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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

10 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

What owners actually said

272 reports

75,000 miles · Jun 16, 2016

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service BrakesTraction Control System

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ODI #10874625

Mileage unknown · Jun 2, 2016

Electrical System

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AFTER REPLACING THE FUSE BOX, WIRING HARNESS, AND FUSES ON MY FUSE BOX IN THE TRUNK OF MY G6 I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION AS TO THE PROBLEM BEING REMEDIED THAT CONTINUES TO CAUSE SITUATIONS THAT COULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO RUN RIGHT OUT AND PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE PAID ON THIS ONE EXPECTING IT TO LAST ME A VERY LONG TIME. THIS ISSUE WITH THIS RELAY PROBLEM TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO NOW SHUT DOWN TWICE ON ME ON MAIN INTERESTATES WITH SEVERAL CARS BEHIND ME! THIS ISSUE NEEDS ADDRESS IS MY FAMILY GOING TO BE COMPENSATED SHOULD SOMETHING HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. WILL MY EXPENSES BE PAID. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT BEING ADDRESS BY YOURSELVES OR THROUGH PONTIAC. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE HANDLED OR IF IT CANNOT BE REMEDIED I WOULD LIKE A FULL REFUND ON MY VEHICLE OF $14000 SO I MAY BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS ADDRESSED. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT FILING DUE TO MYSELF AND FAMILY ALMOST BEING HARMED FATALLY DUE TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ODI #10872065

67,000 miles · May 10, 2016

Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System

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ON MAY 9, 2016, I WAS HEADING TO MY HOME WHEN MY CAR STALLED BRIEFLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR ROADWAY, 220 NORTH, CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND 21502. LUCKILY MY VEHICLE RE-ENGAGED WITHIN A MINUTE IN ORDER FOR ME TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANY TRACTOR AND TRAILER TRAFFIC THAT WAS STEADILY APPROACHING ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS PETRIFIED DURING THIS TIME THING I WAS GOING TO BE DEMOLISHED AND DIE IN MY CAR!!! THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE RELAY CONNECTION FROM THE FUSE BOX IN THE TRUNK OF THE PONTIACT G 6 TO THE FUEL PUMP WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND FROM EVERYTHING WE HAVE SEEN AND DONE NOTHING FIXES THIS PROBLEM, NOT EVEN REPLACING THE FUSE BOX, FUEL PUMP, FUSES, ETC. YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME IT SEMI STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR ROADWAY ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS IS A PONTIAC ISSUE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE ONLINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH THROUGH A RECAL FROM THE PONTIAC MANUFACTURER. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS AND FUSE BOX IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX SO IF PONITAIC IS UNABLE TO FIX THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO TRADE ALL PONTIAC G6 FOR A VEHICLE OF EQUAL VALUE!!! AT THIS POINT I AM THOROUGHLY FRUSTRATED AND PISSED OFF WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED ON THESE VEHICLES!!! IT IS A SHAME THAT IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE HANDLED!!! I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW WITH NO PERMANENT SOLUATION, I HAVE MISSED WORK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN LATE ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE WORST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY ON A MAJOR ROADWAY STALLING WITH TRACTOR AND TRAILER TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME.

NHTSA ODI #10864088

98,400 miles · Apr 25, 2016

Air BagsStructureCrashInjury

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ON APRIL 16TH 2016 I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. ME AND A FRIEND WERE DRIVING BACK TO HIS HOUSE THE ROAD AT NIGHT, WHEN A DEER CROSSED THE ROAD, I ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER TO DODGE THE DEER AND ENDED UP GOING OFF THE ROAD AND LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. MY CAR HIT A FENCE LINE, AS WELL A MULTIPLE SMALL TREES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED YET MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I'VE ALREADY CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AS EVERYTHING STARTS TO SETTLE WITH THEM I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. WE WERE BOTH BRUISED UP PRETTY BADLY, AND HAD TO GO THE THE EMERGENCY ROOM, AND MY FRIENDS WRIST WAS BROKEN IN THE CRASH.

NHTSA ODI #10861377

Mileage unknown · Apr 5, 2016

Steering

I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDENLY ON THE DASH APPEARED POWER STEERING ESC MY STEERING WHEEL THEN LOCKED UP AND MY CAR CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC I WAS REALLY SCARED AND FEARED FOR MY LIFE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS SO THAT THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC COULD SEE ME... I THINK THAT THIS ISSUE REALLY PUT …

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NHTSA ODI #10853662

93,000 miles · Apr 2, 2016

Unknown Or Other

SHIFT CABLE WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO BE PLACED IN PARK. INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE CORRECT GEAR. VEHICLE WILL ROLL AFTER SHIFT LEVER IS PUT IN PARK. OTHER G6S WITH 4 SPEED AUTO HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT MINE HAS 6 SPEED AUTO.

NHTSA ODI #10853082

118,000 miles · Mar 6, 2016

Exterior Lighting

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY LOW BEAM LIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES IN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE GOTTEN PULLED OVER TWICE NOW FOR A LIGHT OUT. NOW I FIND IF I SMACK THE LIGHT IT COMES BACK ON?

NHTSA ODI #10840098

118,000 miles · Mar 6, 2016

Steering

THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. I HAVE TO THEN PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR FOR IT TO START WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ODI #10840097

97,000 miles · Feb 23, 2016

Steering

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I OWN A 2010 PONTIAC G6 WITH ROUGHLY 97,000 MILES ON IT, TODAY WHILE DRIVING IT INCURRED POWER STEERING FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AFTER DROPPING MY YOUNGEST OFF AT THE SITTERS AND WENT TO PULL OUT ON TO A BUSY ROAD WHEN IT FAILED. RECALL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ON MARCH 2014 THE NHTSA REQUIRED GM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IT ONLY COVERED THE G6 MODELS UP TO THE YEAR 2009. THE SERVICE ADVISER AT THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE "PROBLEM" WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE STEERING PROBLEM FOR THE EARLIER MODELS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. HOWEVER, SINCE THE 2010 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA RECALL, THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER AND IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE $1800 TO $2000 RANGE, SOMETHING I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME AND HAS SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AS THE EARLIER MODELS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW THIS MODEL YEARS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED WITH THE COST OF REPAIRING WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A DESIGN DEFEAT. FURTHER AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IS SAFETY FOR THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO REVIEW THIS MATTER AND HOPEFULLY AMEND THE POWER STEERING RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2010 MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10837658

95,000 miles · Feb 19, 2016

Electronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ESC WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILUR…

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NHTSA ODI #10837078

Official recalls

14V252000 · Electrical System:wiring; Electronic Stability Control (esc); Exterior Lighting:brake Lights; Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch; Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control

May 14, 2014

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles manufactured May 16, 2003, through October 11, 2012, 2004-2007 Malibu Maxx vehicles manufactured June 25, 2003, through April 5, 2007, 2005-2010 Pontiac G6 vehicles manufactured May 26, 2004, through January 4, 2010, and 2007-2010 Saturn Aura vehicles manufactured April 24, 2006, through May 26, 2009. In the affected vehicles, increased resistance in the Body Control Module (BCM) connection may result in voltage fluctuations in the Brake Apply Sensor (BAS) circuit. These fluctuations can cause one or more of these conditions: the brake lights to illuminate without the brake pedal being pushed; the brake lights to not illuminate when the pedal is pushed; difficulty disengaging the cruise control; moving the gear shifter out of the 'PARK' position without pushing the brake; and disablement of crash avoidance features such as traction control, electronic stability control, and panic braking assist features.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Any of the above failure conditions increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will attach the wiring harness to the BCM with a spacer, apply dielectric lubricant to both the BCM and harness connector and the BAS and harness connector, and will relearn the brake pedal home position, free of charge. The manufacturer distributed an Interim letter to customers on July 14, 2014. The recall began on August 18, 2014. Owners may contact General Motors customer service at 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-762-2737 (Pontiac), 1-800-553-6000 (Saturn). GM's number for this recall is 13036.

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Electronic Stability Control (esc)