2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THE POWER STEERING CAME UP ON THE RADIO SCREEN AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT HARD I HAD TO PULL OVER WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *KB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE CROWDED INTERSTATE, HEADED HOME FROM WORK AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I COULD NOT TURN TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND COULD NOT STEER SO I HAD TO STOP. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND LUCKILY THE STEERING CAME BACK. I WAS PAST BY SEMI TRUCKS HONKING AND ONE SLAMMING ON HIS BRAKES BEHIND ME TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. ONCE I DROVE THE CAR HOME I TOLD MY DAD WHAT HAPPENED AND HE CHECKED THE CAR. HE REALIZED THAT THE CAR HAD ELECTRIC STEERING. HE DECIDED TO LET THE DEALER LOOK AT IT. THEY OFFERED NO EXPLANATION BUT RATHER A REPAIR COST OF $1,200.00. HE THEN LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES BY JUST GOOGLING "PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEMS". THIS IS WHEN HE DECIDED THAT I NEEDED TO FILE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLAINT. *KB

AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY HOUSING EDITION, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I NOTICED THAT MY RADIO SAID POWER STEERING. I ALMOST RAN INTO OUR GATE AND I'VE ALSO NOTICED THERE IS NOWHERE TO PUT THE POWER STEERING FLUID. *TT

DRIVING ONE DAY AND HEAR THUMPING, ENDS UP THAT 2 LUG NUTS ARE MISSING ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE, BUY 2 LUG NUTS AND PUT THEM ON PROBLEM FIXED RIGHT? WRONG!!!!!! NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER, (HOW MANY PEOPLE CHECK THEIR LUG NUTS EVERYDAY, NO ONE BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TOO.) THERE ARE 3 LUG NUTS MISSING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR 1 ON THE BACK TIRE AND NOW 2 BROKEN LUG NUT SCREWS ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE???? I KNOW, HOW DO THE SCREWS THAT THE LUG NUTS GO ONTO BRAKE?? I'LL TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE THE CAR IS ALWAYS SHAKING, HIT A BUMP AND THE WHOLE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO BRAKE. INSTEAD OF "FEELING SO FLY IN MY G-6" THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE A SONG CALLED "BRAKING DOWN IN MY G-6" I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THAT SONG CAUSE ITS TRUE!!!!!!!!! WITH THE RECALL ON THE STEERING, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON WITH THE SHAKING OF THE CAR AS WELL AND I DON'T THINK ITS THE STEERING BUT MORE LIKE THE SUSPENSION MAYBE... *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LIGHTS OF THE CAR FLICKERED AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP. I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL EVEN AFTER PULLING WITH MY WHOLE BODY. I AM AN ABLE BODIED 25 YEAR OLD MALE AND FOUND IT RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS THAT I COULD BARELY TURN THE CAR GOING 55 MPH WHILE USING ALL MY STRENGTH. I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AFTER ALMOST EXHAUSTION. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. PER A "SPECIAL POLICY #10183" THEY CHANGED A FEW SENSORS AND THAT WAS IT. THEN ON 1/20/12 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE AT 65 MPH. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAD TO GO PICK HER UP AND THEN ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK WITH ITS MALFUNCTIONING STEERING. AGAIN SAME PROBLEM, STEERING WHEEL BECOMES ALMOST IMMOVABLE. THESE ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED. GM HAS BUILT A VERY FAULTY PRODUCT THAT WILL KILL SOMEONE...ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. THIS STEERING WHEEL IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE DRIVER OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED HEAD AND HAND INJURIES. THE INJURIES INCLUDED A CONCUSSION AND MEMORY LOSS. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS ON FILE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,328.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED DESPITE IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON OR OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V03600 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 02/27/12 *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE UNPLUGGED THE LIGHT TO STOP IT FROM DRAINING THE BATTERY. UPDATED 02/28/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF. THE STEERING FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL UPON RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,368. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,900.

IF I DRIVE MY AUTOMOBILE AND I HAVE A PASSENGER IN IT AND THE AIRBAG WORKS FINE. IF I DROP THEM OFF THE AIRBAG STILL SENSE THAT THERE IS SOMEONE STILL SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF I GO PICK SOMEONE UP THE AIRBAG WILL NOT SENSE THAT THERE IS SOMEONE THERE. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 4/11 I DID NOT BUY IT NEW. IF I EVER HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG NEVER SENSE THAT THERE IS SOMEONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AFRAID IT WILL NOT PROPERLY. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DASH LIGHT CONCLUDED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING SO I PULLED BACK IN THE DRIVE WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY STEERING. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS AT HOME OR EVEN WORSE, I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

ON JANUARY 9, 2012 AFTER WORK I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS ON AND I HAVE A MESSAGE TO HAVE THE AIRBAG SERVICED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WENT ONLINE TO DO RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLES YEAR MAKE AND MODEL, PONTIAC G6 2006. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE ID NUMBER ON RECORD. THE DEALER CHARGES OVER $100 TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN NOT AFFORD TO DO. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE MANUAL AND ALL RESEARCH INDICATES FAULTY AIRBAGS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN 10 YEARS OLD AND HAS ISSUES THAT ARE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WHAT IS THE PLAN TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED ON A FAULTY AIRBAG? *TR

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, A POWER STEERING WARNING APPEARS ON THE RADIO SCREEN. AFTER THE WARNING, 3 TONES SOUND INSIDE THE CAR. THEN, THE STEERING GETS VERY TIGHT AND ALL POWER STEERING GOES AWAY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THIS PROBLEM CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS WHEN POWER STEERING IS LOST. PLEASE REPORT THIS ISSUE TO GM AND REQUIRE A RECALL BEFORE MORE SERIOUS INJURIES, OR DEATH, OCCUR. *TR

PURCHASED USED 2006 G6 IN MAY 2007. FIRST NOTICED CLUNKING AND POPPING NOISE IN STEERING A MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. LOCAL DEALERSHIP DID NOT HEAR ANY NOISES WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OVER! OVER THE 4 1/2 YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, THE NOISES NEVER GO AWAY. STEERING SEEMS LOOSE AT TIMES. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TWO DAYS AGO AT 70 MPH ON FOUR LANE INTERSTATE, THE CLUNKING NOISES GOT WORSE AND MY FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE FELL OFF MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE OR NEAR ME WHEN MY TIRE WENT FLYING OFF. SURE WOULD BE NICE IF PONTIAC WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE STEERING/SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. HAVE READ FAR TOO MANY STORIES ABOUT SERIOUS INJURIES, WHICH I COULD HAVE CAUSED WITH MY G6. I JUST GOT LUCKY THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON THE RADIO MESSAGE CENTER. IT KEEPS POPPING UP AND OFF. THERE IS NO AREA TO ADD MORE OR FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. IT KEEPS FAILING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST G6 TO DO THIS AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURERS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO QUIVER AND THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN A CORNER, IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY GOES OUT. THE DISPLAY WILL SAY POWER STEERING AND WILL DING. VERY HARD TO TURN. HAD IT FIXED AT DEALER AND THEN IT OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN EXCESSIVE CRANK AND WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE TEST DID NOT DETERMINE ANY DEFECTS WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME INOPERABLE AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY POWER STEERING GOES IN AND OUT. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, IT USUALLY IS WORKING. AS SOON AS I MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING TURNS VIOLENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OVER 5 MPH, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET, BUT AM FEELING THE LONGER I ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN, MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND UPON RESTARTING THE STEERING FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM ITS FRAME. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

STEERING DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. HAD DIAGNOSTICS DONE BY DEALER. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS PROBLEM WITH POWERSTEERING AND POWERSTEERING MOTOR. TOTALLY LOCKS UP. HAVE TO PULL OVER TO A SAFE PLACE, I HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT....THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND REFERRED HER TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN IT IS TO WARM OR TO COLD THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHICH IS VERY OFTEN. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE JUST STARTED THE VEHICLE OR BEEN DRIVING IT ALOT JUST RANDOMLY FAILS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINE MELTED AS A RESULT OF IT BEING LOCATED CLOSELY TO THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

POWER STEERING DISPLAYED OVER THE RADIO SCREEN, STEERING STARTED TO FEEL TIGHT AND SHOOK. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT AFTER ALL THE REPORTS OF THE STEERING LOCKING AND ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. *KB

LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING. *KB

I ALMOST GOT INTO A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT WITH MY FOUR CHILDREN THIS MORNING. I WAS GOING ABOUT 50MPH AND LOST ALL STEERING IN MY CAR. MY CHILDREN WERE SCREAMING. IT IS A GOOD THING NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE EITHER WENT INTO A TREE/WOODS OR SOMEONE WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME. THANK GOD WE ARE ALL OK. THERE HAS BEEN A KNOCK IN THE STEERING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT WOULD COST A LOT JUST FOR HIM TO GET INTO THE DASH TO SEE WHAT PART IT NEEDS. BUT THIS STEERING ISSUE TO NOT SAFE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL AND OTHER TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I GOT A WARNING FROM A POLICE OFFICER THAT I HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THEN REALIZED THAT WHEN MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING, NEITHER WERE BY BRAKE LIGHTS. MY WIFE SAID SOMETIMES SHE CANNOT GOT THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND MUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRY AGAIN TO GET IT OUT OF PARK. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT WHATSOEVER. ALL OF A SUDDEN I GO TO START MY CAR THIS MORNING AND MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. ALSO, MY CLOCK IS DISPLAYING THE WORDS, "POWER STEERING" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED." I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED BUT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR VERY WELL AND THE ENGINE WAS REMMING HIGH AND LOW EVEN AFTER I HAD STOPPED THE CAR. I HAD TO PRESS REALLY HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP MOVING BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL REMMING HIGH AND LOW. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX SO I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME. AS YOU CAN SEE THOUGH, HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE OUT ON A MAIN ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE OR MY CAR JUST SHUTTING DOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS FAULTY STEERING. I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AT 45MPH AND MY STEERING GAVE OUT AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AS I WAS GOING AROUND THIS TURN. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ONE COMING THE OTHER WAY, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES HAPPENED LIKE THIS AND MY MECHANIC CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE ISSUE. ON A WEBSITE CALLED G6 OWNERS FORUM, I WAS READING THROUGH DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH DIFFERENT YEARS. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THERE WAS ONE DEATH INVOLVED WITH THIS VERY ISSUE AND MANY INJURIES REPORTED. I REALLY THINK GM/PONTIAC NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THIS ISSUE AND SCHEDULE A RECALL TO PROTECT THE OWNERS OF CURRENT GM VEHICLES. *TR

ON OR ABOUT 8:30 AM, 11/16/2011 THE POWER STEERING FAILED AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER CAN KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL BUT A NOVICE DRIVER PROBABLY COULDN'T. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. THE POWER ASSIST SUDDENLY CEASES WHEN YOU TURN, THE WORDS POWER STEERING APPEAR ON THE RADIO CONSOLE. IT CAN'T BE FIXED AS IT DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A DEALER IN MAY OF 2011 AND A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING IT, I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. I HAD 70000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND NOW 5 MONTHS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM IS BACK. I HAVE ONLY PUT ON 4000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE PART WENT BAD AGAIN. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO BE REPLACING IT EVERY 4-5 MONTHS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IS FAILING AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THERE IS A LOUD THUMP THAT COMES FROM SOMEWHERE AROUND THE STEERING COLUMN OR JUST UNDER THE DASH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE POWER STEERING FAILS, AND THE DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM INDICATION LIGHTS AND POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE APPEAR. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS MAKING A TURN SO IT BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FINISH MAKING THE TURN BECAUSE IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND START IT BACK UP, THE POWER STEERING WILL WORK AGAIN. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OCCURRING EARLY IN 2011 AND OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER. SINCE THE PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR IF THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, I IGNORED THE ISSUE FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. NEAR THE END OF OCTOBER 2011, THE PROBLEM BEGAN HAPPENING ALMOST CONTINUALLY. IF YOU TURNED THE CAR OFF TO CLEAR THE ISSUE, IT WOULD FAIL AT THE VERY NEXT TURN. I BEGAN LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO GM. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND GM, I FOUND OUT THAT GM WAS OFFERING "SPECIAL COVERAGE" FOR THIS ISSUE BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR WAS "OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE SPECIAL COVERAGE" BECAUSE THE COVERAGE ONLY COVERED 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. MY CAR WAS AT 122,000 MILES. I QUESTIONED WHY A MAJOR SYSTEM OF THE CAR WAS ONLY COVERED TO 100,000 MILES AND THEY IMPLIED THAT I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR IN SUCH A WAY THAT I HAD CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY AGREED THAT MY ISSUE "SOUND

THE DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM BEGAN INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. I HAD ASKED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THIS PREVIOUSLY WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER AND THAT IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED, IT WAS OKAY. THE TECH EXPLAINED THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER RUNS A CHECK EVERY TIME THE CAR STARTS AND THAT SOMETHING WAS A LITTLE BUGGY BUT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IN AUGUST 2011, THE MESSAGE BEGAN APPEARING CONSTANTLY SO I BROUGHT IT BACK IN. SUDDENLY THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THIS INVOLVED TAKING OUT THE SEAT TO DO THE REPAIR, IT WOULD BE COSTLY. I ASKED IF THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY WITH NO ONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SINCE USUALLY I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN. THE TECH EXPLAINED THAT IF THE CAR DETECTS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM (EVEN IF NO ONE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) IT WILL SHUT OFF THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM, SO THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD ALSO BE TURNED OFF. I PAID APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO HAVE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS LATER, WHEN THE POWER STEERING IN THE CAR BEGAN TO FAIL, I STARTED INVESTIGATING RECALLS AND FOUND THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAILURE SINCE 2006 (WHICH IS THE MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR). I'M NOT SURE HO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL AT ANYTIME. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,099 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,600.

I HAVE HAD A THUMPING IN THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE COULD BE OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS ONCE THEY GET INTO IT. AT PRESENT I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AM SAVING UP TO GET THE $800 REPAIR STARTED. I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE THAT GM NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO RECALL THE G6'S FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE A FAULTY STEERING SYSTEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR BUT IT IS THE ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE, SO AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO CHOICE. ALSO, I HAVE HAD OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR EVERY YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT 3 YEARS AGO. THE FIRST YEAR WAS A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE SECOND WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND NOW THIS YEAR THE THERMOSTAT AND SENSOR AND THIS STEERING PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC TUBE THAT CONNECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHT EXPERIENCED FAILURES IN WHICH THE ILLUMINATION WAS EITHER FAR BRIGHTER THAN NORMAL OR MUCH DULLER. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE STOPPED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE BY OTHER MOTORIST THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER REPAIRS. THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I RECENTLY PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD'VE NEVER PASSED A GOVERNMENT INSPECTION. I FINANCED THE VEHICLE IN A USED DEALERSHIP CALLED WALT'S IN THE CITY OF SAN ANGELO TEXAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE VEHICLE I PURCHASED IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THIS VEHICLE RUNS GOOD AND THE ONLY PROBLEM I I'VE HAD IS A BRAKE PROBLEM, MECHANICALLY, BUT WHAT I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE REAR DOORS, THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED WITH CHILD LOCKS. I AM A FATHER OF A FOUR AND A FIVE YEAR OLD, ONE OF THEM OPENED THE DOOR BEFORE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP EVEN WHEN THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. I TOOK THE CAR TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HE JUST TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE MY KIDS ARE BUCKLED AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. HE TOLD ME THAT ITS THE GOVERNMENT FAULT FOR PASSING IT IN THE INSPECTION. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE HAD MY PONTIAC G6 FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS NOW, VERY CLOSE TO PAYING IT OFF AND NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. EARLIER THIS YEAR I HAD THE FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THAT REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. NOW NEARLY SIX MONTHS LATER I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. LIKE BEFORE RESEARCHING IT ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SOME HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE REPLACED FREE AND OTHERS HAVE WENT THROUGH A TERRIBLE NIGHTMARE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING AND WAS TURNING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT OF WHERE I LIVE WHEN SUDDENLY POWER STEERING CAME UP ON THE MENU AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WITH FORCE I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WAS FINE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ON COMING TRAFFIC OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I'M HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG AND WHAT IS COVERED. I'M HAVING SERIOUS DOUBTS ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND WHERE WILL THE FAULTY PARTS END? I HOPE THE NEXT ONE WILL NOT CAUSE MY DEATH OR SOMEONE ELSE'S. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY G6 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR 3 DINGS AND THEN POWER STEERING CAME ON DISPLAY AND I HAD NO STEERING, SCARED ME TO DEATH. I HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I DID GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK SYSTEM ERROR. THEN ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER IT DONE IT AGAIN. TURNED IF OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE. THEN JUST YESTERDAY IT DONE IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT DONE IT ABOUT EVERY 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THANK GOD I MADE IT HOME SAFE WITH MY PREGNANT DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER. I STARTED LOOKING ON THE NET AND FOUND I AM NOT, BY FAR, THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. WHAT IS GM WAITING ON TO RECALL THIS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ON THESE VEHICLES. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A BUNCH OF FAMILIES TO GET KILLED OR WHAT. YOU KNOW PEOPLE WORK HARD TO HAVE A VEHICLE, AND I THINK GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT NO MATTER WHAT. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON, THEN GO OFF WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED THIS AFTERNOON ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS - I CALLED PONTIAC AND THIS HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUE BUT THEY SAID MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SO THEY WON'T HELP ME. MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ALSO STAYING LIT, AND THE DASH SAYS SERVICE AIRBAGS - WHICH HAD ALSO BEEN A RECALL AND THEY WON'T HELP ME WITH THAT EITHER. *TT

THE POWER STEERING CODE DISPLAYS ON THE DASH. THE POWER STEERING OCCASIONAL DOES NOT WORK WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CLUNK SOUND WHEN TURNING ON OCCASION AS WELL. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY NOTED. POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO GO BAD WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. WAITING ON RECALL BUT WITH PONTIAC GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, NEVER TOOK PLACE. ONLY A SPECIAL COVERAGE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED - #10183 - WHICH MAY REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DETECT WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAG: FRONTAL) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WE PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 FOR OUR SON. OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, WE HAVE NOTICED THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT ELECTRIC. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THIS IS A REPEATING PROBLEMS WITH THE G6'S. IS THERE AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION FOR RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR