2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2006 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIRS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RECEIVING TWO RECALL LETTERS, THE PARTS FINALLY CAME IN. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HER HUSBAND REVIEWED THE INVOICE, AND DISCOVERED THE PARTS, THAT WERE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE, WERE RE-MANUFACTURED AND NOT NEW. THE DEALER DENIED, THE PARTS WERE RE-MANUFACTURED. *JB

SEAT BELT WOULD NOT UNBUCKLE. WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF DIFFICULTY AND SOME ASSISTANCE, I WAS ABLE TO SLIP OUT OF SEAT BELT. THE PLASTIC ON THE BUCKLE PORTION OF THE BELT NEAR THE OPENING WHERE THE LATCH SLIDES IN HAD BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES AND LODGED INSIDE THE BUCKLE PREVENTING IT FROM OPENING. AFTER PICKING THE BROKEN PIECES OUT, THE BUCKLE FINALLY RELEASED. A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT ON 9/12/2014. THE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE (PONTIAC G6) DEPLOYED BUT NOT IN THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK ME. WHEN MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT TORE THE STEERING WHEEL COVER OPEN SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE METAL PONTIAC SYMBOL IN THE CENTER TO STRIKE MY LEFT WRIST. I NOW HAVE A HALF CIRCLE IMPRINT ON MY LEFT WRIST (FROM THE EMBLEM) THAT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE GOING AWAY AND A FRACTURED SCAPHOID BONE (IN THE WRIST) AND I AM IN A CAST FOR 6 OR MORE WEEKS. HAD THE STEERING WHEEL COVER OPENED IN A LESS DANGEROUS WAY I WOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY FROM MY ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES. IT DOESN'T APPEAR VERY LOGICAL TO HAVE METAL PIECES MOVING WITH SUCH FORCE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DRIVERS HANDS AT THE TIME OF A CAR ACCIDENT. I FEEL THAT COMPLETELY REMOVING THE METAL PIECE OR DESIGNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN A WAY THAT IT OPENED DIFFERENTLY, SUCH AS UP AND DOWN, COULD HAVE PREVENTED MY INJURIES AND POSSIBLY THE LIFE LONG BRANDING I MAY NOW HAVE ON MY WRIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLD WEATHER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

IGNITION BROKE DURING DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE HIGHWAY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT IGNITION LOCKED CAUSED ENGINE TO LOCK. THEREFORE CAR IS IN NO GOOD CONDITION TO DRIVE. REQUIRING A NEW ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING INTO A CURVE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAR WAS VERY HARD TO HANDLE...WENT UP ONTO A SIDEWALK. AFTER CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE STEERING RELEASED. DROVE TO DUNLAP JOHNSON CHEVROLET TO HAVE LOOKED AT. NOTIFIED A RECALLED ON STEERING TORQUE SENSOR WAS RELEASED ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 BUT NOT ON MY VIN YET SO I PAID TO HAVE FIXED. RECALL # 14116. [XXX] SERVICE MANAGER SAID MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 11/26/2013, AFTER I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN I HEARD A POP AND LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH 3 LANES IN EITHER DIRECTION, WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND I ENDED UP IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE RIGHT LANE. THE CARS BESIDE AND BEHIND ME (TRAVELING 40MPH) WERE ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT ONLY RUNNING OVER A CURB. MY VEHICLE WAS/STILL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE POWER STEERING MODULE POWER LOSS RECALL. NO ERROR CODES WERE FOUND AFTER I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP LOCALLY AND I WAS CHARGED $400 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH THAT WAS "LOOSE" TO SEE IF THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON 10/9/2014, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WITH MY INFANT SON IN THE CAR AND WE ALMOST CRASHED AS I WENT OFF THE ROAD. I HEARD A LOUD POP AND ALL POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS LOST. *TR

PARKED CAR WAS DOING FINE CAME TO GET IN CAR AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT DIDN'T COME ON THEN IT CAME WHILE DRIVING THEN DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND TURNING OFF FOR A WHILE THEN POPS ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER SEAT LIGHT AND AIR BAG STAYS ON WHEN PASSENGER LEAVES CAR AND FLASHES SAYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT BUT NO PASSENGER IS IN CAR THIS ALL HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE IT DOES NOT DETECT THAT SOMEONE IS BUCKLED UP IN DRIVER SEAT AND DOESN'T DETECT WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES PASSENGER SEAT IT ALL HAPPENED AT ONCE THE STEERING RACK MAKES A POPPING NOISE AND WE TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND THE LOOSENESS THEY SAD THAT CAR HAS NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS VIN BUT CERTAIN OTHERS OF THIS CAR DOES. *TR

THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL FROM THE VEHICLE. NO APPEARING LEEK FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN PARKED, NOTICED A LEEK UNDER THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ERUPTED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 EQUIPPED WITH SUMITOMO TOURING LST TIRES, SIZE P215/60 TR16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE BULGING AND CUPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,517. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN UPDATED 12/11/14

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO DRIVE. I WENT APPROXIMATELY 500 FT AND MY POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I HAVE NOTICED OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, LOST POWER STEERING. BROUGHT TO MY MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED CODE CO545. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME SINCE THEN. GM SAYS THIS VIN NOT UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DESPITE OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6'S BEING UNDER RECALL FOR EXACT SAME PROBLEM. REFUSED TO HELP. THEY SAID MAYBE IN FUTURE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE PART OF A RECALL. SUCH CALLOUSNESS. *TR

HEY MY CAR WAS LEAKING GAS AND AFTER DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB FOR TWO WEEKS ACTUALLY LEARNED WHAT THE ISSUE WAS THE GAS CABLE CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAK FROM WEAR AND TEAR AND GAS WAS COMING OUT. IF SOMEONE THREW ANYTHING LIT BEHIND MY CAR IT WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP THIS FUEL PUMP ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL I WAS CHARGED A HEFTY REPAIR BILL AS WELL IM REALLY STARTING TO REGRET THIS PONTIAC G6 GT COUPE THE CAR ITSELF SHOULD BE RECALLED IF IT ISNT THE STEERING ITS SOMETHING ELSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WHICH RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), 14V153000 (STEERING), AND 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SCHEDULE THREE RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNREASONABLE TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, A DEER RAN INTO THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DEER. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK PAIN, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND FUEL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND WERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO REMEDY WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. ...UPDATED 03-11-15 *BF *JS

HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS CONNECTIONS THAT PLUG INTO HEADLIGHTS SHORTED OUT AND CORRODED ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. DIMS AND BRIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED WHENEVER THE GEARS WERE SHIFT. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AS THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A PROFESSIONAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS 3 RECALLS FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE TRANSMISSION POWER STEERING AND BRAKES...THE POWER STEERING JUST GIVES OUT WITHOUT WARNING! *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ALREADY, THE MOST RECENT WAS TODAY. THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GIVES OUT AND I CAN NOT STEER THE CAR AT ALL LEFT OR RIGHT. THE FIRST TIME I ALMOST HIT A CAR AND PERSON PULLING OUT OF THE GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT.THE SECOND TIME I HIT A CURB TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. HAS ALMOST COST MY LIFE THE FIRST TIME. NO ONE WILL FIX IT BECAUSE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ENOUGH PEOPLE REPORTING IT ON MY VIN NUMBER YET. I HAVE CALLED THE GM LINE TO REPORT IT. AND THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD. I HAVE EVEN CALLED 2 DEALERSHIPS AN THEY SAID I CAN PAY FOR IT NOW TO GET FIXED AND BE REIMBURSED WHEN THE RECALL COMES OUT AFTER ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED IT. I CANT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET ! ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF YOUR STEERING AN SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN !!.THIS RECALL HAS EFFECTED MANY CARS OF THE SAME MAKE /MODEL AND YEAR AS MINE.I SUFFER FROM MINE NOT KILLING ENOUGH PEOPLE FIRST TO GET IT FIXED.. THIS ALREADY ALMOST COST MY LIFE OR MAJOR INJURY. I WANT IT FIXED BEFORE IT KILLS ME OR CAUSES ME TO KILL SOMEONE ELSE. ITS DOCUMENTED NOW THAT I HAVE REPORTED THIS BECAUSE A CRASH IM SURE IS COMING SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 2 TIMES ALREADY.I'M HOPING SOMEONE WILL HELP ME TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE... I AM AFFECTED ,MY CAR HAS THIS ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF MY CAR..YOUR RESPONSIBLE . *TR

MY CAR CONSTANTLY SMELLS OF GAS AND IS VERY HARD TO START. I CAN'T PARK IT IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE IT MAKES MY HOME SMELL LIKE GAS FUMES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO ON. I HAVE CHANGED THE GAS CAP SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN WITHOUT APPLYING FORCE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

RECENTLY IN MAY I STARTED HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 V6 . ONCE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AS FAR AS THE SPEED SENOR CONTROL, I TOOK ACTIONS AS FAR AS GETTING QUOTES FOR REPAIRS. EVERY TRANSMISSION PLACED THAT I CONTACTED WAS QUOTING A PRICE NO HIGHER THAN 3,000 BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT WAS IN THE CAR. AS THE DAYS AND TIME GOES BY THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO COME WITH THIS MONEY. I CONTACTED THE LIEN HOLDER IN JUNE, STATED THAT I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR, BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO COME UP THAT TYPE OF MONEY TO REPAIR MY CAR. AS OF 08/01/2014, I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM GM STATING THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IT WAS GIVING ME. I HAVE SENT A COPY OF THE LETTER TO UNITED AUTO CREDIT THINKING THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THIS IN CONSIDERATION. IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE OCCURRED I WOULD HAVE KEPT MY CAR, INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE TIME AND TROUBLE BEING WITHOUT A CAR, AND PAYING ON A CAR THAT I NO LONGER HAVE. SINCE I HAD MY CAR I WAS NEVER LATE ON PAYMENTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR HAS CAUSED ME AN ON 9 MONTH PROBATION PERIOD WITH MY JOB, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAD TO CALL OFF WORK OR LATE FOR WORK. SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, I HAVE KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE DOCUMENTS TO FOLLOW THAT, UNTIL THE DAY IT WAS RETURNED TO THE LIEN HOLDER. BY, NOT KNOWING THIS RECALL WAS GOING TO OCCUR, THIS HAS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY THAT I HAV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT HAD TO DECREASE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO CEASE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS WERE FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT MAKING CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER (MY DAUGHTER) TO BE UNABLE TO STEER AND STRIKE A PARKED CAR. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IN EARLY JUNE 2014, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM (PONTIAC) FOR THEIR RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 14116. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN THE CRASH, AND THERE WAS NO RECOURSE ON MY PART. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. SOON AFTER I PURCHASED IT, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BACKWARDS. THEY WERE ON WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING ON THE PEDAL AND WERE OFF WHEN I WAS PRESSING THE PEDAL. SO TO BE CLEAR THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THEY SHOULD BE OFF AND COMING ON WHEN THEY SHOULD BE OFF. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE USING THE FUNCTION. *TR

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST CUTS IN AND OUT AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE07023, WHEN THE STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM FAILS, THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT SHOW IT IS COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

I HAVE EXPERIENCE SOME ISSUES WITH POWER STEERING ON MY VEHICLE ON AND OFF, HERE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IT HAS WORSEN. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE I AM OPERATING THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE SPECIFICALLY AS I NEED TO MAKE A TURN. I USUALLY HAVE TO APPLY A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE JUST TO TURN. I FEEL LIKE MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS T RISK. HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM WHO HAS MADE CONTACT WITH A DEALER SO I CAN TAKE MY CAR IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THEY HAVE STATED THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A COUPLE OF RECALLS BUT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER 2006 G6 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON DIFFERENT SITES. INTERESTING ENOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST LOST FOR PONTIAC G6 ALL OF 2005, "SOME 2006, 2008 AND 2009. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL CONSIDERING MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR WHICH THE RECALL IS FOR. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE FOR SOME ONE TO GET VERY HURT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. AND FOR WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IT IS AFFORDABLE TO REPAIR IS IN FACT VERY EXPENSIVE OVER 1,000 DOLLARS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER SIX WEEKS FOR GM TO REPAIR THREE RECALLS IN MY POWER STEERING - I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR! I AM A SINGLE GIRL WHO LIVES ALONE, I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR A PLANNED TRIP, AS MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. ACCORDING TO GM - THEY HAVE NOT MADE THE PARTS TO EVEN FIX MY CAR! WHAT AM I TO DO? I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER SIX WEEKS. MY SERVICE REQUEST WITH GM IS [XXX]. CAN YOU HELP ME? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES BEFORE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND TURNED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FIVE MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A NOISE SIMILAR TO THAT OF WHICH YOU HEAR WHEN THE SEAT BELT ISN'T ENGAGED THEN THE DISPLAY ON THE RADIO READS "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT IT READS "ENGINE POWER DISABLED" AND THEN THE CAR SHUTS ITSELF DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY WHERE I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN BUT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT IT DIDN'T START NORMAL IT KIND OF SPUTTERED AND THEN STARTED. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. A SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED A DIFFERENT DAY WHEN I WAS PARKED. I STARTED THE CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY MADE THE ABOVE MENTIONED NOISE, GAVE ME THE SAME 2 MESSAGES AND THEN SHUT ITSELF DOWN. I THEN COULD START IT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BY A DEALER AND HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E044000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. .....UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN THE AFTERNOON. I LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING. I TRIED TO MERGE OUT OF MY LANE SO I WOULD NOT IMPACT ANOTHER CAR. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING AT ALL. I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE, I HIT THE BACK END OF A UTILITY TRUCK. *TR

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED, BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON. REVERSE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD DO. *TR

MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND LIGHTLY DRIVEN WITH VERY LOW MILES. MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT STEERING ISSUES SO I SCHEDULED SERVICE 07/19/2012 @ WRIGHT AUTO GROUP 15090-9303. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT AFTER A MONTH IT BEGAN TO BE HARD TO TURN WHEEL, ESPECIALLY AT A STAND STILL SO I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT ON 09/26/2012 AND THEY REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE. IT WORKED FINE BUT AS TIME WENT ON IT BEGAN TO PRODUCE A KNOCK. AFTER MAKING A TURN, THE COLUMN KNOCKS WHEN IT IS WINDING BACK LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. I LEFT IT GO A WHILE BUT IT BEGAN TO KNOCK MORE SO I MADE APPOINTMENT ON 07/29/2014. THEY NEVER EVEN CHECKED THE STEERING AND CALLED ME TELLING ME MY BACK ROTORS NEED SANDED, TIE ROD NEEDS REPLACED, AND THEY BROKE MY STUD OF THE WHEEL CLAIMING I NEEDED A NEW HUB. I QUESTIONED THE STEERING KNOCK, THEY SAID, THEY START AT THE BRAKES AND REPLACE ANY PROBLEMS THEN CONTINUE CHECKING IF PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. ALSO STATED THE COLUMN THEY REPLACED PER ORIGINAL RECALL WAS ONLY WARRANTED 1 YEAR. THEY ALREADY CHARGED LABOR FOR INSPECTION AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM TO INSPECT THIS PART. I HAVE A REGULAR MECHANIC SO I TOOK THE CAR TO HIM. HE REPLACED THE TIE ROD PER MY REQUEST BUT DIDN'T FEEL IT NEEDED REPLACED. HE WELDED A STUD ON SAVING ME FROM A NEW HUB. HE REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. HE ADVISED TO REPLACE INSTEAD OF SANDING. HE THINKS THE KNOCK IS FROM THE COLUMN THEY REPLACED BUT SINCE IT WAS A GM PROBLEM, HE TOLD

I CHECKED MY VIN ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO SEE WHAT RECALLS POPPED UP. MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR POWER STEERING, AIR BAGS, OR SEAT BELTS BUT I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES. MY POWER STEERING QUITS WORKING RANDOMLY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGIAN. JUST YESTERDAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID SERVICE AIR BAGS. ALSO THE SENSOR FOR THE SEAT BELTS WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK. THE BELL WILL CONTINUOUSLY DING TO ALERT YOU THAT THE SEAT BELT IS NOT BUCKLED AND IT ACTUALLY IS. FUNNY THING IS, MY CAR HAS HAD NONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT IT IS UNDER RECALL FOR AND ALL OF THE PROBLEMS IT'S NOT UNDER RECALL FOR. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I AM AFRAID TO PUT THEM IN THIS CAR AND DRIVE ANYWHERE WITH THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V224000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR FOR TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK FORWARD VIOLENTLY AND ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS CLEARED TWICE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHANGED THE OIL AND RESET THE CODE TWICE, BUT DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE CODE DISPLAYING FROM THE SENSOR. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING SENSOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

KNOCKING LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE MOTOR, MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT AND BACK MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN ALONG WITH THE BOLTS ALSO BROKEN. REPAIRED COST $474.10. FRONT OF BODY NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY THERE IS A GAP WITHIN THE HOOD AND THE CAR BODY DON'T KNOW WHETHER WAS CAUSED BY THE MOTOR SHIFTING AROUND. *TR

MY MOTHER-IN-LAW HAS RECEIVED 3 RECALL NOTICES THIS YEAR PERTAINING TO THIS VEHICLE &, SO FAR, GM HAS NOT PROVIDED THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. THE PERTINENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN #'S ARE 14V153000 & 14V224000. MY DAUGHTER IS CONSIDERING BUYING THIS VEHICLE, SO I AM, UNDERSTANDABLY, CONCERNED ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BEING FIXED. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO ALLEVIATE THIS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THE FIRST RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE WAS MAY 2014 AND THEN THE OTHERS FOLLOWED. THERE ARE 3 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND NONE OF THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO EXPEDITE THIS PROCESS? ALL RECALLS HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. AM I DRIVING A DEATH TRAP? GM CONTINUES TO PUSH CARS OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO HAVE THESE PARTS AVAILABLE AND REPAIR THE CARS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD. AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? *TR

DRIVING MY POWER STEERING AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. ALSO MY PASSENGER AIR BAG SAYS SERVICE AIR BAG ALL THE TIME. MY CAR HAS ALSO JUST SHUT DOWN ON ME ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ON THE HIGHWAY ETC. *TR