Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated whenever he attempted to accelerate while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle failed to shift gears and the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where the technician diagnosed that the cam shaft position sensor, cam shaft actuator solenoid sensor were defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 130,000.
2007 Pontiac G6 transmission complaints
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The vehicle turned off when the steering column was turned completely. This of which put myself, as well as other drivers, in jeopardy. Luckily, this occurred in a parking lot with no other cars around. If this occurred on a highway turn-around or under different circumstances, many people could have been injured or killed.
I just hit my 80k miles. General motors extended warranty for emissions to 100k on 2.3 engine's. I have 3.5 engine. My check engine light came on; test showed cadillac converter. I telephoned #1 cochran in monroeville 5x and never received a return call to do emissions test on machine. This is where I purchased the car new. Then I telephoned bowser pontiac and they couldn't get me an appt till weeks because they were busy and had employees that kept calling off. I had my mechanic do the emission's test, he made a report showing this issue. I called gm and explained if they can do the customer good will claim based on the report from my mechanic because the dealer's could not get me an appointment. They said no. They deal with only gm dealer's not mechanics. So being just missed the mileage warranty gm is not willing to work with me to accept my mechanic's report to show they should have extended the warranty to the 3.5 engine's too. Due to the inability and non-willing to work with their gmac customer's I am looking to file a complaint with general motors as they could not accommodate me and I had to have my mechanic diagnose and pay for this repair out of pocket because they would not do a good will claim with my mechanic because the dealer's could not get me in to get a diagnostic test. I have documents to show this issue with the gm dealer and they reused to accommodate me with the issue that their parts were ineffective and they did not abide their warranty by a few miles and to work with me to file a good faith claim, meaning sometimes gm pays for all or some of the repair based on the report, but must have diagnostic test done at dealer and none of the dealers could get me an appt, and I was driving around for 4 weeks with the check engine light on and did not want to damage my vehicle with not being able to get an appointment at any time soon.
Brake lights illuminate without pushing brake pedal. Cruise will not engage. Car fails to come out of park.
Brake lights illuminate while driving and foot is not on the brake, then turn off when the brake is pressed. Sometimes blink first and they illuminate after about a minute. Also sometimes it is difficult to shift out of park. I brought the car in to the gmc dealership once already, the brake lights seemed to work fine for a few months and then the issue started all over again. Have 2nd appointment at the dealership today for the same issue.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle, it rolled away and crashed into another vehicle. The failure recurred twenty times over the course of two years. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where the contact was informed that the shifter cable would need to be replaced and was referred to a dealer. The dealer confirmed the diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.
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.
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
Approx. 2+ yrs ago I noticed that wherein pressing on the gas from a dead stop at a light resulted in nothing but high engine revs. After asecond or two the transmission would engage causing the occupants inside to be severely thrown back in their seats. Happens intermittently at any temp and any driving condition. Sometimes it happens a couple of times a day,sometimes it doesn't happen for a couple weeks. Took car in and was told there was no error codes that they couldn't help me unless they could replicate it themselves. Been a few times that I pulled into oncoming traffic into a parking lot or street and had the trans. Hesitate. Not the only one with this problem. Not sure what the exact issue is but I'm not shelling out $4000 for a new trans. On a car that only has 42,000 miles on it. Don't feel safe driving this car sometimes. Especially when it happens on wet or icy roads as the traction control engages and the wheels just spin leaving me stuck in traffic until they find purchase enough to get going. If this vehicle had 95,000-100,000 on the odometer I would get a new trans. But as I stated before with such low miles it shouldn't be happening. Gm needs to be held accountable for this. Also have the brake lights that stay on then turn off when the pedal gets pressed. Fixed that 4 times and it still happens. Don't know if these are related but if its something electrical it could be. Please help me get this rectified
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.
The brake pedal vibrates when disengaging the car out of park into drive; sometimes it is difficult to get the shifter out of park. The brake lights are constantly on while the car is moving. Then when the brake pedal is pushed, the brake lights turn off. The cruise control does not work either; I believe because the car thinks the brake pedal is being pushed. Updated 8/22/13 *cn also, the cruise control would not engage. However, the light was on the steering wheel.
My son was driving his 2007 pontiac g6 gtp on a highway (55 MPH speed limit) and suddenly the car downshifted and started shaking. It started to slow down and he finally got to our hometown.... The car downshifted again, and went down to 10 MPH before he finally coasted into our driveway. He could not get it up to speed at all and had to go as fast as the transmission would allow him in order to get home and get the car off the road. This problem - a broken 3,5,r clutch wave plate - has been identified via gm service bulletin 09-07-30-012 and I am getting the runaround from gm on them fixing it, all because it's over 100,000 miles. Had this problem occurred on the interstate (which he was on just prior to this incident), he could have been rear-ended or even killed from the sudden drop in speed since the speed limit on the interstate in iowa is 70 MPH). This problem is well known, yet gm won't acknowledge it since the cost to repair is phenomenal. Gm needs to be held responsible for this faulty clutch wave plate, which is also a problem in acadias, buick enclaves and saturn outlooks from 2007 - 2009. I'm sure this repair will be very costly, but more importantly - my son could have been killed had he not been where he was when it broke.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while stopped in a parking space, she attempted to shift into park but the gear shifter could not be moved out of drive. The failure recurred intermittently. Additionally, when the contact was able to place the vehicle in park the vehicle would began to roll away. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
I was on my way home when I continued to pull up into my driveway and tried to put my 2007 pontiac g6 into park, but it would not park. I could continuously move the gear shift back and forth repeatedly and none of the movement would register with the car. My car was stuck in drive. When my car said it was in park on my gear shift, it was still in drive with the computer. If I took my foot of the brake, since I am on a hill, my car rolled backwards. I therefore was forced to use my emergency brake and put bricks behind my tires to keep my car from rolling backwards down my driveway. The next morning I had tried again to see what the issue was and my car would not start. I decided to call my car dealership and had organized to have it towed there. When the tow truck driver arrived, I explained my issue and he immediately knew what was wrong; my car was stuck in drive and you cannot start a vehicle when it is in drive. Under my hood, where my car is in control of going from drive-to-neutral-to-reverse etc. Was disconnected and broken. My car was taken to the dealership where I had explained my issue once more and they took it in and fixed the issue over the course of a few days. I have done many hours of research and discovered this has happened numerous times in various years of this make and model. The shift cable was broken for no reason.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the transmission would exhibit an abnormally loud noise. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 41,000 and the current mileage was 42,000.
I am having the same issue as someone else who posted in may 2011. My husband came home today, parked in our driveway. Put the car in park, removed the key opened the door and stood up to get out and nearly got run over when the car rolled backwards and towards are neighbors yard. We were so lucky that the neighborhood kids were not playing down the street or someone could have been killed. The car does not recognize it is in "park." you can move the shifter easily (without out any stops) through 2nd gear all the way through to park. He can manually fix the issue by reaching down and tugging on the shifter rod, but it is only temporary as soon as you start the car back up, and move it, the car doesn't recognize any gear. Please help! We just bought this car last summer used from a certified dealership and have had to replace the alternator, a new battery and now this. The worst car we have ever owned. I bought this car to replace my honda that never had any problems until it was totaled in an accident.
Vehicle gearshift indicates that it is in park, but it's actually in reverse, luckily it started rolling down a hill before I got out of the car.
Pontiac 2007 g6 gt started to show signs of issues shifting automatic trans into park around 50 thousand miles. The issue became apparent when I put my shifter into park and pulled my keys out and went to get out of the vehicle and it started rolling backwards and almost hit two people and another vehicle in a parking lot. The vehicle will be shifted into park but isn't actually in park. I was informed by the dealer that supposedly my shifter cable has started to "fall apart" my vehicle is now at 66 540 and it has become to the point where I am forced to have this issue fixed because the shifter cable is completely destroyed almost. I am under the belief that this is not only a huge safety concern if someone doesn't realize the car isn't in park but it is ridiculous that I am asked to pay 400 dollars for a repair that should be covered under the powertrain warranty. I have requested for gm to pay for this repair and they have denied my request because they are already trying to repair the fact that my airbag's don't work that I filled in a separate complaint on here. Huge safety issue that almost cost me my car and could have cost two people their lives or at least their mobility. Gm refuses to accept that there is a defect in the shifter cable and clip on the 2007 model of the g6 and not just the 2009 that they claim. This exact same issue is present in the 2009 g6 and has been recalled but not the 2007. I am requesting that this be investigated further because gm should be paying for these repairs... A part starts to fail 3 thousand miles after I receive the car as "certified" from gm.
Situation: the g6 was on cruise control at about 50 MPH, the road was in vermont hills/mountains, the weather was raining -- from light to an increasing intensity. The wipers were turned on to the low pulse setting, and as the rain intensity increased the pulse frequency was increased one step at a time. When the pulse was at its fastest, and the g6 was proceeding up an incline and the cruise logic was in the process of deciding to shift gears, the windshield wipers stopped enough to obscure all vision. This condition repeated itself until I changed the pulse setting to constant. Then, again, but this time in west lafayette traveling from the main road north out of town up route 443 between route 43 and 52 on cruise at 35 MPH in a rain with the wipers on fast pulse the wipers stopped and vision was obscured. Sooo, the hill/incline does not have to be 'mountainous' or very long in duration. The dealer in vt suggested I should just put it on constant pulse to avoid the issue -- duh. The dealer in michigan attempted to replicate the condition but city traffic, etc. Prohibited the 'experiment'. The gm customer relations contacts simply kept telling me that the condition 'did not exist' because it could not be replicated -- which was the same as calling me a liar. Duh. Yet the gm cr would not allow me to discuss the issue with anyone involved with the vehicle design or build -- because "it could not be duplicated" yet I duplicated the vt occurrence in illinois in different terrain. Since the 'hill' in west lafayette is very typical of hills in most of the states in the USA it is likely that anyone driving in the conditions noted would experience the same result. Yet, no one in gm will sit and discuss this at a functional level. When the wiper stops and no one can see out the front windshield, whether traveling at 50 or 35 MPH the condition is very critical and a serious accident can occur. I have been trying to discuss this frequently since it occurred.
I have an 07 g6 that is having the same issues with brake lights, cruise, and shifting out of park that the 05-06 g6's are. We've had the brake switch changed twice and it hasn't fixed the problem. Even with the brake switch unplugged the brake lights stay on.
Rotational noise in wheel when pulling out or turning wheel left or right. Also have front suspension problems with the struts and the strut mounts which broke on both sides of the car for no reason what so ever.
Automobile purchased as new. Rotors not vented properly and were replaced with brake pads at 32,200 miles. Insisted that dealer/pontiac corporate handle under warranty. At 32,900 miles car stopped at light and did not advance when accelerator was depressed. The transmission required full replacement because the sprag "blew up" and was covered under power train warranty. Will never lease or buy pontiac again.
I purchased a used 2007 pontiac g6 for my daughter in november 2008. Since that time the car has shut off unexpectedly or not started on occasion. Recently she has been experiencing difficulty in turning the steering wheel and the power steering fluid light is on. Upon research we were informed that the g6 does not have a power steering pump and has an electrical engine. Upon further research I have found that many owners of the pontiac g6 have complained of this problem to no avail. My daughter's safety is a concern and I want to know what gm has offered to its consumers to solve this issue.
Dont want to pick up speed hasitates to switch gears,clicking sound when I turn my stearing wheel,all togather runs like '!@#$%.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 pontiac g6. While driving less than 70 MPH, the contact noticed that the transmission slipped when switching lanes. The vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The dealer made the necessary repairs. On a separate occasion, the steering wheel made a loud clunking noise when it was turned. The dealer repaired the steering column. While traveling less than 70 MPH on another occasion, the engine made extremely loud noises, especially while idling. The failure mileage was unknown and current mileage is less than 10,000. Updated 03-06-09 *bf the consumer also when the headlights were on,the turn signals would activate and the headlights would go off. Updated 03/12/09.
We own a 2007 pontiac g6 gtp. My wife backs out of the driveway in the morning stops completely, puts the car in drive, however the car sometimes will not go forward for 5 to 15 seconds. We have taken it to our dealership many times for this problem. They ended up replacing the transmission. At the time there were less than 2,000 miles on this car. The problem still continues,it is still doing the same thing.they just finished putting in 2 new front axel shafts. The car now has 4,700 miles on it . My wife is very afraid of this car as she almost got hit because it would not move forward. She refuses to take this brand new car out of town, because she has no idea what might happen next.
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