2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL 141152--AFTER I WAITED ALONG TIME FOR PARTS. RECALL-13036--COMPLETED THEY CLAIM RECALL--14116---CLAIMS AT FIRST--PARTS NOT AVAILABLE--OOPS THEN LATER HE CLAIMS HE FOUND SOME IN THE BACK! RECALL--14152---COMPLETED THEY CLAIM WHEN WE DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT IT STILL HAD SHIFT PROBLEM----LATER FOUND OUT THE TRANSMISSION PAN WAS LEAKING, TOOK CAR AND HAD FLUIDS RE-DONE AT JIFFY LUBE. AS THE DAYS WENT ON THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR--IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE IN 10 DAYS. CAR SITS IN DRIVEWAY NOW AND WON,T GO INTO ANY GEAR. CALLED PONTIAC TALKED TO SENIOR ADVISOR WHO SAID THE SAME AS THE DEALER----WELL WE ONLY FIX RECALL STUFF WE DO NOT LOOK OR CHECK OTHER THINGS. SO I RECALLED DEALER WHO SAID " WELL BRING IN THE CAR AND WE CAN CHECK IT OUT FOR $80 AND IF IT TRANSMISSION IT WILL BE $3000/4000 EXTRA. SO I DID THE RECALL ITEMS AS TOLD--AND A CAR THAT WAS RUNNING GOOD BEFORE I TOOK IT IN , NOW IS IN DRIVEWAY WITH POWER STEERING PROBLEMS AND WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR.AS BOTH THE DEALER AND PONTIAC SAID " WELL NOW IT BECOMES THE CONSUMER PROBLEM NOT OURS-WE DID THE RECALLS". WELL I GUESS THEY FIXED THE SAFETY ISSUES---IF YOU CAN'T DRIVE YOUR CAR YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF HAVING PROBLEMS, SO YOUR SAFE! I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT TO OTHER AGENCIES ETC. I AM DISABLED AND ON A FIXED INCOME AND THIS BEING MY ONLY CAR, CANNOT FIX THE CAR AT THAT PRICE! *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS SEVERAL SAFETY RECALLS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP (CARR CADILLAC BUICK GMC NEW AND USED CAR DEALERSHIP SERVING VANCOUVER, WA AND PORTLAND OR) AS INSTRUCTED PER THE "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTER I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THIS LETTER WAS STAMPED WITH THE SIGNATURE OF [XXX] , VICE PRESIDENT - GLOBAL VEHICLE SAFETY. I CALLED CARR CADILLAC BUICK GMC TO SCHEDULE A DATE(S) AND TIME(S) FOR THESE REPAIRS. I SPOKE WITH THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT RECALL # 14116 EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING), # 13036 BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE), AND # 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE. HE INDICATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 17 I COULD BRING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR RECALL # 14116 AND # 13036. HE STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL # 14152 BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I CALLED AND SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN AT CARR CADILLAC BUICK GMC NEW AND USED CAR DEALERSHIP SERVING VANCOUVER, WA AND PORTLAND OR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL OF THESE REPLACEMENT PARTS PREVIOUSLY THOUGH THEY WERE ALL INSTALLED IN VEHICLES AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY REPLACEMENT PARTS SINCE THEN. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT CARR CADILLAC BUICK GMC NEW AND USED CAR DEALERSHIP SERVING VANCOUVER, WA AND PORTLAND OR HAS NOT HAD NOR HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF WHEN THEY MIGHT HAVE AGAIN THE AUTHORIZED REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR SAFETY RECALL # 14152. I AM CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE SOME HELP AS TO HOW THIS ISSUE WILL BE BEST RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO GM RECALL #13036 AND REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HONOR THE NO CHARGE PROVISION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2006 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECEIVING TWO RECALL LETTERS, THE PARTS FINALLY CAME IN. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HER HUSBAND REVIEWED THE INVOICE, AND DISCOVERED THE PARTS, THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, WERE RE-MANUFACTURED AND NOT NEW. THE DEALER DENIED, THE PARTS WERE RE-MANUFACTURED. *JB

SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE. WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF DIFFICULTY AND SOME ASSISTANCE, I WAS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT. THE PLASTIC ON THE BUCKLE PORTION OF THE BELT NEAR THE OPENING WHERE THE LATCH SLIDES IN HAD BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND LODGED INSIDE THE BUCKLE PREVENTING IT FROM OPENING. AFTER PICKING THE BROKEN PIECES OUT, THE BUCKLE FINALLY RELEASED. A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT ON 9/12/2014. THE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE (PONTIAC G6) DEPLOYED BUT NOT IN THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME. WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT TORE THE STEERING WHEEL COVER OPEN SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE METAL PONTIAC SYMBOL IN THE CENTER TO STRIKE MY LEFT WRIST. I NOW HAVE A HALF CIRCLE IMPRINT ON MY LEFT WRIST (FROM THE EMBLEM) THAT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE GOING AWAY AND A FRACTURED SCAPHOID BONE (IN THE WRIST) AND I AM IN A CAST FOR 6 OR MORE WEEKS. HAD THE STEERING WHEEL COVER OPENED IN A LESS DANGEROUS WAY I WOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM MY ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES. IT DOESN'T APPEAR VERY LOGICAL TO HAVE METAL PIECES MOVING WITH SUCH FORCE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DRIVERS HANDS AT THE TIME OF A CAR ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT COMPLETELY REMOVING THE METAL PIECE OR DESIGNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A WAY THAT IT OPENED DIFFERENTLY, SUCH AS UP AND DOWN, COULD HAVE PREVENTED MY INJURIES AND POSSIBLY THE LIFE LONG BRANDING I MAY NOW HAVE ON MY WRIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

IGNITION BROKE DURING DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE HIGHWAY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT IGNITION LOCKED CAUSED ENGINE TO LOCK. THEREFORE CAR IS IN NO GOOD CONDITION TO DRIVE. REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. *TR