There are 13 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2006 Pontiac G6in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Windshield , driver side mirror
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,300.
ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY G6 STARTED LEAKING WATER AROUND THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME WET WHEN IT RAINED AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT IT SOAKS THE DRIVERS SEAT AND HEADLINER AND THE ENTIRE CAR HOLDS SO MUCH MOISTURE YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. I HAVE A SUNROOF BY THE WAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO I PULLED BACK SOME OF THE HEADLINER AND LIKE THEY SAID THE DRAINAGE TUBES WERE NOT EVEN CONNECTED. WE TRIED TO RECONNECT THEM BUT THEY ARE SO SHORT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. I READ SOMEWHERE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD SHRUNK DUE TO HEAT BUT APPARENTLY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND THEY ARE CHARGING $1000 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE IT WHEN THIS IS A MANUFACTURE SCREWUP TO BEGIN WITH. THIS CAR HAS GAVE ME MORE PROBLEMS THAN ANYTHING. I'VE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WASN'T BEING DEPRESSED AND HAVE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THAT ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME MY CAR WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AND THEN THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME SOME RIDICULOUS AMOUNT CLAIMING IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH CAUSING IT TO DO THAT AND FINALLY I GOT IRRITATED AND FOUND OUT HOW TO DO WHAT THEY WOULD TO FIX THE RECALL MYSELF AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY MORE ISSUES WITH THAT SO FAR. LONG STORY SHORT THIS CAR IS A PIECE OF JUNK AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT IT. IT ONLY HAD 5000 MILES ON IT WHEN I GOT IT AND ONLY HAS 40000 ON IT NOW AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD IT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 NEAR ANN ARBOR, MI DURING A RAIN STORM. I HAD THE WIPERS GOING AND I HEARD A QUIET 'POP' SOUND AND SUDDENLY THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 70MPH. I EASED OFF THE HIGHWAY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND ESCORTED ME AND MY WIFE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ON A CAR FORUM ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT A SMALL PLASTIC INSERT WEARS OUT AND THE WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTS FROM THE LINKAGE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WIPER LINKAGE WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM A LOCAL JUNK YARD. I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS (A TEST ENGINEER) AND THOUGHT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR
I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE BRACKET HOLDING THE CONTROL WIRES FOR THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND MY SHOCKS RIPPED THE WIRES. I NOW NO LONGER HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL, ATLEAST ON STATED TIRE. MY IDIOT LIGHTS IN THE DASH ARE NOW CONSTANTLY ON AND PUT OUT AN ALERT DING EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. I PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME ALIGNMENT WORK DONE, BUT THAT WAS OVER 4 MONTHS AGO. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING SAID POTHOLE. I HIT A CURB BACK IN 2007 WHICH LED TO THE ALIGNMENT WORK THAT WAS DONE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER JETS HAS ALSO RECENTLY CORRODED AND FELL APART, SO THEY NO LONGER WORK EITHER. *TR
MY SUN VISOR MIRROR COVERS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL AS THEY DON'T STAY OPEN AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I SEE THAT IN BULLETIN # 05094 IN DECEMBER 2005 THIS WAS ADDRESSED BUT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THESE AND THEY COST OVER $250 TO FIX. THIS IS SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THE CAR AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR
NEW VEHICLE! LEAKS ON LEFT PASSENGER SIDE ABOVE & AROUND SEAT BELT DURING RAIN OR WASHING. BOTH FLOOR AND SEAT BECOME SATURATED. TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT IS PROBLEM WITH SUNROOF'S DRAIN HOSE.
WHEN BELOW 32 DEGREES THE SIDE WINDOWS WILL FREEZE IN THE UP POSITION ALLOWING THE DOORS TO OPEN BUT NOT SHUT COMPLETELY UNTIL THE WINDOWS HAVE WARMED UP AND/OR I RUN A CREDIT CARD ALONG THE WINDOW AND SEAL TO LOWER THEM. THE ABOVE IS WORSE WHEN SNOW/ICE IS PRESENT. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISORS SPORADICALLY DROPPED DOWN AND IMPAIRED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VISORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES AND CONTINUE TO OBSTRUCT HIS VISIBILITY. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUN VISOR WILL NOT MAINTAIN ITS POSITION AND MOVES DOWN PROGRESSIVELY OVER TIME BLOCKING THE CONSUMERS LINE OF SIGHT. THE VISOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE VISOR WITH ONE HAND AND DRIVE WITH THE OTHER. UPDATED *JB
THE PAINT ON THE INTERIOR'S BUTTONS ARE CHIPPING OFF. I.E. THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK, THE BUTTONS TO RAISE/LOWER THE WINDOWS, THE RADIO BUTTONS. THE EXTERIOR PAINT JOB IS AWFUL. ANYTHING THAT RUBS AGAINST THE CAR INCLUDING MY NAIL WILL SCRATCH THE PAINT. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE SUNROOF GLASS BLEW OUTWARD. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT TO BE HEAT AND RECOMMENDED THE SUNROOF BE REPLACED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SUNROOF HAD NOT BEEN CHILD PROOFED AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURIES OR WORSE. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PUT CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED HER VEHICLE HER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD ROLL DOWN THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000. BL
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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