2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT AND HAVE HAD THE "POWER STEERING" LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY WHEEL LOCKS UP COMPLETELY AND I CANNOT TURN IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEN THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON. SO I FINISHED MY SHIFT AT WORK AND THEN DROVE TO AUTO ZONE TO BUY FLUID. ON MY WAY THERE, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, UNABLE TO TURN OFF OF IT. FINALLY I PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURNED IT OFF, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO BUY FLUID BUT THE POWER STEER IS ELECTRIC IN G6'S. I WAS TOLD THAT MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND I'M NO LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY BY MY DEALERSHIP. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING DIFFERENT SITES ONLINE AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR G6'S. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR LOCKS COMPLETELY AND WILL NOT TURN WHILE DRIVING IT. I DON'T HAVE $700+ TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE ON MY CAR THAT IS CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER'S MISHAP CONSIDERING MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE FAULTY POWER STEERING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE PONTIAC IS THE NEW TOYOTA AND BEGIN CAUSING DEATHS BECAUSE OF IT'S FAULTY VEHICLES. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 BASE 4 CYL HAD STIFF STEERING AND EVENTUALLY LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING GOING 35MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER. RADIO COMPUTER INFORMED ME THAT THE POWER STEREING HAD FAILED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE STEERING MOTOR. 3 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM ONLY WORSE. STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED UP WHILE GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. HIT A MEDIAN, NEARLY CAUSED A PILE UP ON I-69, HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT WHEN PONTIAC KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. WILL WE NEED DEATHS OF WILL THIS BE FIXED UNDER RECALL. *LN

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6. I LOST MY POWERSTEERING ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, I APPROACHED A CURVE AND PUT ON BRAKES SLIGHTLY. WHILE ENTERING THE CURVE THE POWER STEERING FROZE, AND I COULD NOT TURN MOMENTARILY. THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK ON AND I OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE LOSS OF STEERING. I SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING AN EMBANKMENT WITH MY REAR WHEEL. THE CAR FLIPPED AND LANDED ON ITS WHEELS. I WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A PARTIALLY COLLAPSED LUNG, BRUISED RIBS, BRUISED STERNUM, BACK INJURY , AND NECK INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

POWER STEERING FAILURE, RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF, VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STEER, CAUSES CAR TO VEER OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO SHUT OFF, IN ADDITION THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ADVISED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ACCELERATED AND WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SHUT THE LIGHTS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,828.

POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL I STOP THE CAR, TURN OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. *TR