Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||||
| SB-08279 | 10/01/2008 | 10028491 | General motors: on some of these vehicles, transient voltage surges from the engine cooling fans may be transmitted through the engine wiring harness. this bulletin provides service procedure to install two jumper harnesses with diodes on c | 05/05/2009 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PIP-4990 | 12/01/2011 | 10043320 | Buick/chevrolet/gmc/pontiac/saturn: some model year vehicles may experience service engine soon (ses) lamp illuminated. issue may be caused by the control solenoid/module assembly or may have damaged or poor terminals for under hood fuse | 03/13/2012 | |
| PI-0269A | 05/01/2011 | 10038684 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| PI-0269A | 05/01/2011 | 10038684 | Gm: check engine light is on with a stored trouble code. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| PIP-4716A | 02/01/2011 | 10038511 | Ready | 06/16/2011 | |
| PIP-4495C | 03/01/2011 | 10038510 | Gm: there may be noise coming from the cylinder head, because of low oil pressure which is caused by debris. *rm | 06/16/2011 | |
| PIP-4716A | 02/01/2011 | 10038511 | Gm: there may be a short rattle noise from the front of the engine when it is started. it could be a problem with cam phasers or the engine belt. *rm | 06/16/2011 | |
| PIP-4495C | 03/01/2011 | 10038510 | Ready | 06/16/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Gm: there may be an intermittent engine hesitation or flutter. the camshaft sensor terminals likely have poor connections. *rm | 06/15/2011 | |
| PI-0090B | 03/01/2011 | 10038345 | Ready | 06/15/2011 | |
| 08-06-01-011H | 02/01/2011 | 10038261 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 08-06-01-011H | 02/01/2011 | 10038261 | Gm: check engine light is on with multiple trouble codes present. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| PIC-5234B | 12/01/2010 | 10037812 | Gm: the vehicle won't start or crank. this could be a result of a broken shift cable or battery ground problems. *rm | 06/06/2011 | |
| PIC-5234B | 12/01/2010 | 10037812 | Ready | 06/06/2011 | |
| PIP-4858 | 11/01/2010 | 10037498 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| PIP-4858 | 11/01/2010 | 10037498 | Gm: the malfunction light is on and there is low power due to a cracked exhaust manifold. *rm | 05/24/2011 | |
| SB-09-06-04-007A | 04/01/2009 | 10030685 | Saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: the fuel gauge does not rise above the 3/4 mark after a fill up or the fuel gauge appears stuck. an illumination of the check engine light. on rare occasions, the fuel gauge does not read the correct level which | 11/10/2009 | |
| PIC-5003 | 10/01/2008 | 10028764 | General motors: no crank/no comm with u2106, u2108, u2109 (le5 only). this condition has been identified as a loose ground g105 behind the a/c compressor. *pe | 05/27/2009 | |
| PIP-4488 | 04/01/2009 | PIP-4488C | 10026666 | Gmc: malfunction indicator lamp on-check engine light; engine cranks, do not start, harsh or no transmission shifts, instrument cluster operation erratic or inoperative. *pe updated 8/12/09. *pe | 11/25/2008 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| PIP-4469D | 06/01/2009 | 10032884 | Pontiac/saturn/chevrolet: dtc p0011 (intake camshaft position (cmp) system performance) and/or p0014 (exhaust camshaft position (cmp) system performance). they may have followed esi diagnostics and/or the code(s) returned. they may have | 06/08/2010 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| PIP-4858 | 11/01/2010 | 10037498 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| PIP-4858 | 11/01/2010 | 10037498 | Gm: the malfunction light is on and there is low power due to a cracked exhaust manifold. *rm | 05/24/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/12/2009 | 6 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. the contact stated that the steering would continuously fail sporadically and when first starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal noise from the engine area. the dealer replaced the threading in the steering column twice to no avail and the dealer never gave the contact a reason for the failure. the dealer also attempted to detect the engine noise but was unable to diagnose what was causing the noise. the vehicle was not further repaired. the failure mileage was 6 and the current mileage was 44,000. | |||
| 06/12/2009 | 6 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 pontiac g6. the contact stated the vehicle has been to the dealer several times for the steering. the dealer replaced the threading in the steering column twice on the vehicle and the dealer has never given the contact a reason for the failure. the contact also stated that when the vehicle is first started, there is a very loud rattling noise coming from the engine. the dealer has tried to detect the noise, but cannot figure out what is causing the sound. the failure mileage was 6 and the current mileage was 44,000.rl | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 46620 | ||
| I purchased a 09 pontiac g6 on july 28th 2010 it had 46000 miles 2 weeks after i bought it it cuts off for no reason in the middle of the street and would not crank up it was towed to the dealership and kept it for 9 days and still would not crank they got it to crank and then lock the keys up while having it running cause the door unlock and lock on their own but didn't know why it cut off and would not crank. so i got it back 2 week later it cuts off again while driving and gave no sign it was going to cut off and would not crank so i am stuck in the road again stranded for an hour i get it crank take it back to the dealer ship they don't know whats wrong it cuts off again while driving. take it back they don't know whats wrong and it cuts of about 6 to 8 more time while driving i take it to the dealer ship and they say the same thing and mind u these are all gm dealership and i used 3 different ones and they all say the same thing so it cuts off again i call gm myself and file a complaint they were no help and it stills cuts off til this day and it has an electrical problem as well cause the lights dim in and out when you turn on the air or heat or let the windows down or lock and unlock the doors . the engine runs rough and wheels sound like they about to come of while driving this is a bad car it looks good but drives bad and it not safe when the people who made it cant tell you why it cuts off while driving this very dangerous | |||