2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND FLICKER WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE. *JS

I PURCHASED THIS PONTIAC G6 IN 2008 USED. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR I NOTICED MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD STOP WORKING. AT THE TIME I WAS UNAWARE THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. I REALIZED THIS MALFUNCTION AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY A RANDOM PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME ON THE ROAD. SHE NOTIFIED ME THAT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE MY LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND WHEN I WAS NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY WERE ILLUMINATING. A COMPLETE REVERSAL. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I REALIZED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, IT WAS A GTP AND WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL PROCEDURES WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. SINCE THAT ORIGINAL FIX, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE MODULE CHANGED THREE OR FOUR TIMES, TAKEN TO TWO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND ALSO TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC. NO ONE CAN GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. I AM NOW TOLD THERE IS A CHANCE IT IS THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. I AM SO TIRED OF SPENDING MONEY TO CORRECT A DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ON GUARANTEE OF A FIX. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. UPDATED 09/10/13*LJ

UPON DRIVING THE G6, A POPPING NOISE BEGAN COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THE NOISE IS PRESENT WHEN NOT MOVING, WHEN MOVING AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEED WHILE TURNING, AND WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE STEERING OR INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM BY GM. OVERTIME, THIS CAN BE A VERY LARGE DANGER WHEN STEERING IS COMPROMISED. *TT

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVE WAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TIGHTEN WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BPP SWITCH NEEDED TO BE RE-CALIBRATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WE FIRST STARTED NOTICING A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER ADDING GAS TO THE G6 BACK IN APRIL. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST RESIDUAL FUMES FROM HAVING RECENTLY ADDING GAS. AFTER THIS WE NOTICED THE SMELL ALL THE TIME WHETHER WE WERE ADDING GAS OR NOT. WE KNOW THAT THE GAS IS LEAKING OUT BECAUSE WE CAN PUT GAS IN THE CAR, THE MESSAGE WILL SHOW 100 MILES TO EMPTY, DRIVE 2-3 MILES AND IT DROPS DOWN TO 75 MILES TO EMPTY. THIS ISSUE HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE AND WE ARE CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY WHEN IN THE VEHICLE. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR A LEAKING FUEL PUMP ON THE G5 MODEL, THE 2007 G6, AND SEVERAL OTHER MODELS BUT NOT THE 2006 G6. IN OUR INTERNET SEARCH WE HAVE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER 2006 G6 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND RECEIVING THE SAME ANSWER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. A VEHICLE THAT IS LEAKING GAS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM NEEDS TO INCLUDE THE 2006 G6 IN THE RECALL TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD WAS IN JULY 2009 AT WHICH TIME MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK ALL THE TIME AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT WAS ON, IT WOULD DIS-ENGAGE ITSELF. I TOOK THIS IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY APPLIED DIELECTRIC CREASE TO A CONNECTOR. THE CRUISE THEN WORKED WELL AGAIN FOR SOME TIME. INTERMITTENTLY I WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. THEN IN MAY 2011, MY CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. I EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET IT OUT OF PARK, BUT THIS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. EVENTUALLY, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO ON BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING WITH NO ONE IN IT, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WENT ON. I TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING OUT OF PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL THEN WORKED AGAIN FOR AWHILE. THEN IN JUNE 2012, MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AGAIN AND I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE SWITCH AGAIN. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY CRUISE CONTROL HAS NOT BEEN WORKING (USUALLY IT WILL NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN IT DOES, WILL DIS-ENGAGE ITSELF AFTER A FEW SECONDS). I ALSO RECENTLY DISCOVERED (WHEN A FRIEND WAS FOLLOWING ME) THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NOT PRESSING ON MY BRAKES, MY EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD BE ON. HOWEVER, WHEN I ACTUALLY PRESS ON MY BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND PULLING UP TO THE TURNING LANE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND I NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE FENCE OF A CORNER HOUSE. ALSO HAS A PROBLEM A STRONG SMELL IF GAS AFTER THE CAR IS SHUTOFF AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT HAS A CRACK IN THE LINES THAT RUN ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE SMELL IS FROM GAS LEAKING OUT OF THE CRACK AN SPRAYING THE TOP IF THE TANK. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2006 PONTIAC G6. *TR

RECALL NO. 80317 TO ADD DIELECTRIC GREASE IS NOT WORKING!!!! THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!!!! *TR

THE PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED JUMPING RADICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT BETTER WHEN I GOT UP TO SPEED. THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING BUT IT SEEMS THAT THE SLOWER SPEEDS ARE THE HARDEST TO CONTROL. FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. THIS CONDITION PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYED ON WHILE CAR WAS MOVING AND WENT OUT WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. *TR

A CHIME WAS FOLLOWED BY "POWER STEERING" DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME I START THE CAR WITHIN THE FIRST 3-15 MILES. I CALLED THE LOCAL GM DEALER WHO SAID TO BRING THE CAR TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT IT WOULD COST $110 TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. I FOUND THAT GM HAS RECALLED THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE UNITED STATES? *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL JAMMING UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL.THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT A CITY BUS AND HAD MI INFANT IN THE CAR. CALLED GM WHICH ADVISED ME IF IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY FIXED IN APRIL 2013 NOW IT AUGUST 2013 IN IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME OUT OF NO WHERE, I WAS GOING 65MPH WHICH STEERING THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHILE OTHER CARS ARE GOING AT A FAST RATE I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. CALLED GM ONCE AGAIN HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A SHOP NOW I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT IS NOT COVERED OR ON RECALL.. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT... GM WONT DO SOMETHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. BUT I WILL BE GOING TO THE BBB, HELP ME [XXX] AND STARTING A PETITION SOMETHING MUST BE DONE SO I WILL TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEEL JAMMING UP WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH IS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL.THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED I ALMOST HIT A CITY BUS AND HAD MI INFANT IN THE CAR. CALLED GM WHICH ADVISED ME IF IT WAS THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY FIXED IN APRIL 2013 NOW IT AUGUST 2013 IN IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME OUT OF NO WHERE, I WAS GOING 65MPH WHICH STEERING THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHILE OTHER CARS ARE GOING AT A FAST RATE I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. CALLED GM ONCE AGAIN HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A SHOP NOW I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE MOTOR IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THAT IS NOT COVERED OR ON RECALL.. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT... GM WONT DO SOMETHING UNTIL SOMEONE DIES. BUT I WILL BE GOING TO THE BBB, HELP ME [XXX] AND STARTING A PETITION SOMETHING MUST BE DONE SO I WILL TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKES ARE ILLUMINATED WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN FOOT IS APPLIED AT THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! IF NEEDED TO APPLY BRAKES IN A FAST MANNER A FOLLOWING CAR COULD REAR-END THE PONTIAC G6. OBVIOUSLY I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. SO WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE TO MAKE PONTIAC RECALL THE BRAKE SENSOR RELAY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN CAR ACCIDENTS? THE "RECALL" TO ADD DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION IS NOT WORKING!!!!! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN MY BRAKES LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE DIELECTRIC GREASE PUT ON THE CONNECTOR. I REALLY HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PUSH THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT PRESSED. PONTIAC RECALLED THE FIRST 93 MANUFACTURED PONTIAC G6'S FOR 2006 BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM???????? EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS RECALL FOR 2006 PONTIAC G6 RECALL ANNOUNCED: JANUARY 30 2009NHTSA REFERENCE: #09V036000NUMBER AFFECTED: 8,012SUMMARY: GM IS RECALLING 8,012 MY 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY BECAUSE OF CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. CORROSION IN THE CONNECTOR COULD CAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY NOT ENGAGE, AND GREATER BRAKE PEDAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES HOWEVER THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATE WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK, THE APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING FORWARD NOR BACKWARD. I WAS INFORMED, AT A GMC DEALERSHIP, THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIBERS HAD SEIZED IN A PARTIALLY ENGAGED POSITION -- SO THE BRAKES WERE DRAGGING WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN _ AND _ THE EMERGENCY WAS USELESS. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $ 500.00. THE CAR HAD A REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT JOB ABOUT 1,000 MILES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, AND SUPPOSEDLY THE CALIBER PROBLEM WASN'T APPARENT THEN. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON EVEN WHEN I'M NOT BRAKING, SOMETIMES DON'T TURN ON WHEN I AM BRAKING. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR

MY CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKE AND FLASH SOMETIMES WHEN I DON'T PUSH THE BRAKE. MY CRUISE CONTROL WON'T SET AND IF IT DOES SET, IT CUTS OFF WITH OUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATING WHEN I DO NOT PRESS THE BRAKES...DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN I DO PRESS THE BRAKES, THIS HAS RESULTED IN ME BEING REAR-ENDED AND HAS LEAD TO SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET AND IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING THE BREAK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OR WITHOUT RESTARTING MY CAR. THE CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS CATCH THE FIRST TIME I TRY TO START IT, THE POWER OUTLETS NOW ARE NOT WORKING IN ADDITION THE STEREO RESETTING ITSELF AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM CONSTANTLY POPPING OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE STEERING WHEEL UNDER CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,324. *TR

POWER STEERING STOPPED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS EXITING OFF THE INTERSTATE. SHE HAD TO STOP AND RESTART AND THEN RAN FINE. HAS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHEN BACKING UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V036000 (LIGHTING) AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DUE TO THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SINCE MARCH 2011. I LOVE THE CAR BUT REALLY WISH I WOULD OF LOOKED UP REVIEWS ON IT BEFORE PURCHASING! FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SO MUCH MONEY TRYING TO GET IT FIXED! THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I'M DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE LIGHTS TURN OFF. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL RARELY WORKS BECAUSE OF THIS AND SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. SINCE MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, I HAVE PAID TWICE NOW TO BRING IT TO THE LOCAL GM DEALER (CBG) WHICH THEY APPLIED THE LUBRICANT TO WIRING GOING TO THE BCM! IT WORKS FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS THEN I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN! I WAS TOLD THE SECOND TIME I WENT THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST 400$ TO GET A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE BECAUSE NOW SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS JUST STAY ON AND HAVE NO AFFECT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES. HONESTLY I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON TRYING TO GET THIS FIXED BETWEEN GM AND LOCAL MECHANICS THAT I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND THE 400$ AND IT STILL NOT FIX!! I FINALLY HAVE THIS CAR PAID OFF SO IT WOULD BE CRAZY TO TRADE IN AND GET ANOTHER BILL. HAVING A 10 MONTH OLD I DON'T EVEN FEEL SAFE DRIVING HIM IN MY CAR OUT OF FEAR THAT I AM GONNA GET HIT BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A ISSUE WITH MANY G6'S! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD TO APPLY IMMENSE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND EACH ONE INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A BODY CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT WAS ALSO INFORMED HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

WE WERE DRIVING TO DINNER WITH OUR NEIGHBORS FOLLOWING BEHIND US. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM STATING THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEN ONCE I WOULD GO TO STOP THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD TURN OFF UNTIL I RELEASED THE BRAKE. I WENT TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULDN'T WORK. THEN ONCE WE WERE LEAVING THE RESTAURANT I HAD TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK, I HAD TO PRESS EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHEN PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED, AND GOES OUT BRIEFLY WHEN ENGAGED MY CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I BECAME AWARE OF THIS SITUATION WHEN IN FOR INSPECTION THE CAR FAILED FOR THE CENTER MOUNT STOP LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO BURNED AND MELTED BULBS AND HOLDERS. BEING TOLD I NEEDED TO FIX. IT BECAME KNOW AS TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNING ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED. I CHANGED BRAKE SWITCH, PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. I SOUGHT INFO ON INTERNET AND CAME UPON FORMER RECALL OF THIS, AND RECENT COMPLAINTS. I CALLED GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REASON FOR BULB HOLDERS MELTING IS FROM HEAT FROM BEING ON ALL THE TIME, MY CRUISE CONTROL GOING OUT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR TURN OFF WHEN I AM STOPPED AND THEN RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE WHEN I AM DRIVING OR PARKED.. *TR

MY CAR HAS A VERY BAD SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT SOMETIMES LEAVE A SMALL PUDDLE OF GASOLINE, BUT ONLY WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE NOSE FIRST. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO ME THAT IT MAY BE A PLASTIC CONNECTION FROM THE FULE TANK TO THE FUEL LINE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS RECALLED CERTAIN CARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE G-6. IT WOULD COST APPROX, 800.00 FOR REPAIR. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRST TIME WE CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT WHEELS, THE ROTORS WARPED. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FIRST SET OF ROTORS WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH 4 SETS OF ROTORS. IT SEEMS THAT THE ROTORS WARP WITHIN 10 TO 20 THOUSAND MILES OF INSTALLING NEW PADS AND ROTORS. DRIVING STYLE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE ISSUE AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. BRAKE SHOPS EVEN SAY THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE WORST CAR MADE OF BRAKES. NOTHING WE CAN DO SEEMS TO FIX IT, ASIDE FROM NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE THE PULL FROM BRAKING IS SO BAD. THIS IS A GOOD CAR WITH A HORRIBLY ENGINEERED BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATES WHEN PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED, AND GOES OUT BRIEFLY WHEN ENGAGED. I BECAME AWARE OF THIS SITUATION WHEN IN FOR INSPECTION THE CAR FAILED FOR THE CENTER MOUNT STOP LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING DUE TO BURNED AND MELTED BULBS AND HOLDERS. UPON BEING TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT, I TOOK UPON MYSELF TO GET THE AFTERMARKET BULB HOLDER AND FIX MYSELF. UPON COMPLETION IT BECAME KNOW AS TO THE LIGHTS BRAKE LIGHT TURNING ON WHEN PEDAL IS NOT ENGAGED. CHANGED BRAKE SWITCH, PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. SEEK INFO ON INTERNET AND CAME UPON FORMER RECALL, AND RECENT COMPLAINTS. CALLED GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND REASON FOR BULB HOLDERS MELTING IS FROM HEAT FROM BEING ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS COMPLETE 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 WITHOUT THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. UPDATED 8/5/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS REPAIRED ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN MY FOOT IS NOWHERE NEAR THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WILL BE ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL EITHER BE FLASHING OR JUST STAYING ON. OR VICE VERSA, MY FOOT WILL BE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS WONT BE ON. IT IS HARD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WHEN I GO TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DOESN'T WORK AT TIMES. *TR

FIRST NOTICED THAT I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK. MY CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE OR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN WHILE USING. REALIZED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. ONCE I GOT THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF WOULD NOT LIGHT UP WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. FIRST NOTICED THIS LAST SUMMER BUT WAS NOT CONSISTENT. STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL ILLUMINATED WHEN IT WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN SHE WAS STOPPED BY THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SWITCH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN YOUR FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THIS CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL SO I HAD IT FIXED AT A GM DEALER TWICE. IT NOW AS OF 6/21/13 HAS THE SAME CONDITION AGAIN. *TR

I WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT SO I DRIVE PRIMARILY AT NIGHT WHEN IT'S DARK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND THEN WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. AT THE SAME TIME ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING MY CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN I WOULD PUT MY CAR IN PARK IT WOULD SOMETIMES BE STUCK AND WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE LAMPS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK, EXTREME FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND A WIRING HARNESS FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS REPLACED. THE BULBS WERE ALSO REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE MILEAGE IS A ROUGH ESTIMATE BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS BUT THIS ALL STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2011. MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN REVERSE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED MY LIGHTS GO OFF AND WHEN I'M NOT PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS ARE ON. THE DEALERSHIP DID THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE BY PUTTING THE LUBRICANT ON THE BRAKE MODULE. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS BY THEN MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO DO THE SERVICE. MY DAD REPLACED THE WHOLE MODULE AND AGAIN IT WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER 6 MONTHS. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN MY DAD PUT LUBRICANT ON IT AGAIN, WORKED FINE UP TILL THIS PAST MAY. MY DAD IS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF BEING REAR ENDED DUE THE LIGHTS NO WORKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE PEDAL IS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. *TR

MY CAR STARTED STRUGGLING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. IT FELT LIKE MY POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT. AND AFTER THE TURN, AS I WAS BRINGING MY WHEEL BACK AROUND, THERE WAS AN AWFUL CLUNKING SOUND. IT COST ME $1500 TO FIX. I NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER PONTIAC G6'S WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HEARD COUNTLESS REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 2006 PONTIAC G6. *TR

TRANSMISSION FEELS AS THOUGH IT ENTER OVERDRIVE- BRAKES FEEL UNRESPONSIVE AND IF RESPONSIVE ONLY SLIGHTLY, AND CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION STUCK. CAR WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKE IS PULLED, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF DRIVE. STEERING WHEEL WILL BECOME LOCKED AS WELL. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, IT WILL EVENTUALLY UNLOCK THE TRANSMISSION AND WILL ALLOW TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC. *TR

WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A FAMILY VISIT. ABOUT 30 MILES OUT, TWO DEER RAN RIGHT INTO OF, THERE WAS NO WAY TO DODGE THEM. UPON IMPACT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK. SURPRISINGLY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WORKED OR WAS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THERE WAS A GREAT FORCE FELT DUE TO IMPACT, BUT NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE OFFICER WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE WAS SURPRISED TO SEE SO MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT ONE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. HE EVEN STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS MUST BE FAULTY. *TR