Pontiac G6 premature wear problems

Filed Nov 16, 2014 · Brakes · 35,000 miles · AL

I bought the car used with 35k miles on it in september 2013. Since then I have replaced the brakes and rotors twice and needing it done again now. And the car only have 71k miles on it now. I think there should be some kind of recall on the car for brake rotors warping. I have read multiple complaints of the same nature all over the internet.

Filed Feb 21, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 57,000 miles · OH

The car's brake light switch randomly activates and causes the brake lights to illuminate and the cruise control to turn off. If you tap on the brake pedal, the switch may work correctly for a few seconds or hours until it fails again. This is a potentially serious safety issue because the car behind me will not see my brake lights activate when I try to stop my car because my brake lights were already illuminated before I applied the brakes. Thus, it is likely I will get rear-ended or at least cursed by the driver of the vehicle that is following me. This is also a nuisance because I cannot use my cruise control on many occasions and it prematurely wears out my brake lamps.

Filed Jul 5, 2013 · Brakes, Steering · 55,000 miles · VA

My wife and I own a pontiac g6 and shortly after the first time we changed the brake pads on the front wheels, the rotors warped. Since the replacement of the first set of rotors we have been through 4 sets of rotors. It seems that the rotors warp within 10 to 20 thousand miles of installing new pads and rotors. Driving style does not seem to be the issue as this is a very common problem with this owners of this model car. Brake shops even say that it is probably the worst car made of brakes. Nothing we can do seems to fix it, aside from not driving the car because the pull from braking is so bad. This is a good car with a horribly engineered braking system.

Filed Aug 24, 2011 · Brakes · 25,400 miles · IA

Brake rotors warped @ 26000 miles. So bad almost loose control of car. Many cases on internet.

Filed Jul 16, 2011 · Brakes · NJ

I have a 2009 pontiiac g6. The front rotors warp and the whole front end shakes. I had them cut a couple times and I only got about 8000 miles before they warp again. So I bought new rotors and the same thing happened again.so its not the rotors its the way the car is built.

Filed Jul 10, 2011 · Brakes · 31,871 miles · UT

The vehicle is a pontiac g6 with less than 32,000 miles and has been serviced in accordance with all manufacture's recommendations. When the vehicle is initially started (traction control automatically activated) this problem is not as noticeable as with traction control manually turned off; basically, traction control masks the problem. The symptom: the vehicle has front end, side to side, vibrations when brakes are applied. After a complete inspection of the rotors and brake system (rotors removed from spindles) rather than visual inspection outlined by the manufacture, it is believed that the traction control being programmed normally on at start up is causing inside (caliber) rotor warping and premature brake pad and rotor replacements. Additionally, it was suggested to evaluate the metal qualities of the rotors (maybe not casted in accordance with proper metal specifications), this too be the root cause since the pads are only worn 30-35%. Since these parts are considered 'wear items', these premature replacement costs are not covered under the manufacture's warranty, nor are they being monitored by the manufacture.

Filed Jun 18, 2011 · Brakes · 7,000 miles · PA

Brake rotors warping after just 7,000 miles, took back to dealer and they cut them. Next time it happened sooner (12,000 miles). Should be a recall, brakes shake the front of the car so bad that it practically tears the steering wheel from your hands.

Filed Mar 1, 2011 · Brakes · 70,000 miles · VA

I bought a 2006 pontiac g6 gtp sedan, the car has 80,000 miles on it and the brakes and rotors have been replaced twice already. Now they are needing replacement again after already having a front end alignment. This is not covered under warranty by gm. This has cost me well over 2,000 dollars, and in just a few searches of the internet you will see thousands of complaints about the same issues with the car. The car shakes terribly when braking, and at times locks up the brakes. There have been numerous places and mechanics that I've talked to saying its how the car is made. And if that is the case then the manufacturer needs to take care of the issues and recall the warped rotors instead of thousands of people spending and unknown amount of money fixing a problem that was made by the company.

Filed Oct 31, 2010 · Brakes · 52,000 miles · CT

I own a 2006 pontiac g6 sedan and I believe there should be a re-call on the braking system for this car. I myself have experience brake squeaking after all new brakes were replaced on the car no reason for this. Other problems reported and I know people that have experienced are, rotors and pads wear pre-maturely, brake rotors warping, bad vibration or shaking when car slows down at fast speeds, squeaking and squealing brakes when they are applied. I don't understand once new brakes are installed on the car this should not be happening!!

Filed Jun 29, 2010 · Brakes · 21,000 miles · CA

2006 pontiac g6, currently with 76,400 miles at 21k my brakes were already in the yellow. At 38k, I replaced the front brakes and had the car aligned. At 45k, I had to replace the front brake pads again. At 50k, I had to resurface the rotors. At 54k, I had to install new rotors and new front brakes... Again. I purchased high performance, cross-drilled rotors, and the brakes that were recommended to go along with them, and had them installed at a reputable brake company. At a little over 54k, I had to do another alignment. At 64k, another alignment was recommended and performed. At 71k, brakes are in the yellow again. And now, today, at 76k, had to resurface the new rotors, and was told that my front brakes are, once again, nearing the red. And I'm pretty sure, if I had the energy, money and time to check the alignment again, it would need to be re-aligned again. Pontiac g6 has some sort of problem that causes a ridiculous amount of brake and rotor wear, and alignment issues. Period.