2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME VERY LOOSE AND WHILE BRAKING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND PULSATED BACK AND FORTH, DURING WHICH TIME I FELT I DID NOT HAVE STEERING CONTROL. TOOK IT TO A SHOP, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM--LEFT THE SHOP AND THE CAR BEEPED AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND CLEARED CODES. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS A POWER STEERING FAULT THAT DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 58,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND LOTS A CASES THAT HAS RESULTED IN CRASHES AND INJURIES. WHY HAS GM NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,500.

SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED HOW SHAKY THE CAR WOULD GET WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES GOING AT SPEEDS 60MPH OR FASTER. I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES TWICE AND THEY STILL SQUEAK AND SHAKE. MY HUSBAND IS GOING TO TRY TO HAVE MY ROTORS TURNED TO SEE IF THAT HELPS BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WITH THE POWER STEERING ISSUES AND THE BRAKE ISSUES, I REALLY FEEL LIKE PONTIAC HAS BUILT AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I WOULD MAKE LEFT TURNS MY WHEEL WOULD MAKE A WEIRD NOISE. THEN ONE DAY I WAS PARKED AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO GET BACK ON THE MAIN ROAD. MY POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT. NOW MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T GO OUT EVERY TIME A LEFT TURN IS MADE BUT DOES GO OUT AT A MINIMUM OF ONCE A DAY. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I HAVE TO EITHER PULL OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART OR REACH MY DESTINATION WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. *TR

I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING THREE DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 DUE TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2007 AND JULY OF 2009 GM REPLACED SOME STEERING GEAR IN 2007 AND MY COLUMN SHAFT. NOW LESS THAN 12000 MILES IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I AM SO CONCERNED NOW THAT MY DAUGHTER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. THE POWERSTEERING LIGHT COMES ON ALSO WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHER PONTIAC'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I AM SURE THAT THE PROBLEM IN THE G6 IS THE EXACT SAME. WE NEED THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I AM TAKING MY PONTIAC ONCE AGAIN INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW, FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MOMENTS LATER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,500.

WHILE DRIVING IN A SHARP CURVE MY PONTIAC G6(2006) LOSS POWER STEERING AND WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF TO TURN AND TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE ITSELF, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES SINCE I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST, I COULD MANAGE THE SITUATION BUT IT GOT ME BY SURPRISE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED I UNDERSTAND ITS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN IN THIS CARS WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WHILE DRIVING ALSO AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I CALL GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY ISSUE A RECALL, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DAY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR CODED A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR; BUT FURTHER TESTING WAS NEEDED TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. A FEW DAYS LATER I AGAIN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE SPECIALIST SAYING THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN. I ASKED IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THE GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST REGARDING MY VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES, INCIDENTS, OR INJURIES BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM REGARDING PONTIAC G6'S AND THEIR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON DINGING, HUSBAND TRIED TO FIND WHERE TO FILL UP THE POWER STEERING FLUID, NO PLACE IT'S ELECTRIC. WENT TO VISIT A RELATIVE 4 HOURS AWAY LEAVING FROM THE MALL ONE NIGHT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN DINGING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. JUST THANKFUL WASN'T ON A SHARP TURN AS I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON ALL THE TIME NOW BUT HAVEN'T LOST POWER STEERING SINCE BUT REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING IT AS I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE FOR A SCAN AND IT SAYS POSITION SENSOR AND TORQUE INPUT SENSOR PROBLEM. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN AND EVEN IF THEY DO TRY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO HAVE THEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE LIKE MYSELF GETS HURT OR CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE ELSE. I WILL NEVER FULLY TRUST THIS CAR AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. ASAP. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN APRIL OF 2009 WITH 60,000 ODD MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 09 I WENT TO START IT ONE MORNING AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I GET THE ERROR MESSAGE POWER STEERING. ONLY TO FIND OUT THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SAY THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN WHILE IT WAS DISPLAYING THE MESSAGE. IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. NOW THE STEERING IS REAL LOOSE AND RUMBLY AND THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAKS IT CHATTERS. AS OF LAST NIGHT I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A TURN FOR THE STEERING MESSAGE TO APPEAR AND THE CAR CUT OFF. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT NO PROBLEMS. THEN TODAY IT DID IT 3 TIMES. I HAVE A SON WHOM I AM SCARED TO TAKE ANYWHERE DUE TO THE FACT THE STEERING MAY NOT WORK AND THE CAR WILL CUT OFF AND SOME ONE WILL REAR END US. I AM A PRETTY STRONG FEMALE AND YOU CAN NOT STEER THIS CAR WHEN IT DOES THIS. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 V6 STALLING WHILE IN DRIVE AND PARK. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS AND HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR IN PARK, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE AND STEERING WILL ALSO LOCK UP. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND PLACING IT IN PARK IT WILL RESTART, I HAVE PLACED THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. LAST TIME (MAY 18) WAS TO TAPE ENGINE WIRES AND CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTOR, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD FIX IT. THIS REPAIR COST ME $500. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED, HAPPENING THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE DAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP. BOTH MY GM DEALER AND I HAVE USED A CODE READER TO SEE IF THE CAR IS THROWING OUT A CODE WHEN IT STALLS BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. MY CAR HAS QUICKLY BECOME A LIABILITY TO MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND ME, AS THE LAST TIME I STALLED I ALMOST DRIFTED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS APPARENTLY QUITE WIDESPREAD IN 2006 G6S. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THERE IS A POPPING NOISE EVERYTIME I TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKES ON MY CAR HAVE SQUEALED SINCE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET CHECKED ON COUNTLESS OCCASIONS, AND AM TOLD MY BRAKES ARE FINE, AND THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE BREAKS AND ROTORS (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FINE), BUT THEY CANNOT SAY THAT IT WOULD MAKE THEM STOP SQUEAKING! I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WHEN I START THE CAR. I WILL TURN THE KEY AND IT WILL START, BUT IT KEEPS TURNING LIKE IT IS NOT STARTED, THEN JUST SHUTS OFF. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLINE, WITH THEIR STEERING. I HAVE A BABY, AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN SHE IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE CANNOT LET SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPEN, BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL! THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, SO LETS BE PROACTIVE, INSTEAD OF REACTIVE! *TR

MY FRIEND'S 2006 PONTIAC G6 4-CYLINDER TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS AND A HARD 'THUG' IS HEARD WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HIS CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND HE HAS 83,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON GOOGLE AND HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE LINK IS BELOW FOR THE WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1738315-2006_PONTIAC_G6_TRANSMISSION_JERKING HAS ANYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION JERKING ON THEIR PONTIAC G6 WITH THE 4CYLINDER? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6, WITH 66,638 MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY GO OUT, WHEN I AM IN PARK I HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO PUT IT INTO GEAR. I HAVE NOTICED AT TIMES THEY FLICKER. I CAN NOT SET MY CRUISE CONTROL EITHER. I HAVE MADE PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER AND TO PONTIAC ABOUT THE GM RECALL # 80317. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL ONLY MATCHES VIN #'S 64100001 TO 64100093 AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE CAR. I QUESTIONED WHY I CAN HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALL BUT MY VIN # DOES NOT MATCH? THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PART NUMBERS AND THE MANUFACTURE MAY BE DIFFERENT!!! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AND GM IS NOT WANTING TO HELP ME FIX THE PROBLEM, ALL THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IS TAKING MY MONEY FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE CAR. *TR

THE CAR WILL TURN INSTANTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT AND THE CAR HAS 42,000 MILES. THE SAY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND RACK NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INDICATOR LIGHT IS COMING ON DASHBOARD. STEERING WHEEL IS MOVING BY ITSELF WHILE STANDING STILL AND MOVING. STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS GRABBING/JAMMING AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES NO POWER. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTED, WORSE NOW. MAKES NOISE, VIBRATES,GRABS. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE CAR IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING CLUNKING AND MAKING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES ON LINE AND IN MANY CASES THE STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL JUST LIKE ON THE OTHER PONTIAC MODELS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING DROPPING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO A GM DEALERSHIP (WOODY PONTIAC GMC IN ELGIN, IL), ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE MECHANIC KEEPS INSISTING THAT THE CAR WAS MADE TO DROP POWER STEERING IF I TURN THE WHEEL TOO MUCH TO THE RIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS, THE POWER STEERING WILL DROP FOR ANY REASON. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG STRAIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I CAN START THE CAR UP FROM SITTING IN A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I'VE NOTICED THOUGH THAT IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING SLOW RIGHT TURNS. I'VE READ A RECENT RECALL FOR G6'S MADE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE MINE AND HAVE NOTICED THE SAME EFFECTS. I'VE TRIED TO TAKE THE TURNS SLOWLY AND I CAN FEEL A JOLT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF THE POWER STEERING WANTS TO DROP OUT AND SOMETIMES IT DOES GO OUT. I'VE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP, I'VE COMPLAINED TO GM, I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO COMPLAIN TO ANYMORE. MY CAR IS NOW 100 MILES PAST MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER THIS PROBLEM CAN GO ON BEFORE I FINALLY HIT SOMEBODY ON THE ROAD. I'VE BEEN IN 4 INCIDENTS SO FAR WHERE I'VE LOST POWER STEERING ON A TURN AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE INITIATE A SAFETY RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM SEEING AS THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. [XXX] *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT.. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PARALLEL PARK THIS VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHEN DRIVING TO WORK AND BACK. 3 HOUR DRIVE NORTH IT WILL HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES EACH WAY. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, VERY DANGEROUS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. GM WILL NOT DO A THING ABOUT IT, SO IT'S STILL DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FEBRUARY 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6, THE BRAKE LAMPS STAY ON WHEN THE BRAKE IS NOT DEPRESSED AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. I WENT TO 2 DEALERS AND HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT A MFG DEFECT. MAYBE NOT BUT IT IS SURELY A HAZARD. THIS EFFECTS MY CRUISE CONTROL AND PREVENTS IT FROM WORKING BECAUSE THE BRAKE SWITCH STICKS AS IF THE BRAKE IS BEING USED. I HAD THE BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED ONCE BEFORE BUT IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. IS THERE NOT SOME RECOURSE FOR THE REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYDAY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6, WHILE DRIVING THE VEH ALL THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FLASH ON AND OFF OF THE VEH TO INCLUDE THE SECURITY, TEMP AND BATTERY LIGHTS. THE BATTERY LIGHT WILL HOWEVER STAY ON, ALSO AT THIS TIME THE MESSAGE DISPLAY WILL BEGIN TO DISPLAY NEARLY EVERY MESSAGE THAT IS POSSIBLE, THEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION REGARDLESS OF SPEED THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT AND STAY OUT FOR VARIOUS PERIODS OF TIME. THIS ORIGINALLY OCCURRED 1 TIME , WE TOOK THE VEH TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WOULD SHUT DOWN AFTER REACHING A CERTAIN TEMP SO THEY REPLACED IT, IT WAS FINE ABOUT 1 MONTH BEFORE BEGINNING TO DO THE SAME THING THIS TIME ON A VERY FREQUENTLY ALMOST TO THE POINT IT DOES IT NOW EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUES MADE TO PONTIAC/GM BY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND GM SEEMS TO BE IGNORING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES ON THE ROADWAY, BECAUSE IF IT IS NOT AS SOON AS THE INCIDENT MAKES THE NEWS YOU CAN BE ASSURED ALOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE GOING TO THE NEWS SAYING THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF GM AND THE NHTSA. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 PONTIAC G6 ON APRIL THE 3RD, CAR RAN GREAT NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS, TOOK IT TO IOWA ON APRIL 29TH AND MADE GOOD TRIP UP THERE. THE MORNING OF APRIL 30TH WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT THE POSTED 55MPH SPEED LIMIT, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN JERKING TO THE LEFT, GETTING WORSE BY THE SECOND, IT THEN LOCKS UP AND IS ALMOST IMMOVABLE. GOT CAR TO SAFE PLACE AND LOOKED AT OWNERS MANUAL TO CHECK PUMP FOR FLUIDS, WAS NOT IN AREA AS INDICATED IN MANUAL, AS A MATTER OF FACT THERE IS NO PUMP AT ALL, IT IS ELECTRIC, WHICH THE MANUAL SAYS NOTHING ABOUT. CALLED GM, THEY SET UP A TOW TO NEAREST PONTIAC DEALER. ON THE 3RD OF MAY CAR WAS TOWED TO PONTIAC DEALER. DEALER LATER CALLED AND SAID IT WAS A FAULTY GM PART. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE G6, AS WELL AS THE G5 THEY HAVE RECALLED AS OF MARCH 2010. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT IN A HEAVILY POPULATED AREA AND NOT HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. GM DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT EVEN THE DEALER SAID THEY KNOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. *TR

PONTIAC G6 2006 LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT WHEN CREEPING IN TRAFFIC AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CLUNK NOISE IN THE STEERING AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER ALL WITH NO RESULT OR FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY A CHIMING SOUND. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXTREME FORCE IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR TESTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I JUST PURCHASED A PONTIAC 2006 G6 WITH LESS THAN 26,000MILES, ON MAY 5,2010. THE NEXT MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO RATTLE AND SHAKE. AT FIRST I IGNORED IT BUT THEN I NOTICED THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS GO FROM LANE TO LANE SMOOTHLY AND STAYING IN ONE LANE WITH FORCEFULLY CONTROLLING THE WHEEL BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK ON ME OR IT WOULD FEEL VERY LOOSE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ON GOING PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I REFUSE TO PAY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON ON PONTIAC CAR SIMILAR TO THIS ONE. I JUST BROUGHT THE CAR LESS THEN 24HRS AGO AND I AM ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS. THAT IS CRAZY!!!! AN INVESTIGATION IS DEFINITELY WARRANTED...THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND COULD BECOME A FATAL PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO!!! *TR

CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN TURNING. *TR

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ON HER WAY HOME AFTER A SCHOOL FUNCTION. THE 2006 PONTICA G6 POWER STEERING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A MALE FRIEND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR THE LAST 5 MILES HOME WITH OUT POWER STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

A FEW WEEKS BACK, MY CAR STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING". I WAS OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED, BUT WAS HOPING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. SHORTLY AFTER, IT GOT MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. THEN, ONE DAY, I GO TO LEAVE IN MY CAR AND NOTICE I HAVE NO POWER STEERING- AWESOME. JUST AS THE WARNINGS GOT MORE FREQUENT, SO DID THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I'M A GIRL AND FIND IT NEAR-IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS. I CALLED AND EMAILED PONTIAC ONLY TO FIND OUT THERE IS "NO CURRENT RECALL" ON THIS ISSUE. I FIND THAT EXTREMELY HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN THERE WAS ONE ON THEIR G5 AND ON THE COBALTS. AFTER A SHORT TIME ON GOOGLE, IT'S QUITE APPARENT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. I READ ONE WOMAN'S COMPLAINT WHERE SHE STATED IT BEGAN GOING OUT WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING- IF THIS HAPPENS TO ME, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT... *TR

2006 G6 STEERING CLUNKING WHEN I TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN HOWEVER THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL POP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN ATTEMPTING EITHER TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 DOEST WORK THE REPAIR WAS TOO COSTLY AND I AM 81 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS AND THIS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 FRONT END POPS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED AT 10,000 MILES. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT STARTED POPPING AGAIN AT 50,000 AND NOW THERE IS NO LONGER A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE POP OR CLUNK HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED AT A LOW SPEED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATES VERY BAD WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES AT A HIGH SPEED. MESSAGE BOARDS ARE BURNING UP WITH ANGRY PONTIAC G6 OWNERS WHO HAVE FRONT END ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE WARNING CONSOLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE OBSERVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN HER SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT THAT EXISTED IN HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HER SON'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/04/10*JB

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE DEALER REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER FOR TEMPORARY REMEDY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 RIDES GREAT WHEN ON SMOOTH ROADS. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 1.5 MONTHS AGO BUT WHEN GOING DOWN DIRT ROADS IT TENDS TO PULL YOU ANY WAY THE ROAD IS GOING. LIKE IF THERE ARE SMALL RUTS IT SEEMS TO YANK YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD AND I HAVE BEEN READING AND SEEN THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE TELESCOPING ADJUSTMENT. WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS I AM ONLY 19 YRS OLD JUST FINISHED COLLEGE AND BOUGHT THIS CAR DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE FIXING THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T BE BROKEN. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WARNING HAS APPEARED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, BUT AT FIRST I EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ITSELF. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND THEY ASSURED US THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT WAS PROBABLY JUST AN ELECTRICAL SENSOR ISSUE. THE WARNING CONTINUED TO COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, AND WOULD GO AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. ON 4/15/10, AS I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I WAS STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED IT, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME, AND WE HAVE NOT DROVE IT SINCE, FOR FEAR OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AFTER TALKING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW STEERING COLUMN, WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $800. I WAS EXTREMELY SURPRISED AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT MANY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE PONTIAC G6 SHOULD BE RECALLED TO CORRECT THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE HAD THE STEERING LOCK UP ON ME A FEW TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS BAD. CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME SO I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER THE STEERING IS MAKING THE SAME POPPING NOISE AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE $1400 DOLLAR ESTIMATE TO REPLACE A SECOND TIME. THE STEERING HAS NOT LOCKED UP AGAIN JUST YET, BUT EVERY DAY I DRIVE I ANTICIPATE IT TO HAPPEN SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR LESS. THE AIR BAG AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2007; IT IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE CAR; THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT PASSED ALL POINT INSPECTION; WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE STEERING RANDOMLY "LOCKED" UP OR JUST DIDN'T WORK AT ALL. FINALLY WENT TO AMMACO TO GET A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RACK AND PINION STEERING IS COMPLETELY OUT WHICH CAUSED DEFICIENT WHEEL ALIGNMENTS, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT, WHICH CAUSED MY TIRES TO WEAR UNEVENLY. ALSO MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE IMPACTED AS WELL. THE MECHANICS WERE SURPRISED THAT I OR MY FAMILY WASN'T DEAD SINCE TECHNICALLY I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR BY WAY OF STEERING. I AM OUT CLOSE TO $2000.00 BECAUSE THIS WAS FOUND OUT AFTER THE WARRANTY LAPSE (OF COURSE). THANKS GM. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT WE BROUGHT FROM A GM LOT AND WAS GM CERTIFIED. THE CAR'S POWER STEERING SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND SHE COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. LUCKILY SHE WAS NEAR OUR HOME AND MADE IT BACK OK. WHEN I WENT OUT TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING FOR THE POWER STEERING (APPARENTLY IT IS ELECTRICAL). AFTER VISITING VARIOUS WEBSITES I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE AND THAT GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. PEOPLE ARE TAKING THERE CARS BACK TO THE DEALERS AND ARE BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THEY END UP PAYING A BUNDLE TO GET IT FIXED, ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I FIND THIS COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNBELIEVABLE ON THE PART OF GM CONCERNING THIS VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MATTER. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS CAR. I AM NOT GOING TO PAY FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S MISTAKE. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND HAD JUST COME DOWN THE OFF RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS GOING UP TO 65MPH. AS I STARTED TO TURN RIGHT THE WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND DID NOT HAVE MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR BECAUSE IF I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SIDE THAT SHE SITS ON. AFTER LOOKING INTO FIXING THE ISSUE AND SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE WITH THE PONTIAC G6 AND LEARNING THAT GM HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT...I AM WONDERING HOW MUCH MONEY THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY WHEN SOMEONE SUES THEM BECAUSE OF A FATAL ACCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS POWER STEERING ISSUE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM ON THE PONTIAC G5 ACCORDING TO REPORTS AND THE G5 HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE FATALITIES FOR THIS CAR TO BE RECALLED? I CAN ONLY PRAY THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER. IT IS OBVIOUS HOW DANGEROUS THIS ISSUE CAN BE WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST DOES THIS OUT OF NOWHERE. THEN WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR TO SHOW SOMEONE ELSE IT DOES NOT DO IT. A PERSON CAN NEVER PREDICT WHEN THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AS THERE ARE NO WARNINGS OR SYMPTOMS BEFORE IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING. I WILL NOT LET MY CHILD RIDE IN THIS CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOREIGN AND I WANT TO SUPPORT PRODUCTS MADE IN THE USA. NEXT TIME I WILL THINK TWICE ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY IF MY LIFE WILL BE I

EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE - NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING AS WELL AS FREEWAY DRIVING. THE FAILURE - POWER STEERING LOCKS UP HOW OFTEN - INTERMITTENT, AT LEAST 4 - 6 TIMES PER WEEK THE CONSEQUENCES - POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC! TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR, VEHICLE IS VIRTUALLY UNDRIVEABLE. LUCKILY, FATHER WAS/IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IS ABLE TO RETURN VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION BEFORE NOONE WAS HURT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. SAFETY OF ENTIRE FAMILY IS AT RISK. SINGLE INCOME FAMILY, SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS/CONTINUING TO BE OBLIGATED TO PAYING FOR CAR WHEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ARE LODGED OVER THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, CIRCUMSTANCES AND FAILURE ARE IDENTICAL, ETC. A BUYBACK IS IN ORDER. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6'S POWER STEERING COLUMN IS FAILING, MY STEERING WHEEL HAS A MIND OF ITS ON WHEN ITS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, LOTS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM..WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL????? *TR