{"meta":{"dataset":"known-issues","title":"Wrench.Pro Known Issues clusters — Pontiac","level":"make","generated":"2026-09-20","source_freshness":"2026-09-20","source":"NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaints, grouped by failure theme by Wrench.Pro","source_url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","license":"CC BY 4.0 (derived data); underlying NHTSA records are US public domain","license_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/license","citation":"Wrench.Pro (2026). Known Issues clusters — Pontiac [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues","schema_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues#schema","method_url":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/methodology#known-issues","fields":["year","make","make_slug","model","model_slug","cluster_id","label","component_code","complaint_count","date_range","source_complaint_count","reviewed_at","quote_1_odi","quote_1_text","quote_2_odi","quote_2_text","quote_3_odi","quote_3_text","vehicle_page","data_page"]},"rows":[{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-power-steering-assist-loss","label":"Electric power steering assist loss","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":140,"date_range":"2014-11 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10658668","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR","quote_2_odi":"10661768","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WENT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN, SHORTY FOLLOWED BY THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR. I PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE","quote_3_odi":"11734267","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2010 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost electric power steering assist. The electronic stability control (ESC) and traction control warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-brake-light-malfunction","label":"Brake lights illuminated opposite of pedal position","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2016-09 → 2019-09","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"11104481","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LIKES STAY ON. WHEN BRAKING, BRAKE LIGHT GO OFF. THEY DO OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY SUPPOSE TO DO. GM HAS ISSUED A BULLITIN","quote_2_odi":"11115817","quote_2_text":"BRAKES LIGHT ARE ON WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING CAR RUNNING AND GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN WEATHER DRIVING OR SITTING I WOULD CONSIDER THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I SEE ONLINE IT'S A VERY KNOW PROBLEM","quote_3_odi":"11103027","quote_3_text":"MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE CAR. THEY STAY ON AS YOUR GOING DOWN THE ROAD AS IF YOUR RIDING YOUR BRAKES SO THEN YOUR CRUISE CONTROL WONT ENGAGE. THE TRACTION N ESCAPE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. MY DASH LIGHTS WILL COME ON ONE MINUTE THEN GO BACK OUT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-headlight-failure","label":"Headlight bulb and connector failure","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2019-11","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10644274","quote_1_text":"THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTIONS EASILY BECOME CORRODED AND BURNS OUT THE CONNECTION AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WILL NOT WORK. *TR","quote_2_odi":"10703990","quote_2_text":"HEADLIGHT BULBS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES NEED TO BE REPLACED REPEATEDLY. THE PIGTAIL SOCKET FOR THE BULB APPEARS TO HAVE OVERHEATED. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND REPLACED HEADLIGHT BULBS SIX TIMES. *TR","quote_3_odi":"10927411","quote_3_text":"2 YEARS AGO,I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LIGHT HARNESS. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT LIGHT HARNESS.THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.I REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ONLY FOR IT TO NOT WORK 2 DAYS LATER.THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-esc-warning-light-illumination","label":"Electronic stability control warning light illumination","component_code":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2015-08 → 2019-12","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10748867","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING SERVICE POWER STEERING SERVICE ESC AUDIBLE AND VISUAL ALARMS RECEIVED. LOST POWER STEERING/VERY HARD TO STEER. TURNED CAR OFF RESTARTED THEN HAD NO ISSUES. THEN SEVERAL HOURS LATER HAD SAME ISSUE OCCURRED...TURNED CAR OFF/ON AND POWER STEERING RESTORED. THIS ISSUE","quote_2_odi":"11164201","quote_2_text":"'ESC OFF' WAS DISPLAYED SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED ON, WHILE IT WAS PARKED. I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I RESEARCHED IT AND PONTIAC HAS RECALLED SIMILAR ESC","quote_3_odi":"11139504","quote_3_text":"WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION, \"SERVICE ESC\" APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN. IT FLASHES \"SERVICE ESC..... TRACTION OFF...... ESC OFF\". THIS DISPLAY WILL DISAPPEAR WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND WILL SPORADICALLY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-electrical-warning-indicators","label":"Multiple warning indicators illuminating simultaneously","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2014-10 → 2021-05","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10641323","quote_1_text":"POWER ADAPTER WENT OUT FIRST AND FUSES BLOW AND SPARK WHEN REPLACED, AUGUST 2014 RADIO AND CLOCK QUIT WORKING, BLINKERS FLASH BUT DO NOT DING WHEN ON, KEY IN IGNITION WITH DOOR OPEN DOES NOT DING, AND TODAY OCTOBER 3, 2014 THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND STAYS ON. ARE","quote_2_odi":"11197124","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS","quote_3_odi":"10872065","quote_3_text":"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","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-powertrain-stall-transmission","label":"Transmission and powertrain warning indicator failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2014-09 → 2020-05","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10630386","quote_1_text":"WAS PARKED IN FRIENDS DRIVEWAY, EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. STARTED CAR AND DEPRESSED BRAKE AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DIED. I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED.. ENGINE WAS RUNNING","quote_2_odi":"11143731","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY, IN THE REVERSE POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED","quote_3_odi":"10892949","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ESC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2010-fuel-system-leak","label":"Fuel system odor and leak","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":6,"date_range":"2016-05 → 2018-08","source_complaint_count":272,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-07","quote_1_odi":"10985742","quote_1_text":"RECENTLY NOTICED FUEL SMELL COMING FROM VEHICLE. AWARE OF RECALL DONE IN 2012 FOR ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP I BELIEVE THIS IS A RELATED ISSUE","quote_2_odi":"11078914","quote_2_text":"A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED SMELLING FUEL FROM MY PARKED VEHICLE. AS TIME HAS GONE ON IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AND MY CAR IS BEGINNING TO LOSE POWER AND FAIL TO RUN PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE SMELL IS COMING FROM A SMALL FUEL LEAK COMING FROM A CONNECTOR ON","quote_3_odi":"11121052","quote_3_text":"MY CAR STARTED SMELLING OF GAS. ANOTHER MECHANIC NOTICED A SLOW GAS LEAK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE FUEL PUMP. I SEE THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE ON EARLIER YEARS OF MY MODEL BUT NOT THE 2010. GIVEN THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARS TO","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-service-brakes-malfunction","label":"Service brake malfunction","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2010-02 → 2018-03","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10445096","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WOULD MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA","quote_2_odi":"10313570","quote_2_text":"THE BRAKES IN THE CAR APPEAR NOT TO BEGIN BRAKING EVERY TIME RIGHT AWAY WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. *TR","quote_3_odi":"11078498","quote_3_text":"I BOUGHT A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE AND 3 MONTHS LATER THE FRONT END OF THE CAR STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD SO I CALLED UP KOEHNE AUTO TO TELL THEM AND THEY WOULDN'T AS MUCH AS TALE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE TO SEE WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY KEPT ON LOOKING AT THE FRONT END AND KEPT TELLING","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-steering-column-rattle","label":"Steering column rattle","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2017-07 → 2019-08","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11244493","quote_1_text":"THE STEERING WHEEL RATTLES BADLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE WHILE STATIONARY. ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKING","quote_2_odi":"11010467","quote_2_text":"THERE IS A PERSISTENT RATTLE COMING FROM DIRECTLY BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT SPEEDS <35 MPH AND/OR DRIVING OVER BUMPY PAVEMENT. WHEN THE RATTLE IS OCCURRING, THE STEERING COLUMN FEELS LIKE IT OSCILLATING VERY QUICKLY","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-wiper-failure","label":"Windshield and rear wiper failure","component_code":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2010-08 → 2015-03","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10694470","quote_1_text":"UPON PURCHASING A USED PONTIAC VIBE I NOTICED THE REAR WIPER WAS INOPERABLE. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT DID NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I REPLACED THE MOTOR WITH A REFURBISHED ONE FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE, YET THE REAR WIPER IS STILL INOPERABLE. A RATTLING NOISE IS ALSO COMING FROM","quote_2_odi":"10349619","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE WIPERS REMAINED STUCK IN POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE RESUMING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE WIPERS REMAINED","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-takata-airbag-parts-unavailable","label":"Takata air bag recall parts unavailable","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":26,"date_range":"2016-07 → 2018-10","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11000410","quote_1_text":"TAKATA RECALL I FIRST RECEIVED MY SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016 AND MY SECOND NOTICE IN MAY 2017. BOTH TIMES I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN BUT THE CALL NEVER CAME AND THE REPAIR NEVER DONE. YESTERDAY I WENT BEYOND THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE","quote_2_odi":"10928585","quote_2_text":"TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR","quote_3_odi":"10917924","quote_3_text":"TAKATA RECALL. COMPANY IS NOT DOING ENOUGH FOR CUSTOMERS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. RECALL LETTER IS JULY 2016, THIS HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS WITHOUT THE USE OF MY FRONT SEAT. I'VE CALLED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS GM CORPORATE AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A RENTAL OR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-vehicle-speed-control-recall","label":"Unintended acceleration and accelerator pedal recall","component_code":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2010-03 → 2012-05","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"10432731","quote_1_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF FOR THE ACCELERATION TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS","quote_2_odi":"10392132","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A MINIMALLY LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND WERE ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE FLOOR MAT HAD CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR TO BECOME","quote_3_odi":"10325834","quote_3_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V024000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE DEALER REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MATS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE UNWANTED ACCELERATION. THE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-airbags-no-deploy-crash","label":"Air bags fail to deploy in crash","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":4,"date_range":"2011-06 → 2019-12","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11286297","quote_1_text":"2010 PONTIAC VIBE STRUCK VEHICLE THAT CROSSED INTO RIGHT OF WAY OF PONTIAC VIBE AT 25 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT DASHBOARD NOR DID SEAT BELT LOCK UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE UNDERWENT AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT MAY 24TH 2018 PER RECALL #17477 PARTS 77204 AS LISTED","quote_2_odi":"10567402","quote_2_text":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 PONTIAC VIBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FRONT, SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIR BAGS ALL FAILED TO DEPLOY. A REAR","quote_3_odi":"10492323","quote_3_text":"DRIVING IN A LIGHT RAIN, I LOST CONTROL AT 75MPH AND HIT THE REAR OF A SEMI TRAILER. THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SKID. THE SKID CONTINUED UNTIL MY CAR REACHED THE SHOULDER, WHEREUPON IT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE CAR ROLLED A","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-excessive-oil-consumption","label":"Excessive oil consumption","component_code":"ENGINE","complaint_count":3,"date_range":"2014-06 → 2018-11","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11151966","quote_1_text":"BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL. SAME ENGINE AS THE TOYOTA 2AZ-FE. GM WILL NOT HONOR EXTENDED WARRENTY","quote_2_odi":"10655272","quote_2_text":"ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, SINCE THE LAST OIL CHANGED ( 5,000 MILES ) THE OIL LEVEL WAS ALMOST EMPTY, THE OIL USED SINCE NEW IS SYNTHETIC AND THE RECOMMENDED GRADE BY MANUFACTURER. CAR ONLY HAS 36, 000 MILES AND OIL HAS BEEN CHANGE EVERY 5000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED. *TR","quote_3_odi":"10598725","quote_3_text":"OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, OIL WAS AT EMPTY LEVEL AFTER ONLY 2500 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE. USED RECOMMENDED SYNTHETIC OIL, CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2010,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"Vibe","model_slug":"vibe","cluster_id":"pontiac-vibe-2010-esc-warning-lights","label":"Electronic stability control warning light activation","component_code":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","complaint_count":2,"date_range":"2016-03 → 2018-08","source_complaint_count":58,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-09","quote_1_odi":"11123898","quote_1_text":"VSC OFF STABILITY INDICATOR - TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TCS WARNING LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS GO ON INDICATE SYSTEM FAILURE IN THE RAIN OR AFTER A EXTENDED SPELL OF VERY HUMID WEATHER. WHILE DASH LIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS NO ANTILOCK OR STABILITY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING","quote_2_odi":"10851773","quote_2_text":"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC, AND TSS ALL ILLUMINATE ON DASH. THEN THE CAR EXPERIENCES A DOWN SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION TO A LOWER GEAR, ENGINE REV'S TO A HIGH RPM SLOWING THE CAR DOWN. AFTER THE CAR STOPS FORWARD PROGRESS, CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH AND MAY STALL. THE FIRST TIME HIS","quote_3_odi":"","quote_3_text":"","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2010/pontiac/vibe","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2006,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2006-eps-assist-loss","label":"Loss of electric power steering assist","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":150,"date_range":"2018-11 → 2026-09","source_complaint_count":1910,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11737755","quote_1_text":"When first started sometimes power steering does not work. Temporary fix is to restart the car. It's gone out while I was driving. This is very scary and hard to turn when it goes out","quote_2_odi":"11153515","quote_2_text":"ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PUMP IS GOING OUT. WHEN BACKING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION THE STEERING IS TIGHT. RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING IS SO LOOSE THAT I CAN HARDLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE","quote_3_odi":"11735915","quote_3_text":"I have the warning power steering on my dash and it’s getting harder to steer and turn then it quits and does it again it’s not safe at all","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2006,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2006-brake-light-malfunction","label":"Brake lights illuminating incorrectly","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2019-05 → 2024-10","source_complaint_count":1910,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11603719","quote_1_text":"Brake lights are illuminating when accelerating (when brake pedal is NOT depressed) and are NOT illuminating when actually braking (when brake pedal IS depressed)","quote_2_odi":"11221252","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY REMAIN ILLUMINATED","quote_3_odi":"11324491","quote_3_text":"BRAKES LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY STAY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. ONCE THE BRAKE IS PRESSED THEN IT CUTS OFF. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME AND GO OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. *TR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2006,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2006-fuel-pump-leak","label":"Fuel pump leak near fuel tank","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":5,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2022-11","source_complaint_count":1910,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11494754","quote_1_text":"I had to replace the fuel pump module assembly because it was leaking fuel out from above the fuel tank and dripping down near the exhaust","quote_2_odi":"11142751","quote_2_text":"GAS LEAKS FROM CRACKED FITTING ABOVE FUEL TANK. CAR SMELLS VERY BADLY OF GAS","quote_3_odi":"11434874","quote_3_text":"The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac G6. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the garage and when her husband went into the garage the next day, he smelled a strong gasoline odor","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2006,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2006-transmission-slip-shift","label":"Transmission slipping and shift cable failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2018-10 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":1910,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11406916","quote_1_text":"TRANSMISSION AUTOMATIC IS STARTING TO GO AND OR SLIP. HAVE TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY TO GET CAR MOVING. WILL START REVING ONCE IT'S PAST 3 RPMS. HAPPENS IN MOTION, ON STREETS WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. I HEAR A NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE","quote_2_odi":"11156059","quote_2_text":"THE TRANSMISSION CABLE LINK HAS A SMALL PLASTIC BUSHING ON IT WHICH IN MY CASE BROKE OFF COMPLETELY AND WHILE MY CAR WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE","quote_3_odi":"11143551","quote_3_text":"MY G6 2006 3.9 GTP TRANSMISSION WONT MOVE THE CAR IN FIRST GEAR THE TRANSMISSON SHOWED NO SIGN OF GOING BAD I HAVE TO PUT CAR IN MANUAL TO DRIVE IT ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT POPS ON RANDOM TIMES FOLLOWED BY A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2006/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2007,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2007-fuel-system-odor-leak","label":"Fuel system gasoline odor and leak","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":20,"date_range":"2018-03 → 2026-03","source_complaint_count":1231,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11521483","quote_1_text":"Bad fuel leak , location from top of fuel cell, Definitely from the fuel pump area of the top of the tank","quote_2_odi":"11478709","quote_2_text":"The plastic hose that comes off the fuel pump cracked causing fuel to leak out of my car and very strong gas Vapors inside of my car","quote_3_odi":"11128188","quote_3_text":"FUEL LEAKING ONTO TOP OF GAS TANK, ELBOW COMING OFF THE FUEL PUMP HAS DEVELOPED A PIN HOLE. STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, CAR HARD TO START AFTER SITTING ANY LENGTH OF TIME","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2007/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2007,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2007-brake-light-circuit-malfunction","label":"Brake lights illuminate or fail opposite of pedal input","component_code":"SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":15,"date_range":"2018-06 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":1231,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11367094","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL","quote_2_odi":"11113113","quote_2_text":"BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN REVERSE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT HITTING THE BRAKES AND THEY GO OUT WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL","quote_3_odi":"11163428","quote_3_text":"WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR MOVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR ON BUT ONCE PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES THEY TURN OFF","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2007/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2007,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2007-transmission-shift-cable-failure","label":"Transmission shift cable and gear engagement failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":9,"date_range":"2018-05 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":1231,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11097744","quote_1_text":"THE SHIFT LINKAGE BUSHING WEARS OUT AND POPS OFF WHILE DRIVE CANNOT PUT BACK IN PARK","quote_2_odi":"11183388","quote_2_text":"THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TURNER GMC (1261 TAXTON ST, HARRISBURG, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED","quote_3_odi":"11180391","quote_3_text":"WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, IT BEGAN TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND ROLLED INTO A LAKE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2007/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2007,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2007-power-steering-assist-failure","label":"Electric power steering assist failure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":105,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":1231,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11716545","quote_1_text":"POWER STEERING FAILURE. BY LOSING POWER STEERING IT PUTS ME AND OTHERS AT RISK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STEER","quote_2_odi":"11398058","quote_2_text":"SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN MOTION. UNABLE TO TURN MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES IN EACH DIRECTION. VERY UNSAFE","quote_3_odi":"11330623","quote_3_text":"OUR ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM WENT OUT ON OUR VEHICLE. I SEE THAT THIS PART WAS RECALLED FEB 2ND, 2015","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2007/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2007,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2007-headlight-wiring-harness-melting","label":"Headlight wiring harness overheating and melting","component_code":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":10,"date_range":"2018-08 → 2021-04","source_complaint_count":1231,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11414101","quote_1_text":"THE WIRING CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM H11 HEADLIGHT HAS MELTED AND SHORTED 3 TIMES NOW, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT A DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHHT","quote_2_odi":"11241600","quote_2_text":"HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED AND MELTED, CAUSING LAMP FAILURE AND NO LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS","quote_3_odi":"11218408","quote_3_text":"DRIVERS SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT. THE ELECTRICAL WIRING APPEARS TO GET TOO HOT AND BURNS THE LIGHT BULB OUT","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2007/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2007,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2007-airbag-warning-sensor-fault","label":"Airbag warning light and passenger sensor fault","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":18,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2026-05","source_complaint_count":1231,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11219221","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR CONSTANTLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED","quote_2_odi":"11143033","quote_2_text":"THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOESN'T WORK IT COMES ON WHEN WE ARE SITTING IN THE SEAT WITH THE SEATBELT FASTEN","quote_3_odi":"11072217","quote_3_text":"DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON. WITH THE MESSAGE. SERVICE AIRBAG","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2007/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2008,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2008-brake-lights-on","label":"Brake lights remaining illuminated without pedal applied","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":14,"date_range":"2018-01 → 2023-04","source_complaint_count":1078,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11330869","quote_1_text":"WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT","quote_2_odi":"11278593","quote_2_text":"MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN I TURN MY CAR ON. WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MY BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT","quote_3_odi":"11230472","quote_3_text":"WHEN I'M DRIVING AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF, AND WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES AND DRIVE THEY TURN ON","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2008,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2008-shift-cable","label":"Transmission shift cable and gear selector failure","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":16,"date_range":"2018-04 → 2023-08","source_complaint_count":1078,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11432399","quote_1_text":"The shifter is not going into the correct gear. This year vehicle has had (2) different recalls for this issue","quote_2_odi":"11219414","quote_2_text":"GEAR SHIFT LEVEL IS CONSTANTLY BREAKING","quote_3_odi":"11265450","quote_3_text":"MY SON WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE TURN LANE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2008,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2008-fuel-leak","label":"Fuel tank or fuel pump leak with gasoline odor","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2018-01 → 2026-04","source_complaint_count":1078,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11729897","quote_1_text":"Fuel pump defective, return hose onto the top of fuel pump starts to leak fuel","quote_2_odi":"11416582","quote_2_text":"GAS SMELLS AT REAR OF CAR","quote_3_odi":"11268315","quote_3_text":"THE SMELL OF STRONG GAS IN THE CAR","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2008,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2008-eps-loss","label":"Electric power steering loss or seizure","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":110,"date_range":"2017-12 → 2026-08","source_complaint_count":1078,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11754894","quote_1_text":"While driving my 2008 Pontiac G6 Base, I lost electrician power to the vehicle, on my car it utilizes an electric power steering module instead of fluid and a pump","quote_2_odi":"11639911","quote_2_text":"Power steering motor went I have no power steering","quote_3_odi":"11062189","quote_3_text":"POWER STEERING WENT OUT, NEARLY WENT INTO DITCH","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2008,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"pontiac-g6-2008-headlight-wiring","label":"Headlight failure from melted wiring harness connector","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":18,"date_range":"2018-04 → 2024-07","source_complaint_count":1078,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11151304","quote_1_text":"THE VEHICLES MAIN WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONS","quote_2_odi":"11129671","quote_2_text":"THE DRIVERSIDE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAM CONNECTOR CONTINUOUSLY MELTS AND THE LIGHT GOES OUT","quote_3_odi":"11084457","quote_3_text":"I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ALMOST EVERY SIX MONTHS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2010","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2008/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2009,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"g6-2009-eps-loss-of-assist","label":"Electric power steering assist loss while driving","component_code":"STEERING","complaint_count":125,"date_range":"2018-01 → 2026-09","source_complaint_count":712,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11719815","quote_1_text":"While driving 20 MPH or slower, the power steering assist failed to operate as needed, making it difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The vehicle was turned off and restarted for the power steering assist to become operational","quote_2_odi":"11317903","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED","quote_3_odi":"11066123","quote_3_text":"WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2009/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2009,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"g6-2009-brake-light-malfunction","label":"Brake lights illuminate or extinguish independent of pedal","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES","complaint_count":13,"date_range":"2018-04 → 2025-11","source_complaint_count":712,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11701284","quote_1_text":"My brake lights are malfunctioning. It has not worked correctly in years. When you press on the brake, the brake lights turn itself off","quote_2_odi":"11098953","quote_2_text":"WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED","quote_3_odi":"11361789","quote_3_text":"BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN I STOP THE VEHICLE REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR AND NOW THE TRUNK BRAKE LIGHT IS THE ONLY ONE WORKING REGULAR LIGHTS ALL WORK BUT THE LIGHT ON THE TRUNK IS THE ONLY BRAKE LIGHT THAT WORKS WHEN PRESSING THE FOOT PEDAL","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2009/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2009,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"g6-2009-fuel-odor-leak","label":"Fuel odor from fuel tank or pump area","component_code":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","complaint_count":11,"date_range":"2018-04 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":712,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11561783","quote_1_text":"Strong fuel smell from rear of Pontiac G6 near fuel tank. This is a common problem due to a cracked elbow on top of the fuel pump","quote_2_odi":"11091050","quote_2_text":"STARTED SMELLING LOUD GAS FUMES FOUND OUT IT IS A GAS TANK LEAK WAS TOLD A RECALL WAS ISSUED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC G6 SERIES DEALER GM NOT AWARE IS THERE A RECALL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM","quote_3_odi":"11090373","quote_3_text":"FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2009/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2009,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"g6-2009-headlight-wiring-melt","label":"Headlight connector wiring burns and melts","component_code":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING","complaint_count":12,"date_range":"2018-02 → 2023-12","source_complaint_count":712,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11557821","quote_1_text":"Headlights are burning, melting and charged connections and causing dim lights","quote_2_odi":"11447202","quote_2_text":"Head light connector is burning out too fast. Had to replace it 2x in 1 year","quote_3_odi":"11066907","quote_3_text":"HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING; HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS, CLEANED THE WIRES","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2009/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2009,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"g6-2009-shifter-cable-failure","label":"Shifter cable failure preventing park or reverse","component_code":"POWER TRAIN","complaint_count":8,"date_range":"2018-07 → 2024-11","source_complaint_count":712,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11491027","quote_1_text":"The contact stated that while in reverse, the vehicle continued to reverse and failed to stop. The gear shifter failed to shift to the intended gear, causing the contact to use the parking brake while depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle","quote_2_odi":"11222444","quote_2_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE INTO PARK","quote_3_odi":"11111862","quote_3_text":"AFTER SHIFTING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE IN A PARKING LOT, MY CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2009/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"},{"year":2009,"make":"Pontiac","make_slug":"pontiac","model":"G6","model_slug":"g6","cluster_id":"g6-2009-airbag-warning-light","label":"Air bag warning indicator illumination","component_code":"AIR BAGS","complaint_count":7,"date_range":"2018-09 → 2021-09","source_complaint_count":712,"reviewed_at":"2026-09-16","quote_1_odi":"11233290","quote_1_text":"THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED","quote_2_odi":"11181560","quote_2_text":"WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED","quote_3_odi":"11229295","quote_3_text":"PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING COMES ON.. HAD IT REPALCE NOW IT HAS TO GO TO A GM DEALER THE HAVE CLEARED","vehicle_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/vehicles/2009/pontiac/g6","data_page":"https://www.wrench.pro/data/known-issues/pontiac"}]}