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2007 Pontiac G6 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,232 owner complaints analyzed

4 distinct recall campaigns

84,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data updated: . 1,003 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 533 of 1,232 complaints (43.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Steering behavior53343.3%
Braking behavior34928.3%
Electrical and battery issues13611.0%
Transmission and shifting735.9%
Fuel system concerns735.9%
Engine operation433.5%

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
533
Electrical System
194
Exterior Lighting
193
Service Brakes
160
Air Bags
106
Power Train
89
Fuel/Propulsion System
82
Vehicle Speed Control
66
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Steering533
Electrical System194
Exterior Lighting193
Service Brakes160
Air Bags106
Power Train89
Fuel/Propulsion System82
Vehicle Speed Control66

Steering: 533; Electrical System: 194; Exterior Lighting: 193; Service Brakes: 160; Air Bags: 106; Power Train: 89; Fuel/Propulsion System: 82; Vehicle Speed Control: 66

Reported problems by failure mileage

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

Under 25,000
98
25,000 to 49,999
139
50,000 to 74,999
180
75,000 to 99,999
201
100,000 to 149,999
250
150,000 and above
135
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00098
25,000 to 49,999139
50,000 to 74,999180
75,000 to 99,999201
100,000 to 149,999250
150,000 and above135

Under 25,000: 98; 25,000 to 49,999: 139; 50,000 to 74,999: 180; 75,000 to 99,999: 201; 100,000 to 149,999: 250; 150,000 and above: 135

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (250). 229 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.

2007
15
2008
29
2009
41
2010
95
2011
61
2012
69
2013
169
2014
224
2015
168
2016
81
2017
73
2018
64
2019
55
2020
23
2021
12
2022
16
2023
11
2024
10
2025
8
2026
8
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200715
200829
200941
201095
201161
201269
2013169
2014224
2015168
201681
201773
201864
201955
202023
202112
202216
202311
202410
20258
20268

2007: 15; 2008: 29; 2009: 41; 2010: 95; 2011: 61; 2012: 69; 2013: 169; 2014: 224; 2015: 168; 2016: 81; 2017: 73; 2018: 64; 2019: 55; 2020: 23; 2021: 12; 2022: 16; 2023: 11; 2024: 10; 2025: 8; 2026: 8

Pattern summary

Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 533 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 349 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 136 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 10201125 · 2007-08-29 (August 29, 2007)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING IS MAKING NOISES AND THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED A LUBE JOB. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS MORE PROMINENT WHEN DECELERATING OR MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10201125 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10208442 · 2007-11-08 (November 8, 2007)

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

Owner-reported narrative. 17,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10208442 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10189568 · 2007-05-02 (May 2, 2007)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 11000. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DID NOT CONNECT AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN RAN INTO A SIDE RAIL. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10189568 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10193078 · 2007-06-12 (June 12, 2007)

DRIVING ALONG ON A DRY ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED MAKING DINGING SOUNDS. THE ABS AND ESC DUMMY LIGHTS CAME ON. THE RADIO DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING, "ESC SERVICE REQUESTED". THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR HARNESS WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE FRONT AXLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CASING TO BECOME COMPROMISED AND SHORT OUT. THIS CAUSED BOTH THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME WAS ONLY TWO WEEKS OLD AND ONLY HAD 480 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO ORDER A NEW WIRE HARNESS AND SENSOR CON…

Owner-reported narrative. 480 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193078 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10206864 · 2007-10-25 (October 25, 2007)

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10206864 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10228652 · 2008-05-22 (May 22, 2008)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, SHE SAW SEVERE SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE HER WITH ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WITNESS ANY FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS POSSESSIO…

Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10228652 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10205162 · 2007-10-07 (October 7, 2007)

WE OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6 GTP. MY WIFE BACKS OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IN THE MORNING STOPS COMPLETELY, PUTS THE CAR IN DRIVE, HOWEVER THE CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO FORWARD FOR 5 TO 15 SECONDS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO OUR DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME THERE WERE LESS THAN 2,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES,IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING.THEY JUST FINISHED PUTTING IN 2 NEW FRONT AXEL SHAFTS. THE CAR NOW HAS 4,700 MILES ON IT . MY WIFE IS VERY AFRAID OF THIS CAR AS SHE ALMOS…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10205162 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10257449 · 2009-02-04 (February 4, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SWITCHING LANES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 70 MPH ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE MADE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHILE IDLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND C…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10257449 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10308820 · 2010-02-11 (February 11, 2010)

STEERING ASSIST MOTOR SHORTED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN IN A CURVE OR TURNING. I HAVE REPAIRED IT, BUT GM IS NOT RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO WARRANTY BEING UP. CAR HAS APPROX 40,000 MILES. CAR HAS ALSO HAD LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL AT 25,967 MILES AND A FUEL PUMP SHORT AT 1,548 MILES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 40,978 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308820 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10355025 · 2010-09-11 (September 11, 2010)

ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6, I HAD NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS DURING AND AFTER OPERATION. THIS SMELL WOULD FILL THE CAR AND MY GARAGE WHEN PARKED. AFTER DOING SOME READING I FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC G6. A PLASTIC LINE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/ PUMP CRACKS OR BREAKS AND LEAKS FUEL ONTOP OF THE GAS TANK AND THE EXHAUST LINES AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A INHALATION HAZARD AND FIRE HAZARD TO ANY ONE USING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I LOWERED THE GAS TANK ON MY CAR THE LINE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS …

Owner-reported narrative. 105,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10355025 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10192948 · 2007-06-11 (June 11, 2007)

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING APPEARED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE, OIL AND OTHERS WITH 'REDUCING POWER TO THE ENGINE' WARNING. THEN DROPPED TO NO RPMS AND ENGINE STALLED -UNPREDICTABLY.*AK

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Owner report 10280113 · 2009-08-11 (August 11, 2009)

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A CHIME AND WARNING WILL OCCUR, BUT POWER STEERING MAY STILL WORK AT TIMES. THEN WITHOUT WARNING THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE REASON. I HAD NOTICED THAT NHTSA PEO7023 HAS DOCUMENTED THIS PROBLEM. SO I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT PROBABLY FALLS INTO THE REASONING STATED IN ABOVE ACTION NUMBER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 36,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10280113 at NHTSA ↗

Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1,232 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

81.4%Usable mileage1,003 / 1,232 records
100.0%Valid incident date1,232 / 1,232 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,232 / 1,232 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1,232 / 1,232 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.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200320042005200620072008200920102014
Steering
00.0%

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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.

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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.

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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

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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 …

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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00.0%

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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.

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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…

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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 …

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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.…

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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.

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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…

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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.

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Air Bags
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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.

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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…

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1068.6%
ODI 10185994 · 500 mi

TL*THE 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

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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

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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

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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…

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Power Train
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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…

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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

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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

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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 …

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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

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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.

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Fuel/Propulsion System
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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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 …

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Vehicle Speed Control
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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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…

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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.

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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
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Steering57,630–140,000 mi100,000 mi444
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

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ODI 10211486 · 2,000 mi

UNDER GOOD, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS ON A FREEWAY, A VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE MOVING INTO MY LANE AND COULD HAVE HIT ME. I STARTED TO BRAKE TO BACK OFF AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT OF MY LANE. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED 4 TO 6 TIMES BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. THERE WAS NO COLLISION BECAUSE I REGAINED CONTROL AND OTHER DRIVERS BACKED OFF. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEIR TECHNICIAN REPLICATED THE FISHTAILING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSON SAID THAT THE COMBINATION OF THE G6 SUSPENSION, STRUTS, WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, AND SWEPT U…

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ODI 10237968 · 29,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-70 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND THE ISSUE WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT A VENTED ROTOR WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO KEEP IT COOLER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH A FACTORY MODEL. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE ROTORS BEGAN TO PULSATE AGAIN. THE VIBRATION COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

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Electrical System53,750–120,250 mi85,000 mi148
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…

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ODI 10228652 · 38,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, SHE SAW SEVERE SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY CONCLUDED THAT ELECTRICAL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE HER WITH ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WITNESS ANY FLAMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS POSSESSIO…

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ODI 10237800 · 23,559 mi

MARCH 2008 MY CAR STARTED NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY WITH MY THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION. I TOOK IT TO 2 CAR DEALERS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS TRAVELED IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ON IT'S OWN - I USUALLY SHIFT THE CAR TO NUETRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. AS OF JULY 1 / 2008 THE DEALER HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HIRED A ATTORNY TO FIGHT GM TO REPAIR OR REFUND MY MONEY FOR THIS CAR.

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Exterior Lighting56,000–103,000 mi75,000 mi161
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

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ODI 10341313 · 45,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON, GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. NO TAIL LIGHTS. *TR

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ODI 10341639 · 40,000 mi

I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6, PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2008. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, I WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE BUT WERE ILLUMINATED WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALER CLAIMS TO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 2005 AND 2006 MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V036000) BUT NOT THE 2007 MODEL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

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Service Brakes60,000–107,415 mi82,000 mi132
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.…

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ODI 10472446 · 17,000 mi

ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME I WAS DRIVING AND A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE COMING ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING BUT WHEN I WAS STOPPING THEY WENT OFF I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE NOT FIXING IT THEY ARE CALIBRATING THE BRAKES AND PUTTING A BANDAID ON IT LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN RIGHT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING US TO BRING IT IN I WENT ONLINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE FROM 2005-07 …

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ODI 10474063 · 100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

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Air Bags55,000–116,947 mi89,000 mi81
ODI 10185994 · 500 mi

TL*THE 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

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ODI 10260519 · 33,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING CAME ACROSS 4 DEER, HIT TWO OF THEM DAMAGED MY FRONT END(HOOD,BUMPER,PASSENGER SIDE FRONT PANEL,PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT) AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

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ODI 10274769 · 15,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2007 PONTIAC G6 USED IN JUNE OF 2008 WITH 15,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD TONS OF WARRANTY WORK DONE. BUT THE ISSUE I AM HAVING NOW IS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH COMING ON AND THE RADIO SAYING SERVICE AIR BAG SOON. IT FIST HAPPENED ABOUT A MONTH AFTER WE BOUT THE CAR. SO WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE IT WAS ONE OF THE WARRANTY ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO BE FIXED. WHEN I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS ON, AND BRING IT BACK WHEN IT CAME ON AGAIN. WELL THE NEXT TI…

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Power Train76,575–132,857 mi95,313 mi72
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

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ODI 10452037 · 160,000 mi

VEHICLE GEARSHIFT INDICATES THAT IT IS IN PARK, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY IN REVERSE, LUCKILY IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN A HILL BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

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ODI 10458121 · 41,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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Fuel/Propulsion System65,000–116,947 mi88,300 mi61
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…

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ODI 10477996 · 67,000 mi

WHY WAS THE 2007 G6 NOT INCLUDED IN THE NEW RECALL BY GM FOR SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING THE 2007 PONTIAC G5 FOR A SERIOUS FUEL LEAK PROBLEM? THE G6 HAS THE SAME FUEL TANK AND LINE THAT IS CRACKING IN THE VEHICLES RECALLED AND OUR G6 SMELLS OF GASOLINE SO BAD WE CANNOT PARK IT IN THE GARAGE AND FUEL CONSTANTLY IS DRIPPING FROM THE TANK. SEVERAL FORUMS LIST THIS PROBLEM AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE G6 YEAR 2007 AND UP. HERE IS JUST ONE: HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=12371 JUST DO A SEARCH FOR "FORUM G6 GAS TANK LEAK" AND …

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ODI 10478223 · 99,963 mi

MY SON NOTICED A SMELL OF GAS COMING FROM HIS CAR. WHEN I WENT OUT TO LOOK AT IT I COULD SMELL IT ALSO. IT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR BUT I COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING AND IT SEEMED TO DISSIPATE AS TIME WENT ON THAT EVENING. I JUST ASSUMED IT CAME FROM THE FILLER TUBE SOMEHOW MAYBE AFTER A TURN. THE NEXT DAY WHEN HE GOT HOME FROM WORK I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE PULLED IN AND THE SMELL WAS VERY STRONG AND STILL SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE REAR AREA OF THE CAR. WE JACKED BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR UP AND THAT?S WHEN WE SAW GAS RUN O…

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Vehicle Speed Control48,500–91,000 mi73,000 mi49
ODI 10237800 · 23,559 mi

MARCH 2008 MY CAR STARTED NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY WITH MY THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION. I TOOK IT TO 2 CAR DEALERS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS TRAVELED IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ON IT'S OWN - I USUALLY SHIFT THE CAR TO NUETRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. AS OF JULY 1 / 2008 THE DEALER HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HIRED A ATTORNY TO FIGHT GM TO REPAIR OR REFUND MY MONEY FOR THIS CAR.

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ODI 10348484 · 48,500 mi

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT INTERMITTENTLY AFFECTS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE ISSUES OCCURS THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ALL BE ON WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. BASICALLY WORKING IN REVERSE. WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING. SOMETIMES THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED B…

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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

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Complaint and recall timeline

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

2 reports2024-112026-10

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
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-122None
ODI 11632539

The Power Steering stopped working randomly after driving on December 25th 2024, making it incredibly difficult to turn and keep the car steady. This made me feel very unsafe since I was driving my family. I searched online and apparently there had been recalls of my car model prior so I want to know if i qualify for this recall

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ODI 11633023

FAILED COMPONENT SYSTEM: Driver & Passenger side Airbag system. SAFETY RISK: I was involved in motor vehicle collision, resulting in extensive front-end damage to my car. Upon impact, the driver and passenger side airbags did NOT deploy, which based on the extent of the damage to my vehicle they should have deployed. CONFIRMED REPORT: Yes, one component of the airbag system has already been reported to NHTSA for this make & model car pertaining defects or a problem of the passenger airbag sensing system/FMVSS 208, which can be referenced un…

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2025-012None
ODI 11634449 · 105,653 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the cruise control became inoperable. The contact stated that the cruise control inadvertently disengaged. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake light failed to illuminate. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,653.

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ODI 11637212

2 months give/take few days power Steering locked up.Was not able to steer. Had to use flashers & carefully vere off road.Turned car off.Gave myself minutes to think. Started car tried turning steering wheel & bam it was fine. Hesitant I got back on road & went home w/no problem.2nd incident was same which happened 2nd wk Jan 2025.There was no warning of any kind either time.It has not been taken anywhere to be evaluated. Inspection is due Feb 2025 was going say something then.Whether this has anything related,turn signal lever had to be manua…

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2025-022None
ODI 11641213 · 240,000 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. An unknown message for the power steering was displayed. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact turned off the vehicle and waited for a while before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was able restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact stated that the failure had gotten progressively worse.…

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ODI 11642139

Currently at around 220,000 miles and my power steering is constantly going out. Luckily it hasn’t gone out while driving, yet, but when I turn my car on the steering wheel is stiff and I get the power steering alert on the radio screen. I turn the car off and on a couple of times and it goes off. My concern is it happening while driving. Also, since this has occurred, my steering wheel shakes/turns left to right on its own while at a complete stop. As I’m driving I feel it trying to move on its own. Kind of scary.

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2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-041None
ODI 11657120

I bought my G6 in 2022. After about a year of having it, issues started happening. Everything was fine up until my passenger side airbag warning appeared on my radio screen and it won't go off. Could be a serious issue with the airbag. Maybe around the end of 2023 I started having problems with my power steering. I could drive down the road and all of a sudden my steering wheel would lock up. I could barely get myself to a spot to get off the road. I had to force the steering wheel to turn. I shut the car off for a minute or so just to see what…

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2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-091None
ODI 11686113

I'm having a really back growling sound & it keeps having lose of steering. 1 minute it's fine the next it won't steer. There has been several recalls on lose of steering with this year. It says all recalls has been done on it. But if that's the case why is these problems still happening

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2025-102None
ODI 11692501

I keep losing power steering control because of leaking. I contacted a dealership and was told that there wasn't any recall concerning , power steering, transmission, airbag and body control module. I contacted GM and was told that the recall has ended.

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ODI 11693521

My power steering keep leaking making it hard to steer. Electric fuse keep blowing out,

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2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-021None
ODI 11716545

POWER STEERING FAILURE. BY LOSING POWER STEERING IT PUTS ME AND OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER. WARNING LAMP STARTED COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. IT HAS SINCE STOPPED HAVING POWER STEERING AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON.

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2026-032None
ODI 11724789

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, there was a gasoline odor coming from the vehicle. The odor was also outside the vehicle. The contact became aware of a fluid leak underneath the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and a fuel leak was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13E043000 (Fuel System, Gasoline, Equipment). The manufacturer was notified of the failure an…

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ODI 11726331 · 180,000 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle, and the vehicle became difficult to maneuver. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that the joint bearing was inoperable and that the steering assembly needed to be replaced. The contact researched and became aware of an unknown recall; however, the VIN wa…

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2026-042None
ODI 11731908 · 251,000 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized, with the air bag warning light and check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn, and the vehicle was nearly involved in a T-bone crash. The contact forcefully turned the steering wheel to regain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, it was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failu…

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ODI 11734190

When driving the vehicle on the highway the vehicles steering wheel started shaking lightly and then all of a sudden the steering got hard and locked up the power steering and it also put a message on the stereo display saying “power steering”. I was able to pull aside of the highway and turn the car off and then back on. That seemed to reset it but the steering wheel kept shaking on its own. I drove it to the nearest car mechanic and explained the problem. I was told it’s very common on the Pontiac G6 and that there is a recall for this issue.…

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2026-051None
ODI 11735256

My 2007 Pontiac G6 GT 3.9 l convertible has the same issue that a lot of the other g6s had with the Passenger Airbag Sensor (NHTSA 07V-146).

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2026-061None
ODI 11746029

The contact owns a Safety 1st Car Seat, Model Type: Grow & Go, Model Number: CC413-GYU, Manufactured Date: 01/29/2025. The contact stated that the car seat was installed in a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the headrest pad had detached, and the foam in the car seat head rest was exposed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The car seat was not replaced.

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2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-091None
ODI 11766867 · 137,000 mi

The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The vehicle failed to start and the vehicle was smoking. There was an abnormal burning odor after the failure. The power steering and brakes became inoperable. The steering wheel was difficult to turn. The failure persisted over time. The check engine warning light and ABS warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was towed. The Fire Department was on the scene. The Police advised the contact to go through civil court. …

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2026-10 (partial)0None

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.

Age 0Age 1Age 225 reports

2010: 25 complaints · 2014: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
201001325
2014111
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201027200
2014100

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
ComponentSteeringElectrical SystemExterior LightingService BrakesAir BagsPower TrainFuel/Propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control
Steering—
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ODI 10257449 · 10,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SWITCHING LANES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 70 MPH ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE MADE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHILE IDLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND C…

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ODI 10282083

I PURCHASED A 2007 PONATIC G6 BRAND NEW IN NOV 2006 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP ME AND THE CAR IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE U ARE DRIVING(2X), STEERING WHEEL COLUMN KEEPS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TURN BACK UP OR PULL FORWARD(ALL THE TIME), WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING(1X), REMOTE START AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK(HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER TWO TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK) DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS MY AIR BAG…

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ODI 10343427 · 54,894 mi

2007 PONTIAC G6 V4, TURNED CAR ON TODAY AND WARNING MESSAGE SAYS POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING IS SHOT, WE HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT DRIVE THIS CAR RESPONSIBLY. YESTERDAY IT WAS WORKING FINE, THIS MORNING IT WAS NOT- CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING!!! *TR

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ODI 10413599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 PONTIAC G6 IN 2008. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR MAKES A CRACKLING, LOUD SOUND. THE HEADLIGHT PLUGGER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING BURNED OUT. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I AM SORRY I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS CAR BEFOREHAND. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE PRICE THEY WILL CHARGE T…

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ODI 10519948 · 120,000 mi

FIRST IT BEGIN WITH A CLUNKING SOUND AS I TURN MY CAR TO THE RIGHT. THEN IT BEGIN WITH MY SIGNAL LIGHT BEING DEFECTED TO WHERE IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF WITH TURNING, AND THEN NOW IT POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY THE WORD POWER STEERING, WHERE THEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SPEED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULTLY TO MANAGE DRIVING, TURNING, AND SWITCHING LANES. *TR

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ODI 10569113 · 75,000 mi

A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS PAST YEAR AFTER MY VEHICLE HIT 75K MILES, MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL ON THE WHEEL VERY HARD JUST TO MAKE THE TURN WHICH A BIT OF A CONCERN. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THIS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HOWEVER I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. A FRIEND WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME ADVISED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE TURNING ON EVEN WHEN I WASN'T BRAKING. ADDITIONALLY, IN JULY OF 2013 (MY VEHICLE WAS AT ABOUT 70K MILES) WE BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE COMING …

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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.…

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10490539 · 130,000 mi

BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. TOO MANY ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO MENTION. TODAY, MY WIFE SAID HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT SCARES ME THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE, AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR HELP, TO NO AVAIL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL YET? *TR

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ODI 10282083

I PURCHASED A 2007 PONATIC G6 BRAND NEW IN NOV 2006 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP ME AND THE CAR IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE U ARE DRIVING(2X), STEERING WHEEL COLUMN KEEPS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TURN BACK UP OR PULL FORWARD(ALL THE TIME), WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING(1X), REMOTE START AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK(HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER TWO TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK) DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS MY AIR BAG…

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ODI 10308453 · 50,000 mi

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT USUALLY AT A SLOW SPEED OR FROM A COMPLETE STOP MAKING A SHARP TURN, THE STEERING POPS, YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED WHILE GETTING GRADUALLY WORSE. I TOOK IT IN WAY BACK WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD THAT THE STEERING ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THE TIME SO I WAITED AND NOW UNFORTUNATELY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 81,000 MILES. RECENTLY (JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED!) THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEE…

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ODI 10310093 · 55,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS I HAVE LOST MY POWER STEERING. USUALLY WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WENT OVER A FROST HEAVE. THIS HAS ALL BEEN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. LAST NIGHT I WENT OVER ANOTHER FROST HEAVE AND MY SERVICE AIR BAG CAME ON. IT STAYED ON THE NEXT 4-5 TIMES I DROVE MY CAR. IT FINALLY SHUT OFF THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10576054 · 118,400 mi

THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS TURNED COMPLETELY. THIS OF WHICH PUT MYSELF, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS, IN JEOPARDY. LUCKILY, THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. IF THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY TURN-AROUND OR UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

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ODI 10594706 · 67,000 mi

COOLING FANS FUSES REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT. IT STARTED RUNNING HOT A FEW YEARS LATER AND WIRING TO THE COOLING FANS HAD TO BE FIXED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF AND ENGINE MODULE WAS REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING BUT CAME BACK, POWER SEATS STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY BUT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN, RADIO WOULDN'T GO OFF AFTER TAKING OUT THE KEY AND OPENING THE DOOR, AND NOW THE CAR WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE AND DRIVE IN THE MANUAL MODE. I'M NEVER BUYI…

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ODI 10875089

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, GAS LEAK, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AS SOMETHING IS AND HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY POWERSTEERING. I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS BUT HAVE BEEN PUSHED OFF AND GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT ALL THAT I HAVE SAID. MY CAR IS AND HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AS IT HAS GOTTEN TERRIBLY WORSE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS WERE DONE (BY THE DEALER), AND OTHER SOURCES HAVE ADVISED ME THEY…

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ODI 11092845 · 95,111 mi

POWER STEERING ISSUES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE STILL COMING ON AFTER MY MECHANIC WORKED ON IT. NOW IT'S SAYING TO CHECK MY GAS CAP AS WELL... I PULL OVER TO CHECK IT BY OPENING AND CLOSING IT AGAIN AND IT'S FINE FOR ABOUT .25-.50 OF A MILE.

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ODI 11166739 · 148,000 mi

POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE IS ONE ALREADY OR NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. AND SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON IT. THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH T…

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ODI 10543637 · 70,000 mi

MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GOING OFF WHEN IT IS. I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH STILL NOT WORKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WHEEL SHAKES A LITTLE BIT AND THE CAR LIKES TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. AFTER READING A FEW OF THESE REVIEWS AND NOTICING THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS. IM AFRAID THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE IN TIME UNTIL IT IS TO LATE FOR…

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ODI 10577522

BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, GOES OFF WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10579258

AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS

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ODI 10257449 · 10,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SWITCHING LANES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS TURNED. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 70 MPH ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE ENGINE MADE EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES, ESPECIALLY WHILE IDLING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND C…

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ODI 10282083

I PURCHASED A 2007 PONATIC G6 BRAND NEW IN NOV 2006 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP ME AND THE CAR IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE U ARE DRIVING(2X), STEERING WHEEL COLUMN KEEPS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TURN BACK UP OR PULL FORWARD(ALL THE TIME), WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING(1X), REMOTE START AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK(HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER TWO TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK) DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS MY AIR BAG…

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ODI 10343427 · 54,894 mi

2007 PONTIAC G6 V4, TURNED CAR ON TODAY AND WARNING MESSAGE SAYS POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING IS SHOT, WE HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT DRIVE THIS CAR RESPONSIBLY. YESTERDAY IT WAS WORKING FINE, THIS MORNING IT WAS NOT- CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING!!! *TR

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ODI 10348929 · 57,000 mi

2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SAME PROBLEMS AS TSB-08-05-009A BUT, NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10426529 · 5,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR COME ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE. I CAN BE DRIVING AND THEY WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, I CAN TELL BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DIS ENGAGE AND WILL NOT RE ENGAGE. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM TO THE BRAKES, I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOW ME IN ORDER TO TELL ME WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING. IT POSES A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE, YOU HAVE YOU BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME SO CARS BEHIND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY STOPPING. *TR

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ODI 10441938 · 20,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON . THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 10+ MILES.AT THIS POINT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER (NOW A BUICK GMC DEALER) 2 TIMES AND SPENT $250.00 ON REPAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS. DEALER SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. THE G6 OWNERS CLUB IS GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS EVERY DAY. *KB

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10490539 · 130,000 mi

BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. TOO MANY ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO MENTION. TODAY, MY WIFE SAID HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT SCARES ME THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE, AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR HELP, TO NO AVAIL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL YET? *TR

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ODI 10497713 · 96,000 mi

I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED AND WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. ONCE I DEPRESS THE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE WHILE OTHER TIMES IT WILL. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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ODI 10282083

I PURCHASED A 2007 PONATIC G6 BRAND NEW IN NOV 2006 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP ME AND THE CAR IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE U ARE DRIVING(2X), STEERING WHEEL COLUMN KEEPS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TURN BACK UP OR PULL FORWARD(ALL THE TIME), WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING(1X), REMOTE START AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK(HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER TWO TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK) DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS MY AIR BAG…

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ODI 10593439 · 100,000 mi

CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE DUE TO POWER STEERING HOSE RUBBING AND LEAKING FLAMMABLE FLUIDS BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS....ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND OFF WHEN YOU ACTUALLY APPLY BRAKES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND OFF ON AND OFF--MALFUNCTIONING ALL THE TIME. *TR

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ODI 10614765 · 60,000 mi

AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION MESSAGE AND HAS A WARNING CHIME. DURING THIS TIME THE SYSTEM IS IDENTIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING. THE ISSUES SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF THE ERROR MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LAMP GO AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SOMETIMES FAILS TO TURN ON WITH THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT HARD TO T…

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10547835 · 58,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AND FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE, THEN TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. SOMETIMES BLINK FIRST AND THEY ILLUMINATE AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE. ALSO SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE ISSUE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. HAVE 2ND APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 10558254 · 90,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS AND THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF WAS GREAT NO PROBLEMS BUT JANUARY LAST YEAR IS WHEN IT ALL STARTED GOING DOWN HILL FIRST I WAS NOTICING THAT MY GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING WORSE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO I DID. NEXT ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND MY BOYFRIEND TOOK OUT LIGHT AND NOTICED THE WIRES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED OFF FINALLY GOT THAT REPLACED. WHEN I GOT MY CONVERTER REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THE MILEAGE W…

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ODI 10779548

I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT TO PEPBOYS.COM AND MY VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS HAVING RECALLS.

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ODI 11166739 · 148,000 mi

POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE IS ONE ALREADY OR NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. AND SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON IT. THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH T…

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ODI 10237800 · 23,559 mi

MARCH 2008 MY CAR STARTED NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY WITH MY THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION. I TOOK IT TO 2 CAR DEALERS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS TRAVELED IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ON IT'S OWN - I USUALLY SHIFT THE CAR TO NUETRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. AS OF JULY 1 / 2008 THE DEALER HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HIRED A ATTORNY TO FIGHT GM TO REPAIR OR REFUND MY MONEY FOR THIS CAR.

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ODI 10348484 · 48,500 mi

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT INTERMITTENTLY AFFECTS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE ISSUES OCCURS THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ALL BE ON WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. BASICALLY WORKING IN REVERSE. WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING. SOMETIMES THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED B…

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ODI 10497583 · 25,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF MID DRIVING SOMETIMES, AND AT TIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES STAY ON WHILE IM DRIVING. THEY TURN OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY DO PUSH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. *TR

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Exterior Lighting
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ODI 10413599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 PONTIAC G6 IN 2008. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR MAKES A CRACKLING, LOUD SOUND. THE HEADLIGHT PLUGGER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING BURNED OUT. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I AM SORRY I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS CAR BEFOREHAND. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE PRICE THEY WILL CHARGE T…

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ODI 10519948 · 120,000 mi

FIRST IT BEGIN WITH A CLUNKING SOUND AS I TURN MY CAR TO THE RIGHT. THEN IT BEGIN WITH MY SIGNAL LIGHT BEING DEFECTED TO WHERE IT DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF WITH TURNING, AND THEN NOW IT POPS UP ON THE DISPLAY THE WORD POWER STEERING, WHERE THEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND SPEED MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULTLY TO MANAGE DRIVING, TURNING, AND SWITCHING LANES. *TR

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ODI 10569113 · 75,000 mi

A COUPLE OF TIMES THIS PAST YEAR AFTER MY VEHICLE HIT 75K MILES, MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL ON THE WHEEL VERY HARD JUST TO MAKE THE TURN WHICH A BIT OF A CONCERN. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THIS. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. HOWEVER I HAVE ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. A FRIEND WHO WAS FOLLOWING ME ADVISED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE TURNING ON EVEN WHEN I WASN'T BRAKING. ADDITIONALLY, IN JULY OF 2013 (MY VEHICLE WAS AT ABOUT 70K MILES) WE BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE COMING …

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ODI 10348929 · 57,000 mi

2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SAME PROBLEMS AS TSB-08-05-009A BUT, NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10426529 · 5,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR COME ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE. I CAN BE DRIVING AND THEY WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES, I CAN TELL BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DIS ENGAGE AND WILL NOT RE ENGAGE. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM TO THE BRAKES, I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOW ME IN ORDER TO TELL ME WHEN IT WAS HAPPENING. IT POSES A SAFETY RISK BECAUSE, YOU HAVE YOU BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALL THE TIME SO CARS BEHIND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ARE ACTUALLY STOPPING. *TR

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ODI 10441938 · 20,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON . THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 10+ MILES.AT THIS POINT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND THE MANUAL SHIFT FEATURE WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER (NOW A BUICK GMC DEALER) 2 TIMES AND SPENT $250.00 ON REPAIRS WITH NO SUCCESS. DEALER SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER. THE G6 OWNERS CLUB IS GETTING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS EVERY DAY. *KB

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ODI 10476719 · 43,985 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. ALSO THEY ILLUMINATE WHEN IN PARK OR WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON SATURDAY (9/15/12) AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SO WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE PICKED IT UP AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. TUES, I WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME SKIDDED TO A STOP BUT SWERVED AWAY FROM HITTING ME. THE NEXT DAY I MADE MY HUSBAND CHECK THE…

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ODI 10482148 · 60,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ALSO, FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

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ODI 10487969 · 104,000 mi

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE PEDAL IN NOT PRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN PRESSED , I CAN NOT FIND A REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM THE PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT DRIVERS BEHIND ME RECEIVE NO WARNING OF ME BRAKING. *TR

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ODI 10413599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 PONTIAC G6 IN 2008. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR MAKES A CRACKLING, LOUD SOUND. THE HEADLIGHT PLUGGER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING BURNED OUT. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I AM SORRY I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS CAR BEFOREHAND. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE PRICE THEY WILL CHARGE T…

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ODI 11072202 · 168,700 mi

AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE &. DASH LIGHT COMES ON. OFTEN. , WHEN I PUT MY FOG LIGHTS ON. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. IT WAS IN MOTION &. PARKED

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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

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ODI 10523329 · 96,194 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES WHEN DISENGAGING THE CAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE; SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER; I BELIEVE BECAUSE THE CAR THINKS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PUSHED. UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT WAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 11457567

Headlight went out . Upon changing it I noticed that wiring harness was burnt and melted. Also was driving and power steering went out driving 65 miles per hour. The cruise control got stuck . Right side making horrible noise at times. This has put me and my five year old as well as anyone driving near me at risk of dying.

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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

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ODI 10496935 · 50,000 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE READ THAT THE NHTSA IS CONSIDERING A RECALL ON ALL 05 TO 09 MODELS. THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO DO NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND I'VE HEARD THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. *TR

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ODI 10497583 · 25,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF MID DRIVING SOMETIMES, AND AT TIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES STAY ON WHILE IM DRIVING. THEY TURN OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY DO PUSH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. *TR

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Service Brakes
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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.…

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10490539 · 130,000 mi

BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. TOO MANY ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO MENTION. TODAY, MY WIFE SAID HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT SCARES ME THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE, AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR HELP, TO NO AVAIL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL YET? *TR

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10490539 · 130,000 mi

BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. TOO MANY ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO MENTION. TODAY, MY WIFE SAID HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT SCARES ME THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE, AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR HELP, TO NO AVAIL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL YET? *TR

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ODI 10497713 · 96,000 mi

I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED AND WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. ONCE I DEPRESS THE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE WHILE OTHER TIMES IT WILL. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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ODI 10476719 · 43,985 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. ALSO THEY ILLUMINATE WHEN IN PARK OR WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON SATURDAY (9/15/12) AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SO WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE PICKED IT UP AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. TUES, I WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME SKIDDED TO A STOP BUT SWERVED AWAY FROM HITTING ME. THE NEXT DAY I MADE MY HUSBAND CHECK THE…

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ODI 10482148 · 60,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ALSO, FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR

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ODI 10487969 · 104,000 mi

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE PEDAL IN NOT PRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN PRESSED , I CAN NOT FIND A REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM THE PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT DRIVERS BEHIND ME RECEIVE NO WARNING OF ME BRAKING. *TR

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ODI 10487512

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

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ODI 10500763 · 37,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2009. I FIRST NOTICED IT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED. THE CRUISE WOULD ALWAYS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. I NOTICED THEN THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON. NOW THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THEY DON'T TURN OFF UNLESS CAR IS OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SAY ITS ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AND SOMETIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT IT WILL BE OFF. ALSO WITH THIS THE SEATBELT ALARM WILL DING AND DING UNTIL I BUCKLE IN MY INVISIBLE PERSON.…

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ODI 10579258

AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10535144 · 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT HAVING ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND WHEN THE CONTACT HAD ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE ALSO AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD CAUSE IT TO INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TO BECOME DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH…

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ODI 10760896 · 160,000 mi

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I'M JUST SMELLING GAS AND MY CAR ISN'T STARTING ON THE FIRST TURN LIKE BEFORE. AS I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. I ALSO RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL 13036 BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ACTION I NEED TO TAKE. I SEE THE GAS ISSUE IS A BIG CONCERN.

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ODI 10794631

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGININ…

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ODI 10487512

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

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ODI 10497636 · 42,000 mi

MY PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUE SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. PONTIAC WILL NOT HELP ME FIX THIS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AND TURN ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS PERIOD. A GM TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT MY CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT HE COULD DO TO FIX IT. WHEN HE USED THE TECH 2 TOOL, HE WOULD TRY AND TURN ONE TAIL LIGHT ON AND THE OPPOSITE WOULD TURN ON INSTEAD. PONTIAC WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR AT ANY DEALER FOR FREE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY AND MAYBE GET REIMBURSE…

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ODI 10497806 · 158,024 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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Air Bags
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ODI 10282083

I PURCHASED A 2007 PONATIC G6 BRAND NEW IN NOV 2006 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP ME AND THE CAR IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE U ARE DRIVING(2X), STEERING WHEEL COLUMN KEEPS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TURN BACK UP OR PULL FORWARD(ALL THE TIME), WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING(1X), REMOTE START AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK(HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER TWO TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK) DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS MY AIR BAG…

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ODI 10308453 · 50,000 mi

WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT USUALLY AT A SLOW SPEED OR FROM A COMPLETE STOP MAKING A SHARP TURN, THE STEERING POPS, YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STARTED AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES AND HAS CONTINUED WHILE GETTING GRADUALLY WORSE. I TOOK IT IN WAY BACK WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND TOLD THAT THE STEERING ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT I COULD NOT AFFORD IT AT THE TIME SO I WAITED AND NOW UNFORTUNATELY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 81,000 MILES. RECENTLY (JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED!) THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT KEE…

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ODI 10310093 · 55,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS I HAVE LOST MY POWER STEERING. USUALLY WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IT ALSO HAPPENED ONCE WHEN I WENT OVER A FROST HEAVE. THIS HAS ALL BEEN WITHIN THE LAST MONTH. LAST NIGHT I WENT OVER ANOTHER FROST HEAVE AND MY SERVICE AIR BAG CAME ON. IT STAYED ON THE NEXT 4-5 TIMES I DROVE MY CAR. IT FINALLY SHUT OFF THIS AFTERNOON. *TR

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ODI 10282083

I PURCHASED A 2007 PONATIC G6 BRAND NEW IN NOV 2006 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. GENERAL MOTORS AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT TRYING TO HELP ME AND THE CAR IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE U ARE DRIVING(2X), STEERING WHEEL COLUMN KEEPS MAKING A NOISE WHEN I TURN BACK UP OR PULL FORWARD(ALL THE TIME), WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING(1X), REMOTE START AND KEYLESS ENTRY DOESN'T WORK(HAS BEEN REPLACED OVER TWO TIMES AND STILL DOESN'T WORK) DISPLAY SCREEN SAYS MY AIR BAG…

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ODI 10593439 · 100,000 mi

CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE DUE TO POWER STEERING HOSE RUBBING AND LEAKING FLAMMABLE FLUIDS BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS....ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND OFF WHEN YOU ACTUALLY APPLY BRAKES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND OFF ON AND OFF--MALFUNCTIONING ALL THE TIME. *TR

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ODI 10614765 · 60,000 mi

AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION MESSAGE AND HAS A WARNING CHIME. DURING THIS TIME THE SYSTEM IS IDENTIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING. THE ISSUES SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF THE ERROR MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LAMP GO AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SOMETIMES FAILS TO TURN ON WITH THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT HARD TO T…

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ODI 10413599 · 20,000 mi

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2007 PONTIAC G6 IN 2008. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AT 20,000 MILES AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL GIVING ME PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE CAR MAKES A CRACKLING, LOUD SOUND. THE HEADLIGHT PLUGGER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING BURNED OUT. I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND I AM SORRY I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS CAR BEFOREHAND. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THE PRICE THEY WILL CHARGE T…

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ODI 11072202 · 168,700 mi

AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE &. DASH LIGHT COMES ON. OFTEN. , WHEN I PUT MY FOG LIGHTS ON. IT TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. IT WAS IN MOTION &. PARKED

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ODI 10487512

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

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ODI 10500763 · 37,000 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2009. I FIRST NOTICED IT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED. THE CRUISE WOULD ALWAYS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. I NOTICED THEN THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON. NOW THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THEY DON'T TURN OFF UNLESS CAR IS OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SAY ITS ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AND SOMETIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT IT WILL BE OFF. ALSO WITH THIS THE SEATBELT ALARM WILL DING AND DING UNTIL I BUCKLE IN MY INVISIBLE PERSON.…

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ODI 10579258

AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS

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ODI 10614510 · 160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND WOULD SEIZE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (P…

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ODI 10620928 · 82,300 mi

"TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE; BRAKE LIGHTS, AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE, IGNITION" SHIFTER INTERMITTENTLY HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING. CALLED DEALERSHIP FIRST WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR THAT VIN NUMBER, THAT NOTHING WAS ON FILE. THEN WHEN I READ HIM THE NOTICE I RECEIVED TODAY HE SAID THAT I WAS TO WAIT UNTIL THEY HAD PARTS. I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR AND ASKED FOR A LOANER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. (SERVICE DEPT.) CALLED PONTIAC CS. [phone removed] I WAS TOLD AFTER EXPLAINING MY PROBLEM THAT IT WAS THE DEALERSHIPS DI…

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ODI 10860841

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK WAS PLACED IN ANY POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNO…

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ODI 10519804 · 116,947 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED OR WHEN BEING DRIVEN. AS THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MIL…

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ODI 10794631

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGININ…

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ODI 10864357 · 122,910 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND A BEEPING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,910.

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ODI 10487512

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

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ODI 10579258

AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS

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ODI 10596841 · 126,300 mi

DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD A DEER CAME OUT WE TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DEER AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI SKID FAILURE, DOES NOT INDICATE ANTI SKID FAILURE, SHOWS IT IS OPERATIONAL, TIRES WERE VERY HEAVILY FLAT SPOTTED, WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN AND DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE CAR AFTER THIS THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DANGLING WE HAD NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND WE WERE TOLD THE ANTI SKID AND OUR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WAS ALL WORKING AND NO…

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Power Train
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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10576054 · 118,400 mi

THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF WHEN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS TURNED COMPLETELY. THIS OF WHICH PUT MYSELF, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS, IN JEOPARDY. LUCKILY, THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. IF THIS OCCURRED ON A HIGHWAY TURN-AROUND OR UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

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ODI 10594706 · 67,000 mi

COOLING FANS FUSES REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RUNNING HOT. IT STARTED RUNNING HOT A FEW YEARS LATER AND WIRING TO THE COOLING FANS HAD TO BE FIXED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF AND ENGINE MODULE WAS REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY, POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING BUT CAME BACK, POWER SEATS STOPPED WORKING RANDOMLY BUT STARTED TO WORK AGAIN, RADIO WOULDN'T GO OFF AFTER TAKING OUT THE KEY AND OPENING THE DOOR, AND NOW THE CAR WILL ONLY GO IN REVERSE AND DRIVE IN THE MANUAL MODE. I'M NEVER BUYI…

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10547835 · 58,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AND FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE, THEN TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. SOMETIMES BLINK FIRST AND THEY ILLUMINATE AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE. ALSO SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP ONCE ALREADY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THEN THE ISSUE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. HAVE 2ND APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

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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

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ODI 10523329 · 96,194 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES WHEN DISENGAGING THE CAR OUT OF PARK INTO DRIVE; SOMETIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. THEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER; I BELIEVE BECAUSE THE CAR THINKS THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PUSHED. UPDATED 8/22/13 *CN ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT WAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10475909 · 30,000 mi

I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM R…

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10535144 · 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT HAVING ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND WHEN THE CONTACT HAD ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE ALSO AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD CAUSE IT TO INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TO BECOME DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. TH…

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ODI 10614510 · 160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND WOULD SEIZE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (P…

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ODI 10620928 · 82,300 mi

"TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE; BRAKE LIGHTS, AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE, IGNITION" SHIFTER INTERMITTENTLY HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING. CALLED DEALERSHIP FIRST WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR THAT VIN NUMBER, THAT NOTHING WAS ON FILE. THEN WHEN I READ HIM THE NOTICE I RECEIVED TODAY HE SAID THAT I WAS TO WAIT UNTIL THEY HAD PARTS. I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR AND ASKED FOR A LOANER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. (SERVICE DEPT.) CALLED PONTIAC CS. [phone removed] I WAS TOLD AFTER EXPLAINING MY PROBLEM THAT IT WAS THE DEALERSHIPS DI…

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ODI 10860841

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER STICK WAS PLACED IN ANY POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND THE EVAPORATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC DID NOT PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE AIR BAG ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNO…

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ODI 10565282 · 80,004 mi

I JUST HIT MY 80K MILES. GENERAL MOTORS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR EMISSIONS TO 100K ON 2.3 ENGINE'S. I HAVE 3.5 ENGINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; TEST SHOWED CADILLAC CONVERTER. I TELEPHONED #1 COCHRAN IN MONROEVILLE 5X AND NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN CALL TO DO EMISSIONS TEST ON MACHINE. THIS IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THEN I TELEPHONED BOWSER PONTIAC AND THEY COULDN'T GET ME AN APPT TILL WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE BUSY AND HAD EMPLOYEES THAT KEPT CALLING OFF. I HAD MY MECHANIC DO THE EMISSION'S TEST, HE MADE A REPORT SHOWING THIS IS…

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ODI 10846303

THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ENGINE OIL AND GAS FROM THE BEGINNING AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE, FEEDBACK. ALL I HAVE BEEN GIVEN WAS A CONSTANT REPAIR LIST MOST OF WICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR CHECKED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THAT MY ENGINE IS LEAKING POSSIBLE GASKETS AND LEAK SOMEWHERE IN FUEL PUMP. RHODES AUTO SALES AS WELL AS GM HAS GIVEN ME A RUN FOR MY LIFE. UNTIL RECENTLY HAVE A FRIEND GAVE ME A CARFAX ON THIS CAR THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD AND BEING TOLD HOW DANGEROUS IT'S BEEN FOR…

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ODI 11128231 · 1,800 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY SON GAVE ME THIS VEHICLE AND IT SENT ME A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE LOSS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT PICKS UP AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I ALSO NOTICED IT DOESN'T HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUID RESIVOIR. SOMETIMES THEIRS A GAS LEAK WHILE IDLE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

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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

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10593865

SINCE LAST YEAR, LET'S SAY IN SPRING, I HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME. LATER I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKELIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. WILL NOT CHANGE IF THE BRAKE IS PUSHED. BUT IF I PUSH HARD ENOUGH ON THEM THEY TURN OFF ALL TOGETHER. WHEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN THEY DO NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. SO AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE LIGHTS ALL COME BACK ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. BACK TO THE BEGINNING. ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF WHEN I'M USING IT. SOMETIMES MY LIGHTS GO IN AND OUT OF CLIMATE CONTROLS. NOW I…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
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ODI 10875089

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SPEAK TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. I HAVE AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, GAS LEAK, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AS SOMETHING IS AND HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH MY POWERSTEERING. I HAVE PAID FOR REPAIRS BUT HAVE BEEN PUSHED OFF AND GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ABOUT ALL THAT I HAVE SAID. MY CAR IS AND HAS BEEN UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AS IT HAS GOTTEN TERRIBLY WORSE. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT ALL RECALLS WERE DONE (BY THE DEALER), AND OTHER SOURCES HAVE ADVISED ME THEY…

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ODI 11092845 · 95,111 mi

POWER STEERING ISSUES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE STILL COMING ON AFTER MY MECHANIC WORKED ON IT. NOW IT'S SAYING TO CHECK MY GAS CAP AS WELL... I PULL OVER TO CHECK IT BY OPENING AND CLOSING IT AGAIN AND IT'S FINE FOR ABOUT .25-.50 OF A MILE.

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ODI 11166739 · 148,000 mi

POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE IS ONE ALREADY OR NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. AND SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON IT. THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH T…

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ODI 10558254 · 90,000 mi

I HAVE HAD MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS AND THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF WAS GREAT NO PROBLEMS BUT JANUARY LAST YEAR IS WHEN IT ALL STARTED GOING DOWN HILL FIRST I WAS NOTICING THAT MY GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING WORSE SO I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY STATED I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SO I DID. NEXT ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM WENT OUT AND MY BOYFRIEND TOOK OUT LIGHT AND NOTICED THE WIRES WERE COMPLETELY BURNED OFF FINALLY GOT THAT REPLACED. WHEN I GOT MY CONVERTER REPLACED THEY TOLD ME THE MILEAGE W…

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ODI 10779548

I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT TO PEPBOYS.COM AND MY VEHICLE WAS LISTED AS HAVING RECALLS.

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ODI 11166739 · 148,000 mi

POWER STEERING MESSAGE POPS UP AND IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS MAY HAPPEN WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE OR WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. IT MAKES IT PULL TO THE SIDE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS(FUEL PUMP) THE FUEL PUMP LEAKS FAST ONTO THE GAS TANK. THAT IS A FIRE HAZARD. IT IS ALSO HORRIBLE ON MY GAS MILEAGE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IF THERE IS ONE ALREADY OR NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. AND SPENT TOO MUCH MONEY ON IT. THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH T…

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ODI 11457567

Headlight went out . Upon changing it I noticed that wiring harness was burnt and melted. Also was driving and power steering went out driving 65 miles per hour. The cruise control got stuck . Right side making horrible noise at times. This has put me and my five year old as well as anyone driving near me at risk of dying.

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ODI 10760896 · 160,000 mi

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I'M JUST SMELLING GAS AND MY CAR ISN'T STARTING ON THE FIRST TURN LIKE BEFORE. AS I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. I ALSO RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL 13036 BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ACTION I NEED TO TAKE. I SEE THE GAS ISSUE IS A BIG CONCERN.

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ODI 10794631

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGININ…

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ODI 10519804 · 116,947 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED OR WHEN BEING DRIVEN. AS THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MIL…

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ODI 10794631

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGININ…

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ODI 10864357 · 122,910 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND A BEEPING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,910.

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ODI 10565282 · 80,004 mi

I JUST HIT MY 80K MILES. GENERAL MOTORS EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR EMISSIONS TO 100K ON 2.3 ENGINE'S. I HAVE 3.5 ENGINE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON; TEST SHOWED CADILLAC CONVERTER. I TELEPHONED #1 COCHRAN IN MONROEVILLE 5X AND NEVER RECEIVED A RETURN CALL TO DO EMISSIONS TEST ON MACHINE. THIS IS WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THEN I TELEPHONED BOWSER PONTIAC AND THEY COULDN'T GET ME AN APPT TILL WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE BUSY AND HAD EMPLOYEES THAT KEPT CALLING OFF. I HAD MY MECHANIC DO THE EMISSION'S TEST, HE MADE A REPORT SHOWING THIS IS…

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ODI 10846303

THE CAR HAS BEEN LEAKING ENGINE OIL AND GAS FROM THE BEGINNING AND I HAVE GOTTEN NO RESPONSE, FEEDBACK. ALL I HAVE BEEN GIVEN WAS A CONSTANT REPAIR LIST MOST OF WICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR CHECKED BY SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME FROM THE BEGINNING THAT MY ENGINE IS LEAKING POSSIBLE GASKETS AND LEAK SOMEWHERE IN FUEL PUMP. RHODES AUTO SALES AS WELL AS GM HAS GIVEN ME A RUN FOR MY LIFE. UNTIL RECENTLY HAVE A FRIEND GAVE ME A CARFAX ON THIS CAR THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD AND BEING TOLD HOW DANGEROUS IT'S BEEN FOR…

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ODI 11128231 · 1,800 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY SON GAVE ME THIS VEHICLE AND IT SENT ME A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE LOSS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT PICKS UP AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I ALSO NOTICED IT DOESN'T HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUID RESIVOIR. SOMETIMES THEIRS A GAS LEAK WHILE IDLE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

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ODI 10822670

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE NEAR THE REAR SEATS AND TRUNK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STAT…

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ODI 10897692 · 173,616 mi

STRONG GAS ODOR FROM CAR WHILE CAR IN RUNNING AND AFTER CAR IS STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODEP0446 EMISSION SYSTEM VENT SOLENOID REPLACEMENT VIA AUTO ZONE CODE SYSTEM READER. GAS FOUND SITTING ON TOP OF GAS TANK.

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ODI 11128231 · 1,800 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY SON GAVE ME THIS VEHICLE AND IT SENT ME A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE LOSS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT PICKS UP AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I ALSO NOTICED IT DOESN'T HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUID RESIVOIR. SOMETIMES THEIRS A GAS LEAK WHILE IDLE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

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ODI 10543637 · 70,000 mi

MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GOING OFF WHEN IT IS. I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH STILL NOT WORKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WHEEL SHAKES A LITTLE BIT AND THE CAR LIKES TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. AFTER READING A FEW OF THESE REVIEWS AND NOTICING THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS. IM AFRAID THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE IN TIME UNTIL IT IS TO LATE FOR…

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ODI 10577522

BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, GOES OFF WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10579258

AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS

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ODI 10237800 · 23,559 mi

MARCH 2008 MY CAR STARTED NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY WITH MY THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION. I TOOK IT TO 2 CAR DEALERS UNDER WARRANTY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. IT HAS TRAVELED IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ON IT'S OWN - I USUALLY SHIFT THE CAR TO NUETRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. AS OF JULY 1 / 2008 THE DEALER HAS ALL BUT GIVEN UP REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PARKED THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HIRED A ATTORNY TO FIGHT GM TO REPAIR OR REFUND MY MONEY FOR THIS CAR.

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ODI 10348484 · 48,500 mi

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT INTERMITTENTLY AFFECTS DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WHEN THE ISSUES OCCURS THE VEHICLE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ALL BE ON WITH NO PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. BASICALLY WORKING IN REVERSE. WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OPERATE WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING. SOMETIMES THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED B…

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ODI 10497583 · 25,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF MID DRIVING SOMETIMES, AND AT TIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES STAY ON WHILE IM DRIVING. THEY TURN OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY DO PUSH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. *TR

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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

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ODI 10496935 · 50,000 mi

THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE READ THAT THE NHTSA IS CONSIDERING A RECALL ON ALL 05 TO 09 MODELS. THE TURN SIGNALS ALSO DO NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND I'VE HEARD THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS. *TR

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ODI 10497583 · 25,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF MID DRIVING SOMETIMES, AND AT TIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES STAY ON WHILE IM DRIVING. THEY TURN OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY DO PUSH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. *TR

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ODI 10487512

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

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ODI 10497636 · 42,000 mi

MY PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUE SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. PONTIAC WILL NOT HELP ME FIX THIS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AND TURN ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS PERIOD. A GM TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT MY CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT HE COULD DO TO FIX IT. WHEN HE USED THE TECH 2 TOOL, HE WOULD TRY AND TURN ONE TAIL LIGHT ON AND THE OPPOSITE WOULD TURN ON INSTEAD. PONTIAC WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR AT ANY DEALER FOR FREE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY AND MAYBE GET REIMBURSE…

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ODI 10497806 · 158,024 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10487512

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

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ODI 10579258

AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS

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ODI 10596841 · 126,300 mi

DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD A DEER CAME OUT WE TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DEER AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI SKID FAILURE, DOES NOT INDICATE ANTI SKID FAILURE, SHOWS IT IS OPERATIONAL, TIRES WERE VERY HEAVILY FLAT SPOTTED, WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN AND DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE CAR AFTER THIS THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DANGLING WE HAD NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND WE WERE TOLD THE ANTI SKID AND OUR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WAS ALL WORKING AND NO…

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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

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ODI 10533178 · 39,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

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ODI 10593865

SINCE LAST YEAR, LET'S SAY IN SPRING, I HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME. LATER I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKELIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED. WILL NOT CHANGE IF THE BRAKE IS PUSHED. BUT IF I PUSH HARD ENOUGH ON THEM THEY TURN OFF ALL TOGETHER. WHEN PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AGAIN THEY DO NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. SO AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE LIGHTS ALL COME BACK ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. BACK TO THE BEGINNING. ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL TURNS OFF WHEN I'M USING IT. SOMETIMES MY LIGHTS GO IN AND OUT OF CLIMATE CONTROLS. NOW I…

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ODI 10822670

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE NEAR THE REAR SEATS AND TRUNK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STAT…

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ODI 10897692 · 173,616 mi

STRONG GAS ODOR FROM CAR WHILE CAR IN RUNNING AND AFTER CAR IS STOPPED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODEP0446 EMISSION SYSTEM VENT SOLENOID REPLACEMENT VIA AUTO ZONE CODE SYSTEM READER. GAS FOUND SITTING ON TOP OF GAS TANK.

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ODI 11128231 · 1,800 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY SON GAVE ME THIS VEHICLE AND IT SENT ME A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE LOSS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT PICKS UP AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I ALSO NOTICED IT DOESN'T HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUID RESIVOIR. SOMETIMES THEIRS A GAS LEAK WHILE IDLE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

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Recurring narrative patterns

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7 patterns with matching reports.

Steering assistance concerns

364 mentions · 29.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 110,000 mi (317 usable records).

ODI 10216365 · 33,700 mi

RECENTLY MY PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN HAVING POWER STEERING FAILURE. WHENEVER I SEEM TO TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT THE STEERING WILL LOCK UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE PONTIAC THEY SAID IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. I WORRY THAT IT MIGHT LOCK UP AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. *CN

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ODI 10280113 · 36,100 mi

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A CHIME AND WARNING WILL OCCUR, BUT POWER STEERING MAY STILL WORK AT TIMES. THEN WITHOUT WARNING THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE REASON. I HAD NOTICED THAT NHTSA PEO7023 HAS DOCUMENTED THIS PROBLEM. SO I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT PROBABLY FALLS INTO THE REASONING STATED IN ABOVE ACTION NUMBER. *TR

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ODI 10285470 · 44,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

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

Brake response concerns

119 mentions · 9.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 76,000 mi (104 usable records).

ODI 10201894 · 3,300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,300.

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ODI 10233102 · 12,000 mi

I'VE HAD MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR BRAKE "ISSUES". THEY CHANGED PADS, ROTORS AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T STOP THE SQUEAKING AND THAT THE STRANGE "JUMPING" THE BRAKES SEEMED TO DO WAS "NORMAL" FOR ABS - WHICH I KNOW IS NOT CORRECT AS I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS WITH ABS THAT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THIS. RECENTLY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE BRAKES FAILED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED AND WE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. GM SENT AN ENGINEER OUT TO LOOK AT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER; HOWEVER, WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A COPY OF THE…

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ODI 10237443 · 17,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 I JUST PURCHASED 6-27-07 I AM NOW AT ABOUT 17,000 MILES AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE TURNING ON WHEN I DO NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.. AND WHEN I ACTUALLY PUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL TO STOP MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF... I HAVE HAD IT @ THE DEALER ONCE ALREADY AND THEY SAID THERE NOTHING WRONG.. LAST NIGHT I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON WHEN I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION.. I AM AFRAID IF I TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY ARE STILL GOING TO FIND NOTHING WRON…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

95 mentions · 7.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,000 mi (84 usable records).

ODI 10285470 · 44,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

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ODI 10315767 · 40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING HAS ALSO FAILED WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52000.

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ODI 10328151 · 38,493 mi

2007 PONTIAC G-6 AIRBAG PRESSURE SEAT SENSOR CONTROL MODULE FAILED AT 38,493 MILES, CAUSING FRONT AIRBAGS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UPON START-UP. REPLACING THE CONTROL MODULE COST $698. *TR

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

Stalling or loss of power

62 mentions · 5.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 113,064 mi (57 usable records).

ODI 10192948

SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING APPEARED FOLLOWED BY ENGINE, OIL AND OTHERS WITH 'REDUCING POWER TO THE ENGINE' WARNING. THEN DROPPED TO NO RPMS AND ENGINE STALLED -UNPREDICTABLY.*AK

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ODI 10280113 · 36,100 mi

LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A CHIME AND WARNING WILL OCCUR, BUT POWER STEERING MAY STILL WORK AT TIMES. THEN WITHOUT WARNING THERE WILL BE NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW THE REASON. I HAD NOTICED THAT NHTSA PEO7023 HAS DOCUMENTED THIS PROBLEM. SO I BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT PROBABLY FALLS INTO THE REASONING STATED IN ABOVE ACTION NUMBER. *TR

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ODI 10308820 · 40,978 mi

STEERING ASSIST MOTOR SHORTED RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN IN A CURVE OR TURNING. I HAVE REPAIRED IT, BUT GM IS NOT RESPONDING TO REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO WARRANTY BEING UP. CAR HAS APPROX 40,000 MILES. CAR HAS ALSO HAD LEAK IN THE FUEL RAIL AT 25,967 MILES AND A FUEL PUMP SHORT AT 1,548 MILES. *TR

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

Fuel smell or leak mentions

46 mentions · 3.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,515 mi (33 usable records).

ODI 10355025 · 105,000 mi

ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6, I HAD NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS DURING AND AFTER OPERATION. THIS SMELL WOULD FILL THE CAR AND MY GARAGE WHEN PARKED. AFTER DOING SOME READING I FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC G6. A PLASTIC LINE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT/ PUMP CRACKS OR BREAKS AND LEAKS FUEL ONTOP OF THE GAS TANK AND THE EXHAUST LINES AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A INHALATION HAZARD AND FIRE HAZARD TO ANY ONE USING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I LOWERED THE GAS TANK ON MY CAR THE LINE WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS …

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ODI 10429532

I HAVE HAD MY PONTIAC 2007 G6 GT FOR 2 YEARS & HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH IT . JUST 2 DAYS AGO I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE FUMES , BUT COULDN'T SEE ANY SIGN OF A LEAK SO I TOOK IT TO MY GOODYEAR MECHANIC & THEY FOUND A GAS LEAK WHICH WOULD HAVE ME REPLACE MY WHOLE FUEL PUMP . THIS PROBLEM I GUESS IS COMMON WITH THIS TYPE CAR . MY MECHANIC SAID HE JUST REPLACED 2 FUEL PUMPS SAME MODEL A WEEK AGO. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO GET A ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH & THEY SAID THAT IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY UP TO 170,000 MILES I HAVE ONLY 80,000 . SO I WAS VER…

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ODI 10453877 · 58,600 mi

A HAIRLINE CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC ELBOW CONNECTING THE INTEGRAL FUEL PUMP/GAS TANK FUEL LINES TO THE ENGINE. THIS ELBOW CONNECTS A FUEL LINE WHICH IS PRESSURIZED BOTH WITH THE VEHICLE OPERATING (ABOUT 60 PSI) AND AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AS THE FUEL SYSTEM BLEEDS THIS OPERATING PRESSURE. THE PRESSURE FORCIBLY EJECTS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE GASOLINE LIQUID AND VAPOR INTO THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ABOVE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST PIPES. WHEN GARAGED, THESE VAPORS COMPLETELY FILL THE STRUCTURE WHICH HOUSES A GAS WATER HEATER AND FURNACE WITH RU…

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

Hard or delayed shifting

40 mentions · 3.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 98,000 mi (33 usable records).

ODI 10364020 · 59,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TURNING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH HE HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND FELT A JERK IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AMONG THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

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ODI 10393604 · 76,000 mi

CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING VEHICLE. CAR EXHIBITS SOME JERKING IN STEERING WHILE TURNING.

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ODI 10403878 · 75,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 G6 WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT AND EVERY-TIME I TRY TO BACK OR PULL OUT ON A PARKING LOT OR TURN MY CAR STALLS OUT AND THEIR IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE IT STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND WHEN I AM TURNING I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BREAK LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN I AM DRIVING I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WILL KICK INTO GEAR AND JERK ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING THESE ARE ALL VERY SERIOUS ISSUES AND MAKE ME TERRIFIED TO DRIVE…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

10 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 112,500 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10482315 · 90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE STEERING BEGAN TO PULL THE VEHICLE LEFT AND RIGHT. IN ADDITION WHILE PARKED AND TRYING TO RESTART THE ENGINE IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. IN ADDITION, THE LUG NUTS HAVE BEEN BENDING AND COMING OFF OF THE WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE M…

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ODI 10487259 · 71,744 mi

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN I CONTINUED TO PULL UP INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO PUT MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 INTO PARK, BUT IT WOULD NOT PARK. I COULD CONTINUOUSLY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK AND FORTH REPEATEDLY AND NONE OF THE MOVEMENT WOULD REGISTER WITH THE CAR. MY CAR WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. WHEN MY CAR SAID IT WAS IN PARK ON MY GEAR SHIFT, IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE WITH THE COMPUTER. IF I TOOK MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE, SINCE I AM ON A HILL, MY CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. I THEREFORE WAS FORCED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT BRICKS BEHIND MY TIRES TO KEEP MY CAR F…

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ODI 10508428 · 108,000 mi

I NOTICED A FUEL SMELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR, THE CAR ALSO WOULD NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT, IT ALMOST ALWAYS STARTED ON SECOND ATTEMPT, NOTICE FUEL DRIPPING FROM FUEL PUMP/TANK/LINE JUST IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE, I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS, NV A HOT WEATHER STATE, LOOKED ONLINE FOUND A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN HOT WEATHER STATES WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $984 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND A RECALL SHOULD ADDRESS IT, IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b