2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR CONTINUALLY GOES OUT EVEN WITH A NEW BULB. NEW BULBS LAST MAYBE TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF, AND WILL TURN ON ONLY IF I HIT THE LIGHT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER G6 OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I HAVE A 2009 G6 GT WITH APPROXIMATELY 118K MILES. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APPROXIMATELY 85K-90K MILES. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD IT APPEARS THAT I AM PRESSING ON THE BRAKES WHEN I REALLY AM NOT. THEN WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES, THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO MY CRUISE CONTROL GOES ON AND OFF WHENEVER IT WANTS. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND IT HAPPENS TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE PONTIAC G6 AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT, COULD NOT REPLACE IT, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER FIXED IT ABOUT A $180.00. THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN IN MARCH 2013, AT FIRST IT KEPT CLICKING AND COULD BE PUT ON AGAIN BY HITTING THE LIGHT COVER BUT THEN FINALLY WENT OUT. THAT LIGHT WAS NEVER FIXED AGAIN UNTIL MAY 2014 WHEN THE STATE INSPECTION WAS DUE, THE FIX LASTED LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND NOW THE CAR IS BACK TO HAVING ONLY ONE HEADLIGHT. *TR

2009 PONTIAC G6. PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH. FAILS TO START CAR. MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. CANNOT TURN IGNITION SWITCH TO ANY POSITION. YOU HAVE TO JIGGLE THE KEY TO EVENTUALLY START VEHICLE AND THIS MAY NOT WORK AT ALL. MY SCENARIO POINTS OUT THAT GMS RECALL IS NOT UP TO DATE ON ALL IGNITION SWITCHES AND FURTHER ACCIDENTS WILL OCCUR. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL ON THIS IGNITION SWITCH. UPDATED 6/27/14*CN *TR

THE LOW BEAMS SAY ON ANYTIME THE CAR IS MOTION BECAUSE OF THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND THE WIRES FOR THE H11 BULB CONNECTOR MELT FROM OVER HEATING. THE WIRE IS NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH TO BE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT. I'VE REPLACED BOTH HEADLAMP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SOON I WILL HAVE TO AGAIN . IT IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, MY POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS SUDDENLY LOST WITH NO ONCOMING WARNING SIGNS. MY DRIVER NOTIFICATION SHOWED A NOTIFICATION OF "POWER STEERING" AFTER A CHIME SOUNDED. THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND HAS SO FAR KEPT HAPPENING INTERMITTEDLY. GM DID SEND ME TO A DEALER TO GET THE ISSUE LOOKED AT. THE DEALER THEY RECOMMENDED WAS NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THEY DID NOT DOCUMENT WHY I WAS THERE WHEN WE MADE THE APPOINTMENT ON THE PHONE, AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY FELT IT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECENT RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MY STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND TRIED TO GET ME TO FORK OUT OVER A GRAND FOR REPAIRS ON THE SPOT. AFTER HAVING MY USUAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ISSUE THE FOLLOWING DAY, HIS OPINION WAS THAT IT WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT THE PARTS LISTED IN THE RECALL TO BE REPLACED, SUCH AS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR, ARE APART OF THE STEERING COLUMN. GM HAS OFFERED ME NO HELP IN RECTIFYING THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER. THE CSR I SPOKE WITH WAS VERY RUDE AND IN A SHORT SUM OF WORDS BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE EVEN IF I WERE TO HAVE MULTIPLE GM DEALERS FIND THAT MY CAR IN FACT IS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. SHE ALSO OFFERED NO CONCERN ABOUT MY SAFETY AS A DRIVER AND WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THAT AN OVERSIGHT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ON AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE REGARDING THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH GM HAS REPORTEDLY OVERSIGHTED IMPROPER MANUFACTURE OF MILLIONS OF VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS MY CAR NEEDS ON A PART THAT DOES NOT NEED FREQUENT SERVICING OR DOES NOT SUDDENLY BREAK WITHOUT CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY WITH FORCE BEING APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,957.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM ONE STREET ONTO ANOTHER, AT WHICH TIME I LOST ALL POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE AND A CHIME WENT OFF WITH AN INDICATOR ON DASH. I PROCEEDED TO HIT THE CURB DAMAGE MY TIRE AND RIM. I TURN IGNITION OFF AND RESTART AND IT WILL WORK FOR A DAY OR TWO AND RANDOMLY TURN OFF ASSIST POWER STEERING. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL G5 FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILURE, THAT DOES NOT COVER G6. I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO POSSIBLY EXTEND THE RECALL TO 2009 G6. *TR

CLEAR DAY, DRY, STRAIGHT, FLAT ROAD, NO OBSTRUCTIONS. SAW 2 VEHICLES STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, WELL AHEAD OF ME. REMOVED FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL FOR NORMAL BRAKING AND STOP. WHEN APPLIED BRAKES, THEY DID NOT SLOW MY CAR DOWN. TRIED MORE PRESSURE ON BRAKES, BUT THEY WERE SO "STIFF", CAR STILL DID NOT RESPOND. WHEN IMPACT OBVIOUS, TRIED TO STEER TOWARD CLEAR LANE ON LEFT TO AVOID STRAIGHT-ON IMPACT. THOUGHT MIGHT CAUSE LESS INJURY TO ALL AND LESS DAMAGE. STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE. STRUCK THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT-ON FROM REAR AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WEARING SEAT BELT. TAKEN FROM CAR BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, THEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. SEVERAL X-RAYS TAKEN, PLUS EITHER CAT SCAN OF HEAD. TOLD NO BONES BROKEN, GIVEN SHOT OF MORPHINE AND PRESCRIPTION FOR NORCO. DRIVEN HOME AND WENT TO SLEEP. REMEMBER NOTHING OF NEXT DAY OR FACT I WAS GIVEN DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS. FOUND YESTERDAY AND HAVE MADE APPOINTMENT TO FOLLOW UP WITH DOCTOR FOR HEADACHES, MIGRAINES, LIMITED USE OF LEFT HAND, LOSS OF WORDS, THOUGHT AND SHORT TERM MEMORY. OTHER PAIN, I ASSUME IS FROM JOLT OF IMPACT OR "WHIPLASH." *TT

MY REAR WINDOW IS OPAQUE. IT IS DUE TO THE MATERIAL THAT HOLDS THE ANTENNA ON THE REAR WINDOW BECOMMING CLOUDY. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK LOOKING OUT THE BACK WINDOW. AT DUSK, I COULD NOT SEE THE ONCOMING GRAY CAR TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP (NOW BOHN BUICK) AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A 2009. WHAT DO YOU THINK. *JS