2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

CRUISE STOPPED WORKING, BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN PEDAL NOT DEPRESSED, AND OFF WHEN DEPRESSED EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL #09V036000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT OR A LEFT TURN WHILE LOOKING INTO THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS THE VIEW WAS BLOCKED BY THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE NEXT LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TURNS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON 20 JUNE 2011, I BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT THE TIME MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING REMAINED OUT ALL THE WAY TO MY HOME. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,700 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING BEGAN JERKING AND RATTLING BEFORE FAILING. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I OWN A PONITAC G6 THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS INDICATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN # SB-10183 WHEN CONTACTING GM THEY SAID THEY WILL ONLY COVER CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS UNLESS I WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM AND PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET, IF IT IS THE SAME THEN I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO TALK TO GM TO SEE IF THE WILL FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. I REALLY THINK THIS A LOAD OF BS BECAUSE IF THE NHTSA HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS THEN WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FORCING THE GM TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON ALL THE PONTIAC G6. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEDAN. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 74,000 MI ON IT. RECENTLY, WHEN I MAKE AN EXTREME TURN TOWARD THE RIGHT, THE RADIO BEEPS THREE TIMES AND THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. I CAN STILL STEER THE HARD BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. TO REPAIR IT, I MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN '06 G6'S. *TR

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR AND REALIZED DURING FIRST DRIVING AFTER PURCHASE, THAT IT HAS A CLICK OR CLANK IN STEERING WHILE TURNING. THEN A MESSAGE CAME ON THE MESSAGE CENTER THAT READS "POWER STEERING". I THEN CAME HOME AND STARTED SEARCHING ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM , AS I FOUND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, SO I NEED ASSISTANCE NOW. THE FIRST RESULTS ONLINE I FOUND WAS A SITE FULL OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, NOW THE CAR WILL AT SOME POINT LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. EITHER INTERMITTENTLY OR PERMANENTLY. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT AND HAVE TO KEEP RESTARTING MY CAR BUT STILL HARD TO TURN WHEEL SOMETIMES HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYDAY ITS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR. *TR