2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING THE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID POWER STEERING ESC. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THAT THE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON 2009 GS6. I TOLD THEM THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT CORRECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND CRUISE WOULD DISENGAGE. DEALER ADVISED A PEDAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT. ALSO NEED TO HAVE FRONT ROTORS MACHINED AND BACK BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE LOW MILES FOR THE BACK BRAKES TO NEED REPLACEMENT (COUNTRY/HIGHWAY DRIVING). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE IT WAS SET AT 62 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE ABOUT 10 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT UNTIL THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. BRAKING WAS NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM THE STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AGAIN AROUND 10 MPH. THE CAR CONSISTENTLY DID THIS OVER A TRIP OF ABOUT 60 MILES. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER, THE ISSUE WASN'T PRESENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AND LUBRICATED A CONNECTION. THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED 2 DAYS LATER. THIS ISSUE COULD BECOME DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY DURING BRAKING ABOVE 10 MPH WHEN FOLLOWING VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE AWARE THAT THE CAR WAS BRAKING. *TR

2009 PONTIAC G6 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE: "UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM" AS BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY; MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED LEFT LIGHT BULB, BUT REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALERSHIP AS "THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS CAR." REPLACED LIGHT BULB (REPAIRED (MECHANIC WAS UNSURE, BUT REPLACED ANYWAY) AND LOW BEAMS WORKED A COUPLE OF DAYS, NOW ONE (RIGHT MORE RANDOMLY LEFT), AND SOMETIME BOTH LOW BEAMS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. MY WIFE HAS RECEIVED ONE WARNING FROM POLICE; HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING AGAIN WHEN SHE RESTARTED CAR AFTER THE WARNING. WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY BOTH LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THESE RANDOM FAILURES IN LOW BEAM ILLUMINATION REQUIRES THE DRIVER (MY WIFE USUALLY) TO IMMEDIATELY SWITCH ON HIGH BEAMS. BOTH HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE WORKING AT THIS TIME, BUT THESE EVENTS TEND TO INFURIATE ONCOMING DRIVERS WHO HIGH BEAM BACK AT US, SO BOTH DRIVERS ARE BLINDED. IN MY OPINION, THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT ANY SPEED AT NIGHT OR IN THE RAIN DUE TO RANDOM LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT OUTAGES. THEREFORE, WE USE OF THE G6 IS LIMITED. THOUGH WE LIKE THE MODEL AND HAD HOPED FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS OF USE, MY WIFE DOES NOT TRUST THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AT NIGHT, OR WHEN IT RAINS. I FEEL BAD ABOUT DUMPING THIS CAR ON THE USED/PRE-OWNED CAR MARKET WITHOUT FILING SOME FORM OF OFFICIAL COMPLAINT. FROM A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, THE MANUFACTURER (GM) APPEARS TO BE IGNORING THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS A STATISTICALLY INSIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. SADLY, GM WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL PEOPLE DIE AND A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS FILED. I WOULD NOT CALL THE PONTIAC G6 A LEMON, IT IS JUST PLAIN TOO SCARY TO DRIVE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A SOLUTION COMING FROM GM AND MY MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT. THIS SITUATION MAKES THIS VEHICLE USELESS AND UNSAFE HALF THE TIME, I.E., UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AFTER DARK! *TR

HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP @ 55,000 MILES. ACCORDING TO OTHERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. WE HAD A SMELL OF GAS AND FUMES LEAKING INTO OUR GARAGE FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG...THIS IS WHERE OUR WATER HEATER IS!! COULD HAVE BLOWN UP THE HOUSE... RIDICULOUS, THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY, MANY OTHERS. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL WORK AND THEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT QUITS. THIS SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO, SEEMS RELATED TO THESE TWO MESSAGES SOME TIME COMING ON: "SERVICE TRACTION" AND "SERVICE ESC." *JS

WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON AND WHEN I'M NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS THEY ARE ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE ALSO KICKING OFF AT THE SAME TIME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.