2010 Pontiac G6: doors won't lock, open or latch

6 of the 273 complaints about the 2010 Pontiac G6 describe doors won't lock, open or latch.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 73,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year

2010
6
2009
15
2008
29
2007
4
2006
3
2005
2

What owners say

Filed Jul 3, 2015 · 96,885 miles · TN

I went to get out of my car and the door handle wouldn't let me out(drivers side). My car shows its unlocked, yet it will not open the door. Finally, the door opened up. But again, after grocery shopping, my car failed to let me in!! I was stranded at walmart for a good 20 minutes before the door decided to start working again! This is a serious malfunction with gm cars! I looked up my problem, and it seems to be a reoccuring thing with gm. Why are they not recalling this?! I do not have a key fob, and the only way to unlock my car is from the drivers side, which is the side that will not open! I have to keep my doors unlocked every where I go as of now bc of this stupid malfunction problem! How embarrassing to be 24 and have to climb over from your passenger seat to drive your car. This problem should be resolved by gm!

Filed Jul 16, 2014 · Airbags, Electrical · 50,000 miles · IN

Wires burned off light sockets. Both driver and passenger sides. Door lock solenoid went bad. Daughter was unable to get in or out of drivers door. Getting ABS warning light. Getting passenger air bag warning.

Filed May 20, 2014 · Locks · IL

There were multiple occasions where we were locked inside our vehicle and unable to get out due to a faulty door handle/ lock. To exit the vehicle we would had to crawl out the window or through to the back seat. We ended up fixing the problem with a local car dealer, however could never get the company to admit any fault for the problem. We know of other g6 owners that have had the same problem and have not been able to get it fixed. This problem really needs to be addressed!

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Body · 81,000 miles · NJ

Without any warning the front passenger door wouldn't open causing me to climb over console to get out on driver side. If there was an accident or a fire in the vehicle the time it took to climb over the console could have been a life or death situation. When brought to the dealer for an appointment 3 days later that they couldn't get it open either for the longest time and was told it was caused by a broken door latch. This is a safety issue and should be reason enough for a manufacturers recall. This was a very expensive part to have repaired for a cost of $463.31 absolutely disgusting!

Filed Apr 23, 2013 · Body, Locks · 73,000 miles · WI

Car was parked. We walked towards the car, unlocked it, started it, buckled up, put it in reverse, the car chimed and the LED screen read "door ajar" passenger door wouldn't latch (I'm always picky about my car, I always tell my passengers "don't slam the door" before we get in the car) so I know the problem was not generated by me. When I got the door to latch I was happy. But now the door won't open. My passenger had to crawl out the drivers door.

Filed Dec 16, 2011 · Locks · 40,000 miles · IL

I have been locked inside my vehicle at least 15 times. Yesterday both the driver door and the passenger door would not open. The car was in park, I pressed the unlock button several times and could hear the door unlock, however the door would not open. I have called pontiac and they have stated that there is no recall on this. So I looked further into this by doing a general search on google and apparantly there are hundreds having this issue. My mother and sister both drive a g6 as well and this has happened to them as well. I would think an issue like this would be just a serious as toyota's brakes not working. If there were to be a fire or serious wreck I would not be able to get out of my car. I have had to crawl out the window or through the backseat to get out of my car. As a professional business man let me tell you how embarassing this is when you are arriving at a meeting with a client and they have to see you crawl through the back door to get out. Pontiac is not doing anything to remedy the problem and if you search the internet you will find this is happening to many people and the model of the year of the car really does not matter. I saw a 2006 with this issue all the way up through the 2010 model year.