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Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 2025

EngineSteering

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I purchased a used 2009 Pontiac G6 3.9L almost 4 years ago. I have experienced white smoke pouring from under my hood 3 times so far. I've taken it to the dealership and first time was informed it was a bad power steering hose leaking onto the exhaust- preCat area. The second repair dealership said it was a faulty hose. The third time dealer said it was a bad motor mount. After extensive research online, found out several years of G6 cars have the high pressure power steering hose about 1 inch from the exhaust pipe. This is causing the hose to melt due to the heat. GMC started making heat protective wrap around these hoses which still does not solve the problem-still burns thru. With a simple online search 2006-2010 G6 with the v-6 engines are still having this problem, costing owners money/time and safety issues. When I saw the white smoke, I lost my power stearing, causing panic and difficult steering. GM should have a recall, find a permanent solution where owners/family can feel safer. Most of these cars have low miles considering the age- Are owners afraid to drive the car due to the power steering hoses and exhaust being too close. Causing more concern for safety, and the costs for repairs and tow trucks.

NHTSA ODI #11637521

Mileage unknown · Jun 8, 2024

Electrical SystemEngineVehicle Speed Control

Timing Chain making noise...voltage fluctuations throughout all the car...cruise control will shut off if I got to use wipers or blinkers or even turn on the air system and lights will dim if you use power windows or have the radio up loud.

NHTSA ODI #11593185

Mileage unknown · Aug 25, 2021

EngineSteering

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Taking off to a slow roll without giving it any gas and turning right or left, the steering wheel is extremely difficult to turn. There is absolutely no power steering. It lasts as long until you you give it gas and then the power steering will start working again. While at a steady maintained speed on flat level ground and while at a steady maintained speed going up hill rpm between 2,000-2,500 , the vehicle begins to shake/buck/shudder/stall. Give it some gas and it begins to run smoothly again after about 3 seconds.

NHTSA ODI #11430537

130,000 miles · Dec 28, 2020

Electrical SystemEngineStructureFire

WAS DRIVING AND SAW A FLAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD.*LN*JB

NHTSA ODI #11385215

138,400 miles · Feb 21, 2020

Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System

CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON .GARAGE PULLED CODES AND DISCOVERED 4 FULL QUARTS LOW ON OIL. THEY PROCEEDED WITH DIAGNOSIS AND TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED TO BLOWN MOTOR. NO OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON NOR ANY WARNING FROM THE DRIVER INFO CENTER ON THE DASH.

NHTSA ODI #11310668

124,119 miles · Jan 15, 2019

EngineSteering

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE POWER STEERING AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED DAVIDSON CHEVROLET BUICK GMC OF ROME AT 315-337-2440 (LOCATED AT 5871 ROME-TABERG RD, ROME, NY 13440) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,119.

NHTSA ODI #11170168

166,000 miles · Mar 21, 2018

Electrical SystemEngineExterior Lighting

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HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. POOR CONNECTION, BURNING/MELTED HEADLIGHT SOCKET, HEADLIGHT CHOOSE WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK. ACTIONS TAKEN, I DIDN'T WAIT FOR A RECALL. BURNT SOCKET LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THE HARNESS WASN'T ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE AMPERAGE. I REPLACED THE WIRES RUNNING TO HEADLIGHTS WITH A LARGER GAUGE. REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR. ALL HAS BEEN WELL SINCE, GOING ON 3 YEARS NOW. ANOTHER WIRING ISSUE IS THE INJECTOR/CAN SENSOR HARNESS. IF THIS BECOMES LOOSE IN ANY WAY THE CAR RUNS VERY ROUGH, POOR FUEL, LOW IDLE, OR STALLING. AT THE TIME MY VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH I HAD NO FAULTS OR CEL. I THOUGHT MY TIMING CHAIN WAS ABOUT TO SNAP. ALL THIS DUE TO A ELECTRICAL CONNECTION THAT WIGGLED JUST A TAD LOOSE.

NHTSA ODI #11080675

86,000 miles · Oct 6, 2017

Electrical SystemEngineFire

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ANOTHER GM CAR FIRE: 2009 PONTIAC G-6. RECEIVED BCM ELECTRICAL HARNESS RECALL BULLETIN 13036 (AUGUST 2014) IN THE MAIL, 2.5 YEARS AFTER THE FACT, IN SPRING 2017. ALLEGED FIX WAS APPLIED ON 5/17/17, 4.5 MONTHS LATER, CAR IS TOTALLED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES ENSUED AFTER THE RECALL WORK, HEADLIGHT SPORADICALLY CUTTING OUT, TRUNK OPENING UNTOUCHED, ETC. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR DIED, SMOKE THEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SALEM, VIRGINIA FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT NUMBER 20174058.

NHTSA ODI #11031989

130,000 miles · Aug 28, 2017

EngineUnknown Or Other

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GERALD HORNE A & A AUTOMOTIVE 1620 STATE ST. FLORENCE, AL 35630 CONFIDENTIAL THIS MAN SOLD ME A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GXP THAT HE BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION THAT HAD BEEN WRECKED ON JULY 17, 2017 FOR $6,000. HE TOLD ME HE WOULD 'FIX EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED FIXING ON THE CAR TO MAKE IT DRIVABLE AND ACCEPTABLE BEFORE I BOUGHT IT,' EVEN SAYING HE WOULD 'PROVIDE AN OIL CHANGE.' ON JULY 17, 2017, HE DELIVERED CAR TO MY HOME. CAR 'LOOKED' PRETTY GOOD EXCEPT FOR THE TWO BACK 'CHROME' (HE'D TOLD ME 'CHROME' BUT THEY ARE PLASTIC) RIMS. THEY WERE SCRATCHED REALLY BAD. MY GRANDSON CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS QUITE LOW, DIRTY, AND DARK. I CONTACTED MR. HORNE AND TOLD HIM I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE SCRATCHED RIMS AND THAT HE NEEDED TO PERFORM THE OIL CHANGE HE HAD PROMISED. HE SAID HE WOULD REPLACE THE RIMS AND PERFORM THE OIL CHANGE. HE PICKED UP THE CAR THAT DAY OR THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN JULY 18, 2017. ON JULY 20, 2017, HE DELIVERED THE CAR TO THE FLORENCE, AL YMCA WHERE MY GRANDSON WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL AND MY GRANDSON DROVE THE CAR TO OUR HOME, WHICH IS CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN FLORENCE. [THE RIMS WERE STILL THE SAME. HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND ANY MORE USED RIMS AND WOULD HAVE TO ORDER NEW ONES. I TOLD HIM OK. HE HAS YET TO PROVIDE THOSE NEW RIMS.] WE DID NOT CHECK THE OIL AT THIS TIME, AS HORNE HAD GIVEN HIS WORD THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THE OIL WAS CHANGED OR NOT, AS HE SAID IT WAS. REMEMBER, UPON INITIAL DELIVERY, OIL WAS CHECKED AND WAS QUITE LOW, DARK, AND VERY DIRTY. GRANDSON THEN DROVE CAR WITH ME IN IT TO A GAS STATION DOWNTOWN SO I COULD FILL UP GAS TANK. HE THEN DROVE CAR TO OUR HOME. AROUND 5:00 P.M., HE DROVE CAR TO THE FLORENCE MALL. HE LEFT MALL AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 P.M. DRIVING HOME, ENGINE BLEW, NO FAULT OF GRANDSON, ALMOST GOT HIM KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC, HE HAD TO SWERVE INTO ONCOMING LANE.

NHTSA ODI #11020082

163,000 miles · Mar 6, 2017

EngineUnknown Or Other

THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE HAVE COMPLETELY SNAPPED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN 4 CYL MODELS AND SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 6 CYL MODELS. MY CAR WILL NOT GO IN TO PARK. IT WILL NOT START. YOU CAN ACTUALLY OPEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SEE THAT THE LINKAGE HAS PLAY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. I'M THANKFUL WE …

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NHTSA ODI #10958837

Official recalls

14V252000 · Electrical System:wiring; Electronic Stability Control (esc); Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 14, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

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Electronic Stability Control (esc)