2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND HIT A PUDDLE THE WAS AN 1 !/2 IN DEEP AND WATER GOT UP INTO MY ENGINE AND RUINED IT. I HAVE TO GET MY ENGINE REPLACED AND HAD TO GO THROUGH THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT COST ME 1000.00 DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT I'VE HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A GM DEFECT. THE WATER WAS NOT THAT DEEP. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. *TR

I HAD A CLUNKING NOISE ON THE LEFT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE - I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND HAD THE SHOP REVIEW STEERING ISSUE - BALL JOINT WAS BAD REPLACED SAME ALONG W/ LOWER CONTROL ARM AND COMPLETED AND ALIGNMENT - ALSO HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON VEHICLE THEN A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT, MY CAR EVEN JUMPED THE TRACK AT A CAR WASH AND I HAD TO REVERSE OUT OF THE CAR WASH AND HOLD MY STEERING WHEEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CAR WASH. I THEN TOOK TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED TO HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING LINK REPLACED, POWER STEERING MOTOR AND STABILIZER BAR LINK REPLACED - DAMAGED PARTS HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED GM ON NHTSA ACTION # PE07023 AND THEY STATE THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED THE WARRANTY TO 7YRS OR 70,000. I HAVE ALREADY FILED COMPLAINT CONFIRMATION #10261076 WITH NHTSA. THANK YOU. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRONIC STEERING ISSUES FREEZING UP WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT CAUSE A WRECK, THERE ASRE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY A RECALL HASN'T BEEN PUT OUT? IT HAS HAPPEN 10 TO 12 TIMES UNTIL I SCHEDULED IT TO GO IN THE DEALERSHIP BUT CAUSE A WRECK BEFORE I COULD GET IT THERE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 DOWN THE STREET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR IN ANY DIRECTION, THIS CAUSED TRAFFIC TO GET BACKED UP AND ME AND MY 1 YEAR OLD STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE THEY THEN STATED THAT MY POWER STEERING IS ELECTRICAL AND IT HAS WENT OUT AND TO REPAIR IT THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE MY RACK AND PINION WHICH WOULD COST OVER $800 TO REPAIR, WHICH I DON'T HAVE AT THIS TIME, NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM STILL UNABLE TO DRIVE AT THE PRESENT TIME, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS RECALL WORTHY SEEING THAT THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, I ALSO HAVE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING, PLEASE HELP! *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5. THE POWER STEERING IS STARTING TO GO IN AND OUT. WHEN TURNING AT TIMES IT GETS REALLY HARD TO STEER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 4 CYLINDER WITH APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. I LEFT THE GROCERY STORE TODAY AND AS I PULLED OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND LOCKED UP AND CAUSED ME TO RUN ONTO A CURB AND ALMOST COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I REACHED A STOP SIGN AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF AND I REGAINED POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. AS I GOT CLOSE TO MY HOUSE, IT FAILED AGAIN. I CONTACTED A PARTS DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNSURE IF IT WAS THE PUMP OR STEERING COLUMN AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE A WARRANTY BUT THERE HAD BEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE G6 HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. AS A CONSUMER, I AM CONCERNED THAT GM IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. A RECALL IS IN DESPERATE NEED! *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE/ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. AT 3,486 MILES, THE STEERING GEAR BEGAN TO MAKE A CLUNKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STEER PROPERLY AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP SEVEN TIMES, BUT IT WAS ONLY REPAIRED CORRECTLY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ANOTHER ISSUE DURING THE OTHER FIVE VISITS. THE CONTACT HAS ALL SEVEN RECEIPTS FOR EACH REPAIR REGARDING THE STEERING FAILURE. SHE FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE STEERED PROPERLY IN ORDER TO STAY ON THE ROAD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,586 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,486. UPDATED 3/27/09 *CN THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. UPDATED 03/31/09. *JB

ON 2/28/09 I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING SEVERELY TO THE LEFT, WHILE IT FELT LIKE THE REST OF THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR WHEN TURNING CORNERS. DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE INTERSTATE. HEARD A LOUD THUMP AND CAR VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE ENTIRE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN THE TIRE AND ASSEMBLY CAME OFF IT PUSHED OUT THE LEFT FRONT FENDER AND BENT IT FROM THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING COMING APART. POLICE RESPONDED AND TOLD ME HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. CAR IS 2.5 YRS. OLD, 29K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRES. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CHECKED WITH OTHER MECHANICS, WHO DISAGREED WITH THIS DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT WITH THEIR VEHICLES. SHE BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THIS FAILURE. AT 26,000 MILES, THE CONTACT HEARD CLANKING NOISES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING SHAFT AND GEAR BOX WERE REPLACED AT THAT TIME, WHICH ONLY CORRECTED THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RINGING NOISE AND ASSUMED IT WAS THE SEAT BELT. SHE POPPED THE SEAT BELT IN AND OUT UNTIL THE NOISE STOPPED. WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM ITS POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2006. THE POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING IN AND OUT. IT WAS REPLACED THROUGH A GOOD WILL GRANTED BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL NOT WORKING SO I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE I HAVE ELECTRONIC STEERING AND THE BATTERY WAS CHARGING LOW. I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, PICKED UP THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS STILL NOT WORKING. RETURNED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING BOX MODULE WAS NO GOOD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HAD THAT REPLACED AND THE STEERING IS STILL IN AND OUT. I HAVE WASTED ALOT OF TIME ON THIS VEHICLE AND MISSED ALOT OF TIME FROM WORK DO TO THIS SITUATION. I HAVE YET TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO MISS ANYMORE TIME FROM WORK AND ALL THE EXPENSES OF THE VEHICLE I CAN NOT AFFORD THEM ANYMORE. *TR

PONTIAC G6 CODE P2070-IMT. VALVE FAILED 280 MILES AGO. BOTH HEAD GASKETS LEAKING AT AROUND 42,000 MILES. CAR SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR

PONTIAC G6 3.5L I HAVE HAD THIS CAR 2 1/2 YEARS BOUT IT WITH 15,00 MILES HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS THE STEERING CLUNKING NOISE IS THE WORST NOW HAVE HAD A NEW COLUMN PUT IN STILL MAKES THE NOISE HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED, THE BRAKES REPLACED AT 28,000 NOW WHEN IM DRIVING IM HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE GOING OVER BUMPS WHEN IM TURNING THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I PUSH ON MY BRAKES I KEEP GETTING A SHIMMY AFTER I PUT NEW ROTORS ON AND LIKE THE CAR HAVE OWNED PONTIAC BEFORE BUT NOW DON'T KNOW IF ILL BUY ANOTHER WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ONE. *TR

OK FOR THE PAST WEEK I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING AT FIRST IT WAS ONLY SOMETIMES I WOULD START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING DISPLAY WOULD COME ON AND I WOULD HAVE NO POWER STEERING I JUST TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT WORKED FINE....IT PROGRESSIVELY KEEPS GETTING WORSE...A FEW DAYS LATER I WOULD HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON A COUPLE TIMES AND WORKED FINE AGAIN, UNTIL A COUPLE DAYS AGO IT STARTED GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING....IT ONLY DID IT LIKE ONCE MAYBE TWICE DURING ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR OF DRIVING.....YESTERDAY AND TODAY ITS BEEN REAL BAD...YESTERDAY IT WENT OFF SO MUCH IT WAS LIKE EVERY 5 MINUTES I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF AND ON A LOT TO GET IT BACK TO NORMAL.....TODAY I HAD TO DO IT EVERYTIME I WENT STRAIGHT. *TR

AFTER LEAVING A STOP SIGN THE DRIVER'S FRONT UPPER,LOWER CONTROL ARMS, CV JOINT, BALL JOINT AND UPPER STRUT MOUNT COMPLETELY BROKE AWAY FROM THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND STRIKE A PARKED CAR. WITNESSES INCLUDING THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT SAY THE CAR JUST ABRUPTLY WENT LEFT AT APPROX 15 MPH ON DRY LEVEL, SMOOTH PAVEMENT. LUCKILY THE CAR WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OR MY DAUGHTER WOULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OF KILLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT IN APRIL 2007. IN NOVEMBER 2007, I WAS ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN DUE TO A FAMILY ILLNESS AND I WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR SOMETHING CLUNKING ON THE DRIVERS' FRONT WHEEL. I STOPPED AT THE NEAREST PONTIAC/GM DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIE ROD END HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD IT REPLACED AND HAD MY CAR ALIGNED TWICE BUT YOU CAN STILL HEAR THE SAME NOISE. LAST MONTH, I BEGIN TO HEAR A ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S FRONT WHEEL AND TOOK IT AGAIN TO THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS PUT ON 2/17/09. MY CAR IS STILL HAVING THIS NOISE AND THE DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. ALSO, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS SUCH AS MINE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE 27 COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE. I THINK PONTIAC OR GM SHOULD HAVE A RECALL DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY G6 IN JUNE OF 2006. I HEARD A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END AUGUST OF 2006. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON 8/18/06-THEY REPLACED ENGINE STABILIZER/SNUBBER. AGAIN IN FEBRUARY OF 2008 I HEARD A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END. ON 2/25/08-THEY REPLACED LEFT STRUT UPPER MOUNT AND RESET COLLAR ON RACK AND PIN. MARCH I HEARD RATTLE AGAIN. THEY REPLACED LEFT UPPER STRUT MOUNT BEARING & SPRING SEAT ALSO SWAY BAR LINKS ON 3/20/08. I THEN HEARD ANOTHER NOISE IN FRONT END IN JULY OF 2008. THEY REPLACED RIGHT LOWE CONTROL ARM ON 7/22/08. NEXT IN SEPT. OF 2008 A POPPING NOISE COULD BE HEARD IN FRONT END. CAR ALSO SHOOK WHEN BRAKING. ON 9/26/08- THEY REPLACED RIGHT AXLE SHAFT & HUB, INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ALSO REPLACED ON THIS DATE. THEY SUGGESTED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TURNED. I REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON 1/11/09. THEN ON 1/14/09 DEALER REPLACED FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS. THEN IN FEBRUARY OF 2009 I HEARD MORE RATTLING AND KNOCKING IN THE FRONT END. ON 2/10/09 DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN AND STEERING SHAFT. NOW THIS WEEKEND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AND AN ACCIDENT ALMOST HAPPENED. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT NOTHING AS FAR AS A RECALL GOES IS HAPPENING YET WITH THIS CAR. WHY IS ALL OF THIS GOING TO BE LEFT ON THE CONSUMER. MY CAR IS NEARING THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND I AM WORRIED THAT I AM GOING TO BE STUCK WITH THE BILL ALSO. SOMEBODY PLEASE DO SOMETHING! *TR

PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING IN MY PONTIAC G6. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO DEALER ON FRIDAY, FEB, 13, 2009. IT IS MON, FEB. 16, 2009. NO INFORMATION ON THE PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE GIVEN TO ME. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE THEN. *TR

AT ANY RANDOM MOMENT THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT IN OUR 2006 PONTIAC G6. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 G6. THERE IS A CLUNKING / POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS LOCKED UP ALSO. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, HE REPLIED "NOTHING, IT IS JUST AGGRAVATING AND YOU WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT". *TR

STEERING PROBLEMS 2007-09: VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING, KNOCKING WHEN TURNING AND LOST POWER STEERING IN JAN 09. CAR WAS AT DEALER 3 TIMES AND HOPEFULLY NOW IT IS FIXED - REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THE WARRANTY AND ARE HAVING TO PAY THIS OUT OF POCKET. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. FOLKS ARE LOSING POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. ALSO JUST HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN JAN 09 - ALSO UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. *NJ THERE WAS ALSO A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR, STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WAS NOISY AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO FREEZE UP. *JB

THE PAINT ON THE INTERIOR'S BUTTONS ARE CHIPPING OFF. I.E. THE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK, THE BUTTONS TO RAISE/LOWER THE WINDOWS, THE RADIO BUTTONS. THE EXTERIOR PAINT JOB IS AWFUL. ANYTHING THAT RUBS AGAINST THE CAR INCLUDING MY NAIL WILL SCRATCH THE PAINT. *TR

CLUNKING IN THE STEERING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE PONTIAC DEALER IN THE AREA JUST DONE THE SHAFT KNUCKLE FREEING UP AND LUBRICATE THE SHAFT KNUCKLE AND RETURN THE CAR. AFTER SOME MONTHS THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN. I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND KIDS, PONTIAC SHALL DO A RECALL IN THIS ISSUE AND RESOLVE THE CUSTOMER COMPLAIN TO MAINTAIN STAND TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G-6. I HAD JUST GOTTEN IT OUT OF THE SHOP, AS I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND IT NEEDED REPAIRS. I DROVE IT ABOUT 25 MILES, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF MY STEERING. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS IN TOWN DOING ABOUT 25 MPH. I PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD, CALLED THE AUTO BODY SHOP AND TOOK IT BACK. MY INSURANCE CO. SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC (SPELLING), DONE TO SEE IF IT WAS DUE TO THE ACCIDENT. WELL, IT WASN'T, SO I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THAT'S WHEN THE AUTO BODY SHOP LOOKED IT UP AND SURE ENOUGH, THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY; THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? WHY ; AFTER OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND EVEN HAD ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES, HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE? I MYSELF, COULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HURT. WHY; DOES THE CONSUMER, AND ,OR, THE INS. CO. HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE FOR GM'S FAILURES? WHO IS GOING TO COME TO MY RESCUE AND PULL ME OUT OF THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN? I HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? WHY IS GM NOT HELD ACCOUNTABLE? *TR

STEERING FAILURE ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN WITH 35,000 MILES. STEERING IS NOT "LOCKED" BUT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. CAN NOT TURN MORE THAN 1/4 TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL. NO ACCIDENTS BUT ANY SUDDEN MANEUVERS OR LANE CHANGES ARE IMPOSSIBLE. THERE ARE ALREADY COMPLAINTS FILED WITH GM ON THIS ISSUE BUT THEY NEVER INITIATED A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND, IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE POWER DRASTICALLY REDUCED. THE "TRACTION CONTROL", "ENGINE POWER REDUCED", AND "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT RECOMMENDED THE THROTTLE BODY BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT THE REMEDY WOULD PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,400.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TOOK CAR TO DEALER, DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY WAS UP ON VEHICLE, THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW. THE CAR SHIFTS /SLIP GEARS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALONG WITH THE TC CONTROL LIGHT. THE COST TO GET THE CAR FIXED WITH BE IN THE NEIGHBOR HOOD OF $1000-$12000, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE CAR FIXED SINCE IT IS A MANUFACTURED PROBLEM. *TR

REPLACEMENT DEALING WITH STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE 2006, BRAKES, PANORAMIC ROOF LEAKING AND CONSTANT RATTLING, MOLDING CAME OFF PASSENGER DOOR, IGNITION CONSTANTLY TURNING OVER SOMETIME STARTING AND SOMETIMES NOT, CAR CONSTANTLY OUT OF LINING, TRUNK SOMETIMES OPEN AND SOMETIMES DO NOT, AND SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON THE 2006 PONTIAC G6 ARE GOING OUT, I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POPPING IN THE STEERING AND THE STEERING LOCKING UP. IF PONTIAC OR GM DOESN'T RECALL THIS PROBLEM IT IS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. *TR

THE CAR HAS A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT OCCASIONALLY "LOCKS" AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OF, IT MUST "RESET" SOMETHING, BECAUSE IT WORKS FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DECIDES TO HAVE AN ISSUE. IT HAS DISPLAYED LOW POWER STEERING JUST PRIOR TO SOME OF THESE INSTANCES. I'VE READ VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING OF THIS CAR ON DIFFERENT WEBSITES. ALL HAVE REPORTED THE "SAME" TYPES OF ISSUES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 APRIL 21, 2007. AFTERWARDS I STARTED NOTICING A POPPING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN, SO I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE SERVICED 9-2007. THEY REPLACED THE TIE ROD ADJUSTER & RESET TOE-IN, BUT AGAIN I STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. ALSO I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AC / HEATER BLOWER STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS NOT ON WHICH CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DRAIN SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN APRIL 11, 2008 AND THEY TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE DRIVE SHAFT & BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BUT STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. NOW I AM NOTICING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR DOESN'T REGISTER WHEN SOMEONE IS IN THE FRONT SEAT W/ SEATBELT ON. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE SEAT. THE STARTER CONTINUES TO CRANK WHILE TRYING TO START CAR AND STICKS WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AFTER PURCHASING FUEL THE CAR GAS GAUGE DROPS DRASTICALLY ONLY AFTER GOING ABOUT A MILE OR TWO. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. PREVIOUSLY, STEERING PROBLEMS INCLUDED LOUD SOUNDS AND A FAULTY STEERING RACK. THE STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED AROUND 4000 MILES AFTER MY 60K WARRANTY. I AM MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT MANY G6'S HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH MANY SIMILAR/SAME AREA PROBLEMS. NOW MY STEERING IS BEGINNING TO LOCK UP AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OUT OF A PARKED POSITION, EVENTUALLY IT GOES AWAY. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN A LARGE COMPLAINT W/ G6 OWNERS. I BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS LOOKED INTO THE ISSUES BEFORE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS TOO LONG AGO. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO OCCUR AND WHEN THE STUDY WAS DONE LESS G6'S WERE ON THE ROAD/THE ONES THAT WERE HAD LESS MILES. I AM URGING THAT THESE ISSUES REALLY GET LOOKED AT AGAIN. G6OWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUM WILL EXHIBIT MANY COMPLAINTS AND HOW MANY SMALLER STEERING ISSUES THERE ARE THAT POSSIBLY ASSIST IN/LEAD UP TO THE MORE SERIOUS ISSUES LIKE STEERING LOCK UP. THESE THINGS ARE GRADUAL. SO MANY PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE OUT SO MUCH MONEY ON RANDOM STEERING ISSUES WITH A 'NEW' CAR. IT SHOULDN'T COST SO MUCH MONEY TO ENSURE SAFETY IN A NEW CAR. IT SHOULD BE EXPECTED. I DON'T WANT TO END UP TURNING MY CAR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE STEERING DECIDE TO LOCK UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING TO TURN LEFT, THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. THE ENGINE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON TEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING IN MY VEHICLE..I WAS WITH MY 16 MONTH OLD SON AND MY STEERING WHEEL WENT COMPLETELY LOOSE, THEN IT WOULD TIGHTEN UP SO TIGHT, IT WOULD TAKE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL. I WAS GOING AROUND 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE, WE WOULD HAVE BOTH BEEN KILLED. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 4 WEEKS BEFORE WHILE TRYING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL COLLEGE. THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED AND IT TOOK ME AND MY PASSENGER TO TURN THE WHEEL TO EXIT THE LOT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OF THESE VEHICLES, AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM LOSS OF STEERING. IT IS APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPAIR, SO MY CAR WHICH IS A 2006 IS NOW PARKED UNTIL GM WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

MY PROBLEMS STARTED WITH THIS CAR BEFORE I EVEN GOT HOME WITH MY NEW PURCHASE. I HAD 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THE TIRE BLEW OFF THE RIM DAMAGING THE FENDER NOTES FROM THE INVOICE STATE THAT "PARTS AND LABOR TO BE BILLED TO 67D 67F, CANNOT WARR TIRE THAT HAS BEEN MOUNTED WRONG ON 1ST REPAIR" THEN ON 6/26/06 PAINT WAS REFINISHED DUE TO CLEAR COAT PEELING ON THE HOOD. ON 11/06/06 RADIO DOES NOT PLAY CD'S AND RADIO WAS REPLACED. 3K MILE SERVICE WITH MOTOR SILK. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STAYING ON AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND A WIRE TO SDM LOOSE AND REPAIRED WIRE. ALSO RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR. 4/20/2007 ENGINE WAS KNOCKING LOUD WHEN FIRST STARTED IN MORNING AT THAT TIME THEY REPLACED THE LIFTERS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND AGAIN HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING, DEALERSHIP AGAIN SAID IT WAS A SENSOR BUT THIS IS ONLY A FEW OF MANY ISSUES I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE CONTACT ME AND WE WILL GO THROUGH EACH ONE OR YOU CAN CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THIS LEMON WAS PURCHASED AND REQUEST THE RECORDS (I HAVE A COPY TOO).... *TR

I WAS MAKING A TURN OUT OF MY APARTMENT COMPLEX WHEN I NOTICED A POWER STEERING LIGHT DISPLAY ON THE RADIO SCREEN. I FIGURED IT WAS A LITTLE LOW ON FLUID. I WAS AT THE LIGHTS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION TO PURCHASE SOME POWER STEERING FLUID. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TOWARDS MY TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP ON ME. THERE WAS A CAR WAITING FOR ME TO TURN INTO THE LOT OR PASS HER. I COULDN'T MAKE THE RIGHT TURN IN THE GAS STATION. BUT LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST THAT I WAS ABLE TO SLAM MY BRAKES AND COME INCHES FROM HITTING HER SUV. OF COURSE AS ANYONE WOULD BE SHE WAS IRATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK (P), STEPPED OUT TO APOLOGIZE BUT SHE WOULD NOT HEAR IT AND DROVE AWAY. I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, PLACED IT BACK INTO DRIVE (D) AND WAS ABLE TO STOP FIFTY FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE OF THE GAS STATION. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR ABLE 30 MINUTES OR SO FIND NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. I DECIDED TO GO BACK HOME AND LOOK ONLINE AND NOTICE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE BUT I HOPE THERE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ONE IN ORDER TO HAVE SOMEONE ISSUE SOME PROPER HELP WHEN THE PROBLEM STARING RIGHT AT THEM. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT OVER 60,000 MILES, WELL PASSED ANY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. PLUS I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT A GM DEALERSHIP FOR SUSPENSION AND STEERING ISSUES BEFORE AND FOUND NO ISSUES BEFORE, WHICH IS WHY I JUST DEALT WITH THE POPPING SOUND WHEN I WOULD THE WHEEL WHEN BACKING O

POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHEN TURNING LEFT ON A PONTIAC G6. *TR

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 45 LAST NIGHT WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING HIT. I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT IS ELECTRICAL AND IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW BECAUSE IT COULD, AND PROBABLY WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE REALLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

THE POWER-STEERING MECHANISM IS ELECTRICAL AND TAKES NO FLUID. THE STEERING CONSTANTLY LOCKS UP MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN ANY DIRECTION. I'VE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

I AM WRITING TO NOTIFY YOU OF SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT . I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM LOU SOHB PONTIAC GMC IN CONYERS, GA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006. APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING. THERE WERE INSTANCES WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THAT THE CAR WOULD MOMENTARILY LOSE THE POWER STEERING CAPABILITY AND THEREIN MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO TURN. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 28, 2007. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE THE VEHICLE?S STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND LOSS POWER STEERING AND IT RESULTED IN ME BEING STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND IT SEEMED AS I SIMPLY VIEWED IT AS ONE OF THOSE UNEXPLAINABLE INSTANCES. ON DECEMBER 25, 2007, CHRISTMAS DAY THE VEHICLE AGAIN HAD A MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AS I WAS TURNING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS AND THE STAFF LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WERE ?CRAZY? TRYING TO EXPLAIN THAT IT JUST HAPPENS UNEXPLAINABLE AND THEN WORKS FINE AGAIN. THE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT LEAVE ME ASSURED THAT IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I CONTACTED A PRIVATE MECHANIC BY THE NAME OF LARRY REAVES, JR. WHO INSPECTED THE CAR ON JANUARY 12, 2008 AND AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. AT THIS POINT, THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN CHECKED BY BOTH GM CERTIFIED MECHANICS AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 39. COMING FROM MANSFIELD TO SHELBY AND THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. WE ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL TILL WE STOPPED. WE DROVE IT HOME VERY SLOWLY, TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF IT, WHICH OF COURSE WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND WHILE DRIVING WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE BECAUSE OF IT. I BROUGHT IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD POWER STEERING MOTOR AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR 700 DOLLARS, BUT 8 DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. HELP THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I'VE READ OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT DIM. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO PICK MY FIANCE UP FROM COLLEGE AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, MY HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT POPPED UP ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT AND ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF HOW STIFF AND POOR THE STEERING WAS.. I MEAN IT WAS HARD AS A ROCK TO TURN. *TR

FAULTY POWER STEERING, LOCKED UP AND LOST CONTROL HAD TO USE MUCH MUSCLE POWER TO STEER IT TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE FREEWAY .NEED TO RESTART TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK CLAIMS THAT'S THE DESIGN. IS IT A DESIGN FOR SAFETY OR DESIGN FOR DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RINGING NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER THE ILLUMINATION, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED AND BECAME INOPERABLE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND, APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING BECAME OPERABLE AND THE CONTACT DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD HAVE TO COMPLETELY FAIL IN ORDER FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRIMP WIRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL STEERING TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURED STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.