Pontiac G6 Engine Problems
592 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2006. Best year: 2010.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
MY SON DIED IN THE CAR.
WAS DRIVING AND SAW A FLAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD.*LN*JB
MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A RED LIGHT WAITING TO TURN LEFT ON A CITY STREET IN PARK, AS I TRIED SHIFTING GEARS BACK TO DRIVE THE CAR JERKED FORWARD VERY INTENSELY ' WHICH IT HAS DONE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE' . BEFORE REACHING THE DRIVE...
OUR PONTIAC G6 HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. THE CAR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN AT 75 MPH FOR AN HOUR AN AND A HALF. IT SAT FOR 5 HOURS AND THEN WHEN WE WERE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE.
THE CAR IS SOME BULL[XXX] I STARTED CUTTING OFF ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *CC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G5, WHILE DRIVING HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A CONVIENCE STORE AND PARKED THE CAR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK ON A SNOW EMBANKMENT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE AND REVERSE NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE HER SON WAS ATTEMPTING TO...
ANOTHER GM CAR FIRE: 2009 PONTIAC G-6. RECEIVED BCM ELECTRICAL HARNESS RECALL BULLETIN 13036 (AUGUST 2014) IN THE MAIL, 2.5 YEARS AFTER THE FACT, IN SPRING 2017. ALLEGED FIX WAS APPLIED ON 5/17/17, 4.5 MONTHS LATER, CAR IS TOTALLED DUE ...
MY WHEEL AN BRAKES LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING CAUSING ME TO HIT TWO CARS PARKED MY AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AN FRONT END BUSTED FLUIDS LEAK OUT AN IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET VECHILE WAS TOWED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITED. THE FLAMES ORIGINATED FROM THE ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING ADAPTOR SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...