2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS ALWAYS HAD A "CLUNK" SOUNDS IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL BUT I LOST ALL POWER STEERING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN I-95 IN PHILADELPHIA. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION, AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR, I TRIED TO START IT TO RELOCATE IT TO A BETTER AREA OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. AGAIN, MY POWER STEERING INDICATOR IS BACK ON. I HAVEN'T LOST MY POWER STEERING AGAIN SO FAR, BUT I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR INTO THE GM DEALER TOMORROW. I SPENT MOST OF THE DAY DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE REALIZED IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC G6 3 MONTHS AGO....A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 3 CHILDREN THE POWER STEERING WENT, I TURNED THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I GAVE GM MY VIN # AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS CAR, BUT WHY WOULD THIS CAR DO THIS, IT ONLY HAS 108 KM ON IT AND IF OTHER PONTIAC G6 WERE BE RECALLED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PROBLEM WHY WOULD MY CAR NOT QUALIFY. JUST A NOTE, THAT THIS WAS A SCARY SITUATION AND COULD OF BEEN A LOT WORSE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST LOSS ON 2006 PONTIAC G6. I RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL LETTER FOR MY G6 ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST LOSS. IT SAYS IT WILL COVER THE DEFECT FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 130,000 ON IT SO THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED. I GET THE CHIME AND POWER STEERING DISPLAY ON MY CONSOLE INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 95,000 MILES BUT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET FIXED. THEY SENT ME THE FIRST NOTICE WHEN MY CAR HAD 96000 MILES ON IT SAYING THEY WOULD COVER IT TO 70,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD BY PONTIAC THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT SINCE IT WAS OUTSIDE THE MILEAGE LIMIT. IF THEY WOULD HAVE MADE IT 100,000 MILES THE FIRST TIME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED. THEY KNOW ITS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY KEEP BOOSTING THE MILEAGE UP, BUT ALWAYS LOWER THAN THE MILES I HAVE ON MY CAR. MY STEERING IS GOING TO QUIT WORKING ONE OF THESE DAYS, AND THEY KNOW WHY, BUT THEY WONT FIX IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL PERTAINING TO THE POWER STEERING ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE POWER ASSIST MODULE IF THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE CONTACT WAS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO WEEKS AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES OR MORE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS AROUND 123,000.

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6.. I READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FROM APRIL 25TH 2007-SEPTEMBER 25TH 2007 IN WHICH IT WAS CLOSED. MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE RECALL IN 2007 AM I ABLE TO STILL GET MY CAR FIXED WITHOUT COST TO ME...STEERING ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *TR

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT EVERY MORNING OR WHEN YOU TURN CAR OFF , THEN RESTART IT. I WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND IT FAILED, I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, A SECURITY OFFICER WAS ABLE WITH HIS STRENGTH GET ME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF LANE IN PARKING LOT. I THEN TURNED CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO RELEASE ITSELF. WE JUST DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IN FEAR OF IT GOING OUT IF I STOP AT STORE FOR GROCERIES. IT HAS GONE OUT ON HIGHWAY, WE STAY CLEAR OF THOSE TOO, WE CAN NOT ENJOY OUR CAR BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, PARTS THAT HAVE FAILED THE CAR SHOULD BE REPLACED IN A RECALL TRYING TO SAVE TO FIX. HOPING IT WOULD BE RECALLED AS THE G5 HAS BEEN. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL PONTIAC CUSTOMER AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO RECALL. I WOULD REMAIN LOYAL IF THIS HAPPENED. I PRAY NO ONE GETS KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HE DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING. ON OCCASION, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATING WHEN DRIVING BUT WHEN BRAKING, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SOMETIMES WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR FROM PARK UNLESS THE BRAKES WERE FIRMLY AND STEADILY APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000- EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,380 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,416.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN ABNORMALLY PULLING TO THE LEFT MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO MAINTAIN THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING ELECTRIC MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY THEN LOST POWER STEERING, ALMOST CRASHED TWICE. VEHICLES SUDDENLY HARD TO CONTROL AND UNABLE TO MOVE. *TR