2005 Pontiac G6 Fuel system Problems

TOP OF FUEL PUMPS OUT TAKE GETS A HAIRLINE CRACK ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ON TOP OF GAS TANK AND NOT BE VISIBLE. CREATES A STRONG ODOR AND FIRE HAZARD. IF LOOKED UP ONLINE THIS COMPLAINT IS VERY COMMON AND LATER MODELS WARRANTED A RECALL. THE 2005-6 SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED BUT HAVEN'T BEEN DUE TO AGE AND LABOR INVOLVED TO DROP THE GAS TANK DUE TO NEWER MODELS HAVING EASIER ACCESS TO THE PUMP WITHOUT DROPPING THE TANK.

NHTSA ID

11119493

Incident

Aug 10, 2018

Mileage

180,000 mi

AFTER READING NUMEROUS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT GAS SMELL COMING FROM 05 PONTIAC G6. CAR HAS STRONG FUMES COMING INSIDE CABIN AND OUTSIDE CARE WHEN CAR IS EITHER IN MOTION OR PARKED NOT RUNNING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL BEFORE I TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP OR LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE LOOKED AT.

NHTSA ID

11001805

Incident

May 1, 2016

FUEL PUMP LEAKING FUEL AROUND SEAL N TOP OF GAS TANK

NHTSA ID

10944486

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

Mileage

70,000 mi

MY CAR IS SMELLING LIKE GAS I HAVE A LEAK AND IM THINKING ITS THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING. MY SON IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE LOOKED AT MY CAR. HE IS THE ONE WHO ALSO SAID THAT IS PROBABLY THE FUEL PUMP.THERE WERE RECALLS ON 2006 AND UP IN YEARS ON THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE ONE A YEAR 2005 . I THINK THEY NEED TO CHECK ON THE 2005S FOR THIS PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10891550

Incident

Jun 24, 2016

Mileage

84,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE CRANKED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. ...UPDATED 07/13/16 *BF UPDATED 08/31/16*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10873179

Incident

Jun 7, 2016

Mileage

71,000 mi

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR, A STRONG ODOR OF GASS FILLS UP MY CAR. IT IS SO STRONG THAT IT GIVES ME A KILLER HEADACHE. I HAVE A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. THE SHOP I TAKE MY CAR TO HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY A FUEL PUMP LEAKAGE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO FIX MANY, MANY FUEL PUMP LEAKAGES ON PONTIAC G6S. ALSO, MY TAIL LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR SOME REASON. THEY BOTH STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THE GAS LEAKAGE SEEMS TO LEAK DURRING AND AFTER I DRIVE IT. THE TAIL LIGHTS... I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF OF WORK WHEN I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THE POLICE OFFICER I WORK WITH TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT WORKING. THAT SAME NIGHT I GOT HOME AND LOCKED MY CAR. I WENT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT AND THEY WERE WORKING FINE. AFTER A FEW DAYS I WAS PULLED OVER AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAD STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THEY CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK. THE OFFICER ALSO BROUGHT UP THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS SHE PRESENT.I GOT PULLED OVER ON AN INNERCITY ROAD.

NHTSA ID

10782475

Incident

Oct 10, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

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

I FIRST NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. IF IT WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE DRIVEWAY. BECAUSE I SAW ONLINE THAT MANY OTHERS WERE HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM, I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL...BUT THERE WASN'T. I FINALLY HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF A FIRE. WILL I BE REIMBURSED IF THERE IS FINALLY A RECALL DONE ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE?

NHTSA ID

10733336

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

46,000 mi

TOOK MY CAR TO THE GMC. DEALER TO GET RECALLS FIXED. THEY ALSO NOTICED STRONG GAS ODOR. INSPECTION STATED I HAD A GAS LEAK AT THE TOP OF MY TANK AND IT WAS DANGEROUS BUT NO RECALL ON THIS SO ALMOST 300$LABOR +PARTS... I CALLED GMC AND THEY SAID MY CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES. AND 10 YEARS OLD. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. ANY HELP OR ADVICE PLEASE! MY CAR COULD BURST INTO FLAMES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10713924

Incident

Apr 29, 2015

Mileage

158,000 mi

AFTER FILLING UP AT THE GAS STATION THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF MY CAR UNTIL THE GAS HAS BEEN RAN OUT A LITTLE AND IT IS SO STRONG THAT MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP HAS A CRACK IN IT. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF *TR

NHTSA ID

10682477

Incident

Feb 2, 2015

Mileage

107,110 mi

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW MY 2005 G6 HESITATES AND JERKS SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN I PUSH DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM A STOPPED POSITION. FROM 0-10 MPH THE CAR TAKES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO GAIN ENOUGH POWER TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANICS, INCLUDING A GM DEALER. NOT A SINGLE MECHANIC INCLUDING GM CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I CALLED GM TO PLACE A COMPLAINT, AND I STUPIDLY THOUGHT WITH ALL THE GM ISSUES AND LAW SUITS GOING ON NOW POSSIBLY THEIR ASSISTANCE AS 1) THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. 2) MY CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 63K IN MILEAGE. I EXPLAINED TO GM THAT I CANNOT AT THIS TIME SAFELY ACCELERATE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, OR ACCELERATE QUICKLY SHOULD I GOD FORBID HAVE TO. I REQUESTED THEM TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER AS THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME TO SPEND MORE MONEY AND TAKE IT TO ANOTHER GM DEALER TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE. TOLD THEM THAT'S STUPID,4 MECHANICS INCLUDING A DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE ISSUE. LIKE MY STEERING ISSUE (BEFORE THE RECENT RECALL) GM BASICALLY TOLD ME TO DROP DEAD. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME IF NO MECHANIC CAN FIND IT, MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A NEW CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10672362

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

59,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE FUEL FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE FUEL PUMP IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

NHTSA ID

10651680

Incident

Oct 10, 2014

Mileage

137,000 mi

VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE GASOLINE. NO VISIBLE LEAK YET. THE SMELL IS STRONG AND IS COMING FROM THE AREA OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. SINCE THE SMELL STARTED, THE CAR HAS GOTTEN HARDER TO GET STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10650614

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

Mileage

108,000 mi

ON SEPTEMBER 2014, I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WITH ABOUT 182,000 MILES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRIVING ME TO WORK. I WAS NOT AWARE OR MADE AWARE OF A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. I DROVE THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION A FEW DAYS LATER. I WAS LATER ADVISED THAT A FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR WAS POSSIBLY CRACKED AND LEAKING GASOLINE ABOVE THE GAS TANK. MY MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR ANY FURTHER SINCE IT POSED A FIRE DANGER. IN ADDITION, GM RECALLED THE 2007-2009 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT FOR THE 2005-6 PONTIAC G6 CARS. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS TWO RECALLS WHICH MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP WILL FIX IN THE UPCOMING WEEK. MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RECALLED WITH THE FAULTY FUEL PUMPS? WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A MANUFACTURE DEFECT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10641423

Incident

Sep 25, 2014

Mileage

182,000 mi

FUEL PUMP LEAKING GAS, CAR WILL NOT OVERTURN PROPERLY, HAZARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632935

Incident

Aug 13, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,000.

NHTSA ID

10628563

Incident

Aug 1, 2014

Mileage

246,000 mi

I HAD PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I NOTICED A GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK END OF MY CAR. WHEN MY FATHER IN LAW CAME OUT HE SAW THAT THERE WAS GAS LEAKING ONTO MY EXHAUST. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE COME ACROSS A RECALL FOR THE FULL PUMP SEAL. I CONTACTED GM AND ARE CLAIMING TO NOT HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL. I AS WELL CALLED AIRTREX PRODUCTIONS AND THEY WILL ONLY TAKE IT AFTER MARKET. WHY WAS I NOT WARNED WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. GM NEEDS TO BUY THESE CARS OFF OF US! BECAUSE IT IS THEIR FAULT WE HAVE SUCH ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626009

Incident

Aug 16, 2014

Mileage

114,000 mi

A FUEL TYPE ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE GARAGE. REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT ORDER CONTINUNES. DO NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. HAVEN'T TAKEN VEHICLE TO SHOP YET BUT SAW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10609898

Incident

Jul 7, 2014

Mileage

69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GASOLINE ODOR PRESENT INSIDE THE GARAGE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ODOR WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

NHTSA ID

10606557

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

87,000 mi

FUEL/GASOLINE IS LEAKING OUT. HEAVY RAW GASOLINE SMELL WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON IT MAKES A CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604979

Incident

Jun 3, 2013

Mileage

120,000 mi

WE PUT NEW TIRES HAD ALIGNMENT DONE WITHIN DAYS STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES LOOSE GRIP FROM THE ROAD. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES WENT AN HAD THEM ROTATED THE NEXT DAY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A STOP WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE STEERING JERKS TO THE LEFT. TOOK IT BACK GARAGE CHECKED EVERYTHING CANT FIND ANYTHING. ALSO HAVE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON EVEN WHEN SEAT BELT IS ON HAD FUEL LEAK AT NECK OF SPOUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566588

Incident

Feb 1, 2013

Mileage

101,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RETURN PORT WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10566375

Incident

Feb 24, 2014

Mileage

85,000 mi

FRIDAY SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, I WALKED OUTSIDE TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE GARAGE AND UPON OPENING THE GARAGE DOOR, I NEARLY FELL OVER FROM THE GASOLINE FUMES THAT I ENCOUNTERED. MY ENTIRE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH THE VAPORS OF GASOLINE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED BUT DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS AROUND MY CAR. I DID NOT DARE ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FIRE. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR ALL WEEKEND. MONDAY MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY UNIT HAD A LEAK NEAR THE FUEL ARM MECHANISM LEADING TO THE ENGINE. THIS REQUIRED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL ASSEMBLY UNIT. THE PLASTIC PIECE SHOULD SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR SINCE IT IS ENCASED WITHIN THE FUEL ASSEMBLY UNIT. THIS IS CLEARLY A FLAWED DESIGN AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A FUEL LEAK AND HAD I BEEN PARKED AT MY OFFICE IN THE UNDERGROUND PARKING STRUCTURE, A LIGHTED MATCH OR CIGARETTE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL ASSEMBLY MUST BE RECALLED AS IT POSES A GREAT SAFETY RISK TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON NOR DID ANY OTHER WARNING MESSAGE ALERT ME TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER THIS DEFECT CAUSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10561922

Incident

Jan 24, 2014

Mileage

102,000 mi

DETERIORATED/CRACKED ELBOW ON FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY CAUSED FUEL TO POOL ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. SEVERE FUEL VAPOR SMELL NOTICEABLE IN ENCLOSED GARAGE, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY GAS WATER HEATER. FUEL ALSO COULD HAVE IGNITED WHILE DRIVING, IF IT HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE MUFFLER. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE G6. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546115

Incident

Sep 24, 2013

Mileage

137,925 mi

MY GRANDMA OWNS THIS CAR, WHEN I VISITED THIS WEEK THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN HER GARAGE. SHE TOLD ME IT HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS. I IMMEDIATELY HAD HER OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND MADE AN APPT WITH A MECHANIC. IT WAS THE CRACKED ELBOW ON THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD BEEN CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING GAS ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, WHICH COST MORE THAN $700. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MECHANIC AND A SIMPLE COMPUTER SEARCH I REALIZED THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT GM ALLOWED THIS TO GO UNANNOUNCED. SHE RUNS A KILN IN HER GARAGE AT HEATS OVER 1800. SHE HAD ESSENTIALLY A BOWL OF FUEL SITTING ON HER GAS TANK FOR OVER 6MO. WHILE SHE DROVE AND WHILE IT WAS CLOSED IN HER GARAGE. THANK GOD SHE'S SAFE, BECAUSE IT WAS NO THANKS TO GM. *JS

NHTSA ID

10545240

Incident

Mar 1, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi