2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION HAD TO BE STARTED THREE TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE. A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO RECURRED SPORADICALLY WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

WE STARTED SMELLING GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT A FEW WEEKS BEFORE 8-27-12 AND COULD NOT LOCATE THE GAS LEAK. THEN ON SUNDAY 8-26-12 MY DAUGHTER DROVE UP AND THE SMELL OF GAS WAS OVERWHELMING. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAW GAS RUNNING THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE METAL SHIELD COVERING THE GAS TANK. THE CAR WAS PARKED UNTIL IT COULD BE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. I DID A ONLINE SEARCH FOR A GAS LEAK FOR THE 2005 G6 AND COULD ONLY FIND REFERENCE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE 2007 AND LATER MODELS. I CALLED TWO GM DEALERS AND THEY SHOWED NO RECALLS ON THE 2005 MODEL FOR GAS LEAKS AND COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR TOTAL REPAIRS UNLESS I AGREED TO SPEND APPROX. $300 DOLLARS FOR AN INSPECTION. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND THEY REMOVED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND GAS TANK FROM OUR 2005 G6. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE GAS SETTING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP AND ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THEY CLEANED UP THE TANK, THEN DID A PRESSURE TEST WHICH SHOWED A CRACK IN THE ELBOW WHICH IS MADE ONTO THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE OLD FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS STILL A WORKING PART EXCEPT FOR THE CRACK WHICH I BELIEVE IS DEFECTIVE WORKMANSHIP. I MADE A VIDEO OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AFTER ITS INSTALLATION AND I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE PART IS MADE. I ALSO HAVE THE OLD WORKING PART WITH A VIDEO OF WHERE THE CRACKED ELBOW IS LOCATED. ON 8-27-12 I SPENT $505.06 FOR THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY, $44.82 IN SALES TAX AND $225 IN LABOR. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE NEW PART WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT THE OLD PART DID AND I WILL BE STUCK WITH A LEAK AGAIN. I FIND NO COMFORT IN KNOWING MY DAUGHTER COULD BE RIDING AROUND IN A CAR THAT COULD LITERALLY BE A BOMB. IF SOMEONE CHECKED THE FACTS, I THINK THIS PARTICULAR FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN USED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS BUT WERE OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. HOW CONVENIENT! I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BUYING GM MEANT MADE IN AMERICA. GUESS NOT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WALKED NEAR THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT RECALL ON HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN, THE STEERING ALARM SOUNDED, AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN, I PROCEEDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, AND PULLED TO THE CURB. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT. AFTER CHECKING BELTS AND POWER STEERING FLUID, I RESTARTED ENGINE AND STEERING WAS FINE..A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER, BUT LUCKILY I WAS IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF ENGINE, THEN RESTARTED AND STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. KNOWING THIS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN, POSSIBLY ON A CURVE, AT HIGH SPEED OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS, AND POSSIBLY DEADLY DEFECT. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED OR FIND OUT IF GM WILL FIX THEIR BLUNDER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FUEL WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I STARTED MY CAR THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK AS ALWAYS. BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY HALF INTO THE TURN LANE AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP. MY RADIO SAID "POWER STEERING" AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE WHEEL WITHOUT NEARLY ALL OF MY WEIGHT ON IT. I LIVE ON A MAIN STREET SO CARS WERE COMING BY SWERVING TO MISS ME AT ABOUT 45 MPH. I WAS ALREADY HALF IN THE TURN LANE TO MAKE A U-TURN SO GETTING BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY SAFELY WASN'T AN OPTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY; WHEN I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS GONE AND IT SEEMED FINE. ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T RISK DRIVING IT TO WORK. KNOWING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY AT ANY MOMENT. DOES NOT MAKE ME FEEL SAFE IN ANYWAY SHAPE OR FORM. I UNDERSTAND THAT DRIVING ISN'T ALL THAT SAFE TO START WITH. BUT IT'S THE OTHER CARS ON THE RODE I SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING ME IN AN ACCIDENT NOT MY OWN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALIZED MY CAR BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ACROSS MY DASH AND RADIO STATING "POWER STEERING". I STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND TURN OFF MY CAR TO RESET IT. I AM SO GLAD THAT A LITTLE KID OR SOMETHING DIDN'T RUN OUT IN FRONT OF ME AS I WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STEER AROUND AN ACCIDENT. *TR

GM SPUTTER START. IF IT DOES START IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY AND SOMETIMES CATCHES AND SPUTTERS BEFORE IT STARTS. I HAVE TO KEEP THE GAS PUSHED SO IT WILL CATCH AND START. LIKE THE IDLE NEEDS ADJUSTED OR SOMETHING. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED, WITHOUT WARNING, LIGHT COMING ON. TURNING WHEELS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WHERE DO I BEGIN!!! MY G6 I LOVE BUT APPARENTLY THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT. SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. ITS IS REALLY HARD TO TURN YOUR WHEEL, ON HIGHWAY TO GET OFF AN EXIT, PULL IN TO PARK SOMEWHERE, MAKE A TIGHT TURN, AND TRY AND PULL OUT OF A TIGHT PARKING SITUATION. I REALIZE ONE OF THE WAYS TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO GET IT FIX (OBVIOUSLY OUTRAGEOUS PRICE), OR JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THAT SEEMS TO WORK. SO, APPARENTLY ABOUT 3-4 YEARS AGO GM REALIZED THIS "MANUFACTURE DEFECT/RECALL" BUT NOT A SAFETY RECALL? I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT BUT YOU KNOW HOW BIG COMPANIES ARE NEVER WANT TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. OK, SO IN 2010 I RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING BUT IN THE LETTER REMINDER IT STATES "THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE STEERED IN A SAFE MANNER BUT WILL REQUIRE GREATER DRIVER EFFORT AT LOW VEHICLE SPEEDS OR WHEN STOPPED." OK SO WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY??? I WORK ALOT AND HAVE TO TRAVEL, AND FOR PERSONAL REASONS I TRAVEL A GOOD BIT. I HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY WHEN THIS DEFECT OCCURS EITHER SOMEONE WITH ME TO GUIDE ME THROUGH IT OR FOR SOME REASON THE HIGHWAY IS NON BUSY AND I CAN PULL OVER (REMINDER 2 HANDS ON THE WHEEL WITH NO POWER STEERING USING ALL MY ARM STRENGTH TO PULL OVER) OK, SO AGAIN THIS GM LETTER, SO OK COURSE AFTER TRYING TO JUMP SOME HOOPS I DON'T MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS REPAIR TO FIX BY GM AT THEIR COST. THAT LETTER STATES VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000MILES..YEA OK, ME I TRAVEL!!! CRAZY SO I COMPLAIN WHY NOT RIGHT. SO, 2 YEARS PASS RECEIVE A LETTER FROM GM AGAIN ABOUT THIS "POWER STEERING ISSUE" NOW 150,000ML..AGAIN!!! *TR