2007 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/02/14*LJ UPDATED 11/7/2014 *JS

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THE SPEED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT THE A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR I STOPPED AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND REPLACED A COOLING SENSOR ON THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. SOME HOW IT KEPT DOING IT ONLY IN THE SUMMER. THEN NOT LONG AFTER THAT MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. EITHER SPEEDING UP OR GOING AROUND CORNERS IT COMES ON DINING AND TURNING THE LIGHT ON. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON JUST AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. I'VE HAD IT CHANGED TWICE SINCE THEN AND ITS STILL HAPPENING. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. *TR

POWER STEERING HOSE WAS BURNED BY EXHAUST PIPE AND SPRAYED THE HOT OIL ALL OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING IMMEDIATE NOXIOUS FUMES IN CABIN AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE WIFE DRIVING TO WORK. THIS HOT STEERING FLUID COULD HAVE EASILY STARTED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE BAY. THANKFULLY MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXIT THE DISABLE VEHICLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND REPAIRED ONLY FOR THE ISSUE TO OCCUR AGAIN WITHIN 30 DAYS. YESTERDAY, I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AGAIN AFTER MAKING A UTURN AND WATCHING THE WHITE SMOKE ENGULF THE CABIN WHILE FLUID SHOT ALL OVER THE ENGINE EXHAUST. A THREE INCIDENTS WERE FROM BURNED HOLE THROUGH THE HEAT SHIELD AND FINALLY THE BLACK HOSE ITSELF. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HORRIBLE DESIGN ISSUE AND WILL EVENTUALLY CATCH FIRE TO A VERY HOT SOUTH FLORIDA CLIMATE. THIS CAR IS ALL STOCK AND DRIVEN BY MATURE ADULT FEMALE WITH METICULOUS SERVICE RECORDS. *TR

I WAS ON MAY WAY HOME FROM WORK, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON, AND THE TRANSMISSION ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULDN'T GO IN ANY GEAR, I COULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH, I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR WAIT TURN IT BACK ON PUT IT IN DRIVE, THEN IF I WOULD HAVE TO STOP AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN I WOULD GIVE IT GAS & IT WOULDN'T GO, AGAIN I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF PUT IT IN PARK, THEN WAIT TURN IT ON & PUT IT IN DRIVE, ALSO IF I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT GO, THIS CAUSED ALMOST SEVERAL TIMES OF ME BEING "REAR ENDED" EVEN WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC & HE SAID IT WAS CAUSED FROM THE RECALL (TRANSMISSION RECALL) GM HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, ALL THEY KEEP SAYING IS THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. THEY SAID THE GOVERNMENT PUTS THE VIN #'S ON FOR RECALL, SO MY QUESTION IS, HOW DOES MY CAR OR ANY CAR GET PUT ON THE RECALL LIST? WHEN CLEARLY MY CAR IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES? GM STATES THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS THE ONE TO PUT THE "VIN" ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

AIRBAG LAMP ILLUMINATES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYS AN AIRBAG MALFUNCTION MESSAGE AND HAS A WARNING CHIME. DURING THIS TIME THE SYSTEM IS IDENTIFYING THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING. THE ISSUES SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF THE ERROR MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LAMP GO AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR. IN ADDITION THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER SOMETIMES FAILS TO TURN ON WITH THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT HARD TO TELL WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. DURING THIS TIME THE INFORMATION SCREEN/RADIO ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THIS IS CORRECTED BY SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT AND WOULD SEIZE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE OR PARK. THE CONTACT WAS REQUIRED TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE REMEDY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 7/15/2015*JS

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH UNDER 15K MILES APPROX EARLY TO MID 2008. HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER SINCE A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC AT AN INSPECTION THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE STEERING COLUMN. ACTS AS IF IT DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING AND IT SOMETIMES TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A TURN INTO A PARKING STALL. POWER STEERING AND ALL OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT TESTED FINE. RECENT RECALL INVOLVING THIS ISSUE INCLUDED CARS BEFORE AND AFTER MINE. I ALSO REPORTED ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS AND MESSAGES WHICH I WAS JUST NOTIFIED ABOUT IN RECALL 13036 THIS WEEK "AFTER" COMPLAINING OF A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS MY VEHICLE HAS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AS THOSE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. I AM IN HOPES YOU WILL BE REVISITING THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY INVOLVE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. IT IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER AT TIMES AND HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WITHOUT NOTICE. CAR JUST HIT 80,000 SO WEAR AND TEAR/EXCESSIVE DRIVING IS NOT AN ISSUE. HAS HAPPENED AS LOW AS 5 MPH AND AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC AND VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I WORK NIGHTS AND NOTICED MY TAIL LAMPS WERE REALLY BRIGHT WHEN I DROVE BY REFLECTIVE SIGNS. THOUGH I DIDN'T THINK MUCH AT THE TIME THIS CONTINUED. I STOPPED FOR GAS ONE MORNING WHEN I COULDN'T GET MY CAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I REALLY HAD TO MASH THE BRAKES DOWN TO GET FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I RECENTLY WAS PULLED OVER DUE TO MY TAIL LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THE POLICE OFFICER NOTICED THAT MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE LIT UP WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD TURN OFF WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT THE LIGHT AND WHEN HE PULLED ME OVER. HE DIDN'T TICKET ME BUT WANTED TO LET MY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE. I LOOKED FOR RECALLS AND SURE ENOUGH MY 07 G6 WAS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT APPARENTLY IT'S VIN SPECIFIC. I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER, KERRY CHEVROLET, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY RECALLS WITH MY CAR. THE PERSON AT THE DEALER SHIP GAVE ME GM'S NUMBER AND EVEN THEY TOLD ME I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. THOUGH ALL MY ISSUES ARE ON THE RECALL FROM THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V252000 MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NOR IS THE TRANSMISSION CABLE THING. I WON'T GO INTO THIS. THIS IS A PROBLEM WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM SHOULD MAKE THIS RIGHT AND ALL INCLUSIVE FOR ALL MODEL YEARS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS NOT JUST VIN SPECIFIC. I'VE BEEN LOYAL TO YOU FOR MANY YEARS BUT MAYBE NOT FOR LONG! *TR

WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. *TR