2007 Pontiac G6: windshield wiper failure

Filed Oct 20, 2018 · Brakes, Visibility · 117,000 miles · IL · crash

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.

Filed Jun 2, 2013 · Steering · 125,000 miles · IL

I was driving my 07 pontiac g6 into walmart parking lot. I went to pull into a parking space and my powering steering locked up. This has happened several times on and off for the past few months. Also, starting in feb. My wipers have gone out on me two different times. The first time was in a snow storm and this last time in a bad rain storm. Very concerned about a recall that needs to be done on pontiac g6 2007.

Filed Oct 1, 2011 · Acceleration, Visibility · 6,500 miles · MI

Cruise control was active-on; windshield wiper was on 'fast pulse'; rain was moderate to heavy; road was hilly; event: when the cruise needed to decide to shift gears going up a hill the wipers stopped long enough for the rain to obscure all vision. The stopping was repeatable by setting up similar settings when the rain/road conditions allowed. This condition even occurred at 35 MPH, with cruise on, with wiper fast pulse in light rain, again obscuring forward vision, on a much less hilly terrain. Discussions with gm at the time resulted in the statement that because gm or the dealer could not 'observe' the 'stoppage' that 'it did not occur.' several attempts were made to get the information to the appropriate internal gm group but none responded. Since the condition occurred both in hilly/mountain terrain and in hilly city terrain it seems that it would be an important issue to resolve -- due to the lack of forward vision at the time of occurrence.

Filed Dec 14, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · 6,500 miles · MI

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.

Filed Aug 28, 2009 · Airbags, Electrical · NC

I purchased a 2007 ponatic g6 brand new in nov 2006 and have been having these problems from day one. General motors and the dealership are not trying to help me and the car is a big safety hazard. Throttle body went out which makes the car shut off while u are driving(2x), steering wheel column keeps making a noise when I turn back up or pull forward(all the time), windshield wipers completely stopped working(1x), remote start and keyless entry doesn't work(has been replaced over two times and still doesn't work) display screen says my air bags are deployed and no im scared to drive my car.

Filed Mar 25, 2009 · Steering · 37,146 miles · IL

Squeak in steering wheel or column. It only happens at slow speeds when turning. Already had intermediate shaft greased. Sounds like squeaky windshield wipers. It's like something rubbing in steering wheel, I first thought maybe the sir coil. Concerned about possible airbag malfunction. Took into dealer and was told it's just plastic or rubber rubbing in steering column and not to be concerned & squeaks are not covered by extended warranty. I have noticed this problem on the internet with other pontiac's and it's either been the sir coil or some cases even the whole rack and pinion. It's very annoying.