84 of the 8,448 complaints filed about the Pontiac G6 are about the glass, mirrors and wipers — 1% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2006.
84
Complaints
1%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Windshield , driver side mirror
NHTSA complaint #11539616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE BUTTONS FOR THE WINDOWS WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE WINDOWS FAILED TO RESPOND. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDOWS INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWN AND ROLLED BACK UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE WINDOW FUSE WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,000.
NHTSA complaint #11331556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING I OPENED MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF AND IT PROCEEDED TO COME OFF OF THE TRACKS AND GLASS FELL THROUGH THE SUNROOF ON TO MY HEAD AND INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT IS MADE OF FOUR PANELS NONE OF WHICH ARE ATTACHED IT WILL NO LONGER WORK PROPERLY WITHOUT DOING DAMAGE OR HURTING SOMEONE.
NHTSA complaint #11325640 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AIR BAG LIGHT SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG HEADLIGHT GETS SO HOT IT MELTS WORKING WIPER CLIP BREAKS OFF MOTOR FAILING TO ACTIVATE WIPER BLADES STEERING WHEEL WOBBLES AND POWER STEERING FAILS IN CITY AND ON HIGHWAY
NHTSA complaint #11286579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF KELLI MAGDALENO WHO OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CLAREMONT TOYOTA (601 AUTO CENTER DR, CLAREMONT, CA 91711, (866) 317-5943) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OBJECT FROM THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT AN OBJECT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1909301726. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,500.
NHTSA complaint #11265423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CLOSED DOOR. REAR BACK GLASS. SHATTERED!!! ABSOLUTELY NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE GLASS. WAS AT WORK, WENT TO MY CAR TO GET SOMETHING. OPENED DOOR CLOSED IT A BOOM SHATTERED. HAVE ON TAPE AT MY JOB.
NHTSA complaint #11162797 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
POWER STEERING GOES OUT A FEW MINUTES UPON DRIVING AND THE WHEEL BECOMES HARD TO TURN. SOMETIMES IT WILL RETURN FOR A BRIEF MOMENT WHEN STARTING THE CAR. ALSO THE WINDOW WASHER PUMP IS FAULTY CAUSING NO FLUID TO COME OUT WHEN PRESSED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO VISIBILITY PROBLEMS IN WINTER WITH ALL THE SAND AND SALT ON THE ROADS
NHTSA complaint #11161318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
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.
NHTSA complaint #11141564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
POWER STEERING PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO DRIVING UP RODE AND WHEEL JUST LOCK ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR.WIPERS STOP WORKING ABOUT 6 MONTHS U CAN HERE THE MOTOR ON WIPERS THEY WORK SOMETIMES BUT STOP .AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING IS ON WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE CAR SHAKE SO BAD
NHTSA complaint #11076198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (PERRYSBURG AUTOMALL LOCATED ON 26875 N DIXIE HWY, PERRYSBURG, OH, 43551) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000. UPDATED 08/22/17
NHTSA complaint #11003677 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY DURING RAIN CONDITIONS THE WIPER SYSTEM STOPPED CLEANING MY WINDSHIELD, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS. THE WIPER TRANSMISSION ARM OR BUSHING BROKE. THE WIPER MOTOR CONTINUED TO WORK. THE WIPER/WASHER ELECTRICAL BREAKER OR FUSE DID NOT BREAK.
NHTSA complaint #10919880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY ON THE ON RAMP, JUST AT THE END OF THE RAMP AND MERGING ON I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT GO OFF AND THEN HAD SHATTERED GLASS FLYING INTO MY FACE. I WAS JUST ABOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP. I INSPECTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED ON ME. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING ALL OVER ME. WHEN I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME, OR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I WAS MERGING, THEREFORE, NO ROCKS COULD HAVE HIT IT. THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. A COUNTY SHERIFF PULLED UP BEHIND ME SHORTLY ON THE SHOULDER. HE STATED HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I BRUSHED THE GLASS OFF OF ME THE BEST I COULD AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE SLOWLY ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 WAYS ON TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, TRYING NOT TO GET A GLASS SHARD IN MY EYE. WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT IN THE GARBAGE THEY THROW ENGINE BLOCKS ON TOP OF SUNROOFS TO TRY AND SHATTER THEM AND THEY NEVER DO. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND INSURANCE DOESN'T PAY FOR THIS. I HAD TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OR BE UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN OR THE SNOWY WINTERS IN WISCONSIN.
NHTSA complaint #10910977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN LIGHT RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED BECAUSE AN UNUSUAL NOISE WAS HEARD WHENEVER THE WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 07/28/16
NHTSA complaint #10874778 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED OR A WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY AS THE CONTACT DROVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW UNLOCKED, THE ALARM SYSTEM DISENGAGED, AND THE BATTERY DRAINED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE JUMPSTARTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND THE DOOR WINDOW ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
NHTSA complaint #10853453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIORIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10838991 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,300.
NHTSA complaint #10823148 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ELECTRICAL SPASMS. ALL GAUGES(INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER AND TAC) FLAKE OUT, BOUNCE AROUND, GO TO ZERO. TRACTION CONTROL SHUTS DOWN. HVAC ELECTRICAL GOES OUT. NO WAY TO SEE OUT WINDSHIELD AS DEFROST WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS OCCURS. WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AN OFF AND ON AGAIN ETC. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONARY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. VERY UNSAFE AND RELATES VERY WELL WITH RECALL ALREADY MADE BY GM ON 05/15/2014 FOR 2007 G6 BUT NOT FOR MY G6??? HOW??? I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR MANY YEARS AND CAN'T GET THEM TO TAKE CARE OF IT PROPERLY. DEALER DID ACTUALLY FIX ONE PROBLEM ONCE WHEN THE BLOWER FAN WOULD COME ON WHENEVER IT FELT LIKE IT EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF, KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, DOORS LOCKED, AND US WALKING AWAY. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAD A FEW DEAD BATTERY INSTANCES. ACTUALLY HAD A DEALER AND GM INVOLVED. DEALER WANTED TO HAVE A BLANK CHECK TO CONTINUE TO DO DIAGNOSTICS AFTER HAVING SEE THE PROBLEM AND EXTRACTED 17 ERROR CODES FROM THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THEY COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT, ASKED GM WHO HAD NO IDEA, AND WANTED ME TO LET THEM DIAGNOSE WITH NO LIMIT. UNBELIEVABLE. MANY REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET.
NHTSA complaint #10787365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNINGS, THE WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOWS OF THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/18/15
NHTSA complaint #10764648 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. BUT AFTER 10-15 MINUTES OF THE VEHICLE OPERATING THEY BEGAN TO THEN WORK. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WOULD WORK WITH THE WASHERS AND HIGH SPEED ONLY. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE LEFT ON AND THE CAR WAS PARKED, THE BATTERY DRAINED AND WAS DEAD THE NEXT MORNING. THEN THE ENGINE ON TWO OCCASIONS ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF WHEN SITTING AND NOT ON. ON ONE OCCASION IT SUCCESSFULLY STARTED ITSELF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT STAYED ON.
NHTSA complaint #10733348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW WENT DOWN BUT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT I DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10714052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.