2006 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS STOPPED WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE, AND TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THAT SHOULD FIX IT. I DID THAT AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, IN FACT IT GOT WORSE. BEFORE IT WOULD START WORKING AFTER A FEW MILES, BUT NOW IT HASN'T STARTED WORKING SINCE I REPLACED THE BATTERY. IF THE STEERING GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN AS I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT DOES, WHILE MY WIFE IS DRIVING THERE WILL BE NO DOUBT AN ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ GM DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WANTS ME TO PAY TO REPLACE EVERYTHING UNTIL THEY CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

MY CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD TAKE A TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL ON ME. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A FEW PLACES AND NOBODY COULD DETECT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY I HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND FOR A FEW MONTHS IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY, THE STEERING STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. I COULD TELL RECENTLY MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING, IT WOULD SHAKE A LOT SO AND THEN AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH ON LINE AND CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOO HAVE STATED THAT NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DETECT OR FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY AM I IN THE VEHICLE BUT I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD THAT HAS TO TRAVEL WITH ME IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE UNSAFE. *TR

PONTIAC G6 ISSUE: FUEL GAUGE WOULDN'T WORK AS THERE WAS GASOLINE IN THE CAR BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULDN'T ESTABLISH HOW MUCH GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I HAD TO GET IT FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT. THE DISPLAY WILL SAY POWER STEERING AND WILL DING. VERY HARD TO TURN. HAD IT FIXED AT DEALER AND THEN IT OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. *TR

I BOUGHT A PONTIAC 2006 G6 GT 3.5 LITER ENGINE HAS A LOTS OF POWER FOR A V6, MILEAGE WAS 47,000 KILO. FIRST WEEK HAD TO REPLACE ONE FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING, ALSO FRONT TOP PLATE BEARING AND STEERING KIT WAS KNOCKING . TRACTION CONTROL VERY NOISY. NOW MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 52,000 K . STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE MANUAL TAP SHIFTING WONT SHIFT DOWN TO 4TH GEAR , SEEN THE DEALER THREE TIME NOW DOESN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM EVERY THING WAS SHIFTING GOOD. SEEN THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM YESTERDAY THANK GOD IT DID IT ONCE WHILE THE MECHANIC DID A TEST DRIVE WAS WITH HIM FOR THE TEST NOW BEEN OK FOR THREE DAYS. NOW 56,123 K THEY SAID MAYBE WONT COVER ON WARRANTY BECAUSE ABUSE , IF THEY SEE SIGN OF COFFEE OR SOFT DRINK SPILLS. WHY THE CAR HAS COFFEE CUP HOLDER RIGHT THERE OR NEAR THE SHIFTER COLUMN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HIS RIGHT THERE? CRAZY DON'T YOU THINK. HOPE IT WITH GET BETTER. NOT THE BEST CAR FOR ME UP TO NOW. WITH THAT MILEAGE SHOULD BE LIKE A NEW CAR. *TR

STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN WITH 35,000 MILES. STEERING IS NOT "LOCKED" BUT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. CAN NOT TURN MORE THAN 1/4 TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NO ACCIDENTS BUT ANY SUDDEN MANEUVERS OR LANE CHANGES ARE IMPOSSIBLE. THERE ARE ALREADY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH GM ON THIS ISSUE BUT THEY NEVER INITIATED A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G-6. I HAD JUST GOTTEN IT OUT OF THE SHOP, AS I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND IT NEEDED REPAIRS. I DROVE IT ABOUT 25 MILES, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY STEERING. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN TOWN DOING ABOUT 25 MPH. I PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, CALLED THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND TOOK IT BACK. MY INSURANCE CO. SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC (SPELLING), DONE TO SEE IF IT WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. WELL, IT WASN'T, SO I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THAT'S WHEN THE AUTO BODY SHOP LOOKED IT UP AND SURE ENOUGH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY; THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? WHY ; AFTER OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND EVEN HAD ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES, HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE? I MYSELF, COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HURT. WHY; DOES THE CONSUMER, AND ,OR, THE INS. CO. HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE FOR GM'S FAILURES? WHO IS GOING TO COME TO MY RESCUE AND PULL ME OUT OF THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN? I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? WHY IS GM NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND, IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE POWER DRASTICALLY REDUCED. THE "TRACTION CONTROL", "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", AND "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT RECOMMENDED THE THROTTLE BODY BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT THE REMEDY WOULD PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,400.

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 ARE GOING OUT, I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POPPING IN THE STEERING AND THE STEERING LOCKING UP. IF PONTIAC OR GM DOESN'T RECALL THIS PROBLEM IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY '06 PONTIAC G6 IN JUNE OF 08. I HAD TO HAVE NEW BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR IN DEC '08. AT THE BRAKE SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ROTORS WERE BADLY WORN (MORE THAN NORMAL) SO I HAD THEM MACHINED, THE TECH ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED NE CALIPERS. IN JAN OF '09 MY BREAKS BEGAN SQUEALING AGAIN! MY ROTORS WERE ONCE AGAIN WORN! I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF THIS MODEL AND THEREFORE BELIEVE THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT. I NEEDED NEW ROTORS WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 60K MILES! THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!!! IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE BY GM ON THIS ISSUES, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS TIME!!!! I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY MY BREAKS ARE GOING TO GO OUT! I CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY BRAKES DONE EVERY MONTH, NOR SHOULD I HAVE TO! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SARAH MAE *TR

CLUNKING IN STEERING...UNSAFE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. HAVE TAKEN CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM...NO PROBLEM IS EVER FOUND. JUNE 08-50338 NOV 08-60298. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 G6. THERE IS A CLUNKING / POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ALSO. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, HE REPLIED "NOTHING, IT IS JUST AGGRAVATING AND YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT". *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY WAS UP ON VEHICLE, THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE CAR SHIFTS /SLIP GEARS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE TC CONTROL LIGHT. THE COST TO GET THE CAR FIXED WITH BE IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD OF $1000-$12000, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE CAR FIXED SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. *TR

MY SUN VISOR MIRROR COVERS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL AS THEY DON'T STAY OPEN AND DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I SEE THAT IN BULLETIN # 05094 IN DECEMBER 2005 THIS WAS ADDRESSED BUT THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THESE AND THEY COST OVER $250 TO FIX. THIS IS SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THE CAR AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

WHEN MAKING TURNS FROM A STOP YOU CAN HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. ALSO, THE CAR HAS A FLOATING FEELING TO THE STEERING, AS IF IT ISN'T IN CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHEN PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED, AND GOES OUT BRIEFLY WHEN ENGAGED MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I BECAME AWARE OF THIS SITUATION WHEN IN FOR INSPECTION THE CAR FAILED FOR THE CENTER MOUNT STOP LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO BURNED AND MELTED BULBS AND HOLDERS. BEING TOLD I NEEDED TO FIX. IT BECAME KNOW AS TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED. I CHANGED BRAKE SWITCH, PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. I SOUGHT INFO ON INTERNET AND CAME UPON FORMER RECALL OF THIS, AND RECENT COMPLAINTS. I CALLED GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REASON FOR BULB HOLDERS MELTING IS FROM HEAT FROM BEING ON ALL THE TIME, MY CRUISE CONTROL GOING OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND JOLTED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND WAS REPAIRED BOTH TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. UPDATED 4/29/15*CN

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. PREVIOUSLY, STEERING PROBLEMS INCLUDED LOUD SOUNDS AND A FAULTY STEERING RACK. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED AROUND 4000 MILES AFTER MY 60K WARRANTY. I AM MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT MANY G6'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MANY SIMILAR/SAME AREA PROBLEMS. NOW MY STEERING IS BEGINNING TO LOCK UP AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OUT OF A PARKED POSITION, EVENTUALLY IT GOES AWAY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN A LARGE COMPLAINT W/ G6 OWNERS. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS LOOKED INTO THE ISSUES BEFORE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS TOO LONG AGO. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO OCCUR AND WHEN THE STUDY WAS DONE LESS G6'S WERE ON THE ROAD/THE ONES THAT WERE HAD LESS MILES. I AM URGING THAT THESE ISSUES REALLY GET LOOKED AT AGAIN. G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM WILL EXHIBIT MANY COMPLAINTS AND HOW MANY SMALLER STEERING ISSUES THERE ARE THAT POSSIBLY ASSIST IN/LEAD UP TO THE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES LIKE STEERING LOCK UP. THESE THINGS ARE GRADUAL. SO MANY PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE OUT SO MUCH MONEY ON RANDOM STEERING ISSUES WITH A 'NEW' CAR. IT SHOULDN'T COST SO MUCH MONEY TO ENSURE SAFETY IN A NEW CAR. IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED. I DON'T WANT TO END UP TURNING MY CAR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE STEERING DECIDE TO LOCK UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES ON HER VEHICLE. WHENEVER SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DIM. WHENEVER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $95 PER HOUR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT DECLINED SERVICE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON JUNE 23, 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I WAS MAKING A TURN OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN I NOTICED A POWER STEERING LIGHT DISPLAY ON THE RADIO SCREEN. I FIGURED IT WAS A LITTLE LOW ON FLUID. I WAS AT THE LIGHTS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION TO PURCHASE SOME POWER STEERING FLUID. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TOWARDS MY TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP ON ME. THERE WAS A CAR WAITING FOR ME TO TURN INTO THE LOT OR PASS HER. I COULDN'T MAKE THE RIGHT TURN IN THE GAS STATION. BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST THAT I WAS ABLE TO SLAM MY BRAKES AND COME INCHES FROM HITTING HER SUV. OF COURSE AS ANYONE WOULD BE SHE WAS IRATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK (P), STEPPED OUT TO APOLOGIZE BUT SHE WOULD NOT HEAR IT AND DROVE AWAY. I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, PLACED IT BACK INTO DRIVE (D) AND WAS ABLE TO STOP FIFTY FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE GAS STATION. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR ABLE 30 MINUTES OR SO FIND NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. I DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME AND LOOK ONLINE AND NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE BUT I HOPE THERE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ONE IN ORDER TO HAVE SOMEONE ISSUE SOME PROPER HELP WHEN THE PROBLEM STARING RIGHT AT THEM. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT OVER 60,000 MILES, WELL PASSED ANY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. PLUS I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT A GM DEALERSHIP FOR SUSPENSION AND STEERING ISSUES BEFORE AND FOUND NO ISSUES BEFORE, WHICH IS WHY I JUST DEALT WITH THE POPPING SOUND WHEN I WOULD THE WHEEL WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE NOISES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECURRING STEERING ISSUES. THE LACK OF GREASE IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE NOISES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT GREASED EVERY SO OFTEN. THE CONTACT WILL REPAIR AND GREASE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SENSOR. THE SEAT SENSOR WHICH ARMS AIRBAG WHEN OCCUPANT IS PRESENT INTERMITTENTLY DISARMS WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. SINCE THEN, INTERMITTENT TIMES OF POWER STEERING LOCKING UP. THEN, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, CAR BEGAN RATTLING, THUMPING, HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. SOUNDS LIKE AN AIRPLANE. POWER STEERING NOTICE AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON PERMANENTLY NOW. I HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN AND HAD TO PREPARE THEM FOR THIS BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD ALL OF THIS WORK. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES (IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES IN 2008 FROM MAY-SEPT). THEY HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER THE CALIPERS BECAUSE LIKE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, THE CALIPERS ON A G6 ARE THE ONLY CAR THAT IS "DONE THIS WAY." THE STEERING FAILURE IS NOW TAKING A TOLL ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FLOODING ON THE FLOOR BOARDS OF THE CAR IN THE BACKSEAT AND TRUNK BUT NEVER MADE A CONNECTION UNTIL READING ALL 857 COMPLAINTS THOROUGHLY ON ONE WEBSITE AND 153 ON ANOTHER. I HAVE CONTACTED AND AM AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM A LAWYER. I AM ALSO CONTACTING THE COMPANY OUR CAR IS FINANCED THROUGH FOR SOME KIND OF RECOURSE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT BOTH GM AND PONTIAC. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE CAR FIXED BUT I WILL FIGHT TO GET REIMBURSED OR SOMEHOW GET OUT OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS LOAN WITHOUT MY HUSBAND'S CREDIT BEING IMPACTED. I HAVE TO USE MY CAR FOR WORK. I HAD TO SWITCH JOBS SO I WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT CLIENTS. I AM IN FEAR FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. WHAT KIND OF LIFE IS THAT? IS ANYTHING IN THE WORKS FOR A RECALL? SO FAR, I HAVE ENDURED ALL OF THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: INCREASED INSURANCE PREMIUMS, ACCIDENTS, TICKETS FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL AND REPAIRS. BECAUSE THE STEERING PROBLEM IS SEVERE, I HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY NEXT WEEK OR PARK THE CAR WHILE CONTINUING TO PAY THE MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT. *TR

POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHEN TURNING LEFT ON A PONTIAC G6. *TR

THE CAR HAS A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT OCCASIONALLY "LOCKS" AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OF, IT MUST "RESET" SOMETHING, BECAUSE IT WORKS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DECIDES TO HAVE AN ISSUE. IT HAS DISPLAYED LOW POWER STEERING JUST PRIOR TO SOME OF THESE INSTANCES. I'VE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OF THIS CAR ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. ALL HAVE REPORTED THE "SAME" TYPES OF ISSUES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 45 LAST NIGHT WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING HIT. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL AND IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW BECAUSE IT COULD, AND PROBABLY WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AND WOULD NOT TURN. SHE THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME AFTER SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. UPDATED 05/20/10. *JB

I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING IN MY VEHICLE..I WAS WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD SON AND MY STEERING WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY LOOSE, THEN IT WOULD TIGHTEN UP SO TIGHT, IT WOULD TAKE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS GOING AROUND 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE BOTH BEEN KILLED. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 4 WEEKS BEFORE WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL COLLEGE. THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED AND IT TOOK ME AND MY PASSENGER TO TURN THE WHEEL TO EXIT THE LOT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF THESE VEHICLES, AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM LOSS OF STEERING. IT IS APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPAIR, SO MY CAR WHICH IS A 2006 IS NOW PARKED UNTIL GM WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 39. COMING FROM MANSFIELD TO SHELBY AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. WE ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL TILL WE STOPPED. WE DROVE IT HOME VERY SLOWLY, TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF IT, WHICH OF COURSE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A METAL SCRAPING SOUND, A LOUD ROARING AND TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT EXAMINED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT TIRE ROD WAS FALLING APART, THE PASSENGER SIDE HUB BEARING WAS LOOSE, THE DRIVER SIDE CV BOOT WAS LEAKING, OVERALL THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS TO GO OUT AT ANYTIME. THIS IS GOOD TO KNOW INFO, SEEING HOW I HAVE KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. I READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO THE POWER STEERING ON THIS MODEL. SO WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL? I DO NOT HAVE A COUPLE OF GRAND LAYING AROUND TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM , JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE US CITIZENS IN THIS ROUGH ECONOMICAL TIME. AGAIN, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, SO WHY NO RECALL? THE INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED BACK IN 2007, WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? AM I SUPPOSE TO WAIT UNTIL SERIOUS DAMAGE OCCURS AND FILE A LAWSUIT? THIS IS UTTERLY ABSURD AND SHOULD NOT BE APPARENT IN A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE STATUS OF THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,614 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ UPDATED 08/15/11*JB

STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 PULLS TO THE LEFT AND NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION WHILE DRIVING. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO ALIGNED THE VEHICLE, AND ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE PULL IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT IF I AM NOT HOLDING IT WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT BECAME NOTICEABLE APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

FAULTY POWER STEERING, LOCKED UP AND LOST CONTROL HAD TO USE MUCH MUSCLE POWER TO STEER IT TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE FREEWAY .NEED TO RESTART TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK CLAIMS THAT'S THE DESIGN. IS IT A DESIGN FOR SAFETY OR DESIGN FOR DEATH. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND WHILE DRIVING WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE OF IT. I BROUGHT IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR 700 DOLLARS, BUT 8 DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. HELP THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I'VE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. OVER TIME, POWER STEERING IS OUT 80% OF TIME. HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THIS TIME THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE SOMEBODY MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN FATALITY. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. IT SQUEAKS LIKE THE PLASTIC IS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED SQUEAKING. I HAVE HAD THEM REDONE ABOUT 4 TIMES. THE BLACK RUBBER STRIP IS ROTTING. THERE IS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMING THROUGH THE LITTLE SQUARE RIGHT ABOUT THE SEAT BELT. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT CARRY OVER TO FIX ANY OF THIS. MY CAR UPHOLSTERY WAS ALREADY REDONE ONCE DUE TO A FLOODING AND I PAID FOR THAT. NOW THE BACKSEAT SMELLS LIKE MOLD. THE HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT KEEPS COMING OFF. THIS IS THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ACTUALLY ELECTRIC. I HATE IT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING IN REVERSE, THEY STAY ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY GO OUT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE TO REPAIR, THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT A NEW BRAKE SWITCH IN, AND THE SECOND TIME THE RECALIBRATED MY BRAKES, AND NOW I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK A THIRD TIME TOMORROW. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.. NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE... WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED SO THAT NO ONE HAS TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR LIFE? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING IN MILEAGES(MPH) BUT IN KILOMETERS (KHM). I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 42,000 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER IT HAS 92,000 MILES OR KILOMETERS ON IT. I'VE ONLY BEEN OUT OF TOWN ONCE IN THIS VEHICLE. I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE CAR AND IT STATED THAT IN CANADA THE CAR'S REGISTER KILOMETERS. CLEARLY, I AM NOT IN CANADA BUT RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. WILL THIS AFFTECT MY TITLE AND REGISTRATION IF AND WHEN I DECIDE TO TRADE THIS CAR IN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS? *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR AND BACK OUT, I HEAR A DINGING NOISE LIKE THAT OF WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS NOT ON AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. EVERY NOW AND THEN I CAN RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE THING IS....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK PROPERLY (HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS NOT ALWAYS CORRECTED AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT IF YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR VEHICLE.) I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE DISPLAY HAD INDICATED "POWER STEERING" ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE, WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER OF THE HIGHWAY MY STEERING SEEMED TO LOOSEN UP COMPLETELY, THE WHEEL TURNED BACK AND FORTH, I DROVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND THEN THE SHOULDER, AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH; I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. AFTER ABOUT 30SEC OF THIS BEHAVIOR, THE STEERING CALMED DOWN AND LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN. LUCKILY I WAS THEN ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM WORK BECAUSE BY THE TIME I PARKED I COULD NOT TURN AT ALL. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW, HOPEFULLY IT WONT BREAK ME TO FIX. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE ABOUT 70,000 MILES NOW AND NO WARRANTY! WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE READ AND THE DANGER THAT THIS PUTS PEOPLE IN (NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL HARD SHIP) THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY; SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NOISE RECURRED AND THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/07/08, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CLUNKING WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK FOR NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THIS IS THE THIRD VEHICLE THAT I'VE TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TWO WERE COVERED BECAUSE OF WARRANTY ISSUES. I OWN TWO PONTIAC 2006 G-6'S, AND ONE 2008 G-6. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME. *TR

NOV 4, 2008 - POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON PONTIAC G6 AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BEGINNING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. NOV 17, 2008 - POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAUSING ME TO HIT MAILBOX. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTING THE CAR BACK UP. NOV 22, 2008 - POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. *TR

MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT, STEERING WAS SO DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE MONDAY, THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. I HAVE FOUR KIDS, I WORK 60 MILES FROM HOME, 120 MILES A DAY AND I NEVER KNOW IF I CAN RELY ON MY CAR OR NOT. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HOPEFULLY, A RECALL WILL SOON BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFELY OF ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CHRISTIE FRUGE *TR

I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS 107,000 MILES, THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. MY FUEL TANK RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING ALOT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED AND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE. THE SECOND IS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN BAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THE POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 G6 GT AND MY STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION KEEPS GOING OUT AND IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. IT HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED ONCE. LOOKING INTO THIS IT HAS CAUSED WRECK AND COULD POSSIBLY ONE DAY CAUSE A DEATH. IS THAT WHAT GM WANTS A LAWSUIT BECAUSE SOMEONE DIED FROM THE PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED? *TR