2005 Pontiac G6 Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he became aware that the brake lights had remained illuminated after braking. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number 14V252000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting, Vehicle Speed Control, Electronic Stability Control). The VIN was included but had already been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11584486

Incident

Apr 22, 2024

Mileage

200,000 mi

A few months ago, I was pulling out of a parking lot and started to brake , but my car was not stopping. I quickly pumped my brakes and then my brakes worked. All my brake lights came on; ABS, BRAKE, TC, Check engine; and car maintenance light all came on. They periodically would go away but would return when it rained, or if the brakes gave out. Brakes have gone out twice, once while driving on freeway. Before this issue, I had taken it to a mechanic as the brake light was on, and the ‘brake fluid’ message was on my dash- the mechanic scanned it and said the BCM was malfunctioning, to take it to the dealership. I knew who bought the car originally off the lot, so I knew the specific dealership it was bought from (gmc dealership). When I called and told them the issue, they said they will not touch my car (exact words). It’s no longer under warranty and that they would not work on the car regardless. I took it to the main GMC dealership in my city, where they said it would cost thousands to diagnose and fix the car properly, even though I told them I knew what the issue was and what part needed replacing. They confirmed my cars issue was what I said it was, but said it would be VERY expensive to replace and fix, so I decided not to repair it (as the price was not what they originally told me). Now that the brakes fail periodically, I started looking around and saw others had similar issues.

NHTSA ID

11561581

Incident

Oct 1, 2023

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RANDY MARION BUICK GMC (13701 STATESVILLE RD HUNTERSVILLE, NC 28078) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT WOULD PROVIDE REPAIR FOR OPEN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID

11397635

Incident

Feb 17, 2021

Mileage

145,000 mi

THE EVENING OF JANUARY.24TH,2017 I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING HOME AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE A SEMI PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I NOTICED THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE NOT REDUCING THEIR SPEED & THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME BUT SWERVED TO AVOID IT THEN LAID ON THEIR HORN CUSSING ME BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING UNTIL I LET OFF THE BRAKES THEY CAME ON AND STAYED ON, SO I PULLED OVER PUT CAR IN PARK MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND WAS CHECKING THINGS OUT AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS LIKE THEY HAD A MIND OF THEIR OWN. SO I CALLED FOR MY FATHER IN LAW TO COME FOLLOW ME HOME SO THAT I WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR MY GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK! SO I SHUT CAR OFF LET IT SET FOR 30 MINUTES STARTED BACK UP AND MY IGNITION GOT STUCK AND CONTINUED CRANKING OVER EVEN AFTER STARTED, AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUOUS THING WITH MY CAR, MY STEERING IS MAKING A NOISE ALMOST LIKE MY WHEELS ARE GOING TO FALL OFF. I AM SCARED THIS IS A DEATH TRAP

NHTSA ID

10948055

Incident

Jan 24, 2017

Mileage

200,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND THE INTERSTATE, MY POWER STEERING JUST GOES OUT. COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING. ALSO, SOMETIMES MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T WORK BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON WITHOUT MY PRESSING THE BRAKE. WHEN I DO PRESS THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF. (ALSO ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE). AND SOMETIMES I CANNOT MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK WITHOUT A LOT OF WORK. LIKE PRESSING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE, WIGGLING OR TAPPING OF THE FUSES INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IN THE TRUNK OR UNDER THE HOOD. CURRENTLY THEY SAY NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS CAR, BUT SERVICE PROVIDERS SAY TO CHECK FURTHER. FOUND GM REBATE # N140115 FOR THE POWER STEERING ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE MAY BE A STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM TOO.GM REBATE # 80317 OR # 13036 FOR THE BRAKE/SHIFTER PROBLEM. BUT PONTIAC SAYS "NOTHING CONFINED TO THIS VEHICLE". THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT I FEEL THEY SHOULD COVER. OBVIOUSLY THERE HAS BEEN THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ALREADY AFFECTED. HOW CAN THEY SAY MINE DOESN'T PERTAIN? AT BEST THEY SAY TAKE IT IN AND IF SERVICE SAYS IT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, THEY MAY HELP SOMEWHAT. BUT THE CAR IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO. REALLY?? IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT COSMETIC OR FUEL SAVING ETC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10917433

Incident

Jul 31, 2016

Mileage

212,000 mi

I TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR A RECALL I NOTICE THAT THE GEAR STILL IN NOT IN LOCK POSITION. MY BRAKE WENT OUT NO BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED. THEY WERE TO FIX THIS PROBLEMS IT HAS NOT BEEN DONE PROBERLY.

NHTSA ID

10876071

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE STEERING AND BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BEEPED AS IF THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V153000, 14E044000 (STEERING) AND 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,598.

NHTSA ID

10865236

Incident

Oct 3, 2006

Mileage

185,598 mi

POWER STEERING IS ALWAYS FAILING AGAIN OVER TIME ONCE I HAD THE RECALL FIXED NUMEROUS OF TIMES... MY STEERING WONT LET ME TURN THE CAR I ALMOST CRASHED GOOD I DECREASED MY SPEED, I HAD TO SHUT HER OFF THAN RESTART IT... I REPLACED INNER AND OUTTER TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS, AND STRUCT ASSEMLY, PROBLEM STILL EXIST..BRAKES LIGHT ILLUMINATE WHEN EVER THEY WANT. EVEN IF YOUR PARKED WITHOUT ENGAGING IT... I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE DRIVER CURSED ME OUT AND SAID YOUR BRAKES WORK I SAID YES, BUT WHEN I SHOWED HER WHAT WAS GOING ON THE BRAKES ILLUMINATE WHEN IM NOT ON THE BRAKES THAN WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF,, WEIRD....

NHTSA ID

10819938

Incident

Jan 13, 2016

I RANDOMLY STARTED SMELLING GAS WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND BREAKS STOPPED WORKING AND CAR RANDOMLY DIES WHILE TURNING A CORNER

NHTSA ID

10735774

Incident

Mar 5, 2015

Mileage

168,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHING HER EXIT, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND COMPLETELY LOCKED ON MY CLIENT'S CAR. THIS IS A DOWNHILL EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY. HER CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STEER HER CAR LEFT TO FOLLOW THE CURVATURE OF THE EXIT RAMP. AS A RESULT THE CAR VEERED OFF THE EXIT RAMP, STRUCK A POLE AND BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN DOWN INTO THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST AFTER LANDING ON ITS SIDE. THE CAR STOPPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEELS AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO ROLL OVER. THE CAR EVENTUALLY FELL DOWN ON ALL FOUR WHEELS AND WAS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO MY CLIENT.

NHTSA ID

10731501

Incident

Oct 8, 2014

Mileage

111,925 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE INSPECTING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CABLES FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10713608

Incident

Apr 15, 2009

Mileage

50,000 mi

BOTH SIDES OF THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF HAS COME UNATTACHED AND LEAKED IN MY FLOOR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND IS VERY DISTRACTING GETTING DRIPPED ON AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A WRECK. WORST CAR EVER!!!!! ALSO THE BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE. I'VE DONE SO MUCH WORK MYSELF TO MY BRAKES AND HAD SHOPS DO SOME TOO BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE [XXX] THROUGH A SHOP EVER 6 MO. MY PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR LOCKED UP FOR NO REASON 2 DIFF. SHOPS COULDN'T FIND A REASON. THE BLEEDING PROCESS IS RIDICULOUS AND THE BRAKES DO NOT LAST MORE THAN 4-6 MO TOPS NO MATTER HOW YOU BRAKE ON THEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10650408

Incident

Sep 20, 2014

Mileage

11,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10636895

Incident

May 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10631538

Incident

Sep 8, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10628010

Incident

Aug 25, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10616895

Incident

Jun 3, 2014

IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS I'VE HAD TO GET MY BRAKES REPLACED TWICE AND HAVE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE MY CARS POWER STEERING HAS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER ALL OF THAT, I'VE GOTTEN THREE LETTERS IN THE MAIL IN THE LAST MONTH FOR RECALLS ON MY CAR. IF THERE'S THAT MANY PARTS BEING RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE, WHY ISN'T GM JUST RECALLING THE WHOLE VEHICLE SINCE THE G6 HAS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616388

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

MY G6 CURRENTLY IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECENT RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM (NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE RIGHT MONTH): MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS OTHER G6 OWNERS WHERE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN MY BRAKES ARE APPLIED, WHICH ALSO AFFECTS MY CRUISE CONTROL. OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT APPLIED 3 TIMES AND AFTER 8-12 MONTHS THE PROBLEM RETURNS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606846

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ADDITIONALLY, THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK AND RELEASED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10592648

Incident

Sep 14, 2011

Mileage

62,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS IT HAS BEEN REVEALED IN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000) THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY -- THEY TURN ON WHEN I AM NOT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURN OFF WHEN I DO HIT THE BRAKES. IN JULY 2009 I THOUGHT I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING FIXED UNDER THE RECALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I JUST GOT APPROACHED BY SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10578243

Incident

Jul 28, 2009

Mileage

54,756 mi

WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKELIGHT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, HOWEVER WHEN I ACCELERATE THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN2012AND PAID ($220) TO HAVE IT "FIXED". I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THIS IS THE ONLY FIX(LUBRICATE THE BCM CONTROL). THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE COME BACK AND NO MECHANIC KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID THAT WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE WILL SMASH INTO ME WHEN I BRAKE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON TO WARN THEM TO STOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566632

Incident

Jan 9, 2012

Mileage

145,000 mi

01/05/2014 AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, A TRUCK PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING - HOWEVER THEY HAD BEEN JUST A MOMENT BEFORE. *TR 01/10/2014 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THIS DATE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING (HOWEVER I WAS NOT BREAKING), AND THERE WAS A DRIVER THAT PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL. IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, HOWEVER THE FUSE IS NOT DAMAGED.

NHTSA ID

10559421

Incident

Jan 5, 2014

Mileage

71,000 mi

I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE LAST MIGHT IN 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. I NOTICED HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO FOLLOW HER IN HER CAR, I DO NOT NOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. SHE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, IT IS A ONE OWNER SO I KNOW NO ONE HAS MESSED WITH ANY OF THE PARTS/WIRES. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL PAGES ON THIS SITUATION. ALSO, THAT THERE WERE RECALLS IN THE PAST. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL. IS THIS SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX OR ARE WE STUCK TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10556051

Incident

Dec 13, 2013

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, THEY DON'T WORK PROPERLY DRIVERS CANNOT TELL WHEN I'M STOPPING, WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN I'M NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE THEY GO ON.. ?? *TR

NHTSA ID

10547788

Incident

May 3, 2013

Mileage

165 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/18/13*CN UPDATED 11/29/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10547146

Incident

Oct 6, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi