2005 Pontiac G6 complaints

1- THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT JUST COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. LIGHTS, POWER LOCKS, WINDOWS, RADIO, THE CAR, EVERYTHING. WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT WITH A COMPLETELY DEAD CAR (WITH MY KEYS IN MY LAP) THE CAR STARTED ON ITS OWN. 2- WENT TO GET INTO MY CAR AFTER COMING OUT OF THE STORE - THE CAR WAS TRYING TO REBOOT ITSELF. ALL THE ACCESSORIES WOULD TURN ON, BUT THE CAR REMAINED DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. LET SIT FOR ABOUT 5-8 MINUTES (AFTER IT TRIED TO START ITSELF ABOUT 5 TIMES) - I COULD START THE CAR 3- CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND IT WAS ONCE AGAIN, COMPLETELY DEAD WHERE NOTHING WORK (COULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS EVEN). ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER OF LETTING IT SIT, THE LOCKS STARTED CLICKING (AS IN UNLOCKING, LOCKING, UNLOCKING, LOCKING). THEN IT STARTED ON ITS OWN, WITH MY KEYS IN MY LAP. *TT

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT. I HAD TO PULL IT OFF INTO A PARKING LOT AND WAIT FOR MY FATHER TO COME LOOK IT OVER. HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND STARTED THE CAR, AND IT WORKED LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON HILLSDALE BLVD,(CITRUS HEIGHTS.CA) PREPARING TO TURN LEFT TO ENTER A PARKING LOT DESIGNED FOR SACRAMENTO WORKS-ONE STOP CAREER CENTER , SUDDENLY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP , EXACTLY: BECAME IN LESS THAN A SECOND, VERY TIDE AND UNEXPECTEDLY HARD TO TURN LIKE I WAS TRYING TO TURN A METAL ROUND BAR/PIPE OR METAL OBJECT WEIGHTING ABOUT 200-300 LBS. I WAS FRIGHTENED AND SHOCKED AND I PULLED THE BRAKE PEDAL (THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE ANY DRIVER BEHIND MY VEHICLE ) YIELD TO VEHICLE FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE INCOMING TRAFFIC , PULLED HARD TO ENTER THAT PARKING LOT AND AFTER I LEFT THE BUSY BOULEVARD(THANK GOD WAS NOT A TRAFFIC TIME AS BETWEEN 3:00 P.M. TO 6:00 P.M/) AND SLOWLY BUT HARDLY PARKING THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY CONCERN HERE ! *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. AS IT HAS BEEN REVEALED IN A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000) THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY -- THEY TURN ON WHEN I AM NOT HITTING THE BRAKES AND TURN OFF WHEN I DO HIT THE BRAKES. IN JULY 2009 I THOUGHT I HAD THE ISSUE FIXED WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE VEHICLE BEING FIXED UNDER THE RECALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I JUST GOT APPROACHED BY SOMEONE FOLLOWING ME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *TR

SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. GM DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT NO RECALL. ALSO STATED IF IT ISN'T FIXED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING FROM PHILADELPHIA PA TO BALTIMORE MARYLAND. UPON STOPPING AT A LIGHT BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. AS PER ( APRIL, 2014) THIS IS STILL HAPPENING TODAY. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE CAR AND SHOULD BE TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING (THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR). THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, IT'S DANGEROUS AND CONTINUES TO LOCK AS I AM DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH WHEN MY CAR JUST DECIDED TO SHUT OFF. I LOST ALL BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOW POWER TO MY CAR MAKING IT VERY HARD TO CONTROL UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED WITHOUT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 473,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND A LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY MAIN STREET I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP . MY CURRENT SPEED BEFORE LOSS OF POWER WAS 45 MPG AND IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO 0 MILES AS THE DASHBOARD READ POWER STEERING ENGINE DISABLED. LUCKILY MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS STILL WORKED AND I AVOIDED A CRASH BUT I DO HOPE THAT GM RESOLVES THIS ISSUE AND MAKES A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PREVENT CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER STEERING. THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED TO RESTORE POWER STEERING. IT DID THIS WHILE TURNING AROUND I AM SCARED FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE THIS CARS FOR FEAR IT WILL FAIL WHILE ON THE EXPRESS WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN WE TURN THE IGNITION KEY THE ENGINE STARTS BUT THE KEY REMAINS IN START AND DOESN'T RETURN TO RUN.WE GET NO GAUGES, NO POWER WINDOWS,AND OBVIOUSLY NO AIR BAGS,AND NO RADIO. IF WE BARELY TOUCH KEY THE CAR SHUTS OFF. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PARK AND FIGURE OUT THAT YOU HAD TO PHYSICALLY AND CAREFULLY TURN THE KEY TO RUN. THE CAR DIED 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. WE HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE DEALER HAD EARLIER SHAVED THE CARS KEY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER THEN HAD THE LOCK CHANGED BY A CERTIFIED LOCKSMITH. WE CONTACTED GM TO VERIFY THAT THE NEW IGNITION THAT THE LOCKSMITH PUT IN WASN'T DEFECTIVE,(NOT THAT WE QUESTION THE LOCKSMITH)AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WASN'T ON THE RECALL. WHEN WE ASKED WHETHER THEY COULD TELL IF THE LOCK WAS OK,OR IF THE PROBLEM WAS DEEPER IN THE IGNITION THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $110 JUST TO FIND OUT,AND IF IT WAS DEFECTIVE,$300 MORE. NOW WE'VE CONTACTED GM AND GOT A FILE NUMBER,AND GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE BLOWING US OFF. WE NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE RECALL NEWS 2/14.THE RECALL NEEDS EXPANDING. AND WE NEED TO KNOW IF THE LOCKS A LOCKSMITH MIGHT BUY TO REPLACE, IS ALSO BAD. GM REFUSES TO GIVE THAT INFO. AND THEY SAY THEY HAVEN'T GOT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM ANYWAY. CAN IT BE THE IGNITION LOCK ONLY OR IS IT DEEPER? *TR

WE PUT NEW TIRES HAD ALIGNMENT DONE WITHIN DAYS STARTED HAVING ISSUES WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES LOOSE GRIP FROM THE ROAD. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES WENT AN HAD THEM ROTATED THE NEXT DAY AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A STOP WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR THE STEERING JERKS TO THE LEFT. TOOK IT BACK GARAGE CHECKED EVERYTHING CANT FIND ANYTHING. ALSO HAVE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON EVEN WHEN SEAT BELT IS ON HAD FUEL LEAK AT NECK OF SPOUT. *TR

WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKELIGHT THE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, HOWEVER WHEN I ACCELERATE THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN2012AND PAID ($220) TO HAVE IT "FIXED". I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT THIS IS THE ONLY FIX(LUBRICATE THE BCM CONTROL). THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE COME BACK AND NO MECHANIC KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. I AM AFRAID THAT WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE WILL SMASH INTO ME WHEN I BRAKE BECAUSE MY LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON TO WARN THEM TO STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RETURN PORT WAS CRACKED AND THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

MY PROBLEM FIRST STARTED WHEN TRYING TO PARK , THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD. THEN THE NEXT TIME I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. THEN YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE STEERING REPLACED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGAIN AT THE COST OF OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS. COULD YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS OR LEAD ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON WHERE TO GO FROM HERE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE, *TR

"POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE RADIO WITH A CHIME THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE ALMOST HIT THE NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER ON A BICYCLE JUST COMING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY TO TURN ONTO THE STREET. DUE TO MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE (159,000), GM STATES THAT IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE WARRANTY THEREFORE NOT COVERING THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS SITUATION SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE!!! THE ELECTRIC PUMP NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUILT INSIDE THIS CAR! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT STEER MY VEHICLE. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS GOING AS FAST AS 80MPH. I TURNED IT OFF AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL VERY HARD AND PULL MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.I SEE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. THANK GOD MY CHILD WAS NOT WITH ME. *TR

FRIDAY SHORTLY AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND PARKING MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, I WALKED OUTSIDE TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THE GARAGE AND UPON OPENING THE GARAGE DOOR, I NEARLY FELL OVER FROM THE GASOLINE FUMES THAT I ENCOUNTERED. MY ENTIRE GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH THE VAPORS OF GASOLINE. I WAS VERY CONCERNED BUT DID NOT SEE ANY LEAKS AROUND MY CAR. I DID NOT DARE ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF FIRE. I DID NOT DRIVE MY CAR ALL WEEKEND. MONDAY MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE DISCOVERED THE FUEL ASSEMBLY UNIT HAD A LEAK NEAR THE FUEL ARM MECHANISM LEADING TO THE ENGINE. THIS REQUIRED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL ASSEMBLY UNIT. THE PLASTIC PIECE SHOULD SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR AND TEAR SINCE IT IS ENCASED WITHIN THE FUEL ASSEMBLY UNIT. THIS IS CLEARLY A FLAWED DESIGN AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A FUEL LEAK AND HAD I BEEN PARKED AT MY OFFICE IN THE UNDERGROUND PARKING STRUCTURE, A LIGHTED MATCH OR CIGARETTE WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THIS DEFECTIVE FUEL ASSEMBLY MUST BE RECALLED AS IT POSES A GREAT SAFETY RISK TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON NOR DID ANY OTHER WARNING MESSAGE ALERT ME TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER THIS DEFECT CAUSED. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT SUDDENLY OUT TODAY WHILE TURNING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. COULD OF BEEN HIT. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES!!!!!!!!! *TR

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT TODAY ON VEHICLE WHILE TURNING CROSSING INTERSECTION. COULD OF BEEN HIT. VERY SCARY. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS ISSUE. EVER!!!! *TR

01/05/2014 AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, AND APPLIED MY BRAKES. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, A TRUCK PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING - HOWEVER THEY HAD BEEN JUST A MOMENT BEFORE. *TR 01/10/2014 THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THIS DATE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING (HOWEVER I WAS NOT BREAKING), AND THERE WAS A DRIVER THAT PULLED UP NEXT TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL. IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, HOWEVER THE FUSE IS NOT DAMAGED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMPLETING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO STOP WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THREW US FORWARD WHICH RESULTED IN US RUNNING INTO SOME CEMENT PILLARS. I HAD TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR UP TO THE RADIATOR WAS CRUNCHED. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE HIT THE CEMENT PILLARS AN NOT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON, BUT AM DEFINITELY WORRIED ABOUT IT NOT BEING FIXED PROPERLY AND HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE LAST MIGHT IN 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. I NOTICED HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, HER BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD TO FOLLOW HER IN HER CAR, I DO NOT NOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. SHE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, IT IS A ONE OWNER SO I KNOW NO ONE HAS MESSED WITH ANY OF THE PARTS/WIRES. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL PAGES ON THIS SITUATION. ALSO, THAT THERE WERE RECALLS IN THE PAST. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT A RECALL. IS THIS SOMETHING THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD FIX OR ARE WE STUCK TRYING TO FIX THIS ISSUE? *TR

I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK WHEN I HEARD A CHIME AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH BOARD AND NOTICED A YELLOW CAR WITH A WRENCH IN IT. I THEN FELT MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND BECAME HARD TO STEER. I THEN LOOKED AT MY RADIO AND IT SAID POWER STEERING. I HAD TO DRIVE 6 MILES HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. I KNEW I COULD STILL DRIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. I THEN FIGURED OUT THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS ELECTRONIC. VERY DANGERS AND VERY HARD TO MAKE 90 DEGREE TURNS BUT MADE IT HOME SAFE. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT ON 11/28/13 THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, AS I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN I COULDN'T, IT SEEMED AS THO MY STEERING WHEEL HAD FROZE! IMMEDIATELY A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS MY MESSAGE BOARD THAT SAID POWER STEERING AND THEN A SYMBOL OF A CAR WITH A WRENCH INSIDE OF IT APPEARED ON MY DASH IN THE LEFT CORNER. OF COURSE I PANICKED BECAUSE THE CAR BEHIND ME STARTED BLOWING THE HORN. I MANAGED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY AND PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. I PULLED OUT MY MANUAL AND FOUND OUT THAT I HAD ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ! I HAD TO FIND SOMEONE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET ITSELF WHICH IT DID, SO THAT I COULD GET HOME. ONCE AT HOME I WENT ON-LINE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THAT I COULD FIND ON THE EPS AND IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I FOUND ! LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN 2010 THAT DID NOT INCLUDE MY MAKE. SEEING THAT THIS IS A DOCUMENTED DEFECT I FEEL LIKE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE REPAIRS AS WELL. THIS IS A VERY CRITICAL MATTER ! I FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE THEREFORE I HAVE TO FIND OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. *TR

HAPPENED 2X'S IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. FIRST COMING IN TO THE DRIVE WAY OF MY HOUSE. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. CAR COASTED IN TO STOP. NO ISSUE SINCE IN MY DRIVEWAY. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. STEERING WORKED. CALLED DEALER MADE APPOINTMENT FOR 11/29. IN ROUTE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT A STOP READY TO TURN ON TO TRAFFIC. AS I ACCELERATED THE STEERING DIED.. HAD TO STRUGGLE TO MAKE THE TURN. TOLD THE DEALER. RECEIVED A CALL THAT THIS WILL BE COVERED EVEN THOUGH AT FIRST HE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE HERE. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER FOR LONG DISTANCE AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY NOT ON A HIGHWAY OR IN MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE SHE DROVE IT. BUT IT DID HAPPEN TO ME. THIS SHOULD BE MADE VERY PUBLIC. *TR

WELL DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS NOW THE POWER STEERING HAS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON US . TO THE POINT WHERE WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR , TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT . AND TODAY IT LOCKED UP WHERE WE COULDN'T EVEN TURN THE WHEEL AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT , GM REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2005 G6 FOR THIS STEERING ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED . WE CARRY PRECIOUS CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND WITH OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHEN ARE THEY GONNA WAKE UP AND RECALL JUST AS THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE 2006 .. IS IT GONNA TAKE THE PRICE OF PEOPLES LIVES BEFORE GM FIXES THIS KNOWN PROBLEM ... *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND THE POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. IT LOCKED UP AND GOOD THING THAT SHE WAS DRIVING SLOW BECAUSE SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT IF SOMEONE WAS NEXT TO HER THEN SHE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING IN MY STREET. FOR EXAMPLE TODAY IT DID SO, AND THEN IT STALLED AND WAS FOLLOWED BY THE "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE DISPLAYING ON THE RADIO, ALONG WITH WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH. THIS IS REALLY SCARY AND NEEDS TO BE ATTENDED TO. ANOTHER ISSUE THAT OCCURS, IS THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL MOVE BY ITSELF FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. IT WILL EVEN DO THIS WHEN IN PARK. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY MONSOON RADIO. AT THE SAME TIME MY POWER STEERING INSTANTLY WENT OUT CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR. LUCKILY, NOONE WAS BEHIND ME. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 BUT NONE ON 2005. *TR

I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND TURNING LANE AND I STARTED TO TURN AND I LOST ALL MY POWER STEERING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WAS A PARKING LOT TO MY RIGHT THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO AFTER I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE TURN. AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING SEAMS TO BE WORK NOW. IT HAS A ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT SO THERE IS NO FLUID TO CHECK. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND READ MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING. IF I WAS NOT SO LUCKY I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A CAR BEHIND ME OR COMING SOME OTHER DIRECTION. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, THEY DON'T WORK PROPERLY DRIVERS CANNOT TELL WHEN I'M STOPPING, WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN I'M NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE THEY GO ON.. ?? *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AFTER I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE ARE ALSO TIMES THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY HARD FOR MY CAR TO SHIFT. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL NOT ENGAGING WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT ON. I HIT THE BUTTON FOR CRUISE & THE LIGHT JUST FLASHES BACK OFF INSTEAD OF STAYING ON LIKE IT SHOULD. *TR

THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS NOT THE FIRST INCIDENT...ONLY ONE OF THEM. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ONGOING. FOR SOME TIME NOW, I HAVE EXPERIENCED TROUBLE OFF AND ON WITH TAKING THE GEAR OUT OF PARK. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES, I HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES REAL HARD FOR IT TO RELEASE AND LET ME MOVE THE GEAR STICK. ALSO EXPERIENCED OUR CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T WORK WHEN ON VACATION IN FLORIDA IN MAY 2013. HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON THEN. THINKING BACK ON IT NOW, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE PROBABLY ACTING UP DURING THAT TIME! RECENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN WORKING. CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME AFTER FOLLOWING ME, THAT I'M "RIDING" MY BRAKES AND WHEN I STOP, THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF! I AM FINDING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME NOW. TRYING TO CONTACT OUR GM DEALERSHIP, WHICH KNOWS NOTHING OF A PAST RECALL. CONTACTED THE NATIONAL GM AND THEY HAVE NO "ACTIVE" RECALL FOR MY CAR. COPIED IT OFF THE WEBSITE ALONG WITH OTHERS' SAME COMPLAINTS WITH THE REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM TO PRESENT TO OUR LOCAL GM SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECT IF I WANT IT FIXED. I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT NOW WITH MY LIGHTS WORKING BACKWARDS!! THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR FOR 8 YEARS WITH THIS BEING THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT I'VE HAD. NEED HELP WITH GETTING THIS PAST RECALL REACTIVATED AND PAID FOR BY GM. ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR IF AND WHEN THE RECALL IS REACTIVATED AFTER I'VE HAD IT FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED AND WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 11/18/13*CN UPDATED 11/29/2013 *JS

DETERIORATED/CRACKED ELBOW ON FUEL MODULE ASSEMBLY CAUSED FUEL TO POOL ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. SEVERE FUEL VAPOR SMELL NOTICEABLE IN ENCLOSED GARAGE, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN IGNITED BY GAS WATER HEATER. FUEL ALSO COULD HAVE IGNITED WHILE DRIVING, IF IT HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE MUFFLER. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE G6. *TR

MY GRANDMA OWNS THIS CAR, WHEN I VISITED THIS WEEK THERE WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN HER GARAGE. SHE TOLD ME IT HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS. I IMMEDIATELY HAD HER OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND MADE AN APPT WITH A MECHANIC. IT WAS THE CRACKED ELBOW ON THE FUEL PUMP THAT HAD BEEN CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING GAS ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, WHICH COST MORE THAN $700. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MECHANIC AND A SIMPLE COMPUTER SEARCH I REALIZED THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT GM ALLOWED THIS TO GO UNANNOUNCED. SHE RUNS A KILN IN HER GARAGE AT HEATS OVER 1800. SHE HAD ESSENTIALLY A BOWL OF FUEL SITTING ON HER GAS TANK FOR OVER 6MO. WHILE SHE DROVE AND WHILE IT WAS CLOSED IN HER GARAGE. THANK GOD SHE'S SAFE, BECAUSE IT WAS NO THANKS TO GM. *JS

MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN IM DRIVING AT RANDOM TIMES THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IT IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OF THE CAR THEN TURN IT BACK ON' I'VE HAD NEAR ACCIDENT INCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF IT THAT IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN NEAR THE CAR. VEHICLE JUST RECENTLY WAS INSPECTED FOR EMISSIONS AND PASSED THE CALIFORNIA SMOG CHECK. THE SMOG CHECK TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED FURTHER. I FOUND ONLINE THAT OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE NOT INDICATED ONE WAY OR THE OTHER IF THEY WILL PAY FOR REPAIR AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP GILROY CADILLAC CHEVROLET HAS ORDERED PART AND IS GOING TO REPAIR AND INDICATED COST OF >$1,100.00 THEY SAID THAT A PLASTIC ELBOW FITTING ON OUTSIDE OF FUEL TANK IS CRACKED AND SPRAYING GASOLINE ON TOP OF FUEL TANK AND THAT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP IS FUNCTIONING AND CAR RUNS FINE, WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT IT IS A FIRE HAZARD! *TR

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FROM VEHICLE BUT DID NOT NOTICE LEAK. DID NOTICE LOWER MILES PER GALLON. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKES AND MECHANIC INFORMED ME I WAS LUCKY THE CAR HADN'T CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOOK PICTURES OF GAS POOL ON TANK. THE FUEL PUMP ELBOW IS CRACKED AND THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JS

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. AT TIMES, THEY WILL TURN ON WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THEY WILL ALSO JUST COME ON RANDOMLY. NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY DON'T COME ON AT ALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BRAKE SENSOR. THEY REPLACED IT, I PAID MY EXTREMELY HIGH BILL AND THEN THE NEXT DAY I GOT PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING MY CAR BACK IN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE BRAKE LINES. THEY FIXED THAT, I PAID MY EXTREMELY HIGH BILL AND LEFT. A FEW DAYS LATER, MY BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT WORK. I EVEN TOOK MY G6 IN FOR THE RECALL ABOUT THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR LONG EITHER! I TRIED TO PUT DIELECTRIC GREASE WHERE PONTIAC IS CLAIMING THERE IS CORROSION CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SELDOM WORK. THEY WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS AND JUST RECENTLY MY BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER OR A SOLUTION. I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING PROPERLY, MY CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO!

AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SALES STAFF AND WAS TOLD THAT, DUE TO THE PRICE I WAS PAYING, THERE WAS "NO ROOM LEFT TO REPAIR SOMETHING NOT SAFETY RELATED". THIS WAS AGREEABLE TO ME, SO I LEFT IT AT THAT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO OTHER APPARENT ISSUES. SOME TIME LATER I FOLLOWED MY WIFE IN OUR OTHER VEHICLE WHILE SHE DROVE THE PONTIAC. I WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON DURING TIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE ON. PULLING UP TO A STOP, I WITNESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. BASICALLY, THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT BEING APPLIED, AND GO OUT WHEN THE PEDAL IS BEING APPLIED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT A RECALL ISSUE. AFTER CONTACTING GM, I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT PART OF THEIR VERY LIMITED RECALL AS "THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DID NOT ENGAGE AND ABRUPT FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 10/31/13*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. SHE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIME AND SHAKE THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER TO GET IT OUT OF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. *TR

GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKES, BRAKE LAMPS STUCK ON/OFF WHEN BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED, AND/OR ON WHEN IT IS DEPRESSED. *TR