2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE G6 IT WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING.. THIS HAPPENS ON AND OFF; IT HAS BEEN DOING THAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DRIVING IT TODAY THE POWER STEERING WENT TOTALLY OUT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6, 4CYL. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST IS FAILING ON THIS CAR. WITH A QUICK RESEARCH ON GOOGLE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND ACCIDENTS ARE OCCURRING. THE RECALL ON THE COBALT, G5 AND OTHER CARS HAVE THE SAME POWER STEERING ASSIST. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THE PONTIAC G6? *TR

THE BRAKE LAMPS STAY ON WHEN I AM NOT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND WHEN I DO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY GO OFF AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS CHARGING ME TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL KEEPS HAPPENING AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT IN THE REAR ABOUT 70 TIMES SO FAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT I PURCHASED LAST SUMMER. SINCE THEN MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT A DAY AND THEN THE NEXT TIME I STARTED THE CAR UP IT WAS FINE. BUT THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON JULY 10, 2010. I WAS HEADING HOME FROM A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND AS I WENT TO TURN OFF HER STREET MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AND MY RADIO SCREEN SAID "POWER STEERING". I HAD TO USE EVERY BIT OF ENERGY I HAD TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MAKE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE SAFELY. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THEN. I CHECK IT EVERYDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE IT HASN'T FIXED ITSELF LIKE LAST TIME BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY LUCK... I CALLED GM TO REPORT IT AND THEY BASICALLY SAID OH WELL AND TOO BAD, I HAVE A FEELING I AM GOING TO HAVE TO END UP PAYING FOR THIS AND I DEFINITELY DO NOT HAVE $800 TO FORK OUT AND PAY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SUCH AS THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH , THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WITH EXTREME FORCE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO, SHE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN-FRONT OF HER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,005 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURS CONSTANTLY. BRAKE ILLUMINATES WHEN DRIVING AND TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN RECALL ID# 28422 BUT ACCORDING TO PONTIAC MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH FAULTY POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING CUTS IN AND OUT INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES EVEN WHILE IN OPERATION. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN TAKING A CURVE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THE FAILURE IS MOST PRONE TO OCCUR IN WARM WEATHER, AND GENERALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME IT RARELY GOES AWAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE, AND THAT THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE IS EGREGIOUS. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED SOON, BEFORE I JOIN A GROWING LIST OF OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 WENT OUT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I EXPERIENCE NECK AND ARM PAIN FOR WEEKS AFTER FOR HAVING TO DRIVE AROUND WITHOUT IT. I HAD TO GET THE CAR FIXED WHICH REQUIRED IT TO BE IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK. THEY HAD TO REPLACE A CIRCUIT AND REPROGRAM THE CAR. I PAID 900 DOLLARS OUT OF POCKET. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT IS IT A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG PONTIAC CARS INCLUDING G6'S WHICH IS WHAT I HAVE AND YET ITS THE ONLY PONTIAC CAR TO NOT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR IT YET. *TR

SINCE THE CAR WAS ALMOST NEW (6,000 MILES) THE BRAKES PULSATE AND NEED CONSTANT REPAIR - EVENTUALLY THE PULSATION LEADS TO WHAT I WOULD DETERMINE AN UNCOMFORTABLE/UNCONTROLLABLE BREAKING PROBLEM. DEALER HAS INDICATED THE TYPE OF BRAKES ON THIS CAR HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CORROSION. THEY ARE ABLE TO REPAIR AND CAR SEEMS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN PROBLEM RECURS. LAST TIME THE DEALER CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $400 FOR REPAIR (MAY 2010). THE CAR IS NOW STARTING TO AGAIN DISPLAY SOME OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS, STARTING TO PULSATE, BRAKES MAKING DRAGGING SOUND. THE CAR HAS 43,000 MILES AS OF THIS DATE AND BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 2 TIMES PER YEAR FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN AUGUST 2006. *TR