NHTSA Complaint #10361673 — 2006 PONTIAC G6

1. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I NOTICED A CRACKING IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD ONLY. THE CAR IS WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY WITH NO UNUSUAL PRODUCTS. PAINT HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE ON THE HOOD ONLY (REST OF THE CAR IS FINE) AND IS NOW CHIPPING THROUGH THE CLEAR COAT ENTIRELY AND TO COLOR UNDERNEATH. I EXPECT THIS WILL SOON BE FLAKING RIGHT OFF! 2. AROUND SAME TIME PAINT PROBLEM STARTED, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. 3. HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS/PROBLEMS WITH THE CONSOLE AND HAVE HAD TO RESET THE CLOCK AND TEMP MANY TIMES IN ADDITION TO FAULTY "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" WARNING THAT COMES ON THEN AND DISAPPEARS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. 4. WITHIN LAST FEW MONTHS, HAVE BEGUN SMELLING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE THE CAR EVEN SEVERAL HOURS AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF...FUEL FILL UPS DON'T INCREASE OR DISSIPATE THIS. SMELL SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE (INTENSIFYING) OVER TIME, HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH I CANNOT DETECT A LEAK OR ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE FUEL ECONOMY. 5. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY ENDED BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING CAR ON "HOT STARTS"...CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T IGNITE (SAME IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER). THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT UNTIL SUDDENLY IT COMPLETELY REVERSED ITSELF. NOW "HOT" STARTS ARE GENERALLY FINE, CRANKING AND NON IGNITION TYPICALLY HAPPENS ON "COLD" STARTS (SAME IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER). FOR A CAR PURCHASED WITH 29K MILES AND IS NOW ONLY AT 66K I SAY THIS IS DEPLORABLE! ALL THESE THINGS OCCURRED AFTER 36K WARRANTY ENDED BUT WITHIN THE FIRST 20-30K MILES PUT ON CAR. RIDICULOUS! MY LAST CAR WAS A PLYMOUTH AND RAN FINE WELL OVER 100K (ONLY MAJOR JOB WAS REPLACING TIMING BELT @ 100K)...I DON'T THINK I CAN ANTICIPATE THE SAME KIND OF LONGEVITY FROM THIS CAR. CONSIDERING THE OTHER SERIOUS PROBLEMS RAISED CONCERNING STEERING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. *TR