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135 messages, Last post on Oct 25, 2009 at 7:55 AM
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Apr 22, 2009 5:55 am) Also when cranking the car, many times it acts as though it doesn't want to crank. When I turn the key, it just keeps turning over like it doesn't want to start. Has anyone else had these problems?
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Replying to: dave06g6 (Jun 09, 2009 6:09 pm) |
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Replying to: toysg6 (Jul 01, 2009 8:42 am) My next lease, I am really focusing on the engine, perhaps a VW with a 2.0T engine, or a Honda product. Though, I could get by easily with a 4cyl Accord, after what I have been through, I would get the V6 for the power. However, I have thought about going to another dealer to have it inspected. But, I almost don't care. It is their car, not mine.... when it comes to the engine, I am responsible for the maintanence on the car, oil changes, tire rotation, overall cleanliness of the car. Anything more than that, its out of our reach or care. Other than its annoying. So if it blows up, or does anything else, I'll just call them to pick it up. It'll do for now. Its all good. My friend got a new 09 G6 4cyl.... She loves her pontiac's. But, I know that their is so much more bang for the buck than that. I will try not make this mistake again. I am over it. 
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Jul 02, 2009 5:08 am) I say again though - these Ecotec 2.4 engines are an excellent motor, both in build and power characteristics - Opel has done well with them, they are just mated to poorly designed electronics and if its in the wiring or harnesses of these vehicles - well we can thank the UAW union assembly hand for that. If you have warranty on it - by all means, keep chasing it down and go to another dealer, why not... just remember the 2006 does not have extended powertrain coverage. Thankfully - we get rid of ours tomorrow, the dealer swallowed the last 6 mos of the lease and we have purchased a Vibe. Kind of ironic that they just redesigned that vehicle and this week announced the curtain call as well for the GM / Toyota plant in Freemont. Oh well, looking forward to our New Vibe or Matrix / Camry - whatever, its all the same... we opted for the 2.4 Litre Camry engine mated to the 5 Speed Stick, no more automatics thank you very much. As for bang for the buck... try and beat it - its tough, drive one! Good luck, let us know if you ever get this solved!
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Replying to: dave06g6 (Jul 02, 2009 5:30 pm) I agree with you. I have worked in the telecom world for 15 years and the radomness of the problem relates more to electronic than mechanical. I've had plenty of electronic parts, in my line of work, act in this way. Could be actuator, could be a partial open on a pos or neg wire. This is a pain and I have been looking at trading, if I can get this thing to run right for a long enough time. I will purchasing a manual tranny. The wife drives the car and didn't want a manual before but she will have one this time, she can drive a stick just wanted the convenience. I talked to the service manager Monday and let him know that I was disappointed. I knew the connector wasn't bad but I figured if they guess then they will make if right with me. He explained that they were not trying to rip me! The main mechanic will be back Monday. They are to call me for the next step. I told him about the firmware upgrade but we will see. I told him that I can't afford their guess work! |
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Had the same fears as you, out of warranty and could not go down the expensive road of constant diagnosis and parts replacements - anyone under warranty needs to keep at this until a solution is found. I bought an OBDII scanner and was keeping track of the codes it was sending (P0010 and P0012) my scanner also saw the transmission / powertrain control module and it was always clear. I am thanking my lucky stars that the car is gone now and no longer our problem. The Vibe is a great car, check it out... when you test drive the 2.4L Camry engine mated to the 5 speed manual you'll appreciate the Toyota in it... too bad this is the end of the line for this car and GM's involvement with Toyota - one can only hope that they learned something. In my opinion - the Vibe is the only Pontiac to buy at this point !!! Cheers. |
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I bought a 09 G6 with 5 yr 50 K warranty, it will gone after 5 years. The warranty covers all but normal maintenance items, not too bad. Have the GMPP Major Guard, learned my lesson with a Z body Malibu. It fell apart after 40 K.
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Replying to: gonogo (Jul 05, 2009 6:52 am) Let us know. What color and package did you end up with? Deals can be had now.
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Replying to: bvdj84 (Jul 05, 2009 8:00 am) Missed the 4 cyl, 3.5 too much power, always putting my foot into it, not good for mileage. Know all the faults, will know what to check before the 3 yr 36 K runs out. BTW the best handling car I have ever owned, it stays glued in the corners, must be the 225-50R-17 tires. |
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If your seeing DTC P0010 and sometimes also P0011 , your experiencing late or hard shifting from 1st to second gear (other gears as well but not as much as 1st to 2nd), it happens sometimes , but more often when car has been running for a while then goes away when parked for a bit. Engine light may come on but not always. When it does then it goes away after a few cycles (5). Then your like me, I have been driving with this annoying condition for over a year. If that's your Pontiac G6 then try this: - take the black plastic engine cover off (you will need to take oil cap off) - on the left side on top of the engine you will see two OCV next to each other - the one with INT letters edged into engine is intake OCV (camshaft position actuator BANK 1) (or the one closer to the front of the car) - take the connector to it off (pressing the black part of it down and moving it a bit) - you will see two pins sticking out of the OCV - with some sand paper or something sharp clean the pins so they're nice and shiny again - you may also want to bend them just a little to the left but not to much so that the connector can snap back on - plug in the connector - if you have a ODB2 tool you can reset your codes clean (that may cause your engine to run a bit hard for few minutes which may include hard shifts, it is normal while ECM learns again) That's what fixed my P0010 and all shifting / transmission problems as described in this forum thread. The intake OCV connector wasn't making a good or any contact at all which caused cam timing problems. While your at it , you may also clean the OCV filters by taking the bolt out that holds it and just removing any junk that maybe stuck to it. I had a bit of it after almost 4 years of driving. If this works for anyone, let us know here. Cheers
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