Pontiac G6 wheel problems

WHEELS

Airbag light staying on dash and the passenger seat does not register a person sitting in it. The passage seat bag alert does not making a sound

NHTSA complaint #11736358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

The contact owns a 2009 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that since owning the vehicle, the wheel studs on all four wheels had frequently fractured while driving at various speeds. The contact stated initially four studs fractured on the front passenger’s side wheel. On two separate instances, several studs had detached from the front driver’s side, and on the driver’s and passenger’s rear wheels. The contact had towed the vehicle to the dealer where the lug nuts were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 185,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA complaint #11545384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

Well, we purchased a 2009 Pontiac G6 in November of 2021. We have been having problems with our light staying on, we were pull over a couple nights ago due to our lights not working. Also, our G6 pulls to the right and tweeters are the only speakers that work. Sometimes the driver door speaker will come on but that's in a blue moon. My step dad looked at my lights and noticed our wires were burnt and so was the connection piece. My fiancé informed me the other day that when he was fueling up, that he had to turn the car off because he heard a weird noise coming from the inside of the gas tank. Also, when we purchased the vehicle the battery was put in wrong and rubbing up against our hood [XXX] near caught our car on fire. Sometimes the car with slowing idle and won't go until I have to put my foot all the way down to the floor. Also, I had all 4 brand new tires put on it and the tire light is still on. Coat me $576.67 for tires because I got the weather, puncture proof and warranty! We have told South Shields Auto Credit in OKC, Ok I believe his name is [XXX] about the lights and he told his actual words "THAT SOUNDS LIKE WIRING PROBLEM AND WE DON'T DEAL WITH WIRING PROBLEMS"!! We took it in to get the light fixed and the lights were working for about 2 days and they quit working again. I Doordash for a living, other than I am a full time student and I have to have my lights to see at night. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #11456465 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

MY EPS KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND I LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER MY CAR. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THE RECALLS BUT, CAN NOT SOLVE MY PROBLEMS. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I FEELS IT'S TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint #11387282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WHILE DRIVING MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME . THE SENSORS WAS A ISSUE AND MY TIRES WAS ALWAYS BALD . I HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES EVERY WEEK IN THE FRONT. I SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS CAR . MY TIRE POPPED OFF WHILE IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #11342565 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

I WAS IN MOTION ON HWY281 CAR STARTED TO JERK PARKED REALIZED BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE BALD ON INSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #11329814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

1.WHEN DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON IT WILL TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. 2. WHEN THE CAR IS ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT GETS REALLY WARM AND THE SEAT IS NOT ON. 3. THE TRACTION CONTROLLER COMING ON WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #11240638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT WHILE I'M DRIVING AND IT'S AFFECTING MY WHEELS AND STEERING. THE CAR IS IN MOTION AS THIS IS GOING ON.

NHTSA complaint #11204847 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

THE POWER STEERING WARNING STARTED COMING ACROSS MY RADIO WITH AN ALARM AND THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF. YOU COULD TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN. IT STARTED DOING IT MORE AND MORE UNTIL IT WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND MINE HAD ONE SONI TOOK IT TO PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE EPS MODULE.BBUT THAT'S ALL MY CONTACTS NUMBER CALL FOR BUT THEY ARE MANY OTHER MODELS LIKE MINE THAT THE ECALK CALLED FOR EACH PART OF THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED ONE AT A TIME UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ON WHAT LIST IT WAS ONLY LISTER UNDER RE PLACE THE MODULE SO THEREFORE IM STILL HAVING POWER STEERING PROBLEM BC THE MODULE DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ALSO MY ROTORS KEEP GETTING WARPED AND I KEEP HAVING TO REPLACE THEM WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD BE TIME TO

NHTSA complaint #11191234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

TRACTION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON WITH PRESSING THE TRACTION BUTTON. WHILE BRAKING THE CAR PULLS QUICKLY TO THE LEFT, IT'S REALLY BAD WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED. WHILE BRAKING TO GO AROUND A CURVE THE STEERING PULLS THE OTHER DIRECTION THEN WHAT YOUR TURNING SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL

NHTSA complaint #11186564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

YOU ELECTRICAL WIRE HARNESS KEEP SHORTING OUT WHICH CAUSES THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO NOT COME ON ALSO THE TIE RODS KEEP HAVING TO BE REPLACED

NHTSA complaint #11176674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WHEN I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL SEVERAL THINGS HAPPEN, A CLICK SOUND GOING CLOCKWISE, AND I HEAR SQUEAKY OR WHINING SOUND WHEN I TURN EITHER WAY. I HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES. MY SIGNAL DOESN'T SHUT OFF AFTER I COMPLETE A TURN.

NHTSA complaint #11171303 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

TAKATA RECALL SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 THE WORDS POWER STEERING IN MY CAR POPS UP ON MY DASH WHICH LOCKS UP MY STEERING WHEEL AS I'M DRIVING THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES I'VE ALMOST GOT IN TO ACCIDENT LUCKILY I NEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMPUTERS AND I FOUND A WAY TO DRIVE IT EVEN WITH THAT BAD MALFUNCTION WHICH I'LL HAVE TO TURN MY ENGINE OFF REPOSITION MY STEERING WHEEL AND TURN IT BACK ON I CALL IT RESET BASICALLY THIS KINDA TELLS THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR THAT IT'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING AND ONCE I TOOK IT TO GET CHECK OUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS FINE THAT I SHOULD BE OK WELL THAT WAS A LIE I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY PONTIAC G6 2009 I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND MY CHILDREN SAFETY I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND IF THIS DOESN'T GET LOOKED INTO SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET HURT REAL BAD ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY I STOP DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE WORD POWER STEERING WILL POP UP ON MY DASH AND I CANT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL BARELY

NHTSA complaint #11165348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

IVE HAD ALIGNMENTS DONE BUT THE CAR STILL PULLS TO ONE SIDE. DOES NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT OR ALIGN WITH STEERING WHEEL. TO DRIVE STRAIGHT MY STEERING WHEEL MUST BE TURNED TO THE RIGHT. IT ALWAYS PULLS TO ONE SIDE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL EVEN JERK WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE OFF WHEN PASSENGER IS IN SEAT, AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL BE ON WHEN NOONE IS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANES VEEY EASILY EVEN WITH NEW TIRES ON.

NHTSA complaint #11090749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

WATER PUMP - CONTINUOUS REPLACEMENT OF WATER PUMP ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 2-1/2 YEARS (AFTER ORIGINAL HAS QUIT WORKING) ALONG WITH THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT. THIS PROCESS IS EXTREMELY TIME CONSUMING AND ONEROUS TO COMPLETE WITHIN A TYPICAL 8 HOUR DAY, ALONG WITH A FLUID DRAIN, FLUSH AND REPLACEMENT WITH FRESH FLUID. ALSO, CONSTANT REGULAR REPLACEMENT OF BOTH FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES, THOUGH NOT QUITE AS TIME CONSUMING, IS STILL A BURDENSOME ISSUE. ESPECIALLY AS NEITHER THE INDIVIDUAL FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES OR THE WATER PUMP IS INEXPENSIVE. THE 3 FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES - 2 FOR THE FRONT LEFT SINCE APRIL OF 2016 & SOON TO BE 2 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLIES SINCE MARCH OF 2016 (BOTH OF WHICH LOCKED UP OR "FROZE UP" THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING THE WHEEL TO TURN AT ALL. BOTH INSTANCES OF THE WATER PUMP FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE AND/OR FAILURE HAD THE PROBLEM NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED PROMPTLY. I CAN ILL AFFORD TO CONTINUE REPLACEMENT OF EITHER PART AT CURRENT PRICES EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS, NEVER MIND THE INCONVENIENCE AND LOSS OF USUALLY BOTH CLASS TIME AND AVAILABILITY FOR WORK. PROBLEMS BEGAN MARCH 21, 2013 AND CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY, AS I AM STILL ASSESSING HOW TO AFFORD A SECOND MUCH NEEDED HUB ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. THIS, ALONG WITH AT LEAST ANOTHER $500 (MINIMUM) FOR OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE CURRENT MECHANICAL ISSUES AND NEEDS, IS DIFFICULT TO AFFORD. ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL PARTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED AMOUNT ARE MOST DEFINITELY NECESSARY TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS AND OTHERS WHO MAY BE AROUND SHOULD ONE OR MORE PARTS FAIL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

NHTSA complaint #11033320 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

THE STEERING WHEEL POPS WHILE TURNING. CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY. TIRE ROF BROKE. SWAY BARS WERE SUPER LOOSE ALL FIXED BUT STEERING COLUMN STILL POPS AND LOCKS UP WHILE TURNING

NHTSA complaint #11023367 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

STEERING MALFUNCTIONING. LIGHT CAME UP AND THE WARNING SOUNDS. UPON CHECKING FOR RECALL IT WAS LISTED AS N140118

NHTSA complaint #11004717 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.