2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 2006 ITS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED I HAVE PUT 4000-6000$ IN TO THIS CAR AND STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS ON A DAILY BASIS FROM THE POWER STEERING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS BRAKES TIRE ROD ENDS WHEEL BEARINGS AND NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS I HAVE PAID MORE ON FIXING THE PROBLEMS ON THE CAR THAN I HAVE PAID ON THE CAR THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO RECALLS TO MY KNOWLEDGE BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THE ENTIRE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED AND GM SHOULD PAY BACK WHAT THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FOR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,861. UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF UPDATED 10/05/11

THE PROBLEM FIRST APPEARED IN MAY OF 2011. I USUALLY LEAVE MY CAR OUTSIDE. I HAD FAMILY VISITING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND MY FAMILY WAS GIVIN ONE OF OUR VEHICLES TO DRIVE. MY CAR WAS THEN PUT IN THE GARAGE FOR A SHORT TIME AND THIS INTENSE SMELL APPEARED. WE FIRST THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS SPILLED IN THE GARAGE.... WE SEARCHED AND FOUND NOTHING. AFTER OUR VISITORS LEFT, IT WASN'T UNTIL MID AUGUST THAT THE CAR ENDED UP IN THE GARAGE; AGAIN THE INTENSE SMELL OF FUEL WAS PRESENT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.... IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT WE DISCOVERED IT WAS THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IRONICALLY, THE MAN AHEAD OF ME ( WITH A PONTIAC G6 ) WAS BRINGING HIS CAR IN FOR AND INTENSE FUEL SMELL COMING FROM HIS CAR. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THE DEALER AND CHECKED ONLINE FOR ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE VEHICLE. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS. IN FACT, A SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED IN THE PONTIAC G6 FOR CRACKED FUEL PUMPS, AND THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER. IN THE END, I HAD TO PAY $291.01 TO REPAIR THE FUEL PUMP ON A CAR WITH ONLY 41000 MILES - ( GM SAYS THEY SPLIT THE BILL 50/50 IN GOOD FAITH. ) I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS WILL END UP BEING A RECALL IN THE COMING YEAR BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BY IGNORING THIS PROBLEM... I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS CRACK FUEL PUMP HAD MY CAR NEVER BEEN PUT IN A GARAGE. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS AND HAVE HAD EVERY ONE OF THEM LEAVE ME STRANDED AT LEAST 4 TIMES - REPLACED A TRANSMISSION ON MY 98 BLAZER AT 70,000 MILES - AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THE 1986 CHEVY Z24. I HAVE PUT UP WITH A LOT WITH ALL THE GM VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED - AND I ALMOST BOUGHT A NEW BUICK REGAL THAT WAS ON THE LOT WHILE WAITING FOR MY CAR THE BE CHECKED IN.. BUT I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME TO CHECK OUT WHAT TOYOTA OR HONDA HAS TO OFFER.... JUST HAD ENOUGH. *TT

DROVE TO A RESTAURANT , WHEN WE FINISHED EATING. I NOTICED ON THE RADIO DISPLAY IT SAID "POWER STEERING", WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND TURN WITH NO DIFFICULTY, WHEN WE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT, FELT THAT DRIVING THE CAR WAS UNSAFE AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW, BUT WHEN THE TOW ARRIVED, I WAS GOING TO DRIVE THE CAR ONTO THE TRAILER AND THE STEERING HAD RETURNED, SO I FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME. WHEN YOU START THE CAR SOMETIMES THE STEERING IS WORKING OTHER TIMES IT IS NOT. *KB

MY 06 PONTAIC G6 HAS HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY I HAD THE STEERING FIXED 2 TIMES ONE OF WHICH INCLUDED REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED THE STEERING WARNING HAS BEEN COMING UP ON THE RADIO DISPLAY.MY CAR DOES HAVE LOTS OF MILES BECAUSE I DRIVE 1000 MILES A WEEK BUT, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 06 G6'S. IT WAS SO MUCH OF A PROBLEM THAT THEY CHANGED FROM THAT TYPE OF STEERING IN NEWER MODELS. THE STEERING WILL GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND CAUSES YOU TO LOSE CONTROL THE CAR THEN MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON FOR THE STEERING TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM IT IS DANGEROUS!! *KB

THE PONTIAC G6 2006 IS HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS LIKE THE OTHER PONTIAC G MODELS. THE ELECTRONIC STEERING IN THE VEHICLE FAILS AND THE STEERING BECOMES VERY HARD AND IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. IT WOULD BE HARD FOR MY WIFE TO CONTROL IT, SHE IS A SMALL WOMAN. IT TAKES A LOT STRENGTH ON MY PART TO STEER IT. I WOULD LIKE TO LET OTHER PONTIAC G6 OWNER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE AND THEY WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF. WHEN DRIVING WITHOUT THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE RADIO. AFTER I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE STEERING WORKING AGAIN BUT IT SOON FAILED AND WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RESTARTING CAR TO GET IT TO WORK. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT. IT NOW DOES IT FREQUENTLY AND THE CAR STEERS SO HARD WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT WOULD BE EASY TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. PONTIAC SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY ON MY CAR. NHTSA DID INVESTIGATE THIS UNDER ACTION NUMBER PE07023 BUT PONTIAC STILL STATES IT IS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. I DISAGREE AND FEEL PONTIAC SHOULD CORRECT THIS PRIOR TO AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING. *KB

BOUGHT CAR ON 07/02/11, RETURN CAR TO DEALER ON 07/05/11 DUE TO POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT ANY SPEED, EVEN WHEN SITTING STILL. DID NOT DO THIS WHEN I TEST DROVE IT. STARTED A DAY OR TWO AFTERWARDS. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED GREASE PUT INTO THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT,(WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT IT) EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS GREASE COMING OUT IF IT. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR. CALLED PONTIAC /GMC TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND IF THEY COULD OFFER SOME HELP ON THIS AND WAS EVENTUALLY TOLD NO. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO HAVE CHECK AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN CALL PONTIAC/GMC AND RECEIVED AN ANSWER OF NO HELP COULD BE GIVEN ON THIS PROBLEM. QUOTE TO REPLACE SHAFT IS $319.00. I WAS TOLD BY BOTH DEALERS THERE WERE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS PROBLEM, THAT THIS WOULD NOT GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A WRECK. I DON'T KNOW IF I BELIEVE THEM OR NOT. NO HONESTLY WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A CAR. PONTIAC/GMC NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. FROM ALL MY RESEARCH ON THIS, IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR FROM THE START, THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT. NOT EXPECTING A PROBLEM SO SOON AFTER PURCHASE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS AT THIS TIME. AND IT DOES SCARE ME AT TIMES, WONDERING IF THE STEERING IS GOING TO GO OUT. *KB

I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 NEAR ANN ARBOR, MI DURING A RAIN STORM. I HAD THE WIPERS GOING AND I HEARD A QUIET 'POP' SOUND AND SUDDENLY THE WIPERS NO LONGER WORKED AS I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE GOING 70MPH. I EASED OFF THE HIGHWAY ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, A POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND ESCORTED ME AND MY WIFE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND ON A CAR FORUM ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT A SMALL PLASTIC INSERT WEARS OUT AND THE WIPER MOTOR DISCONNECTS FROM THE LINKAGE. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT WIPER LINKAGE WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM A LOCAL JUNK YARD. I AM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS (A TEST ENGINEER) AND THOUGHT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR