Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
WELL MY BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO I HAVE NO CRUISE CONTROL. AN WHEN I SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WANTS TO BE STUCK UNLESS I PUSH HARD ON THE BREAK PEDAL. BUT WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HIT MY BREAKS AN MY LIGHT GOES OFF AN THEN WHILE DRIVING WITH OUT HITTING MY BREAKS THEY TURN ON. AN IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE LAST YEAR OF 2015.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WENT TO TURN LEFT AND MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO A SAFE SPOT TO PARK IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED IN 2010. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
I HAD THE RECALLS ALL FIXED AS SOON AS I WAS AWARE OF THEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AS I WAS DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND $300 LATER IT WAS FIXED. THEY SAID I HAD TO PAY SINCE THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. A FEW MONTHS LATER AND HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE AIRBAG REPORTING PROBLEMS AS WORKING AND NOT WORKING. ALSO NOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON AS I AM DRIVING AND TURNING OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I TAP THE BRAKE. AS I AM STOPPED THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT TURNING ON UNLESS I FORCEFULLY HOLD THE PEDAL DOWN. I KNOW WHEN I TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER THAT IT IS GOING TO BE THE SAME THING, LOTS OF MONEY FOR A TEMPORARY FIX THAT ALL EXTEND FROM THE "FIXED" RECALL. I ALSO HAD A NEW BRAKE CONTROL SENSOR PUT IN, BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THIS IS CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND SINCE IT IS MY CAR, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM SUPPOSE TO DO HERE. THE RECALL REPAIR IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN TEMPORARILY, AND THIS IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND OTHERS AT RISK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START. AFTER BEING STARTED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
THE CAR HAS BARELY STARTED FROM THE TIME THAT I'VE PURCHASED IT A COUPLE YEARS AGO. MORE RECENTLY I GOT IT TO START AFTER A FEW TRIES AND WHEN I GOT TO A RED LIGHT IT CUT OFF AND NEVER CAME BACK ON. I WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I HAVE MY CAR AT A DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE CAR AFTER BEING TOLD IT WAS SEVERAL OTHER THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE ELECTRICAL. I AM ALSO FINDING THAT THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME TO OTHER OWNERS. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT HAS NEVER RAN PROPERLY FOR ME AFTER HAVING IT FOR 2 YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CRACKED AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TAKATA RECALL TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN DRIVING IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD IF THE TC LIGHT IS ON ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT TRYS TO STALL OUT. ALSO RANDOMLY ALL DASH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND GAUGES ALL GO CRAZY AND PUTS ERROR ON THE DASH WHERE THE ODOMETER READING IS AND THEN CAR WANT START.
POWER STEERING EIC LIGHT GOES OFF AT THE TIME THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR PONTIAC AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLA FOR 06 PONTIAN G6. SO I CALL PONTIAC AND THEY SAY MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW CAN THAT BE? MY 2OO6 PONTIAC G6 IS DOING THE EXACT THING THAT THE OTHER 2OO6 PONTIAC G6 ARE DOING, YET NOT COVERED. ON CHRISTMAS EVE OF 2O15, OUR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHEN MY HUSBAND, 9 YEAR OLD SON AND I WERE DRIVING HOME.
IN 2014 I RECIEVED A RECALL FOR POWER STEERING, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY "FIXED" IT. CHARGED IT UNDER WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RECALL. 2 YEARS LATER, SAME ISSUE, STEERING GOES OUT, I HAD NO CRASH OR ACCIDENT BUT CANT STEER. TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF, COMES BACK ON. CALL EVERYONE LISTED ON THE RECALL WEBSITES AND THEY TELL ME NO RECALL? SO I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON, THEY "FIXED" POWER STEERING YET THE PART LASTS ONLY 2 YEARS AND I AM RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED WITH A BAD POWER STEERING PROBLEM. SO IF THEY FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL, LABLE IT UNDER WARRANTY, GOES OUT 2 YEARS LATER, THAN WHAT HAPPENS? I HATE THIS CAR!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
PLASTIC "L" PIECE ON TOP OF FUEL PUMP LEAKING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT SPILLED FUEL ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.
SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO. IT ONLY HAS 46,000 MILES AND ALL WAS WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THE DRIVER SIDE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I STOPPED AT THE OFF RAMP AND PROCEEDED DOWN A 30 MPH STREET. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TURNED OFF. ABOUT 4 DAYS LATER WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN TURNED OFF. THIS TIME I WAS NOT STOPPING BUT CONTINUOUSLY DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. WHILE THAT LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL AND WHILE LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. I'VE BEEN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT IS AT FAULT. I CHECKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE HAD ANY OPEN RECALLS AND THERE WERE NONE.
TAKATA RECALL FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM JANUARY 2012. I HAD TO PRESS ON BRAKE PEDAL REALLY HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND BRAKE PEDAL WOULD MAKE A NOISE WHEN I FIRST PUSHED ON IT. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE WHILE IN USE OR WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT SURE IF BRAKE LIGHTS WERE IMPROPERLY WORKING AT THIS TIME OR NOT. TOOK CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES BEFORE IT SEEMED TO BE FIXED. FORWARD TO OCTOBER OF 2015 AND ISSUE IS BACK. THE SAME SYMPTOMS BUT THE ONLY REASON I DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BEING ON IS I WAS AT GAS STATION AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR AS IT WAS IDLE AND IN PARK TO THROW SOMETHING AWAY AND NOTICED DURING THE DAY MY TAIL LIGHTS WERE ON AND VERY BRIGHT. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY AND AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OFF. THE SHOP PUT IN A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. CAN.OF DRIVE THE CAR AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAN HEADLIGHT AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM WIRING HARNESS BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,400.
LOOSES POWER STEERING AND ALL GAGES GO TO ZERO AND RAPIDLY FLUCTUATE, THEN VEHICLE STALLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,700.
AT APPROX 70,000 MILES NOTICE FUEL ODOR AROUND GAS TANK. AT APPROX 70,300 MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK UNTIL SECOND ATTEMPT AND THE FUEL SMELL IS MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. WHEN VEHICLE SITS FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR, IT TAKES AT LEAST TWO ATTEMPTS TO START.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO OPERATE AND DISENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V252000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS FOR SOME TIME NOW. MAINLY WHEN I PARK THE CAR. THE SMELL LINGERS FOR A GREAT WHILE. I HAVEN'T SEEN A PHYSICAL LEAK ON THE GROUND BUT MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE REAR A NOTICED GASOLINE ON AROUND THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE LOOKED FOR MONTHS NOW ON THE INTERNET AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. NOW LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN FILED ABOUT 50 TIMES AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I PERSONALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A DEALER SINCE THEY CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG. PLUS I HAVE LOOKED UP SOME OF THE PARTS INVOLVED AND IT IS JUST OUT OF MY BUDGET. I NEED MY CAR TO GET WORK TO MAKE MONEY TO PAY BILLS AND IT AMAZES ME THAT THE MANUFACTURE, WHOM SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN WORD BY NOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE THE OLDEST COMPLAINT FILED LOOKS LIKE FROM 2012, HAS GONE NOTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS AND FORCING OWNERS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET THIS ISSUE REPAIRED. LIKE MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS, I SAY IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO GET INVESTIGATED AND RECALLED. NOT EVEYONE CAN AFFORD TO REPAIR. I JUST HOPE THAT IT IS NOT TOO LATE AND LIVES ARE LOST BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN.
FUEL PUMP HAS DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE CRACK IN ELBOW BEND THAT CAUSES GAS TO LEAK ON TO MY GAS TANK AND RUN DOWN ON TO MY EXHAUST WHICH MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A FIRE WHILE I AM DRIVING SINCE IT IS A HIGH PRESSURE LINE AND HITTING MY EXHAUST. CAR HAS A GAS ODOR AT ALL TIMES EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING. WHILE PARKED IN YOUR GARAGE MY HOUSE FILLS WITH THE SMELL OF GASOLINE TO THE EXTENT MY FAMILY IS HAVING HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. FRIENDS AT WORK CAN SMELL IT IN THE PARKING LOT SEVERAL CARS AWAY FROM MY CAR. UPON LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE G6
THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIMES GETS HARD, WHEN IM DRIVING 30 MPH MAKES NOISES ALSO WHEN I TURN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME STIFF. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. UPDATED 07/11/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,209.
CAR IS LEAKING GAS, EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR YOU GET HIT WITH A PU GENT ODOR OF GAS AND THE FUEL HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE LAST DRIVING IT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE ON RAMP TO I-5 FROM THE SHASTA DAM BLVD, SHASTA LAKE CITY, CA. AS MY GRANDSON APPROACHED THE 90 DEGREE CURVE TO MERGE, THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND COULD NOT TURN THE VEHICLE, WENT OFF THE PAVEMENT WITH BRAKES ENGAGED AND STOPPED IN THE GRAVEL MEDIAN. CALLED GM PONTIAC, THEY ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED AS IT WAS A RECALL ITEM. PART #22837369. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS DONE, GM DECLINED TO REPAIR IT, BECAUSE THIS ITEM HAD BEEN REPLACED ON 3/18/2015 WITH A 12 MO. OR 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. MIND YOU THIS CAR HAD TRAVELED FROM HAWAII TO THE STATE'S TO A DEALER. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE CAR. AT 3 WEEKS OF OWNING THIS CAR THE STEERING WENT OUT. THERE HAD ONLY BEEN AROUND 4,000 MILES ON IT WITH THE NEW PART. SHE HAD PURCHASED THE CAR JUST 7 DAYS AFTER THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY, APPARENTLY IT'S WHATEVER COMES FIRST THE 12,000 MILES OR 12 MONTH. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. MY GRANDSON COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE. THIS STEERING ISSUE RECALL IS A RECURRING EVENT WITH THIS PART. I RESEARCHED AND THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS AS WELL WITH THE NEW RECALL PART. THIS PART NEEDS TO STAY ON THE RECALL LIST #14772. THIS NUMBER HAS CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL RECALL #14416 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST THAT GM GAVE ME. GM REPLACEMENT PART #22837369. GM NEEDS TO HONOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART.
JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW WEEKS AGO, STARTED GETTING A CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END/ STEERING WHEEL. WENT BACK TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED CAR AND THEY DID NOT FIX ISSUE. WENT THEN TO GM DEALER AND HAD THEIR SERVICE CENTER CHECK IT OUT, SEEMS THE STEERING SHAFT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL FROM GM BUT APPARENTLY MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BUT IS INCLUDED IN SOME OTHER RECALLS. MY CAR FALL WITHIN THE PARAMETER'S OF ALL THE OTHER RECALLS (MANUFACTURER DATES, YEAR, MODELS) SO I BELIEVE THIS CAR SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN ANY/ALL RECALLS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE HAD A HOLE MELTED INTO IT BY THE EXHAUST AND THE LINE BURST SPRAYING POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE EXHAUST AND ALMOST CATCHING THE CAR ON FIRE.
MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND I MEAN EVERYTHING... MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP AND IT'S NOT FIXED YET... THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY CAR JUST LOST IT'S MEMORY AND HE HAS TRIED TO RESET THE MEMORY BUT HE HAS NOT HAD ANY LUCK WITH IT. I WISH I NEVER WOULD HAVE GOT THIS CAR BECAUSE WHEN I HAD THE FIRST RECALL FIXED... IT IS LIKE NOW ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER HAS GONE WRONG AND MORE RECALLS. I WAS VERY SCARED WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH AND THE CAR JUST QUIT.... IT WAS LIKE THE CAR JUST FROZE AND THE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD JUST KEPT ON COMING I WAS VERY LUCKY AND BLESSED THAT NO ONE HIT ME.... I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WHEN I BUY A CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER..... IT WILL NOT BE A G6 !!!!!
DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE POWERSTEERING ON THE CAR WENT COMPLETELY OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN TO BRING IT TO A SAFE PARK ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. INSTEAD I HIT AN EMBANKMENT. THE WITNESS AND POLICE WERE NOT SURE WHY MY CAR DID NOT FLIP OVER IN OTHER WORDS I LOST STEERING AND BRAKE POWER AND THE CAR WAS DEEMED AS TOTALED.
THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING, BUT A DANGEROUS HEADACHE. I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE FELL OFF.. GLAD NO TRAFFIC WAS COMING. COULD NOT STOP.. THE A WEEK LATER I AM DRIVING AND THE TIRE BLEW. LAST WEEKEND DRIVING AND LOST ALL POWER. NOT ONLY DID WE GET LOCKED INSIDE THE CAR THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SHRIVELED IN PIECES. IT WAS HORRIBLE. TELL THE DEALER CAUSE I'M MAKING PAYMENTS AND THEY ACT AS IF THE COULD CARELESS.. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INSPECTED. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THE BACK ACCEL IS GOING TO CRASH IN AND THE ELECTRICAL IS BAD IT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. SCARE TO DRIVE IT.
THE IS A SIGNIFICANT FUEL SMELL THAT IS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL OF FUEL IS ALSO VERY PROMINENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. NEWER PONTIAC G6 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THE 2006 SHOULD BE REPAIRED THROUGH A RECALL. IT IS OBVIOUS THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE FUEL TANKS.
POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS ISSUE IS DESCRIBED IN TSB 10183A, WHICH STATES THAT THE ISSUE WILL BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE UNDER A 10YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHILE I HAVE THE ISSUE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING DESCRIBED IN THE TSB, GM WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS APPROXIMATELY 9.5 YEARS OLD AND 140,000 MILES. THERE APPEARS TO BE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING IN SOME 2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES THAT GM DOES COVER THE REPAIRS FOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE A 06 G6 2.4L 4CYL AND LATELY IT HAS BEEN GIVING OFF A STRONG FUEL SMELL. I SMELL IT WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I CHECKED FOR LEAKS UNDER THE HOOD AND CAR AND CANNOT FIND ANY. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO CRANK THE CAR IT DOESN'T START UNTIL MY SECOND ATTEMPT. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR AND HE COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE WORRIED WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD AND HIS CAR SEAT IS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER REAR. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE DAY MY CAR MAY BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE WE'RE ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A RED LIGHT, AT THE MALL, ETC. PUTTING NOT ONLY OUR LIVES AT RISK, BUT ALSO THE LIVES OF OTHERS NEARBY. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR SCANNER FOR FREE. THEY GAVE ME THIS CODE - P0454 FUEL TANK PRESSURE (FTP) SENSOR INTERMITTENT.
LETTER FROM SENATOR GILLIBRAND ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2006 PONTIAC G6 CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MOTHER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING HARD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE EXHAUST CAM SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, A MONTH LATER THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE ISSUE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
I AM COMING TO YOU BECAUSE I HAD MY CAR SERVICED 04/23/2015 TO HAVE TWO RECALLS FIXED AND IT WAS OK FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHEN AGAIN THE POWER STEERING STARTED TO MALFUNCTION AGAIN NOW ITS WORST THAN BEFORE AS SOON AS I START THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL GETS SO HARD I CAN`T MOVE IT I EVEN HIT MY OTHER CAR WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY BECAUSE I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. GM IS SENDIND ME TO THE SAME DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT IT HAS TO BE PAID OUT OF MY POCKET WICH I FIND IT UNFAIR BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING BEFORE NOW I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO HAVE A WORST ACCIDENT. THE CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 14V153
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER AN UNKNOWN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER RELATED TO THE STEERING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS NOTICED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,300.
WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. NOW IT JUST STAYS ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V153000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,900.
TAKATA RECALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DISPLAY AND SAYS ENGINE DE RATES POWER AND LOOSES THROTTLE PEDDLE IN ORDER TO STOP THIS WE HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF! THIS KEEPS HAPPENING AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR IT WILL CAUSE US TO WRECK
THE AIR BAG WARNING WILL COME ON AND OFF DURING DRIVES. THE AIR BAGS WILL TURN OFF AND TURN ON THROUGHOUT DRIVES. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD NOW AND THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME. AIR BAG PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW BUT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY DRIVE NOW. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, TURNING AND WHEN SITTING STILL. I SELECTED STEERING BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP A FEW YEARS AGO FROM A RECALL. ELECTRIC STEERING WOULD STOP WORKING WHENEVER IT WANTED TO. NEVER WORKED NORMAL SINCE IT WAS REPLACED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, HIGHWAY, TURNING AND WHEN SITTING STILL. I ALSO SELECTED ELECTRICAL BECAUSE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT. IT WAS RECALLED DUE TO A BRAKE LIGHT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN APPLIED AND TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CORRECTED. SINCE IT WAS LOOKED AT WE HAVE NOTICED REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME. I'VE ONLY NOTICED WHEN SITTING STILL IN DRIVEWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD, RESTART THE ENGINE, AND RESUME STEERING FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 217,000.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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