2006 Pontiac G6 Complaint Log

F40 (GTP COUPE G6) 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ARE VERY HARSH TO SHIFT, SOME GRINDING. EVEN WORST UNDER SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE. CANNOT SHIFT BACK TO 1ST GEAR IF FREEZING UNTIL OIL IS WARM.. MAKE THE CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEED AND UNDER SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HAVE TO GO TO COMPLETE STOP WHEN TRAFFIC STILL MOVING SO TO GET 1ST GEAR IN. GM HAS A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM BUT REFUSES TO APPLY IT TO MY CASE. DEALER CHANGED FAULTY LINKAGE CABLE AND TRIED TO ADJUST SHIFTER 6 TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. GM'S DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGERS, DEALERS SERVICE MANAGER AND MECHANICS DON'T YET KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT F40 TRANSMISSION, WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE EXCHANGE PROGRAM THAT GM PUT OUT ON FEB. 3RD 2006. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED HER VEHICLE HER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD ROLL DOWN THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000. BL

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE AFTERNOON. I LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO MERGE OUT OF MY LANE SO I WOULD NOT IMPACT ANOTHER CAR. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE, I HIT THE BACK END OF A UTILITY TRUCK. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A LETTER SHE RECEIVED FROM GM INFORMING HER OF A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH HER 2006 PONTIAC G6 (DOT/I#2010-1254-RESPOND TO CLEVELAND, OH OFFICE) *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL, THAT STATED OWNERS OF SOME 2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC STEERING MAY LOSE POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND IT WOULD REQUIRE MORE EFFORT TO STEER THE VEHICLE PROPERLY AT LOWS SPEEDS. *JB