2005 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6, AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN I'M NOT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN, THE LIGHTS DIM. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE STEERING HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HE ISSUE CONTINUES. I'M TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT I NEED TO LIVE WITH. I AM ALSO REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT FORCE. THE HEATING ELEMENT FROM THE DEFROSTER CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE DEFROSTER AND RADIO WERE ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE RADIO WOULD SHORT CIRCUIT AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT STATIC. THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT CLEARING THE CONDENSATION FROM THE REAR GLASS SURFACE SUFFICIENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,464.

BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTS MALFUNCTION...FREQUENTLY (90% OF THE TIME) THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY...MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN USING THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN BRAKE WIRE BUT THEY REPLACED IT AND THAT DID NOT FIX IT. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO ME ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY GO OFF WHILE I'M BRAKING. *TR

PONTIAC SENT A LETTER REGARDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AS OF TODAY, THE STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES, AND THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, 3 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. I SE AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED REGARDING THE STEERING IN 2007 AND I SEE NO RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS. THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND PONTIAC DEALERS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE PONTIAC COMPANY FOR THREE WEEKS WITH NO SOLUTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. PLEASE HELP. I SEE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND OTHERS SEEM TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD AROUND IN THIS CAR AND PONTIAC DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY, THIS OCCURS MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT IS OCCURRING WITH MORE FREQUENCY AS OF LATE. THE CAR ALSO IS STARTING TO SHAKE AROUND 60MPH, THE TIRES ARE ONE YEAR OLD (REPLACEMENT TIRES) AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. I WENT BACK AND THEY DOUBLE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID IT WAS PERFECT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE EITHER MY WIFE OR I ARE DRIVING IT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED, NOT BY SIMPLY POSTING A TSB BUT BY POSTING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF ITS SEVERITY AND POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR PERSONAL HARM. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES. IT OCCURS SPORADICALLY. IF YOU TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHTS GO OFF FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS, THEN THEY COME BACK ON. I'VE HAD IT IN AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE DONE INTERNET SEARCHES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHER G6 OWNERS ALL OVER THE U.S. I'VE HAD OTHER MOTORISTS FLASH ME AND MOTION TO ME ON THE FREEWAY AND I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR THIS WAY. *TR

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY FOR GEAR ASSEMBLY 2 TIMES. SWAY BAR LINK. POPPING WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. AND AGAIN AT 38,000 MILES IT IS DOING THE SAME ABOUT EVERY 10 MONTHS IT DOES THIS, I AM REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

IN MAY 2008, MY FATHER WAS FOLLOWING ME TO MY NEW APARTMENT AND NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REMAINING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HE NOTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND REMAINED ON THROUGH MANY STOPS AND ACCELERATIONS. I FIRST TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON APRIL 10, 2008. AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING CORRECTLY AND THEY SENT ME HOME. THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN, ON MAY 23, 2008 IT WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, WHICH CLEARLY EXISTED, DESPITE BEING TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE IN MAY. THIS TIME, THEY RECALIBRATED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR. YET AGAIN IN JUNE, MY FATHER WAS FOLLOWING ME AGAIN AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL REMAINING ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE THIRD TIME JUNE 25, 2008. THIS TIME, THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT POSITION SENSOR. I THEN NOTED IN RECENT WEEKS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL NOT OPERATION PROPERLY, SO I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 AND THEY REPLACED THE BPPS YET AGAIN. ONE DAY LATER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. *TR