2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

MY POWER STEERING KEEPS FAILING ON MY 2005 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW AFRAID TO HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS IN MY PARKING LOT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS TURNING IN TRAFFIC. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOT A CAR COMING THE OTHER WAY. I HAD TO THROW MY WHOLE BODY AGAINST THE WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN. AND YES MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SCREEN FLASHED POWER STEERING. MY STEERING IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT A SHOP. *TR

I BROUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 NOVEMBER 2006. THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I BROUGHT IT. RATTLING NOISES EVERYTIME I TURNED ON THE HEAT. WHEN I TURNED MY WHEEL THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE. AND ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON EVERYOTHER DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME. *LN

THIS MORNING I WAS ON MY DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I WAS PULLING ON TO THE HIGHWAY, MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL VERY WELL! BECAUSE, I WAS ALREADY TURNING, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE ANY CARS WERE TO COME. AT THAT POINT, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY WHEEL NOR DID I FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING ANY FURTHER ON THE HIGHWAY. I THEN CALLED A PERSON AND GOT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANICAL SHOP WHERE IT CURRENTLY IS NOW. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AND DON'T FEEL THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS PROPER. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A FULL ON RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. OBVIOUSLY, GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WHICH IS THE REASON FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT TO NOT HAVE IT AS A FULL WARRANTY IS LUDICROUS. THE FACT THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE IS NONSENSE NOT TO HAVE A FULL RECALL. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IS NEEDED BEFORE IT IS CORRECTED BUT I WOULD SURE HOPE IT WOULD NOT TAKE A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT FOR THIS TO OCCUR. I HAVE 111000 MILES ON MY CAR 11,000 OVER THE CRITERIA AND VERY UPSET IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY GM. THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND NOT TO MENTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DANGEROUS! THANK GOODNESS I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND KNEW WHAT TO DO BUT THERE ARE TOO MANY YOUNG KIDS OUT THERE THAT DRIVE THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT ARE NOT EXPERIENCED DRIVERS AND WILL GET HURT BECAUSE A MAJOR FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE GOES OUT A

HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT JERKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT. TURNING RIGHT INTO MY PLACE OF WORK TONIGHT, THE STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS ALREADY TURNED ENOUGH TO MAKE IT INTO THE GATE WITHOUT RAMMING INTO IT, AND MANAGED TO PARK. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND ALL SEEMED TO BE FINE. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS FINE. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR AS I HAVE NO CELL PHONE AND HAVE TO DRIVE ALMOST ENTIRELY ON HIGHWAYS AT 65MPH TO AND FROM WORK (IN THE DARK MOSTLY). THERE ARE MANY OTHER G6 OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD SERIOUS CRASHES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT SHE WAS NOT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR WAS RESET AND LUBRICATED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SB-08-05-22-009A REPAIR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC SWITCHES, BRAKE LIGHT AND REPLACED THE BRAKE POSITION SENSOR. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THE REPAIRS. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE A FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN 09V036000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) WAS RELATED; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT AND HAVE HAD THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY WHEEL LOCKS UP COMPLETELY AND I CANNOT TURN IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEN THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON. SO I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND THEN DROVE TO AUTO ZONE TO BUY FLUID. ON MY WAY THERE, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, UNABLE TO TURN OFF OF IT. FINALLY I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNED IT OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO BUY FLUID BUT THE POWER STEER IS ELECTRIC IN G6'S. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I'M NO LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MY DEALERSHIP. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING DIFFERENT SITES ONLINE AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR G6'S. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKS COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT TURN WHILE DRIVING IT. I DON'T HAVE $700+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE ON MY CAR THAT IS CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER'S MISHAP CONSIDERING MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE FAULTY POWER STEERING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE PONTIAC IS THE NEW TOYOTA AND BEGIN CAUSING DEATHS BECAUSE OF IT'S FAULTY VEHICLES. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 BASE 4 CYL HAD STIFF STEERING AND EVENTUALLY LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING GOING 35MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER. RADIO COMPUTER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEREING HAD FAILED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE. STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HIT A MEDIAN, NEARLY CAUSED A PILE UP ON I-69, HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT WHEN PONTIAC KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WILL WE NEED DEATHS OF WILL THIS BE FIXED UNDER RECALL. *LN

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6. I LOST MY POWERSTEERING ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

ELECTRICAL STEERING SWITCH IS GOING BAD, MAKING CAR UNABLE TO STEER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, I APPROACHED A CURVE AND PUT ON BRAKES SLIGHTLY. WHILE ENTERING THE CURVE THE POWER STEERING FROZE, AND I COULD NOT TURN MOMENTARILY. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AND I OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF STEERING. I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING AN EMBANKMENT WITH MY REAR WHEEL. THE CAR FLIPPED AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LUNG, BRUISED RIBS, BRUISED STERNUM, BACK INJURY , AND NECK INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE, RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF, VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER, CAUSES CAR TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO SHUT OFF, IN ADDITION THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ADVISED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ACCELERATED AND WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,828.

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING BETWEEN 2 AND 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILED. SHE STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THAT IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AND WAS ON GOING FOR THE LAST THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 57,000.

POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION WITH ONBOARD COMPUTER NOTIFICATION. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. IT OFTEN SHOWS THE AIR BAG OFF INDICATOR LIGHT EVEN WHEN A THIN ADULT IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *LN

DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, MY STEERING IN MY G6 HAS BEEN GETTING TIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY DEC. 15, 2010 WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT COMPLETE FROZE UP. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED, THE LIGHTS DIMMED ON THE CAR AS THOUGHT A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING. *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT IN CAR. *TR

ON THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, KNOWN AS BLACK FRIDAY MY GRANDDAUGHTER AN I GOT INTO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. I WAS UNABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. GM SENT ME A NOTICE IN THE MAIL 4 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. THE LETTER STATED THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, FOUR MONTHS LATER I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP AND 10 MINUTES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE CAR WENT BACK TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE FOUND OVER 100 CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE US. GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS, BUT TOOK NO ACTION TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I FEEL THAT IT IS TIME THAT NHTSA DOES SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I'M A OWNER OF A 06 G6 IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING SO MANY FRONT END PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN OUT OF SO MUCH MONEY. RECENTLY WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK THE POWER STEERING FAIL. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TURN BUT I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED MY CAR. SEVERAL TIME IN ONE DAY I HAD TO RESTART IT. I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH "SPECIAL COVERAGE" NOT A RECALL. MY CAR IS OVER THE MILEAGE SO IM NOT ABLE TO GET IT FIX. IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING GMC SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO BECAUSE I JUST CANNOT AFFORD TO GET THIS FIX. GM IS AT FAULT IM PRAYING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN FOR US(G6 OWNERS) BEFORE SOMETHING BAD TRANSPIRE FROM THIS. I DON'T NOT WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LAMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARD THE LEFT IN ORDER TO MERGE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO PREVENT A CRASH. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE MEDIAN ON THE HIGHWAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,980.

MY CURRENT PROBLEM WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SOUNDS THE SAME AS THE RECALL FOR THE 2009 PONTIAC G6. TODAY (12-8-10) I HAD TO BRING IN MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER AFTER PUTTING MY CAR IN PARK, WHICH THEN PROCEEDED TO ROLL. THE WIRING SYSTEM DID NOT SEEM TO RECOGNIZE PARK OR DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I LATER TRIED TO TURN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. 4 MONTHS AGO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE CAR DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT AS BEING IN PARK. THREE OTHER TIMES I HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE/FOOT PEDDLES. I WOULD HAVE TO BREAK TO ACCELERATE AND DRIVE TO SLOW DOWN OR IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL UNTIL IT REACHED 30MPH. IT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY DRIVE IN TRACTION CONTROL AND READ DECREASED ENGINE POWER ON THE PANEL. IN ADDITION, I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A FOUNTAIN OF WATER POURING INTO MY CAR SURROUNDING THE SUNROOF ON EITHER SIDE OF PANELS BTWN THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS, RESULTING IN SEVERE INTERIOR DAMAGE AND SUBSEQUENT MOLD SPORES GROWING. INSTEAD OF THE FILTER SURROUNDING THE SUNROOF FILTERING WATER OUT, IT IS FILTERING WATER IN. *TR

BRAKE LAMPS WON'T OPERATE PROPERLY BRAKE 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 AND ILLUMINATE BAKE LIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,015.

ITS ABOUT MY PONTIAC G6 2006 IT HAS POWER STEERING SERIOUS PROBLEMS IT GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING PLEASE MAKE SURE OF THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2-5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN FROM A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE REPAIRS. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF PARTS BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR LABOR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,123 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,150.

POWER STEERING ON THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING AS I WAS TURNING. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED A "STEERING WHEEL" MESSAGE. LUCKILY IT WAS AT A LOW ENOUGH SPEED AND WITH NO OTHER CARS BEHIND OR IN FRONT OF ME THAT I COULD STOP SAFELY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.

IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN SHAKING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOP. I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND COULD NOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT. THE INFORMATION CENTER ON THE RADIO DISPLAYED A POWER STEERING WARNING. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD UNTIL MINUTES LATER I TURNED ON THE CAR AGAIN AND REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE RADIO SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK AND THE RADIO WOULDN'T COME ON. CUT CAR OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AND RADIO CAME BACK ON. REPAIRED CONTROL ARMS, BALL JOINTS, AND STRUTS. POPPING NOISE CONTINUES. THINK ITS IN THE ELECTRIC STEERING COLUMN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR LIGHTS COMES ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED BUT EVERY TIME I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHEN THEY DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT AND BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, HE ALMOST CRASHED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN ANS SETUP COLUMN (CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THAT WAS) WAS INSTALLED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,180.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING AND WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, SHE HAD TO APPLY GREAT FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF UPDATED 02/14/11

POWER STEERING FAILURE, CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE ON ITS OWN, AND CAN CREATE AN UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATION WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NOTICED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL WITHIN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC, AND IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS DAILY, AND GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER CARS SUCH AS THE PONTIAC G5 OF WHICH IS HAS ISSUED A RECALL. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY RECALL. TO CORRECT THE DEFECT, THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE POWER STEERING REPLACED WHICH INVOLVES REMOVING THE STEERING COLUMN AND TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $400 IN LABOR PLUS THE $300 PART. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, AS I HAVE SEEN ON A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. GM APPEARS TO BE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT IS WAITING TO BE FORCED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE RADIO IN ACTIVATION AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RADIO SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE RADIO DEFECT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAD TO BE WORKED ON WHEN IT ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR PADS AND HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED DOWN. THE WAY THE ROTOR WAS GROOVED IN 2 SPOTS AND MORE THAN 3/4 OF THE REST OF THE SURFACE WAS RUSTY. IT WAS A CERTIFIED USED CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT WITH ONLY 19,000 MILES ON IT. I EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR. VERY HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT AFTER SEEING THE ROTORS WHEN I TOOK THEM OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONITAC G6 4 DOOR SEDAN. THE CAR HAS 45,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT 44,024 MILES I HAD TO HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. NOW AT 45,500 MILES I DISCOVER THAT SINCE THE FULL ALIGNMENT BOTH OF THE SWAY BAR LINKS HAVE GONE BAD. THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND THE CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CORNERS OR IN A STRONG SIDE WIND. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 32,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND AT 34,000 MILES WHILE ON VACATION I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS ALONG WITH THE FRONT BRAKES WITH A TOTAL BILL BY THE CHEVY DEALER OVER $600.00. I ALSO HAVE ONE OF THE CARS THAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING GETTING HARD TO TURN AND THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER ABOUT MY CONCERNS AND TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY PROBLEMS WERE THE RESULTS OF THE BAD ROADS WERE I LIVE. IT SEEMS STRANGE TO ME THAT MY 1993 CORVETTE WITH 110,000 MILES ON THE SAME ROADS AS MY PONTIAC DOES NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. I NOTICED SLIGHT PROBLEMS WITH TURNING IN THE PAST BUT NOW THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES. I HAVE LITERALLY FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE IN THE 2005 AND 2006 MODEL G6S. WHY DOESN'T GM DO SOMETHING AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR DRIVERS. I GUESS THEY ARE GOING TO SIT BACK AND NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY HAVE A FEW FATALITIES. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR JOB WHEN ITS' APPARENTLY A DEFECT IN THE G6 MODELS WITH ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING. ITS FUNNY HOW THEY WENT BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING PUMP IN THE 2007 MODELS. I WONDER WHY? *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. SINCE THEN, INTERMITTENT TIMES OF POWER STEERING LOCKING UP. THEN, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2010, CAR BEGAN RATTLING, THUMPING, HAVING A MIND OF ITS OWN. SOUNDS LIKE AN AIRPLANE. POWER STEERING NOTICE AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON PERMANENTLY NOW. I HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN AND HAD TO PREPARE THEM FOR THIS BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD ALL OF THIS WORK. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES (IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES IN 2008 FROM MAY-SEPT). THEY HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER THE CALIPERS BECAUSE LIKE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING, THE CALIPERS ON A G6 ARE THE ONLY CAR THAT IS "DONE THIS WAY." THE STEERING FAILURE IS NOW TAKING A TOLL ON THE BRAKES. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FLOODING ON THE FLOOR BOARDS OF THE CAR IN THE BACKSEAT AND TRUNK BUT NEVER MADE A CONNECTION UNTIL READING ALL 857 COMPLAINTS THOROUGHLY ON ONE WEBSITE AND 153 ON ANOTHER. I HAVE CONTACTED AND AM AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM A LAWYER. I AM ALSO CONTACTING THE COMPANY OUR CAR IS FINANCED THROUGH FOR SOME KIND OF RECOURSE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT BOTH GM AND PONTIAC. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE CAR FIXED BUT I WILL FIGHT TO GET REIMBURSED OR SOMEHOW GET OUT OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS LOAN WITHOUT MY HUSBAND'S CREDIT BEING IMPACTED. I HAVE TO USE MY CAR FOR WORK. I HAD TO SWITCH JOBS SO I WOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT CLIENTS. I AM IN FEAR FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. WHAT KIND OF LI

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

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN AND I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RE-CALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR THIS CAR. I MYSELF HAVE EXPERIENCE BRAKE SQUEAKING AFTER ALL NEW BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON THE CAR NO REASON FOR THIS. OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED AND I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED ARE, ROTORS AND PADS WEAR PRE-MATURELY, BRAKE ROTORS WARPING, BAD VIBRATION OR SHAKING WHEN CAR SLOWS DOWN AT FAST SPEEDS, SQUEAKING AND SQUEALING BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND ONCE NEW BRAKES ARE INSTALLED ON THE CAR THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY G-6 PONTIAC TO WORK, I TRIED TO TURN THE CORNER, & I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, & WENT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL HARD ENOUGH. I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM PONTIAC WHICH STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST IS COVERED UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM. MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY BECAUSE IT HAD TO MANY MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD & SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD. YOU HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2007-2009 MAZDA3 AND MAZDA5 POWER STEERING VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL . HAVE YOU NOT GOTTEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THE G6 PONTIAC, OR DOES IT TAKE A LOT OF ACCIDENTS OR LOSS OF LIFE FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE TO GET THE SAME RECALL. I HAD TO SPEND $708.00 TO GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PUT OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY. I DIDN'T GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, BUT I DO HOPE YOU CONSIDER ALSO MAKING THE G-6 PROBLEM A TOTAL RECALL. *TR

THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITHOUT WARNING. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS PRIOR TO MINE SOME INVOLVING WRECKS. MY VEHICLE IS ALL I HAVE TO TRANSPORT ME BACK & FORTH TO WORK & I'M TERRIFIED. THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES INCLUDING THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, BLOWN STRUTS BUT NONE AS DANGEROUS AS THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL OF THIS CAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

1. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I NOTICED A CRACKING IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD ONLY. THE CAR IS WASHED AND WAXED REGULARLY WITH NO UNUSUAL PRODUCTS. PAINT HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE ON THE HOOD ONLY (REST OF THE CAR IS FINE) AND IS NOW CHIPPING THROUGH THE CLEAR COAT ENTIRELY AND TO COLOR UNDERNEATH. I EXPECT THIS WILL SOON BE FLAKING RIGHT OFF! 2. AROUND SAME TIME PAINT PROBLEM STARTED, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. 3. HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS/PROBLEMS WITH THE CONSOLE AND HAVE HAD TO RESET THE CLOCK AND TEMP MANY TIMES IN ADDITION TO FAULTY "SERVICE AIRBAG SOON" WARNING THAT COMES ON THEN AND DISAPPEARS FOR MONTHS AT A TIME. 4. WITHIN LAST FEW MONTHS, HAVE BEGUN SMELLING STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE THE CAR EVEN SEVERAL HOURS AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF...FUEL FILL UPS DON'T INCREASE OR DISSIPATE THIS. SMELL SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE (INTENSIFYING) OVER TIME, HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH I CANNOT DETECT A LEAK OR ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE FUEL ECONOMY. 5. SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER WARRANTY ENDED BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING CAR ON "HOT STARTS"...CAR CRANKS BUT DOESN'T IGNITE (SAME IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER). THIS BECAME MORE FREQUENT UNTIL SUDDENLY IT COMPLETELY REVERSED ITSELF. NOW "HOT" STARTS ARE GENERALLY FINE, CRANKING AND NON IGNITION TYPICALLY HAPPENS ON "COLD" STARTS (SAME IN HOT AND COLD WEATHER). FOR A CAR PURCHASED WITH 29K MILES AND IS NOW ONLY AT 66K I SAY THIS IS DEPLORABLE! ALL THESE THINGS OCCURRED AFTER 36K WARRANTY ENDED BUT WITHIN

I BOUGHT MY G6 GTP WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT IN 2006. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. FIRST THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT ON THE CAR, IT LOOKED LIKE WATER SPOTS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER 2WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE SPOTS OFF BUT THEY HAVE SLOWLY CAME BACK. SECOND MY SPEAKERS BLEW AFTER 1 MONTH OF HAVING MY CAR. THEY WERE REPLACED. THIRD, MY TWO FRONT LIGHTS MUST OF HAD TINY HOLES BECAUSE THEY WOULD GET REALLY FOGGY AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE CARWASH. THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. FOURTH TIME I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR A RECALL DUE TO A BAD MOUNTING OF THE SUNROOF HOSE. IT STAINED MY HEADLINER AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR BACK LIKE 3 TIMES BECAUSE AFTER REPLACING THE HEADLINER THEY APPARENTLY DIDN'T PUT THINGS BACK HOW THEY SHOULD THEREFORE ON RAINY DAYS THE WATER WOULD COME INSIDE MY CAR THROUGH VARIOUS PLACES. FINALLY THEY GOT IT RIGHT AND IT WAS RAIN FREE INSIDE MY VEHICLE. FIFTH, MY TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON ME TWICE. SIX, WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL IT MAKES THIS HORRIBLE POPPING NOISE, VERY IRRITATING. SEVENTH, MY ABOUT A MONTH NOW MY CAR HAD BEEN SMELLING ALOT LIKE GAS, NOT TO MENTION I HAVE A 2YR OLD AND A 7MONTH OLD THAT ARE ALWAYS IN THE CAR. I REGRET BUYING THIS VEHICLE AND I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF! THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS GAS PROBLEM. IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE ALL OF US THAT OWN THESE PONTIAC G6 PLEASE DO! *TR