2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE MALFUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS MADE BEFORE THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD SHIFT OUT OF PARK, WHICH OCCURRED ONLY WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,356.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGED. A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED HER OF THE PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEERING GEAR RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE AIRBAG SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE CHECKED OUT. TOLD THE SEAT CUSHION WAS SHORTING OUT AND MAY NOT ALLOW AIRBAGS TO WORK. FOUND OUT GM TOTALLY REDESIGNED THE SEAT AND SENSOR MODULE AND CONNECTOR. THIS SYSTEM IS OF POOR DESIGN AND COULD HAVE RESULTED FATALITY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *TR

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT SEEMS TO HAVE A SHORT OR FAULTY WIRING. THE BULB WAS REPLACED AND BLEW OUT TWO DAYS LATER. THEN THE LIGHT SOCKET WAS REPLACED AND IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING IT, MY MECHANIC TESTED THE WIRES AND REALIZED THAT THERE IS NO POWER GETTING TO THE WIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND WHENEVER TURING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE STEERING COMPONENT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE INTERNAL SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,000.

I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR,I JUST BROUGHT IT USED LAST JUNE 11, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN SITTING IN THE CAR EITHER IN THE FRONT OR REAR THE SMELL OF GAS IS STRONG AS WELL, I HAD TO HAVE WORK DONE ON MY CAR LAST MONTH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TOP OF MY TANK WAS WET FROM GAS AND THE SMELL WAS STRONG IN THE SHOP (SEARS) AND I SHOULD HAVE THIS LOOKED AT ASAP BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND WAS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND OVER 100 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 BUT HAVE YET TO FIND ANY KIND OF RECALL ,WHY SHOULD THIS BE THE OWNERS EXPENSE WHEN THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE MY DAUGHTER SITS IN THE BACK AND TO KNOW GAS IS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR POSSIBLE MAYBE EXPLODE IS NOT A GOOD THOUGHT, ITS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEM ALL A FUEL PUMP WITH A PLASTIC ELBOW HOSE SETUP, NOW I SEEN A RECALL FOR 2007 COLBOTS AND G6 AND I THINK G5 WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WHY IS IT NOT COVERING ALL THE CARS WITH THIS ISSUE IS UNSAFE, NOW IM GOING TO HAVE TO AGAIN PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX SOMETHING DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS I DONT THINK ITS RIGHT AT ALL WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

I TOOK MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 TO MY MECHANIC FOR BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS AND HE SENT ME TO A DEALER TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHAT? IT'S THE CORRECT CAR, CORRECT YEAR AND THE EXACT PROBLEM STATED IN THE RECALL. DEALER CHARGED ME $285 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT BEFORE THEY TRIED TO GET ME TO PURCHASE NEW BRAKES AND TIRES FOR $2400. WHY WAS MY CAR EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALLDOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I PHONED GM AND THEY TWICE CALLED THE DEALER WHO IN THEIR WORDS WOULD NOT COOPERATE. NO EXPLANATION FOR GM OR DEALER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME. HERE IS THE RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 SUMMARY: 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 FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. CONSEQUENCE: BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL APPLY A DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT TO THE CONNECTOR TO PREVENT CORROSION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PONTIAC

VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE BRAKES AND EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE HAVING DIFFICULTIES REMOVING IT FROM PARK. SHORTLY AFTER THESE PROBLEMS STARTED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING IN REVERSE ALL THIS TIME! WHEN YOUR ON THE GAS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT! THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE FOR THE 05 G6 MODEL BUT NONE OF THE OTHERS, A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS HOW COMMON THIS IS WITH THE G6 LINE FROM 05-09! WE WOULD HAVE HAD NO CLUE THIS WAS GOING ON IF I HADN'T FOLLOWED MY FIANCE ONE NIGHT AND NOTICED IT OTHER WISE WE WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT WHEN SOME ONE HIT US DUE TO THE POOR BRAKES OR COMPUTER OF THE PONTIAC G6. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED HER THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING; BRAKE LIGHTS); HOWEVER THE VIN WAS INELIGIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER, INSTRUCTING HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. WHILE TURNING, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT INJURED HER ROTATOR CUFF. THE VEHICL E WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE STEERING COLUMN REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THIS PONTIAC G6 WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. 9/23/2009. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT WORK AND THE GEARSHIFT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD TO BE LEFT AT WORK SITE AS GEAR SHIFT COULD NOT BE MOVED UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. LAST, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE DRIVING AND TURNED OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES; ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL #09V036000 SECOND OCCASION: IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AGAIN 6/20/2011 FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT SUGGESTED IN THE RECALL WAS APPLIED BOTH TIMES AND COMPLAINTS CURED. THIRD OCCASION: THE VEHICLE IS GOING INTO DEALER 6/11/2012 FOR THE SAME COMPLAINTS.. *TR

OUR 2006 PONTIAC G6, PURCHASED USED FOR MY SON TO DRIVE TO/FROM SCHOOL, RECENTLY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, I SEE THAT THIS FLAW IS QUITE WIDESPREAD AND WELL-KNOWN TO GM AND G6 OWNERS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # PE07023 DOWNPLAYED THE ISSUE IN DETERMINING THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST. I MAINTAIN THAT WHEN A G6 DRIVER EXPECTS POWER STEERING DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILS TO PERFORM AT THE MOMENT IT IS EXPECTED, I CERTAINLY WOULD CONSIDER THAT A SAFETY ISSUE. YES IT IS STILL STEERABLE, BUT NOT IN THE SAME MANNER. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE OF ANY GM MAINTENANCE/WARRANTY AT THIS POINT DUE TO ITS MILEAGE, SO I EXPECT THIS WILL BE OUT-OF-POCKET TO REPAIR. THIS IS WHY I WON'T BUY ANOTHER UNSAFE GOVERNMENT MOTORS CAR IN THE FUTURE. MY TAX DOLLARS SUPPORTED A COMPANY THAT CAN'T PRODUCE FUNCTIONAL POWER STEERING. I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM ANY OTHER MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE. AMAZING BUREAUCRACY. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT DURING DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. A CHIME SIGNAL SOUNDS, AND A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING" APPEARS ON THE INFORMATION CENTER SCREEN. AFTER THIS HAPPENS, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. STEERING IS RESTORED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTING VEHICLE, HOWEVER; THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH NO PREDICTABILITY. THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE CAME ON THE DISPLAY. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICE MY SERVICE AIR BAG SENSOR WENT OFF. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64,601 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING ON MY MENU DISPLAY AND I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM BUT GM HAS NOT PUT A RECALL ON THEM. I BOUGHT MY CAR USED LAST YEAR FROM A DEALERSHIP AND IT CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT. I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO LOSE MY POWER STEERING AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE OR BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY PONTIAC G6 HAS DEVELOPED THE CLASSIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AN ALARM CHIMES THREE TIMES, POWER STEERING IS DISPLAYED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY, THEN A CLICK IS HEARD IN THE DASH, THEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS COMPLETELY, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6, AND IN MY OPINION, A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER, OCCUPANTS, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. GM HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND WILL REPAIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. I CONTACTED GM, AND WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE WOULD APPLY DUE TO THE CAR HAVING 125,000 MILES. THEY SAY THE CAR CAN SAFELY BE OPERATED, BUT WITH GREATER EFFORT. MOST PEOPLE TODAY, INCLUDING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WILL PANIC AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS. GM NEEDS TO REPAIR THESE CARS BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS OCCUR. YOUR SAFETY MAY BE AT RISK ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT STOPPED AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER STEERING ABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHICH OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES WHILE IN REVERSE. THE LAST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS IN DRIVE WHILE ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY. WITH EACH OCCURRENCE THERE WAS A WARNING CHIME AND "POWER STEERING" WAS ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD RECOVER. *TR

THE POWER STEERING FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SUMMER OF 2009. WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS WARMER THAN 65 DEGREES, THE POWER STEERING FAILS REPEATEDLY. EVERY TIME WE'VE TRIED BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR AT OUR NEAREST PONTIAC DEALERSHIP IN UNION, NJ WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND EVERY REPAIR WOULD JUST RESULT IN A RETURN FOR THE SAME ISSUE EVERY 6 MONTHS. *JS

2006 PONTIAC G6. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH FUEL ASSEMBLY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AS IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE TOP PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY ONTO THE MUFFLER. *JB

POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE MOTOR AND THEY WOULD FIX FOR FREE THEN CALLED BACK 2 DAYS LATER TO SAY THAT IT WASN'T THAT MOTOR, IT WAS THE MODULE. NOW WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. *TR

POWER STEERING STOP WORKING, HAD IT REPLACE BY A GMC DEALER. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WOULD WORK BY RESETTING IT. IN FEB. OF 2009 STARTED FAILING AGAIN FOR HOURS AT A TIME SOMETIMES A DAY OR TWO. IT WAS REPLACE AFTER AN ACCIDENT TO CAR. IT CONTINUED TO GO IN AND OUT AT CERTAIN PERIODS OF TIME. NOW MARCH OF 2012 IT IS COMPLETELY OUT. ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS CHANGE THE WHOLE UNIT OUT. I FEEL TO BELIEVE THAT EITHER THE PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE OR THE DEALERS ARE OUT TO CASH IN. CAN SOMEBODY CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS MATTER. I THINK THE ONLY REASON THIS HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE ENOUGH LIVES WERE NOT LOST. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO WORK, MY CAR DINGED THREE TIMES, THEN POWER STEERING WAS FLASHED ON MY RADIO AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP! UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR, I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE ESTIMATED REPAIRS WOULD COST $900! THIS IS A HORRIBLE CAR, AS THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE FEW PROBLEMS I AM HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. EVERY TIME I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, SOMETHING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM IS MAKING IT CLANK, AND WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL BACK IT WILL CLANK AGAIN. IF I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND HAVE MY HANDS OFF THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN I APPLY THE GAS, THE WHEEL WILL PULL ITSELF ABOUT HALF A TURN TO THE LEFT AND AS I PICK UP SPEED IT WILL RECENTER ITSELF. WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL THERE IS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE. THE STRUTS HAVE GONE BAD, WHICH IS $450 MORE, AND THERE IS A LEAK IN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SOMEWHERE (NOT THE TIRE ITSELF, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS LEAKING OIL SOMEWHERE). THIS IS MY FIRST GM CAR, AND IT WILL MOST CERTAINLY BE MY LAST. *JS

I WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL STIFFEN AND ON MY DISPLAY PANEL POWER STEERING DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. EVERY TIME I TRY TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL THE MESSAGE COMES ON THE DISPLAY PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES TIGHT MAKING IT VERY HARD FOR ME TO MAKE ANY TURNS. *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND REALIZED I COULD NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO BE ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY TO PARK IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I'M SURPRISED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. HELP US GET A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

AS I WAS CASUALLY DRIVING WITHIN CITY LIMITS, MY POWER STEERING JUST STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT I WAS HELPLESS BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS ELECTRIC AND I COULD NOT ADD ANY FLUID. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OR SO THE PROBLEM ENDED. ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DIALECT LUBRICANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE CONNECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,118.

THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING AND MAKING A TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TWO TIMES BEFORE THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING OF THE CAR COMPLETELY QUIT. "POWER STEERING" FLASHED ON THE DASH AND IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE CAR TO SAFETY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 EXPERIENCING ALL ISSUES DOCUMENTED IN RECALL HOWEVER THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE WAS IN RECALLED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN DRIVING, EXCESSIVE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE/DRIVE IN SOME INSTANCES. BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT DEPRESSED AND WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. ALL ISSUES ARE INTERMITTENT, ANY ONE OF THEM OCCURRING AT LEAST 1X WEEK. CONTACTED BOTH GM AND DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST AND AGAIN IN DECEMBER AND WHILE ISSUES ARE DOCUMENTED, NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS STAYING ON WHILE ENGINE ON, LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES, HAVE HAD BRAKE SWITCH, SENSORS, COMPUTER CALIBRATED, LUBRICANT APPLIED, BATTERY REPLACED AND STILL NO FIX. 4 YEARS OF MECHANIC BILLS, AND STILL NO PERMANENT SOLUTION!!! NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 1000 FOR A BCM...GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE!!! I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH HIM!!!! SUCH A SHAME THAT THEY ARE LETTING OWNERS SUFFER WITH THIS AND NOT CORRECT IT!!! I HAVE BEEN ROBBED!!! *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD. HEARD ABOUT RECALLS FOR THIS BUT NO GM DEALERSHIP IS ACCEPTING RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF USERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNS OFF. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT THE GARAGE WHEN POWER STEERING GOT STIFF AND VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING WILL DRIVING... HARD TO TURN AND DRIVE.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY TO GET TO SCHOOL AND Y POWER STEERING WENT OUT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR AND I ALMOST CRASHED TO ANOTHER CAR. I STOPPED THE CAR TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THEN I COULD CONTROL THE POWER STEERING. IS THERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING LOCKED UP. I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC GOING 60-70 MPH. MY CHILDREN WERE WITH ME AND I COULD NOT STEER MY G6 OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD CARS AND SEMI'S ABOUT HIT ME. TRUST ME, WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND NO RECALLS YET, IF IT IS TO HAPPEN AND I GET HURT I WILL SUE GM! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS OVER THE SAME CRAP GOING ON WITH THESE CARS! YOU NEED TO FIX GM! *TR

POWER STEERING HOSE IS RUBBING AGAINST EXHAUST WHICH NOW HAS MADE THE POWERS STEERING HOSE TO LEAK WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF IT HIT THE EXHAUST. *TR

THE STEERING BECOMES HARD AS A ROCK AND I CANT TURN THE WHEEL BECAUSE IT IS SO HEAVY. WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SHIFTS TO THE LEFT, AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED AS MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. I TOOK HER TO SCHOOL SO I COULD GET CAR CHECKED OUT. RETURNED HOME AND TURNED CAR OFF RESTARTED AND POWER STEERING WAS OK. SEEING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE . WAS THIS ISOLATED OR WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN IS THERE A RECALL FROM GM? *TR

BRAKE LIGHT NOT WORKING, ON ALL THE TIME. TURN OFF WHEN BRAKING. WILL NOT SHIFT TO DRIVE WITHOUT FLOORING THE BRAKES. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WILL NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V146000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE RECALL ONLY COVERED THE 2007 PONTIAC G6 MODEL AND NOT THE 2006 MODEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF ROAD WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE STEERING COLUMN, INTERNAL SHAFT AND SENSOR NEEDING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ON MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES ADAY. IT HAS GONE OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AS FAST AS 40MPH. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHEN IT GOES OUT I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WILL START WORKING AGAIN. ONCE IT COMES BACK ON THE STEERING DOES NOT FEEL RIGHT. WHEN I TRY TO STEER TO THE RIGHT IT IS STIFF WHEN I STEER TO THE RIGHT IT IS VERY LOOSE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 4 YRS. LOVED IT UNTIL I GOT AFRAID TO DRIVE IT! ALSO, WHAT DUMMY CAME UP WITH HAVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR STOP RIGHT IN THE FRONT OF THE DRIVER? IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDOW WHEN IT IS RAINING.. *TR