2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING FOLLOWING VEHICLES TO BELIEVE HE WAS BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY A SPECIAL LUBRICANT TO THE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 3/28/11 *CN UPDATED 05/13/11

LAST YEAR MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 STARTED MAKING THIS POPPING SOUND EVERYTIME I TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS MY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. THEY HAD ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. HOWEVER I RAN INTO THE PROBLEM OF MY WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSING TO REPLACE UNTIL IT FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. LAST FRIDAY I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE STILL IN DRIVE AND MOVING AND POWER STEERING FLASHED ACROSS MY RADIO SCREEN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY THEY HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND TORQUE SENSOR HAD FAILED. I WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP I NOTICED THE STEERING STILL WAS NOT RIGHT. THEY STATED IT WAS REGISTERING A HEAT SENSOR CODE FOR THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. THEY ALSO STATED EVENTUALLY I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED, HOWEVER YET AGAIN THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS THIS WHEN IT FAILS. WHY HAS NO ONE RECALLED THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN I CANT COUNT. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP SEDAN, THE CAR HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY. NOW THEY ARE NEEDING REPLACEMENT AGAIN AFTER ALREADY HAVING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BY GM. THIS HAS COST ME WELL OVER 2,000 DOLLARS, AND IN JUST A FEW SEARCHES OF THE INTERNET YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE CAR SHAKES TERRIBLY WHEN BRAKING, AND AT TIMES LOCKS UP THE BRAKES. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PLACES AND MECHANICS THAT I'VE TALKED TO SAYING ITS HOW THE CAR IS MADE. AND IF THAT IS THE CASE THEN THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUES AND RECALL THE WARPED ROTORS INSTEAD OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SPENDING AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF MONEY FIXING A PROBLEM THAT WAS MADE BY THE COMPANY. *TR

EXTREMELY UNHAPPY WITH GM AND THE PONTIAC G6. MY ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. BACK IN AUGUST 2010 MY ELECTRIC ASSIST WENT OUT AND I HAD IT "REPAIRED" BY GM DUE TO THE RECALL.. WELL IT WORKED UP UNTIL TODAY 2/28/11 AND MY ELECTRIC STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN. MY STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO MOVE AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY DRIVEWAY GATE BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I GOT THE ERROR MESSAGE OF "POWER STEERING" IN MY DIC. I TOOK IT TO GM AND IT IS NOW SUDDENLY NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT PROPERLY FIX THE ISSUE THE FIRST TIME. THEY WANT $800+ TO FIX THE ISSUE AND REPLACED THE MOTOR. VERY UNSATISFIED, HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAN AND OUR FAMILY HAS 5 GM CARS. I NEED THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING AS IT IS UNSAFE AND I CANNOT AFFORD A $800 REPAIR! THIS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BY GM ASAP! ITS NOT FAIR FOR US OWNERS TO BE DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT FOR SAFETY FAILED! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER A PASSENGER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,379. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 07/11/11

SMOKE CAME FROM PASSENGER SEAT, INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. MOST PROBABLY A SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTION. IS A BIG SAFETY RISK AS MY 3 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE CAR. CAR IS 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING IN REVERSE TO THE REQUIRED OPERATION. APPLY FOOT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TAIL LIGHT GO OUT. REMOVE FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS IS CAUSING CONSTANT NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS AND IMMEDIATE ROAD RAGE FROM OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT NOW HAS AROUND 112,000 MILES ON IT. FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS OR SO I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STEERING THE VEHICLE AT TIMES. THIS IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES I'VE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. LAST WEEK WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE INFORMATION MENU STARTED FLASHING "POWER STEERING", WHICH INDICATES THAT MORE THAN LIKELY A NEW STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED. I'VE RESEARCHED AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MILLIONS OF PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THAT AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN HAD BEEN GENERATED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE COURTESY OF GM, BUT ONLY TO DRIVERS WITH 100,000 MILES OR LESS. IN MY CASE, WITH OVER 100,000 MILES ON THE CAR I NOW HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AT LEAST $800 TO FIX THIS DEFECT WITH GM'S AUTOMOBILE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!!! THE STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY HARD TO TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE YOUR ALREADY DRIVING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I WANT MY COMPLAINT TO BE DOCUMENTED AND WOULD ALSO LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS MAJOR DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE EVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE. GM WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO NEED A CAR TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR