Pontiac G6 fuel gauge problems

Filed Feb 12, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 125,000 miles · NM

After starting the car , the ESC lights the power steering and the gauges stop working including the gas gauge and odometer. The car becomes impossible to steer. It happens when sitting, driving. On the highway. On any random time it decides

Filed Oct 27, 2019 · Airbags, Driver assistance · MI

For several months, the indicator lights in the vehicle have been randomly coming on for one ting or another. The air bag light comes on as well as the engine light. At one point, the gas gauge indicates that the tank in about empty when we have just filled the tank half of the way. Being senior citizens, it is difficult to get a diagnosis on the car without paying beyond your budget, or getting the repairs done. Also the power steering freezes up while driving sometimes.

Filed Apr 14, 2015 · Driver assistance, Engine · 81,000 miles · NJ

On 4/7/15, while driving heard chimes. All icons on instrument panel turned on. The fuel gauge needle moved to empty. The low fuel gauge turned on. All this indicating malfunction. The odometer turned off and the code error came on and turned off; then the odometer came back on. All the icons on the instrument panel turned off except for the security light icon which stayed on. It felt as if someone was attempting to disable my vehicle. Later that day turned the vehicle on and everything seemed normal, like it reset itself. On 4/8/15, after driving approximately 70 miles on the highway, the security light icon turned on and stayed on. I took the vehicle directly to the dealer and they informed me they would have to diagnose the vehicle. The result was inconclusive, they did not find anything wrong. So not only was I put in an unsafe condition, this end up costing me $140.00 just to tell me they could not find anything - not only am I in the hole for $140 but I am back to square one. I feel gm should foot this bill as a customer courtesy due to the predicament this vehicle put me in. This should never have happened to a vehicle that is 6 years old and 80,000 miles.

Filed Feb 12, 2013 · Fuel system · 74,700 miles · HI

2006 pontiac g6 started emitting a strong odor of fuel regardless of fuel level or if the car was running or not. First visual inspection revealed that there was not a steady leak of fuel on the ground under the car. The fuel odor progressively intensified and upon the second more thorough inspection there is a leak from the fuel pump assembly directly on top of the fuel tank and above the exhaust system.

Filed Sep 11, 2010 · Fuel system · 105,000 miles · AZ

On my 2007 pontiac g6, I had noticed a strong smell of gas during and after operation. This smell would fill the car and my garage when parked. After doing some reading I found that this is common problem with pontiac g6. A plastic line attached to the fuel sending unit/ pump cracks or breaks and leaks fuel ontop of the gas tank and the exhaust lines at the rear of the vehicle. This is a inhalation hazard and fire hazard to any one using the vehicle. When I lowered the gas tank on my car the line was completely broken. The only way to fix this is to replace the entire fuel pump assembly at $281.

Filed Feb 2, 2010 · Fuel system · 00

Pontiac g6 issue: fuel gauge wouldn't work as there was gasoline in the car but the fuel gauge wouldn't establish how much gasoline in the tank. I had to get it fix.

Filed Jan 8, 2009 · Airbags, Engine · OK

I purchased a 2006 pontiac g6 april 21, 2007. Afterwards I started noticing a popping noise when I would turn, so I took the car in to be serviced 9-2007. They replaced the tie rod adjuster & reset toe-in, but again I still had the same problems. Also I've been having problems with the window leaking on the drivers side. The AC / heater blower stays on when car is not on which caused my battery to drain so I took the car in again april 11, 2008 and they told me they replaced the drive shaft & blower motor resistor but still having the same problems. Now I am noticing that the passenger side air bag indicator doesn't register when someone is in the front seat w/ seatbelt on. Sometimes it comes on when there is no one in the seat. The starter continues to crank while trying to start car and sticks when the car is started. Last but not least, after purchasing fuel the car gas gauge drops drastically only after going about a mile or two.

Filed Jul 28, 2008 · Electrical · 22,206 miles · IN

Car wont start after sitting for several hours or it wont start after the driver display has gone haywire (showing errors, AC blows hot air, gas gauge goes to empty, unable to view your speed, etc.).

Filed Jul 24, 2008 · Body, Electrical · 20 miles · NM

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 pontiac g6 gt. While driving the vehicle off the dealer lot at approximately 2 MPH, there was an electrical failure with the power windows. In addition, the cell phone charger fuse continued to blow out. The dealer stated that they would make repairs under warranty. There was bubbling in the paint job that was also repaired under warranty. Whenever the vehicle is started, the stereo changes from xm fm to am. The screen for the xm radio is blank, the clock is always behind, and the fuel gauge never works properly. It is difficult to tell exactly how much fuel is in the vehicle. The engine ticks periodically and it sometimes stalls upon starting. The nuts in the door loosen every two weeks and make a loud clunking sound when they are coming loose. There is also something wrong with the power steering. The failure mileage was 20 and current mileage was 18,000. Update 09/10/08 *cw the power steering failed and was replaced, but it still was not right. The drive shaft began to unusual noises. Updated 09/10/08.

Filed Dec 4, 2007 · Electrical, Fuel system · 20,380 miles · MD

I have a 06 pontiac g6 w/ 20k miles. At 4k miles it went to the dealership for a cd player problem. Now I have more problems. 3 weeks ago we went to use the vehicle and the battery was dead. It was towed to dealership and batt. Found to be bad. Last monday 29th we found the battery to be dead again so it was towed back to te dealership again. Once again battery was bad and replaced. Then we had been noticing problems with the fuel range, mileage and low fuel light. You would be driving and the gas gauge would say you had 1/4 tank left and 39 miles to empty. You drive a mile and the gauge is on empty and it says low fuel!!! The dealership says " no problem found, working as manf. Built" then it would say you have x amount of miles to empty then the number would jump up and down. Took to dealership who said. " no problem found, working as manf. Built". I picked it up from the dealership and it said 206 miles to empty, I drove a half mile and it said 180 miles to empty. Then drove a quarter mile and it said 193 miles to empty. This was under normal speeds and acceleration. My dealership finally refused to work on the vehicle so I took it to another dealership who said "cannot duplicate the problem" so I dropped it off to have the oil changed. Come back 15 hours later and the battery was dead. Towed to the dealership again. They replaced the battery again. I picked it up once again and the fuel mileage said 142 I drove a half mile and it went to 130 I drove a quarter mile and it said 126 miles and then I drove 700 feet and it said 116 miles. I drove it back to the dealership and when I stopped I had 131 miles to empty. This car has been in the shop every day since monday the 29th.