2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

UPON MAKING A LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON MY CAR ILLUMINATED AND I HAD TO USE BOTH HANDS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO TURN, AS WELL AS VERY SHAKY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DIFFICULTY OR THE INABILITY TO STEER WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

POWER STEERING ON '06 PONITAC G6 GTP IS DANGEROUS! STEERING COLUMN STIFFENS AND IS AT TIME HARD TO TURN CORNERS. ONLY 40,000 MILES AND CAR IN REPAIR SHOP HAVING TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP, RESERVOIR AND HOSES! WHY ISN'T GMC BEING FORCED TO DO A RECALL? THIS IS NOT SAFE! *TR

THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ON MY 2006 G-6 PONTIAC KEEP WARPING AFTER ONLY 10K MILES IT CAUSES THE FRONT END TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING & ALL GM WANTS TO DO IS RESURFACE THE ROTORS ONCE BUT THEN 10K MILES DOWN THE ROAD YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IF SOMEONE DOESN'T RECALL THE ROTORS SOMEONE IS GOING TO END UP DYING FROM A BRAKE FAILURE THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I COMPLAINED BUT ANOTHER OWNER CALL YOU GUYS & SOMEONE TOLD HIM THAT KNOW ONE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ROTORS WHICH IS NOT TRUE I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING LOCKS OR LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING DRIVING. STARTED APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO INTERMITTENTLY, TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING RESOLVES THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. SHE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT DUE TO WHEN IT HAPPENS, SHE IS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE G6 MODEL, AND I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH PONTIAC TO GET IT RESOLVED. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THEIR DATABASE, BUT I SHOULD GET IT ANALYZED AND THEN THEY WILL SEE IF IT IS COVERED. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. *TR

FAILURE OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; A CHIMING NOISE SOUNDED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTART IT, AND CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FAULTY POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THE COST OF $734.25. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE FAILURES WITH THE STEERING COLUMN SENSOR AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THESE MALFUNCTIONS AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,969 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT GEARS INTO THE PARK POSITION. BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY COULD FAIL TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD ALSO LEAD TO A CRASH. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V036000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, BRAKE LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THEY CONFIRMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED AND INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. DOES NOT ONLY GO OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO. WHEN STEERING GOES OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER, AND IT ALSO JERKS. MY HUSBAND IS 6'4" AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN IT WENT OUT WITH HIM DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND I HAVE INJURED BOTH WRIST. THESE CARS ARE HARD TO STEER REGARDLESS OF SPEED. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN 8 MONTHS AND 3 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR TO A STOP MORE THAN ONCE WHEN THEY WERE IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT THIS G6 CAR USED 1 YEAR AGO IN AUG.2008. THIS STARTED AS A ONCE AN A WHILE PROBLEM WITHIN A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WILL DO NOTHING NOT EVEN TRY TO DIAGNOSE IT. BUT THEY HAVE TO KNOW ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. EVEN IF GM CLAIMS THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS AND DRIVE WAYS WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN AROUND THESE CARS. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVERS OF THESE CARS BUT OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS AROUND THEM. ITS LIKE A CAR IN MOTION WITH OUT A DRIVER! DRIVE CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE NOT EVEN TO WORK AS I CATCH A RIDE WITH MY MOM. I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE LAST DATE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AS OF THIS COMPLAINT BELOW.*TR

1. ISSUES WITH STEERING. VERY TIGHT WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT, EXTREMELY LOOSE WHEN TURNING LEFT. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY WOBBLES, LIKE YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE - THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT I HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED IT WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY, DOWN THE ROAD. 2. THE FAILURE: POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THANK GOD I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OR I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE, AND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 PONTIAC G6 OWNERS. 3. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP - ACTUALLY TRYING TO WORK UP THE NERVE TO GO, AS I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IN THE CAR. IT HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ACTUALLY TAPPED INTO A CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS ONLY TAP - IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? *TR

ON MANY OCCASIONS WILL I BE DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT IS NOT LIKE YOUR NORMAL "FLUID" BASED POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO "MAN HANDLE". THIS OCCURS PROBABLY ON A DAILY BASIS NOW AND THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS STOP THE CAR , POWER OFF AND RESTART. PROBLEM BEING OF COURSE STOPPING THE CAR IN MID DRIVE WHEN YOU SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. MANY OF THEM HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, SO FAR I AM LUCKY KNOCK ON WOOD. I HAVEN'T PURSUED A SIMPLE FIX AT THE DEALER WITH THIS BECAUSE OF SEEING HOW THE ISSUE IS NOT BEING RESOLVED FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6.POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP AND STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED. COST $1200.00. GARAGE MADE STATEMENT THEY ARE REPAIRING MANY G6'S WITH THE SAME ISSUES.THERE ARE ALSO COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. MY STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY TIGHT WHEN TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION THEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY LOOSE. MY RADIO WILL NOT PLAY ANY CD'S AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP ONCE TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE IT CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE. MY RIGHT PASSENGER LIGHT HAS WATER IN IT. MY REMOTE STARTER NO LONGER WORKS ON THE VEHICLE. MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SOUNDS AS IF THE BALL JOINT IS LOOSE IN IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63395.

POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT AS A WAS TURNING A CORNER AND HAS NOT CAME BACK ON SINCE...IN REPAIR SHOP NOW WAITING ON ESTIMATE OF REPAIR COST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATES THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED HER VEHICLE HER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. OCCASIONALLY IT WOULD ROLL DOWN THEN SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60000. BL

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT HAS STARTED TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I TURN AND MAKES THIS WEIRD HUMMING SOUND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES (AT TIMES), WHEN I PRESS THE GAS (AT TIMES), WHEN I TURN (AT TIMES), AND SOMETIMES WHEN I AM JUST DRIVING FORWARD, WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHERE THE PROBLEM IS COMING FROM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN TURNING AND FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED ASAP. J FROM MO

POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WITH 2006 PONTAC G6. IT DIFFICULT FOR A MECHANIC TO DETECT BECAUSE ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE STEERING RESET. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AN MY STEERING LOCKED. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I FREAKED OUT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWERSTEERING STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES. IT JUST LOCKS UP AND YOU CANT MOVE IT AT ALL. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY OR SOMETHING IT WOULD NOT BE SO EASY TO CONTROL. YOU CAN NOT MOVE THE WHEEL AT ALL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT GM HAS NOT GOTTEN SUED OVER THIS. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DIE FOR A RECALL TO GO INTO EFFECT. *TR

MY PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING SIGNAL WAS COMING OWN FOR REPAIR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR PUMP. THE MOTOR GOT REPLACED, BUT THAT SAME NIGHT I GOT THE SAME MESSAGE ON MY DASH ABOUT POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT THE CAR AND THEY FOUND THAT MY STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPAIR. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT MY STEERING WHEEL NEEDS REPAIR CONSIDERING MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM, SO I CALLED GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THIS IS A FACTORY PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES AND THAT ITS NOT COMMON FOR THESE TYPE OF PROBLEMS EARLY IN THE MILEAGE. MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO ACCIDENT CONCERNS, THIS COULD REALLY CAUSE DEATH BECAUSE IT POPS ON OUT OF NOWHERE AND LOCKS YOUR STEERING WHEEL. IMAGINE BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AND EVERYONE IS GOING 50-60 MPH AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR CAR AL OF A SUDDEN. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, AND I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM EARLY IN THERE MILEAGE ON PONTIAC G6 MODELS (2006). THIS HAS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUS OR SOMEONE COULD LOOSE THERE LIFE AND THINGS COULD GET REAL BAD FOR GM. *TR

WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 G6. OUR EXTERIOR LIGHT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK, THE CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK. WE HAD TO REPLACE AT OUR OWN EXPENSE THE BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO INFERIOR QUALITY. WE WERE HAVING THE VIBRATION ISSUE SOME MENTIONED. MY WIFE COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK ONE DAY, WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE GOT THE SAME STORY ABOUT THE RECALL ABOUT NOT BEING COVERED BY THE RECALL AND HAVING TO GET IT DIAGNOSED AT OUR EXPENSE. LAST YEAR OUR BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED AND WE REAR ENDED A MINIVAN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. BUT OUR INSURANCE IS GOING UP. I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL OUR LEASE IS UP IN FEB 2010. WE WILL TRADE THIS THING IN AND GET A DEPENDABLE FOREIGN VEHICLE. *TR

LIKE A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT AT 50-53K MILES. IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE MY GARAGE OR AFTER MAKING A FEW TURNS. POWER STEERING IS DISPLAYED ON THE COMPUTER AND ASSISTED POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT. SIMILAR TO OTHER I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A 10-15 MINUTES AND IT WOULD GO AWAY. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT DAILY AND NOW IS OCCASIONALLY HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS MANY TIMES ON THE 2005 AND 2006 PONTIAC G6'S BECAUSE THIS WAS PONTIAC'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING VS. PUMP. *TR

STARTER STAYS ENGAGED AFTER ENGINE HAS STARTED. THIS WEB SITE SHOWED OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME - JUST OFTEN ENOUGH TO BE A CONCERN! PROBLEM FOR TWO YEARS. DEALER GAVE ME AN 800 NUMBER. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, SUMMER 2008. I WAS PULLED OVER THREE TIMES BY HIGHWAY PATROL AND ASKED WHY I WAS RIDING MY BRAKES. I WASN'T. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WENT OFF WHEN I MASHED THE BRAKES, FLICKERED BACK ON WHILE IDLING, THEN STAYED ON WHEN I GAVE IT GAS. I HAD IT FIXED THEN UNDER WARRANTY. A YEAR LATER, THE PROBLEM IS BACK. I WAS TOLD BY THE PONTIAC DEALER SERVICE MANAGER IT WOULD COST ALMOST $900 TO REPLACE THE BCM (BODY CONTROL MODULE) PLUS LABOR. OR I SHOULD BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, DRIVE THE CAR 30 DAYS, AND THEN HAVE IT FIXED. ON TOP OF THE OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES OF FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS, I'M ALSO NOT AS FOCUSED ON WHAT'S IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I'M ALSO EXTRA WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S BEHIND ME. *TR

I BOUGHT 4 COOPER TIRES IN JANUARY 09 AT THE COST OF $702.00. I WENT IN ON 08/12/09 TO HAVE THEM ROTATED. I WAS INFORMED THAT 2 OF THE TIRES WERE FINE, BUT THAT 2 OF THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE ARE 60K TIRES AND I HAVE PUT 7K ON THEM. COOPER STATES THAT TO REPLACE THEM I WILL HAVE TO PAY 18% ON ONE TIRE AND 15% ON THE OTHER. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THESE WERE EVIDENTLY DEFECTIVE TIRES TO BEGIN WITH THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE. I HAD NOTICED MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING BUT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE THEY WERE RELATIVELY NEW.I TALKED WITH COOPER TIRES AND THEY SAY I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TREAD I USED AND I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WRONG. HAD SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME I CAN GUARANTEE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO TAKE NOTICE THEN.. A STATEMENT WAS MADE THAT BY A REP FROM COOPER THAT I MUST BE AN IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVER. I AM 62 AND I AM NOT HARD ON MY CAR.IT IS A 2006 G6 PONTIAC AND IT ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT KNOWN SO THAT HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I WILL REPLACE THE TIRES THIS WEEKEND BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LETTING ME KNOW THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REVIEWED. *TR

STEERING 50000 MILES BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT ARE YOU KIDDING NEVER HEARD OF THIS MAYBE 100000 PLUS MILES ON ANY CAR.NEED WATCH DOGS ON THESE FOREIGN PARTS THESE FRONT STEERING PARTS MADE IN PIILPPLIES???? WE PUT ON THESE GM CARS BUY AMERICAN BUY HYUNDAI 10YR 100000 MILES WARRANTY IM TRADING MINE IN MIGHT GET CLUNKER PRICE THIS LOST WILL BE CHEAPER IN LONG RUN THAN PAYING OUT OF MY POCKET TO KEEP THIS PONTIAC G6 SAFE. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ON STEERING PROBLEMS NO ONE CARES??? *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN JULY OF 2006. WHEN I RECEIVED IT HAD 300 MILES ON IT AND HAVE LOVED IT EVER SINCE. I WOULD SAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT POPPING NOISE AND I FELT IT AS WELL WHEN I MAKE TURNS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY BRAKES BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CAUSE MY FRONT END TO SHAKE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES EVERY SO OFTEN. FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY SHAKE EVERY SINGLE TIME I APPLY MY BRAKES AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE EACH DAY. ONE LAST ITEM OF CONCERN IS REGARDING THE STEERING OF MY CAR ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS/ FREEWAYS. MY CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY MAKING IT HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO MY SAFETY AND TO THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. I HAVE READ UP ON THESE ISSUES AND IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS SO I KNOW THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY I DRIVE MY CAR. I AM SATISFIED WITH MY CAR OTHERWISE, BUT AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ISSUES I AM FACING TODAY ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 I JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY CAR AT LOW SPEEDS MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. AND IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY ITS NOT SO BAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS BUT TODAY WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY STEERING LOCKED UP I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. I AM TRULY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. *TR

PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. ON 2/17/09, GM RECALLED 8,012 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO 0 CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, BRAKE LAMPS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, VIN [XXX] . HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED GM'S OWNER CENTER TO TRY AND GET MY VEHICLE COVERED. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE (TED) ADVISED ME THAT I MUST FIRST HAVE THE PONTIAC (GM) DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT MY EXPENSE, AND THAT, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GM MAY OR MAY NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE, I FIND GM'S RESPONSE TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM THEREFORE REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO COVER THE COST OF NEEDED REPAIRS FOR ANY GM VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, "BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING". THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR, AT THEIR EXPENSE, ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND JERKED. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING CRIMP AT THE TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,450. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300.

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AT 31,222 MILES ON A 06 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2005. I FIRST NOTICED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT THE END OF JUNE 2009. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO GET INTO GEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING UP A HILL; THIS WAS NOTICEABLE DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A THUMP NOISE WHEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 0 DURING STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER PROLONGED DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVENTUALLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT ON 7/7/09. THE MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING TWO OF THE COMPUTER SENSORS PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE CAR'S SHIFTING. THE CAR'S WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BECAUSE 3 YEARS HAD PASSED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL BELOW 36,000 MILES. I FIND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY $1,800 FOR A TRANSMISSION ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

1. NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY LIT WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ON AND OFF, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES 3. RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL SUGGESTED APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR. WE DID THAT AND IT DID NOT WORK. WE REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER DASH AND RECALIBRATED THE BCM AT A DEALERSHIP. STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTS JERKING WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON THE FIRST DAY OF MY POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, IT ALSO READ POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO THAT'S HOW I KNOW ITS MY POWER STEERING. AND AS I LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD DART FROM ONE DIRECTION TO ANOTHER WITHOUT THE DRIVER MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE TWO PREVIOUS YEAR'S MODELS FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE 2006 MODELS. THE FAILURE HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,799. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN UPDATED 08/21/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING AND HOW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THIS ISSUE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,936 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,934.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MADE A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE G6 MODELS. SHE VISITED THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE NOISE WORSENED OVER TIME. RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE STEERING. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,528 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ON 2006 G6. THIS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2005 PONTIAN G6 HAD A RECALL ON. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, I WOULD THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT DAILY UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NOW GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A TURN, HOWEVER I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND I HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. A MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO YOU AS HE HAS SEEN IT MANY TIMES WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $750. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 IT HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 70,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,055.

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTAC'TS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIR. DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND VISITS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING THE THIRD VISIT, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NORMAL AND THE POWER STEERING OVERHEATED, WHICH WAS ALSO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS 10 MPH OR ENTERING AND LEAVING PARKING LOTS. EACH TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

FAULTY BRAKES AND STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. VERY DANGEROUS! I'VE HAD ROTORS TURNED AT 7000 MILES, 14000 MILES, 24000, MILES AND JUST RECENTLY AT 32000 MILES. THEY MUST BE POOR QUALITY. I'VE BEEN DRIVING VEHICLES FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT BRAKE SERVICE FOR 50000 + MILES. WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP (IN 2 WEEKS) AND I'M NERVOUS. HAD STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A POPPING NOISE AND SHIMMYING FRONT END AS WELL AS BOTH TIE ROD ENDS (SEEMS A LITTLE TOO SOON FOR ALL THAT!). CURRENT MILEAGE IS 33,500. I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO KEEP POURING INTO THIS LEMON AFTER MY WARRANTY IS OUT. I AM NOT CURRENTLY HAVING ANY PROBLEMS, BUT WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I'VE ALREADY READ, I'M SURE MORE ISSUES ARE COMING! WHAT IS WRONG WITH GM! NO WONDER THEY ARE BANKRUPT. WHO WANTS THIS KIND OF "QUALITY" VEHICLE THEY CLAIM TO MAKE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE OTHER GM MODELS WITH THE SAME STEERING AND BRAKE ISSUES. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED AND THEN HEAVEN HELP GM! LAWSUIT! ISSUE A RECALL FOR GOD'S SAKE! STEP UP TO THE PLATE IF YOU WANT TO RESTORE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE. START MAKING REAL "QUALITY" VEHICLES LIKE YOU USE TO. YOU CAN BUY BACK MY G6 ANYTIME! ALL I'VE EVER PURCHASED IS GM , BUT NOW I'LL GO BUY A FORD. *TR

THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT DOES IT MOST OFTEN WHEN DRIVING IN AND OUT OF PARKING LOTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES ON HER VEHICLE. WHENEVER SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD DIM. WHENEVER SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $95 PER HOUR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT DECLINED SERVICE AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO HAVE CORRECTED ITSELF THE FOLLOWING DAY. ON JUNE 23, 2009, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHENEVER TURNING TO THE LEFT. APPARENTLY A LOT OF G6 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR