2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AIRBAG NOT ON PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

I ONLY HAD THE CAR ONE MONTH. WHEN I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND ALARM CHIMED. WHEN I WENT TO TURN TO THE LEFT THE POSITION SENSOR TRANSDUCER IN THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT LIKE THE CAR HAD SHUT OFF. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE STEERING AFTER I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND PAID $185 IN LABOR. THE AUTO DEALER PAID FOR THE PART (REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY). *TR

I HAVE A '06' G6 GTP HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE. ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY SHUTS OFF AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME I HIT A SPEED BUMP, DRIVE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, HIT A POT HOLE. ETC. BASICALLY, EVERY TIME I HIT SOME SORT OF BIG BUMP ON THE ROAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I WOULD PULL OVER THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, AND TRY TO RESTART THE ENGINE. BUT, I WOULD HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CAR TURNS OVER. I WOULD PUT CAR IN TOTAL STOP, PARK, TURN OFF KEY, AND WAIT A FEW SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING CAR. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT UP, OTHER TIMES WOULD TAKE A FEW ATTEMPTS. IT'S ALMOST LIKE I NEED TO WAIT FOR THE CARE TO RESET ITSELF. THERE IS POWER WHEN RESTARTING, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER IMMEDIATELY. NOT EVEN A STARTER SOUND OR ENGINE CRANK. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST WEEK AND MY CAR IS SHUTTING OFF MORE OFTEN. THIS HAS BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON A THRU-WAY. I DID TAKE THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALER ABOUT A YEAR AGO TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER CHANGED OUT THE ELECTRICAL UNIT TO A TUNE OF $600.00. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME ISSUE, AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

BELOW IS WHAT HAPPEN TO MY 2006 G6 PONTIAC ON01/23/2014, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 60 MPH THE CHIME WENT OFF ON MY RADIO/DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AND I LOST MY POWER STEERING ALMOST CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. GM IS STATING THEY NEED A LETTER FROM YOU IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST/ DURING THIS INVESTIGATION, GENERAL MOTORS (GM) INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15,600 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2005 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 3, 2004 THROUGH JANUARY 5, 2005 MAY EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT CRIMP AT THE TORQUE AND POSITION SENSOR TRANSDUCER LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY. GM HAS INDICATED THAT IT PLANS TO SEND LETTERS TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES TO INFORM THEM THAT IT WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE EPS SYSTEM IN THEIR VEHICLES TO 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FAILURES IN THE POPULATION AFFECTED BY THE WIRING CRIMP PROBLEM INDICATE THAT THE PROBLEM IS AN EARLY LIFE FAILURE THAT SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE EXTENDED COVERAGE. GM'S INVESTIGATION OF EPS FAILURES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE CONNECTOR CRIMPS DURING THE TWO MONTH PRODUCTION RANGE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. DURING THIS PERIOD THE CRIMPS MAY BE ASYMMETRICAL, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE PRESSURE ON THE WIRE THAT CAN LEAD TO ELECTRICAL NOISE IN THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR TO THE CONTROLLER. THE CONTROLLER MAY INTERPRET THIS ELECTRICAL NOISE AS A MALFUNCTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,030. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING RESULTING IN DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE DIC INDICATED STEERING FAILURE. AFTER CAR WAS REMOVED FROM ROADWAY. IT WAS TURNED OFF, RESTARTED, AND POWER ASSIST RESUMED OPERATION. THE PROBLEM REPLICATED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING MANY PROBLEMATIC DRIVING SITUATIONS. CAR WAS SUBMITTED TO DEALER, REQUIRING A $800 REPAIR FOR STEERING COLUMN SENSOR REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN NOTICING JERKING IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THEN WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND I HAD TROUBLE STEERING TO BACK UP. RESTARTING CLEARED THE PROBLEM BUT I AM CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WHERE I CAN'T RESTART. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FROM THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM FINDING ON THE INTERNET IT IS OBVIOUS IT IS A MECHANICAL DESIGN DEFAULT. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ON FREE WAY WHEN EXITING RAMP TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING BACK AN FORTH THEN WHEEL SEIZED UP. I COULDN'T GO LEFT OR RIGHT I WAS STUCK CARS WERE BEHIND ME MY KID WAS IN THE CAR AN TO BOOT THE RAMP WAS REALLY CURVED TO THE RIGHT. I PANICKED TURNED THE CAR OFF AN QUICKLY RESTARTED IT. NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE WITH THAT. SO BASICALLY I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AN PRAYED TO GET SMACK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR. GOT THE CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC HE CHECKED IT AN NOTHING IS WRONG HE SAID..... I DON'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED BUT THAT'S TWICE SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR AND I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THIS THING TO GO. *TR

MY CAR POWER STEERING JUST STARTED FAILING OUT OF NOWHERE WEN I WAS GETTING OFF A PARKING LOT AND ALMOST HIT A CAR DUE TO IT NOT WORKING PROPERLY...I READ ON THE INTERNER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I AM NOW PLEASE FIXS IT THIS IS DANGEROUS!! :/ *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING AND THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT BACK ON. NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. OR, IF IT DOES, IT ONLY LASTS A MILE OR TWO. I THINK I SAW SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL POSSIBLE ? *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GOES OUT PERIODICALLY WHEN IT GETS VERY COLD OUTSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SOMETIME NOW. IF THE TEMPERATURE GETS CLOSE TO FREEZING OUTSIDE THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF A FEW AFTER I FIRST START UP THE VEHICLE AND IF I MAKE VERY SHARP TURNS IT GOES OUT. I NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS NO MATTER IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PAST 70000 MILES. THEY FAILED BY MAKING AND ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING SYSTEM IN THESE YEAR MODELS WHICH OBVIOUSLY THEY REALIZED WAS A PROBLEM SINCE THE 2007 MODELS HAVE THE TRADITIONAL POWER STEERING PUMP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TR

HEADLIGHT HARNESS GOT CORRODED AND WILL NOT MAKE A SOLID CONNECTION. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTED JERKING AND THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT BACK ON AND NOW IT DOES IT DAILY. NEEDS REPAIRED AND I JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THERE MAY BE A SPECIAL WARRANTY TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME MY NOT BE EXACT BECAUSE I REALLY DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT AT THE TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON OHIO RTE. 33 (AT 70 MPH) ON 11/27/2013 , MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED AND WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE. I PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE EXIT, SHUT OFF MY CAR FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, AND RESTARTED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS AGAIN OPERATIONAL. GIVEN SUCH AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, I DISMISSED MY CONCERN. HOWEVER, ON 12/16/2013, I WAS DRIVING EASTBOUND ON I-70 (AGAIN AT 70 MPH) AND MY CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN DISENGAGED. I NOTICED RIGHT AWAY AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP MY SPEED UP. THE THREE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME, INCLUDING ONE TRACTOR-TRAILER AND A VEHICLE OPERATED BY ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS, NOTICEABLY SLOWED DOWN TO ADD FOLLOWING DISTANCE. MY CELL PHONE RANG, AND MY PASSENGER ANSWERED AND PUT THE CALL ON SPEAKERPHONE. MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON AND INDICATED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, ALTHOUGH NO PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED. APPARENTLY, THIS IS THE REASON THAT THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE SLOWING DOWN - THEY THOUGHT I WAS SLOWING DOWN, EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT! I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO AGAIN SHUT OFF AND RESTART MY CAR. MY PASSENGER CLAIMED THAT SOMETHING SMELLED HOT (POSSIBLY BRAKES), ALTHOUGH I CANNOT OFFER VERIFICATION OF THIS. AFTER RESTARTING AND RE-ENTERING I-70, CRUISE CONTROL WORKED AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE REPORTED BY FOLLOWING FAMILY MEMBERS TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR

TRAVELING WEST ON I-20 AND MY CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED FOR NO REASON AND I REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. I TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND DO NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I AM COMING TO A STOP, WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL THINGS INCLUDING CHECKING RECALL STATUS, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO OFTEN HAVE ISSUES GETTING MY CAR OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL. *TR

AFTER RETURNING FROM A SHORT TRIP, I NOTICED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE AROUND THE CAR. AFTER CHECKING UNDER NEATH THE CAR. GASOLINE SEEPAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK. (NOT FILLER NECK) AFTER DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE IT WAS PURCHASED, THE FAULTY PART WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FUEL PUMP NIPPLE WAS LEAKING.THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED FOR A MERE $998.75. THE FUEL PUMP IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK AND IS TOTALLY PROTECTED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

MY CAR BEGIN TO SMELL LIKE GAS. ONCE THE SMELL WAS NOTICED FUEL WAS SEEN BY A MECHANIC FRIEND SLOWLY DRIPPING FROM THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. WHEN CRANKING MY CAR THE DRIP SPEED INCREASED. AFTER DROPPING AND LOOKING AT THE FUEL TANK IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HOUSING AROUND THE FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN WATT AVENUE AND SUDDENLY MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL BUT THANKFULLY I WAS JUST GOING STRAIGHT AND NOT TURNING. THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE GONE AWAY BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AND I SUSPECT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE CONDUCTED RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS, DRIVING A PONTIAC VEHICLE AND IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING WITHIN THIS VEHICLE AND I URGE THE NHTSA TO FOLLOW UP AGAIN ON THEIR INVESTIGATION A FEW YEARS AGO AND DEMAND A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR. CONSIDERING THE POWER STEERING WAS BUILT INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN'T JUST BE FIXED BY ADDING POWER STEERING FLUID. IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A POSSIBLE RECALL, THERE WILL BE MORE ACCIDENTS AND SOME MAY END UP FATAL. *TR

MOST OF THE TIME MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START MY VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES THEY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON THEY GENERALLY DO NOT TURN OFF AND I DRIVE AROUND WITH BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. SOMETIMES I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING AND I BEGIN TO ACTUALLY BRAKE, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I SET MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT SUDDENLY DISENGAGES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PEOPLE FOLLOWING MY VEHICLE THAT THIS IS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON WITHOUT ME HITTING THE PEDAL. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THAT IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO SHIFT MY CAR OUT OF PARK. *TR

HAD THE CAR CHECK BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, COULDN'T DETECT. NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND THE POWER RETURNED ONCE THE CAR WAS BACK ON. TODAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED AGAIN. I RECALLED GETTING A LETTER A WHILE BACK, IF THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST DO A RECALL. IN THE EVENT YOU HAVE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED THEN YOU CAN SUBMIT A CLAIM FORM. WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST RECALL THE CAR. I HAVE MY CAR SINCE 2005 AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASICS TO ASSURE THAT IT IS IN PROPERTY WORKING CONDITIONS. I'VE KEPT THE OIL CHANGE, BRAKE REPAIRS, ETC. NOW THE STEERING IS GIVING A PROBLEM. *TR

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT, THESE PARTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THIS. FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND IT WAS A CHEAP PLASTIC PART ON THE FUEL PUMP. UNFORTUNATELY THE PLASTIC PART IS PART OF THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AND A TOTALLY NEW FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE G6 MODELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.

UPON STARTING CAR THERE WAS A CHIME AND "POWER STEERING" MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAY. VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE/CONTROL AS THE STEERING IS HEAVY--NO POWER AT ALL. PARKING AND TURNING AT LOW SPEED NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY FOR STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT PER TSB. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND THAT IT MIGHT BE THE PS MOTOR. AM BEING TOLD THE PS MOTOR IS NOT COVERED BY TSB, NOR IS THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE, BUT GM SHOULD COVER AS I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS PROVEN ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM. PERIODICALLY, BUT OFTEN, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHILE I'M DRIVING WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHENEVER I ACTUALLY PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE LIGHTS GO OFF! OTHER VEHICLES HAVE NEARLY RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND RESEARCH HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS PLAGUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT PRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS IN PARK, WITHOUT BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN BRAKE IS ACTUALLY BEING DEPRESSED, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AFTER BEING SET. DIFFICULT TO SWITCH GEARS OUT OF PARK AT TIMES. HAVE TAKEN IT TO MECHANIC TWICE. FIRST TIME HAD A SENSOR REPLACED. SECOND TIME HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. PROBLEMS STILL NOT RESOLVED. AFTER SEEING A PREVIOUS RECALL IN 2009 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE I CHECKED INTO IT AND MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. DRIVING WITH CHILDREN IN MY CAR, IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ALMOST REAR END US BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THAT ANOTHER RECALL IS ISSUED SOON TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RADIO ALARM BEEPED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF RESTART THE VEHICE AND RESUME DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,426.

AS I WAS EXITING ON TO AN OFF RAMP THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY AT THE SAME TIME NOT BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR EVENTUALLY SPUN OUT AND SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. THEN I WAITED AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WENT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL STOOPED WORKING AT 60,000 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN I DO NOT HAVE THE BRAKE PAD PRESSED AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL AND TURN OFF ONCE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. ALSO CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AND WHILE ON WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF IT'S SELF. WINDOWS ALSO WILL NOT ROLL DOWN/UP SOMETIMES FROM PASSENGER DOOR CONTROLLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,661.

BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON BUY THEMSELVES AND TURN OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED. GEAR SHIFTER SOLENOID WON'T RELEASE OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. *TR

POWER STEERING LOSS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED TWICE IN THE PAST NINE DAYS. AN AUDIBLE CHIME SOUNDS AND THE DIC INDICATES POWER STEERING. STEERING BECAME VERY RIGID AND I SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOSS. SHUT THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMS FINE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, NINE DAYS AGO SAME THING. SHUT IT OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK THEN IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. TOOK PICTURE OF DIC TO DATE STAMP THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, SHE SMELLED GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A DRIVER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE NOTIFIED HER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INITIATED WITHOUT THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STAYING ON WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ISN'T PRESSED AND THEN TURNING OFF WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING AND IT WILL TAKE A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL WORK AGAIN. I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE GETTING OUT OF PARK SOMETIMES. IT SEEMS I HAVE TO PRESS DOWN INCREDIBLY HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL TO SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THESE PROBLEMS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CAUSE COULD BE. I DIDN'T HAVE TO LOOK LONG BECAUSE I WAS FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR IF NOT IDENTICAL CARS. I FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2005 AND 2006 G6'S BUT OF COURSE MY VIN WASN'T COVERED. IN FACT, I TALKED TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FROM GM AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THERE WERE RECALLS OF THE 2005 2006 G6'S FOR THIS PROBLEM AND VERBATIM I RECEIVED "NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE". I JUST FINISHED TALKING WITH THAT GM REP LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AGO. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WORKING FOR GM HASN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS RECALL? I'M FRUSTRATED BY THE RUNAROUND I GOT WITH THE GM REPS AND IN THE END I STILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER VIN'S. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PUSHED ON. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF AND OTHER DRIVERS DO NOT KNOW THAT I AM SLOWING DOWN. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THERE ARE A FEW COMMON ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ALL CONNECTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN APPARENTLY. IT STARTED WITH THE KEY NOT WANTING TO MOVE, FIRST TO START THE CAR AND THEN NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE RADIO FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THE LATEST IS THAT THE POWER ASSIST STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! SOMETIMES IT WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. I'VE RESEARCHED DIFFERENT SITES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM AND CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I'M TOLD BY MECHANICS IT IS A PROBLEM IN ALMOST ALL G-6'S IN 2006-2007 THAT HAVE THE POWER ASSIST STEERING. SINCE IT IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS IT NOT BEING RECALLED? *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING , BUT THEY GO OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY ALSO. THAT IS, THE CRUISE CANNOT BE SET AT TIMES AND WHEN IT IS SET, IT WILL JUST GO OUT FOR NO REASON AND CAN'T BE RESET. *JS

I AM SMELLING A GASOLINE SMELL ALL THE TIME. WHEN IT IS RUNNING OR WHEN IT IS PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN STARTED ALL DAY. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE "TOP NOT SECURE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AS THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE FAILED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES FOR MY EXACT YEAR, MAKE, & MODEL ...BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED AND THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ON ONLINE WEB SITES FROM OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6 OWNERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM AND THEIR CAR IS ALSO NOT COVERED BECAUSE THEIR VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WELL, EVIDENTLY, IT IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WHAT THEY FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS. IT IS NOT JUST ONE ASSEMBLY PLANT OR ONE BATCH OF PARTS THAT WAS FAULTY. IF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS COMING UP ON THE EXACT SAME YEAR, MAKE, & MODEL...THEN THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE AND ALL 2006 PONTIAC G6 SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE READ THAT SOME OWNERS THAT BROUGHT THEIR CAR IN FOR REPAIR, WHETHER COVERED UNDER THE RECALL OR NOT, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I CAN IMAGINE HOW MANY CARS ARE GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT BECAUSE OF THE DRIVER. PLEASE MAKE GM RECALL ALL 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MAKE SURE THEY REALLY KNOW HOW TO REPAIR IT CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. I HOPE GM OR NHTSA DOESN'T WAIT UNTIL THERE IS ANY MAJOR ACCIDENTS. I REALLY HOPE THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BUT I DON'T SEE HOW THERE COULDN'T BE ANY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WITH SO MUCH FREEWAY STOP & GO. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL TURN ON BUT IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT THEN ACCELERATED TO 25 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO JUMP-START THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.