2009 Pontiac G6 Interior & seats Problems

WHEN ADJUSTING THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT POSITION ADJUSTERS, IT TILTS TO THE SIDE WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT AND STAYS THAT WAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327333

Incident

Apr 2, 2020

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 ID

11240638

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

138,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR DOES NOT SENSE AN OCCUPANT AND DOES NOT DEACTIVATE IF THE SENSOR IS MADE. THE CAR LEAKS WATER DURING RAIN STORMS PROFUSELY FROM DRAIN LINES CONNECTED TO THE BODY WORK UNDER THE HEADLINER. THE LINES BECOME DISCONNECTED AT THE JOINTS DUE TO POOR DESIGN. WATER LEAKS ONTO THE SEATBELTS AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS. THE FLOOR BEHIND THE PASSENGER SEAT BECOMES WET AS WELL. IN THE PAST THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AFTERMARKET SEAT UPGRADES IN THIS CAR THAT WERE AUTHORIZED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT CAUSE THIS FAULT IN THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THE WATER LEAKING CAUSES ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE HEADLINER AS WELL AS IT CAUSES MOLD TO GROW IN THE CARPET DUE TO THE WATER BECOMING STAGNANT. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAS MANY DOCUMENTED DESIGN FAULTS THAT WOULD CAUSE WATER INTRUSION SUCH AS POOR AIR CONDITIONING DRAINAGE CAUSES WATER TO BACK UP INSIDE THE CAR. AS WELL AS LEAKING FROM POOR SUNROOF SEALING. THE VEHICLE LEAKS PRIMARILY WHEN STATIONARY. THE AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WHILE THE CAR IN MOVING AND WHEN PARK IS ENGAGED.

NHTSA ID

11092089

Incident

May 6, 2018

Mileage

64,000 mi

I HAVE A 2009 PONTIAC G6 GXP 4 DOOR SEDAN. MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT THE CAR ON MARCH OF THIS YEAR 2017. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR USED. THE CAR DROVE SMOOTH EVEN THOUGH IT HAD 127,000 MILES. THE ONLY THING WE DIDN'T CHECK WAS THE DRIVER FRONT SEAT. WHEN I TRIED ADJUSTING MY SEAT UPWARD THE SEAT BEGINS TO LEAN SIDE WAYS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE CONSOLE TO THE POINT ITS RUBBING ON IT. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER THEY LOOK AT IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE MAIN METAL BAR FRAME IS BROKEN. THAT I NEEDED A NEW REPLACEMENT SEAT. THEY QUOTED ME $1000. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS IT. BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP ME. I CAN'T AFFORD THE $1000 FOR A NEW SEAT.

NHTSA ID

11006468

Incident

Jul 7, 2017

Mileage

127,000 mi

POWER STEERING LOSS INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE LIGHT GOS OUT BUT THE SAME POWER STEERING LOSS HAPPENS A FEW DAYS LATER.HAPPENS AT OFF RAMPS TOO WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION

NHTSA ID

10983904

Incident

May 7, 2017

Mileage

1,100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER HEADLIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT CASING MELTED AND BURNED THE WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

NHTSA ID

10703858

Incident

Feb 24, 2015

Mileage

35,000 mi

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT TRACK WELD BROKE OFF CAUSING THE SEAT TO SHIFT IN POSITION LOSING HEIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702922

Incident

Mar 20, 2015

Mileage

49,377 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR INDEPENDENTLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALSO REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO BURNING OUT PREMATURELY. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO MERGE OVER TO AN EMERGENCY LANE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE BUT DECIDED REPLACED THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10670300

Incident

Mar 1, 2012

Mileage

48,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE, REAR PASSENGER DOOR WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK. ALSO, A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, THE DRIVER DOOR DID THE SAME THING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651074

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR POWER LOCKS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/17/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10616346

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

I GET IN MY CAR PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND START MY CAR, I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND GET GOING ABOUT 35/40 AND THE DOOR LOCKS START GOING UP AND DOWN BY THEM SELF. LATER THAT DAY I OPEN MY DOOR AND GET IN MY CAR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE DOOR LOCKS START TO GO UP AND DOWN AGAIN ON THERE OWN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY TELL ME MY VIN HAS NO RECALLS. REALLY ??? THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE WITH THE BACK DOORS AND NOW THEY ALL DO IT. , I THINK GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS AND THEY NEED TO CHECK ALL PONTAC G6'S FOR ALL THE RECALLS THEY HAVE ON THESE CARS. *JS

NHTSA ID

10608621

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

54,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10607899

Incident

Jun 20, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN AT TIMES. SOME DAYS IT WILL UNLOCK, OTHERS IT WILL NOT. UPON CALLING A FEW DEALERS I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. AS THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE, I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. I WAS ALSO TOLD IT WOULD COST ~$350 TO FIX. AGAIN, I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THAT DOOR IS TO GET IN THE CAR AND REACH ACROSS AND PULL THE LOCK UP, PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT POP THE LOCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10598452

Incident

May 31, 2014

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOVED OUT OF POSITION AND LEANED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. DR

NHTSA ID

10593354

Incident

Jan 14, 2013

Mileage

52,000 mi

A WELD ON THE FRAME WHICH ANCHORS THE SEAT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TO THE BODY OF THE CAR HAS BROKEN, AND THE SEAT IS LOOSE AND ROCKS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10565039

Incident

Feb 1, 2014

Mileage

53,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10521680

Incident

Apr 10, 2013

Mileage

45,000 mi

I BOUGHT MY 2009 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN BRAND NEW. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR DOOR LOCKS WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS. MY 3-YEAR-OLD NIECE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT AND BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS ACTUALLY LOCKED OPEN! SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SHUT THE DOORS AND DRIVE UNDER "SAFE" CONDITIONS. I HAD TO BUNGEE-CORD THE DOORS LOCKED AND DRIVE TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. THE LOCKS HAD RESET AND THE DOORS WERE ABLE TO CLOSE. THEN IN 2010, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKED SHUT ON ME! I WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. AFTER 2 HOURS THE DOOR LOCKS RESET. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN TO THE REAR DOOR. THIS TIME, I WAS ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THE TIME. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH ALL THE DOOR LOCKS AND THEY SAID THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE ONE SINCE THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. IN 2011, I HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WHETHER THE DOORS WERE LOCKED SHUT OR LOCKED OPEN. EVERY TIME I WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THE LOCKS WOULD RESET AND THE PROBLEM WAS LEFT UNDIAGNOSED. IN FEBRUARY 2013, MY FIANCE HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC GOT LOCKED INSIDE MY VEHICLE! THEN IN MAY 2013, I WAS WITH MY NIECE AGAIN AND THE REAR DOORS AND DRIVER DOOR LOCKED OPEN! I GAVE THE CAR SOME TIME TO RESET, AND THE DOOR UNLATCHED AND CLOSED. BUT THEN IT GOT LOCKED SHUT! SO I DROVE MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS WITH THE DOORS LOCKED SHUT. I HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AND ENTER/EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS BROKEN AND THAT IT NEEDED REPLACED FOR $400 EACH BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY! SO I CALLED GM. THEY SAID THE DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT RECALLED, THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. PONTIAC IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE DOOR LOCK ISSUES, AND SO IS- THE MECHANIC. THESE ARE FAULTY LOCKS! *TR

NHTSA ID

10512318

Incident

May 11, 2013

Mileage

67,125 mi

YESTERDAY, IN THE ABOVE-MENTIONED VEHICLE, I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND MY BODY SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND RADICALLY. I ALMOST LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF MY CAR, BUT, FORTUNATELY, I AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT BY BRAKING TO A QUICK STOP. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT, SHERWOOD DELRAY BEACH, AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINE THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME THAT THE SEAT BASE (ANCHOR) WAS BROKEN OR OTHERWISE DEFECTIVE AND THAT HAD BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED INCIDENT. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2009 AND THE ODOMETER IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 32,500 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN USED STRICTLY FOR GENERAL LIGHT-DUTY PERSONAL USE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, AND HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER. I KNOW OF NO POSSIBLE REASON WHY THIS DRIVER?S SEAT BASE/ANCHOR HAS BROKEN OR OTHERWISE FAILED OTHER THAN IT IS DEFECTIVE. THEREFORE, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS IS A BONE FIDE SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS MODEL AUTOMOBILE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. ACCORDINGLY, I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE TO YOU FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 11/15/12

NHTSA ID

10482748

Incident

Oct 30, 2012

Mileage

32,500 mi