2005 Pontiac G6 complaints

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. I RECENTLY REPLACED THE WHOLE COLUMN (ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO) AND IT IS AGAIN MAKING CLUNKING NOISES. A CAR EXPERT FRIEND WHO DROVE THE CAR YESTERDAY NOTED THAT IT SEEMS TO BOTH DRAG AND HAVE TOO MUCH 'PLAY'. THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AT 110,000 MILES AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY GM. *TR

BOTH THE DRIVER & REAR PASSENGER HAVE WATER DAMAGE DUE TO A FAULTY MFGD SUNROOF. IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY SAID THAT THEY CANNOT COVER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE FOR THE VEHICLE INSPECTION. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON (SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES) BEFORE THE POWER STEERING COMES BACK. THE STEERING WHEEL IS SOMETIMES "JERKY". THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEMS COME AND GO. *TR

STEERING GEAR WAS LOOSE IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WHICH CAUSE A LOT OF STEERING NOISE AND CONCERN. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND FOUND IT TO BE LOOSE AND THEY GREASE AND TIGHENED THE GEAR SHAFT, NOTE THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. *TR

COMPLETE STEERING FAILURE, IT WAS LIKE DRIVING MY DADS OLD 53 INTERNATIONAL PICKUP. I WAS SCARED, IT WOUNLDN'T TURN PROPERLY AND WAS JERKY. I'M JUST THANKFUL I WASN'T ON A CURVEY ROAD. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD OF MADE IT! *TR

STEERING DEFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON IN (O3) SEPARATE INCIDENTS THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE A STEERING MALFUNCTION. (52 YEAR OLD EXPERIENCE DRIVER - HORRIFIC DRIVING EXPERIENCE. VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY PURCHASED-USED, AND THIS HAPPEN WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE SALE. RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO EXPLANATION, OF DEFECTS? I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IF ANY WAS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT I RETURNED THIS VEHICLE TO THE GMC-PONTIAC DEALER, WHICH I EXPLAINED THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE CRUSHED AND DESTROYED FROM THE DRIVING PUBLIC TO PREVENT A NEAR FUTURE FATALITY TO THE PUBLIC. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE LOCATED BY THE NTSB AND THE BRAINS CHECKED, BECAUSE IF IT IS SOLD AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD SURELY A FATAL ACCIDENT IS TO COME, FROM THE DEFECT NOT THE DRIVER. WARNING THIS IS NOT TOYOTA, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S ONE OF OUR ON. AMERICAN NAME {PONTIAC G-6 2005 EST. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 114,800}. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATED PRIOR TO THE SALE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS CERTIFIED? UPON RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL WERE RELUCTANT TO DISCUSS THIS DEFECT AND IT'S FINDINGS. END. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE SEEMED SPONGY. THE SPEED CONTROL ALSO DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY HAD DONE SO ONCE BEFORE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED.

2005 PONTIAC G6 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

POWER STEERING STARTED TO GET REALLY HARD TO TURN INTO PARKING SPOTS OR WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO TURN THEN IT STARTED TO JUST FREEZE UP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE SHOP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A TPS BULLETIN ON THE PART, THEY REPAIRED THE PART BUT I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS COMPLETELY REPAIRED B/C IT HAS STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT NOT AS BADLY AS BEFORE. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME CONSTANTLY AND I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER OR TURN, AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE EXACT SAME EPS SYSTEM WAS RECALLED ON THE G5'S BUT GM HAS NOT RECALLED ON THE G6'S. THE REPAIR IS NOT MINOR - UPWARDS OF $1000. *TR

FOR PAST SIX MONTHS, MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 WOULD LURCH FORWARD AND BACK SLIGHTLY WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CAR HAS LOW MILES (NOW AT 21,525). HOWEVER, I HEARD A SEVERE SQUEAL/GRINDING WHEN PULLING MY CAR OUT FROM PARKING SPACE. I TOOK THE CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP . DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEED TO BE RESURFACED. REAR BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL. DECIDED TO DO ALL PADS, RESURFACE ALL ROTORS. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN REPORTED ELSEWHERE ON INTERNET, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE G6 BRAKE SYSTEM, OR, OEM ROTORS THAT WERE INSTALLED. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 V6 POWER STEERING WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. *LN

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2008. IN JULY OF 2008 I WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING OPPOSITE, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS INSTRUMENT PANEL. I HAD A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE PUT IN MY CAR AND IT WAS FINE UP UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2010 WHEN I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AGAIN. IN DECEMBER OF 2010 MY BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED WORKING OPPOSITE AGAIN AS WELL AS FLASHING WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN HARASSED BY OTHER MOTORISTS WHO I HAVE GOTTEN MAD BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHER MOTORISTS CANNOT TELL IF IM BRAKING. I HAVE CALLED GM THIS WEEK AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE WORK I HAD DONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SURPRISING. I HAVE DONE SOME HOMEWORK AND LOOKED UP THE 2005 PONTIAC G6 PROBLEMS AND IT SHOWS ONLY A SMALL MAJORITY OF THESE CARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. MINE WAS NOT ON THIS LIST. WHY? I HAVE ALSO FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT THAT I PURCHASED IN 2005. AROUND 2007 WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE POWER STEERING "LOCK-UP". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. I REGULARLY MAINTAIN MY CAR AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. IN THE LAST YEAR THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORSE (HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES LAST YEAR AND AGAIN THIS MORNING) AND I WAS TOLD BY GM THAT IT IS "EASIER" TO FILE A LAW SUIT THAN FOR THEM TO RECALL THE CAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND VERY INCONSIDERATE TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. WHAT HAPPENS IS, THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT COMES ON ACROSS THE RADIO, THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH SHOWS ON THE DASH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THE CAR THEN HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO RE-GAIN CONTROL. *TR

POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MESSAGE CENTER, CHIMES HEARD AND THEN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE VEHICLE THE MESSAGE APPEARS WHEN I AM DRIVING, AND SHORTLY THERE AFTER A LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON PONTIAC G6 OWNER BLOGS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE TO GM DEALER ON 12/5/10 AS HAVE NOTICED A KNOCKING/STICKING IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD 2 STEERING GEAR REPLACEMENTS. HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OFTEN HARD TO TURN. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 12/13/10, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE WARNING LIGHT CHIMED AND LIT UP ON THE CONSOLE, THE WORDS "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE SCREEN DISPLAY, AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THIS WAS WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH. I COULD BARELY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I TRIED TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND ASSURED ME THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BARELY BE TURNED WHEN THIS OCCURS. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED BOTH BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS EVERY 8-10 MONTHS. I USUALLY TRY TO GO LONGER BECAUSE IT GETS TO BE EXPENSIVE. IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTS WITH A PULSATION OR "BUMPING" WHEN I BRAKE, EVEN GENTLY, USUALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE OLD PADS, THEY WERE HARDLY WORN DOWN. ONCE I TRIED RESURFACING THE ROTORS BUT IT DIDN'T HELP; I HAD TO BUY NEW ONES ONLY TO FIND THAT THESE TOO SOON WORE DOWN AND WARPED. I HAVEN'T FOUND A REMEDY. MANY OTHERS IN AUTO FORUMS AND ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS, SUGGESTING THAT IT IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TWO MONTHS AGO STATING THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING ISSUE THAT MAY OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,813.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE SERVICE STATION THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE GEAR AND MOVED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE FUEL TANKS. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WHEN THE POWER STEERING RESET ITSELF, THE VEHICLE BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 154,023.

THIS PAST SATURDAY, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY (AND WITHOUT WARNING), MY POWER STEERING FAILED AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND THAT CLEARED UP THE PROBLEM FOR THE MOMENT, AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM, THAT BY THEY WAY, GM WAS WELL AWARE OF. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, EVEN THOUGH GM HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS (THE G5 AND COBALT FOR EXAMPLE) FOR THE SAME ISSUE, POWER STEERING ASSIST, THEY BLOCKED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION FROM RECALLING THE G6 MODELS, AND INSTEAD, ISSUED A "SPECIAL POLICY" THAT COVERS VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS. IN MY CASE, MY CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE, THOUGH UNDER THE 10 YEARS. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM OR MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISING ME OF THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE. AND NOW BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE THAT THEY CLEVERLY SET, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR (BETWEEN $700 AND $800). I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD RECALL SOME VEHICLES WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, BUT NOT OTHERS. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO TREAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND GM SHOULD FIX THIS FREE OF CHARGE FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT. GM NEEDS TO RETHINK THEIR STRATEGY AND AIM TO KEEP ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS HAPPY AND SAFE. GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL CARS AFFECTED BY THIS AND ISSUE REFUNDS TO ANYON

THIS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH OUR 2005 PONTIAC G6. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND IT STARTED TO HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS EARLY ON. WE THEN BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH THEY REPLACED A STEERING GEAR, VEHICLE WAS AT 36,000 MILES. SO THEY COVERED IT UNDER WARRANTY. STILL WE HEARD KNOCKING AND A THUD NOISE EVERY TIME WE TURNED BACK FROM THE LEFT. WE TOOK IT BACK A COUPLE OF TIMES WHICH THEY DIDN'T FIND NOTHING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WELL PAST THE 3-36000 MILES WARRANTY AND FIXED SOMETHING ELSE IN THE STEERING THAT WAS FAULTY, THIS WAS OUT OF POCKET LIKE $300. THEN WE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING NOTE THIS HAS THE SAME STEERING UNIT THAN THE CHEVY COBALT WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR STEERING. SO NOW WE LOST POWER ASSIST STEERING AND IT WAS LIKE STEERING A TRUCK FROM THE 1950'S, I WAS FORTUNATE I WAS DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE BECAUSE SHE PROBABLY WOULD OF PANIC. SO NOW WE RETURN IT TO THE DEALER AND NOW IT NEEDED A STEERING MOTOR A SWITCH AND A STEERING COLUMN. OUT OF POCKET COST LIKE $1700. NOW GM KNOWS THERE'S A ISSUE SO THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY EXCEPT THEY WOULDN'T COVER US BECAUSE THEY ONLY WENT UP TO 100000 MILES AND WE WERE OVER THAT, SO TO BAD SO SAD! THEY TURN THEIR BACKS ON US, KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SEEING OUR PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

(1.) MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 15MPH. PICKING UP SPEED. ALL OF A SUDDEN AND FOR THE (2.) FIRST TIME SINCE HAVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON THE CONSOLE ALONG WITH A "DINGING". THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP EXTREMELY TIGHT. EVEN AS AN EXTREMELY HEALTHY WELL BUILT PERSON I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST WENT OVER THE EMBANKMENT. I HIT BRAKES LUCKILY WITH NO ONE BEHIND ME OR INFRONT OF ME. I MANAGED TO BRING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. (3.)TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED. POWER STEERING LIGHT OFF. STEERING WHEEL UNLOCKED ITSELF. IN THE PROCESSES OF CONTACTING DEALERSHIP AND/OR MANUFACTURER FOR SERVICE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT SIX WEEKS AGO. YESTERDAY AND TODAY I HAVE HAD THE WARNING LIGHT AND INFO MESSAGE REGARDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING COME ON. I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING BOTH TIMES. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT RESULTING FROM THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE TODAY REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND I'M ALSO WONDERING WHY THIS HASN'T BECOME A RECALL. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 AND THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE. I NEED TO KNOW THAT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY CAN BE SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO MAKE THIS ISSUE A RECALL SO THAT LIVES ARE NOT LOST DUE TO THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. IF SHE LET GO OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, IT WOULD PULL FAR TO THE LEFT. BEGINNING IN JANUARY 2010, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO VISIT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SHE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AUGUST 2010 WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE STEERING WAS A PROBLEM (NOT A RECALL) AND IT WOULD BE REPAIRED OR OWNERS WOULD BE REIMBURSED. WHEN SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD COVER ONLY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS AS HER VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,102. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT! I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL IT WAS RECALLED AND WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE GM DEALER THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR SOMETHING ELSE. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $765 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING COLUMN TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY DASH LIGHT AND POWER STEERING NOTICE COMES ON EVERY DAY AND MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ABOUT 3 TIMES SO FAR. LUCKILY ONLY WHILE PULLING INTO OR OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS! OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN!!!!!!!! NOR WILL I ALLOW MY FAMILY TO BUY ONE EITHER! *TR

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM PONTIAC IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2010 REGARDING A POWER STEERING DEFECT WITH 2005 PONTIAC G6 MODELS. THE NOTICE SAID REPAIRS WOULD BE COVERED WITHIN 10 YEARS OF THE DATE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN SERVICE OR 100K MILES. I RECEIVED THIS NOTICE JUST AFTER MY VEHICLE REACHED 100K MILES. I BELIEVE PONTIAC DELAYED THE NOTICE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE OWNERS WOULD BE DENIED ON THE 100K LIMIT. PONTIAC SHOULD PAY FOR MY REPAIRS. *TR

A 2005 PONTIAC G6- THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILING SPORADICALLY. CONTACTED GM (PHONE) REFUSED TO ACCEPT REPAIR/REPLACE THE UNIT, CITING TIME/MILEAGE. *TR

RE: 2005 PONTIAC G6 (GT MODEL, 3.5L V-6, 59,287 MILES) EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH STEERING, FELT LIKE STEERING WAS 'BINDING' OR "HANGING UP" WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IN PARKING LOTS. ALSO HEARD A 'CLUNK' COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS (CONTROL ARM) AND THE FRONT TIRES. WHEN THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE FLEX COUPLER IN THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS WORN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE PONTIAC G6 HAS A NUMBER OF KNOWN ISSUES RELATING TO THE STEERING, INCLUDING THIS ONE. I BELIEVE IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF STEERING PARTS - THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT GM EXPENSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE MAKES A KNOCKING NOISE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ALARM AND LIGHT DO NOT ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE STEERING ISSUE. HOWEVER, HE WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO STATING THE WARRANTY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT WHEN HE RECEIVED THE LETTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER CLAIMED THE STEERING WAS FIXED, THERE IS STILL A KNOCKING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A BUSHING SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. UPDATED 12/29/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL THEN BECAME RESISTANT AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THOSE VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

2005 PONTIAC G6. BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AND HAVE TO DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. RESEARCHED PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL VEHICLES OF THAT MODEL MAKE & YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WERE NOT INCLUDED FOR THAT RECALL. THIS IS OF MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, AN ACCIDENT ALMOST OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS AND LACK OF FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO REPAIR WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY GM WHY WAS MY VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL OF THE SAME PROBLEM? IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES BOTH TO THE VEHICLES INVOLVED AND ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES THE POWERING STEERING SYMBOL CAME UP ON DASHBOARD ALONG WITH LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING. TWO TIMES REVERSING FROM DRIVEWAY, ONE TIME AS I WAS DRIVING ON MY BLOCK, WHICH THANKFULLY IS ONE WAY. LAST TIME, WHICH IS RECENTLY. I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD THE SYMBOL AND BEEP CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCK AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. WE CALLED DEALER AND OUR VIN # IS NOT COVERED FOR RECALL, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS MODELS FOR THE SAME REASON. WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH OUR MECHANIC FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED SUDDENLY 8/2010, REVIEWED WEB SITE, FOUND PROFOUND REPORTS ON ISSUE. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY CONTACTED LOCAL DEALER WHO WILL HONOR REPAIR PAST 70,000 BUT WILL CHARGE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. WAS NOT NOTIFIED FROM COMPANY OF EXTENDED EPS, HAD PROBLEMS 3YEARS AGO AND WAS TOLD "IF THE CAR IS NOT ACTING UP WHEN IN SHOP, CAN'T FIX IT". *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND A LOCAL GARAGE BUT LIGHT WAS OUT BY THE TIME THEY DROVE CAR. NO STEERING PROBLEMS EVEN WHEN LIGHT WAS ON. ON AUGUST 16, 2010 THE LIGHT DID COME ON AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AT SAME TIME. PULLED CAR OFF ROAD AND TURNED OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND LIGHT WAS ON BUT POWER STEERING HAD RETURNED. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED REPLACING FOR $730 PLUS TAX. *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2005 MODEL AND THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. IT RANDOMLY ALARMS THAT THERE IS POWER STEERING FAILURE, BINGS TWICE AND THEN LOCKS UP. LATE LAST NIGHT DURING A STORM I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD, WENT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING ALARM WENT OFF AND THE CAR TOTALLY LOCKED UP. TWO CARS NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING ME, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY ACTUALLY DID. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND YET WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE GM DEALER THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. YET FOLLOWING MY OWN RESEARCH LAST NIGHT THIS SEEMS TO BE A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. AT FIRST THEY WORKED IN REVERSE, THEN STAYED ON ALL THE TIME AND THE THIRD TIME THEY ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW. I HAD THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED IN 10/08. IN 10/09 THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN ABOUT GREASING THE PART WHICH THEY DID. NOW, 8/10 MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL AGAIN! I CALLED THE ONLY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO CAN'T FIT ME IN FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. *TR UPDATED 02/06/12*BF UPDATED 02/08/12

IN OCTOBER OF 2009 I BOUGHT A PONTIAC G6 2005 AFTER A MONTH OF A OWNING THE VEHICLE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TURNING ON AND ON THE DISPLAY AREA IT WOULD READ POWER STEERING THIS WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2009 SINCE THEN THE POWER STEERING HAD CONTINUED TO FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS, IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN, THIS WOULD ALLOW ME TO REGAIN MY POWER STEERING. THIS PROBLEM WENT ON FOR MONTHS IT IS NOW AUG 2010 AND I HAVE GONE AND HAD MY POWER STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AT A GM DEALER NEAR ME ... WITHIN THE PAST 10 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING FAILED ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS I HAD TO PULL OVER MULTIPLE TIMES( 4 5 6 ) IN ONE TRIP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN TO REGAIN POWER STEERING, THE POWER STEERING WOULD GIVE OUT AT NOT ONLY UNDER SPEEDS OF 20 KM BUT AT SPEEDS OF 60 KM OR LOWER.... I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO DRIVES AROUND WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD EVERYDAY I DO FEEL THAT IS AN ISSUE IN MANY PONTIAC G6 MADE IN 2005 THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY SONS.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING CHIME WAS SOUNDING AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME AND AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6 IS GOING OUT. ITS BEEN HAPPENING DAILY SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND UP TO MULTIPLE TIMES IN A DAY. AND IM JUST CONCERN BECAUSE ITS HAPPEN WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT STARTED LIKE A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING MY FATHER HOME FROM WORK I WAS GOING TO MAKE A TURN INTO MY COMPLEX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ALMOST MADE ME HIT A PARKED CAR. AT FIRST IT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING WITHIN THE COMPLEX THEN 2 DAYS AGO IT STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ROUND 35 TO 45 MPH. WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE CARS AROUND ME DON'T WANT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING. I WENT TO GO BUY POWER STEERING FLUID BUT WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD I REALIZED THERE WAS NO PUMP FOR IT. SO I STARTED DOING WEB SEARCHES FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ON MY CAR. I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL WEBSITE TALKING ABOUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CARE. THERE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME SITUATION AND HOW MUCH THEY HAD TO PAY. AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL FOR THIS CAR BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND EVEN MORE IF ITS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON IN MY 2005 G6 WITH 68,000. I HAVE LOST MY ABILITY TO STEER 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE G5 WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THE G6 WHICH HAS THE EXACT SAME POWER STEERING UNIT? WHILE I'M AT IT CAN GM PLEASE RECALL THE TUBING FOR THE SUN ROOF THAT PULLS APART AND THEN LEAKS IN THE CAR DURING EVERY RAIN? COME ON PEOPLE STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT OR STOP MAKING THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN ME POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP AND THEY MADE ME AN APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TWO OTHER TIMES AND THEY PERFORM DIAGNOSIS TEST AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE PARKED THE CAR AND RECENTLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THE REP TOLD ME SHE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEN MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. THIS STEERING PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL OR THE COMPANY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD FOR 2 YEARS THAT'S BEING PARKED BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT WITH TWO YOUNG KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL RELATED DEFECT ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000. UPDATED 10/01/2010. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARK LOT AT 15-20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND BECAME EXTREMELY HARD. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING SHOULD RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER RESTARTING BUT RECURRED BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE POWER STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,990 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,999.

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING PUMP LOCKED UP AS I PULLED OUT ONTO A MAIN ROAD. COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL!!!! ONCOMING TRAFFIC LUCKILY VOIDED ME UNTIL I GLIDED ONTO SIDE OF ROAD.!! I WAS VERY LUCKY!!! CALLED TOE TRUCK! TOOK TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP... WAS $670 TO HAS REPAIRED AND NOW SINCE I GOT BACK MY CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. MY CAR HAD 90,000 MILES AT THE TIME SO THE TERRAIN WARRANTY WAS OUT! I SEE THAT ITS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL AND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE POWER STEERING! AND THE G4,G5 HAS RECALLS FOR THE SAME THIS... I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HOLD UP IS ON THE RECALL. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS! ITS SO DANGEROUS! LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS IN AUTO BEEF. THERE ARE 42 JUST ON THAT SITE ALONE. THANK YOU. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON JULY 9,2010 AND 2 DAYS LATER MY POWER STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT HAD GIVEN THE TECHNICIAN APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASE A 2005 G6 I DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME WHAT I KNOW NOW. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 15 DAYS AND THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE 3 KIDS THAT RIDE IN THIS CAR AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE MY RELIABLE CAR WELL I THINK NOT!!!! NO RECALL I DON'T UNDERSTAND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE WIRING TO THE FUSE PUMP WAS REPLACED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. APPROXIMATELY 4 DAYS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 86,000.