2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

2006 PONTIAC G6 MY POWER STEERING CUTS OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT WILL NOT COME BACK ON TILL I SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MAYBE 6 OR 7 RESTARTS TO FREE UP POWERSTEERING. IT IS HARD TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC TO DO THIS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE MY PONTIAC G6 FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS NOW. NOTHING BUT STEERING PROBLEMS. THERE IS A LOAD CLUNKING SOUND THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TURNING, BRAKING, OR JUST DRIVING. THERE HAS BEEN MANY TIMES I HAVE ALMOST BE IN ACCIDENTS DUE 2 THE STEERING. I GOT A LETTER SAY THE RECALLED THE POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THE STEERING PROBLEMS ARE NOT FIXED. IT SEEM THAT'S WHAT GOT TO HAPPEN FIRST IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING DONE. PLEASE HAVE THE GM COMPANY FIX THERE CARS....BEFORE ITS TO LATE. *TR

MY 2006 G6'S BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE TAPPED, THEY WILL GO OFF FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE TURNING BACK ON. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED TO STOP, THEY DO NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE MANY G6 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING YET GM DEALERS CALL IT A "NO FIX." (WHATEVER THAT MEANS). *TR

ON MAY 30, 2011 I ([XXX]) WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 90 / U.S. 20, BETWEEN THE I-39 SOUTH EXIT AND THE SOUTH ALPINE EXIT. AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30HRS. MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOST IT'S POWER STEERING. I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. SO I IMMEDIATELY EXITED AT THE S ALPINE EXIT WONDERING IF THE VEHICLE COULD MAKE IT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE PHILLIPS 66 GAS STATION UPON MY EXIT FROM THE HIGHWAY. THERE I WAITED FOR A TOW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MILD CLUNKING WHEN STEERING AT LOW SPEED. CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD SUSPENSION CHECKED AND TIE ROD ENDS. ALL ARE NOT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. SUSPECT STEERING RACK BUT CAR ONLY HAS 64K. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT AS WELL AS NHTSA HAS A TSB LISTED FROM 03/01/2008 #060232007 AS WELL AS A POSSIBLE LOSS OF POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHICH I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED YET. *TR

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN OFF EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT USING THE BREAKS. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON EVEN AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO TURN OFF IS TO PUMP THE BRAKE UNTIL THEY TURN OFF. PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND YOU DO NOT KNOW IF YOU ARE STOPPING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE INTERVALS, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND FILLED AT A GM DEALER. RANDOMLY, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY NOTICE THE LIGHT TO NOTIFY ME THAT TRACTION CONTROL ISN'T ON COMES ON AND MY TRANSMISSION WILL JERK VIOLENTLY WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THEN SOMETIMES THE LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS NORMAL. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE, HOWEVER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN UNHOOKING THE BATTERY OR PULLING THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE THEN REPLACING IT AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL TEMPORARILY FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT BY A GM DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. GM HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE BUT GM WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE FAULTY EQUIPMENT (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) THAT THEY MADE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO WRECK SEVERAL TIMES, AND I AM AFRAID THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATE UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,614 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 08/05/11*LJ UPDATED 08/15/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FEEL LOOSE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY DID NOT CONSIDER THE FAILURE A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 08/24/11*LJ UPDATED 08/29/11