2007 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, BRAKES SOMETIMES GOES TOO LOW TO THE FLOOR & PEDEL SENSOR HAS GONE OFF MAKING CAR ACCELERATE AT TIMES.

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM, THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REPORTED ONLINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO FIX. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, LIVES ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE. "SERVICE AIRBAG" DISPLAYS ON RADIO AND DASH LIGHTS AFTER PASSENGER EXITS VEHICLE AND SOME TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

INCREASINGLY OVER THE LAST MONTH THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. IT'S STRONGER WHEN STATIONARY. ONE MORNING THE SMELL HAD ENTERED OUR HOME FROM THE GARAGE WHICH IS NEXT TO MY DAUGHTERS ROOM. THE CAR HESITATES OR MAY NOT TURN OVER AT ALL WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT WAS ALSO PURCHASED AND IS STILL REGISTERED IN FLORIDA. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD CREATED BY GM SPECIFICATIONS.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY GOES OUT DUE TO THE WIRING SHORTING OUT. I DISCOVERED THE BURN AFTER REPLACING THE PASSENGER LOWBEAM BULB SEVERAL TIMES. THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE WIRING HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE LIGHT WILL WORK FOR ONE DAY AND GO RIGHT BACK OUT DUE TO SOMETHING BURNING OUT THE WIRE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HAS BECOME A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THE G6 LINE. A RECALL AND FIX SHOULD BE PROVIDED.

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE HAVE BEEN NO LIQUID SPILLS ON EITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEATS, EVER. "DEEP DIVE" RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC ONLINE SUGGESTS GM DID A FAILURE ANALYSIS AND KNOWS THE MYSTERIOUS WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM AND IT'S ROOT CAUSE. GM RECALLED JUST 359 INDIVIDUAL CARS OF MY TYPE AND VINTAGE. IRONICALLY, THE SAME RECALL COVERS MANY OTHER GM VEHICLE TYPES OF MULTIPLE YEAR MODELS. THERE ARE APPARENTLY AS MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OUTSIDE THOSE OTHERWISE APPROVED FOR RECALL REPAIR. GM APPEARS TO BE FOLLOWING THE FIAT/CHRYSLER PLAYBOOK RELATED TO THE JEEP ZJ FUEL TANK RECALL IN THE LATER CASE. READING THE ACCIDENT EVENTS REPORTED AND INJURY RELATED TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE UNWARRANTED AND/OR ILLEGITIMATE G6 AIRBAG SERVICE AIRBAG / NON-DEPLOYMENT EVENTS, IT SOUND LIKE THERE MAY BE MORE THAN 359 EACH 2007 PONTIAC G6'S WITH SIMILAR BAD AIR BAG SENSORS THAT GM SHOULD OTHERWISE WANT TO AND UNILATERALLY WITH "ARMS WIDE OPEN" INVITE CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THEM MAKE THE SAFETY REPAIR UNDER THE SAME RECALL, OR JUST AS A CUSTOMER "GOOD WILL" GESTURE. OTHERS WHO HAVE CONTACTED GM CLAIM THE CUSTOMER NO SERVICE FEEDBACK ATTAINED IS REGRET THAT THERE IS NOTHING GM CUSTOMER CARE CAN DO, SINCE THEIR VINS ARE OUTSIDE THE "359". REPAIR ESTIMATES I'VE READ ABOUT ARE UPWARDS OF $850 - $900. MEANWHILE, THERE ARE WEBSITES THAT WILL TAKE AND RESET THE AIRBAG SENSING MODULE FOR $45. CUSTOMERS APPARENTLY FOUND THE $45 RESET FIXES THE ISSUE SATISFACTORILY. WISHING GM WOULD GET BIGGER PANTS ON AND LOOK BEYOND THE LITTLE NUMBER AND INSTEAD THINK INSTEAD ABOUT THE POTENTIAL "BIG NUMBER", AS FIAT/CHRYSLER LEARNED ABOUT IN THIER 1986 - 1988 GRAND CHEROKEE ZJ CASE... ONE GRAND CHEROKEE FUEL TANK LOCATION SAFETY EVENT ALONE.. SOUTH GEORGIA BOY BURNED ALIVE IN HIS CARSEAT ~ $50 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. SMART CHRYSLER, SMART GM.

AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND I AM HARDLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL!! DANGEROUS CALLED GM SAID MY CAR ISN'T IN THE RECALL AS SOME OF THE OTHERS! WELL WHEN I DIE OR SOME ONE ELSE DOES GM WILL SE MY FACE IN COURT! $900 TO FIX THE PROBLEM DON'T HAVE IT! WE OWN A AUTO REPAIR SHOP CANT FIX IT NEED TO HAVE IT PROGRAMMED! THIS HAS STARTED EARLIER BUT THEN WENT AWAY SO I CANCELED MY APPOINTMENT AT DEALER NOW THE WONT FIX IT . WELL SINCE I OWN A AUTO SHOP I KNOW BRINGING MY CAR IN WHEN THE PROBLEM ISN'T PRESENT DOES NO GOOD. HOW YOU GOING TO FIND A PROBLEM WHEN IT IS INTERMITTENT. I SOMETIMES NEED TO PULL OVER SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT USUALLY TAKES CARE OF IT FOR A FEW DAYS. HAPPENS MORE AND MORE THE LONGER AND MORE MILES I PUT ON THE CAR! *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 AFTER A MINUTE OF BEING ON THE ROAD IN MOTION MAKING THE STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT'S HAPPENED ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED. IT CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE TWO ACCIDENTS ALREADY! BUT THERE IS NO WHERE TO ADD THE STEERING FLUID. I TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RESERVOIR FOR POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE CAR & THAT ITS A STEERING COLUMN ISSUE THAT'S OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. THE DEALERS SAY IT'S A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT GM DEALER TO CHECK FOR A RECALL. I CALL VARIOUS GM DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THAT. THIS IS REDICULOUS. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS & IT IS THEIR FAULT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING! I'VE ALWAYS PREFERRED TO BUY AMERICAN CARS BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FROM THE AMERICAN COMPANIES!! I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IT'S NOT SAFE. THIS IS THE ONLY CAR I HAVE MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET TO WORK.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY PROBABLY AROUND 50 MPH AND THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I WAS OUT ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I T HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT EVER SENSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

"SERVICE AIR BAG" COMES ACROSS THE DIC INDICATING IT NEEDS SERVICE DONE TO IT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHT GOES AWAY. IF THE CAR IS TURNED ON (TRIED MANY TIMES) AND SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE SERVICE MESSAGE COMES ON AFTER A FEW TRIES. ALL CONNECTORS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND LIQUIDS HAVE NOT BEEN SPILLED ON THE SEATS.