2007 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITH MY SPEED CONTROL DISENGAGING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THEN MY STOPLIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN I WOULD STOP. HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AND HE PUT ON A NEW BRAKE SWITCH. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN WE DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS AND THEN LOOKED ON THIS SITE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE GM DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND EXPLAINED ALL THIS TO THEM STILL WASN'T FIXED AND I MUST TAKE IT BACK TO THEM AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURES IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DIM. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS AS I ATTEMPTED TO PARK. ONCE THE SHIFTER WAS MOVED TO THE PARK POSITION AND MY FOOT RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL. UPON INSPECTION, IT BECAME KNOWN THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE LINKAGE WAS FRACTURED. I FOUND THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL BY GM ON PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 26, 2004 TO SEPTEMBER 28,2007 (MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 VEHICLES). THE RECALL (RECALL 14152) CONTAINS THE WORDING "IF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURES WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTION MAY NOT MATCH THE INDICATED GEAR AND THE VEHICLE MAY MOVE IN AN UNINTENDED OR UNEXPECTED DIRECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH". THIS IS THE EXACT SYMPTOM WHICH STRUCK MY VEHICLE. UPON CONTACTING GM ABOUT THIS RECALL, I WAS TOLD THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THEIR PREDETERMINED LOT OF CARS THEY BELIEVE TO BE AFFECTED. THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS THE EXACT ISSUE THAT GM OPENLY ADMITS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR VEHICLES THEY PRODUCED WITHIN THE YEAR RANGE MINE WAS MANUFACTURED, SHOULD BE CAUSE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS A DESIGN FLAW WHICH IS AGITATED BY THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS USED IN THIS SPECIFIC FORCE APPLICATION. THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE ISOLATED TO CERTAIN VEHICLES BASED OF THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS OF SELECT PLANTS. THE GENERAL ENGINEERING DESIGN APPROVED AND RELEASED BY GM, OR THEIR SUPPLIER, WAS FLAWED. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT I AM FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A FIX RELATING TO A DESIGN FLAW THAT GM IS TRYING TO SELECTIVELY DOWNPLAY. AN INSTALLATION ISSUE COULD BE UNDERSTANDABLY FOCUSED ON A SPECIFIC ASSEMBLY PLANT, BUT A COMPONENT FAILURE BY BREAKAGE OR FRACTURING IS AN OBVIOUS MIS-APPLICATION OF A POOR DESIGN. *TR

RETURNED TO CAR,AFTER LEAVING THE GYM, CAR WOULD NOT START MAKING LOUD NOISE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START. TRIPLE AAA CAME ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE BATTERY THEN CHANGE BATTERY STILL NOT STARTING SO IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPORTED COULD NOT GET ENGINE TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARDS QUESTIONED IF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON OR ANY LEAKS WHICH THERE WERE NONE, INFORMED I WOULD NEED NEW ENGINE AND DECIDED TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT. REBUILT ENGINE PUT IN VEHICLE, DEALER THEN INFORMED ME THAT CAR HAD LOSS OF POWER NO ACCELERATION THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT IS UNDER WARRANTY BY GM. NOW I'M UPSET THAT THERES BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, I WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND IT COST ME AN ENGINE. *JS

I USED TO WORK LATE NIGHTS, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REALLY BRIGHT. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS PULLING MY CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT MAKES ME REALLY NERVOUS TO DRIVE AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR EVEN HOW TO FIX IT. I REALLY CAN'T FIND ANYBODY WHO KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. EVERYTHING I'VE LOOKED UP IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. IT'S JUST EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING, AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO END UP WITH A HUGE TICKET OR GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. *JS

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY WHILE IT WAS SECURED IN PARK. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE OBJECTS UNDER THE TIRES TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING-THE STOP LIGHTS STAY ON, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LIGHTS GO OUT. HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING SHIFTER OUT OF PARK. ALSO SPEED CONTROL QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM-NUMBER 13036. IT COVERS CARS BUILT BETWEEN MAY 26. 2004 TO JAN. 4 2010.[ MY CAR WAS BUILT MAY 2007 ]. WHEN I CALLED G. M. PHONE-800-553-6000. THIS IS THE PONTIAC NUMBER. THEY SAID MY SERIAL NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST.{ I DON'T UNDERSTAND }. THIS CAR HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT IS ADDRESSED IN THIS RECALL. PROBLEM WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE--- I HAVE HAD DRIVERS BLOWING HORNS AT ME WHEN I STOP BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON.--THEY STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. THANK YOU. *TR

WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK IT CAN BE EASILY "MOVED". IF YOU PUSH ON THE CAR SLIGHTLY IS MOVES FORWARD OR BACKWARD APPROX. 3-4 INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT ALSO SEEMS TO SLIP INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROX. 30 MPH CAUSING A JERKING MOTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. IT HAS HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN THE PAST BUT THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. THE DELAY POWER TO THE LIGHTS AND RADIO DO NOT SEEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE RADIO IS TO REMAIN ON UNTIL THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED. WELL IT NOW DOES NOT SHUT OFF AT TIMES. SOMETIMES IT WILL "TIME OUT" AFTER THE 10 MINUTES IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF BUT ONCE I TURNED OFF THE CAR, LOCKED THE DOORS AND ASSUMED IT WOULD TIME OUT. THE NEXT MORNING I GOT IN THE CAR AND THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING AND THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS WERE ON. I WAS AMAZED THE BATTERY WASN'T DEAD. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN IS QUITE AN ANNOYANCE TO MAKE SURE THE POWER IS OFF WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IS REQUIRES ME TO OPEN AND SHUT THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE DELAY TO CUT OFF. *TR

ON MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK TRAFFIC SLOWED AND DRIVER IN VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN. VEHICLE THEN SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY INTO THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON. AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED. VEHICLE DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. DRIVER WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR