2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO A SAFE LOCATION WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS ON MY LANE HEADING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AS ME SO I TURNS QUICKLY TO AVOID COLLISION AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE BRAKES AND WHEELS. UPON IMPACT WITH A LIGHT POST NO AIR BAGS ON MY SIDE CAME OUT. *TR

ON SEP 12TH 2014 THERE WAS A FIRE IN MY 2009 PONTIAC G6. LUCKILY SOMEONE NEARBY HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT, AND ALL OCCUPANTS ESCAPED UNHARMED. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A GM DEALER IN OWING MILLS MD, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR ASSESSMENT IS THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE SOMEHOW CAME TO REST ON THE EXHAUST PIPE OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OR THAT THE HEAT SHIELD AROUND THE HOSE HAD BROKEN. THIS THEN CAUSED THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO HIT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH THEN CAUSED THE FIRE. ANOTHER MECHANIC THAT I HAD IT TOWED TO BEFORE THE DEALER (I ASSUMED GOING TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS BEST) TOLD ME THAT HE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD DESIGN THE CAR SO THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE WOULD BE SO CLOSE TO SUCH HOT PARTS--AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR WHO SAY THE CAR TODAY ALSO SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT THAT THE DEALER HAS SINCE PUT IN IS IN THE SPOT THAT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR, BUT HE TOO CANNOT BELIEVE HOW CARELESS IT WAS TO DESIGN IT THERE-I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW A NUMBER OF OTHER POSTS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM-THE RESULTING FIRE DESTROYED THE AIR CONDITIONER HOSE ASSEMBLY, AND THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT ALSO DAMAGED THE EVAPORATOR LINE-HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT IT IS AMAZING THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE SO TIGHT TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM-THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT, AND WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN SLOWLY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, INSTEAD OF ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IT HAD JUST EXITED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A HILL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. INVESTIGATED SITUATION THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND FOUND SOCKET ON SAME HEADLIGHT SEVERELY MELTED. RESEARCHED ISSUE ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER INSTANCES OF LIKE CONDITION. MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS BEFORE FATALITY OR FIRE OCCURS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS MY HOME AFTER DARK, MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT (LOW-BEAM) WENT OUT. BECAUSE I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD, I TURNED ON MY HIGH-BEAMS. IN LESS THAN A MINUTE AN I WENT BACK TO MY LOW-BEAMS DUE TO AN ONCOMING CAR AND I HAD NO LOW-BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY HIGH-BEAMS BACK ON SO I COULD BE SEEN BY THE OTHER CAR. AFTER RETURNING HOME I INFORMED MY HUSBAND OF THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT MORNING HE CHECKED THE HEADLIGHT LAMPS AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL PLUG/SOCKETS TO BOTH LOW-BEAM LIGHTS WERE SHORTED-OUT, BURNED, AND MELTED. WHILE AT A LOCAL AUTO-PARTS STORE TRYING TO GET REPLACEMENT PIG-TAILS TO REPAIR THE LIGHTS I TALKED TO ONE OF THE SALES PERSONS WHO ALSO WORKS AT A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY SEE 6 TO 10 CARS A WEEK THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON. *TR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 DEAR NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION & GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, I HAVE BEEN THE CUSTOMER OF TWO GENERAL MOTORS RECALLS. FIRST RECALL NOTICE WAS FOR A 2007 CHEVROLET COBALT, IGNITION FIX AND 2009 PONTIAC G6 FOR A BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTION TO THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR. I HAD DIFFICULTY WAITING FOR THE PARTS FOR THE CHEVY COBALT. FIRST CALL I MADE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WAS GREETED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE (FROM THE DEALERSHIP) CALL BACK IN APRIL (MY CALL WAS MADE IN FEBRUARY ? WHEN I RECEIVED THE LETTER). I CALLED IN MAY, THEY STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR, AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO PUT MY NAME ON A LIST TO CALL ME BACK. I FINALLY CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP ? THEY ORDERED THE PART AND CALLED ME BACK AND REPAIRED MY VEHICLE. SO, WHEN THE SECOND RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FOR THE PONTIAC G6, I CALLED THE SECOND DEALERSHIP ? WHERE I FINALLY HAD RESOLUTION TO THE FIRST RECALL. THIS DEALERSHIP IS 30 MINUTES FROM MY RESIDENCE. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP WAS 2 MILES FROM MY HOME. I CALLED, THEY HAD THE PARTS AND I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 3:00PM ON TUESDAY. I TOOK TIME OFF WORK, ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE OUT OF PARTS. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? WHEN YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, SHOULDN'T YOUR PART BE SET-ASIDE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE UN-PROFESSIONALISM FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE STEERING WHEEL VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO TURN. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT PRIOR TO THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRING A CHIMING NOISE WAS ACTIVATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY WIRING INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000