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2007 Pontiac G6 vehicle speed control problems
76 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2007 Pontiac G6 cite vehicle speed control, 6% of all 1,232 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
76
6% of all complaints
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the vehicle speed control
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac G6. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the cruise control became inoperable. The contact stated that the cruise control inadvertently disengaged. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake light failed to illuminate. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,653.”
“Electrical system has mysteriously drained 2 batteries, the exterior lights vary on which will work despite the bulbs being good, the electric power steering comes on then off at inopportune times makes steering heavy and difficult to maintain Speed fluctuation the car will jump into gear or rev up to appropriate gear.”
“Brake lights stay on when the car is in drive. Cruise control will not work. There are other intermittent electrical issues that are not safety related. With the brake lights always on, other drivers don't know when I'm stopping. The problem is ongoing and has been confirmed by an independent mechanic. there were no warning lights or messages. the problem started several years ago before I owned the car.”
“TAKATA RECALL MY SON GAVE ME THIS VEHICLE AND IT SENT ME A WARNING ABOUT ENGINE LOSS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES IT PICKS UP AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I ALSO NOTICED IT DOESN'T HAVE A TRANSMISSION FLUID RESIVOIR. SOMETIMES THEIRS A GAS LEAK WHILE IDLE AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.”
“CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTINGLY. TODAY, CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT GO OFF WHEN BRAK PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I HAD TO REPEATEDLY STOMP ON THE PEDAL UNTIL IT FINALLY WENT OFF. VEHICLE WAS ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY, AS I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF OCCASIONALLY. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SWITCH OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DETACH THE BATTERY CABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DEACTIVATE ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FAILURES WERE A PART OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.”
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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.