2006 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63395.

1. NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY LIT WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ON AND OFF, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES 3. RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL SUGGESTED APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR. WE DID THAT AND IT DID NOT WORK. WE REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER DASH AND RECALIBRATED THE BCM AT A DEALERSHIP. STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. ON 2/17/09, GM RECALLED 8,012 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO 0 CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, BRAKE LAMPS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, VIN [XXX] . HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED GM'S OWNER CENTER TO TRY AND GET MY VEHICLE COVERED. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE (TED) ADVISED ME THAT I MUST FIRST HAVE THE PONTIAC (GM) DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT MY EXPENSE, AND THAT, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GM MAY OR MAY NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE, I FIND GM'S RESPONSE TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM THEREFORE REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO COVER THE COST OF NEEDED REPAIRS FOR ANY GM VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, "BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING". THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR, AT THEIR EXPENSE, ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2006 PONTAC G6. IT DIFFICULT FOR A MECHANIC TO DETECT BECAUSE ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE STEERING RESET. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AN MY STEERING LOCKED. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I FREAKED OUT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTS JERKING WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON THE FIRST DAY OF MY POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, IT ALSO READ POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO THAT'S HOW I KNOW ITS MY POWER STEERING. AND AS I LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS IN JULY 2009 AT WHICH TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK ALL THE TIME AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT WAS ON, IT WOULD DIS-ENGAGE ITSELF. I TOOK THIS IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY APPLIED DIELECTRIC CREASE TO A CONNECTOR. THE CRUISE THEN WORKED WELL AGAIN FOR SOME TIME. INTERMITTENTLY I WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THEN IN MAY 2011, MY CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK, BUT THIS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. EVENTUALLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO ON BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO ONE IN IT, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON. I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL THEN WORKED AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THEN IN JUNE 2012, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AGAIN. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN WORKING (USUALLY IT WILL NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DOES, WILL DIS-ENGAGE ITSELF AFTER A FEW SECONDS). I ALSO RECENTLY DISCOVERED (WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME) THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NOT PRESSING ON MY BRAKES, MY EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON. HOWEVER, WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING AND HOW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THIS ISSUE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,936 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,934.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GOES OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS AND IS NOW HAPPENING EVEN IF I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A POPPING NOISE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAPPENS WHEN I AM MAKING A LEFT TURN. *TR

MY CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. IT WAS WHEN I JUST HIT ABOUT 55 MPH. I'VE ALSO HAD THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" SHOWING UP ON MY DIU WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, AND YES, I HAD NO "POWER STEERING" WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, AFTER SHUTTING CAR OF AND RESTARTING IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL! I THEN STARTED DOING MY RESEARCH TO FIND OUT A LOT OF 2006 G6 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I'M SURE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH WILL COST A LOT OF MONEY. WHICH I DON'T HAVE!!! *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ON 2006 G6. THIS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2005 PONTIAN G6 HAD A RECALL ON. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS WARMER THAN 65 DEGREES, THE POWER STEERING FAILS REPEATEDLY. EVERY TIME WE'VE TRIED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AT OUR NEAREST PONTIAC DEALERSHIP IN UNION, NJ WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND EVERY REPAIR WOULD JUST RESULT IN A RETURN FOR THE SAME ISSUE EVERY 6 MONTHS. *JS

POWER STEERING FAILURE ,1 TO 3 TIMES DAILY,THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING ,REAR BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK RIGHT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT I DO NOT FALL UNDER THE RIGHT VIN NUMBER,THESE HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT (WITH NO WARRANTY)THIS CAR ,AND THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE JULY OF 2009 THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MAY OF 2009. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BY MIDAS MECHANIC SHOP. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

FRONT SUSPENSION ISSUES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT. WITH THESE PARTS FAILING, THEY ALSO RUIN THE TIRES. THIS CAUSES FOR ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE BRAND NEW TIRES AS WELL. INTERIOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN DOORS ARE OPENED. PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT FULLY RELEASE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDE BRAKE PAD OF THE REAR BRAKES. *TT

MY WIFE AND I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THE ROTORS WARPED. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST SET OF ROTORS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 SETS OF ROTORS. IT SEEMS THAT THE ROTORS WARP WITHIN 10 TO 20 THOUSAND MILES OF INSTALLING NEW PADS AND ROTORS. DRIVING STYLE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE ISSUE AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. BRAKE SHOPS EVEN SAY THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE WORST CAR MADE OF BRAKES. NOTHING WE CAN DO SEEMS TO FIX IT, ASIDE FROM NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE PULL FROM BRAKING IS SO BAD. THIS IS A GOOD CAR WITH A HORRIBLY ENGINEERED BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, I WOULD THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT DAILY UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NOW GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A TURN, HOWEVER I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND I HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. A MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO YOU AS HE HAS SEEN IT MANY TIMES WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $750. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWER STEERING IS SPORADIC ON IT. IT STARTED OUT THAT IS WOULDN'T WORK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE CAR STARTED. THEN THE TIME GOT INCREASINGLY LONGER. KNOW I CAN DRIVE ALL THE WAS HOME (26 MILES) FROM WORK AND IT WONT CLICK ON. WHEN IT DOES COME ON IT GIVE 3 DINGS ON THE WARNING SYSTEM THEN YOU HEAR A CLICK AND THEN THE POWER STEERING COMES RIGHT BACK ON. IT HAS COME ON WHILE MAKING A TURN BEFORE AND BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO USE A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN I END UP OVER TURNING AND SOMETIME GOING INTO THE OTHER LANE CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES SHOULD BE HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY REPAIR THAT IN NOT BEING RECALL BY THE MAKER. ALSO WHEN THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AND YOU ARE BRAKING IT SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED OR ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS UNLESS SHE WOULD APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

SERVICE AIR BAG MESSAGE APPEARS FREQUENTLY AND PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED, EVEN IF A PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS IN VEHICLES WITH AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEATS, BUT SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS FACTORY LEATHER SEATS, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY EXTEND TO VEHICLES WITH FACTORY LEATHER SEATS AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, BUT I ONLY RECENTLY REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS DISABLED WHEN THE MESSAGE APPEARS AND AM NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ANYONE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,055.

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AT 31,222 MILES ON A 06 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2005. I FIRST NOTICED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT THE END OF JUNE 2009. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO GET INTO GEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING UP A HILL; THIS WAS NOTICEABLE DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A THUMP NOISE WHEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 0 DURING STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER PROLONGED DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVENTUALLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT ON 7/7/09. THE MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING TWO OF THE COMPUTER SENSORS PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE CAR'S SHIFTING. THE CAR'S WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BECAUSE 3 YEARS HAD PASSED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL BELOW 36,000 MILES. I FIND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY $1,800 FOR A TRANSMISSION ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MADE A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE G6 MODELS. SHE VISITED THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE NOISE WORSENED OVER TIME. RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE STEERING. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,528 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, EXTREME FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND A WIRING HARNESS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE BULBS WERE ALSO REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STATED VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR AT ON THE ABOVE DATE. REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THIS DATE MATCH THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED UNDER CAMPAIGN # 14V153000. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT LAVERY AUTOMOTIVE SALES AND SERVICE, LLC. 1096 WEST STATE ST P.O. BOX 3545, ALLIANCE, OHIO 44601. DEALER PHONE: 330-238-1037. DEALER REPAIR ORDER # [XXX]. OWNER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEEL... COMES AND GOES... I THOUGHT I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT APPARENTLY IT IS ELECTRIC?? TOOK TO GOODYEAR AND THEY SAID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER... I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS NORMAL?? THEY SAID AT LOWER SPEEDS THE STEERING IS MORE DIFFICULT AND THIS WAS NORMAL. BUT IT ONLY DOES IT SOMETIMES, HOW CAN THIS BE NORMAL. I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACT DATE I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF, I HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED IN EARLY 2008 (~FEBRUARY) WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PARK MY CAR. WHEN TURNING INTO THE PARKING PLACE, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, AND THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. ON MY WAY HOME FROM THAT ERRAND, THE POWER STEERING AGAIN WENT OUT. I AGAIN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAPPEN 10-12 TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED EACH TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. IN EACH INSTANCE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OR TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED, MAKING MY SOLUTION PLAUSIBLE. OVER THE PAST WEEK, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED CONSIDERABLY. WHENEVER TURNING HARD IN EITHER DIRECTION (PARTICULARLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL) I LOSE POWER STEERING. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE FIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY A VERY LOUD WHIRRING/WHINING/CLUNKING SOUND THAT CONTINUES UNTIL THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. I WILL BE VISITING A DEALER TOMORROW FOR REPAIRS, BUT HAVE NOTICED HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH 2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES (SEARCH GOOGLE!). I WANTED TO DOCUMENT THIS, AND REQUEST YOUR HELP IN CORRECTING THIS VERY BAD SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE INJURED AS A RESULT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

2006 G6 AIR COMPRESSOR FREEZES UP AND CAUSES THE BELT TO BREAK COMPLETELY DISABLING THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS. NO POWER STEERING, BATTERY STOPS CHARGING, CAR RUNS HOT, AND LOSES TRACTION. ONE BELT RUNS EVERYTHING IN THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN IT BREAKS EVERYTHING IN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO FAIL. IT COST OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. GM WILL NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST, BUT SHOULD SINCE IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. MY CAR HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY FIANCE'S CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER VEHICLE. SHE ALSO HAD A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IF I HADN'T BEEN WITHIN A HALF A BLOCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY, OR RUNNING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC G-6 GT HAS HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE SIX(6) TIMES AFTER REACHING 36,000 DRIVEN MILES. THE POWERING GOES OUT AND THE DASHBOARD SENDS AN ELECTRONIC "POWERING STEERING FAILURE". THE CAR REVERTS TO MANUAL REGULAR STEERING MODE WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, CREATING A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT 45MPH MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5 LITER COUPE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT AND DANGER TO OTHER MOTORIST. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALER. AFTER THIS ARROGANCE I HAVE NOTICED A GREAT NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE SOME WITH VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES. WILL THIS BE INVESTIGATED? WHAT COURSE OF ACTION IS APPROPRIATE? *TR

309 LITRE ENGINE GIVES AN ACCELERATION SQUEAL IN THE EXHAUST. *TR

CLUTCH WENT OUT IN CAR THE SLAVE CYLINDER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT IN OR OUT OF GEAR REPLACED THE PART WITH NEW ONE ORDERED FROM GMC WHICH ALSO FAILED THE DAY AFTER INSTALLED. *TR

WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THEN CRANK IT BACK TO THE LEFT I HEAR A "POPPING" OR "KNOCKING" NOISE. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY DECREASE IN MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR AS OF YET. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AS A "CERTIFIED-USED" CAR SO IT WENT THROUGH GM'S 117-PT INSPECTION. I RAN A CARFAX HISTORY REPORT AND IT WAS A SINGLE OWNER (LEASE) AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. A LOT OF OTHER G6S HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. *TR

I AM REGISTERING A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWO TIMES; HOWEVER, NEITHER PONTIAC NOR THE DEALERSHIP WILL COMPLETE THIS THIRD REPAIR SINCE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE STEERING COLUMN CONTINUES TO POP WITH EVERY TURN, AND NOW THE STEERING FREEZES WHEN TORQUE IS APPLIED TO TURN CORNERS WHETHER BACKING UP OR DRIVING FORWARD. THEREFORE, I LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING ABILITY WHILE DRIVING! THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT; HOWEVER, THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 IT HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

PONTIAC G6 2006 POWER STEERING FAILS RANDOMLY AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK. ESPECIALLY WITH THE SNOW STARTING TO FALL HERE IN UTAH IT CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT. I HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I TURN RIGHT BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT USED TO HAPPEN LESS FREQUENTLY BUT OCCURS MORE OFTEN NOW. WHEN THE POWERING STEERING GOES OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE POWERING STEERING COMES BACK. UNTIL YOU TURN LEFT AGAIN, THEN YOU ARE AGAIN DRIVING WITH NO POWERING STEERING. IT KICKS OUT ANYWHERE DURING A TURN AND I FEEL IN DANGER WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO TURN IT WITHOUT POWER HELP. I FEEL EVEN MORE IN DANGER WITH SNOW ON THE ROAD BECAUSE QUICK MOVEMENTS WITH THE STEERING COULD CAUSE AN EASY SLIDE OUT. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOSES POWER STEERING AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES PER WEEK. IT USUALLY KICKS BACK IN AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. APPROXIMATELY BEGINNING IN JANUARY OF 2009 THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD MAKE A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING. THEN ABOUT JUNE OF 2009 THE WARNING CAME ON "POWER STEERING". WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF THE WARNING THE POWER STEERING BEGAN GOING OUT. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT MAY GO OUT WHEN MY TEEN IS DRIVING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN GENERAL. AT TIMES THE ELECTRICAL GOES OUT COMPLETELY IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT COMPRESSED! THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE JUNE 2009,THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECALLS PREFORMED AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED!!!! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!

FAULTY BRAKES AND STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. VERY DANGEROUS! I'VE HAD ROTORS TURNED AT 7000 MILES, 14000 MILES, 24000, MILES AND JUST RECENTLY AT 32000 MILES. THEY MUST BE POOR QUALITY. I'VE BEEN DRIVING VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT BRAKE SERVICE FOR 50000 + MILES. WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP (IN 2 WEEKS) AND I'M NERVOUS. HAD STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A POPPING NOISE AND SHIMMYING FRONT END AS WELL AS BOTH TIE ROD ENDS (SEEMS A LITTLE TOO SOON FOR ALL THAT!). CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,500. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO KEEP POURING INTO THIS LEMON AFTER MY WARRANTY IS OUT. I AM NOT CURRENTLY HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I'VE ALREADY READ, I'M SURE MORE ISSUES ARE COMING! WHAT IS WRONG WITH GM! NO WONDER THEY ARE BANKRUPT. WHO WANTS THIS KIND OF "QUALITY" VEHICLE THEY CLAIM TO MAKE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE SAME STEERING AND BRAKE ISSUES. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED AND THEN HEAVEN HELP GM! LAWSUIT! ISSUE A RECALL FOR GOD'S SAKE! STEP UP TO THE PLATE IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE. START MAKING REAL "QUALITY" VEHICLES LIKE YOU USE TO. YOU CAN BUY BACK MY G6 ANYTIME! ALL I'VE EVER PURCHASED IS GM , BUT NOW I'LL GO BUY A FORD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH 48,000. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN AT PRICE OF $662.00 I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE 2006 PONTIAC. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 - POWER STEERING LOCKS UP ALSO, TURNING MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE OCCURS PERIODICALLY.........HAVE TO STOP CAR (WHICH CAN BE DIFFICULT WITH NO STEERING), TURN IF OFF, AND RESTART IT.........THEN STEERING WORKS AGAIN FOR AWHILE VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS..........BEING REAR-ENDED AND CAUSING PILE-UPS! *TR

I PURCHASED A PONTIAC G-6 2006 FROM ELCO CHEVROLET THE CAR ONLY HAD 20K MILES ON IT. THE 1ST NIGHT I TOOK IT HOME THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES I WANTED TO CANCEL THE SALE RIGHT THEN & THERE BUT THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS JUST RUST ON THE ROTORS. SO THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS & IT STOPPED THE SHAKING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW THE CAR IS JUST AS BAD AS THE 1ST NIGHT I BOUGHT IT. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM SOME WITH AS FEW AS 8K MILES AND MANY PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR A RECALL BECAUSE FORGET ABOUT THE DEALER HELPING YOU AFTER THE SALE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IN THIS ECONOMY I AM DOING GOOD TO KEEP UP THE PAYMENTS ON THE CAR LET ALONE HAVING A MAJOR REPAIR BILL WHEN I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE 7 PAYMENTS ON THE CAR YET. *TR

THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT DOES IT MOST OFTEN WHEN DRIVING IN AND OUT OF PARKING LOTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE HOWEVER WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS FAILING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY. SHE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $700. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,200.

POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP NUMEROUS TIMES INCLUDING AFTER HAVING PARTS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE BEFORE. STEERING WHEEL LOSES IT'S POWER ABILITY BUT STILL FUNCTIONS. IT HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF AND CAUSED A SMALL FENDER BENDER AS I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND JERKED. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING CRIMP AT THE TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,450. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300.

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY PONTIAC G6 ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. I LOST POWER STEERING MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN AN HOUR. I HAVE LOST CONTROL BUT ONLY GONE OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE TO ME OR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NO REPLACED ANY PARTS OF ME VEHICLE BECAUSE OF MY FINANCIAL SITUATION. I USE A LOT OF CAUTION WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND WILL NOT LET ANYONE OTHER THAN MYSELF OPERATE IT. *TR