2005 Pontiac G6 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CORRESPONDING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING BECAME SO LOOSE THAT THE CONTACT LOST STEERING ABILITY AND VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING AREA. SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. SHE WILL ALSO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS PRODUCED BY A FAILED SENSOR. THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

2005 PONTIAC G6 LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT NOTICE. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH AFTER THIS OCCURRED AND STATED POWER STEERING ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN BUT NO WARNING. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE IN TRAFFIC ON A CURVE, NARROWLY MISSING ONCOMING VEHICLES. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!!!! GM PONTIAC HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH THEY STATE THEY HAVE OFFERED A COURTESY GESTURE TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS / 70,000 MILES FOR THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT. THIS IS SERIOUS AND MUST BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. GM HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM--OBVIOUSLY IF THEY HAVE ISSUES A COURTESY BULLETIN--YET NO OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED--WE DO CURRENTLY RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICES BUT NOTHING IN THIS REGARD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REGAIN POWER STEERING ABILITY; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FAILURES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,383.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. TWO YEARS AGO, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER MOTORIST TRAVELING 90 MPH. IN TURN, HIS VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO TRAFFIC AND STRUCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE CRACKED IN THE MID-LUMBAR AREA, WHICH CAUSED SEVERE INJURY TO BOTH FRONT PASSENGERS. A TOTAL OF FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,805.

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSED, ACTUALLY TURNED OFF ALL REAR TAIL LIGHTING WHEN DEPRESSED AND CAR WAS IN DRIVE. *TR DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT...APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN PART OF A RECALL, BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE CAR WAS MOTION. A GEAR SHEARED OFF THE CAR AND BROKE THE TRANNY CASING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. HE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE CONTINUED DRIVING, BUT THE POWER STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. TWO DAYS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER CALLING THE GM MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MODULE, WHICH WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTI TRAC TOURING TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17 (NA). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED SEVERE DEFECTS AT THE INNER SIDEWALL. THE CONTACT WAS STRONGLY URGED TO REPLACE THE TIRES DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,700. UPDATED 07/14/09 *BF UPDATED 07/16/09.*JB

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

OWNER OF A PONTIAC 2005 G6. I HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST TO WORK ON A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. DURING HOTTER MONTHS THE KNOCKING NOISE IS MORE ACTIVE. I HAVE HAD IT IN AT LEAST TWICE TO THE DEALER TO DEAL WITH THIS. THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED THEY CLAIMED IT WAS THE I SHAFT. IT WAS LUBED AND REPOSITIONED. THERE WAS ALSO NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR. THE GEAR WAS REPLACED AND SET TOE IN. AS OF THIS LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 12TH, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN AND THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON MY CONSOLE. I FIGURED THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FLUID AND HAD MY SON GET THE BOOKLET OUT OF THE GLOVE BOX. THE POWER STEERING WAS DRASTICALLY TIGHTENING UP. THIS STARTLED ME SINCE IT INVOLVED NAVIGATING TRAFFIC AND GETTING IT OFF THE ROAD ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALSO HAD MY SON WITH ME. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT LOCATE A SPECIFIC AREA FOR PUTTING IN POWER STEERING FLUID. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD THIS WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE WITH THE CAR - THERE IS NO HYDRAULICS - AND THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MUST BE REPLACED FOR $750.00. I, TOO, AM FILING MY COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TODAY FOR THE SAFETY OF FAMILIES WHEN IN TRANSPORTATION. THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO US ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME SIMILAR REASONS THAT OTHERS ARE FILING THEIR COMPLAINT! WHEN I READ THAT OTHERS AS WELL LOST POWER TO OTHERS, THIS HIGHLY CONCERNS ME! I AM ALSO NOT SATISFIED THAT WITHOUT A RECALL, ONL

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS. YESTERDAY WHILE LEAVING A PARKING GARAGE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND AS I WENT TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN (5-8MPH). I NEARLY RAN INTO A PILLAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY, BUT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR SOME TIME, I CAME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A FEW OF THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHILE PEOPLE WHERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING AROUND A TURN OR JUST SWITCHING LANES. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR INDUSTRY WANT US TO STICK BEHIND AMERICAN MADE PRODUCTS BUT ARE UNWILLING TO FIX POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEMS UNTIL THE INEVITABLE OCCURS AND SOMEONE LOSSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT. MAYBE THAT'S WHY MANY ARE BUYING QUALITY MADE FOREIGN MADE PRODUCTS. OVER THE FIVE YEARS I HAD THE CAR I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT. THE HOOD LATCH BROKE, THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR WENT. THE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE OFTEN THAN I CHANGE THE OIL ( THAT'S RIDICULOUS), THE BEARINGS WENT BAD, THE SIX DISC FACTORY CD PLAYER STOPS WORKING AND STICKS CONSTANTLY, THE BLOWER FOR THE HEATER AND AC ONLY WORKS ON HIGH, THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKS WHICH HAS CAUSED WATER TO ACCUMULATE I

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT AND I HAVE READ AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MANY HAVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A NUMBER 1 CONCERN WHERE IT CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. I HAD IT GO ON ME WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, IM SO GLAD THE CAR COMING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTING REALIZED I WAS HAVING TROUBLE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6. STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING RACK HAS A POPPING NOISE AND OCCASIONALLY POWER STEERING ACTS LIKE ITS IS GOING OUT. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE G6'S. DESPITE THE FACT THAT PONTIAC IS NOW FILING BANKRUPT, SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR TO HAVE THE PROBLEMS WITH THE G6'S RESOLVED. THIS OCCURS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY GETTING WORSE EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE RACK AND PINION AND NUMEROUS TRIPS TO A MECHANIC TO TRY TO FIND ANOTHER SOLUTION. G6'S HAVE FAULTY STEERING/CHASSIS SERIOUS PROBLEMS KNOW TO CAUSES ACCIDENTS AS I'M SURE SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA ACCORDING TO OTHER INTERNET COMMENTS ON THE G6'S. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON HIGHWAY, HAD TO GET OFF ROAD, HAD MY 12 YR OLD SON IN CAR, WAS OVER 1 HOUR FROM HOME. THIS COULD OF BEEN DEADLY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE, WAS TOLD BY FRIEND THAT SHE ALSO HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH HER G6, WENT ONLINE TO RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO WARN GM OWNERS TO GET CAR CHECKED. THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD AND DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED IF NOT ALREADY FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

ONE DAY THE CAR'S BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON. IT OCCURS DAILY FOR NO REASON. IT HAS DRAINED MY BATTERY AND BURNT OUT THE LIGHTS. IT ALSO CONFUSES DRIVERS. I WENT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY SAID THE RECALL I WAS SPEAKING OF DIDN'T INVOLVE MY VEHICLE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $116.00 JUST TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID KNOW OF THE RECALL, BUT IT DIDN'T PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WASN'T BUILT IN THE MONTH THEY HAVE HAD THE PROBLEMS. *TR

POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS BAD. *TR

PONTIAC G6 WARPED ROTOR PROBLEMS. WARPED ROTORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED APPROX. EVERY 13K MILES. GM ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE ROTORS. MY DAUGHTERS 05 G6 (WHICH I CO-SIGNED) HAS HAD FOUR ROTOR REPLACEMENTS WITH ONLY 54K MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND SITES SITTING THE EXACT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE CONSIDERATION TO AN INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. I CAN'T TURN THE CAR. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK 45 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKED UP WHEN I WAS TURNING. VERY SCARY! JUST HAPPENED THIS MORNING, SO I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO REPAIR IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE POWER ASSIST MOTOR WAS REPLACED. IN 2007 SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AT THE TIME. THE NOTICE STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE MOTOR ON THE VEHICLE IF IT IS 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. HER VEHICLE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS ON 4/13/09 WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $568 AND GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,864. UPDATED 04-29-09 *BF UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR, HOWEVER A MONTH LATER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. UPDATED 06/02/09.*JB

WELL IT ALL STARTED FOR MY STUPID PURCHASE OF A ?!@#$% CAR, I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR COSTING ME TONS OF MONEY. 6 TIMES I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ROTORS AND MY BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF A JOLTING SHAKING FEELING WITH THIS CAR AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AND THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY NEVER CHANGED THE ROTORS ALL THEY DID WAS MILL THEM DOWN, 3 TIMES THEY MILLED THEM DOWN AND THE PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT THEY SAID YOUR ON YOUR OWN. SOMETIMES I TRY TO START MY CAR AND IT WILL SHAKE AND PUT AND DIE OUT AND THEN IT I WILL TRY IT AGAIN AND IT WILL START, BUT I HAVE HAD MY CAR NOT START BACK UP 2 TIMES AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND FIXED AND ALL THEY SAID WAS IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY BUT THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES WITH IN A YEAR AND IT STILL HAPPENS NOW. I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE AND MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY JOLT IT SELF TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT AND IT ACTUALLY HURT MY WRIST FROM THIS AND THEN THE CAR DIED OUT AND HAD TO PAY FOR TOWING AND PROBLEM WAS A DEAD BATTERY IS WHAT THEY SAID. PASSENGER DOOR SOME HOW FILLED UP WITH WATER AND CAUSED ALL MY ELECTRICAL TO GO HAYWIRE IN MY CAR AND SHOWING DOOR AJAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT WOULD GO OFF CAUSING MY INTERIOR LIGHTS TO NOT GO OFF, MY FLOOD LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK, CD PLAYER AND RADIO ONLY WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO WORK NOW, AND SOME OF THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR GO ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WANT. POWER ARM IN MY CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY COSTING ME A FORTUNE AND

STEERING COLUMN CLUNKS WHEN TURNING, SOMETIMES CAUSES STEERING PROBLEMS, HARD TO STEER. THIS IS ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. HAD COLUMN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN, VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING ENGAGED. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL IS INEFFECTIVE BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WE OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH WE BOUGHT NEW, AND MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR. IT'S BEEN A GOOD CAR. BUT, WHEN IT WAS NEW PONTIAC HAD TO FIX A CLUNKY STEERING PROBLEM AFTER ONLY ONE YEAR (UNDER WARRANTY). 59K MILES, AND 4 YEARS LATER, THE STEERING CLUNK RETURNED. IT ONLY CLUNKED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING AND WHEN YOU TURNED THE STEERING RIGHT AND LEFT. WHEN MOVING IT DIDN'T DO IT. HOWEVER BEFORE THE CLUNK SOUND STARTED AGAIN, ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEFORE TO BE EXACT (AT 56K MILES), THE CAR WAS STEERING ODDLY ON THE ROAD. IT WOULD SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY, FOLLOWING RUTS AND MAKING THE CAR HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD. IT WAS A GENUINE SAFETY HAZARD, BUT MY WIFE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT IT. ON FLAT ROADS IT WAS OKAY. WHEN I DROVE HER CAR AND DISCOVERED THE STEERING PROBLEM I WENT NUTS. VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. I CALLED PAUL MASSE PONTIAC IN WOONSOCKET, RI (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR) AND ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS. STILL, WE HAD THEM REPAIR THE STEERING WHEEL ($400) LAST WEEK. WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS THE CRASH EXTENSION (TELESCOPING) PART OF THE STEERING SHAFT NOW HAS A NYLON BUSHING TO KEEP THE SMALLER EXTENSION SHAFT IN PLACE AND LUBRICATED. NOW THE CAR'S STEERING HAS NO CLUNK AND IT DRIVES STRAIGHT, EVEN ON RUTTY PAVEMENT. THE WAY IT HAD BEEN DRIVING WAS, IN REALITY, WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I PLAN TO CALL MY FRIENDS AT PAUL MASSE AND COMPLAIN. I BELIEVE THE STEERING ON THE PONTIAC G6 IS A NATIONAL SAFETY ISSUE, PARTICULARLY ON THE EARLIER CARS.

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. NO WAY TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID. *TR

3 INCIDENTS OF CAR SKIDDING, SLIDING AND DOING A 360 WHEN DRIVING IN THE SNOW. 1ST TIME, THOUGHT IT NEEDED NEW TIRES. 2ND TIME HAD GOTTEN NEW TIRES, BUT THOUGHT IT NEEDED A SLIGHT ALIGNMENT. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRING WHILE TURNING. 3RD INCIDENT, HAD GOTTEN TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AND DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN A STRAIGHT PATH WHEN SLID INTO THE OTHER LANE WITH ME HAVING NO CONTROL, THANKFULLY NO CARS WERE COMING, BUT DID A COMPLETE 360 TURN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT IT DID SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER WORE DOWN INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE ROTOR AND BRAKE PADS AND CAUSED A RELEASE OF BRAKE FLUID. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED ALL THE DEFECTS ON THE WHEEL. SOON AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE UNIT FAILED AND WAS BEGINNING TO AFFECT THE FRONT BRAKES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MODULE AND THE FAILURE CEASED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,000. UPDATED 04/21/09. *LJ THE LEFT REAR CLIPER SEIZED. THE ABS UNIT WAS FAULTY. UPDATED 04/21/09.*JB

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. IT FIRST STARTED WITH THE STEERING TIGHTENING WHILE MAKING A STIR. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. BUT THREE DAYS AGO THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY GONE. I THANK GOD I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING FUSE. THAT WASN'T THE FIX. I CONTACTED A GM DEALER AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $100 TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. ALSO I WILL PROBABLY COST ME ANYWHERE TO $350 TO $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS DEALING WITH THE LOST OF STEER POWER WITH THE G6. SOME CARS WERE BRAND NEW. ACCORDING TO THE POSTING SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED GM CORPORATE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. THESE CARS NEED TO BE INSPECTED. THIS COULD RESULT IN CASUALTIES. PLEASE CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO HAVE GM TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM? I FOUND A WEBSITE THAT HAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS LIKE MINE. THE SITE IS WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS, BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS. *NJ THE DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO GET AN ALIGNMENT AND HAVE THE ROTORS REPLACED. IN JUNE 2008, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A NOISE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FRONT PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN. THE SUNROOF HAD TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO A RATTLING NOISE IT WAS MAKING. AFTER THE SUNROOF WAS REPAIRED, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A DIFFERENT NOISE. A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED A PIPE HAD RUPTURED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS AFTER ALREADY PAYING FOR A SENSOR THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *JB

STEERING LOCKS UP ON TURNS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN WHILE PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN OR WHILE PARALLEL PARKING. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY AND I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON, DINGS, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY GONE. IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK. BUT IT WORRIES ME THAT AT ANY TIME I COULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND ALSO CONTROL OF MY CAR. THIS FIRST STARTED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO (DECEMBER 2009), AND FOR A WHILE IT HAPPENED ALMOST EVERY TIME I WOULD MAKE EVEN A SLIGHT SHARP TURN OR ATTEMPT TO PARALLEL PARK. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, FROM A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK TO A FEW TIMES A DAY. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY POSTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT HAVING A DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN THIS CAR THAT'S CAUSING A "CLUNK" SOUND WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER (FRANK KENT IN FT. WORTH, TX) TO SEE IF THEY HAD THIS PART AS I DO NOT CONSIDER IT SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY DO AND ALSO ADVISED ME THAT A SAFETY RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PART IN GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S. WHY WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SEVERE PROBLEM IN ALL GM VEHICLES WASN'T A RECALL ISSUED FOR ALL THEIR VEHICLES USING THIS SAME PART? I HOPE TO HEAR FROM AN INVESTIGATOR SOON AS THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED MY CALL TODAY COULDN'T PROVIDE ME WITH THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. *TR

CAR HAS DEVELOPED A CLUNK IN STEERING WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS. STEERING COLUMN U JOINT IS DEFECTIVE. *TR

THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WHERE THE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING PUSHED, OR DON'T COME ON AT ALL UNLESS YOU PUSH REALLY HARD. I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A SOLUTION AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE STEERING RACK ON MY 2005 G6 REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE LAST TIME IT LASTED 4 MONTHS AND APPROX 3,400 MILES THE TIME BEFORE THAT IT LASTED 17, 000 MILES AND ABOUT 1 YEAR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS CAR MODEL HAS SOME SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND MAKE PONTIAC ACCOUNTABLE. NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE PONTIAC 880 DO NOTHING. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CONSUMER. *TR

3RD BRAKE LIGHT (REAR OF VEHICLE) STAYS ON WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF WHEN KEY REMOVED. IT IS NECESSARY TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN OFF THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT TO PREVENT THE BATTERY FROM DRAINING WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME SOUND INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IMMEDIATELY, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXERTED MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED TO NORMAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,500. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. SHE ALSO EXPERIENCED ROUGHNESS WHILE DRIVING, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD, INDESCRIBABLE NOISE. LASTLY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE DRIVE-SHAFT REPLACED ALONG WITH A SENSOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH STEERING, EVEN AFTER DEALER REPLACED AND SERVICED ALL COMPONENTS ...IT CAME STEERING CLUNK AT U JOINT AND STEERING SHAFT CAME BACK. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURER FLAW FROM TALKING TO PEOPLE DRIVING PONTIAC G6 FROM 2005 TILL 2007? ...AND IT CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO STEERING LOCK THAT WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENT AND WORSE. *TR

I STARTED EXPERIENCING TROUBLE WHEN TURNING MAINLY TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS SUBTLE AT FIRST THEN BECAME MORE PREVALENT. IT STILL SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM MAINLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. NO CONSEQUENCES HAVE OCCURRED YET, HOWEVER, IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES OR GETS WORSE IT COULD LEAD TO PROBLEMS. I HAVE RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. IF PROBLEM PERSISTS OR GETS WORSE I WILL HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BE ON WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING PRESSED AND WILL GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAS OCCURRED ON AND OFF OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH G6 OWNERS. *TR

AFTER 64,000 MILES ON A 2005 PONTIAC G6, I STARTED HEARING A CLUNK NOISE AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL AND WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY OVER 50 MPH, MY STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO COME APART ON MY CAR. I WENT TO A MECHANIC TO GET NEW BRAKE PADS AND HE STATED THAT THE VIBRATION AND STEERING NOISE WAS BECAUSE MY BALL JOINTS WERE BAD. I HANDLE THIS CAR EXTREMELY WELL AND CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BALL JOINTS WOULD BE BAD SO SOON. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER TRYING TO FIND PARTS, ONLY THE DEALER SOLD THEM AND THEY WERE A WHOPPING 215.00 FOR EACH SIDE OF CAR. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OUT OF POCKET COST. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT I HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS OFTEN. ADDITIONALLY MY POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON SPORADICALLY MAKING IT HARD FOR ME TO TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE POWER STEERING WOULD TIGHTEN UP WHILE DRIVING SO COULD NOT TURN WHEEL, MAINLY TO LEFT. TOOK 2005 G6 TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. FINALLY IN DECEMBER OF 2006, SON WAS DRIVING CAR, GOING AROUND BEND, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN HE WOUND UP BEING HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THEY DID NOT TOTAL CAR, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, BUT TURNED IT IN 2 MONTHS LATER. PONTIAC IS VERY REMISS IN NOT RECALLING THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET KILLED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6, AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH. THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON EVEN WHEN I'M NOT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, THAT I CAN SEE THE REFLECTION OF MY BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE I'M DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN, THE LIGHTS DIM. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING OF MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. THE STEERING HAS BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY BUT HE ISSUE CONTINUES. I'M TOLD BY MY DEALER THAT IT JUST SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT I NEED TO LIVE WITH. I AM ALSO REALLY AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH AND KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. IT SEEMS THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE REAR GLASS SHATTERED WITHOUT FORCE. THE HEATING ELEMENT FROM THE DEFROSTER CAUSED THE GLASS TO SHATTER. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER THE DEFROSTER AND RADIO WERE ACTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE RADIO WOULD SHORT CIRCUIT AND CAUSE INTERMITTENT STATIC. THE DEFROSTER WAS NOT CLEARING THE CONDENSATION FROM THE REAR GLASS SURFACE SUFFICIENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,464.

BRAKE PEDAL AND LIGHTS MALFUNCTION...FREQUENTLY (90% OF THE TIME) THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT LET ME SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL AFTER 2 OR 3 TRIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY...MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND GO OFF WHEN USING THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER DRIVERS. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THE PROBLEM WAS A BROKEN BRAKE WIRE BUT THEY REPLACED IT AND THAT DID NOT FIX IT. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE WILL RUN INTO ME ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY GO OFF WHILE I'M BRAKING. *TR

I HAVE LOSS OF POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY, THIS OCCURS MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS BUT IS OCCURRING WITH MORE FREQUENCY AS OF LATE. THE CAR ALSO IS STARTING TO SHAKE AROUND 60MPH, THE TIRES ARE ONE YEAR OLD (REPLACEMENT TIRES) AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. I WENT BACK AND THEY DOUBLE CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT AND SAID IT WAS PERFECT. I AM AFRAID THAT THE STEERING ISSUE WILL OCCUR AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHILE EITHER MY WIFE OR I ARE DRIVING IT, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED, NOT BY SIMPLY POSTING A TSB BUT BY POSTING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF ITS SEVERITY AND POTENTIAL CAUSE FOR PERSONAL HARM. *TR

PONTIAC SENT A LETTER REGARDING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. AS OF TODAY, THE STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, THE GAS CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES, AND THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES, 3 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. I SE AN INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED REGARDING THE STEERING IN 2007 AND I SEE NO RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS. THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND PONTIAC DEALERS REFUSE TO TEST FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE PONTIAC COMPANY FOR THREE WEEKS WITH NO SOLUTION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE WEEKS. PLEASE HELP. I SEE OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND OTHERS SEEM TO REPORT THE SAME ISSUES. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD AROUND IN THIS CAR AND PONTIAC DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. *TR