2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE NOTICED A ODD GAS SMELL IN MY CAR AROUND 60,000 MILES. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS CAP, SO I REPLACED IT AND THE SMELL PERSISTED. I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED BY BOTH A GM AND A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN AND THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS A CRACKED FUEL PUMP. IT SEEPS GAS OUT UNDER MY VEHICLE AND IF THERE IS AN IGNITION SOURCE I COULD BLOW UP AND DIE. KNOWING OF THE SEVERITY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN 2 MONTHS SINCE IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED. MY FAMILY DIDN'T WANT ME TO DRIVE HOME FOR THANKSGIVING BECAUSE THEY FEARED MY CAR WOULD HURT ME. THE GM DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER TO FIX IT FOR OTHER THAN FULL COSTS EVEN WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR MODELS AND THE PONTIAC G5 ALSO HAD A RECALL ON THE CRACKED FUEL PUMP FOR 2009S. GM USES THE SAME PARTS IN THEIR CARS ESPECIALLY THE PLASTIC PART THAT IS PRONE TO CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED THE CARS YET. IT STARTED AT 60,000 MILES. IT IS ATYPICAL OF A CAR TO HAVE A DEFECT AT THAT YOUNG OF A AGE, IT CAN'T BE DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP SHUTTING ME DOWN AND HAVE EVEN TRIED THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS MAKE MONEY OFF ME AND THEY DON'T REALIZE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE HERE AND LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE.

THE SOLUTION GM HAS FOR RECALL #14V252000 DOES NOT WORK. THE RECALL WAS FIXED 9/2014 AND ON 10/31/15 THE SAME PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. THIS HAS BEEN NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT APPLIED, GO OFF WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON 11/09/15. THEY REPLACED A BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. NOTICED ON 11/09/15 IN PM THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND DO NOT CHANGE WHEN THE BRAKE IS PRESSED. A SERVICE TRACTION CAME ON 11/10/15 AND AGAIN ON 11/17/15. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE OF THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT TWICE SHOWING THE MILEAGE AND TIME. I HAVE READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS NHTSA RECALL #14V252000 (GM RECALL #13036) ON THIS WEBSITE! I KNOW THIS WILL NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF UNLESS A NUMBER OF PEOPLE DIE FROM AN ACCIDENT JUST LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL!!

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND MY STEERING SUDDENLY FELT TIGHTER THAN USUAL. WHEN I EXITED THE FREEWAY AND MADE RIGHT TURN IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE WARNING CAME ON THAT SAID CHECK POWER STEERING.

STARTED NOTICING A PROMINENT GAS SMELL EVERYTIME I PULLED MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE BACK SEAT. I LOKKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND NOTICED A DRIP, TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL SHOP AND THEY FOUND THE FUEL LINE RUPTURED. I FOUND A GM CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12190, THE DEALER SAID I AM NOT COVERED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN CA WHICH IS ONE THE STATES THAT SUCH CAMPAING MENTIONS TO BE COVERING. THE SMELL IS VERY NOTICEABLE AFTER PLACING THE IGNITION IN ACC, WHICH PRIMES THE PUMP I ASSUME, IF THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS OR OVERNIGHT THE SMELL IS GONE. I BELIEVE THAT MY VIN SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BY GM AS THIS IS PRESENT A FIRE HAZRD AND POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY.

MY G6 WAS RECALLED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE BCM. THE PROBLEM CAUSED LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL AND THE LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS FIXED, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. A SWITCH WAS REPLACED A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THE BCM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST $800. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS "INCREASED RESISTANCE IN THE BMC MAY RESULT IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS". I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE REPLACING THE BCM. IT IS VERY SCARY AND UPSETTING WHEN THE "SERVICE TRACTION" WARNING APPEARS WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND NOT KNOWING IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON OR NOT.

STARTED SMELLING FUEL ON EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, MOST PROMINENTLY NEAR THE GAS TANK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE LINE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODING AND FUEL WAS LEAKING. THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MODULE, AS PARTS ARE NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THESE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH PONTIACS. DID A LITTLE DIGGING AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE OVER 40,000 RECALLS ON GM PRODUCTS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER, FOR SOME REASON THE 2009 PONTIAC G6 DID NOT MAKE THAT LIST. APPARENTLY WE NEED SOME MORE COMPLAINTS TO GET GM TO ADD THE G6 TO THE RECALL LIST (AS LEAKING FUEL COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD!!!!).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,479.

CAR STARTED DRAGGING - COULD NOT DRIVE NO MORE THAN 5 MILES - TRANSMISSION WENT OUT - WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE - NO INDICATION ON COMPUTER OF ENGINE PROBLEM - READ ABOUT SIMILAR RECALL ON PONTIAC G6 FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND THE SAME TIME RECALL PUT OUT ON CERTAIN G6 - BUT NOT MINE BECAUSE OF ENGINE SIZE - I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL - I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO REPLACE IT.....UPDATED 10-27-15 *BF

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BURNS OUT. I HAVE REPLACED IT 5 TIMES APPROXIMATELY ONCE PER MONTH. I AM VERY CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE BULB. I HAVE ALSO BOUGHT THE BULBS FROM DIFFERENT STORES JUST IN CASE IT WAS A BAD BATCH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.