2010 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

THE LOW-BEAM PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT, SO I REPLACED IT HOPING THAT THE ISSUE WAS JUST A BURNT OUT HEADLAMP. HOWEVER, THE SAME HEADLAMP WENT OUT AGAIN 3 MONTHS LATER (APPROXIMATELY 12/15/12). AT THAT TIME I FURTHER INSPECTED THE WIRING TO FIND THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED CAUSING THE LIGHT TO BURN OUT. AT THIS POINT I HAD THE CONNECTOR REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AGO (APPROX. 9 MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THE CONNECTOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE) THE LOW-BEAM DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP WENT OUT. AGAIN, HOPING THAT IT WAS JUST THE BULB, I TOOK IT APART TO REPLACE THE BULB. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CONNECTOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOW MELTED AS WELL. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THIS ASAP AS IT IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. I APPEARS THAT AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, WITH NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I FEAR THAT IT WILL TAKE A CUSTOMER'S CAR CATCHING ON FIRE TO ELICIT ANY TYPE OF RECALL. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE IT BECOMES A SERIOUS ISSUE AND INJURES/KILLS SOMEONE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. OFTEN TIMES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION WOULD DEACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY WHEN BEING UTILIZED. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SERVICE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 3/14/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THERE WAS NO PASSENGER ON THE SEAT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHTS HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A WIRE MELT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT A CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

MY CAR ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES ON THE CRASH THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *TR

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE WHILE CHANGING LANES AND WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TEST RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE POWER STEERING MOTOR, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,374.

I HAVE BEEN LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE AT LEAST 15 TIMES. YESTERDAY BOTH THE DRIVER DOOR AND THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, I PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD HEAR THE DOOR UNLOCK, HOWEVER THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. SO I LOOKED FURTHER INTO THIS BY DOING A GENERAL SEARCH ON GOOGLE AND APPARANTLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS HAVING THIS ISSUE. MY MOTHER AND SISTER BOTH DRIVE A G6 AS WELL AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AS WELL. I WOULD THINK AN ISSUE LIKE THIS WOULD BE JUST A SERIOUS AS TOYOTA'S BRAKES NOT WORKING. IF THERE WERE TO BE A FIRE OR SERIOUS WRECK I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I HAVE HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE WINDOW OR THROUGH THE BACKSEAT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. AS A PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS MAN LET ME TELL YOU HOW EMBARASSING THIS IS WHEN YOU ARE ARRIVING AT A MEETING WITH A CLIENT AND THEY HAVE TO SEE YOU CRAWL THROUGH THE BACK DOOR TO GET OUT. PONTIAC IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU WILL FIND THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE AND THE MODEL OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR REALLY DOES NOT MATTER. I SAW A 2006 WITH THIS ISSUE ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. *TR

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

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN IDLING, PARKED, IN DRIVEWAY. TAKEN TO LOCAL GM DEALER IN CLEVELAND, TN. DEALER DID NOT SPECIFY REPAIR. ROUGHLY 20,000MILES LATER THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BACK ON. WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE GM FIX THIS VERY COMMON PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE GOT LOCKED INSIDE MY CAR. I WAS WITH MY FAMILY AT CASEY'S AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WE UNLOCKED IT AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT COULD NOT GET THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE OTHER DOORS WORKED FINE. FINALLY MY DAUGHTER HELPED ME OUT OF THE CAR. THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MY SON TOO AND HE TOLD ME TO FILE A COMPLAINT AS WELL. THERE IS ONE OTHER GIRL THAT WE KNOW OF THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. IT WAS VERY SCARY BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. I WAS JUST GLAD I WASN'T ALONE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL TURN AND STAY ON AS THE CAR IS STARTED FROM COLD OR WARM ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND DIE AS I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. MANY CARS HAVE NEARLY REAR ENDED ME AND I'VE RECEIVED MANY COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE DRIVING AROUND ME STATING THE SAME THING I SEE, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON TILL I HIT THE BRAKES. WHICH CONFUSES THEM AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO SCREECH THEY'RE TIRES TO STOP FROM IMPACT (10 INCIDENTS). THIS FAULTY INCIDENT HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRES. I TOOK IN TO GM AND THEY COULDN'T ADDRESS NOR BELIEVED ME BECAUSE MY SERVICE ESC AND TRACTION LIGHTS WERE OFF AND IT DIDN'T MIMICK THE SAME. BUT AFTER 36, 000 MILES THIS ISSUE HAPPENED EVERYDAY. UNLESS IT IS 80 DEGREES OUT IT DOESN'T COME ON AS OFTEN MORE LIKE EVERY OTHER START UP. IT IS REALLY UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY OR RIGHT BEFORE A HEAVY INTERSECTION. WILL GM FIX THIS ISSUE OR WAIT FOR A BAD DISASTER TO HAPPEN LIKE TOYOTA? THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER G6 I SEE ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME ISSUE SO I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST MINES. IF THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE RECALL, GM HAS LOST ALL RESPECT, AT LEAST WITH TOYOTA THEY ADMITTED TO FAULTY BRAKES AND WENT ALONG TO FIX THEM. WHILE GM FOR YEARS HAVE IGNORE THIS ISSUE. MY FIRST AMERICAN CAR AND MY ONLY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH A VEHICLE. MY NEXT CAR WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE A GM MADE FAULTY CAR TILL THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REALIZED AND ADDRESS. *JS

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIPER TRANSMISSION AND MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE WIPER TRANSMISSION AND MODULE HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 10/23/13*LJ

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 SMASHED, THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS FOLDED UNDER THE CAR, AND THE EMS/ FIRE AND RESCUE PERSONELL USED THE JAWS-OF-LIFE EQUIPMENT TO CUT THE DRIVERS DOOR OFF OF OUR G6 TO REMOVE MY WIFE. NOW WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SYSTEMS IF THEY DO NOT DEPLOY? AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THEY DEPLOY? MY WIFE'S HEAD BUSTED THE DRIVERS WINDOW OUT AS WELL. I HAVE READ THAT AIRBAGS ARE TO DEPLOY ANY TIME THEY ARE TO PREVENT INJURY. ALMOST A MONTH LATER MY WIFE IS STILL SUFFERING FROM HEAD/NECK/BACK PAIN AND 14 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT A CAT SCAN STILL SHOWED A SEVERE CONCUSSION. *KB

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.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE WE WERE LOCKED INSIDE OUR VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR HANDLE/ LOCK. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WE WOULD HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE WINDOW OR THROUGH TO THE BACK SEAT. WE ENDED UP FIXING THE PROBLEM WITH A LOCAL CAR DEALER, HOWEVER COULD NEVER GET THE COMPANY TO ADMIT ANY FAULT FOR THE PROBLEM. WE KNOW OF OTHER G6 OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED. THIS PROBLEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! *TR

PER MY MECHANIC HE SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT PONTIAC TO INQUIRY ABOUT THE SWAY LINK BAR ON THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THAT HE HAS BEEN REPLACING THE LAST 3 MONTHS ON THESE CARS INCLUDING MY CAR THIS WEEKEND. THEY SUGGEST YOU REPLACE BOTH SIDE BUT I WAS UNABLE TO DO THE OTHER SIDE DUE TO MONEY ISSUES. I JUST FIND IT STRANGE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING ADDRESS AND WHY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS IN THESE CARS. *TR

MY FRONT ROTORS ON MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 KEEP SLIPPING. YA'LL NEED TO MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. THIS IS MY THIRD AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE FROM GM AND I'M TOTALLY NOT SATISFIED! PISSED OFF!!! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!! AT LEAST HELP THE ONES THAT PURCHASE THE CARS WHILE THE BIG WIGS ARE SITTING IN THERE COMFY BLACK CHAIRS SIPPIN COFFEE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ERRONEOUSLY. THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR