2007 Pontiac G6 Visibility & Wipers Problems

I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP, JUST AT THE END OF THE RAMP AND MERGING ON I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT GO OFF AND THEN HAD SHATTERED GLASS FLYING INTO MY FACE. I WAS JUST ABOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. I INSPECTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED ON ME. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING ALL OVER ME. WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME, OR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS MERGING, THEREFORE, NO ROCKS COULD HAVE HIT IT. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. A COUNTY SHERIFF PULLED UP BEHIND ME SHORTLY ON THE SHOULDER. HE STATED HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I BRUSHED THE GLASS OFF OF ME THE BEST I COULD AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 WAYS ON TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, TRYING NOT TO GET A GLASS SHARD IN MY EYE. WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT IN THE GARBAGE THEY THROW ENGINE BLOCKS ON TOP OF SUNROOFS TO TRY AND SHATTER THEM AND THEY NEVER DO. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND INSURANCE DOESN'T PAY FOR THIS. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OR BE UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN OR THE SNOWY WINTERS IN WISCONSIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,200.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WATER BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE SUNROOF INTO THE VEHICLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE DRAINING SYSTEM WITHIN THE SUNROOF UNDER THE WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUED RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DRIVING TO WORK ON A WINTER DAY, HAD THE REAR DEFROSTER ON TO DE-ICE SOME ICE ON BACK REAR WINDOW. I HEARD A "POP" SOUNDED LIKE A BALLOON POPPING, THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT, STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, THAT IS WHEN I SAW THAT MY BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. CONTINUED ON TO WORK, TRYING TO AVOID BUMPS ON FREEWAY. NO LUCK, WHEN I DROVE OVER A BUMP THE GLASS STARTED FALLING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR. WHEN I GOT TO WORK TRIED CALLING DEALER, KEPT GETTING PUT ON HOLD, CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY I ASKED THEM IF A CERTAIN GLASS COMPANY WAS ON THEIR LIST OF REPAIR SHOPS, IT WAS, I HAD TO PAY A $100 DEDUCTIBLE, THE REAR WINDOW OF CAR WAS REPLACED. I BELIEVE IT WAS A FAULTY HEATING ELEMENT IN THE REAR WINDOW. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVE-ON; WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS ON 'FAST PULSE'; RAIN WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY; ROAD WAS HILLY; EVENT: WHEN THE CRUISE NEEDED TO DECIDE TO SHIFT GEARS GOING UP A HILL THE WIPERS STOPPED LONG ENOUGH FOR THE RAIN TO OBSCURE ALL VISION. THE STOPPING WAS REPEATABLE BY SETTING UP SIMILAR SETTINGS WHEN THE RAIN/ROAD CONDITIONS ALLOWED. THIS CONDITION EVEN OCCURRED AT 35 MPH, WITH CRUISE ON, WITH WIPER FAST PULSE IN LIGHT RAIN, AGAIN OBSCURING FORWARD VISION, ON A MUCH LESS HILLY TERRAIN. DISCUSSIONS WITH GM AT THE TIME RESULTED IN THE STATEMENT THAT BECAUSE GM OR THE DEALER COULD NOT 'OBSERVE' THE 'STOPPAGE' THAT 'IT DID NOT OCCUR.' SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THE APPROPRIATE INTERNAL GM GROUP BUT NONE RESPONDED. SINCE THE CONDITION OCCURRED BOTH IN HILLY/MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND IN HILLY CITY TERRAIN IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT ISSUE TO RESOLVE -- DUE TO THE LACK OF FORWARD VISION AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. FROM THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANGS DOWN SIX INCHES OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT APPROVE THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO VOID THE WARRANTY AND PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VISOR ONCE, BUT THE SAME FAILURE HAS RECURRED; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VISOR WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 18,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 966. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN

PASSENGER WINDOW HAS EXTREMELY BAD WHISTLE ROAD NOISE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES! THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIX THIS ISSUE. AS A RESULT, IT HAS RAINED INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE CAUSING BOTH SEATBELTS TO MILDEW. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH SEATBELTS. ALSO, THE BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007! THE DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF EITHER. *TR