2010 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY BURN OUT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN

SERVICE AIR BAG COMES ON AND GOES OFF , AND ON STAR SAYS THEY MAY NOT DEPLOY. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS AND THEY DONT DEPLOY. I FEEL LIKE THE AUTO COMPANY SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (NO POTHOLES) AND THE FRONT AXLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE CAME APART LEAVING MY CAR AT A SUDDEN STOP AND UNABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. NO NEW CAR WARRANTY ON THE DRIVE LINE AFTER 30,000 MILES. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED AND COST OVER $1,500 FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING ASSIST FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INDICATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, A WARNING MESSAGE SHOWS AND THE DIC SAYING POWER STEERING, SERVICE ESC, WITH TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL OFF. POWER STEERING IS THEN NOT FUNCTIONAL UNTIL KEY IS SWITCH OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES AT RANDOM. THERE'S ARE RECALLS FOR EARLIER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAME PARTS AND NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL MODELS BUILT WITH THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT FROM ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DOES AND IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *TR

AS MY WIFE AND OUR 11 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN TOWN THE PONTIAC G6 LOST STEERING. MY WIFE PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR ME TO COME AND GET THEM AND DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME. DURING THE RIDE THE POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE STEERING MODULE AND COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THE PROBLEM START BACK IN JUNE 2013 WHEN MY 2010 PONTIAC G6 STARTED FLASHING A TROUBLE CODE IN THE DIC MESSAGE SCREEN. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED AS AN ANNOYING ISSUE THE CODE WOULD SAY CHECK POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AND THE ESC OFF INDICATOR WOULD LIGHT UP THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON STARTUP AND FOR MONTHS ALL I WOULD DO IS TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT WENT AWAY AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. THIS WOULD POP UP SPORADICALLY SOMETIMES MULTIPLE WEEKS WITHOUT OUT A PROBLEM. THEN BACK IN NOVEMBER 2013 THE PROBLEM REMAINED EXACTLY THE SAME BUT IT WOULD NOT RESET UNLESS I REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THEN REINSERT THE KEY AND IT WOULD START AND THE CAR WOULD AGAIN WORK FINE. HOWEVER, IN DECEMBER 2013 AS I WAS TRAVELING 70MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE RADIO CRANKED UP AND DID NOT HEAR THE ALERT OF THE TROUBLE CODE (WHICH NEVER HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ONLY WHEN STARTING) I WENT TO PASS A CAR AND MY CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO THE STEERING. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND WITH EVERYTHING I HAD I STEERED THE CAR AND GOT PULLED OVER TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD. I WAS HAPPY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN JUST 3 MILES FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AS I WOULD HAVE HAD TO NEGOTIATE A SET OF CURVES THAT I'M ALMOST CERTAIN WOULD HAVE REQUIRED MORE STEERING WHEEL ROTATION AND MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE SINCE AS I TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I WENT TO TWO LOCAL GM/PONTIAC DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THE ISSUE IS A COMMON ONE ON EARLIER MODEL G6S AND THERE IS A GM RECALL/SERVICE BULLETIN ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NOT THE 2010. THEY WENT AS FAR AS TO EXPLAIN IT WAS THE SAME EQUIPMENT USED ON THE 2010 MODEL BUT DID NOT HAVE A RECALL/SERVICE BULLETING ON THE 2010. *TR