2005 Pontiac G6 complaints

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE WHEEL JUST GOT STUCK. *JB

STARTING ABOUT A MONTH AGO I GET UNEXPECTED POWER STEERING LOSS. SOME TIMES ITS FINE OTHER TIMES IT GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS IS RATHER SCARRY BECUASE IT IS UNEXPECTED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED MORE TIMES THEN I CAN COUNT. THE MOST RECENT TIME, HOWEVER, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE DRIVING AND IT WILL JUST LOCK UP SO I CANNOT STEER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 AND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING AS WELL. THE PROBLEMS FIRST BEGAN AROUND JULY 07, WHEN I WOULD PULL MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN TO THE LEFT AND WOULD VEER LEFT WHILE I WOULD DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER STRAIGHT AND MAKE RIGHT HAND TURNS. IT WASN'T EVERYDAY THAT I HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES JUST OUT OF THE BLUE. THE PROBLEMS DIDN'T END THERE, THE POWER STEERING EVENTUALLY WENT OUT AS IT DID WITH EVERYONE ELSE FILING A COMPLAINT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETLY LOCKING UP ON ME AND THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" POPPING UP ON MY RADIO. THIS COMPLETLY WORRIED ME BECAUSE I HAD MY BABY IN THE CAR WITH ME AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT MORE WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS COMPLETLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE FIXED. AND I DON'T MEAN AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNERS, BECAUSE WITH MORE THAN 40 COMPLAINTS AND IM SURE MORE OUT THERE, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM HERE. *TR

LEAVING WORK AS USUAL I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND BEGAN DRIVING HOME. WHILE ON RTE. 9 I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT EASILY TURN TO THE RIGHT, AS IT FELT AS THOUGH I HAD LOST STEERING CONTROL ON THAT SIDE ONLY. HOWEVER STEERING TO THE LEFT THE WHEEL SEEMED TO OVER COMPENSATE AND DRAMATICALLY VEER LEFT. I CONTINUED TO CAREFULLY DRIVE AND SAFELY ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AS I RETURNED TO MY VEHICLE FROM LUNCH, I STARTED MY CAR WHEN I NOTICED THE DIC RED "POWER STEERING". I MADE MY WAY OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THE STEERING WAS BARELY THERE. I IN-TURN HAD TO SHIFT MY WEIGHT TO TURN THE WHEEL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND NAVIGATE SEVERAL OTHER TURNS BACK TO THE OFFICE, A MILE AND A HALF AWAY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN. THE STEERING CAME BACK UPON STARTING VEHICLE AGAIN AND THEY COULD DETECT NO PROBLEMS THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS THE ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT GOES WITH IT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM STEERING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,560 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT FREE UP UNTILL CAR CAME TO A STOP AND WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED.

1. INTERMIT LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. 2. COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED. 3. STEERING COLUMN/SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE INPUT SENSOR. *TR UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. IN JUNE, AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A STATE HWY., I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE. AS I TURNED A CURVE IN THE ROAD, I COMPLETELY LOST MY POWER STEERING. THE ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" SHOWED UP ON MY MENU SCREEN. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO TURN ON THE SIDE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT DAY WHEN I STARTED IT UP, THE STEERING WAS FINE. I DROVE IT IN TO WORK AND CALLED THE GM DEALERSHIP. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT OUT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AS LONG AS IT WAS DRIVEN SLOW, IT WAS DIFFICULT BUT MANAGEABLE. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST RE-CALIBRATED THE TORQUE SENSOR. THAT WORKED FOR A FEW DAYS. WE THEN HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. AT THAT TIME, THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR ASSEMBLY COSTING $444.13. THAT WORKED FOR 2 MONTHS AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. IT WENT OUT AND I WAS TRYING TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THE TURN. I HAD TO SLOW WAY DOWN. WHEN I DID THE CAR BEHIND ME CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ME. I WAS FORTUNATE NOTHING HAPPENED. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE SENSOR. THIS IS LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WOULD NORMALLY BE APPROX. $600+ TO FIX. SINCE WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE CAR SERVICED THERE AND HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR

MY WIFE WAS ALMOST KILLED YESTERDAY WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AT 50MPH+ WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. SHE HAS COMPLAINED OF STEERING ISSUES/NOISES/CONTROL IN THE PAST, BUT NEVER HAD IT LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP, AND SHE WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. THIS IS THE LAST OF DOUBLE DIGIT ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WILL NOT TAKE IT BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK SHOWED UP THE STEERING LIGHT WENT OFF AND WORKED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT, FORCING HIM TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO REGAIN CONTROL. HE STATED THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE07023) FOR THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NINETEEN COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE. WHEN HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE TORQUE SENSOR OF THE COMPONENT. AS OF AUGUST 9, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE PONTIAC G6- CHECKED AT DEALERS. COMPUTER CLEARED AND TOLD TO RETURN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND THEN LOST POWER STEERING. A WARNING INDICATOR APPEARED WHICH STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THERE IS AN OPEN DEFECT INVESTIGATION (# PE007023). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/05/07.*JB

BRAKES GRIND AND CAR SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I LEASED THE CAR AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT THE SAID THAT THEY "GROUND DOWN THE DRUMS". NOT SURE WHY A CAR WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THIS DONE WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES BUT THE CAR STILL PERFORMS THE SAME AND IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. THEY STILL SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM. *TR

WHEN PARALLEL PARKING ON TWO OCCASIONS I LOST THE POWER ASSIST OF THE POWER STEERING UNIT ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT FOR THE POWER ASSIST TO RETURN. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IN THE PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN MODEL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEGUN TO HAPPEN VERY FREQUENTLY. IT FIRST HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF MY YARD. THEN BACKING OUT AT MY JOB. THE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH AND ON THE RADIO SCREEN SHOWING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING. I WAS NEARLY IN A ACCIDENT THIS PAST WEEK WHEN IT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I'M GOING TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT THIS WEEK. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I'M AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO ME ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND I'LL BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND HAVE A SEVERE ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING HAD BEEN FEELING VERY LOOSE FOR A FEW DAYS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE DISPLAY "NOTED POWER STEERING". I ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. I INITIALLY LOOKED TO SEE IF I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH I COULD NOT FIND. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID FINDING OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND DOES NOT TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID. UPON MY RESEARCH INTO WHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID I SAW AN ARTICLE INDICATING THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO A RECALL IN THIS REGARDS. AT THAT TIME I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. THE DEALER STILL HAS THE VEHICLE AND IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

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ELECTRICAL STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING TWICE THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL ARMS. 10K MILE LATER THE CAR IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THE FIRST INSTANCE, I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR CHIMED TWO TWICE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A WARNING CAME ON THE INFORMATION CENTER, STATING POWER STEERING. AT THAT POINT I TRIED STEERING THE CAR TO ANOTHER LANE AND FOUND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT AND COMING TO A STOP I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. TWO DAYS LATER I NOTICED THAT STEERING FROM CENTER POINT TO THE LEFT WAS EXTREMELY EASY. WHEN STEERING FROM CENTER POINT TO THE RIGHT THERE WAS HARDLY ANY ASSIST. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN DURING THIS PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION LASTED TWO DAYS. THIS EVENING I DROVE ABOUT THREE BLOCK AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND THE WARNING CHIME CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WARNING OCCURRED AGAIN WITH A LOSS OF ALL STEERING ASSIST. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY UNTIL I HIT A BUMP AND THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES ON BUMPS. DRIVING BACK HOME IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED QUICKLY, ALMOST NO NOTICE, AND YOU HAD IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. A COUPLE OF TIMES I ALMOST WENT INTO THE WRONG LANE FROM LOSS OF ASSIST. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO STEER WITHOUT THE ASSIST. *AK

SUDDEN POWEER STEERING LOSS. USUALLY WHEN PARKING, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT. THE CAR IS A PONTIAC G6. 2005. DEALER CLAIMSED THISWAS A NORMAL CONDITION ON MODELS WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): PONTIAC G6 HAS ELECTRIC STEERING. THE LOSS OF POWER CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARNING. IF I WAITED A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD RETURN THEN GO OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITH ELECTRIC STEERING. I GOT NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER AND THE REGIONAL REP. WOULDN'T EVEN REPLY TO MY COMPLAINT .OUT OF FRUSTRATION I TRADED THE CAR IN ON A DIFFERENT BRAND. OBVIOUSLY I LOST MONEY AND TO THIS DAY I AM STILL ANGRY. ANYTHING YOU COULD DO WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED.

HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY TURNING LEFT ONLY. FINALLY HAD TOTAL FAILURE WHICH ACTIVATED THE SERVICE LIGHT. PULLING OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING VEHICLE WOULD RESET THE FAILURE. VISITED PONTIAC DEALER ON 06/21/07 AND THEY DIDN'T TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE LAST FAILURE WAS 2 WEEKS PRIOR AND IT WAS STORED AS A HISTORY CODE. THE VERY NEXT DAY (06/22/07) THE FAILURE RECURRED EXCEPT A RESTART WILL NO LONGER RESET THE POWER STEERING. MOST FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS WERE BETWEEN 74 AND 78 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I CONSIDER THIS ISSUE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE POWER ASSIST GOES AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

POWER STEERING LOSS. *AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE ELECTRIC STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT BUT ABLE TO BE TURNED. POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON. YES I DID TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES, STEERING WAS STILL OUT AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. REPAIR WAS DONE AT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, ELECTRIC STEERING WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED.

ON JUNE 5TH, 2007 I HAVE RECEIVED WARNING (DASH INFO SYSTEM) ABOUT POWER STEERING FAILURE IN MY CAR. IN HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DAY. WARNING IS NOT ON TODAY, JUNE 6TH 2007, BUT I WILL BE GOINT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 06/08/07 TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE TO ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. UPDATE PHONE LOG: THE STEERING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT; THE DEALER DID SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. NO REPAIR INVOICE WAS GIVEN.

THE PONTIAC G-6 WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2005. IN OCTOBER 2006 THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING ,BUT I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACE IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. 8 MONTHS AFTER I HAD IT REPAIRED IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY COULD REPAIR I,T BUT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT DOING THIS WHEN THEY DROVE. I COULD NOT PREDICT WHEN IT WAS GOING TO LOCK UP .*AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. AGGRAVATED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLING ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM, EVEN AFTER BEING PROVIDED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITIN PUT OUT BY GM. LAST FAILURE ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A MATTRESS STORE DUE TO FAILURE AT THE APEX OF A TURN.*AK UPDATE (10/13/08): THE POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN, AS IF THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. AT THAT POINT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE MY TURN, HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO "COAST" TO THE CURB AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE POWER STEER STEERING STAYED INACTIVE FOR MULTIPLE ON/OFF STARTS. THEN ONE OF THE STARTS IT STARTED TO WORK. THE POWER STEERING COLUMN / RACK WERE REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT.

ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN POWER ASSISTANCE FOR THE STEERING WHILE I WAS PARALLEL PARKING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT LOOKED AT ,AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY DID NOTHING. THIS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 5 MONTHS AND IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. THEN THE STARTER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THE STARTER GOT REPLACED. THEN THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEAT/ AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER BEGAN DIMMING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ALONG WITH THE POWER ASSISTANCE GOING AWAY. SO I TOOK IT THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THIS TIME THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THOUGHT THAT WOULD DO IT, BUT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM CAME BACK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO THEY GAVE ME A DATA LOGGERHEAD RECORD THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, SO IT PUSHED THE BUTTON AND RECORDED THE PROBLEM. TOOK THE DATA LOGGER BACK, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM SINCE LAST WEEK WHEN I TOOK IT BACK. THIS CAR WAS A NIGHTMARE AND UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USED. WITHIN ONE DAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DRIVER'S INFORMATION CENTER. DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS BEING DONE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A MIND OF IT OWN. NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST MY POWER ASSIST. I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. NEXT THING I KNEW, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I COULD DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE DRIVESHAFT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE 1ST TIME IT WENT OUT AS I ON A CURVE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I'M ALMOST SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR, THERE SEEM TO BE NO WARNING. IT JUST HAPPENS!! TODAY WAS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPEN IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FROM NOT STARTING TO HAVING THE BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 3,000 MILES. DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD ABOUT TAKING CARE OF REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE BUT I FEEL THAT THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM FROM THE DAY I PICKED IT UP. I AM AT 27,000 MILES AND ON AT LEAST MY 9TH SET OF BRAKES/ROTORS. IT ALSO HAS WHAT I NOW REFER TO AS THE GM SPUTTER START. IF IT DOES START IT SOMETIMES DOESN'T START ON THE FIRST TRY AND SOMETIMES CATCHES AND SPUTTERS BEFORE IT STARTS. HATE THIS CAR. *TR

WHEN I LEFT MY HOME 2 BLOCKS AWAY I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND COMPLETED THE STOP. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS LESS THAN A .25 MILE AWAY. DURING MY BRIEF TRIP THE STEERING NEVER RETURNED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN RUFF. THERE WAS ONE REPAIR REGARDING MY POWER STEERING DONE. A PART WAS REPLACED IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE A SERVO MOTOR DEALING WITH THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THAT REPAIR WAS DONE SOMETIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2006. THIS TIME NO FAULTS WHERE FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO REPAIR DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME THIS WILL HAPPEN. *NM

AUTOMATIC START ON VEHICLE FAILED TO WORK. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THEY NEEDED TO ORDER A PART. WHEN THE PART WAS IN, RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT INSTALLED. LEFT THE LOCATION, THE AUTOMATIC START TURNED ON THE CAR. WHEN I RETURNED HOME THAT EVENING AND WAS READY TO GO OUT AGAIN, THE AUTOMATIC START TURNED ON THE CAR BUT FAILED TO REMAIN ON FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. LATER ON IN THE SAME EVENING, THE AUTOMATIC START FAILED TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DID TURN ON THE LOCK LIGHTS. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THE CAR STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. LEFT DEALERSHIP AND CAR REFUSED TO START BY AUTOMATIC START. RETURNED AGAIN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE AUTOMATIC START FAILURE. THEY AGAIN TESTED IT, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE VEHICLE TURNED ON FOR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY SPOKE WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT ADVISED IT WAS PROBABLY CELL PHONE INTERFERENCE. I'M APPARENTLY STUCK WITH IT WORKING THAT WAY, HOWEVER, I TURNED OFF MY CELL PHONE TO START THE VEHICLE W/ AUTOMATIC START AND IT STILL FAILED TO DO SO. *NM

FIRST, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT THE POWER STEERING REMAINED OPERABLE. THEREAFTER, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS, ONE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THE OTHER AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE POWER STEERING WILL COME BACK ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PREVENT ANY RESULTING ACCIDENTS, BUT IF THIS FAILURE WERE TO OCCUR MID-TURN THE RESULT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

MY CAR HAD A POWER STEERING FAILURE ON NOVEMBER 17, 2006. MY WIFE HAD PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING LOCKED. WHEN SHE LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THE WHEEL TURNED LEFT TO THE STOP WITHOUT OUTSIDE INPUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR BACK TO A PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A STEERING GEAR REPLACED. ON 11/28/2006, MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR, AND ON THE WAY HOME, THE STEERING LOCKED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. SHE DROVE OFF THE ROAD, HIT A CURB AND SCRAPED A TELEPHONE POLE, RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. GM SENT A TECHNICIAN TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING, DESPITE THE FIRST HAND INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY BOTH MY WIFE, AND THE TOW DRIVER STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LOCKED AND THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. *JB PHONE INTERVIEW UPDATE (MARCH 12, 2007): DEALER THOUGHT THE STEERING PULL WAS CAUSED BY THE RACK AND PINION UNIT AND REPLACED IT. THE STEERING LOCK-UP AFTERWARD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER FOUND FAULT CODE C0545 FROM THE COMPUTER. GM ISSUED A TSB TO ADDRESS THAT FAULT CODE.

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING SEIZES INTERMITTENTLY ON HIS 2005 PONTIAC GT. THE FAILURE SPEED HAS VARIED, HOWEVER, HE COULD TELL WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO SEIZE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIBRATE AND SHIFT TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000 MILES. THE STEERING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION, THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION. THE REPAIR INVOICE DID NOT STATE THAT THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR 2-3 MONTHS. THE CONTACT IS NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 JAN. 10, 2005. THIS CAR IS HAVING ISSUES STARTING FIRST THING. IT WILL EITHER OVER START LIKE I HELD THE IGNITION TOO LONG OR IT WILL KEEP TRYING TO START ONCE IT HAS BEEN STARTED. IN BOTH CASES, THE ENGINE WILL DIE. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFYING THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A MONTH OLD. EACH TIME, IT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, RAN ON THE COMPUTER, AND EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE TECHNICIANS COULDN'T RE-CREATE THE ISSUE. I CALLED GMAC ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY HAD THEIR OWN TECHNICIAN COME OUT. THEIR TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT A CERTAIN VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND ONCE IT WAS FIXED, IT WOULD SOLVE ALL ISSUES. PART WAS INSTALLED AND TO THIS DAY, THE CAR STILL IS OVERSTARTING. I STATED 700 FAILURES BECAUSE THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHILE BRAKING FROM 70 MPH DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE SHAKING BEGAN IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUED UNTIL THE ENTIRE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE VERY WARPED. THE DEALER MACHINED AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS, BUT THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED.

THIS IS AN ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT WITH ODI ID# 10152492. AFTER FIRST STEERING FAILURE, G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP 13 MARCH 2006. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED THAT STEERING SYSTEM POWER SOURCE WAS EMITTING LOW VOLTAGE. MOTOR AND CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY OF POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. STEERING FAILED AGAIN ON 29 MAY 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. TECH COULD DETECT NO CURRENT FAULTS UNDER ROAD TEST. NO SERVICE WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. STEERING FAILED 04 AUGUST 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. DIAGNOSIS CLAIMED INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILURE. WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. RECEIVED CAR MORE THAN FIVE WEEKS LATER ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2006. STEERING FAILED 18 SEPTEMBER 2006. G6 BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SAME DAY. INVESTIGATION PENDING. IN ALL INSTANCES STEERING FAILED WITHIN MINUTES OF IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED MODERATELY THEN STIFFENED IMMEDIATELY. SERVICE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY POWER STEERING MESSAGE IN DIC DISPLAY. STEERING TOOK INCREASED EFFORT; LIKE OPENING A RUSTY VALVE IN ORDER TO MERGE INTO ANOTHER LANE OR ONTO CURB. *JB

STARTER DOES NOT ALWAYS FUNCTION PROPERLY. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. IT DRAGS ON KIND OF LIKE A HARD START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN FEBRUARY. WAITED CLEAR UNTIL 09/08/2006 AND GM HAD A PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO GET IT FIXED. GUESS WHAT IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY ON 09/13/2006. NOW MY CAR GOES BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET LOOKED AT AGAIN. THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS. *NM

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I FOUND YOUR SIGHT ON G6 OWNERS CLUB FORUM. MANY OF THE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GMC WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT THE SAME PROBLEM SHOWED UP ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER. I HAVE ALSO PUT A COMPLAINT INTO THE BBB. I WOULDN'T BE TO WORRIED IF IT WAS FIXABLE AND GMC/PONTIAC KNEW HOW TO FIX IT BUT THEY DON'T. I'M AFRAID OF HAVING A WRECK OR SOMETHING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IF YOU KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. LORETTA LEE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING MOTOR MODULE ASSEMBLY AND CIRCUITS. AFTERWARDS, THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THE POWER STEERING MODULE NEEDED REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH OR LESS. THE WARNING SIGN PRIOR TO FAILURE IS THE STEERING WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERS REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE PRESENTED FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TOT HE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SHAFT AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILE A COMPLAINT WITH A REPRESENTATIVE. UPDATED 8/21/2006 - THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY. *NM

SOMETIME WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THE ENGINE DRAGS AND IS SLOW TO TURN OVER. *NM

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH BENT WHEELS. *JB

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START, OR WON'T TURN OVER, FOLLOWING WHICH IT DOES EVENTUALLY START. IT HAS NOT FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE AS OF YET, HOWEVER IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES (PROBABLY AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK)SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NEVER ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

ELECTRICAL. THE INFORMATION/RADIO/TEMP READING MALFUNCTIONS AND RESETS ITSELF. THE TEMPERATURE READING WILL STAY AT 77 DEGREES FOR HOURS (WHEN TEMP IS OTHER THAN THAT). WHILE LISTENING TO A CD, AND HITTING THE EJECT BUTTON - DISPLAY READS "NO DISC". RADIO WILL RESET ALL STATIONS AND TIME. RADIO DISPLAY WILL FLASH LINES OR NOT EVEN COME ON AT TIMES. OCCASIONALLY, IN WARM WEATHER, ON INITIAL START UP, RPM AND ENGINE WILL REV CLOSE TO 2000 RPM. BACK LIGHTING FOR COMFORT CONTROLS HAVE CHANGED FROM RED LIGHT TO ORANGE. ** THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IN MY OPINION, GO FURTHER THAN RADIO INFORMATION, BUT APPARENTLY TO THE FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE CONTROL WHILE STARTING THE CAR - AS STATED IN WARM WEATHER 85 DEGREES, IT START AS IF TEMP IS 20 DEGREES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES. TWO TIMES THE RADIO WITH THE INFORMATION DISPLAY WAS REPLACED AND ANOTHER OCCASION THE TEMP SENSOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUES. *JB

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES (6-7), THEY HAVE RECALIBRATED CODES, REPLACED MODULE, REPLACED WIRING HARNESS, RESET CODES. ALL OF WHICH HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. PONTIAC'S SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR WELL OVER A MONTH IS TO GIVE ME A RENTAL VEHICLE AND SEND AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CAR. THIS COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS. *NM

I HAVE HAD 7 INCIDENTS OF THE POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 2005 SEDAN LOCKING UP OR FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIMS NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE, YET THERE ARE TONS OF ARTICLES AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. *JB

TAUPE IMPRESSION SEAT CLOTH ABSORBS AND TRANSFERS COLOR FROM MATERIAL UNDER SEAT WHEN CLOTH BECOMES WET. FOR INSTANCE WHEN SOMETHING IS SPILLED AND TRYING TO CLEAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS IN GM OWNERS MANUAL IT SAYS TO CLEAN WITH WATER USING DAMP CLOTH. THE DEALER ALSO SUPPLIES CLEANER AND SAYS TO USE CLEANER WITH WATER AS CLEANUP FOR SPILLS. THE COLOR TRANSFERENCE WILL STAIN OTHER CLOTH AND SPOTS THE SEAT ABOVE. THE DEALER HAD TO USE PROFESSIONAL CLEANER AND STILL WAS UNABLE TO FULLY REMOVE ALL STAINS FROM THE COLOR TRANSFER. NOT SURE IF THESE ARE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL TRANSFERS OR NOT. DEALER ALSO HAD TO REPLAY SCOTCH GUARD TYPE CHEMICAL AFTER ATTEMPTS TO CLEAN SEATS, BUT SPOTS STILL REAPPEARED. DEALER WAS TO INVESTIGATE WITH OTHER DEALERS, BUT NEVER HEARD BACK. CONTACTED GM AND THEY CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD DONE ALL THEY COULD DO. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G-6...THE REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT HAVE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. MY 2 YEAR OLD, WHO WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK AND OPEN THE BACK DOOR WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. HAD HE NOT BEEN IN HIS CAR SEAT HE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE CAR TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. *NM