2007 PONTIAC G6 Service Brakes Problems
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Brake lights operate backwards at times, sometimes they operate normal. Sometimes not at all.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE STATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Mileage: 70,000
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK DOING 70 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE BADLY I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK THE BACK ROAD HOME CAR STILL SHAKING BUT MADE IT HOME TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT STOPPED. NEXT MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS STUCK IN THE COLD POSITION WHILE THE CAR WAS HOT AND HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 30 MINS. NEXT MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP I CHECKED FOR RECALLS IT SAYS MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE ANY BUT MY CAR IS DOING EVERYTHING SAID IN THE RECALL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY WITH TWO TODDLER KIDS.
Mileage: 22,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "ALL COMMUNICATIONS WERE LOST AND NO CODES WERE DETECTED". FURTHERMORE, THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF DID NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOWSER AUTOMOTIVE (412-469-2100, LOCATED AT 132-, 168 N LEWIS RUN RD, WEST MIFFLIN, PA 15122) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN 2017 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,300.
Mileage: 37,300
BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. ONLY TURN OFF WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. ONLY FIX FOR NOW IS TO GREASE CIRCUIT, BUT I HAVE TO KEEP REDOING THAT EVERY FEW WEEKS.
Mileage: 1
THIS CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY COMING ON AND OFF. I TOOK THE CAR IN MYSELF AND THEY LUBED UP THE CIRCUITS WITH DIELECTRIC GREASE. THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THIS MORNING I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE AND KIDS AND THE BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN SHE IS GOING AND THEY GO OFF WHEN SHE APPLIES THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME MY RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T CARE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND LEARN HOW TO GREASE THE ELECTRIC PLUG THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. THIS IS NOT FAIR. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE CAR AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT.
Mileage: 35,000
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. ALSO HAVE TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL UNUSUALLY HARD TO FLOOR TO GET TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON PONTIAC G6 CARS FOR THIS ( RECALL#13036). I TYPED MY VIN NUMBER IN THIS WEBSITE AND IT SAID 0 RECALLS ON IT. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR USED. NOT SURE IF THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED ON FEB. 28, 2019 BUT APPROXIMATELY THEN. AND IT PROBABLY HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN PARK MODE ALTHOUGH CAN'T BE SURE.
Mileage: 135,500
I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING A COUPLE WEEKS AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ACROSS MY RADIO WITH BEEPS, WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN IN STATIONARY AND DRIVING AND THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WOULD SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. I WOULD PULL OVER AND TURN CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN ONCE AGAIN SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE LAST 5 DAYS THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT IMMEDIATELY AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AT ANY DRIVING SPEED, I WOULD STILL HAVE SOME ABILITY TO TURN THE WHEEL BUT IT IS NOT EASY AND MAKES THINGS MORE DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING OR DURING A TURN. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO MECHANIC, MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED : TORQUE SENSOR IN THE EPS SYSTEM. I STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. I CAME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN A 2007 PONTIAC G6 WHICH WAS DATED FEBRUARY 4,2015. I WAS READING THE RECALL WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS TO WHAT MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY CAR. THE RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 I ALSO CAME ACROSS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT -LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. MY CARE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE GM TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLY RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS DEFECT, WHEN THERE IS A RECALL AND A SPECIAL COVERAGE. GM TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN RECALL AND ALSO TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE SPECIAL COVERAGE WAS EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR REPAIRS. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING, WHEN AT ONE POINT GM WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM IN 2007-2010 PONTIAC G6. GM TOLD ME I SHOULD HAVE GOT A LETTER ABOUT THIS SPECIAL WARRANTY. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS LETTER, OR I WOULD HAVE GOT THIS COMPLETED AT THAT TIME. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RELOOKED AT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE ON THE ROADS..
Mileage: 91,000
WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR MOVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR ON BUT ONCE PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THEY TURN OFF. BASICALLY THE OPPOSITE WAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHOULD BE WORKING.
Mileage: 166,000
TAKATA RECALL. I PURCHASED THE CAR THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IN JANUARY. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE CAR IT WAS ALREADY MAKING A LOUD HUMMING NOISE THAT WORSEN. ONCE PURCHASED AND DROVED OFF LOT I NOTICED THAT THE CIG LIGHTER/BATTERY CHARGER DIDN'T WORK EVEN WHEN I CHANGED THE FUSE. THE DOOR LOCKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE GOT STUCK, THE BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN POURING RAIN AND NOW OUT OF NOWHERE THE TIRE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE IS ON A FLAT.
Mileage: 117,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING TOUCHED AND THEN GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PUSHED. THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO SUCCESS.
FOR AWHILE NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON AND MY NO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING SO I HAD A FULL DIAGNOSTIC INSPECTION DONE THAT READ NOTHING. AS A RESULT, I HAD THEM DO A FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING SINCE THERE IS A SMALL JERKY FEEL EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I ALSO HAD THEM DO A BREAK FLUID EXCHANGE BUT THE NO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STILL BLINKS. ALONG WITH THAT, MOST TIMES AFTER FUELING UP MY CAR, MY CAR DRIVES WELL AND JUST FINE BUT ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, AFTER FUELING UP, I WAS TURNING INTO TRAFFIC PROCEEDING TO THE FARTHEST LANE SO THAT I CAN TURN LEFT INTO MY APARTMENTS THEN POP! AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE GEAR HAD LOCKED IN DRIVE. THIS SCARED ME SO BAD SO I BRAKED IN EVERY WAY I COULD HOPING I WOULDN'T CRASH THEN TRIED SHIFTING GEARS AND CRANKING MY CAR AGAIN. I GOT INTO THE GATES AND INTO THE PARKING LOT THEN MY CAR STALLED AND CUT OFF AGAIN. I FINALLY PARKED MY CAR, POPPED THE HOOD, AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THAT I COULD SEE FROM MY VIEW. SO, THE NEXT DAY SEPTEMBER 19TH I DROVE TO CLASS THAT MORNING AND IT STALLED A BIT ANY TIME I INCREASED MY SPEED AS IF IT WANTED TO CUT OFF. I GOT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF MY COLLEGE AND IT CUTS OFF AS SOON AS I BEGIN TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT BETWEEN TWO CARS. I CRANK IT UP, COMPLETE MY PARK THEN I GO INSIDE FOR CLASS UNTIL LUNCH. ON LUNCH, I CRANK UP MY CAR AND WOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FINALLY OFF BUT AS USUAL THE NO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS BLINKING. I TEST DRIVE MY CAR TO THE LOCAL WINN DIXIE AND BACK AND ON THE WAY BACK POP! THEN IT STALLS TO CUT OFF BUT DOESN'T CUT OFF SO I TAKE IT BACK TO MY COLLEGE BEFORE LUNCH IS OVER AND PARK IT. NOW IT'S THE END OF THE DAY AND I'M OUT OF CLASS AND HEADED HOME. THIS TIME I MAKE IT INTO THE GATE BUT I'M GETTING CLOSE TO GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND POP! IT DOESN'T CUT OFF BUT IT'S STALLS BADLY LIKE IT WANTS TOO SO I PROCEED TO DRIVE THEN PARK IT. PLEASE, HELP.
Mileage: 124,689
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, MY BREAK LIGHTS TURNED ON. I FOUND THIS OUT BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN ON MY CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER A WHILE I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, BUT THEN PEOPLE KEPT PULLING ME OVER TELLING ME ABOUT MY BREAK LIGHTS. I WAS SO ANGRY THAT THEY KEPT COMING ON, I TOOK MY WARRANTY I GOT IN THE MAIL AND CAR TO A GM DEALER. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIX IT COMPLETELY BUT JUST RECALCULATED THE SYSTEM TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF FOR A WHILE. I'M SO SICK OF MY BREAK LIGHTS COMING ON AT RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES ITS WHILE IM DRIVING, AND SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON ALREADY RIGHT AFTER I TURN ON MY KEY. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE GETTING THIS FIXED FOR FREE BECAUSE I'M SO WORRIED I MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR HARM SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW IF I'M STOPPING OR DRIVING. I WANT TO KEEP ME AND MY SON SAFE.
Mileage: 100,000
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN REVERSE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT HITTING THE BRAKES AND THEY GO OUT WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE 2014 RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM! IT WAS MERELY A BANDAID AND TEMPORARY FIX. ON MORE THAN 1 OCCASION, I HAVE SEEN THE CAR BEHIND ME FLY UP ON MY REAR END AND HAVE TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM! I DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I GET REAR ENDED AND SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES ON CAR FORUMS, AFTER HAVING THE RECALL DONE, SO I KNOW IT IS NOT JUST MY CAR THAT HAS THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED IMMEDIATELY!
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL, PARK, OR DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAY RIDGE CHEVROLET (1575 86TH STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11228, 718-232-0186) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED A FAILURE CODE FOR THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (WEBSTER CITY AUTO CENTER, 129 2ND ST, WEBSTER CITY, IA 50595) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,202. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Mileage: 106,202
BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. STILL NOT RIGHT. EVERY TIME I HIT THEM HARD THEY STICK.
TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT CABLE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND SOMETHING BROKE,I THINK IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SHIFT CABLE. ALSO MY BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON EVN WHEN I DON'T APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. AND ALSO MY STEERING IS HARD TO STEER OCCASIONALLY, WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS WHEN USING ON WINDY ROADS. BOTH IN THE CITY AND MOUNTAINMOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS. I HAD RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALLS WHEN I WAS TROUBLESHOOTING WHY MY TRANNY CABLE BROKE THE OTHER DAY. THE TRANSMISION FAILED JUST RECENTLY, THE OTHER SYMPTOMS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT 0 TO 40 DAY AGO.
Mileage: 121,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES WHO HAD BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT FURTHER TESTING WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND PARKED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE BODY CONTROL MODULE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY AND CAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS CAN EITHER STAY ON OR NOT COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE LETTER SAYS THEY WILL EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE BUT NOT REPAIR THE CAR UNLESS IT ACTUALLY FAILS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. GM SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND RECALL THE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SEE THE IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FUNCTIONING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT.
Mileage: 13,500
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE CONTACTED YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER. THE AIR BAGS AND BRAKES (FRONT/REAR) ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE AB LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY BLANKING THE WORDS "NEEDS TO BE SERVICED" AND I'VE HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED AND STILL HEAR A NOISE UPON IMPACT.
Mileage: 121,000
POWER STEERING NOT WORKING, BRAKES SOMETIMES GOES TOO LOW TO THE FLOOR & PEDEL SENSOR HAS GONE OFF MAKING CAR ACCELERATE AT TIMES.
Mileage: 161,578
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Mileage: 125,000
WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES IN THE CAR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. NOT NOTIFYING THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME THAT I AM STOPPING. WHEN BRAKES IS RELEASED THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WOULD THEN COME ON.
THERE WAS ALREADY A RECALL ON THE DYSFUNCTION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. I GOT IT FIXED, ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. ALL SEEMED WELL, BUT I AM NOW ABOUT A YEAR (LONGER?) AFTER THE RECALL AND IT SEEMS TO NOT HAVE WORKED. I KNOW, VERY WELL, OF SOMEONE WHO OWNS A YEAR LATER OF THE SAME CAR, HAD THE SAME RECALL, AND IT ALSO ENDED UP GOING BACK TO THE MALFUNCTIONING. I KNOW TOO WELL, A SERVICE ISN'T GUARANTEED AFTER A YEAR. WHERE DOES A RECALL, THAT DIDN'T GET FIXED PROPERLY, HAVE A TIME LIMIT ON GETTING FIXED!
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY RIGHT LINE ALMOST AT MY EXIT . THE GPS FELL FROM THE WINDOW AND MUST OF HIT THE AREA OF THE SHIFT COLUMN IT DIDN'T COME OUT OF DRIVE THOUGH. THE CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER PUSH THE FLASHES AND EMERGENCY BREAK WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK JUST A LARGE NOSE STEERING DIDN'T WORK WELL. BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK THE STEERING COLUMN OUT AGAIN. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I FEEL THIS IS A PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL IN 2015 THAT LISTED THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR PONTIAC G6 2007 MASSACHUSETTS ROUTE 2 WEST LEOMINSTER. MA. RESTARTED THE CAR, GOT TO MY DESTINATION, AND DROVE HOME THAT NIGHT LOWER SPEEDS.
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,605.
Mileage: 121,605
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH GREAT FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS INCORRECT BECAUSE THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR HAD BEEN REPLACED TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
MY CAR WAS RECALLED DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND LOSINIG CRUISE CONTROL. WAS REPAIRED AT MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP ION 9/04/2014 IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY RECALL. RECENTLY THE SAME PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CARE FOR THE FINAL RECALL TO MY DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND ALSO REPORTED TO THEM THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN. I WAS TOLD THAT THAT RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG, I RESPONDED WITH THE PART THEY FIXED FOR THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT FAILED AGAIN AFTER THE RECALL FIX. THEY RESPONDED THAT THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED IT WAS FIXED WITH DIALETIC GREASE AND A ZIP TIE. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM AGAIN FOR IT SEEMS LIKE GM HAS JUST PUT A BAND AID ON A GUSHING WOUND TO AVOID PAYING AND FIXING THE PROBLEM PERMANENTLY. AND I AM STUCK EITHER PAYING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THE DEALER QUOTED OR CONTINUE DRIVING A CAR THAT COULD GET ME KILLED! FOR NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER STAY ON OR MAY NOT WORK AT ALL, EVEN IN PARK WITH THE CAR IDLING THEY STAY ON UNTIL I TAP THE BRAKES THEN THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT COME ON WHEN TAPPED AGAIN.
Mileage: 147,000
GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004-2012 MALIBU, 2004-2007 MALIBU MAXX, 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6, 2007-2010 SATURN AURA VEHICLES. ON THESE VEHICLES, OVER TIME AN INCREASED RESISTANCE CAN DEVELOP IN THE BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) CONNECTION SYSTEM AND RESULT IN VOLTAGE FLUCTUATIONS OR INTERMITTENCY IN THE BRAKE APPLY SENSOR (BAS) CIRCUIT THAT CAN CAUSE SERVICE BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE SERVICE BRAKE LAMPS MAY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED, OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. ADDITIONALLY, CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISENGAGE IT. SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK, OR ADDITIONAL SERVICE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK. TRACTION CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND PANIC BRAKING ASSIST FEATURES, IF EQUIPPED, MAY BE DISABLED. SERVICE ESC AND/OR TRACTION CONTROL TELL-TALES MAY ILLUMINATE WITH THIS CONDITION. GENERAL MOTORS HAS DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN 2004-2008 MY CHEVROLET MALIBU (GMX380) AND 2005-2008 MY PONTIAC G6 WITH 4-SPEED TRANSMISSIONS (MN5); EXCEPT FOR VEHICLES ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER SAFETY RECALL 12106 12V-460 WITH LABOR CODE V2671 OR V2672 AND 2007 AND SOME 2008 MY SATURN AURA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (ME7/MN5). THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE MAY FRACTURE AT ANY TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY, ROTORS, AND BRAKE SHOES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Mileage: 150,000
TAKATA RECALL FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY DYING. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY EVERYTHING LOCKED UP I COULDN'T STOP, COULDN'T BRAKE, THE ENGINE SEIZED AND I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MOVING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BY ITSELF, THEN LOCKED UP. I HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH THE CAR INTO A SAFE PLACE AND WAS UNABLE TO RE-START IT.
Mileage: 140,000
WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKE TO ENGAGE THE CAR INTO DRIVE A CLICKING IS HEARD AND THEN BRAKE GOES TO FLOOR. BRAKE LIGHTING DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME BUT IS ON AND OFF. THE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER G6 VEHICLES 14V252000 FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALER STATES THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE OTHER RECALL IS FOR THE SAME ISSUES.
Mileage: 64,000
VEHICLE WAS ON A STREET DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP AND THE LOW TRACTION LIGHT POPPED ON. THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE CAR AND THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK.
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,400.
Mileage: 108,400
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO AGO WE FINANCED OUR THREW BROWNS AUTO WORLD FAYETTEVILLE, NC AND SINCE THEN WE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING AND SHUTTING OFF ARE BRAKES WERE PUT ON BACKWARDS WE ALSO HAD ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH ACCELERATION OF THE CAR YOU COULD ONLY GET UP TO A CERTAIN SPEED OF THE CAR BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, THE END RESULT BEING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND BRAKES. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A SITUATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP WHICH A MECHANIC SAID WAS VERY WEAK FROM THE BEGINING. WE HAVE RECIEVED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE CAR BUT EVERYTIME WE TOOK IT GM MOTORS THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND SAID OUR WAS FINE BUT IT MATCHED WAS WRITTEN ON THE RECALLS SO MY QUESTION IS WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? WHAT IS MY NEXT STEP?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
Mileage: 128,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT FRONT BREAK CALIPER LOCKED UP WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING PRESSED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THE FRONT END WAS SHAKING VERY HARD. WE WERE IN THE FAST LANE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKE LOCKED UP, WHEN WE STOPPED THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER WAS LOCKED IN PLACE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE WHEEL. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. 4 OF THOSE TIMES WERE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY SHORTLY AFTER CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE OTHER 2 TIMES WERE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN TOWN. PONTIAC WAS NOTIFIED THEY PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC IN CASE IT WAS RELATED TO A RECENT RECALL BUT DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.
Mileage: 92,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
Mileage: 117,000
WAS A A STOP ON A 2 WAY STREET GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND A SUV HITS US FROM BEHIND AND SEND ME FORWARD WITH MY RIGHT ARM SLAMMING INTO DASHBOARD OF CAR WITH A STRAINED TENDON IN MY SHOULDER SHOULDER. CALLED GM AND THEY STATE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON MY CAR WAS FIXED DURING OUR VISIT FOR ANOTHER RECALL IN JAN 2014 HOWEVER WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT FOR THE SAME ISSUE THEY SAID THEY FIXED!
Mileage: 133,000
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. I'M JUST SMELLING GAS AND MY CAR ISN'T STARTING ON THE FIRST TURN LIKE BEFORE. AS I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. I ALSO RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL 13036 BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS 14152 TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ACTION I NEED TO TAKE. I SEE THE GAS ISSUE IS A BIG CONCERN.
Mileage: 160,000
I DO NOT REMEMBER THE DATE OR MILEAGE BUT MY CAR HAS MANY PROBLEMS. THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON, IT SAYS TRACTION OFF. IT AFFECTS THE STEERING, BREAKS, IT CAUSES FISHTAILING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY! THE COMPANY SHOULD REPLACE IT OR GIVE THE OWNERS NEW CARS OR A DISCOUNT ON A NEW VEHICLE. I AM HAVING THE TRACTION SENSORS REPLACED COSTING ME $400. I WAS TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS WELL! I WAS ALSO TOLD IT COULD BE A RECALL BUT THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME $1200 TO CHANGE IT! WHAT DO I DO? ITS NOT MY FAULT IT WAS MADE WITH FAULTY PARTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Mileage: 160,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 09/02/15*LJ UPDATED 3/29/2016 *JS UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN
Mileage: 101,000
I STARTED MY CAR AND MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND ON MY STEREO SCREEN IT SAID "SERVICE AIR BAG". THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY PASSENGER AIR BAG WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2014 BUT THEY SAID THEY HAD IT RESET BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. ALSO, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME AT STOP LIGHTS THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND OFF WHILE I AM STOPPED. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS A RECALL ISSUE BUT IT DOESN'T PULL UP FOR MY PARTICULAR VIN NUMBER. THESE ARE ISSUES OUTSIDE OF THE RECALLS THAT I WAS ALREADY FORCED TO DEAL WITH. *TR
Mileage: 94,897
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,522.
Mileage: 102,522
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
MY SON WAS DRIVING AT 5 PM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. HE HAD BEEN CUT OFF BY A DRIVER WHO THEN SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. (OUT OF TOWN DRIVER) WHEN THE CAR AHEAD OF HIM STOPPED MY SON WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 30 MILES PER HOUR. MY SON SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES WITH TWO CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF HIM AND THE G6 REAR ENDED THE CAR AHEAD OF HIM. WHEN I WAS CONTACTED MY SON REPORTED THE CAR PANIC BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE DID NOT SEEM TO WORK. HE INDICATED THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING DESPITE HIS HARD BRAKING. WE HAVE HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED ON THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY 2014. MY CONCERN: A GM RECALL 13036 WAS ISSUED AND PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE.TO CORRECT THIS PANIC ASSIST BRAKING FEATURES. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON 9/3/14 AND I RECEIVED A LETTER ON 9/5/14 INDICATING PARTS TO CORRECT THIS WERE AVAILABLE. MY SON HAS NEVER HAD A TRAFFIC CITATION OR WARNING AND IS NOW CONSIDERED RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. MOST LIKELY THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 43,113
TWO HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT OFF THE DEALERSHIP LOT, IT STARTED CLUNKING /SNAPPING IN THE FRONT END WHEN I TURN, GO OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, BRAKE AND ACCELERATE. NO DOUBT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOON! *TR
Mileage: 80,370
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Mileage: 166,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT IT FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. THE BRAKES HESITATED TO RESPOND WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN, (WHICH CAN SNEAK UP ON YOU IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, WHICH I AM), AND APPLIED MY BRAKES TO SLOW FOR THE SIGN. THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SLOWING, AND THEN I HEAR BRAKES SCREECHING. THE VEHICLE DID MANAGE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING ME; HOWEVER, I WAS RATTLED. AFTER THE ALMOST CRASH, THE DRIVER PULLED ALONGSIDE ME AND INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. BECAUSE IT WAS DAYLIGHT, I WENT HOME TO INVESTIGATE, PLACED MY VEHICLE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, AND OBSERVED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, MY FIANCE OBSERVED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO PRIOR OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. APPARENTLY IT WASN'T AND IS STILL A PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 PONTIAC G6'S. *TR
Mileage: 64,000
"TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE; BRAKE LIGHTS, AIR BAG PASSENGER SIDE, IGNITION" SHIFTER INTERMITTENTLY HANGS UP WHEN SHIFTING. CALLED DEALERSHIP FIRST WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALL FOR THAT VIN NUMBER, THAT NOTHING WAS ON FILE. THEN WHEN I READ HIM THE NOTICE I RECEIVED TODAY HE SAID THAT I WAS TO WAIT UNTIL THEY HAD PARTS. I FELT UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR AND ASKED FOR A LOANER. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. (SERVICE DEPT.) CALLED PONTIAC CS. 800 762 2737 I WAS TOLD AFTER EXPLAINING MY PROBLEM THAT IT WAS THE DEALERSHIPS DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER TO PROVIDE A LOANER. SHE TALKED TO DEALERSHIP, CAME BACK AND THEN ASKED ME HOW MANY MI WAS ON CAR. 82K THEN SHE TALKED TO DEALER AGAIN AND SHE COMES BACK AND TELLS ME THEY NEED TO CHECK IT AND PROVIDE ME WITH AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIRS THEN I AM TO CALL THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERV BACK WITH THE ESTIMATE. ???????? SO I AM STILL DRIVING A CAR THAT I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH BECAUSE THEY NEED AN ITEMIZED BILL OF REPAIR? IS THIS THE PROCESS FOR A RECALL? I DEFINITELY WILL NOT TAKE IT TO "THAT DEALERSHIP" FOR AN INSPECTION AS NOW I DO NOT TRUST THEM AS THEIR COMPUTERS HAD NO RECALLS OR REPAIR REPORTS FOR MY CAR AT ALL.. RECALL NO. 14152 TRANSMISSION CABLE I WAS PROVIDED WITH A CASE NO. AND TOLD TO CALL PONTIAC CS BACK. P.S. SO IS THIS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALSO I AM CONFUSED????? *TR
Mileage: 82,300
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD FAIL TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ETC) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Mileage: 30,000
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
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.
Mileage: 69,000
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
Mileage: 132,000
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
Mileage: 69,436
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
Mileage: 127,431
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
Mileage: 107,386
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TURNED OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO NOTICED THE CONNECTION WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO CLEAN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THIS TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE AS WELL. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Mileage: 80,000
MY CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES FOR A WHILE. NOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING. WHEN THE CAR IS GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE BRAKES WILL LIGHT UP BUT WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN PUTTING THE ELECTRICAL GREASE ON THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. NOW IT IS ONLY LASTING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. TOOK MY VIN # TO A GM DEALER AND THEY SAY MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND WANT TO CHARGE ME $400.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW I THOUGHT MY CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
DRIVING ALONG THE ROAD A DEER CAME OUT WE TRIED TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DEER AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE LOST STEERING DUE TO ANTI SKID FAILURE, DOES NOT INDICATE ANTI SKID FAILURE, SHOWS IT IS OPERATIONAL, TIRES WERE VERY HEAVILY FLAT SPOTTED, WE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A SIGN AND DAMAGED THE FRONT OF THE CAR AFTER THIS THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS DANGLING WE HAD NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND WE WERE TOLD THE ANTI SKID AND OUR CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM WAS ALL WORKING AND NORMAL, THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD VERY FAST WHEN THE CRUISE IS SET, IT WILL GO ABOUT 10 MPH PAST THE SET SPEED, AND WILL GO BACK TO THE SET SPEED, BUT NOT UNTIL IT GOES VERY QUICKLY TO THE POINT WHERE IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL YOU WILL RUN UP ON SOMEONE IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR
Mileage: 126,300
BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED PASSENGER HEADLIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES SEVERE LEAKING INTO PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD WHEN RAINS. *TR
Mileage: 87,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES THAT ARE IN THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED GM RECALL. HOWEVER, UPON CALLING GM, THEY INSIST THAT MY VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE UNITS AFFECTED. EITHER I AM BY COINCIDENCE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL (CRUISE CONTROL HAVING ISSUES ENGAGING/DISENGAGING; BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING NOT ILLUMINATING AT PROPER TIMES), OR GM IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE FULL EXTENT OF THE ISSUE. OCCAM'S RAZOR SAYS THAT THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION IS THE MOST LIKELY, AND IN THIS SITUATION, THE SIMPLEST SOLUTION IS THAT THE FAULTY PART(S) WERE USED IN MORE VEHICLES THAN THEY CURRENTLY RECOGNIZE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON WHILE ACCELERATING AND GOING OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ENGAGED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY BUT WE ARE TRAVELING AND WILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS AT OUR DESTINATION. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS WORKING INTERMITTENT AND THE SHIFT INTERLOCK NEEDS EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO UNLOCK THE SHIFTER. I SEE THIS IS BEING LOOKED INTO FOR A RECALL THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT! *TR
Mileage: 54,000
CAR HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE DUE TO POWER STEERING HOSE RUBBING AND LEAKING FLAMMABLE FLUIDS BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTION ALWAYS....ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND OFF WHEN YOU ACTUALLY APPLY BRAKES AIR BAG LIGHTS ON AND OFF ON AND OFF--MALFUNCTIONING ALL THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
1-CRUISE CONTROL COMES BACK ON AFTER DISENGAGING, LOUD CLUNK WHEN TURNING, HAVE FIXED BALL JOINTS AND FRONT END STUFF SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL CLUNKS AT LOW SPEEDS EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AS WELL. *TR
Mileage: 5,555,555
THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, AND STAY ON, WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. (EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF THE WAY IT SHOULD) WHEN PARKED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNLESS THE BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. (SOMETHING THAT CAN NOT BE DONE WHILE DRIVING) ONCE IT IS RELEASED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON, EVEN WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND AFTER REVIEWING THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH G6 CARS. *TR
Mileage: 123,800
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PONTIAC G6 2007 DO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. WHEN DRIVING THEY STAY ON, WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THEY GO OUT. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR FIVE TIMES AND IT WORKS FOR A DAY OR SO, AND GOES OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN NOT BRAKING,, AND NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKING.. IN ADDITION THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
AS I ATTEMPTED TO TURN LEFT THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE GAS WASN'T ACCELERATING CORRECTLY AND SUDDENLY TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. *JS
BRAKE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. OTHER TIMES THEY ARE ON W/O PRESSING THE BRAKE, THEN THEY GO OFF WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TUNNEL WHICH COMES UP TO A SHARP BEND A LITTLE AFTER EXITING AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR I FELT LIKE I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF MY CAR AS IT FELT AS IF IT WAS LOCKING UP AND MOVING IN ITS OWN DIRECTION. SO I HIT THE BRAKES (JUST GOT BRAKES DONE) TO SLOW DOWN A BIT BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BRAKE QUICK ENOUGH FOR ME TO FEEL SAFE. SO BEFORE COMING TO THE BEND THERE IS ANOTHER EXIT TO GO INTO TOWN THAT I TOOK TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED. WHILE TAKING THAT WAY HOME I HAD LIGHTS TO STOP AT AND AS I ACCELERATE IT WAS HESITANT AT TIMES TO PICK UP. LASTLY EVERY TIME I START UP THE CAR THERE IS A TICKING NOISE THAT IS CONSISTENT WHICH I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS FROM. THE BRAKES MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH WHO DID MY BRAKES BUT THE POWER STEERING IS AN ISSUE AND WHEN I WAITED UNTIL TODAY TO CHECK THE FLUID I COULD NOT LOCATE SO I WENT ONLINE TO FIND OUT WHERE IT WAS AND COME TO FIND OUT I MAY HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ONE AND FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS REGARDING POWER STEERING ISSUES. MY CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO ME AND IT IS NOW MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO WORK. *TR
Mileage: 107,500
BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED, GOES OFF WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. *TR
2007 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AS IF I WERE BRAKING. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED, THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. CONDITION HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY OCCURRING AND I FEAR IT MAY PRESENT ITSELF ONE DAY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON WITH OUT HITTING THE BRAKES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND PEOPLE WERE YELLING AT ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ON. I PULLED IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY WERE ON WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T BE AND WENT OFF WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
Mileage: 97,643
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITHOUT ANY APPLICATION TO THE BRAKES AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DIS-ENGAGED. MY BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON ALL THE WAY HOME AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE WORKING NORMAL AT FIRST AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 88,077
2007 PONTIAC G6 I'VE HAD SINCE 2009. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR TO BE ON WHILE THE BRAKE IS NOT BEING PRESSED. ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, LIGHTS GO OFF THEN TAKE A COUPLE SECONDS AND TURN BACK ON. DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS BEHIND SINCE THEY CAN'T TELL WHEN I AM ACTUALLY BRAKING OR NOT. IT BASICALLY JUST SEEMS LIKE I AM RIDING THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
EVERY SO OFTEN, EITHER WHEN I FIRST START MY G6 OR AFTER ITS BEEN DRIVING FOR AWHILE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT PULLS ME OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL, BECAUSE IT THINKS I'M BRAKING, AND CARS BEHIND ME WILL HONK AND FLASH THEIR LIGHTS. I READ THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6S BUT I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM WENT INTO THE 2007 MODEL YEAR ALSO. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AT RANDOM, ALTHOUGH IF THERE'S BEEN RAIN OR SNOW, IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
I'VE HAD MY CAR SINCE NOVEMBER 2011. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE COMING ON WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE THEN SHUT OFF WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. I PAID TO GET IT FIXED, AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE BRAKE LIGHTS QUIT WORKING PERIOD. IN 2012, MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO A SHOP TWO TIMES IN 2013 AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PERMANENT FIX. I'M 12 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS MY DUTY TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUOUSLY. I'M NOT ONLY PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER, BUT MY UNBORN CHILD. I HAVE PAID THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND I CAN'T AFFORD TEMPORARY FIXES. I WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT ANY RECALLS, I HAD TO FIND IT OUT FOR MYSELF. AS A REGISTERED OWNER, I FEEL LIKE THAT AGAIN IS NOT MY DUTY. I PAID FOR A CAR THAT SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY! YOU SHOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS OR TAKE THESE VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD PERMANENTLY. PLEASE DO YOUR JOB AND HELP ME, AS I DO EVERYDAY FOR MY JOB. *TR
Mileage: 29,000
VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED. THIS ISSUE IS ON GOING FOR OVER A YEAR AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED BY THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS EVEN A GM DEALER WITH ALL SAYING THEY CAN NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND WHEN IN DRIVE. *TR
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING USED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND WILL TURN OFF WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, CAR HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK, AND THAT CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I AM NOT PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKES AND WHEN I DO PRESS ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A INVESTIGATION GOING ON THAT MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A RECALL. I JUST WANTED TO PUT MY COMPLAINT IN BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. ALSO I SEE ALOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AS WELL. THANKS. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
BRAKES LIGHTS TURN ON WHILE ACCELERATING AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SOMETIMES HAVE A PROBLEM SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THAT WHENEVER I DRIVE, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON. THEN, WHEN I STEP ON MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR DRIVERS FOLLOWING ME, ESPECIALLY IF I WOULD HAPPEN TO COME TO A QUICK STOP IF THERE WERE TO BE AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE LOOKED UP WAYS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS WAS TO APPLY A SPECIAL LUBRICANT TO AN ELECTRICAL PLUG. THIS SOLUTION WORKED FOR AWHILE, BUT NOW IT IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE. PLEASE SEND OUT A RECALL OR SOMETHING TO GET THIS FIXED! I SEE G6'S ALL THE TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, AND I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! *TR
Mileage: 80,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFTEN COME ON WHEN THE BRAKES AREN'T APPLIED AND DO NOT GO ON WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FIXED THREE TIMES. EACH TIME WAS UNDER MY WARRANTY, UNDER A YEAR, SO I ONLY HAD TO PAY ONCE. THE ISSUE HAPPENED RECENTLY AGAIN, BUT THE YEAR WARRANTY HAS PASSED ALREADY. I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN, SO IT MIGHT HAVE STILL BEEN AN ISSUE ALL ALONG, AS I ALSO DON'T NOTICE IT UNLESS IT IS AT NIGHT. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
WHEN I START THE CAR THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON MOST OF THE TIME, WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I DO TOUCH THE PEDAL THEY GO OUT. ALSO THE CRUSE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ABOUT THE SAME TIME. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I WILL GET A HOLD OF G.M. AND TRY TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT THE WAY THE STOP LIGHTS WORK-BACKWARDS-. *TR
LAST WEEK I WAS FOLLOWING MY SON DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED HIS BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN WE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT, HIS BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG HE HAD BEEN DRIVING HIS VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES LIGHTS WHILE BRAKING. HINDSIGHT, MOST LIKELY, WHEN HIS CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING (EARLY SUMMER). HE IS A COLLEGE STUDENT THAT ATTENDS A UNIVERSITY 3 HOURS FROM HOME AND TRAVELS THE INTERSTATE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FIND IT VERY NEGLIGENT THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS FAULTY SENSOR. WOULD ANY EMPLOYEE OF GENERAL MOTORS WANT THEIR CHILD DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS? PLEASE PUT A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
I OWN A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT EVEN TOUCHED. WHEN I DO APPLY THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL "CLOSE CALLS" DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. I AM AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THE 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6'S, WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR PROBLEM. PERHAPS SOME OF THESE BAD WIRING CONNECTORS WERE USED IN THE 2007 CARS. I CONTACTED GM AND GOT THE "PARTY LINE" "SORRY BUT YOUR YEAR 2007 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL" EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RECALLED 2005'S AND 2006'S. WILL IT TAKE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE?????????? *TR
Mileage: 54,000
SOMEONE STOPPED ME IN TRAFFIC TO LET ME KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON EVEN THOUGH I WAS ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED THROUGH NUMEROUS REPAIR AND CONTINUES TO BE ON DURING THE ENTIRE RIDE. ALSO, IT IS REALLY HARD SOMETIMES TO GET THE GEAR OUT OF PARK AND INTO ANOTHER SELECTION. I HAVE SPENT ALMOST 1,000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRSBUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
BRAKE LIGHTS ALWAYS APPEAR ON WHEN DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE SHOWS THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON IT EFFECTS MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER AND CLOSE CALLS OF BEING HIT BECAUSE WHEN I AM ACTUALLY BRAKING, IT SHOWS I AM NOT SO VEHICLES BEHIND ME DO NOT KNOW I AM APPLYING THE BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND WHEN THE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN
Mileage: 105,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 GT DO NOT OPERATE AS THEY SHOULD MOST OF THE TIME. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED, THEN WHEN I DO BRAKE THE LIGHTS TURN OFF(SOMETIMES THEY WILL FLASH AND COME BACK ON). THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH CARS SWERVING OUT OF THE LANE BEHIND ME MORE THAN ONCE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. ALSO, THIS BEING A SMALLER ISSUE, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE I AM DRIVING I CANNOT ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL OR IF IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS OFF WHEN THEY COME ON THEY DISENGAGE IT. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND GOING OFF WHEN IT IS. I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH STILL NOT WORKING. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. WHEN YOU PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE WHEEL SHAKES A LITTLE BIT AND THE CAR LIKES TO PULL TO ONE SIDE. AFTER READING A FEW OF THESE REVIEWS AND NOTICING THAT EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, SOMETHINGS NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR THE WAY IT IS. IM AFRAID THAT NOTHING IS GOING TO BE DONE IN TIME UNTIL IT IS TO LATE FOR SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
OUR 2007 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. ONCE THE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE LIGHTS GO OFF. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND WE HAVE REPLACED THE LIGHTING SWITCH ONCE. THE SHOP HAS TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE BEHIND US LOCK UP THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID REAR RENDING US BECAUSE THEY AREN'T AWARE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY ON THE BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE FOLLOWING US. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE GETTING STUCK ON. THE ISSUE HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. NOW EACH TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE GETTING STUCK ON. WHEN I TAP THE BREAK, THE LIGHTS TURN OFF ALL TOGETHER. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS REPAIRED SINCE I CAN BE TICKETED FOR THIS, AND/OR GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH? THE ISSUE ALSO CAUSES A PROBLEM WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL TO REFUSE TO ENGAGE. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
I WAS TOLD BY A PERSON FOLLOWING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WE ALWAYS ILLUMINATED, THEN WHEN I ACTUALLY APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ALSO, TO START CRUISE CONTROL I MUST TAP MY BRAKE BEFORE IT WILL ENGAGE. THEN, AFTER IT IS ENGAGED, IT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF WITHIN 15-30 SECONDS. *TR
Mileage: 83,000
WHEN THE CAR IS AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL IS ALSO MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT'S TURNED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. ALSO I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR AND THEN SHUTS OFF AFTER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED (FOR EXAMPLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT) THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE THEN BACK ON AGAIN AFTER DRIVING OFF. IN ADDITION I HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE PART OF GM REGARDING THE REMOTE START WHICH WAS INSTALLED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE REMOTE START HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE AND I HAVE GONE BACK NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THEM TO FIX IT, TO NO AVAIL. THE CAR STARTS, THEN SHUTS OFF. AFTER THE KEY IS APPLIED TO START THE CAR, WHICH IT DOES, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. IF THE CAR IS STARTED WITHOUT THE REMOTE START THE GRINDING NOISE IS NOT THERE WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO GEAR.
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED THE LIGHTS GO OFF.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAVE ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS IN ONE TRIP HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE BROUGHT CAR TO STS AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND IT STILL DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE. I SEE MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ALL. *JB
Mileage: 105,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL CONSTANTLY STAY ON. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WHERE MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. I SEE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G6'S FOR THIS TIME FRAME BUT MY CAR IS NOT ON THERE. IS THERE A WAY I CAN GET IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL? *JB
WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY BROTHER FOLLOWING ME IN A SEPARATE CAR, HE TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR WERE ON THE WHOLE TIME, ONLY TURNING OFF WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES (BRIEFLY) BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. I HAVE NOTICED THIS WHEN I START THE CAR VIA REMOTE (THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CHMSL ARE ON) AND IN REFLECTIONS AS I DRIVE... IF I APPLY THE BRAKES HARD, THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF BRIEFLY, BUT COME BACK ON AS I DRIVE. I DO NOT DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN NOTICING. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY INCIDENTS WITH OTHER VEHICLES (I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE KEEPING FAR AWAY BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON), AND I AM AWARE OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHEVROLET MALIBU FROM THAT YEAR FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS A 2007 PONTIAC G6 GT CONVERTIBLE. AS WELL, THE STABILITY CONTROL (THE GT CONVERTIBLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH IT) INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE... THE DEALER HAS USED A SCANNER TO CHECK THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING HAS REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER HISTORY. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED. IT IS HARD TO ALSO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER FROM PARK AT TIMES. ALSO, AT THE SAME TIME MY BRAKES LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED OPERATING. I FEEL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING IN THE OPPOSITE MANNER IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN LEAD OTHERS DRIVERS TO ALSO NOT BE SAFE. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
BRAKE LIGHTS WONT GO ON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THIS IS VERY BAD. THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. I DEMAND A RECALL RIGHT AWAY. *TR
Mileage: 90,139
BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR STAY ON. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IT IS VERY BAD, AND I DEMAND A RECALL FROM GENERAL MOTORS INC., TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 90,139
IT IS OFTEN VERY HARD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES PRESSING THE BRAKE VERY HARD WITH 2 FEET WILL ALLOW IT TO SHIFT, OTHER TIMES WE HAVE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AND THEN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD AND IT WILL SHIFT. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THEY STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED. THEY SOMETIMES GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. THIS CAR BELONGS TO MY TEEN DAUGHTER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 98,000
WHILE DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDDLE BEING PRESSED WHEN BRAKE PEDDLE PRESSED BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF . I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AT THE A TRAFFIC LIGHT . ALSO HAVE BEEN WARNED SEVERAL TIMES BY MOTORIST. PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE IS BADLY INJURED. THIS PROBLEM SEAMS TO BE VERY NUMEROUS AMONG PONTIAC G6 OWNERS. *TR
Mileage: 51,000
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM TO WORK ERRATICALLY. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT HAVING ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND WHEN THE CONTACT HAD ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE ALSO AFFECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD CAUSE IT TO INDEPENDENTLY DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TO BECOME DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,070. UPDATED 10/17/13*CN
Mileage: 80,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND TURN OFF ONCE THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. HTTP://WWW.DENVERPOST.COM/AUTO/NEWS/CI_23449828?SOURCE=RSS. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
AS WITH OTHER G6'S. MINE HAS THE ISSUE WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ENGAGED AND THEY TURN OFF ONLY WHEN BRAKE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
WHEN THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 IS IN DRIVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INDICATED BRIGHT AS IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AS IF THE PEDAL IS BEING PRESSED. WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO FROM BRIGHT TO OFF INDICATING THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING APPLIED WHEN, IN FACT, THEY ARE. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON WHILE I'M NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND GOING OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES IN. I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Mileage: 39,000
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN NOT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES BUT WHEN PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY GO OFF SO PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU ARE STOPPING. *TR
Mileage: 6,000
ADVISED BY A FELLOW MOTORIST THAT I WAS "RIDING MY BRAKES" AROUND THE END OF 2010 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 77 THROUGH VERY HILLY TERRAIN. NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT HE MEANT AS I WAS CLEARLY NOT RIDING MY BRAKES IN THE NORMAL SENSE BUT MAYBE HAD TAPPED THEM ONCE OR TWICE TO SLOW DOWN GOING DOWN HILL, I DISMISSED THIS AND FIGURED HE WAS ANGRY. END OF 2011/EARLY 2012 ADVISED BY A FRIEND THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS ON WHILE SHE FOLLOWED ME AND WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE. I DISCOVERED THROUGH THIS CONVERSATION THAT THEY WOULD GO OFF WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESSED THE BRAKE. TOOK THIS TO A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I ADVISED THEM OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR OF MY VEHICLE THAT INDICATED THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SHOWED A FIX FOR IT. THEY FIXED IT ACCORDING TO THAT BULLETIN AND IT SEEMED TO WORK AT THE TIME. JULY 2013, DISCOVERED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A SIDE ROAD (COULD SEE THE STREET SIGNS ILLUMINATE BEHIND ME AS I PASSED THEM) THAT ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE, THEY WERE ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND WOULD GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME GM MECHANIC WHO HAD TEMPORARILY FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AS THEY FOUND THAT TO BE READING INCORRECTLY AT TIMES AND RELEASED THE CAR BACK TO ME ADVISING THAT IT WAS WORKING AT THAT TIME. THE DAY AFTER I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, I HAD A FRIEND FOLLOWED ME TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS FIXED. I WAS ADVISED BY MY FRIEND WHILE AGAIN TALKING ON THE PHONE TO HIM THAT THIS DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AS I WOULD TELL HIM WHEN I WAS BRAKING AND HE WOULD TELL ME WHAT HE SAW. I AM CURRENTLY STILL DRIVING WITH MY BRAKES WORKING IN REVERSE. TAKING IT BACK TO THE SAME GM MECHANIC TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THIS FOR GOOD. *TR
I WAS GETTING INTO MY CAR TO DRIVE HOME AND WHEN I PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED THE CAR ON, I NOTICED THAT MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO DOUBLE CHECK IF THEY WERE REALLY ON OR NOT. I THEN GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. EVER SINCE THEN, THE CAR GOES BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AS I ACCELERATE AND THEN WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS WILL COME OFF. *TR
Mileage: 80,594
WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME ON AFTER ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNTIL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL THEN TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. ON MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES, I HAVE HAD OTHER DRIVERS FLAG ME DOWN WHILE ON THE ROAD TO TELL ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT SINCE THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU WILL HAVE NO INDICATION YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN SINCE PRESSING THE BRAKE TURNS OFF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AND IS BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM CONSTANTLY WORRIED DRIVING AT NIGHTS BECAUSE THE RISK FOR BEING REAR ENDED IS VERY HIGH. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND REQUEST THE NHTSA RECALL THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. ALSO, THE CAR GETS STUCK IN PARK AFTER STARTING THE CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK IS TO REPEATEDLY PRESS THE BRAKE TO UNLOCK. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
WHEN MAKING TURNS THERE IS A LOUD POP SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE THE BRAKE IS NOT COMPRESSED AND GOING OFF WHILE THE BRAKE IS COMPRESSED. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME DOES NOT KNOW I AM SLOWING DOWN. *TR
BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WHEN ACTUALLY BRAKING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS JUST PERMANENTLY STAY ON. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY OR PERMANENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES. HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH REPLACED AND RE-CALIBRATED ON NUMEROUS DATES AT SHAHEEN GM IN MOUNT PLEASANT, MI. NOVEMBER OF 2012, RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGHAMER GMC DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE SENSOR SYSTEM REPLACED AND RE-CALIBRATED. ONE MONTH AFTER THE REPAIR, THE BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAGWOOD'S IN MOUNT PLEASANT, MI WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNFIXABLE. DAGWOOD'S CLAIMED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE SWITCH AND RE-CALIBRATE AGAIN, BUT THAT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RESUME IMMEDIATELY AFTER PULLING IT OFF THE LOT. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM, IN WHICH I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT A MATTER OF A SIMPLE "FIX-IT" TICKET SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO POSSIBLE REPAIR. IT IS ALSO VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE NEARLY BEEN REAR-ENDED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN BRAKING AND THE CAR BEHIND ME CANNOT TELL BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT GO ON. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL OF THE TIMES THAT I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *TR
Mileage: 77,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE CAR REMAINED ON WHETHER USING BRAKE PEDAL OR NOT. BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR AND CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 50,685
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I CAME TO A STOP WHEN TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS AT A DEAD STOP WHEN A CAR CAME SLIDING PAST ME IN THE GRAVEL TO THE RIGHT OF ME. WHEN WE GOT TO THE STOP SIGN THE DRIVER OF THAT VEHICLE INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. I FOUND THIS HARD TO BELIEVE CONSIDERING I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A MONTH PRIOR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER I HAD A CAR HONK AT ME AND YELL OVER TO ME THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN YOU START THE CAR, YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE BACK OF THE CAR AND SEE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, WITH NOBODY EVEN IN THE CAR. I HAVE FOLLOWED MY GIRLFRIEND WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND THEY FUNCTION THE EXACT OPPOSITE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DRIVING AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE LIGHTS GO OUT COMPLETELY AND DO NOT RETURN ON UNTIL YOU BEGIN ACCELERATING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR REPLACED, CALIBRATED AND IT DID CURE THE PROBLEM FOR A MONTH OR SO, THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED. NEXT I HAD THE "FIX" FOR THE BCM CONNECTOR PERFORMED, THE DIELECTRIC GREASE DID NOTHING. SO NOW THE PROBLEM REMAINS, EVERYDAY PEOPLE RIDE RIGHT ON MY BUMPER AND I FEAR THAT AN ACCIDENT CAN COME OF THIS, AND GM NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THIS AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES ASAP. *TR
Mileage: 99,578
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 G6 WHEN SOMEONE PULLED UP BESIDE ME AND HONKED THEIR HORN TO GET MY ATTENTION. THE MAN INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT TURNED OFF WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE FOR THE RED LIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR TO BE FIXED AT A SHOP NEAR MY HOME, HE REPLACED THE SENSOR IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN I LEFT HIS SHOP IT WORKED PERFECTLY FINE. WORKING FINE ONLY LAST ABOUT 8 MONTHS WHEN I NOTICED THE REFLECTION OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS IN TRAFFIC SIGNS WHEN I WASN'T PUSHING ON THE BRAKE I REALIZED I ONCE AGAIN WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SINCE I HAVE LEFT THAT FIRST SHOP IN 2010, I HAVE TAKEN MY G6 TO 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS PAYING UPWARDS OF $500.00 TO GET THE SAME ISSUE RESOLVED EACH TIME. THE LAST TIME I TOOK MY CAR TO THE GMC DEALERSHIP (2 WEEKS AGO); THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE BEEN THERE IN JUNE OF 2011, SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AND NOW JUNE OF 2013. THE HEAD TECHNICIAN TOLD ME HE "HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE ISSUE IS". HE UNPLUGGED EVERYTHING AND PLUGGED IT ALL BACK IN AND THEY WORKED FINE BUT THE ISSUE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT RESOLVED. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS REPEATING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING ISSUES.(REVERSE OF NORMAL FUNCTIONING). FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS (2011) THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON/ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND ACTUALLY STOP ILLUMINATING WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY IN WARM AND COLD WEATHER, RAINY AND DRY WEATHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN COLUMBUS OH AND HAD THE ISSUE REPAIRED COSTING $100 WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 9-12 MONTHS (2012). THE ISSUE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE DEALERSHIPS REPAIR WARRANTY OF 12 MONTHS OR 12,000 MILES. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS (JAN - JUNE 2013) IN ADDITION, I HAVE EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTIONS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL, AS WELL AS UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER GEAR FOR AS MUCH AS UP TO 30 MINS, LEAVING ME STUCK AND STRANDED, ALSO WHEN APPLYING MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IT FEELS LIKE THERE'S NO PADDING OR LIKE THERE'S AIR IN THE LINE, AS WELL AS A VIBRATION . I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS AS I COULD BE VERY EASILY BE REAR ENDED AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLES RUNNING UP CLOSELY BEHIND ME AS THERE WAS NO INDICATION I WAS SLOWING. NOT ONLY HAVE I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM, BUT A HANDFUL OF TIMES I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER 2007 G6 ON LOCAL ROADWAYS WITH ILLUMINATING BRAKE LIGHTS DURING ACCELERATION. AGAIN I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND HOPE THAT WITH YOUR HELP GM WILL RECOGNIZE AND EXPEDITE THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A VERY SERIOUS AND URGENT MATTER AND ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ME AS A OWNER THE STEPS TO ENSURE SAFETY. THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 70,000
I WAS PULLED OVER BY GOOD SAMARITANS TO LET ME KNOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING BUT COMPLETELY OFF WHEN IN USE. AFTER RESEARCH ON INTERNET THIS IS HIGHLY COMMON IN THESE CARS. I FOUND A FIX ONLINE UNTIL I WAS PULLED OVER AGAIN BY GOOD SAMARITANS. I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF THEY ARE WORKING OR NOT UNLESS MY FATHER DOES A BRAKE CHECK SOME DAYS THEY WORK SOME DAYS THEY DON'T. THIS TO ME IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS FOR CONSUMERS THAT DON'T REALIZE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A PREGNANT WOMEN TO GET REAR ENDED OR FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THIS BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Mileage: 57,700
MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITH OUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDDLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH 4 TIMES ALREADY. WITH ONE OF THEM BEING TODAY. ON MY WAY HOME TONIGHT THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT . WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE THE LIGHTS GO OUT. SO IF I HAD TO STOP QUICK THE CAR BEHIND ME MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT I'M STOPPING AND HIT ME. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE? *TR
Mileage: 120,000
MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 HAS REPEATING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATING ISSUES. FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS AND ACTUALLY STOP ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY IN WARM AND COLD WEATHER, RAINY AND DRY WEATHER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN CINCINNATI, OH AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT ITSELF AND THEREFORE COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLES ISSUE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. NOT ONLY HAVE I EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BUT A HANDFUL OF TIMES I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER 2007 G6 ON LOCAL ROADWAYS WITH ILLUMINATING BRAKE LIGHTS DURING ACCELERATION. AGAIN I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND HOPE THAT WITH YOUR HELP GM WILL RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE AND ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE ME AS A OWNER THE STEPS TO ENSURE SAFETY. THANK YOU *TR
Mileage: 70,000
DRIVING ON THEHIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE ON. THE CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WITHOUTH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITRCH, FUSES, ADDED DIEELECTRIC GREASE TO THE NODES, REMOVED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED TEMPORARILY AND THEN START AGAIN. THIS IS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO MODELS NEWER THAN 2005. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. GM NEED TO FIX THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 110,000
ONE DAY, WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED ACTING UP. WHEN NOT APPLYING BRAKE, BRAKE LIGHTS SHINE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED AND HAVE HAD DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT ON CONDUCTORS. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MONTHS AND NOW IS BACK TO ACTING UP. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER POSTS AND BLOGS ABOUT SAID PROBLEM AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT GM AND THE NHTSA HAVE NOT DONE SOMETHING FOR MODELS NEWER THAN THE 2005 G6. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SYSTEM. I WANT THESE PROBLEMS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT BECAUSE OF THE COMPANY'S NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Mileage: 60,304
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN IT RANDOMLY TURNED OFF. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON THAT SHOWS THAT CRUISE CONTROL IS READY TO BE ON BUT IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND HAS BEEN ON AND OFF SINCE. THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. WHILE I DRIVE WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT WHEN I GO TO STOP, THEY TURN OFF. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR PARKED. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
2007 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY WHETHER THE PETAL IS PUSHED OR NOT. *TR
2007 PONTIAC G6, FOLLOWED WIFE HOME NOTICED THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WHERE ALWAYS ON EXCEPT WHEN SHE WAS SLOWING DOWN. THEY APPEAR TO BE THE OPPOSITE WAY THEY SHOULD BE..VERY DANGEROUS!!! *TR
APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY. AFTER CAR WOULD BE SHUT OFF THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER I RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. DID NOT THINK TO MUCH OF IT DUE TO IT BEING WINTER AND THOUGHT THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CAUSING IT. SINCE THE WEATHER HAS CLEARED I NOTICED WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CRUISE ON ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CRUISE WOULD SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT GET IT TO GO BACK ON, AND AGAIN THE SERVICE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON UNTIL I SHUT OFF MY CAR. COULD NOT USE MY CRUISE AT ALL. IT WASN'T TILL RECENTLY THAT SOMEONE ON THE ROAD FLAGGED ME DOWN AND SAID THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND WHEN I BRAKE THEY WENT OUT. NOT GOOD. TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. HAD THAT REPLACED BUT DID NOT EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A DAY. NEXT DAY THE ENTIRE PROCESS STARTED OVER AND I AM STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON WHEN I AM DEPRESSING THE GAS AND GOING OUT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. DID SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!!! ASAP THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I ALSO READ THAT THE BCM HAS FIXED THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME BUT ALSO NEED TO BE RE CALIBRATED AFTER THE PART IT REPLACED. I AM GOING TO TRY THIS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, DON'T REALLY LIKE DRIVING MY CAR IN THIS CONDITION. I HOPE THAT WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ON THIS SOMETHING WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE ACCIDENTS START HAPPENING. *TR
Mileage: 56,620
MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON WHEN I DIDN'T USE MY BRAKES AND WHEN I USED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. EARLIER TODAY I WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAVING SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE BACK END BECAUSE OF THIS. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM OUT AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
Mileage: 67,200
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY PONTIAC G6 SWITCHED. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS RELEASED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 COME ON WHENEVER THEY WANT BUT NOT WHEN NEEDED (IE. WHEN BRAKING). ALSO MY LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM WAS INOP. *TR
Mileage: 62,725
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE PRESSING GAS...WHEN PRESSING BRAKE THEY SHUT OFF. WHEN THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING YOU HAVE TO PRESS REAL HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WHICH WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS DOESN'T WARN OTHER DRIVERS WHEN STOPPING WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED YET WHAT I HAVE READ BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE YOU DO HAVE A ACCIDENT. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS NOT GET RECALLED AND KILL SOMEONE OVER A SIMPLE FIX. *TR
Mileage: 51,527
HAD CAR PARKED AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESSED IT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON. AFFECTS MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL. HAPPENS IN THE DAYTIME AS WELL AS NIGHT. SPORADIC. WAS TOLD MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN IN MOTION AND TURN OFF WHEN STOPPED. WORRIED I MIGHT GET IN AN ACCIDENT OR GET PULLED OVER. *TR
Mileage: 39,670
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2009. I FIRST NOTICED IT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED. THE CRUISE WOULD ALWAYS TURN OFF RANDOMLY. I NOTICED THEN THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY COME ON. NOW THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THEY DON'T TURN OFF UNLESS CAR IS OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND SAY ITS ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AND SOMETIMES WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT IT WILL BE OFF. ALSO WITH THIS THE SEATBELT ALARM WILL DING AND DING UNTIL I BUCKLE IN MY INVISIBLE PERSON. IT ISN'T ALL THE TIME BUT IT WORRIES ME BECAUSE HAVING A FAULTY AIR BAG IS NOT COOL. I'VE CONTACTED GM BECAUSE I SAW THAT THESE THINGS WERE ON RECALL BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN ISN'T RECALLED EVEN THOUGH ITS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN HELP? *TR
Mileage: 37,000
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED.ALSO, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I'M NOT PRESSING BRAKES AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGED AND WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. ONCE I DEPRESS THE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO ON AGAIN. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON RANDOM OCCASIONS, SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK FINE AND THEN SOMETIMES THEY MALFUNCTION. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE WHILE OTHER TIMES IT WILL. THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Mileage: 96,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS CURRENTLY AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER RQ13001 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL, BATTERY, AND REMOTE START ALL HAD FAILURES. ALL WERE REPAIRED EXCEPT THE REMOTE START. UPDATED 06/03/2013 *JS
Mileage: 93,000
BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE. THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 158,024
MY PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD AN EXTERIOR LIGHTING ISSUE SINCE AUGUST OF 2012. PONTIAC WILL NOT HELP ME FIX THIS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AND TURN ON WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. MY CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER WORKS PERIOD. A GM TECHNICIAN LOOKED AT MY CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT HE COULD DO TO FIX IT. WHEN HE USED THE TECH 2 TOOL, HE WOULD TRY AND TURN ONE TAIL LIGHT ON AND THE OPPOSITE WOULD TURN ON INSTEAD. PONTIAC WILL NOT EVEN LOOK AT MY CAR AT ANY DEALER FOR FREE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY AND MAYBE GET REIMBURSED FOR IT. I HAVE MANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR BUT THIS IS THE WORST. MY PANORAMIC SUN ROOF LEAKS AND MAKES A TON OF NOISE WHILE I DRIVE. THE SUN SHADE FELL OFF ON IT AS WELL. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
BRAKES, AND BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. TOO MANY ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO MENTION. TODAY, MY WIFE SAID HER POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. IT SCARES ME THAT SHE HAS TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL IN THIS CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS VEHICLE, AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR HELP, TO NO AVAIL. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL YET? *TR
Mileage: 130,000
MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE PEDAL IN NOT PRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN PRESSED , I CAN NOT FIND A REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM THE PEDAL POSITIONING SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT DRIVERS BEHIND ME RECEIVE NO WARNING OF ME BRAKING. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I AM ACCELERATING AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I BRAKE PUTTING ME AT HIGHER RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING OUT OF PARK AS WELL AS MY CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND LASTLY I AM ALSO HAVE A CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. EACH TIME THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF BUT CAME BACK ON IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THEY NEEDED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Mileage: 100,000
WHEN I PUSH THE GAS MY VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED. WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS GO OFF. I DO NOT HAVE ANY BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE.THIS IS A HUGE SAFTEY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM, BOTH TELL ME TO BRING IT IN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY AND ALL REPAIRS. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR ISSUES SIMILIAR TO THIS, MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FIT INTO THE RECALL. I HAVE DONE ALL WORK THAT THE RECALL SUGGESTS AND IT ONLY HELPS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
BRAKE LIGHT ARE ON WHEN ACCELERATING AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. ALSO, FROM TIME TO TIME, YOU HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. *TR
Mileage: 60,000
BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. ALSO THEY ILLUMINATE WHEN IN PARK OR WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR ON SATURDAY (9/15/12) AND MY HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. SO WHEN WE GOT HOME, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. WE PICKED IT UP AGAIN ON MONDAY NIGHT AND THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. TUES, I WAS STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR BEHIND ME SKIDDED TO A STOP BUT SWERVED AWAY FROM HITTING ME. THE NEXT DAY I MADE MY HUSBAND CHECK THE LIGHTS, AND AGAIN THE SAME ISSUE WAS HAPPENING. I EMAILED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN AGAIN. SO I DID AND THE SERVICE GUY SAID THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS IN MANY G6'S. HE REPLACED SOME BRAKE SWITCH OR SOMETHING AND DID WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY PONTIAC BUT SAID HE WANTS TO KEEP IT OVERNIGHT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TOMORROW. I'M VERY CONCERNED B/C I HAVE 3 YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR B/C IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ILLUMINATE, I WILL DEFINITELY GET HIT. THERE IS NO RECALL THAT I CAN FIND RE: THIS ISSUE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS NO FIX. I HAVEN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR A WEEK AND I DROVE IT FOR THREE DAYS. THE SHOP HAS HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 43,985
I FINANCED THIS USED CAR IN 2010 AT 27,000 MILES. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS CAR I HAVE NOT HAD THE CHANCE TO REALLY ENJOY IT BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY FIXING ON IT. I AVE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS. I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES 2X ONCE WITH ROTORS AND THEY ARE GOIN OUT AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS. I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING TIRES. MY STEERING WHEEL POPS WHEN TURNING AND I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED ONCE. TRACTION GONE. HAD HEAT/AIR ON AND SMOKE SMELLING LIKE A FIRECRACKER CAME FROM PASSENGER DASHBOARD. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IS THAT I HAD THE WHOLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM REPLACED AND NOW I AM CONSTANTLY REPLACING THE LUGS ON MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BECAUSE THE CONSTANTLY POP OFF. BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. AIR BAG, ENGINE, AND TRACTION LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF (SOMETIMES STAYING ON). POWER IN DRIVER DOOR GONE OUT FOR WINDOWS RESULTING IN 3 WINDOWS UNABLE TO ROLL UP/DOWN BUT WILL WORK WHEN WANTS. ONLY ONE WILL GO DOWN USING ITS OWN PANEL. REPLACED A CRACK IN LCA. REMOTE STARTER GONE OUT. CAR WHEEL SHAKES OCCASIONALLY. INTERIOR LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK EXCEPT FRONT DASHBOARD BUT MINUS WHERE GEAR SHAFT AT (WENT OUT AFTER SMOKE FROM DASHBOARD). NEEDS STRUTS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO JERKS WITH A HUGE POP THAT YOU CAN FEEL WHEN PUTTING CAR IN GEAR. WHEN ACCELERATING YOU CAN FEEL IT SHIFT GEARS. I AM CURRENTLY ONLY AT ABOUT 83000 MILES. NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. SCARED SERIOUS ACCIDENT MAY HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE LUGS CONSTANTLY POPPIN OFF. WE DON'T KNOW WHY. I CALLED PONTIAC AND GM AND NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR EXCEPT POWER-TRAIN AND WARRANTY FOR TRANS AND NONE OF THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY OR THEM PERIOD. TIRED OF THIS CAR SO TIRED!! GM AND PONTIAC NEED TO DO SOMETHING THIS IS TERRIBLE TO ONLY BE A 2007. *TR
Mileage: 30,000
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DISENGAGE. IF I THEN APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF AND STAY OFF, EVEN IF I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO, WHILE IN MOTION, IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS, I CAN TAP THE BRAKES AND THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF....I CAN THEN SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, AND IT WILL WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN. OTHER MOTORISTS HAVE TOLD ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE I'M IN MOTION, AND GO OFF WHEN I STOP. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN, AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE INJURED. GM RECALLED 2005-2006 MODELS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT DIDN'T EXTEND IT TO 2007 MODELS. HOWEVER, I'VE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE HAPPENING IN 2007 MODELS. CAN'T SOMETHING PLEASE BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT? I'M BRINGING IT IN AS I'M AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING IT THIS WAY, AND WILL HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THEM FIX IT, BUT I'VE HEARD THE FIX IS ONLY TEMPORARY, AND I'LL HAVE TO BRING IT BACK MANY TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
Mileage: 100,000
ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME I WAS DRIVING AND A POLICE OFFICER PULLED ME OVER AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE COMING ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING BUT WHEN I WAS STOPPING THEY WENT OFF I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE NOT FIXING IT THEY ARE CALIBRATING THE BRAKES AND PUTTING A BANDAID ON IT LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THEN RIGHT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING US TO BRING IT IN I WENT ONLINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR I UNDERSTAND THEY ARE FROM 2005-07 THAT THE ISSUES ARE OCCURRING ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I READ ON THE PROBLEM. HERE IS THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER FOR YOU TO REFERENCE WITH PE08054. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 05'S BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS IN THEIR LATER MODELS. IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED THEY KNOW ITS A MALFUNCTION AND THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE INSTEAD OF NICKELING AND DIMMING THEIR CUSTOMERS JUST TO NOT GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. DO WE REALLY HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM? I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Mileage: 17,000
ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN AVERAGING 60-65 IN MY 2007 PONTIAC G6 I LIGHTLY PRESSED BRAKES APPROACHING AN EXIT FOR GAS WHEN A THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKES AGAIN TO STOP AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY TO STOP. THE SHAKING WAS NOTICEABLY WORSE. I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ABOUT 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS EVENT SO I DID NOT EXPECT ANY BRAKE ISSUES. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS MY WIFE MENTIONED A NOISE FROM THE BRAKES. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE BUT MY FRONT AND REAR STRUTS WERE BAD. I ASKED HIM IF THIS WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE WHEN BREAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HE SAID YES. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND THEY DID A BRAKE INSPECTION EVEN THOUGH I ASKED TO HAVE THE STRUTS LOOKED AT AND STATED THAT ROTORS WERE WARPED. AFTER THIS I SEARCHED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING ON THE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I FOUND THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF ALL THE SYMPTOMS AND ISSUES I WAS HAVING. I DID FIND A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE STEERING.TECHNICAL BULLETIN NO.: 06-02-32-007G DATE: APRIL 05, 2010 SUBJECT: CLUNK, KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING OVER BUMPS AT LOW SPEEDS (DIAGNOSE NOISE AND PERFORM OUTLINED REPAIR) MODELS: 2004-2006 CHEVROLET MALIBU MAXX 2004-2008 CHEVROLET MALIBU CLASSIC 2008-2010 CHEVROLET MALIBU 2005-2010 PONTIAC G6 2007-2010 SATURN AURA SUPERCEDE: THIS BULLETIN IS BEING REVISED TO UPDATE THE PARTS INFORMATION FOR THE BOLT. PLEASE DISCARD CORPORATE BULLETIN NUMBER 06-02-32-007F (SECTION 02 - STEERING. AT THIS POINT I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION INCLUDING THE FACTORY ROTORS WHICH WARP WITHIN 2K-3K MILES. RE-SURFACING THESE ROTORS INCREASES THE BRAKING PROBLEM. AND A NON-METALLIC CERAMIC BRAKE PAD SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A GM CERTIFIED SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TT
Mileage: 72,000