2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

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  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - HARLIGER, TX

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WITH AN UNEXPECTED POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - PHOENIX, AZ

    MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS EXPERIENCING POWER STEERING PROBLEMS IN WHICH I NOW KNOW IS ELECTRICAL AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. AFTER HEARING HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST I CAME HOME AND LOOKED TO SEE IF GM HAD ANY RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT TO COME AND FIND OUT THEY DON'T. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THOUGH. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL ISSUE OR THE CONSUMERS GIVEN SOME HELP IN GETTING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE CORRECTED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - DURHAM, NC

    POWER STEERING MOTOR IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WENT BAD. IT COST ME OVER $800 TO REPAIR. BUT THEN I LOOK ONLINE AND SEE THAT THE FOLLOWING CARS WERE ALSO RECALLED FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE: - 2005 - 2010 CHEVROLET COBALTS - 2007 - 2010 PONTIAC G5S - 2005 - 2006 PONTIAC PURSUITS - 2006 - 2006 PONTIAC G4S IT'S REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT GM USED A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PART IN MY CAR. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - KANSAS CITY, KS

    TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH , THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED, AND HE LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STEERING THE VEHICLE, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING FLUID.THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED, AND THERE HAD BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8061.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - EAST BANK, WV

    THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 KEEPS LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING AND IS BECOMING A VERY MAJOR HAZARD, IT HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY AND I HAVE SEEN ON SEVERAL WEB SITES THAT IT IS HAPPENING TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2006 G6 OWNERS AS WELL WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO HOLD GM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - SANFORD, MI

    2006 PONTIAC G6 PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING QUITTING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROAD. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - AMELIA, OH

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN ENGAGED AND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT OUT OF THE PARK POSITION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 41,609.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - KATY, TX

    2006 PONTIAC G6 74,000 MILES ELECTRIC STEERING MAJOR ISSUE LAST SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2010, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND AS I WAS NEARING MY RESIDENCE, THE STEERING BECAME HARDER TO CONTROL. LUCKILY, THE MAJOR ISSUE DIDN'T OCCUR UNTIL I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, IN WHICH THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY NON-STEERABLE. I AM BY NO MEANS A WEAK PERSON, SO THIS LACK OF STEERING IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010. AT ABOUT NOON, I WAS HEADING TO LUNCH AND COMING FROM A STOPLIGHT, I HAD NO STEERING WHAT-SO-EVER, I WAS REQUIRED TO RESTART THE CAR MID-TURN IN ORDER TO NOT RUN OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT GM APPARENTLY DOESN'T CARE TO RESOLVE. IT IS OBVIOUS GENERAL MOTORS CARES NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEIR PRODUCT. I AM THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED, SO MUCH SO THAT I PURCHASED A USED 2005 MUSTANG GT AS A REPLACEMENT CAR. I NEED TO HAVE THE PONTIAC G6 FIXED, BECAUSE I AM SELLING THE CAR, I DO NOT WISH TO BE KILLED BY MY OWN CAR! I WAS NOT INJURED OR KILLED BUT I AM VERY VERY TEMPTED TO CLICK THE "WERE THERE ANY DEATHS OR INJURIES?" CHECKBOX BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW THAT GM DOESN'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS... WHAT A SHAME! *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - WESTERVILLE, OH

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME VERY LOOSE AND WHILE BRAKING, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - SWEENY, TX

    2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS A POWER STEERING FAULT THAT DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT THE STEERING COLUMN AND POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 58,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THIS I HAVE FOUND LOTS A CASES THAT HAS RESULTED IN CRASHES AND INJURIES. WHY HAS GM NOT RECALLED THESE VEHICLES? *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE