IF SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG HUH? I HAVE CONTACTED THE GM 8…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10170874 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10186123 · 2007-03-25 (March 25, 2007)

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY! BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER WAS ON ALL THE TIME OR FLICKERED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT BY PUTTING ME IN ALT TRANSPORTAION ,BUT SEEMED THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTED WITH ME FOR THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHILE IN THEIR POSSESION, BUT WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THE PROBLEM WAS AGAIN THERE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, ABS MODULE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE BCM. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. VERY DANGEROUS, NO ONE COULD TELL WHEN STOPPING ,SLOWING OR GOING OR JUST RIDING THE BRAKES. …

Owner-reported narrative. 25,052 miles reported. Look up ODI 10186123 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10145446 · 2005-12-16 (December 16, 2005)

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WOULD NOT START, WOULD NOT STEER TO SAFETY. EXTENSIVE SMOKING, BURNT SMELL. VEHICLE WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW. INSULATION TO THE A/C DESTROYED AND STARTER BLEW. NEW WIRES ROUTED CORRECTLY, NEW FUSE AND NEW STARTER. PLEASE NOTE I WAS ON A SIDE STREET WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IF BY CHANCE I WAS ON A BUSY STREET, IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC, MY G6 WAS THE SECOND IN TWO DAYS WITH THE INCORRECT WIRING. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 6,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10145446 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10156114 · 2006-04-26 (April 26, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS, BUT AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION, THERE WAS THE STRONG ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED GRAYISH BLACK SMOKE ERUPTING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE NEAR THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT PULLED UP THE PANEL WHICH REVEALED NO OBVIOUS FIRE, BUT MORE SMOKE. AFTER THE REMOVAL OF FOAM INSULATION BLOCK FROM THE CONSOLE, FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE EMERGENCY OPERATOR INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO THE TURN OFF TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,253 miles reported. Look up ODI 10156114 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10188851 · 2007-04-25 (April 25, 2007)

SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE 2006 G6 THAT WE PURCHASED IN 2005. WE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR WHAT FEELS LIKE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE PASSING GEAR ON THE CAR DOES NOT KICK IN. WE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER A 2ND TIME ON 04/23/2007 BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND THE CAR DIDN'T KICK INTO THE PASSING GEAR AT 60 MILES AN HOUR AND WHEN IT DID THE CAR DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND JERKED AND FINALLY ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER IT WENT BACK TO A NORMAL SPEED BUT STILL WOULD ACCEL…

Owner-reported narrative. 31,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10188851 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10151085 · 2006-02-24 (February 24, 2006)

GRINDING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS ON 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLICKING OR POPPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF OF GAS. TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY POOR FEEL GENERALLY AND GENERALLY FEELS DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. GRINDING IS MORE APPARENT WITH LOW SPEED SHIFTS OR WHEN TURNING. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FOG LIGHT BUTTON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH GET NOTICEABLY HOT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE THIRD COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DASH LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON WHEN YOU PUT THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY DURING THE DAY. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151085 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10151759 · 2006-03-04 (March 4, 2006)

F40 (GTP COUPE G6) 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE VERY HARSH TO SHIFT, SOME GRINDING. EVEN WORST UNDER SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE. CANNOT SHIFT BACK TO 1ST GEAR IF FREEZING UNTIL OIL IS WARM.. MAKE THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEED AND UNDER SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HAVE TO GO TO COMPLETE STOP WHEN TRAFFIC STILL MOVING SO TO GET 1ST GEAR IN. GM HAS A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BUT REFUSES TO APPLY IT TO MY CASE. DEALER CHANGED FAULTY LINKAGE CABLE AND TRIED TO ADJUST SHIFTER 6 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. GM'S DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGERS, DEALER…

Owner-reported narrative. 14 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151759 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10199871 · 2007-08-16 (August 16, 2007)

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON, RAN ROUGH-TOOK IT TO THE DEALER (27,245 MI) & THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR BUT IT WAS BETTER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MODULE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10199871 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10249146 · 2008-11-18 (November 18, 2008)

I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS 107,000 MILES, THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. MY FUEL TANK RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING ALOT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED AND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE. THE SECOND IS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN BAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THE POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND I HAVE …

Owner-reported narrative. 107,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10249146 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

1,910 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

82.9%Usable mileage1,583 / 1,910 records

100.0%Valid incident date1,910 / 1,910 records

100.0%Valid filing date1,910 / 1,910 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1,910 / 1,910 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2014
Steering	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	40459.5% ODI 10119728 · 5,200 mi STEERING SYSTEM LOCKED. THIS OCCURED ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING AROUND A RIGHT TURN AT 50MPH (UPHILL). IT RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ABILITY TO STEER RETURNED AFTER THE DRIVER YANKED THE WHEEL HARD. THE DRIVER FELT A POP AND THE STEERING RETURNED, BUT THERE WAS NO TIME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. Look up ODI 10119728 at NHTSA ↗	1,16360.9% ODI 10163118 · 1,453 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING FOR STEERING ILLUMINATED AND WAS AUDIBLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE STEERING FAILED . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET THREE TIMES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. FOR THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED. Look up ODI 10163118 at NHTSA ↗	53343.3% ODI 10208442 · 17,100 mi THERE IS A STEERING-RELATED PROBLEM WITH MY PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. IT HAS A CLUNK OR SNAP UPON BACKING OUT OF PARKING-SPACES AND UPON MAKING TURNS FROM A DEAD-STOP. IT DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM WORRIED THE STEERING-BOX IS BAD, AS THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON A FAMILY 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE BOX-ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. WHY AGAIN TWO YEARS LATER ON A NEWER CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10208442 at NHTSA ↗	41538.5% ODI 10230021 · 64,216 mi MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ENTERING AN EXIT RAMP AT 50 MPH. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'VE NOW PARKED MY VEHICLE AND HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING IT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN UNDER AGE 4 AND CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO BE IN THAT DEATH TRAP. AFTER I PULLED OVER TO A SAFE AREA, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ABOUT 10 MIN LATER ON AGAIN. AFTER THAT, MY STEERING WAS FINE. I'VE ALSO HAD THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED 3 TIMES FOR A CLICK SOUND THAT IS MADE ANYTIME I TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD… Look up ODI 10230021 at NHTSA ↗	29541.4% ODI 10392755 · 6 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FAIL SPORADICALLY AND WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THREADING IN THE STEERING COLUMN TWICE TO NO AVAIL AND THE DEALER NEVER GAVE THE CONTACT A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DETECT THE ENGINE NOISE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. Look up ODI 10392755 at NHTSA ↗	17263.2% ODI 10456555 · 58,303 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G-6. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,303. Look up ODI 10456555 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10502480 · 46,000 mi WE HAVE A PONTIAC G6 WHERE THE TRUNK BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE PULLED THE WIRE CONNECTOR APART TO SHUT OFF LIGHT. IT APPEARS THIS IS COMMON ON ALL PONTIAC G6. TR CARS. TR Look up ODI 10502480 at NHTSA ↗	7911.6% ODI 10138504 · 7,000 mi MY 2005 PONTIAC G6'S DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM THE HEADLINER AREA. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE THEN AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A PART TO COME IN. THE DEALER SUSPECTS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT DUE TO THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT PART. I SUSPECT THAT THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE STARTED A SERIOUS FIRE. *NM Look up ODI 10138504 at NHTSA ↗	23112.1% ODI 10144604 · 4,500 mi VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. WHEN TEMPERATURE IS COLD, BELOW 30 DEGREES F, STABILITRAK DOES NOT WORK AND MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN MESSAGE CENTER. WHEN TEMP IS ABOVE 30, STABILITRAK WORKS FINE. WITHOUT TRACTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SLIDES OVER THE ROAD, LOSING TRACTION VERY EASILY. *NM Look up ODI 10144604 at NHTSA ↗	19415.7% ODI 10206864 · 9,000 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR THIRTY MINUTES WHEN SHE WAS ALERTED THAT IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT (ELECTRICAL) FIRE. SHE NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF AND THE GENERAL MOTORS INSPECTOR INFORMED HER THAT IT WAS AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ELECTRICAL FIRE. GENERAL MOTORS CLOSED THE CASE AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A DEFECT. THEY STA… Look up ODI 10206864 at NHTSA ↗	21920.3% ODI 10226001 · 3,368 mi PONTIAC 2008 G6 3,368 MILEAGE POWER STEERING ERROR, THEN TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION. 4/25/08 PHONED DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR 4/28/08. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP ON 4/27/08. 4/28/08 DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED TWO BROKEN WIRES IN THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR HARNESS. THEY INDICATED THAT SOMETHING HAD SEVERED THE WIRES AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. WHY WOULD TWO WIRES BE LEFT UNSHIELDED FROM THE ELEMENTS? THE DEALERSHIP VIA MY REQUEST RECEIVED AN ONE … Look up ODI 10226001 at NHTSA ↗	17424.4% ODI 10319114 · 28,418 mi 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 Look up ODI 10319114 at NHTSA ↗	6022.1% ODI 10408250 · 16,650 mi PINS INSIDE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR FOR RIGHT HEADLIGHT CORRODED, MAKING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT INOPERABLE. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL GREASE INSIDE CONNECTION TO KEEP MOISTURE OUT. Look up ODI 10408250 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 10660209 THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS IF IT WERE JUST DEAD. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR WAS FINE AND THEN ONE DAY IT JUST HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 11/20. I DROVE HOME FROM WORK. I HAD BEEN HAVING NO ISSUES. THEN, I TURNED OFF THE CAR WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR FOR A BRIEF MOMENT TO CHECKHART MY MAILBOX (FRONT OF APARTMENT COMPLEX). WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR, SUDDENLY IT WASN'T WORKING AS IF EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. *TR Look up ODI 10660209 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting	1100.0% ODI 10478110 HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. SOMETIMES ONE WORKS(PASSENGER OR DRIVER SIDE) AND SOMETIMES NEITHER WORK. THE WIRE CONNECTION TO THE MAIN HEADLIGHT (ON BOTH SIDES) IS FRAYING--LEAVING BARE WIRE EXPOSED. WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP, SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT. *TR Look up ODI 10478110 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 10502480 · 46,000 mi WE HAVE A PONTIAC G6 WHERE THE TRUNK BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. I HAVE PULLED THE WIRE CONNECTOR APART TO SHUT OFF LIGHT. IT APPEARS THIS IS COMMON ON ALL PONTIAC G6. TR CARS. TR Look up ODI 10502480 at NHTSA ↗	476.9% ODI 10237257 I BOUGHT MY 2005 G6 1 MONTH AGO. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT MY BRAKE LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. WHEN I TOUCH MY BRAKES THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THE DEALERSHIPS CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR Look up ODI 10237257 at NHTSA ↗	1568.2% ODI 10226647 · 44,000 mi THE REAR EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL THEN GO OUT OR NOT BE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. WE HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH VEHICLES BEHIND US ALMOST REAR-ENDING US. IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY, BUT NOT CONSTANTLY. HAVE TAKEN TO ONE SHOP AND ONE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION; ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE USUALLY TRANSPORTING A 10 MONTH OLD CHILD. *TR Look up ODI 10226647 at NHTSA ↗	19315.7% ODI 10282601 · 30,000 mi I ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED DUE TO THE FACT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DIDN'T WORK THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 2 YEARS I'VE HAD THIS FIXED AND NOW THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY IM STILL HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO ITS A LEASE THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I PAY ALL THIS MONEY TO A CAR COMPANY AND NOW I CANT DRIVE IT. *TR Look up ODI 10282601 at NHTSA ↗	22821.1% ODI 10272398 · 8,000 mi 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE BRACKETS WHICH HOLD THE HEADLIGHTS TO THE CAR ARE INSUFFICIENT. THE HEADLIGHTS BOUNCE, SHAKE, AND WOBBLE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD CAUSING REPEATED PREMATURE HEADLAMP BULB FAILURE AND SAFETY HAZARD FOR VISIBILITY REASONS ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BULBS HAVE BLOWN OUT 2 TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AS NEW IN SEPTMEBER OF 2008. DEALER STATES THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ON THE SEDAN MODEL DOES NOT STAY ENTIRELY CLOSED....PUSHING THE WINDOW UP BUTTON, THE WINDOW MOVES 1/4" AFTE… Look up ODI 10272398 at NHTSA ↗	17424.4% ODI 10367887 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 Look up ODI 10367887 at NHTSA ↗	3211.8% ODI 10477462 I THOUGHT MY HEADLIGHT BULB WENT OUT AND SO I WENT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPLACE IT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE BULB HAS BEEN GOING IN AND OUT FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS. THE MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME IT'S A WIRE PROBLEM AND WITH THE VEHICLE BEING A 2010 I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THAT PROBLEM. IT'S NOW SEPT. 28,2012 AND ONCE AGAIN IT HAS GONE OUT...AGAIN. PLUS SINCE I GOT THE CAR I'VE BEEN HEARING RATTLING EITHER IN THE PASSENGER DOOR OR THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME BUT I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR GM MISTAKES. *TR Look up ODI 10477462 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	150.0% ODI 10621448 · 100,272 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,272. Look up ODI 10621448 at NHTSA ↗	314.6% ODI 10489094 · 75,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH SHORTED INTERNALLY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON. THE VEHICL… Look up ODI 10489094 at NHTSA ↗	1166.1% ODI 10461152 · 72,872 mi THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME … Look up ODI 10461152 at NHTSA ↗	16013.0% ODI 10462569 · 72,000 mi ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN AVERAGING 60-65 IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 I LIGHTLY PRESSED BRAKES APPROACHING AN EXIT FOR GAS WHEN A THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY TO STOP. THE SHAKING WAS NOTICEABLY WORSE. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS EVENT SO I DID NOT EXPECT ANY BRAKE ISSUES. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS MY WIFE MENTIONED A NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE BUT MY FRONT AND REAR STRUTS WERE BAD.… Look up ODI 10462569 at NHTSA ↗	12211.3% ODI 10461334 · 34,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50- 55 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DESPITE THE BRAKES NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. Look up ODI 10461334 at NHTSA ↗	638.8% ODI 10469357 WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL FLAIR ON. THAN WHEN TAP BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. WITHIN A COUPLE SECONDS, THEY WILL TURN BACK ON. WHEN ACTUALLY GOING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES, HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS THAN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST DRIVING IN GENERAL. BREAK LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THAN WHEN PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF. COUPLE SECONDS LATER, COME BACK ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME(OR DURING THE DAYTIME), NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN STOPPING… Look up ODI 10469357 at NHTSA ↗	197.0% ODI 10459253 · 56,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION HOWEVER, THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. Look up ODI 10459253 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	121.8% ODI 10276372 · 41,805 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST TRAVELING 90 MPH. IN TURN, HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE CRACKED IN THE MID-LUMBAR AREA, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,805. Look up ODI 10276372 at NHTSA ↗	924.8% ODI 10164435 MY CAR EVERY TIME I TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT MY TIRES WOULD MAKE A SQUEALING SOUND, SO MY HUSBAND THOUGHT I NEEDED MY TIRES ROTATED, I TOOK IT DOWN TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND TO GET THE TIRES ROTATED BUT HE (SALES PERSON) TOLD ME THAT MY TIRES WERE FINE. WELL I WAS GOING TO WORK AT 6:00 A.M MY CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT SO I WENT OFF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO GET MY CAR BACK ON THE ROAD BUT MY TIRES LOCKED UP OR SOMETHING B/C MY CAR STARTED TO SPIN IN CIRCLES, I TRIED TO GET CONTROL OF MY CAR BUT BEFORE I KNEW I HIT A TREE. WHAT SCARED ME TH… Look up ODI 10164435 at NHTSA ↗	1068.6% ODI 10185994 · 500 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE STRUCK A DEER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE HOOD WERE DAMAGED. ALSO, PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 500.AK THE CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE 5 SENSOR POINTS, 3 SENSOR POINTS HIT DURING THE ACCIDENT. UPDATE 4/23/07 *TR Look up ODI 10185994 at NHTSA ↗	979.0% ODI 10241785 · 125 mi MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2007 PONTIAC G-6. SHE WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE ENTERING THE EXPRESS WAY AND THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO HER TURNING THE WHEEL THEREFORE THE CAR WENT INTO THE DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSIQUENTLY SHE FRACTURED HER BACK. SEPTEMBER 2007 IN NOVEMBER 2007 MY SON WAS DRIVING A 2008 PONTIAC G-6. HE WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. THE CAR ROLLED OVER HIT A TREE AND KILLED MY SON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. *TR Look up ODI 10241785 at NHTSA ↗	405.6% ODI 10537009 · 27,500 mi WHEN THE PASSENGER GETS OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE ON/OFF LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REMAINS ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ALSO REMAINS FLASHING AND DINGS WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS A DISTRACTION. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A 1100 DOLLAR REPAIR. THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND IF LEFT UN-REPAIRED IT WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT GO OFF IN AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. *TR Look up ODI 10537009 at NHTSA ↗	186.6% ODI 10429552 · 36,903 mi ON 9/14/2010 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT IN OUR 2010 PONTIAC G6 GT IN WHICH SHE TURNED FROM A PRIVATE DRIVE INTO THE PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, IMPACTING OUR CAR IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER, WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND DRIVERS DOOR. BOTH AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED IN THE OTHER CAR HOWEVER NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN OUR G6 DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF EITHER VEHICLE WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY COMPLAINT, THE ENTIRE DRIVERS FRONT FENDER ON OUR G6 WAS SMASHE… Look up ODI 10429552 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Power Train	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	395.7% ODI 10209797 · 1,000 mi TOO MANY COMPLAINTS TO WRITE THEM ALL UP, HERE ARE A FEW: ENGINE MAKES METAL GRINDING "WHOOSHING" NOISE INDEPENDENT FROM ACCELERATION-DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE, WARPED ROTORS-DEALER WANTED OVER $1,000 TO FIX, HAVE HAD RADIO REPLACED 5 TIMES DUE TO DISC ERRORS-DEALER KEEPS REPLACING, HAD STEERING RACK AND WATER PUMP REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES-DEALER COVERED, SENSOR THAT TURNS ON LIGHTS WENT-DEALER REPLACED, POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, HARD TO TURN AND ROUGH, BUT NO "LOCK-UPS" LIKE OTHERS HAVE HAD(THANKFULLY)-DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE, HAD DRIVERS SIDE FR… Look up ODI 10209797 at NHTSA ↗	663.5% ODI 10242974 GEAR SHIFT CONTROLLER GETS STUCK IN DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM, THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. *TR Look up ODI 10242974 at NHTSA ↗	897.2% ODI 10369579 · 60,000 mi I HAVE AN 07 G6 THAT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH BRAKE LIGHTS, CRUISE, AND SHIFTING OUT OF PARK THAT THE 05-06 G6'S ARE. WE'VE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH CHANGED TWICE AND IT HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH UNPLUGGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. *TR Look up ODI 10369579 at NHTSA ↗	777.1% ODI 10236397 I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW WITH 5 MILES IN APRIL WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AT AROUND 5500 MILES, THE CAR FIRST STALLED. IT STARTED BACK UP THAT DAY WITHOUT ISSUE AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. AFTER THAT, IT WOULD STALL MAYBE ONCE A WEEK. THIS HAPPENED UP UNTIL ABOUT 6200 MILES. AFTER THAT, I WAS GETTING CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, REDUCED ENGINE POWER(WHICH WAS VERY SPORADIC), SERVICE TRACTION, AND ENGINE LUGGING. IT CONTINUED TO STALL 3 TIMES A WEEK OR SO. I HAVE HAD IT IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FIRST TIME THEY … Look up ODI 10236397 at NHTSA ↗	466.5% ODI 10263230 · 5,561 mi 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 Look up ODI 10263230 at NHTSA ↗	145.1% ODI 10458960 · 31,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHILE PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. Look up ODI 10458960 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel/Propulsion System	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	202.9% ODI 10478067 · 115,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. Look up ODI 10478067 at NHTSA ↗	764.0% ODI 10462813 · 92,110 mi I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR,I JUST BROUGHT IT USED LAST JUNE 11, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR EITHER IN THE FRONT OR REAR THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG AS WELL, I HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON MY CAR LAST MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY TANK WAS WET FROM GAS AND THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE SHOP (SEARS) AND I SHOULD HAVE THIS LOOKED AT ASAP BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND OVER 100 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2006 PONTIAC… Look up ODI 10462813 at NHTSA ↗	826.7% ODI 10472841 · 68,000 mi CAR'S KEY FELT STUCK ONE DAY AND MADE THE CARD DO A "HARD" START WHERE THE IGNITION DIDN'T KICK OVER RIGHT AWAY. NOTICED RIGHT AFTER IGNITION PROBLEM THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF. SMELL CONTINUED TO JUST GET STRONGER AND STRONGER OVER THE COURSE OF A WEEK. THERE IS NOW AN INTOXICATING SMELL OF GAS FUMES THAT SURROUND THE CAR WHEN PARKED. CANNOT PARK IN GARAGE ANY LONGER IN FEAR THAT THE FUMES WILL IGNITE WITH OUR GAS WATER HEATER WHICH IS ALSO HOUSED IN THE GARAGE. THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FEELS LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEATE… Look up ODI 10472841 at NHTSA ↗	524.8% ODI 10462929 · 30,000 mi I PURCHASED MY PONTIAC BRAND NEW WITH 189 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED OUT AND THEY WERE FINE. WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO DIRT IN THE BRAKES. IN 2011 MY INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON TELLING ME TO CHECK MY FUEL CAP. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND ENDED UP PAYING TO HAVE SOMETHING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM CHANGED. I AM STILL ENCOUNTERING ISSUES WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT TO CHECK THE FUEL CAP. THE GAS MILEAGE IS TERRIBLE! I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WA… Look up ODI 10462929 at NHTSA ↗	365.1% ODI 10466585 · 46,000 mi LARGE FUEL LEAK AT REAR OF GAS TANK ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN AN OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS CRACKED RETURN LINE CONNECTION ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. PART WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR Look up ODI 10466585 at NHTSA ↗	72.6% ODI 10864088 · 67,000 mi ON MAY 9, 2016, I WAS HEADING TO MY HOME WHEN MY CAR STALLED BRIEFLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR ROADWAY, 220 NORTH, CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND 21502. LUCKILY MY VEHICLE RE-ENGAGED WITHIN A MINUTE IN ORDER FOR ME TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANY TRACTOR AND TRAILER TRAFFIC THAT WAS STEADILY APPROACHING ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS PETRIFIED DURING THIS TIME THING I WAS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND DIE IN MY CAR!!! THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE RELAY CONNECTION FROM THE FUSE BOX IN THE TRUNK OF THE PONTIACT G 6 TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO NOT START … Look up ODI 10864088 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Vehicle Speed Control	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	162.4% ODI 10284439 · 65,000 mi PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING OPPOSITE (BRAKES LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND NOT ILLUMINATED WHILE BRAKE IS APPLIED). CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGING. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME MODELS OF THE G6 BUT WAS TOLD BY PONTIAC THAT MY G6 WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10284439 at NHTSA ↗	623.2% ODI 10281405 · 21,000 mi WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 G6. OUR EXTERIOR LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. WE HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE THE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY. WE WERE HAVING THE VIBRATION ISSUE SOME MENTIONED. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK ONE DAY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE GOT THE SAME STORY ABOUT THE RECALL ABOUT NOT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL AND HAVING TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR EXPENSE. LAST YEAR OUR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE REAR ENDED A MINIVAN. LUCKILY NO… Look up ODI 10281405 at NHTSA ↗	665.4% ODI 10213909 2007 PONTIAC G6 WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED. CONSUMER STATES SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ARE RATTLE IN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, PLASTIC SEAT BELT HOLDER BROKE, CONVERTIBLE TOP BROKE, THE TOP WAS UP, AND WOULD NOT LOCK, THE RETRACTABLE MOTOR WOULD NOT PUT THE TOP DOWN OR UP. VEHICLE ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY ON ITS OWN WHILE STOPPED. KB WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. JB Look up ODI 10213909 at NHTSA ↗	625.7% ODI 10361349 · 40,000 mi MY 2008 PONTIAC G6 CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. I USE IT WHEN IT WORKS AND KEEP IT OFF WHEN IT DOES NOT WANT TO ENGAGE. IN THE PAST MONTHS, MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED; ONCE I ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY. THIS ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT AS WELL. *TR Look up ODI 10361349 at NHTSA ↗	334.6% ODI 10469357 WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL FLAIR ON. THAN WHEN TAP BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. WITHIN A COUPLE SECONDS, THEY WILL TURN BACK ON. WHEN ACTUALLY GOING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES, HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS THAN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST DRIVING IN GENERAL. BREAK LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THAN WHEN PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF. COUPLE SECONDS LATER, COME BACK ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME(OR DURING THE DAYTIME), NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN STOPPING… Look up ODI 10469357 at NHTSA ↗	93.3% ODI 10515652 · 49,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION TO 60 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. Look up ODI 10515652 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Steering	50,000–118,000 mi	75,000 mi	987	ODI 10163118 · 1,453 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DASHBOARD WARNING FOR STEERING ILLUMINATED AND WAS AUDIBLE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE STEERING FAILED . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET THREE TIMES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. FOR THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, THE STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED. Look up ODI 10163118 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10169632 · 3,500 mi I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 55-60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CROSSING THE CENTER LANE. IT REMAINED LOCKED FOR ABOUT 30 YARDS AND THEN RELEASED. NM UPDATE (10/9/08): THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. THE STEERING WOULD NOT BUDGE...I WAS PULLING DOWN ON IT WITH EVERYTHING IN ME TO TRY TO GET IT BACK INTO MY LANE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. OUT OF FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND GM UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, MY VEHICLE SAT FOR NEAR… Look up ODI 10169632 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10178440 · 5,900 mi 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP DRIVING (APPROX 20-30 MPH) DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN A LARGE TRUCK CAME DOWN THE STREET IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I TURNED MY WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTER LINE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK SO THAT I COULD GO STRAIGHT AGAIN. MY CAR HIT THE BACK WHEEL OF A PARKED CAR. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DAMAGE TO BOTH CARS IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSESSED. *JB Look up ODI 10178440 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	53,250–128,375 mi	89,250 mi	174	ODI 10144604 · 4,500 mi VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE. WHEN TEMPERATURE IS COLD, BELOW 30 DEGREES F, STABILITRAK DOES NOT WORK AND MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN MESSAGE CENTER. WHEN TEMP IS ABOVE 30, STABILITRAK WORKS FINE. WITHOUT TRACTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SLIDES OVER THE ROAD, LOSING TRACTION VERY EASILY. NM Look up ODI 10144604 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10151085 · 200 mi GRINDING NOISE WHEN CHANGING GEARS ON 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CLICKING OR POPPING NOISES FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF OF GAS. TRANSMISSION HAS A VERY POOR FEEL GENERALLY AND GENERALLY FEELS DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. GRINDING IS MORE APPARENT WITH LOW SPEED SHIFTS OR WHEN TURNING. THE SECOND COMPLAINT IS THAT THE FOG LIGHT BUTTON AND THE SEAT HEATER SWITCH GET NOTICEABLY HOT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. THE THIRD COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DASH LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON WHEN YOU PUT THE LIGHTS ON MANUALLY DURING THE DAY. NM Look up ODI 10151085 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10152340 · 5,500 mi WHEN DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WILL SHOW MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND CAR WILL SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND NOT GO OVER 45 MPH. ADDITIONALLY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. IF TURNED OFF REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK AND VEHICLE RESTARTS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND RUNS ROUGH. USUALLY NEXT RESTART CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE OFF AND WILL RUN BETTER. VEHICLE WILL HAVE BURNT SMELL WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE AFTER INCIDENT. COMPUTER IS STORING ERROR CODES BUT DEALER CAN NOT DIAG… Look up ODI 10152340 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting	57,000–110,393 mi	80,030 mi	127	ODI 10226647 · 44,000 mi THE REAR EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL THEN GO OUT OR NOT BE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. WE HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH VEHICLES BEHIND US ALMOST REAR-ENDING US. IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY, BUT NOT CONSTANTLY. HAVE TAKEN TO ONE SHOP AND ONE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION; ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE USUALLY TRANSPORTING A 10 MONTH OLD CHILD. *TR Look up ODI 10226647 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10280437 · 32,000 mi THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, SUMMER 2008. I WAS PULLED OVER THREE TIMES BY HIGHWAY PATROL AND ASKED WHY I WAS RIDING MY BRAKES. I WASN'T. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WENT OFF WHEN I MASHED THE BRAKES, FLICKERED BACK ON WHILE IDLING, THEN STAYED ON WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. I HAD IT FIXED THEN UNDER WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE PONTIAC DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IT WOULD COST ALMOST $900 TO REPLACE THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) PLUS LABOR. OR I SHOULD BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, … Look up ODI 10280437 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10281405 · 21,000 mi WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 G6. OUR EXTERIOR LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. WE HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE THE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY. WE WERE HAVING THE VIBRATION ISSUE SOME MENTIONED. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK ONE DAY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE GOT THE SAME STORY ABOUT THE RECALL ABOUT NOT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL AND HAVING TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR EXPENSE. LAST YEAR OUR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE REAR ENDED A MINIVAN. LUCKILY NO… Look up ODI 10281405 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	69,228–135,750 mi	104,000 mi	86	ODI 10461152 · 72,872 mi THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME … Look up ODI 10461152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10462109 · 72,000 mi VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES AND EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE HAVING DIFFICULTIES REMOVING IT FROM PARK. SHORTLY AFTER THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE ALL THIS TIME! WHEN YOUR ON THE GAS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT! THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 05 G6 MODEL BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS, A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW COMMON THIS IS WITH THE G6 LI… Look up ODI 10462109 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10463381 · 100,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE INTERNAL SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEA… Look up ODI 10463381 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	56,300–124,000 mi	94,000 mi	65	ODI 10210447 · 23,300 mi FIRST LEAK WAS THE XM ANTENNA. WATER CAME IN THROUGH ROOF CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS. SECOND LEAK WAS FROM THE SUNROOF WATER ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE SAME PLACE. DEALER REPAIRED SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. THIRD LEAK WAS THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. DEALER REPAIRED THE OTHER SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. THE WATER ENTER THE CABIN AND RAN ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE WINTER AND THE SEAT BELT FROZE SOLID IN THE RETRACTION REEL. AT THE SAME TIME THE WATER ALSO DAMAGED THE AIRBAG SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CAUSED THE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. THE … Look up ODI 10210447 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10218129 · 12,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN MORE CONSISTENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE ON THE SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CON… Look up ODI 10218129 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10221543 · 19,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,329 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 19,000. Look up ODI 10221543 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	74,850–135,151 mi	104,000 mi	63	ODI 10462813 · 92,110 mi I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR,I JUST BROUGHT IT USED LAST JUNE 11, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR EITHER IN THE FRONT OR REAR THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG AS WELL, I HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON MY CAR LAST MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY TANK WAS WET FROM GAS AND THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE SHOP (SEARS) AND I SHOULD HAVE THIS LOOKED AT ASAP BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND OVER 100 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2006 PONTIAC… Look up ODI 10462813 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10477309 · 125,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED GASOLINE WHILE SHE DRIVING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT ASSISTANCE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. Look up ODI 10477309 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478352 · 54,559 mi STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM CAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOTICE A LEAK UNDER CAR. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALERSHIP REPALCED FUEL PUMP. THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID# : 12V459000 GM CAMPAIGN #: 12190 EXPANSION OF RECALL 09V-419. *TR Look up ODI 10478352 at NHTSA ↗
Power Train	90,000–143,547 mi	112,000 mi	51	ODI 10252985 · 99 mi MY PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THIS CAR BEFORE I EVEN GOT HOME WITH MY NEW PURCHASE. I HAD 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THE TIRE BLEW OFF THE RIM DAMAGING THE FENDER NOTES FROM THE INVOICE STATE THAT "PARTS AND LABOR TO BE BILLED TO 67D 67F, CANNOT WARR TIRE THAT HAS BEEN MOUNTED WRONG ON 1ST REPAIR" THEN ON 6/26/06 PAINT WAS REFINISHED DUE TO CLEAR COAT PEELING ON THE HOOD. ON 11/06/06 RADIO DOES NOT PLAY CD'S AND RADIO WAS REPLACED. 3K MILE SERVICE WITH MOTOR SILK. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND A WIRE TO SDM LOOSE AN… Look up ODI 10252985 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10282020 · 73,798 mi I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURN AND MAKES THIS WEIRD HUMMING SOUND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES (AT TIMES), WHEN I PRESS THE GAS (AT TIMES), WHEN I TURN (AT TIMES), AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING FORWARD, WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN TURNING AND FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED ASAP. J FROM MO Look up ODI 10282020 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10332334 · 41,500 mi 2006 PONTIAC G6 V6 STALLING WHILE IN DRIVE AND PARK. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS AND HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR IN PARK, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE AND STEERING WILL ALSO LOCK UP. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND PLACING IT IN PARK IT WILL RESTART, I HAVE PLACED THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. LAST TIME (MAY 18) WAS TO TAPE ENGINE WIRES AND CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTOR, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD FIX IT. THIS REPAIR COST ME $500. SINCE THEN TH… Look up ODI 10332334 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	56,000–110,193 mi	77,900 mi	47	ODI 10281405 · 21,000 mi WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 G6. OUR EXTERIOR LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. WE HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE THE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY. WE WERE HAVING THE VIBRATION ISSUE SOME MENTIONED. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK ONE DAY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE GOT THE SAME STORY ABOUT THE RECALL ABOUT NOT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL AND HAVING TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR EXPENSE. LAST YEAR OUR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE REAR ENDED A MINIVAN. LUCKILY NO… Look up ODI 10281405 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10283872 · 65,120 mi 2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TR Look up ODI 10283872 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10291552 · 46,000 mi THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT ROADWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND REMAIN ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET AND/OR RAINING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY PONTIAC MOTOR COMPANY AND MY DEALER THAT NO RECALLS ARE OUTSTANDING AT THIS TIME ON MY VIN NUMBER. MY AUTO HAD ABOUT 46000 MILES WHEN THE CONDITION WAS FIRST NOTICED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN APRIL 2009. TR Look up ODI 10291552 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

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Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Complaints	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	2	None	ODI 11640091 When I go to pull into a parking spot or leave a parking lot I sometimes (often) hear a dinging sound then all of the sudden I lose power steering to where I almost hit the cars around me. There has been the same make, model and year of my car that has had a previous recall for electric power steering assist (eps) in the past Look up ODI 11640091 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11641824 When driving I can’t steer correctly steering wheel goes stiff where I can’t turn the electric powering light comes on Look up ODI 11641824 at NHTSA ↗
2025-03	5	None	ODI 11645893 Power steering went out while I was driving it on 3-2-25. It happened before, on 2-5-25, and I took it to my service person right away. There was a message that said no power steering. Turning was a danger to myself and others because I do not have the arm strength to turn very well. Look up ODI 11645893 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11647701 Steering and steering wheel shakey and the power steering randomly goes out. Look up ODI 11647701 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11648645 Twice in the last week my power steering quit. The first time, it happened after I had driven about 10 miles. When I put it in reverse to park my car, it quit working and was very difficult to turn the wheel. I managed to get it parked. After letting the car sit overnight, I started it and it was ok. Then again after driving it home, it failed again when I put it in reverse to park it. I currently have it parked at my house and haven’t driven it anymore. Look up ODI 11648645 at NHTSA ↗
2025-04	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	1	None	ODI 11665227 My power steering went out and there is recall and mine hasn’t been fixed Look up ODI 11665227 at NHTSA ↗
2025-07	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	1	None	ODI 11679006 · 91,000 mi The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the steering wheel was very difficult to turn in either direction. The contact stated that the failure was self-corrected after 45 minutes of driving the vehicle. Additionally, while driving at an undisclosed speed the steering wheel became very difficult to turn in either direction. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the steering torque sensor assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The ma… Look up ODI 11679006 at NHTSA ↗
2025-09	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	1	None	ODI 11696329 · 150,000 mi The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while attempting to make a right turn, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as intended, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stopped independently. Neither a dealer nor an independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to Special Coverage Adjustment: N162075260… Look up ODI 11696329 at NHTSA ↗
2025-11	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	2	None	ODI 11703398 Power steering loss in dangerous weather conditions and almost lost control and I'm not going to feel safe until I find a way to get it repaired recall (15V064) Look up ODI 11703398 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11707266 The electronic stability control has failed, due to sway bar links are worn out and causing wheels to vigorously wobble causing the Eps input circuit to shut down the system to avoid overloading the circuit and burning up the module , I believe the recall hasn't been fixed , Can you please consider the issue as dangerous and repair my car ... I am not trying to say this but I am homeless and dependent on the car for shelter as well as transportation... Please note don't use last statement to show sympathy on me ... I am doing ok today, Thank… Look up ODI 11707266 at NHTSA ↗
2026-01	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	1	None	ODI 11722807 my son was driving the car and had a friend with him. they were involved in an accident which he tboned anoehr car. the driver air bad deployed but that was the only one. no other bad deployed and caused injury to windshield of passenger and caused injury to my son from drivers door. Look up ODI 11722807 at NHTSA ↗
2026-04	1	None	ODI 11733597 The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started pulling to the right. The steering wheel was forcefully returned to the center. Additionally, on other occasions while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the vehicle before the vehicle stalled. There were two unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed. The vehicle was then taken to an independe… Look up ODI 11733597 at NHTSA ↗
2026-05	3	None	ODI 11735915 I have the warning power steering on my dash and it’s getting harder to steer and turn then it quits and does it again it’s not safe at all Look up ODI 11735915 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11736358 Airbag light staying on dash and the passenger seat does not register a person sitting in it. The passage seat bag alert does not making a sound Look up ODI 11736358 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11737755 When first started sometimes power steering does not work. Temporary fix is to restart the car. It's gone out while I was driving. This is very scary and hard to turn when it goes out. Look up ODI 11737755 at NHTSA ↗
2026-06	1	None	ODI 11746879 Recall I got a electric problem plus air bags problem plus TC problem 🙄 Look up ODI 11746879 at NHTSA ↗
2026-07	1	None	ODI 11748416 The vehicle experienced a complete failure of the Electric Power Steering (EPS) motor, matching the identical failure symptoms of NHTSA Recall 15V064000, but this specific VIN is excluded from the campaign. Operating this vehicle without electronic power assist put extreme torsional stress on the manual steering linkage over time. On August 14, 2025, while executing a low-speed turn in a drive-through, the intermediate steering shaft suffered a catastrophic structural failure and completely snapped in half. This resulted in an immediate, total … Look up ODI 11748416 at NHTSA ↗
2026-08	0	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	1	None	ODI 11761483 While driving I'm going around a corner and the steering was grabbing and getting tight I had to mussel the car home then it stopped doing it the again and again now my steering has not power steering and when I back up it grabs sometimes out of my hands and almost breaks my arm. This car is a death trap. There were no warnings till it happened Look up ODI 11761483 at NHTSA ↗
2026-10 (partial)	0	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2010: 25 complaints · 2014: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2010	0	13	25
2014	1	1	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2010	272	0	0
2014	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Steering	Electrical System	Exterior Lighting	Service Brakes	Air Bags	Fuel/Propulsion System	Power Train	Vehicle Speed Control
Steering	—	83 ODI 10201817 · 12,300 mi MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY PONTIAC G6 GT HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS MY WINDOW SWITCH QUIT WORKING, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED A MONTH AGO, MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. THIS THEN PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN I WAS GOING BETWEEN 0-40 MPH. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN IT WAS OKAY (NO "POWER STEERING LIGHT" CAME ON). THE ELECTRICAL CHIP WAS REPLACED. THIRD INCIDENT, POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTING C… Look up ODI 10201817 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10235630 · 20 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE DEALER LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE POWER WINDOWS. IN ADDITION, THE CELL PHONE CHARGER FUSE CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS BUBBLING IN THE PAINT JOB THAT WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE STEREO CHANGES FROM XM FM TO AM. THE SCREEN FOR THE XM RADIO IS BLANK, THE CLOCK IS ALWAYS BEHIND, AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER WORKS PROPERLY… Look up ODI 10235630 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10266613 · 53,000 mi THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AUCTION IN APRIL OF 2006. I HAVE HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS NOW. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING. IT WILL TURN OVER BUT DIES IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTS. IT USUALLY TAKE THREE TRIES BEFORE IT WILL START. TODAY I GOT IN MY CAR AND TURNED THE KEY NOTHING WOULD COME ON, NO LIGHTS NO RADIO NO NOISE NOTHING. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TRIED IT THREE TIMES AND THEN ON THE FOURTH TIME IT STARTED LIKE NORMAL. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT IS FINE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPAR… Look up ODI 10266613 at NHTSA ↗	12 ODI 10284895 FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS THE BRAKE LAMPS HAVE BEEN STAYING ON AT TIMES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED AL THE TIME. ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FOR TWO DAYS ONLY. PRESENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED AND REMAINS ON. CALLED PONTIAC AN… Look up ODI 10284895 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10312764 · 39,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY GRANDPARENTS IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AND RIGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE PROBLEM TO HAVE. I'VE BEGUN LOOKING INTO COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS THAT MAKE THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GIVE IT A GUARANTEED EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE ALSO APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT AND I WILL NOW BE CHECKING FOR A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE HEARD IN WHICH THE BRAK… Look up ODI 10312764 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10486662 LAST NIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD WENT OFF AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN AGAIN WHILE PULLING ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN AND THERE WAS A BUS COMING MY DIRECTION. I COULD HAVE EASILY GOTTEN INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED. PLEASE HELP! *TR Look up ODI 10486662 at NHTSA ↗	18 ODI 10490279 · 104,000 mi MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF. WHEN I'M DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. TR Look up ODI 10490279 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10513141 · 129,000 mi I WAS ON MY WAY TO A SOFTBALL GAME, WAS GOING 65 ON THE FAST LANE, AND ALL OF SUDDEN I READ POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO, THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT THE GAS DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND MY WHEEL WAS TENSED, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE LEFT SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE. TR Look up ODI 10513141 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10523285 · 55,000 mi MY WIFE AND I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THE ROTORS WARPED. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST SET OF ROTORS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 SETS OF ROTORS. IT SEEMS THAT THE ROTORS WARP WITHIN 10 TO 20 THOUSAND MILES OF INSTALLING NEW PADS AND ROTORS. DRIVING STYLE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE ISSUE AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. BRAKE SHOPS EVEN SAY THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE WORST CAR MADE OF BRAKES. NOTHING WE CAN DO SEEMS TO FIX IT, ASIDE FROM N… Look up ODI 10523285 at NHTSA ↗	26 ODI 10218129 · 12,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN MORE CONSISTENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE ON THE SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CON… Look up ODI 10218129 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10250407 · 69,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. Look up ODI 10250407 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10250718 I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT . I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM LOU SOHB PONTIAC GMC IN CONYERS, GA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THERE WERE INSTANCES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THAT THE CAR WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AND THEREIN MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 28, 2007. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE THE VEHICLE?S STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICUL… Look up ODI 10250718 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10486308 · 59,000 mi 2 DAYS IN A ROW I HAVE BEEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, AND A ALERT CHIME SOUNDS. PONTIAC HAS RECALLED OTHER MAKES/MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THE 2006 G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MY CAR IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE. WHY IS PONTIAC NOT BEING REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE FAULTY CARS? 2 MONTHS AGO I CONTACTED PONTIAC BECAUSE MY CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE GAS LINE. THIS WA… Look up ODI 10486308 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569235 · 110,000 mi DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING. LOST QUITE A BIT OF POWER AND STARTED TO STAHL. MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS MESSAGE SCREEN STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". HAD TO PULL OF TO EMERGENCY SHOULDER LANE. LEFT CAR ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR A LITTLE OVER 24 HOURS. CAME BACK NEXT DAY AND MY CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. AROUND 4 WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, NO RAIN THIS TIME, I HEARD THE CHIME AND MESSAGE SCREEN FLASHED "POWER STEERING." MY POWER STEERING WAS IMMEDIATELY LO… Look up ODI 10569235 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11192869 · 170,000 mi I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, AND I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AND MECHANICS DON'T WANT TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE AREA IT'S IN. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 1YR, AND IT'S REALLY ANNOYING AND TIRING. Look up ODI 11192869 at NHTSA ↗	24 ODI 10435977 · 60,000 mi I HAVE HAD A THUMPING IN THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE COULD BE OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS ONCE THEY GET INTO IT. AT PRESENT I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AM SAVING UP TO GET THE $800 REPAIR STARTED. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THE G6'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BUT IT IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO CHOICE. A… Look up ODI 10435977 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10473637 · 95,245 mi THE STEERING WOULDN'T RESPOND, STIFF LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING CODE CAME UP ON RADIO AND ERROR CAME UP OVER ODOMETER READING ALOG F WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WENT AWAY AFTER A WHILE BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE NO RESPONSE PERIODICALLY. CODE WON'T GO AWAY. *TR Look up ODI 10473637 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10504808 · 3,000 mi WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, AND TROUBLES STARTED IMMEDIATELY. FIRST THING WAS WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE, WELL RETURNED IT A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CAP , THAT USE TO BE METAL BUT ARE NOW PLASTIC WEARS OUT , NOTHING DANGEROUS BUT ANNOYING. WELL THAT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE SOME KIND OF A ROD WAS REPLACED. THEN IT ALWAYS SMELLED OF ANTI FREEZE. AND WOULD LOSE IT, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK. WELL AFTER HAVING IT IN HAVING 2 RADIATORS PUT IN IT, IT STILL DID L… Look up ODI 10504808 at NHTSA ↗	13 ODI 10341445 · 45,000 mi PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED IN JUNE OF 06, FOR ABNORMAL NOISE, FROM UNDERNEATH CAR, CONDENSATION WAS CONSTANT IN HEADLIGHTS EVEN AFTER REPLACED. CAR DISC PLAYER WOULD CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTION AND WAS REPLACED - STEERING WAS ALWAYS SEEMED NOT JUST RIGHT. CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FOR SHORT SPURTS, TRUNK FILLED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN REALLY FEEL THE WHOLE STABILITY OF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT. HUSBAND RECEIVED BRAIN INJURY FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE HE JUST PLOWED INTO A BLOCK WALL FOR NO REASON. HE HELD A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD WITH A CURREN… Look up ODI 10341445 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10583865 6/10: DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING. IN 9/10, RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM INDICATING ISSUE SO BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER FOR STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. IN 10/10, DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, LOST ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING WITH INDICATOR ABOVE RADIO SAYING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN CAR OFF, THEN TURN BACK ON AGAIN, TO REGAIN POWER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BETWEEN 10/10 AND EARLY 12/10 AT WHICH TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REP… Look up ODI 10583865 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10610020 MY G6 JUST KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. I DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT SO I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2006 SO SOME OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME HAVE JUST COME UP. I DO NOT THINK IT IS DO TO AGE OF THE CAR; I THINK THEY SHOULD STILL FIX ANY DEFECTS WITH THE CAR. I LOVE PONTIAC'S I HAD A SUNFIRE BEFORE THIS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVE ANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR IN THE MAIL FROM GM FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY 2007. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX MOST OF THE PROBLEMS LIKE THE S… Look up ODI 10610020 at NHTSA ↗
Electrical System	83 ODI 10201817 · 12,300 mi MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY PONTIAC G6 GT HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS MY WINDOW SWITCH QUIT WORKING, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED A MONTH AGO, MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. THIS THEN PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN I WAS GOING BETWEEN 0-40 MPH. I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE CAR, THEN IT WAS OKAY (NO "POWER STEERING LIGHT" CAME ON). THE ELECTRICAL CHIP WAS REPLACED. THIRD INCIDENT, POWER STEERING LIGHT STARTING C… Look up ODI 10201817 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10235630 · 20 mi TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF THE DEALER LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE POWER WINDOWS. IN ADDITION, THE CELL PHONE CHARGER FUSE CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD MAKE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS BUBBLING IN THE PAINT JOB THAT WAS ALSO REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE STEREO CHANGES FROM XM FM TO AM. THE SCREEN FOR THE XM RADIO IS BLANK, THE CLOCK IS ALWAYS BEHIND, AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER WORKS PROPERLY… Look up ODI 10235630 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10266613 · 53,000 mi THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AUCTION IN APRIL OF 2006. I HAVE HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS NOW. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING. IT WILL TURN OVER BUT DIES IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTS. IT USUALLY TAKE THREE TRIES BEFORE IT WILL START. TODAY I GOT IN MY CAR AND TURNED THE KEY NOTHING WOULD COME ON, NO LIGHTS NO RADIO NO NOISE NOTHING. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TRIED IT THREE TIMES AND THEN ON THE FOURTH TIME IT STARTED LIKE NORMAL. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT IS FINE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPAR… Look up ODI 10266613 at NHTSA ↗	—	47 ODI 10290292 · 40,000 mi BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFTEN OFF DURING BRAKING AND ON WHILE NOT BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHILE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON DESPITE NOT ACTUALLY BRAKING. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK, BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE VERY FIRMLY DEPRESSED TO MOVE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK. TR Look up ODI 10290292 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10323819 · 71,500 mi THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR ONLY WORK PROPERLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AT TIMES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NO LONGER ENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALSO JUST DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR FAIL TO SET A SPEED WHEN TRYING TO SET. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH CARS LIKE MINE. HOWEVER, GM CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS THE DEFECTIVE PART/ISSUE IS NOT ON MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER I… Look up ODI 10323819 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10369205 BRAKE LAMPS WON'T OPERATE PROPERLY BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND ILLUMINATE BAKE LIGHTS. TR Look up ODI 10369205 at NHTSA ↗	37 ODI 10461152 · 72,872 mi THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME … Look up ODI 10461152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10462109 · 72,000 mi VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES AND EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE HAVING DIFFICULTIES REMOVING IT FROM PARK. SHORTLY AFTER THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE ALL THIS TIME! WHEN YOUR ON THE GAS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT! THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 05 G6 MODEL BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS, A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW COMMON THIS IS WITH THE G6 LI… Look up ODI 10462109 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10490279 · 104,000 mi MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF. WHEN I'M DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR Look up ODI 10490279 at NHTSA ↗	11 ODI 10210447 · 23,300 mi FIRST LEAK WAS THE XM ANTENNA. WATER CAME IN THROUGH ROOF CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS. SECOND LEAK WAS FROM THE SUNROOF WATER ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE SAME PLACE. DEALER REPAIRED SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. THIRD LEAK WAS THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. DEALER REPAIRED THE OTHER SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. THE WATER ENTER THE CABIN AND RAN ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE WINTER AND THE SEAT BELT FROZE SOLID IN THE RETRACTION REEL. AT THE SAME TIME THE WATER ALSO DAMAGED THE AIRBAG SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CAUSED THE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. THE … Look up ODI 10210447 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10572729 · 40,000 mi SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT DOESN'T START. IT WILL MAKE A "WINDING" NOISE. IT WILL TAKE 2-3 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 TIMES SINCE 2009. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD WHILE DRIVING THE BEEP ALARM INSIDE THE CAR BEGINS GOING OFF CAUSE IT READS THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE SEAT WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, WHEN A PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING I… Look up ODI 10572729 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573582 · 70,000 mi WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD BE FINE, BUT ONCE I WOULD GET GOING IT WOULD QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK SINCE 4/11/12. IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AS I'M DRIVING THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS AND THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.MY BREAK LIGHTS ALSO STAY ON IF THE BREAK IS NOT PUSHED DOWN A… Look up ODI 10573582 at NHTSA ↗	0	14 ODI 10509811 · 100,000 mi I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED MY CAR INTO A POLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO TUG AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND AVOID THE POLE. I HAD TO TURN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO REST THE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS OCCURRED COUNTLESS TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AT LEAST 20 TO 30 TIMES. TR Look up ODI 10509811 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10510670 · 107,000 mi BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT ON WITHOUT BRAKES PRESSED GO OFF WHEN PRESSED CAN NOT SHIFT VEHICLE FROM PARK WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARD. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SAFETY ISSUE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. TR Look up ODI 10510670 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10548163 · 35,500 mi BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON BUY THEMSELVES AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. GEAR SHIFTER SOLENOID WON'T RELEASE OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. *TR Look up ODI 10548163 at NHTSA ↗	27 ODI 10369205 BRAKE LAMPS WON'T OPERATE PROPERLY BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND ILLUMINATE BAKE LIGHTS. TR Look up ODI 10369205 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10403746 · 65,000 mi MY 2006 G6'S BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE TAPPED, THEY WILL GO OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED TO STOP, THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE MANY G6 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING YET GM DEALERS CALL IT A "NO FIX." (WHATEVER THAT MEANS). TR Look up ODI 10403746 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10437323 · 40,000 mi THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I GOT A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFFICER THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEN REALIZED THAT WHEN MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING, NEITHER WERE BY BRAKE LIGHTS. MY WIFE SAID SOMETIMES SHE CANNOT GOT THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND MUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY AGAIN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. *TR Look up ODI 10437323 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting	12 ODI 10284895 FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS THE BRAKE LAMPS HAVE BEEN STAYING ON AT TIMES EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND ON WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED AL THE TIME. ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED FOR TWO DAYS ONLY. PRESENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE CAR IS STARTED AND REMAINS ON. CALLED PONTIAC AN… Look up ODI 10284895 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10312764 · 39,000 mi I WAS DRIVING MY GRANDPARENTS IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY MY POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AND RIGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE PROBLEM TO HAVE. I'VE BEGUN LOOKING INTO COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE A FEW OTHER COMMON PROBLEMS THAT MAKE THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GIVE IT A GUARANTEED EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILL. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE ALSO APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT AND I WILL NOW BE CHECKING FOR A COMMON PROBLEM I HAVE HEARD IN WHICH THE BRAK… Look up ODI 10312764 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10486662 LAST NIGHT ON TWO OCCASIONS MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD WENT OFF AS WELL AS MY HEADLIGHTS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN AGAIN WHILE PULLING ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. MY CAR WOULDN'T TURN AND THERE WAS A BUS COMING MY DIRECTION. I COULD HAVE EASILY GOTTEN INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS SOLVED. PLEASE HELP! *TR Look up ODI 10486662 at NHTSA ↗	47 ODI 10290292 · 40,000 mi BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFTEN OFF DURING BRAKING AND ON WHILE NOT BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHILE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON DESPITE NOT ACTUALLY BRAKING. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK, BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE VERY FIRMLY DEPRESSED TO MOVE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK. TR Look up ODI 10290292 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10323819 · 71,500 mi THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR ONLY WORK PROPERLY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AT TIMES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NO LONGER ENGAGED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALSO JUST DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR FAIL TO SET A SPEED WHEN TRYING TO SET. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH CARS LIKE MINE. HOWEVER, GM CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL AS THE DEFECTIVE PART/ISSUE IS NOT ON MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO THE VIN NUMBER I… Look up ODI 10323819 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10369205 BRAKE LAMPS WON'T OPERATE PROPERLY BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND ILLUMINATE BAKE LIGHTS. TR Look up ODI 10369205 at NHTSA ↗	—	39 ODI 10469673 THE FIRST INSTANCE THAT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WAS WHEN A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER TO QUESTION THE BRAKE LIGHTS ISSUE OF THEM NOT COMING ON WHILE I WAS STOPPED. IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE JUST NOT WORKING, HOWEVER THE ISSUE INITIALLY WENT AWAY AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A YEAR AFTER THAT. OCCASIONALLY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE SIGNALED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING AMISS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT NOW THAT THE CAR IS AT 100,000+ MILES, THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS IS NOW CO… Look up ODI 10469673 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10474209 · 87,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE STOP SWITCH, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. ALSO, THE CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAG… Look up ODI 10474209 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10498556 · 106,990 mi AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING..TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR FROM PARK,HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKES..HELP PLEASE..THIS IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH..MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE GM RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS ABOUT 1,000 CARS AFTER THE RECALL.I AM GOING TO A GM DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD A NEW BRAKE PEDAL COMES WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR..I DO NOT WANT TO THROW A TON OF MONEY NOT KNOW… Look up ODI 10498556 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10514925 · 70,000 mi I WAS ATTENDING MY AUNTS FUNERAL IN HACKENSACK, NJ. I RESIDE IN MARYLAND, SO ITS ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. HALF WAY THERE, MY SISTER CALLED ME AND ASKED WHY WAS I RIDING MY BRAKES. I TOLD HER, I WAS NOT RIDING MY BREAKS. SHE INFORMS ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH ALL THE TIME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HER. COMING HOME FROM THE FUNERAL, WE WITNESSED THE SAME THING. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO SIT AT FOODLION FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I CALLED GM [phone removed] AND… Look up ODI 10514925 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10595152 · 39,300 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,300. UPDATED 09/11/14LJ UPDATED 1/5/15JS Look up ODI 10595152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10626694 · 110,135 mi DRIVING MY POWER STEERING AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. ALSO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG ALL THE TIME. MY CAR HAS ALSO JUST SHUT DOWN ON ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ON THE HIGHWAY ETC. *TR Look up ODI 10626694 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11217083 · 170,000 mi HAVE REPLACED BULBS IN HEADLIGHTS AND THE CONNECTORS YET THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL STILL NOT TURN ON HAVE TO USE BRIGHTS AND THEY SOMETIMES DONT WORK. THE FUEL SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK KEEPS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND CAUSING ENGINE TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS COMING ON WHEN ALL BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH CALIPERS AND ROTORS. Look up ODI 11217083 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10498556 · 106,990 mi AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING..TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR FROM PARK,HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKES..HELP PLEASE..THIS IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH..MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE GM RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS ABOUT 1,000 CARS AFTER THE RECALL.I AM GOING TO A GM DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD A NEW BRAKE PEDAL COMES WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR..I DO NOT WANT TO THROW A TON OF MONEY NOT KNOW… Look up ODI 10498556 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10531965 · 151,633 mi MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. TR Look up ODI 10531965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10556180 · 112,000 mi TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. TR Look up ODI 10556180 at NHTSA ↗	22 ODI 10281405 · 21,000 mi WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 G6. OUR EXTERIOR LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. WE HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE THE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY. WE WERE HAVING THE VIBRATION ISSUE SOME MENTIONED. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK ONE DAY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE GOT THE SAME STORY ABOUT THE RECALL ABOUT NOT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL AND HAVING TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR EXPENSE. LAST YEAR OUR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE REAR ENDED A MINIVAN. LUCKILY NO… Look up ODI 10281405 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10283872 · 65,120 mi 2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TR Look up ODI 10283872 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10291552 · 46,000 mi THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT ROADWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND REMAIN ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET AND/OR RAINING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY PONTIAC MOTOR COMPANY AND MY DEALER THAT NO RECALLS ARE OUTSTANDING AT THIS TIME ON MY VIN NUMBER. MY AUTO HAD ABOUT 46000 MILES WHEN THE CONDITION WAS FIRST NOTICED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN APRIL 2009. TR Look up ODI 10291552 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes	18 ODI 10490279 · 104,000 mi MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF. WHEN I'M DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. TR Look up ODI 10490279 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10513141 · 129,000 mi I WAS ON MY WAY TO A SOFTBALL GAME, WAS GOING 65 ON THE FAST LANE, AND ALL OF SUDDEN I READ POWER STEERING ON THE RADIO, THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT THE GAS DIDN'T WANT TO GO AND MY WHEEL WAS TENSED, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT TO THE LEFT SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE. TR Look up ODI 10513141 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10523285 · 55,000 mi MY WIFE AND I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THE ROTORS WARPED. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST SET OF ROTORS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 SETS OF ROTORS. IT SEEMS THAT THE ROTORS WARP WITHIN 10 TO 20 THOUSAND MILES OF INSTALLING NEW PADS AND ROTORS. DRIVING STYLE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE ISSUE AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. BRAKE SHOPS EVEN SAY THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE WORST CAR MADE OF BRAKES. NOTHING WE CAN DO SEEMS TO FIX IT, ASIDE FROM N… Look up ODI 10523285 at NHTSA ↗	37 ODI 10461152 · 72,872 mi THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME … Look up ODI 10461152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10462109 · 72,000 mi VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES AND EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE HAVING DIFFICULTIES REMOVING IT FROM PARK. SHORTLY AFTER THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE ALL THIS TIME! WHEN YOUR ON THE GAS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT! THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 05 G6 MODEL BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS, A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW COMMON THIS IS WITH THE G6 LI… Look up ODI 10462109 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10490279 · 104,000 mi MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING WHEEL MOVES BACK AND FORTH BY ITS SELF. WHEN I'M DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING AND BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR Look up ODI 10490279 at NHTSA ↗	39 ODI 10469673 THE FIRST INSTANCE THAT I WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WAS WHEN A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER TO QUESTION THE BRAKE LIGHTS ISSUE OF THEM NOT COMING ON WHILE I WAS STOPPED. IT APPEARED THAT THEY WERE JUST NOT WORKING, HOWEVER THE ISSUE INITIALLY WENT AWAY AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A YEAR AFTER THAT. OCCASIONALLY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE SIGNALED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING AMISS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT NOW THAT THE CAR IS AT 100,000+ MILES, THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS IS NOW CO… Look up ODI 10469673 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10474209 · 87,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE STOP SWITCH, CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. ALSO, THE CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED AND THE FAILURE WAS RESOLVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAG… Look up ODI 10474209 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10498556 · 106,990 mi AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING..TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR FROM PARK,HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKES..HELP PLEASE..THIS IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH..MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE GM RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS ABOUT 1,000 CARS AFTER THE RECALL.I AM GOING TO A GM DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD A NEW BRAKE PEDAL COMES WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR..I DO NOT WANT TO THROW A TON OF MONEY NOT KNOW… Look up ODI 10498556 at NHTSA ↗	—	5 ODI 10499368 · 135,000 mi THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER G6 2206 BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED. ALSO I AM HAVING AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE AND HOPE THAT IS COMES OUT OF PARK. AGAIN G6 2006 WAS RECALLED AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THOSE VIN NUMBERS. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW THAT SAFETY AND FAULTY PIECES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL THAT SAME YEAR MODEL AND MAKE WERE COVE… Look up ODI 10499368 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10514925 · 70,000 mi I WAS ATTENDING MY AUNTS FUNERAL IN HACKENSACK, NJ. I RESIDE IN MARYLAND, SO ITS ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. HALF WAY THERE, MY SISTER CALLED ME AND ASKED WHY WAS I RIDING MY BRAKES. I TOLD HER, I WAS NOT RIDING MY BREAKS. SHE INFORMS ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH ALL THE TIME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HER. COMING HOME FROM THE FUNERAL, WE WITNESSED THE SAME THING. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO SIT AT FOODLION FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I CALLED GM [phone removed] AND… Look up ODI 10514925 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10625939 · 145,000 mi WAS FOLLOWING A CAR THEY WANT TO STOP AND I COULDN'T STOP AND REAR ENDED THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10625939 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 11011246 · 150,000 mi SMELL OF FUEL AND SEE FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. Look up ODI 11011246 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11217083 · 170,000 mi HAVE REPLACED BULBS IN HEADLIGHTS AND THE CONNECTORS YET THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL STILL NOT TURN ON HAVE TO USE BRIGHTS AND THEY SOMETIMES DONT WORK. THE FUEL SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK KEEPS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND CAUSING ENGINE TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS COMING ON WHEN ALL BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH CALIPERS AND ROTORS. Look up ODI 11217083 at NHTSA ↗	8 ODI 10498556 · 106,990 mi AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING..TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR FROM PARK,HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKES..HELP PLEASE..THIS IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH..MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE GM RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS ABOUT 1,000 CARS AFTER THE RECALL.I AM GOING TO A GM DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD A NEW BRAKE PEDAL COMES WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR..I DO NOT WANT TO THROW A TON OF MONEY NOT KNOW… Look up ODI 10498556 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10531965 · 151,633 mi MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. TR Look up ODI 10531965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10533531 · 41,171 mi WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, THE APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING FORWARD NOR BACKWARD. I WAS INFORMED, AT A GMC DEALERSHIP, THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS HAD SEIZED IN A PARTIALLY ENGAGED POSITION -- SO THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN _ AND _ THE EMERGENCY WAS USELESS. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $ 500.00. THE CAR HAD A REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT JOB ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, AND SUPPOSEDLY THE CALIBER PROBLEM WASN'T APPARENT THEN. TR Look up ODI 10533531 at NHTSA ↗	22 ODI 10461152 · 72,872 mi THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME … Look up ODI 10461152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10505043 · 110,000 mi BRAKES LIGHTS WILL OF THE SUDDEN COME ON, DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON CONTINOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH THE TAP OF THE PEDAL BUT WILL THEN COME BACK ON. TR Look up ODI 10505043 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10514989 · 67,580 mi TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT ENTER OVERDRIVE- BRAKES FEEL UNRESPONSIVE AND IF RESPONSIVE ONLY SLIGHTLY, AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION STUCK. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS PULLED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME LOCKED AS WELL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, IT WILL EVENTUALLY UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL ALLOW TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. TR Look up ODI 10514989 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	26 ODI 10218129 · 12,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN MORE CONSISTENTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE MODULE ON THE SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CON… Look up ODI 10218129 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10250407 · 69,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. Look up ODI 10250407 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10250718 I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT . I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM LOU SOHB PONTIAC GMC IN CONYERS, GA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THERE WERE INSTANCES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THAT THE CAR WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AND THEREIN MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 28, 2007. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE THE VEHICLE?S STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICUL… Look up ODI 10250718 at NHTSA ↗	11 ODI 10210447 · 23,300 mi FIRST LEAK WAS THE XM ANTENNA. WATER CAME IN THROUGH ROOF CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS. SECOND LEAK WAS FROM THE SUNROOF WATER ENTERED THE CABIN THROUGH THE SAME PLACE. DEALER REPAIRED SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. THIRD LEAK WAS THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. DEALER REPAIRED THE OTHER SUNROOF DRAIN TUBE. THE WATER ENTER THE CABIN AND RAN ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE WINTER AND THE SEAT BELT FROZE SOLID IN THE RETRACTION REEL. AT THE SAME TIME THE WATER ALSO DAMAGED THE AIRBAG SENSORS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND CAUSED THE AN AIRBAG FAILURE. THE … Look up ODI 10210447 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10572729 · 40,000 mi SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE BY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT DOESN'T START. IT WILL MAKE A "WINDING" NOISE. IT WILL TAKE 2-3 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30-40 TIMES SINCE 2009. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD WHILE DRIVING THE BEEP ALARM INSIDE THE CAR BEGINS GOING OFF CAUSE IT READS THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE SEAT WAS EMPTY. IN ADDITION, WHEN A PERSON HAS BEEN SITTING I… Look up ODI 10572729 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10573582 · 70,000 mi WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT WORK. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD BE FINE, BUT ONCE I WOULD GET GOING IT WOULD QUIT WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK SINCE 4/11/12. IT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DANGEROUS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AS I'M DRIVING THE POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS AND THEY TELL ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.MY BREAK LIGHTS ALSO STAY ON IF THE BREAK IS NOT PUSHED DOWN A… Look up ODI 10573582 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10514925 · 70,000 mi I WAS ATTENDING MY AUNTS FUNERAL IN HACKENSACK, NJ. I RESIDE IN MARYLAND, SO ITS ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. HALF WAY THERE, MY SISTER CALLED ME AND ASKED WHY WAS I RIDING MY BRAKES. I TOLD HER, I WAS NOT RIDING MY BREAKS. SHE INFORMS ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH ALL THE TIME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HER. COMING HOME FROM THE FUNERAL, WE WITNESSED THE SAME THING. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO SIT AT FOODLION FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I CALLED GM [phone removed] AND… Look up ODI 10514925 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10595152 · 39,300 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,300. UPDATED 09/11/14LJ UPDATED 1/5/15JS Look up ODI 10595152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10626694 · 110,135 mi DRIVING MY POWER STEERING AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. ALSO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG ALL THE TIME. MY CAR HAS ALSO JUST SHUT DOWN ON ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ON THE HIGHWAY ETC. *TR Look up ODI 10626694 at NHTSA ↗	5 ODI 10499368 · 135,000 mi THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AND I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER G6 2206 BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED. ALSO I AM HAVING AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE AND HOPE THAT IS COMES OUT OF PARK. AGAIN G6 2006 WAS RECALLED AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THOSE VIN NUMBERS. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW THAT SAFETY AND FAULTY PIECES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL THAT SAME YEAR MODEL AND MAKE WERE COVE… Look up ODI 10499368 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10514925 · 70,000 mi I WAS ATTENDING MY AUNTS FUNERAL IN HACKENSACK, NJ. I RESIDE IN MARYLAND, SO ITS ABOUT A 5 HOUR DRIVE FOR ME. HALF WAY THERE, MY SISTER CALLED ME AND ASKED WHY WAS I RIDING MY BRAKES. I TOLD HER, I WAS NOT RIDING MY BREAKS. SHE INFORMS ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS FLASH ALL THE TIME. I COULD NOT BELIEVE HER. COMING HOME FROM THE FUNERAL, WE WITNESSED THE SAME THING. THEN SEVERAL DAYS LATER, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. I HAD TO SIT AT FOODLION FOR ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR IN GEAR. I CALLED GM [phone removed] AND… Look up ODI 10514925 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10625939 · 145,000 mi WAS FOLLOWING A CAR THEY WANT TO STOP AND I COULDN'T STOP AND REAR ENDED THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10625939 at NHTSA ↗	—	2 ODI 10683470 · 20,000 mi JUNE OF 2008, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED IT HASN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED THEN WHEN IT COMES BACK ON THEN THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY. FEBRUARY OF 2011, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO REP… Look up ODI 10683470 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11204287 I NOTICED AFTER I GOT THE CAR THAT THE GAS WAS GOING AWFUL FAST, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK AND IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP Look up ODI 11204287 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 11057187 · 122,500 mi I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT IT IN GEAR THE FIRST GEAR IS REVERSE SO IT SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE IT DON'T SHIFT HARD INTO NEUTRAL AN THEN IT SHIFT HARD IN ALL OTHER GEARS IT WILL SHIFT HARD BUT IF I GET THE RPMS PAST 3000 WITHOUT SHIFTING IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE COMMONLY EACH DAY Look up ODI 11057187 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11057194 · 122,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. FUTHERMORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. SUMMIT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC IN AUBURN, NEW YORK WAS MADE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE F… Look up ODI 11057194 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11030303 · 100,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A PARKING LOT OF A SCHOOL, THE CONTACT DROVE VERY SLOWLY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED AND IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. ONLY THE AIR BAG ON THE POWER STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. THE OTHER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. … Look up ODI 11030303 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel/Propulsion System	4 ODI 10486308 · 59,000 mi 2 DAYS IN A ROW I HAVE BEEN PULLING INTO PARKING SPACES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, AND A ALERT CHIME SOUNDS. PONTIAC HAS RECALLED OTHER MAKES/MODELS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, BUT THE 2006 G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. MY CAR IS BECOMING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE ARE PLENTY OF REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE. WHY IS PONTIAC NOT BEING REQUIRED TO RECALL THESE FAULTY CARS? 2 MONTHS AGO I CONTACTED PONTIAC BECAUSE MY CAR WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE GAS LINE. THIS WA… Look up ODI 10486308 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10569235 · 110,000 mi DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING. LOST QUITE A BIT OF POWER AND STARTED TO STAHL. MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS MESSAGE SCREEN STATING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". HAD TO PULL OF TO EMERGENCY SHOULDER LANE. LEFT CAR ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY FOR A LITTLE OVER 24 HOURS. CAME BACK NEXT DAY AND MY CAR STARTED RIGHT UP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. AROUND 4 WEEKS AGO, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, NO RAIN THIS TIME, I HEARD THE CHIME AND MESSAGE SCREEN FLASHED "POWER STEERING." MY POWER STEERING WAS IMMEDIATELY LO… Look up ODI 10569235 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11192869 · 170,000 mi I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, AND I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AND MECHANICS DON'T WANT TO WORK ON IT BECAUSE OF THE AREA IT'S IN. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST 1YR, AND IT'S REALLY ANNOYING AND TIRING. Look up ODI 11192869 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 11217083 · 170,000 mi HAVE REPLACED BULBS IN HEADLIGHTS AND THE CONNECTORS YET THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL STILL NOT TURN ON HAVE TO USE BRIGHTS AND THEY SOMETIMES DONT WORK. THE FUEL SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK KEEPS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND CAUSING ENGINE TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS COMING ON WHEN ALL BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH CALIPERS AND ROTORS. Look up ODI 11217083 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 11011246 · 150,000 mi SMELL OF FUEL AND SEE FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. Look up ODI 11011246 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11217083 · 170,000 mi HAVE REPLACED BULBS IN HEADLIGHTS AND THE CONNECTORS YET THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL STILL NOT TURN ON HAVE TO USE BRIGHTS AND THEY SOMETIMES DONT WORK. THE FUEL SENSOR ON THE GAS TANK KEEPS CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON AND CAUSING ENGINE TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD KEEPS COMING ON WHEN ALL BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH CALIPERS AND ROTORS. Look up ODI 11217083 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10683470 · 20,000 mi JUNE OF 2008, THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACE AND SINCE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AFTER GETTING IT FIXED IT HASN'T COME BACK ON UNTIL ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND IT IS NOW NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD IF I DON'T GET IT FIXED THEN WHEN IT COMES BACK ON THEN THE AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY. FEBRUARY OF 2011, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO REP… Look up ODI 10683470 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11204287 I NOTICED AFTER I GOT THE CAR THAT THE GAS WAS GOING AWFUL FAST, SO I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK AND IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP Look up ODI 11204287 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0
Power Train	24 ODI 10435977 · 60,000 mi I HAVE HAD A THUMPING IN THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE COULD BE OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS ONCE THEY GET INTO IT. AT PRESENT I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AM SAVING UP TO GET THE $800 REPAIR STARTED. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THE G6'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BUT IT IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO CHOICE. A… Look up ODI 10435977 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10473637 · 95,245 mi THE STEERING WOULDN'T RESPOND, STIFF LIKE DRIVING WITHOUT POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING CODE CAME UP ON RADIO AND ERROR CAME UP OVER ODOMETER READING ALOG F WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WENT AWAY AFTER A WHILE BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE NO RESPONSE PERIODICALLY. CODE WON'T GO AWAY. *TR Look up ODI 10473637 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10504808 · 3,000 mi WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, AND TROUBLES STARTED IMMEDIATELY. FIRST THING WAS WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IT WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE, WELL RETURNED IT A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF A CAP , THAT USE TO BE METAL BUT ARE NOW PLASTIC WEARS OUT , NOTHING DANGEROUS BUT ANNOYING. WELL THAT WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE SOME KIND OF A ROD WAS REPLACED. THEN IT ALWAYS SMELLED OF ANTI FREEZE. AND WOULD LOSE IT, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAK. WELL AFTER HAVING IT IN HAVING 2 RADIATORS PUT IN IT, IT STILL DID L… Look up ODI 10504808 at NHTSA ↗	14 ODI 10509811 · 100,000 mi I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 20 MPH AND MY POWER STEERING CUT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED MY CAR INTO A POLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO TUG AT THE STEERING WHEEL AND AVOID THE POLE. I HAD TO TURN MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO REST THE POWER STEERING. THIS HAS OCCURRED COUNTLESS TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AT LEAST 20 TO 30 TIMES. TR Look up ODI 10509811 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10510670 · 107,000 mi BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT MALFUNCTIONING LIGHT ON WITHOUT BRAKES PRESSED GO OFF WHEN PRESSED CAN NOT SHIFT VEHICLE FROM PARK WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HARD. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SAFETY ISSUE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. TR Look up ODI 10510670 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10548163 · 35,500 mi BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON BUY THEMSELVES AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. GEAR SHIFTER SOLENOID WON'T RELEASE OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. *TR Look up ODI 10548163 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10498556 · 106,990 mi AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING..TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR FROM PARK,HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKES..HELP PLEASE..THIS IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH..MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE GM RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS ABOUT 1,000 CARS AFTER THE RECALL.I AM GOING TO A GM DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD A NEW BRAKE PEDAL COMES WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR..I DO NOT WANT TO THROW A TON OF MONEY NOT KNOW… Look up ODI 10498556 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10531965 · 151,633 mi MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. TR Look up ODI 10531965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10556180 · 112,000 mi TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. TR Look up ODI 10556180 at NHTSA ↗	8 ODI 10498556 · 106,990 mi AS MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE ARE EXPERIENCING..TROUBLE GETTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR FROM PARK,HAVE TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTS WORK IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKES..HELP PLEASE..THIS IS A MATTER OF SAFETY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH..MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT LISTED ON THE GM RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS ABOUT 1,000 CARS AFTER THE RECALL.I AM GOING TO A GM DEALER AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD A NEW BRAKE PEDAL COMES WITH THE BRAKE SENSOR..I DO NOT WANT TO THROW A TON OF MONEY NOT KNOW… Look up ODI 10498556 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10531965 · 151,633 mi MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. TR Look up ODI 10531965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10533531 · 41,171 mi WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, THE APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING FORWARD NOR BACKWARD. I WAS INFORMED, AT A GMC DEALERSHIP, THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS HAD SEIZED IN A PARTIALLY ENGAGED POSITION -- SO THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN _ AND _ THE EMERGENCY WAS USELESS. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $ 500.00. THE CAR HAD A REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT JOB ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, AND SUPPOSEDLY THE CALIBER PROBLEM WASN'T APPARENT THEN. TR Look up ODI 10533531 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 11057187 · 122,500 mi I WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY PUT IT IN GEAR THE FIRST GEAR IS REVERSE SO IT SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE IT DON'T SHIFT HARD INTO NEUTRAL AN THEN IT SHIFT HARD IN ALL OTHER GEARS IT WILL SHIFT HARD BUT IF I GET THE RPMS PAST 3000 WITHOUT SHIFTING IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE COMMONLY EACH DAY Look up ODI 11057187 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11057194 · 122,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL. FUTHERMORE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. SUMMIT CHEVROLET BUICK GMC IN AUBURN, NEW YORK WAS MADE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE F… Look up ODI 11057194 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	6 ODI 10531965 · 151,633 mi MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. TR Look up ODI 10531965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10556180 · 112,000 mi TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. TR Look up ODI 10556180 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10637958 · 100,000 mi RECENTLY IN MAY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 V6 . ONCE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AS FAR AS THE SPEED SENOR CONTROL, I TOOK ACTIONS AS FAR AS GETTING QUOTES FOR REPAIRS. EVERY TRANSMISSION PLACED THAT I CONTACTED WAS QUOTING A PRICE NO HIGHER THAN 3,000 BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT WAS IN THE CAR. AS THE DAYS AND TIME GOES BY THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME WITH THIS MONEY. I CONTACTED THE LIEN HOLDER IN JUNE, STATED THAT I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR, BECAUSE I WAS UNABL… Look up ODI 10637958 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	13 ODI 10341445 · 45,000 mi PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTED IN JUNE OF 06, FOR ABNORMAL NOISE, FROM UNDERNEATH CAR, CONDENSATION WAS CONSTANT IN HEADLIGHTS EVEN AFTER REPLACED. CAR DISC PLAYER WOULD CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTION AND WAS REPLACED - STEERING WAS ALWAYS SEEMED NOT JUST RIGHT. CAR WOULD ACCELERATE FOR SHORT SPURTS, TRUNK FILLED WITH WATER AFTER A RAIN REALLY FEEL THE WHOLE STABILITY OF THE CAR NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT. HUSBAND RECEIVED BRAIN INJURY FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE HE JUST PLOWED INTO A BLOCK WALL FOR NO REASON. HE HELD A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD WITH A CURREN… Look up ODI 10341445 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10583865 6/10: DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND LOST POWER STEERING. IN 9/10, RECEIVED LETTER FROM GM INDICATING ISSUE SO BROUGHT VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER FOR STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. IN 10/10, DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, LOST ENGINE POWER AND POWER STEERING WITH INDICATOR ABOVE RADIO SAYING "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN CAR OFF, THEN TURN BACK ON AGAIN, TO REGAIN POWER. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BETWEEN 10/10 AND EARLY 12/10 AT WHICH TIME I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THEY REP… Look up ODI 10583865 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10610020 MY G6 JUST KEEPS HAVING ISSUES. I DON'T DRIVE IT A LOT SO I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON IT FOR BEING A 2006 SO SOME OF THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME HAVE JUST COME UP. I DO NOT THINK IT IS DO TO AGE OF THE CAR; I THINK THEY SHOULD STILL FIX ANY DEFECTS WITH THE CAR. I LOVE PONTIAC'S I HAD A SUNFIRE BEFORE THIS. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVE ANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR IN THE MAIL FROM GM FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED IT IN JANUARY 2007. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIX MOST OF THE PROBLEMS LIKE THE S… Look up ODI 10610020 at NHTSA ↗	27 ODI 10369205 BRAKE LAMPS WON'T OPERATE PROPERLY BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK AND ILLUMINATE BAKE LIGHTS. TR Look up ODI 10369205 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10403746 · 65,000 mi MY 2006 G6'S BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE TAPPED, THEY WILL GO OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED TO STOP, THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE MANY G6 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING YET GM DEALERS CALL IT A "NO FIX." (WHATEVER THAT MEANS). TR Look up ODI 10403746 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10437323 · 40,000 mi THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I GOT A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFFICER THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEN REALIZED THAT WHEN MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING, NEITHER WERE BY BRAKE LIGHTS. MY WIFE SAID SOMETIMES SHE CANNOT GOT THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND MUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY AGAIN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. *TR Look up ODI 10437323 at NHTSA ↗	22 ODI 10281405 · 21,000 mi WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 G6. OUR EXTERIOR LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. WE HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE THE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY. WE WERE HAVING THE VIBRATION ISSUE SOME MENTIONED. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK ONE DAY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE GOT THE SAME STORY ABOUT THE RECALL ABOUT NOT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL AND HAVING TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR EXPENSE. LAST YEAR OUR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE REAR ENDED A MINIVAN. LUCKILY NO… Look up ODI 10281405 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10283872 · 65,120 mi 2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TR Look up ODI 10283872 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10291552 · 46,000 mi THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING AT ROADWAY SPEEDS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND REMAIN ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS WET AND/OR RAINING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY PONTIAC MOTOR COMPANY AND MY DEALER THAT NO RECALLS ARE OUTSTANDING AT THIS TIME ON MY VIN NUMBER. MY AUTO HAD ABOUT 46000 MILES WHEN THE CONDITION WAS FIRST NOTICED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN APRIL 2009. TR Look up ODI 10291552 at NHTSA ↗	22 ODI 10461152 · 72,872 mi THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME … Look up ODI 10461152 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10505043 · 110,000 mi BRAKES LIGHTS WILL OF THE SUDDEN COME ON, DEACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON CONTINOUSLY. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF WITH THE TAP OF THE PEDAL BUT WILL THEN COME BACK ON. TR Look up ODI 10505043 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10514989 · 67,580 mi TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT ENTER OVERDRIVE- BRAKES FEEL UNRESPONSIVE AND IF RESPONSIVE ONLY SLIGHTLY, AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION STUCK. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS PULLED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME LOCKED AS WELL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, IT WILL EVENTUALLY UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL ALLOW TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. TR Look up ODI 10514989 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 11030303 · 100,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN AT A PARKING LOT OF A SCHOOL, THE CONTACT DROVE VERY SLOWLY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED AND IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. ONLY THE AIR BAG ON THE POWER STEERING WHEEL DEPLOYED. THE OTHER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. … Look up ODI 11030303 at NHTSA ↗	0	6 ODI 10531965 · 151,633 mi MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. TR Look up ODI 10531965 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10556180 · 112,000 mi TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. TR Look up ODI 10556180 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10637958 · 100,000 mi RECENTLY IN MAY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 V6 . ONCE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AS FAR AS THE SPEED SENOR CONTROL, I TOOK ACTIONS AS FAR AS GETTING QUOTES FOR REPAIRS. EVERY TRANSMISSION PLACED THAT I CONTACTED WAS QUOTING A PRICE NO HIGHER THAN 3,000 BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT WAS IN THE CAR. AS THE DAYS AND TIME GOES BY THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME WITH THIS MONEY. I CONTACTED THE LIEN HOLDER IN JUNE, STATED THAT I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR, BECAUSE I WAS UNABL… Look up ODI 10637958 at NHTSA ↗	—

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Steering assistance concerns

930 mentions · 48.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (799 usable records).

ODI 10150375 · 2,200 mi

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ODI 10169632 · 3,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 55-60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CROSSING THE CENTER LANE. IT REMAINED LOCKED FOR ABOUT 30 YARDS AND THEN RELEASED. *NM UPDATE (10/9/08): THE STEERING IS ELECTRICAL. THE STEERING WOULD NOT BUDGE...I WAS PULLING DOWN ON IT WITH EVERYTHING IN ME TO TRY TO GET IT BACK INTO MY LANE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. OUT OF FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND GM UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, MY VEHICLE SAT FOR NEAR…

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ODI 10177975 · 10,480 mi

WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE, POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON CONSOLE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAD TO RESTART CAR TO GET THE POWER STEERING BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO DEALER, THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, SINCE THERE ISN'T A POWER STEERING PUMP IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL AND THE SWITCH IS IN THE COLUMN. THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PIECE WILL COME IN, BUT THEY SAID I COULD DRIVE IT AND IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN, IT WON'T DO ANY HARM, JUST BE A "SURPRISE". I PRAY THAT IT DOESN'T GO OUT GOING AT A HIGHER SPEED AROUND A CURVE. *JB

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Matching rule

\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

148 mentions · 7.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 86,500 mi (138 usable records).

ODI 10152340 · 5,500 mi

WHEN DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON, DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER WILL SHOW MESSAGE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER" AND CAR WILL SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AND NOT GO OVER 45 MPH. ADDITIONALLY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. IF TURNED OFF REMOTE START WILL NOT WORK AND VEHICLE RESTARTS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND RUNS ROUGH. USUALLY NEXT RESTART CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL BE OFF AND WILL RUN BETTER. VEHICLE WILL HAVE BURNT SMELL WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE AFTER INCIDENT. COMPUTER IS STORING ERROR CODES BUT DEALER CAN NOT DIAG…

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ODI 10163118 · 1,453 mi

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ODI 10177455 · 19,000 mi

I HAD SEVERAL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST ONE WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WAS RESET BY DEALER WITH NO CODES FOUND. THE NEXT WAS LOW COOLANT WARNING THAT WAS A DEFECTIVE WIRE AND REPAIRED. ANOTHER TIME THE VEHICLE SIMPLY WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER FILLING VEHICLE WITH GAS THE DASH PANEL WAS COMPLETELY OUT, VEHICLE RAN NORMAL. DEALER WAS AWARE THAT NO INSTRUMENTS WERE WORKING AND WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM, NO CODES FOUND. DOME LIGHT NEVER WORKED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE FIXED. IN DEC…

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

124 mentions · 6.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,000 mi (110 usable records).

ODI 10150375 · 2,200 mi

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ODI 10188851 · 31,300 mi

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ODI 10196149 · 42,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE I LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER LOSING CONTROL, AND REGAINED MY COMPOSURE AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. READING THE MESSAGE BOARD THAT SAID POWER STEERING WAS GONE, I CONTINUED ON HOME. THE NEW PART WILL COST $352.OO PLUS LABOR TO FIX. THE STEERING CONTINUED TO GO ON AND OFF. *AK

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

113 mentions · 5.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 75,500 mi (92 usable records).

ODI 10226647 · 44,000 mi

THE REAR EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL THEN GO OUT OR NOT BE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. WE HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH VEHICLES BEHIND US ALMOST REAR-ENDING US. IT OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY, BUT NOT CONSTANTLY. HAVE TAKEN TO ONE SHOP AND ONE DEALERSHIP WITH NO RESOLUTION. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION; ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE USUALLY TRANSPORTING A 10 MONTH OLD CHILD. *TR

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ODI 10248648

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING IN REVERSE, THEY STAY ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY GO OUT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE TO REPAIR, THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT A NEW BRAKE SWITCH IN, AND THE SECOND TIME THE RECALIBRATED MY BRAKES, AND NOW I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK A THIRD TIME TOMORROW. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.. NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE... WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED SO THAT NO ONE HAS TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM…

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ODI 10262740 · 76,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. WHEN I RELEASED PRESSURE OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WHEELS WERE ALL LOCKED AND THE BRAKES WERE STILL ENGAGED. I SLID OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE BRAKES TO RELEASE PRESSURE OFF THE WHEELS. I FINALLY CAME TO STOP BY HITTING THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BUSIER TIME OF DAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE DURING THIS INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATIONS LEADING…

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Hard or delayed shifting

55 mentions · 2.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 96,158 mi (48 usable records).

ODI 10188851 · 31,300 mi

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ODI 10200204 · 25,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE POWER STEERING WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS JERKING LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, HOWEVER; THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO JERK. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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ODI 10223258 · 30,000 mi

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 30K MILES. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO, THE STEERING STARTED TO FEEL A LITTLE JERKY. EVENTUALLY, THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF IT. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, IT GENERALLY WOULD FIX. THEN SOME TIME LATER, IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. GENERALLY IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN COMING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, SO IT WAS NOT AT FAST SPEEDS, BUT A FEW TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. I AM BLESSED THAT IT HAS NOT CAUSED MY FAMILY OR MYSELF TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. IT IS UNSAFE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONCE, …

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Fuel smell or leak mentions

38 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 88,000 mi (30 usable records).

ODI 10245635 · 53,000 mi

SMELLED GAS APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING MY GAS. I BOUGHT A GAS CAP THAT LOCKS BUT MY GAS WAS STILL VANISHING. TODAY, I HAD PUDDLES WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE CAR SITTING. THE GAS LEAK IS ALL OTHER MY MUFFLER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THEREFORE I WILL NOT DRIVE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

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ODI 10425833 · 38,000 mi

THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED IN MAY OF 2011. I USUALLY LEAVE MY CAR OUTSIDE. I HAD FAMILY VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND MY FAMILY WAS GIVIN ONE OF OUR VEHICLES TO DRIVE. MY CAR WAS THEN PUT IN THE GARAGE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THIS INTENSE SMELL APPEARED. WE FIRST THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS SPILLED IN THE GARAGE.... WE SEARCHED AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER OUR VISITORS LEFT, IT WASN'T UNTIL MID AUGUST THAT THE CAR ENDED UP IN THE GARAGE; AGAIN THE INTENSE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.... IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE DISCOVE…

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ODI 10462813 · 92,110 mi

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR,I JUST BROUGHT IT USED LAST JUNE 11, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR EITHER IN THE FRONT OR REAR THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG AS WELL, I HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON MY CAR LAST MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY TANK WAS WET FROM GAS AND THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE SHOP (SEARS) AND I SHOULD HAVE THIS LOOKED AT ASAP BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND OVER 100 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2006 PONTIAC…

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Matching rule

\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

8 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 56,000 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10145446 · 6,200 mi

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ODI 10177455 · 19,000 mi

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ODI 10233340 · 40,000 mi

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR IT ONLY HAD 10 MILES ON IT AND WITHIN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS SOME LOOSE WIRING OR THAT THE WIRE WAS TO CLOSE TO A COMPONENT AND THE COMPONENT MELTED THE PLASTIC COVERING THE WIRES. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY INFORMATION BUT, IT WAS CORRECTED. THEN AT 40,000 MILES THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHENEVER I DROVE IT. IT SEEMED AS IF THE GAS WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE QUICK ENOU…

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Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 69,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10716039 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING ADAPTOR SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN, WATER PUMP AND THE CROSS OVER PIPE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

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Matching rule

\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b

Category	Count
Steering	1163
Electrical System	231
Exterior Lighting	156
Service Brakes	116
Air Bags	92
Fuel/Propulsion System	76
Power Train	66
Vehicle Speed Control	62