2009 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL FLAIR ON. THAN WHEN TAP BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. WITHIN A COUPLE SECONDS, THEY WILL TURN BACK ON. WHEN ACTUALLY GOING TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES, HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS THAN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITHOUT USING CRUISE CONTROL, JUST DRIVING IN GENERAL. BREAK LIGHTS WILL COME ON, THAN WHEN PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THEY SHUT OFF. COUPLE SECONDS LATER, COME BACK ON. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT TIME(OR DURING THE DAYTIME), NOT HAVING BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN STOPPING. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE, AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=6657 IS A FORUM/THREAD OF VARIOUS G6 OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ALSO BELIEVES THEY HAVE COME UP WITH WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FROM WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, ITS A CONNECTOR WITH THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) AND IT DEVELOPING CORROSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM LAMP CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,865. UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/25/2012 *JS

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LAMP WENT OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THEY CHANGED THE BULB AND THAT DIDN'T WORK THEY SAID THE PLUG FOR THE BULB HAD BURNT UP. I HAD THEM REPLACE IT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP WENT OUT AND AGAIN PLUG LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BURNT UP. *TR

2009 PONTIAC G6 GT 3.5L V6 - ON 09/23/11 WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK, THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN DRIVE POSITION. THE SHIFTER HANDLE WAS LOOSE AND WOULD NOT LOCK INTO P, R, N, D. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND COULD REMOVE KEYS BUT WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK THE CAR AGAIN IT WOULDN'T CRANK. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS BROKEN. HAD THE CABLE REPLACED ALONG WITH A NEW BRACKET. ON 07/24/12 (83600 MILES) I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN!! I CALLED THE SAME DEALER AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A 12 MONTH OR 12000 MILE WARRANTY ON PARTS AND LABOR BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN 22000 MILES IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS. DEALER SAID THEY COULD CHECK MY CAR ON DIAGNOSTICS TO TELL ME WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM FOR $90 PER HOUR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEM TO TELL ME JUST WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I SEARCHED 2009 RECALLS AND FOUND ONE FOR MY CAR, SAYING THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE CLIP MAY NOT BE IN PLACE AND THAT IT COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN DRIVE WHILE THE SHIFTER IS IN PARK. SOMETIMES MY SHIFTER HAD A LITTLE DIFFICULTY TO GET OUT OF PARK POSITION, LIKE IT WAS LOCKED UP. SO WHAT IN THE WORLD IS CAUSING MY SHIFTER CABLE TO BREAK TWICE IN A 10 MONTH PERIOD?? IS ANYONE ELSE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME?? *TR

LARGE FUEL LEAK AT REAR OF GAS TANK ABOVE EXHAUST PIPE RESULTING IN AN OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS CRACKED RETURN LINE CONNECTION ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE. PART WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHT WILL GO OUT. THE VEHICLE WILL BE FINE AND THEN THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL GO DIM OR EVEN GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. PROBLEM STARTED IN MAY OF 2012. I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER AND BCM MODULE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I NEED FOR GM TO ISSUE A RECALL. *JS

WE HAD NO REAR TAIL LIGHTS COMING DOWN A DARK STREET. AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE COPS BECAUSE NO REAR LIGHTS. NOW THE FRONT LIGHTS GO IN AND OUT. HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BULBS. THERE'S NO WARNING WHEN LIGHTS ARE OUT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS REPLACED SEVEN TIMES WITHIN AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD. THE CONTACT STARTED WAS UNSURE IF THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BULB OR THE CONNECTION. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE LIGHT BULB FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND INSTALLED IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT CONSULTED WITH THEIR PERSONAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PIG TAIL FOR THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I REPLACE THE BULB FROM 2 DIFFERENT AUTO STORE AND STILL NOT WORKING. THEN MY DAD LOOK AT THE CONNECTOR LOOK AND SEEN THAT 1 OF THE WIRES WAS BURNED OUT. SO I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO GMC AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT SINCE I HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER TELLING SERVICE DEPT MY ISSUE AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS WRONG; I GET HIT WITH A $89 DIAGNOSE IT FEE THAT I HAD ALREADY HAD TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY CALLED AND LET ME KNOW THAT MY CONNECTOR WAS BURNED OUT AND NEED TO REPLACE THEM IN ORDER THE LIGHT TO WORK AND IT WASN'T COVERED THRU MY EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY $290 TO GET FIX. AFTER GOOGLE THIS ISSUE LOOKS LIKE THIS A ON GOING ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT I THINK SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE GET SHORTAGE DUE TO BURNED OUT WIRING. I DON'T HAVE THE VIN# AND MILEAGE LEFT PAPER WORK AT HOME. *TR

THE HEADLIGHT (H11) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY G6 WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. WE HAD CHANGED THE BULB ONCE ALREADY AND WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION WE DISCOVERED THE H11 WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR APPEARED TO BE MELTED. WE THEN WENT TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORES WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST US. WE THEN WENT TO OUR LOCAL GM SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED US THAT THIS H11 CONNECTOR WAS A RECALL ITEM ON THE ARCADIA AND HE HAD SOME ON HAND AND SOLD US ONE. SINCE THIS ITEM IS ALREADY A RECALL ITEM ON A DIFFERENT MODEL HE STATED TO HOLD ON TO THE RECEIPT INCASE IT BECOMES A RECALL ON OUR CAR. I PAID NEARLY $40 TO FIX THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ENSURE IF THE DRIVERS SIDE GOES OUT I WILL HAVE TIME TO FIX THAT TO PREVENT NO HEADLIGHTS AT ALL. PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING THIS A RECALL TO ENSURE SAFE DRIVING, I ENJOY DRIVING MY G6. *TR