Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN OFF EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE BREAKS. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO TURN OFF IS TO PUMP THE BRAKE UNTIL THEY TURN OFF. PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE STOPPING. *TR
PERSISTENT BRAKE PROBLEM. CAR VIBRATES DURING BRAKING. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE INTERVALS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AT A GM DEALER. RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE LIGHT TO NOTIFY ME THAT TRACTION CONTROL ISN'T ON COMES ON AND MY TRANSMISSION WILL JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THEN SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE, HOWEVER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN UNHOOKING THE BATTERY OR PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE THEN REPLACING IT AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT BY A GM DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. GM HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT GM WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE FAULTY EQUIPMENT (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) THAT THEY MADE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK SEVERAL TIMES, AND I AM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FEEL LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CONSIDER THE FAILURE A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,614 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ UPDATED 08/15/11*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED EVEN WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V417000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER THEN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WAS RESET TO NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE STEERING FAILURE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 120,000 MILES, BUT THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS OVER THE MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND POSSIBLY REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.
2006 G6 PONTIAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAYING ON AND RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED DUE TO FINDING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. WHEN THE CONSUMER AND HIS GRANDSON ARRIVE AT THE DEALER, THEY WERE INFORMED GM WOULD NOT COVER THE RECALL. *JB
I HIT A POTHOLE AND THE BRACKET HOLDING THE CONTROL WIRES FOR THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND MY SHOCKS RIPPED THE WIRES. I NOW NO LONGER HAVE ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL, ATLEAST ON STATED TIRE. MY IDIOT LIGHTS IN THE DASH ARE NOW CONSTANTLY ON AND PUT OUT AN ALERT DING EVERY TIME THE CAR IS STARTED. I PREVIOUSLY HAD SOME ALIGNMENT WORK DONE, BUT THAT WAS OVER 4 MONTHS AGO. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING SAID POTHOLE. I HIT A CURB BACK IN 2007 WHICH LED TO THE ALIGNMENT WORK THAT WAS DONE A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE WINDSHIELD WASHER JETS HAS ALSO RECENTLY CORRODED AND FELL APART, SO THEY NO LONGER WORK EITHER. *TR
ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT AT ALL. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. THE RADIO SCREEN FLASHED AND DINGED "POWER STEERING" I CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO CAME AND SAW THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. TURNS OUT ITS ELECTRIC. AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON, IT SEEMED TO BE BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE THEN, NOW MY CAR IS STUCK PERMANENTLY. AS SOON AS I TURN IT ON, IT SAYS "POWER STEERING" AND WILL NOT RESOLVE NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TURN IT ON AND OFF. HORRIBLE CAR!! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WHEN SHE MADE A TURN AND NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE; HOWEVER, RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS CONSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THE POWER STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
I HAVE A 2006 POINTIAC G6, I HAD A LETTER ABOUT THE STEERING BUT I HAVE MISS PLACED IT. IT STATED THAT IF MY STEERING WENT OUT HAVE IT CHECKED. WELL I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND I WENT INTO THE OTHER LANE INFRONT OF A TRUCK AND GUESS WHAT THE STEERING WOULD NOT MOVE. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP IN MN AND THEY SAID UNTIL MY CAR STOPS ALL TOGETHER THEY COULD NOT FIX IT; I HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME QUITE FREQUENTLY I GUESS THEY WANT TO FIX IT WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY GRANDCHILD OR MYSELF I DON'T THINK SO; PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT AND I DON'T WANT IT TO BE ANYBODY. ALSO, I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKES ALL FOUR TIRES IN THE FALL OF 2010 IN THE BEGINNING OF 2011 I HAD TO HAVE THEM FIXED. WELL I HAVE TO GO AND HAVE THEM FIXED AGAIN I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE, I AM A 65 YEAR OLD SINGLE WOMAN AND I HATE THAT THIS CAR IS SO BADLY CONSTRUCTED NO WONDER PEOPLE DO NOT BUY AMERICAN CARS. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO ABOUT MY BRAKES, THANK YOU. *TR
ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST KICKS IN AND OUT. STEERING WHEEL TURNED HARD TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. IT TOOK BOTH HANDS TO TAKE BACK CONTROL. POWER STEERING LIGHT BLINKED ON THE RADIO. WHEN I STOPPED THE WHEEL WAS MAKING CLICKING SOUNDS AND TURNING VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR THE STEERING TEMPORARILY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING FOR THE PAST YEAR. TOOK TO THE DEALAR SHOWING THEM BULLETIN # 10183 DESCRIBING THE EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2005 AND 2006 G6'S BUT THEY DID NOTHING STATING MY VIN # WAS NOT IN THE AFFECTED RANGE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND WILL KILL SOMEONE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS HEARD INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 CAME OUT WITH A POWER STEERING PROBLEM, SAYS IN THE RADIO SCREEN ALSO, AND CAUSED MY CAR LOSING CONTROL ON EXPRESS WAY FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO MASSACHUSETTS AND CRASHED INTO RAMP. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN SHAPE AND TIRE, WHEEL SUPPORT BAR. REPLACEMENT CAUSED ME A HUGE AMOUNT. VERY VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE!!! *TR
POWER STEERING ON PONTIAC 2006 G6 GOES OUT...THEN MIGHT RETURN AFTER SITTING . *TR
RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND LOSE OF POWER. I HAVE READ IN SOME ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS G6'S ALSO. MOST HAVE STATED THAT THIS COULD BE A POSSIBLE CRACK IN FUEL LINE. *TR
MY POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THERE IS A CLUNKING IN MY STEERING WHENEVER I TURN, AND WHEN I HIT A BUMP MY CAR SWAYS A BIT. AS WELL AS ONCE IN A WHILE I LOSE MY POWER STEERING WHICH I ALMOST CRASHED BUT MAINTAINED MY COMPOSURE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS WARNED BY THE POLICE FOR DRIVING WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,932. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE EXTREME BODILY FORCE IN ORDER TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE STEERING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND OFF BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC MODULE WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN REGARDS TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THEY WILL CONTACT HIM IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOR FIVE TO TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6/V6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ANOTHER DRIVER ADVISED HER THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON AND SHE WAS NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. WHEN SHE DID APPLY THE BRAKES THEY WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,889.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STEERING COLUMN WAS SHAKING. THE DEALER DID NOT STATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE STEERING COLUMN TO SHAKE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD FEEL A SHIMMY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING SHAFT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY ON 6/30/2008. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 139,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND LOVED IT TIL I STARTED HAVING POWER STEERING ISSUES. COME TO FIND OUT IT HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR IS FAILING CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ITS BAD ENOUGH I HAVE TO PAY THE CAR EVERY MONTH BUT NOW TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS ADDITIONAL REPLACEMENT AS THE WARRANTY IS UP, IS JUST NOT FEASIBLE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. HOPING THEY AREN'T WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE THEY ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER NOT DRIVING CAR MULTIPLE DAYS. TURNING OFF THE CAR & TURNING BACK ON SOMETIMES WOULD GET POWER STEERING WORKING AGAIN. HAS FAILED THREE TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CHIME INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE WAS AN ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I CORRECTED THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM BY TURNING CAR OFF THEN ON A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE IN DASH DISPLAY DID NOT SAY POWER STEERING ANYMORE. *TR
DRIVING DOWN HWY 4 IN SENATOBIA MS. STEERING BEGAN TO MORE BY ITSELF THEN BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER COMPLETELY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TODAY SO IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I HAVE TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAYS IT WILL COST 700 TO FIX. *TR
APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHOW ME A "POWER STEERING" ERROR. IT WOULD POP UP, AND I WOULD LOSE MY POWER STEERING. THIS WOULD GO AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. AS OF TWO DAYS AGO, MARCH 8TH 2011, THE ERROR IS ON MY DASH AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE EXITED THE HIGHWAY ONTO AN OFF RAMP, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A WARNING CHIME FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND WHEN RESTARTED, THE POWER STEERING HAD RESET ITSELF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING. I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND I HEARD A NOISE FROM MY CAR AND MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED BACK THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I PARKED THE CAR AND TRY TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT WOULD ONLY MOVE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER ABOUT A QUARTER TURN AND THEN JERK BACK. I HAVE NOT YET GOT THE WORD FROM THE DEALER AS TO THE PROBLEM BUT I HAVE READ THAT THESE CARS ARE HAVING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM, AND THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 35 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,300. UPDATED 03/29/11*LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. 07/11/11*JB
I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION AND SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). JUST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING AND A WEIRD SENSOR CAME UP READING REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME BECAUSE MY CAR SHOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AROUND 8 MPH. AFTER I REACHED A SEMI-SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP, IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE I HAVE 80,000 MILES ON MY FAIRLY NEW CAR AND I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS SORT OF TROUBLE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ON A BACK ROAD AND NO ONE WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME BECAUSE IN ADDITION TO SOMETHING GOING ON INTERNALLY I WOULD HAVE BEEN REARENDED FOR SURE. AFTER VISITING YOUR SITE I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MY STORY AND FEEL AS IF THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. PLEASE TAKE THIS COMPLAINT AND REALIZE I AM A VALUED CUSTOMER AND IF THIS NEXT PROBLEM COSTS ME A BUNCH I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AS LONG AS I DRIVE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING FOLLOWING VEHICLES TO BELIEVE HE WAS BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY A SPECIAL LUBRICANT TO THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/28/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
LAST YEAR MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STARTED MAKING THIS POPPING SOUND EVERYTIME I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THEY HAD ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVER I RAN INTO THE PROBLEM OF MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSING TO REPLACE UNTIL IT FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. LAST FRIDAY I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE STILL IN DRIVE AND MOVING AND POWER STEERING FLASHED ACROSS MY RADIO SCREEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THEY HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND TORQUE SENSOR HAD FAILED. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP I NOTICED THE STEERING STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. THEY STATED IT WAS REGISTERING A HEAT SENSOR CODE FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY ALSO STATED EVENTUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER YET AGAIN THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THIS WHEN IT FAILS. WHY HAS NO ONE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN I CANT COUNT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR
EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH GM AND THE PONTIAC G6. MY ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. BACK IN AUGUST 2010 MY ELECTRIC ASSIST WENT OUT AND I HAD IT "REPAIRED" BY GM DUE TO THE RECALL.. WELL IT WORKED UP UNTIL TODAY 2/28/11 AND MY ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. MY STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO MOVE AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY DRIVEWAY GATE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I GOT THE ERROR MESSAGE OF "POWER STEERING" IN MY DIC. I TOOK IT TO GM AND IT IS NOW SUDDENLY NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT PROPERLY FIX THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME. THEY WANT $800+ TO FIX THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR. VERY UNSATISFIED, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAN AND OUR FAMILY HAS 5 GM CARS. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AS IT IS UNSAFE AND I CANNOT AFFORD A $800 REPAIR! THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GM ASAP! ITS NOT FAIR FOR US OWNERS TO BE DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR SAFETY FAILED! *TR
I BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP SEDAN, THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. NOW THEY ARE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AGAIN AFTER ALREADY HAVING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY GM. THIS HAS COST ME WELL OVER 2,000 DOLLARS, AND IN JUST A FEW SEARCHES OF THE INTERNET YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR SHAKES TERRIBLY WHEN BRAKING, AND AT TIMES LOCKS UP THE BRAKES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PLACES AND MECHANICS THAT I'VE TALKED TO SAYING ITS HOW THE CAR IS MADE. AND IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES AND RECALL THE WARPED ROTORS INSTEAD OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SPENDING AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF MONEY FIXING A PROBLEM THAT WAS MADE BY THE COMPANY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER A PASSENGER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,379. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11
SMOKE CAME FROM PASSENGER SEAT, INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. MOST PROBABLY A SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTION. IS A BIG SAFETY RISK AS MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. CAR IS 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,000.
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN REVERSE TO THE REQUIRED OPERATION. APPLY FOOT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TAIL LIGHT GO OUT. REMOVE FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS IS CAUSING CONSTANT NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS AND IMMEDIATE ROAD RAGE FROM OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT NOW HAS AROUND 112,000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THIS IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE INFORMATION MENU STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING", WHICH INDICATES THAT MORE THAN LIKELY A NEW STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. I'VE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MILLIONS OF PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THAT AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN HAD BEEN GENERATED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE COURTESY OF GM, BUT ONLY TO DRIVERS WITH 100,000 MILES OR LESS. IN MY CASE, WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT LEAST $800 TO FIX THIS DEFECT WITH GM'S AUTOMOBILE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE YOUR ALREADY DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I WANT MY COMPLAINT TO BE DOCUMENTED AND WOULD ALSO LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS MAJOR DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE. GM WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO NEED A CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR
THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I HEARD CLUNKING COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. NOW MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY AND NOW I KNOW WHAT THS CLUNKING SOUND WAS. AND READING ONLINE IT SEEMS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATING ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT DEPRESSED OR ENGAGED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS UNLESS SHE WOULD APPLY EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE 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 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.
DRIVING ON RT 64 IN IL, PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILS, CAN HARDLY MOVE THE WHEEL TO TURN STAYED ON RT 64 TILL IT WAS MORE RURAL TO TURN I WAS AFRAID I COULDN'T. THIS IS A HAZARD AND HAS GREAT POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENTS GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT THIS..THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES YOU HAVE ON YOUR CAR. THE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS OBVIOUSLY THE STEERING FAILURE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP AND THE DAMAGE TO MY NERVE WRACKING WHITE KNUCKLE RIDE HOME. *TR
I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN DECEMBER.. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND PURCHASED POWER STEERING FLUID AND I WAS ABLE TO ADD SOME TO THE SYSTEM. THREE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET WHERE I COULD PULL OVER. I CAME HOME AND CALLED PONTIAC IN SAN DIEGO, CA. AND WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN TO THE PONTIAC HEADQUARTERS. I CONTACTED THE HEADQUARTERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IN LAST 5 WEEKS THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND I ALMOST WRECKED TWICE. I LIVE PART TIME IN THE USA AND PART TIME IN MEXICO. THE LAST TIME I CONTACTED PONTIAC THEY SAID WHEN I RETURNED THE USA TO CONTACT THEM. ALL I AM GETTING IS A RUN AROUND WITH NO ANSWERS. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS DANGEROUS..THEIR EMAILS TO ME ARE VERY NEGATIVE AND I AM TOTALLY UNHAPPY WITH THEIR RESPONSE. *TR
I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE LIGHT WENT OFF WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR. THAT PROBLEM ALSO AFFECTS THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. OR THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES AFTER A WHILE WITHOUT ME APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED TWICE BUT THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I SURGED THE INTERNET I FOUND NUMEROUS G6 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM TO QUESTION THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I WOULD NEED TO GO TO THE DEALER AND HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I DON'T THINK IT IS RIGHT FROM GM TO INCLUDE ONLY A HANDFUL OF CARS IN THE RECALL WHEN OBVIOUSLY OTHER CARS SAME YEAR SAME MODEL HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF POSTINGS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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