2006 Pontiac G6 complaints

NOV 4, 2008 - POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON PONTIAC G6 AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND BEGINNING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. NOV 17, 2008 - POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. CAUSING ME TO HIT MAILBOX. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SET FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTING THE CAR BACK UP. NOV 22, 2008 - POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. *TR

THE POWERSTEERING ON MY PONTIAC G6 HAS FAILED- I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR LESS THEN A YEAR AND NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY ABOUT 1000.00 TO FIX IT. THE STEERING IS SO TIGHT SOMETIMES IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH ONE DAY USING ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD IN ORDER TO AVOID A CAR. NOW THE POWERSTEERING LOCKS UP AT LEAST 3 TIMES A WEEK AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BEING GM CERTIFIED DOESN'T COVER ANY OF IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE- PONTIAC NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS HUGE FAILURE. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE DIE BECAUSE PONTIAC WAS TOO CHEAP TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE TWO COMPLAINTS. I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IT HAS 107,000 MILES, THEY ARE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. MY FUEL TANK RECENTLY STARTED LEAKING ALOT OF GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I COULD HAVE CAUSED AND THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE MY CAR CAN CATCH ON FIRE. THE SECOND IS THE POWER STEERING HAS BEEN BAD SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THE POWER STEERING JUST LOCKS UP SOMETIMES AND I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ALWAYS COMES ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. IT SQUEAKS LIKE THE PLASTIC IS RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE BRAKES HAVE NOT STOPPED SQUEAKING. I HAVE HAD THEM REDONE ABOUT 4 TIMES. THE BLACK RUBBER STRIP IS ROTTING. THERE IS A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COMING THROUGH THE LITTLE SQUARE RIGHT ABOUT THE SEAT BELT. MY WARRANTY IS UP AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT CARRY OVER TO FIX ANY OF THIS. MY CAR UPHOLSTERY WAS ALREADY REDONE ONCE DUE TO A FLOODING AND I PAID FOR THAT. NOW THE BACKSEAT SMELLS LIKE MOLD. THE HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT KEEPS COMING OFF. THIS IS THE WORST INVESTMENT I HAVE EVER MADE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE POWER STEERING IS ACTUALLY ELECTRIC. I HATE IT. *TR

I HAVE HAD A 2006 PONTIAC G6 FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AND HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS. ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT I HAVE TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK REPAIRED/REPLACED. NOW I AM HAVING THE BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM REPLACED. THE ROTORS ALSO NEED REPLACED. NONE OF THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER G6 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND OF COURSE WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF DAMAGE. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NOISE RECURRED AND THE CHECK AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN I START MY CAR AND BACK OUT, I HEAR A DINGING NOISE LIKE THAT OF WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS NOT ON AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKS UP AND THE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS POWER STEERING. EVERY NOW AND THEN I CAN RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE THING IS....I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR IN ORDER FOR THE POWER STEERING TO WORK PROPERLY (HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS NOT ALWAYS CORRECTED AND I HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT IF YOU HAVE TO TURN YOUR VEHICLE.) I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED AND ITS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS WORKING IN REVERSE, THEY STAY ON WHILE I AM DRIVING AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY GO OUT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE TO REPAIR, THE FIRST TIME THEY PUT A NEW BRAKE SWITCH IN, AND THE SECOND TIME THE RECALIBRATED MY BRAKES, AND NOW I HAVE TO BRING IT BACK A THIRD TIME TOMORROW. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM.. NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE... WHEN WILL A RECALL BE ISSUED SO THAT NO ONE HAS TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR LIFE? THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING IN MILEAGES(MPH) BUT IN KILOMETERS (KHM). I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 42,000 AND NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER IT HAS 92,000 MILES OR KILOMETERS ON IT. I'VE ONLY BEEN OUT OF TOWN ONCE IN THIS VEHICLE. I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR THE CAR AND IT STATED THAT IN CANADA THE CAR'S REGISTER KILOMETERS. CLEARLY, I AM NOT IN CANADA BUT RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. WILL THIS AFFTECT MY TITLE AND REGISTRATION IF AND WHEN I DECIDE TO TRADE THIS CAR IN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS? *TR

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE SAME ISSUES WITH MY 2006 G6 GTP. I HAVE HAD MY STEERING COMPONENTS REPLACED AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES IN THE 2 YEARS I'VE OWNED MY CAR. I HAVE 67K MILES AND PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 75K, SO MY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COVERED, BUT SEEING THESE COMPLAINTS IS DISTURBING TO ME. LIKE MANY OTHERS HERE, I TRAVEL TO/FROM WORK IN MY CAR EACH DAY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I HOPE GM WILL RESOLVE ANY DEFECTIVE ISSUES BEFORE SOMEONE MUST SUFFER. MY STEERING WAS JUST REPLACED 2 MONTHS AGO AND I'M ALREADY HEARING CLICKING UNDER MY FRONT END AGAIN, SO AM PLANNING TO TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SOON. PLEASE ALERT ALL OWNERS IF GM DOES DECIDE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR THESE ISSUES. *TR

STARTING AT APPROX. 25K MILES THE FRONT PASSENGER STRUT WAS REPLACED, 10K MILES LATER THE STRUT AND STRUT MOUNT WERE REPLACED PASSENGER AND DRIVER, ROUGHLY 10K MORE MILES AND THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. AT 55K MILES THE STRUT IS AGAIN BAD AND NOW THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARINGS ARE BAD AND WHINING VERY LOUDLY AS YOU INCREASE SPEED AND THEN DECREASE AS THE SPEED DECREASES TO A STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. MY DEALERSHIP HAS REMARKED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS CANNOT BE RESOLVED LONG-TERM. I HAVE ENTERED THE ROUGH ORIGINAL DATE OF ISSUE WHICH BEGAN THE FIRST YEAR THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON A HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. THE DISPLAY HAD INDICATED "POWER STEERING" ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE, WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK. AS I ROUNDED A CORNER OF THE HIGHWAY MY STEERING SEEMED TO LOOSEN UP COMPLETELY, THE WHEEL TURNED BACK AND FORTH, I DROVE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND THEN THE SHOULDER, AND ALMOST INTO A DITCH; I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE WHEEL. AFTER ABOUT 30SEC OF THIS BEHAVIOR, THE STEERING CALMED DOWN AND LOCKED UP SO THAT I COULD NOT TURN. LUCKILY I WAS THEN ABOUT THREE BLOCKS FROM WORK BECAUSE BY THE TIME I PARKED I COULD NOT TURN AT ALL. IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW, HOPEFULLY IT WONT BREAK ME TO FIX. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE ABOUT 70,000 MILES NOW AND NO WARRANTY! WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE READ AND THE DANGER THAT THIS PUTS PEOPLE IN (NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL HARD SHIP) THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY; SOMEBODY'S GOING TO GET HURT. *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON 11/07/08, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CLUNKING WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING RACK FOR NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THIS IS THE THIRD VEHICLE THAT I'VE TAKEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLY TWO WERE COVERED BECAUSE OF WARRANTY ISSUES. I OWN TWO PONTIAC 2006 G-6'S, AND ONE 2008 G-6. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT THEY SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH NO OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME. *TR

MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 2008, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST THE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT, STEERING WAS SO DIFFICULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON SINCE MONDAY, THE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF AND THE POWER STEERING SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES DOESN'T. I HAVE FOUR KIDS, I WORK 60 MILES FROM HOME, 120 MILES A DAY AND I NEVER KNOW IF I CAN RELY ON MY CAR OR NOT. I HAVE READ MANY ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. HOPEFULLY, A RECALL WILL SOON BE ISSUED FOR THE SAFELY OF ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CHRISTIE FRUGE *TR

THERE IS A CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON 10/24/08 AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE STEERING RACK BE REPLACED FOR AN ESTIMATED $503.15. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER BY 3,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME 2006 G-6 THAT ALSO HAS THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE. HER VEHICLE IS GOING TO THE SHOP ON 11/07/08 TO SEE WHAT THEY THINK IT IS. MY WIFE HAS A 2008 G-6 THAT ALSO HAS THE SAME CLUNKING NOISE AND IT IS IN THE SHOP TODAY ( 11/03/08 ) . WERE STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THEIR RECOMMENDATION. EVEN THOUGH THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON HER CAR, I FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED ON MY CAR. IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN A PERSON BUYS THREE OF THE SAME CARS, AND ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 G6 GT AND MY STEERING COLUMN AND RACK AND PINION KEEPS GOING OUT AND IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN. IT HAS 40,000 MILES AND HAS ALREADY BEEN FIXED ONCE. LOOKING INTO THIS IT HAS CAUSED WRECK AND COULD POSSIBLY ONE DAY CAUSE A DEATH. IS THAT WHAT GM WANTS A LAWSUIT BECAUSE SOMEONE DIED FROM THE PROBLEM THAT COULD BE FIXED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MOVED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

LOST POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G-6 RESULTING IN LACK OF ABILITY TO RESPOND TO TRAFFIC SITUATIONS-BROUGHT TO GARAGE WHO COULDN'T SEEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM-STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN AND AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE GIVEN THE SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

WHEN I TURN LEFT I HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE. MY POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT COMES BACK. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

SMELLED GAS APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING MY GAS. I BOUGHT A GAS CAP THAT LOCKS BUT MY GAS WAS STILL VANISHING. TODAY, I HAD PUDDLES WITHIN AN HOUR OF THE CAR SITTING. THE GAS LEAK IS ALL OTHER MY MUFFLER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THEREFORE I WILL NOT DRIVE IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

RACK AND PINION ON MY 2006 G6 IS OUT. THIS CAR IS ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS OLD. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STEER TO THE RIGHT AND TEARS UP MY TIRES. I AM SURE THAT GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE INTERNET CHAT ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *TR

I LEASED A 2006 G6 AND THERE'S BEEN A CONSTANT "CLUNK" IN STEERING COLUMN. ITS BEEN REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN MANY "POWER STEERING" WARNING INDICATIONS ON THE DISPLAY UNIT INSIDE THE CAR. THE POWER STEERING ACTUALLY WENT OUT ON ONE OCCASION. THE ENTIRE STEERING MECHANISM HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND NOW THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND FOR A RENTAL. GM HAS BEEN OF LITTLE HELP AND A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED TO LITTLE AVAIL SO FAR. *TR

1)POWER STEERING WENT OFF IN THE HIGHWAY MAKING IT HARD TO STEER. 2)STEERING BOX STARING TO MAKE A THUMPING NOISE AT 29K MILES NOW IS WORST.3) DISPLAY A "POWER" IN THE DASH BOARD. ALL OF THIS PROBLEMS IN THE SAME DAY *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. IF DRIVING FASTER COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 06 IN MAY 2006. IN LESS THAN 6MTHS TIME BOTH KEY FOBS AND THE TRUNK RELEASE IN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAD THE PROBLEMS FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. ALSO, THE CAR IS HARD TO CRANK AT TIMES. IT HAPPENED OFTEN IN THE PAST, BUT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THEN ON YESTERDAY I HAD TO 3 TIMES TO START MY CAR BEFORE IT CRANKED. THEN TODAY, I HAD TO TRY 2X BEFORE IT CRANKED. SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE. I'M GLAD TO KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS. GM SHOULD TAKE NOTE AND ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE WHO HAS PURCHASED THEIR PRODUCT. I'M NOT SURE OF THE DATES I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THIS CAR. ALSO, I'VE HAD TO HAVE MY BRAKES REPLACED AND IT HASN'T BEEN CLOSE TO A YEAR AND THEY ARE MAKING A SQUEAKING NOISE ALREADY. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN MAY (APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES). SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THE STEERING SHAFT JUST NEEDED TO BE LUBED. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY. LATELY WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR THE INFO CENTER READS "POWER STEERING." MY HUSBAND AND I DID THE RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME THING. I READ A BLOG ON MOTORTREND.COM THAT SAID THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. SO, I AM WRITING TO YOU SO THAT YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS FAULTY IN THE PONTIAC G6. IN ADDITION, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE. I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT I KNOW YOU ARE PUTTING INTO THIS INVESTIGATION. IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR INPUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL. *TR

STEERING HAS FAILED ON MY 06 PONTIAC G6, THE GEAR & CORE RETURN WAS REPLACED ONE YEAR AGO AT 23,000 AND NOW AT 51,700 MILES IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! THE STEERING LOCKED AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THAT WAS MORE CONCERNED WHO WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR THEN MY SAFETY. THE STEERING LOCKED AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT. IN 30 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A STEERING GEAR OR CORE RETURN, MUCH LESS TWO IN ONE YEAR. *TR UPDATE (10/2/08): WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP I HAD NO CONTROL AND HIT A CART. I HAVE A $1000 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE AND HAD MENTIONED THAT I AM STRUGGLING A LITTLE AND HAVE NOT GOT ESTIMATES AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED AND NO ACCIDENT REPORT WAS MADE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR ON THE STEERING COLUM, HE WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL I AGREED TO SIGN THE PAPERWORK STATING THAT I WOULD PAY THE 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. SO, I HAD TO DRIVE AWAY AND I AM STILL DRIVING THE CAR IN THIS DEFECTIVE STATE.

MR. DID EVASIVE MANUEVERS AT 65 MPH TO AVOID DEADLY COLLISION WITH FULLY LOADED SENIOR CITIZEN VAN BY A DRIVER WITH A CELL PHONE. STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOOSE, BRAKES PEDALS WERE VERY EASILY DEPRESSED, NONE OF THE FRONT AIR-BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAR SEATS DID NOT LOCK. MR. HIT MEDIAN CONCRETE AT 60 MPH. AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY ROOM DICTATED, "YOU ALL VERY LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED." 3RD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR(ESIS) COUNTER CLAIMS MR.. THAT BECAUSE MR. COLLIDED WITH MEDIAN SIDEWAYS THE AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MR. ARGUES THAT FRONT DRIVER PORTION OF CAR HIT MEDIAN FIRST, AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND SEAT BELTS SHOULD HAVE LOCKED. 3RD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR COUNTERS. BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROOF WE CANNOT CLAIM SUCH FACT. SHE (3RD PARTY) IS INSISTING ON US TO SIGN MEDICAL RELEASE FORMS AND SUBMIT PICTURES OF CAR. MR. HAS ADVISED THAT CAR IS REPAIRED AND HAS BEEN SOLD. CONFUSION ARISES WHEN DEALER AGREES THAT CAR HAS SENSORS AND COLLISION SHOP DID NOT INDICATE ANY SENSORS. MR. IS CONFUSED WHETHER STABILI-TRAK OR SOME OTHER SYSTEMS SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO HAVE PREVENTED THE COLLISION WITH MEDIAN AND UNDER THE TIRE SENSORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE. IF ANY SYSTEM (STABILI-TRAK OR OTHER) WERE IN PLACE, THE WHOLE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. ESIS-CLAIM #[XXX]. *TR PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

CLUNK IN FRONT END AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING. HAD REPAIRED BUT NOISE IS BACK. MANY OTHER G6 OWNERS WITH SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON CONSTANTLY AND MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY REPLACE A BRAKE SWITCH. TWO DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. I WAS TOLD THE SWITCH THAT WAS INSTALLED WAS BAD AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH WITH ANOTHER SWITCH. THE NEXT MORNING THE PROBLEM WAS BACK AND THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER AGAIN. THIS IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING WITH BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, MANY OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET HAD THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. GM HAS NOT YET ISSUED ANY KIND OF RECALL. *TR

GEAR SHIFT CONTROLLER GETS STUCK IN DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM, THAT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $1200 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN A LEFT TURN WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND VICE VERSA. HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. *TR

THERE ARE NO REAR-DOOR SECURITY LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE. MY CHILD OPENED THE DOOR WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT A HIGH SPEED ON A HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT INJURED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN. I WENT TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AT ALL. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH REAR-DOOR SECURITY LOCKS, MINE DOES NOT HAVE THEM. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE 2006 MODEL TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED THAT FEATURE AND THEN STARTED EQUIPPING THE CAR WITH THE FEATURE AGAIN IN 2007. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE. I WOULD JUST LIKE THE LOCKS INSTALLED ON MY CAR AT NO CHARGE TO ME. *TR

STEERING FAILURE IN PONTIAC G6, 2006. STEERING CAN LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING, VERY DIFFICULTTO CONTROL IF THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. ALSO, AT OTHER TIMES STEERING IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN LEFT, VERY EASY TO TURN RIGHT. CAN ACT UP AT ANY TIME. *TR UPDATE (10/06/08): THE POWER STEERING DID GO OUT, AS I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD...SEVERAL TIMES, UPON STARTING THE CAR, THE DISPLAY SHOWED "POWER STEERING". VERY HARD TO TURN. SHUT VEHICLE OFF, RESTART, DISPLAY CLEARS, THEN YOU CAN DRIVE. BUT, THE CAR WAS HARD TO STEER TO THE LEFT, AND EXTREMELY EASY TO THE RIGHT. I'LL FAX (RECEIVED) A COPY OF THE INVOICE. SO FAR, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE INVOICE SHOWS THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE.

RENTED THIS G6 2006 FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CO. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR WHILE HERS WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. SHE WAS DRIVING ON A WINDING ROAD AND THE STEERING WENT OUT. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE TRYING TO TURN THROUGH A CURVE. THE CAR FLIPPED INTO THE AIR AND ROLLED 3 TIMES BEFORE LANDING IN A DITCH. AS A RESULT SHE HAD 2 COLLAPSED LUNGS 20 BROKEN RIBS, BOTH SCAPULES WERE SHATTERED AND BROKE COLLAR BONE FROM THE SEAT BELT AND A SNAPPED RIGHT ARM. DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION ON THE SO CALLED BLACK BOX THE CAUSE WAS BLAMED ON MY WIFE'S DRIVING. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, AS I ALMOST LOST MY WIFE. *TR UPDATE: THE CAR WAS GETTING FASTER GOING DOWNHILL. SHE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS HARD AS SHE COULD BUT COULDN'T. THE CAR IS BEING HELD. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ACTING UP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE CRASH.

TIE RODS ON A PONTIAC 2006 G6 ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SOME MIDDLE ROD IN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE WAS FINE, WENT TO START CAR NEXT DAY AND RECEIVED "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING LIGHT. WOULD NOT ALLOW CAR TO BE STARTED. CHECKED FUSES AND ALL WERE OKAY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES. BOUGHT SEPT. 2005. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CANNOT STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, HE MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES. THEY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH ALLOWED THE POWER STEERING TO RESET ITSELF AND IT BEGAN TO WORK NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF LEAVING THE DEALER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND, AFTER SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IN THE POWER STEERING MODULE. THE POWER STEERING MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE REPAIR LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING LOCKING UP, POWER STEERING COMES ACROSS THE RADIO WHEN IT LOCKS. AFTER RESTARTING CAR IT SEEMS TO CLEAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. HAD THE POWER DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED AND FIXED FOR A FEW WEEKS. STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN AND IS GETTING WORSE. TAKING IT BACK IN TO A MECHANIC 8/15/2008 FOR ANOTHER REPAIR TO SEE IF THEY CAN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS INTERNAL GEAR FAILURE. THE STEERING GEAR WAS REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH BEFORE RECURRING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO BE REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,390.

I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED FOR RECALLS ON ALL MY PREVIOUS CARS AND I DID IT FOR THE 06' PONTIAC G6 THAT I AM CURRENTLY PAYING FOR....SO...FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS AND THAT GM WAS EVEN TRYING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE......WELL.....I CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER CARE AND GAVE MY VIN NUMBER FOR THEM TO SEARCH FOR ANY RECALLS AND THE REP SAID THAT HE COULDN'T SEE ANY RECALLS FOR THAT CAR BUT THAT MY CALL WOULD BE FILED IF ANYTHING RISES UP LATER ON....WELL.....HE DIDN'T EVEN OFFER TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED AT ANY DEALERSHIP EVEN AFTER I TOLD THEM THAT THE COMPLAINT WAS POSTED IN THE GOVERNMENT SITE (NHTSA) AND SEVERAL OTHER SITES ALL OVER THE INTERNET....OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE DENYING IT..... I WON'T BUY AMERICAN CARS EVER AGAIN. ....SO AFTER HANGING UP WITH GM WENT OUT TO BUY AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT FOR MY FRONT SEATS...BECAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM....THE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH THEM ON.....AND IT DID......SAT DOWN ON PASSENGER SEAT AND AIRBAG LIGHT SAT ERRATICALLY SWITCHING UP AS I MOVED ON THE SEAT.....SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING STEERING/SUSPENSION PROBLEMS STARTING TWO MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE FIRST INCIDENT STARTED IN AUGUST OF 2006. I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE OF A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED THE ENGINE STABILIZER/SNUBBER. SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE THERE WAS A RATTLE IN THE FRONT END OVER BUMPS AND WHEN TURNING . THE SERVICE DEPT. REPLACED THE LEFT HAND STRUT UPPER MOUNT AND LUBED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND RESET THE COLLAR ON THE RACK AND PINION. THE THIRD INCIDENT HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2008. I TOOK THE CAR IN BECAUSE I FELT A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE STEERING AND IT WORSENED WHEN I WAS STOPPING. THE SERVICE DEPT. THEN REPLACED THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM. MY CAR IS NOW MAKING MORE NOISES IN THE FRONT END AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT SERVICED ON AUGUST 8TH (14 DAYS AFTER LAST INCIDENT). THIS CAR HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END. I FEEL THEIR NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION ON THESE G6'S. THEY ARE TERRIBLE AND DANGEROUS. I WENT ON A TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND AND DROVE SOME WINDY ROADS AND THOUGHT EITHER MY FRONT END WAS GOING TO SHAKE TO PIECES OR I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. HAVE HAD ROTORS MACHINED 2 TIMES BY DEALERSHIP SO FAR AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED ON FEB 10TH OF THIS YEAR AND WE REAR ENDED A MINI VAN IN FRONT OF US.. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. NOW OUR ROTORS ARE NEEDING REPLACED AT UNDER 18 K MILES AND THE DEALER WANTS A LOT TO REPLACE THEM. HAVE BEEN ONLINE LOOKING FOR OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WHY WON'T PONTIAC DO A RECALL ON THIS?*TR

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM #1 COCHRAN OF ROBINSON AND FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT I HAD SQUEALING COMING FROM THE FRONT END. UPON HAVE THE TIRES AND BRAKES CHECKED NOTHING COULD BE FOUND TO BE WRONG. I JUST HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE TIE RODS WERE BOTH COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THIS IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED IN A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND IT HAS NOW COST ME WELL OVER $1,100 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN PONTIAC G6 GT ON START UP. IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND START AGAIN,IT COMES BACK, BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL FAIL DURING DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

PONTIAC G6 2006 POWER STEERING WENT OUT. VEHICLE BOUGHT IN DEC 06 THIRD TIME INTO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR SOON AFTER BOUGHT, COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN FEW MONTHS LATER; DEALER FIXED SOMETHING IN STEERING COLUMN. POWER STEERING OUT AGAIN CURRENTLY IN WITH DEALER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY PONTIAC G6 IT IS A 2006. THE POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT AND WE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR JUST ABOUT 6 MONTHS. IT WENT OUT WHEN I WENT TO TURN AND HAS NOT WORKED RIGHT SINCE. IT IS A USED CAR. BUT, IT SHOULD OF NOT WENT OUT THAT QUICKLY. IT IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND I AM SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE OR RIDE IN IT. *TR UPDATE (10/6/08):NOT REPAIRED YET. HE (THE MECHANIC) SAID HE HAD TO TEAR APART THE CENTER DASH TO GET TO THE COMPUTER CHIP THAT WAS IN THERE.