2005 Pontiac G6 complaints

CLUNKING IN STEERING COLUMN , ENDED UP BEING THE STEERING COUPLER , IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ONE AT 17K MILES , AND ONE AT 65K MILES ! NOW RACK AND PINION IS GOING OUT AT 68K MILES ! *TR

MY VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER STEERING WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ANY GIVEN TIME. I WILL BE DRIVING AND OUT OF NO WHERE, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, A WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH AND THE POWER STEERING WILL STOP WORKING. THE STEERING BECOMES VERY VERY HARD TO TURN AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO TWO ACCIDENTS. I WANTED TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT WAS QUOTED OVER $800 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I WENT TO LOOK ONLINE FOR OTHER OPTIONS AND SAW THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GM'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS BUT AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR THE PEOPLE, I PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE MAKE RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC ALSO THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON RADIO. CONTACTED DEALER - REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. COST WAS $357 FOR LABOR AND $369 FOR PART. THESE STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON PONTIACS AND COBALTS SO THEY ARE MOST LIKELY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A CHIMING NOISE AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. HE CITED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL AND A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD; HOWEVER, WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A REPRESENTATIVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,711. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,100. UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

DRIVING CAR TO WORK, ON I-285 GETTING ON RAMP TO I-85 NORTH IN ATLANTA, GA. WHILE ON THE RAMP I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTEN, THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND INFO PANEL INDICATED POWER STEERING. I TURNED ON MY CAUTION LIGHTS AND GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO GET TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THINKING THAT I SIMPLY NEEDED SOME POWER STEERING FLUID TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. TO MY SURPRISE, I HAVE AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND THERE IS NO FLUID TO ADD. FURTHERMORE, THE POWER STEERING ISSUE WENT AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS APPARENTLY IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE, AS NHTSA DID AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE (HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/INVESTIGATION/2005/PONTIAC/G6/ELECTRIC+POWER+STEERING) AND CONCLUDED THAT THE CASE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IF THE CAR DECIDES THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, ITS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT I COULD BE IN A DANGEROUS TURN, UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY CAR BEFORE HEADING INTO A CONCRETE WALL OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AGAIN AS A $1000 REPAIR IS SIMPLY NOT FAIR FOR KNOWN DEFECTS ON AUTOMOBILES. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS FAILING. WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT AND OR RIGHT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. ALSO, WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO BACK UP, THE STEERING LOCKS UP AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES OVER A 14 MONTH PERIOD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SHE HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED ON THREE ADDITIONAL OCCASIONS. SHE WAS AWAITING THE FOURTH RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 56,123 AND THE CURRENT WAS MILEAGE WAS 89,036.

STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHEN DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE $1,100.00. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT NUMBER 71786884256. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO ASSISTANCE WOULD BE PROVIDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GM RECALL # 80317 - THE RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. MY VEHICLE HAS EVERY SYMPTOM AND ISSUE THAT THE RECALL CALLS OUT FOR BUT GM/PONTIAC WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MY VIN #. IS THERE ANYWAYS THAT MY VIN CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I AM A SAFETY HAZARD AS MY BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK, MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK AND WHEN I TRY TO SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK, I HAVE TO APPLY A LOT OF FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALL OF THESE ARE ISSUES THAT ARE CALLED OUT IN THE RECALL. *TR THANKS AARON SLAVEY

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON IT WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY 2 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2005, PONTIAC G6 WITH 47,600 MILES THE STEERING WILL AT VARIOUS TIMES GO OUT. AFTER SEARCHES ONLINE I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE G6'S ELECTRICAL POWERS STEERING FAILING. NO CRASHES HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT BUT ARE VERY IMMINENT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP TELLS US THE VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE PEAK MONTHS THE MAIN DEFECT WAS CREATED. I CANT UNDERSTAND HOW IF IT IS A PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE HOW IT IS CONSIDERED NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. *TR

DUE TO CONSTANT WARPING OF THE ROTORS, EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE REST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSING THE FRONT LEFT TIE ROD TO SNAP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND VEERED IN A LEFT 90 DEGREE ANGLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OTHER VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO SWERVE SO THERE WAS NO IMPACT WITH ME. I HAVE HAD CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS WARPING ON THIS CAR AND HAVE GONE THROUGH ABOUT 3 PAIRS DURING 80,000 MILES. ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WITH GMAC TELLING ME THAT BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HE LOSES POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE RACK AND PINION, AND POWER STEERING MOTOR WERE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES. CONSEQUENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS HE HAD TWO VEHICLE CRASHES. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN BOTH INCIDENCES. HOWEVER DURING THE LAST CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HE WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER THE RENTAL EXPENSES.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THE STEERING POPPED AND LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. THE CAR RAN INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED. I CAME ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM HITTING A TRUCK THAT WAS COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND MOVED THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH. THE WHEEL LOCKED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, THEN WOULD RELEASE AND CONTINUE TURNING. AT ONE POINT, A "POWER STEERING" ERROR SHOWED ON THE CD PLAYER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF A FEW TIMES AND TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL AGAIN, AND ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME IT WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN, THE OTHER TIME IT WOULD BE NORMAL. FOR ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

MY PONTIAC G6 GT LOST ITS POWERING STEERING DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING ALERT LIGHT CAME AND LESS THAN 10 SECONDS LATER MY VEHICLE LOST ITS POWER STEERING. *TR

I PURCHASED A PONTIAC G6 FROM A DEALER IN PALMDALE, CA IN 2004. PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN AS FOLLOWS: 1. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 12/14/05. 2. NEW TIRES @20,998 MILES DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. 3. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 3/27/07. 4. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 11/02/07 5. WON'T HOLD ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 9/05/08 6. NEW TIRES @ 41,753 MILES DUE TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS- 4/24/09 7. NEW ROTORS, DRUMS AND BRAKES - 4/24/09 8. ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - SWAPPED FRONT TIRES - 8/02/09 8. ALIGNMENT AND NEW REAR BRAKES - 8/29/09 9. ALIGNMENT - PULLS TO LEFT - IN SHOP 9/15/09 THE LIST OF PARTS & LABOR HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVE AND I AM ON MY 3RD SET OF TIRES AND CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 48K ON MY CAR. THE TIRES ONLY LASTED FOR 20K MILES!!! I'VE HAD A TOTAL OF 6 ALIGNMENTS AND COUNTLESS ROTATIONS AND NOTHING WORKS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH 2 SETS OF BRAKES AND ROTORS IN THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL. WHEN I BLOGGED ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED THE BBB AUTO LINE AND THEY SAID MY COMPLAINT IS NOT WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION. I CONTACTED PONTIAC / GMC AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE TO REALIZE THAT THE CAR IS A LEMON AND UNSAFE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND EVERYTIME I TURN MY WHEEL THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. A LOT OF THESE PROBLEMS COULD BE LINKED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING. I HAVE HEARD SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST ALL STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND FEELS LIKE YOU ARE ALL OVER THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE WITH MY 68 YR OLD GRANDMOTHER ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. WE WERE SITTING AT THE LIGHT WAITING ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO TURN GREEN WHEN SUDDENLY MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON & MY CAR STATES POWER STEERING LOSS. THEN I REALLY LOST POWER STEERING IN MID TURN. THANKFUL ENOUGH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WAS GREEN LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE TURN BECAUSE HAD IT NOT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT MULTIPLE WAY. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR THE PONTIAC G6 2005 MODEL & I TRULY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED? *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GOES OUT WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE I'M DRIVING. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT AMONG SEVERAL GM MODELS WITH ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING INDICATORS POPS UP ON THE DASH, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR PULLED IN TO THE PARKING LOT TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT WAS HARD AND THEN IT FELT LIKE COULD NOT TURN NO MORE I REVERSE AND IT JERKS THE WHEEL BACK AGAIN. TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL BUT IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN NOT EVEN 2 MONTHS LATER. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND I HAVE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH MANY MANY OTHERS. FIRST OF ALL THE ROTORS ARE VERY WARPED AND WHEN I DRIVE ON FREEWAY AND HIT THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE!! AND THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE STEERING COLUMN POPS WHEN MAKING TURNS, LEFT AND RIGHT..I THINK A RECALL IS IN ORDER. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME AND MANY OTHERS THANKS *TR

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 PONTIAC G6. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A MECHANIC. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE I HAVE ELECTRIC STEERING. HE SAID THAT IF I DID NOT GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY THE STEERING COULD LOCK UP ON ME AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE STEERING WHEEL BEING TOUGH TO TURN AT TIMES. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX THE CAR UNLESS THEY COULD PHYSICALLY SEE THAT THE STEERING WAS ACTING UP. JUST YESTERDAY, I COULDN'T TURN MY CAR WITHOUT USING TWO HANDS TO TUG ON THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WOULDN'T TURN WITHOUT FIGHTING WITH THE CAR. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND I AM AT THE POINT WHERE I WANT TO SELL THE CAR BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH STEERING SO MANY TIMES. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE CAR? DO I HAVE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT OR RECALL IT, BECAUSE I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT I COMPLAINED ABOUT WHEN I HAD THE WARRANTY. I AM NOW OVER THE MILES FOR A WARRANTY. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER WARRANTY WAS THE CAR WON'T START. SOMETIMES I TURN THE KEY AND IT WON'T START. IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY START. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. IT'S SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. IT IS UNREAL THAT I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR AND START IT WITHOUT HAVING A PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES, BUT THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP WITH ANYTHING. THERE ARE SO MA

THE PONTIAC G6 BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, SO DID THE ABS, POWER STEERING LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE GAUGES WERE SPIKING, BATTERY LIGHT, AND EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS IT WAS SAYING THE GAS TANK LOW LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO GO GET LUNCH AND PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND BELL WENT OFF AND I COULD NOT STEER MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I PULLED INTO A SATURN DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS THE FIRST RIGHT TURN OFF THE BUSY ROAD I FOUND MYSELF ON. IT TOOK TWO PEOPLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND I HAD TO PARK SIDEWAY'S IN THREE SPOTS. I WENT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEEK ASSISTANCE AND HAD ONE OF THE PORTERS DRIVE THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE AREA WHEN HE REPORTED THE ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF. AFTER TALKING WITH A TECHNICIAN, HE RECOMMENDED THAT I WAIT TO HAVE IT SERVICED TO SEE IF IT WAS A MOMENTARY BLIP IN THE COMPUTER OR IF THE PROBLEM PRESENTS ITSELF AGAIN. I AGREED BUT DECIDED TO DO AN INTERNET SEARCH ON MY CAR, MAKE AND MODEL ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINT'S OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE '05 AND '06 MODEL. WHAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE UPSET AND DISGUSTED IS THAT POSTING AFTER POSTING ALL OVER THE NET STATE THAT GM KNOWS THE STEERING IS FAILING AND POSTED A BULLETIN IN 2007 STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT NEVER BOTHERED TO SEND OUT ANY COMMUNICATIONS WHEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY. NOW I HAVE 102,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND AM LOOKING AT AN $800 - $1000 REPAIR UNLESS I JUNK THIS PIECE OF CRAP. IN ADDITION - MY CAR HAS HAD A LENGTHILY SERVICE RECORD THAT IS QUITE DISAPPOINTING. I HAVE HAD A NEW FUEL SYSTEM INCLUDING FUEL PUMP, FUEL LINES, SOLENOID (SP?), FOUR STEERING RACKS, TWO SETS OF CONTROL ARM'S, A STEERING COLUMN, STEERING COIL, STEERING GEAR, STEREO/CD PLAYER, TA

2005 PONTIAC G6 WITH 68,000 MILES. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED AT 56,000 MILES DUE TO HARD, AND ERRATIC STEERING. THE STEERING HAS IN THE LAST DAY BECOME HARD TO TURN, AND TAKES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO CHANGE DIRECTION. I HAVE PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CAN GET IT IN FOR DIAGNOSIS. I SEE THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT, AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHICH COULD BE LIFE THREATENING . *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TURN ON THE OFF RAMP I COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. THE LIGHT CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING, AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO A GAS STATION THOUGH IT WAS EXTREMELY HARD. I BOUGHT SOME POWER STEERING FLUID, BUT TO MY SURPRISE MY CAR HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A FLUID I COULD FILL. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON THE LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ON AND MY STEERING WAS FINE. TODAY - ABOUT SIX DAYS LATER - I WAS PULLING OFF THE OFF RAMP AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. THIS TIME I COULD BARELY STEER AT ALL. I PULLED OVER, SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND I SEE THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE THIS COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH PROBLEM, AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS I FEEL GM SHOULD RECALL ALL OF THE 2005 AND 2006 MODELS THAT MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE!!!!! TELL YOU WHAT....WHY DON'T I COME OVER AND PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TAKE THEM FOR A RIDE AND HOPE THAT THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T FAIL AND WE CRASH AND DIE. GET MY POINT??? OR MAYBE I WILL JUST HAVE 16. ACCIDENTS AND RACK UP MY INSURANCE. WHY IS THIS ISSUE NOT A RECALL? *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE. THIS IS WHEN I RECEIVED A MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAYING POWER STEERING AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT STRUGGLING (LOSS OF POWER STEERING). AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. WHAT IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEATH? NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE REPAIR IS TO EXPENSIVE AND I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL MATTER FOR GM. *TR

WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN DRIVING TO WORK THE POWER STEERING IN MY G6 WENT OUT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP SENDING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I LUCKILY WAS OUT AT A LOW TRAFFIC TIME AND WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE STEERING AFTER THAT POINT WAS POSSIBLE BUT EXTREMELY HARD TO MANAGE AND SHARP OR QUICK TURNS WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. I REACHED MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS CLOSE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE "POWER STEERING" ALERT THAT HAD FLASHED ON MY RADIO WAS OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN ON ONGOING PROBLEM AND I CAN EXPECT THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CAR AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING PUTTING ME IN DANGER WHILE DRIVING. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6. I WAS TURNING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION UNABLE TO CONTROL MY CAR ALMOST GETTING HIT HEAD ON AND BY SEVERAL OTHER CARS AS I WAS JUS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALLED AS I READ SO MANY STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME WHICH CAUSED ACCIDENTS. IN MY CASE IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THANK GOD THAT OTHER DRIVERS WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND SOMEHOW AVOIDED MY CAR. HOW THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET BLOWS MY MIND!!!!! NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. ON TOP OF THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY STEERING CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. IM DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN LOOSE STEERING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHICH ENDANGERS ANYBODY AROUND ME. *TR

I WAS DIVING MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIT UP, ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION BY CARS DOING 50 MPH. I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR AFTER THAT HAPPENED ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER 2 CARS. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WASN'T UNDER WARRANT SO THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT. THEY SAID IT WORKS FOR NOW BUT IT COULD GO OUT ANYTIME IM DRIVING, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE JUST MY LUCK, ONLY TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAY PROBLEM IN THE SAME YEAR, IN THE SAME CAR WITH THE SAME MILEAGE. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED ASAP SOMEBODY WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED BY THIS. I WAS ONLY DOING AROUND 20MPH AND ALMOST GOT HIT THREE TIMES HEAD ON AND FROM THE BACK IMAGINE IF I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR EVEN TURNING DOWN A SIDE STREET AND LOOSING THE STEERING AND RUNNING UP A CURB ENDANGERING INNOCENT BYSTANDERS. SINCE THESE ARE NEWER CARS THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE CARS OUT THERE THAT HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THIS YET BUT WILL. NOT ONLY PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS ARE IN DANGER AT ANYTIME BUT OTHER PEOPLE ARE TO. I ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BY A FORD TRUCK HIS LIFE WASIN DANGER JUST AS

I WAS DROPPING MY 2 KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL THIS MORNING WHEN I HEARD THE WARNING SIGNAL COME ON AND I LOOKED AND SEEN "POWER STEERING" IN THE INFORMATION WINDOW ON THE STEREO AND A LITTLE CAR ON THE DASH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO BE LOOKED AT AND WHEN THEY LOOKED AT IT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. SO I HAD THEM CHANGE THE OIL AND CHECK ALL OF THE FLUIDS AND AS THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE IT DID THE SAMETHING TO HIM. THEY TOOK IT BACK TO THE SHOP AND PUT IT ON A MACHINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR BUT THEY KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE PERSON AT THE FRONT DESK DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS PROBLEM OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE ANYONE TAKES ACTION. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR AND I DID NOT HIT SOMEONE AND GET HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. PLEASE DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 G6 ABOUT 1 YR AGO. I AM EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. IT GETS VERY STIFF AND HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL, THEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARED ON THE CONSOLE INFO SCREEN. I THOUGHT IT NEEDED FLUID SO WHEN I WENT LOOKING FOR THE PLACE TO PUT IT AND THERE WASN'T ONE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS FIXED? *TR

PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING OPPOSITE (BRAKES LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND NOT ILLUMINATED WHILE BRAKE IS APPLIED). CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGING. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SOME MODELS OF THE G6 BUT WAS TOLD BY PONTIAC THAT MY G6 WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 AND I AM HAVING THE STEERING LOCK UP AND MAKES SEVERAL POPPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT LOCKS UP SEEMS LIKE ALL THE TIME AND IT IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN SO I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP THANK YOU *TR

LOST POWER STEERING TO 2005 PONTIAC G6, WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES AND IS DIFFICULT TO STEER. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BALL JOINTS AND TIRES, AND PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT. ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURES RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP IN WHICH A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE BREAKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE SPECULATED THAT THE TECHNICIANS HAVE INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 57,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY '05 PONTIAC G6 (SEDAN) STAY ON ALL THE TIME. THEY WILL BRIEFLY GO OFF WHEN I USE THE BRAKES BUT THEN COME BACK ON. IN OTHER WORDS THEY WORK IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE POSITION SWITCH REPLACED 2X'S AT THE DEALER (1/9/08 AND 9/9/08) AND ALSO COMPLETED A RECALL NOTICE (08317) THAT APPLIED DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO C2 CONNECTOR (5/22/09). I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN INITIALLY REPORTED TO DEALER, THE LIGHT COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES ON IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS MOISTURE BUILDUP IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

IN ORDER TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SO HARD IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I DO NOT NOW WHEN THIS BEGAN, NOR DO I KNOW WHAT IT IS MORE SPECIFICALLY THAN THE BRAKES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO PRESS DOWN IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS AND I CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. YOU ASK LATER IN THIS FORM TO SPECIFY THE PROBLEM. MY ANSWER IS CLEARLY STATED ABOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED EVEN IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT IN USE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 V6. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY A/C, MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT, MY POWER STEERING IS RESTORED UNTIL I TRY TO USE MY AIR AGAIN. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM I HAVE HAD FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. I HAVE HIT A GUARD RAIL BECAUSE AS I TURNED INTO THE CURVE, MY POWER STEERING WENT AND THE WHEEL YOKED TO THE LEFT CAUSING ME TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THIS IS A PROBLEM GM IS AWARE OF AS THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE NEWER 07 MODEL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PAID TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS THE 05 PARTS. HOW ABOUT A RECALL????? *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6, THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. POWER STEERING WILL RESET IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN WILL FAIL AGAIN AFTER ONLY A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED AS THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING IS TIGHT AND MAKES A CLUNKING WARNING WHEN I TURN. HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK YET BUT AM AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT HAPPEN, NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED AS A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR 2005 PONTIAC G6

1.) STEERING ON 2005 G6 GT PULLS CAR TO LEFT AND RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY, SEEMINGLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE, NEARLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD CAR PROFESSIONALLY ALIGNED AND CARE STILL PULLS AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. 2.) IT SEEMS TO OCCUR EVERY 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE. 3.) HAD CAR ALIGNED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE BUT DID NOT HELP. PREVIOUSLY, HAD RECEIVED NOTICE FROM PONTIAC IN EARLY OWNERSHIP OF CAR THAT POWER STEERING HAD A PROBLEM. CONTACT DEALER IN 2005 REGARDING NOTICE AND WAS TOLD NOT ALL CARS WERE EFFECTED AND IF PROBLEM HAD NOT PRESENTED I DIDN'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WILL CONTACT PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY STILL HAVE REMEDY. SEE OTHERS HAVE HAD ISSUES ON BLOGS WITHOUT RESOLUTION. *TR

THE STEERING COLUMN IN MY 2005 G6 GT IS MAKING A HORRIBLE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC G6 AND IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY, I BEGAN NOTICING THIS CLUNKING ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JUNE 2009) WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT TURNING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN I NOTICED THIS NOISE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX IT AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENTS YET, BUT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A HEADACHE SINCE DAY 1, NOT TO MENTION VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, I CURRENTLY HAVE 56,700 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY, IF THIS PART OF THE STEERING LOCKS UP AT RANDOM DRIVING IT OR NOT, WHO IS TO SAY SOMEONE WON'T BE BADLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR