2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING HER PONTIAC G6 COUPE; SHE'S HAVING PROBLEMS SELLING HER VEHICLE DUE TO A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE; REQUEST THE ADVICE AS TO THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST GM FOR THE SWIFT RESOLUTION OF THIS MATTER. *SD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DIM AND ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WAS REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN

MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT SO I REPLACED IT ONLY TO HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN. I REALIZED THERE WERE SOME BURNT WIRES AND HAD IT INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW WIRE HARNESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

HEADLIGHTS ON 2009 PONTIAC G6 GT CONSTANTLY GOING OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS HAS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONNECTION MELTS AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS NOT A CONCERN FOR THEM AND WILL NOT ASSIST IN FIXING THE ISSUE. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITH THE AMOUNT OF HEAT BEING GENERATED TO CAUSE THE CONNECTORS TO MELT.. ALSO HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE BRIGHTS ON TO AVOID BEING PULLED OVER. *TR

I PURCHASED MY USED PONTIAC G6 IN OCTOBER 2013. BEFORE I BROUGHT MY CAR OFF THE LOT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. NO BIG DEAL I THOUGHT. WE'LL WE HAVE CHANGED THIS SAME HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES. TODAY 8/11/2014 IT NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN . MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK TO SEE IF MAYBE IT WAS UNPLUGGED AS WE KNEW THE BULB SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. WELL WHEN HE TOOK THE BACK PLASTIC COVER OFF TO CHECK MY HEADLIGHT WIRING WAS SMOKING. HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON I DO NOT KNOW. WE HAVE UNPLUGGED THIS HEADLIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MILE EVERYDAY FOR WORK. WE'LL NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT CATCHES FIRE WHILE ME AND MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE ON THE ROAD???? SO FAR I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED 1 RECALL NOTICE.# 13036. THAT ALONE IS ENOUGH FORMS TO STOP DRIVING IT. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. DO WE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED???? *TR

2009 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND ODI# COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $150 TO REPLACE THE BULB. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE BULBS HIMSELF. THE CONSUMER STATED IT APPEARED AS IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FEEDING THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A DESIGN PROBLEM, WHICH RESULTED IN CUSTOMERS FREQUENTLY PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WITHOUT THE ISSUE BEING RESOLVED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FREQUENTLY FAILING WAS DUE TO MELTED SOCKETS. *JB

FOR SEVERAL WEEK, CAR HAS BEEN DISPLAYING "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT THE REFERENCED INCIDENT ABOVE, THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING FAILED, AND DID NOT RETURN TO OPERATION, EVEN AFTER TURNING OFF AND RE-STARTING CAR. THIS MODEL IS NOT PART OF THE CURRENT GM RECALL, ALTHOUGH 2009 G6'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND REPLACED IN APPROX. JUNE 2014. HEADLIGHT OUT AGAIN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT. DEALER FOUND THE HARNESS IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED AND REPLACED IT. *TR

SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ; GM RECALL NOTICE 13036 DATED JULY 2014. I'VE BEEN IN TWO NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE; I WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE & TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STAYING LIT WHILE DRIVING AND THEN I WAS PULLED OVER AGAIN & TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT UP WHEN I BRAKING. I WAS ABLE TO SHOW BOTH OFFICERS THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM GM & I WAS ADVISED TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY AS I WAS PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK OF POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AND INJURIES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENABLED AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE WHEN I BRAKE NOR DISENGAGE WHEN I PRESSED THE ON/OFF BUTTON. I HAD TO CYCLE THE KEY OFF/ON IN ORDER TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. OTHER TIMES, THE CRUISE WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN ON/OFF BUTTON IS PRESSED. I AM ALSO HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, ALSO E.S.C. ISN'T WORKING AS IT SHOULD, NOR THE PANIC BRAKE ASSIST FEATURES. LIGHTS FOR E.S.C. TCS RANDOMLY FLASH AND FLICKER. ALL THESE ARE INDICATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GM RECALL NOTICE 13036. AS STATED BEFORE, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO COLLISIONS AND BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE. CONTACTED GM FIVE TIMES - CASE #[XXX] ON FILE. GM STATED THAT MY CAR MUST BE SERVICED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT WILL NOT COVER COSTS. THE LOCAL DEALER WANTS DIAGNOSTIC FEES UP FRONT, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. GM HASN'T NOTIFIED DEALERSHIPS OF THE RECALL 13036 TO DATE. DO I NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, HARMING MYSELF AND OTHERS, BEFORE THIS IS ADDRESSED BY GM? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE LOSS OF LIFE TO GET GM TO FIX THE KNOWN ISSUES OUTLINED IN RECALL 13036? HOW CAN I RELY ON SAFE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THIS IS FIXED? IN CLOSING, I SEEK ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING THE BLATANT DISREGARD OF PUBLIC SAFETY THAT GM HAS SHOWN TO ME AND OTHER CUSTOMERS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET MY CAR FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. HELP!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR