2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND PULSATED BACK AND FORTH, DURING WHICH TIME I FELT I DID NOT HAVE STEERING CONTROL. TOOK IT TO A SHOP, THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM--LEFT THE SHOP AND THE CAR BEEPED AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO A DEALER SHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND CLEARED CODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,500.

SINCE ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED HOW SHAKY THE CAR WOULD GET WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES GOING AT SPEEDS 60MPH OR FASTER. I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES TWICE AND THEY STILL SQUEAK AND SHAKE. MY HUSBAND IS GOING TO TRY TO HAVE MY ROTORS TURNED TO SEE IF THAT HELPS BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WITH THE POWER STEERING ISSUES AND THE BRAKE ISSUES, I REALLY FEEL LIKE PONTIAC HAS BUILT AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I WOULD MAKE LEFT TURNS MY WHEEL WOULD MAKE A WEIRD NOISE. THEN ONE DAY I WAS PARKED AND WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO GET BACK ON THE MAIN ROAD. MY POWER STEERING HAD WENT OUT. NOW MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T GO OUT EVERY TIME A LEFT TURN IS MADE BUT DOES GO OUT AT A MINIMUM OF ONCE A DAY. WHEN THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT I HAVE TO EITHER PULL OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART OR REACH MY DESTINATION WITHOUT POWER STEERING WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MOMENTS LATER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,500.

I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING THREE DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 DUE TO THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN DEC. OF 2007 AND JULY OF 2009 GM REPLACED SOME STEERING GEAR IN 2007 AND MY COLUMN SHAFT. NOW LESS THAN 12000 MILES IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I AM SO CONCERNED NOW THAT MY DAUGHTER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. THE POWERSTEERING LIGHT COMES ON ALSO WHEN EVER THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE SEEN THAT OTHER PONTIAC'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I AM SURE THAT THE PROBLEM IN THE G6 IS THE EXACT SAME. WE NEED THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I AM TAKING MY PONTIAC ONCE AGAIN INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW, FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN A SHARP CURVE MY PONTIAC G6(2006) LOSS POWER STEERING AND WHEEL BECAME VERY STIFF TO TURN AND TO HANDLE THE VEHICLE ITSELF, NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES SINCE I WAS NOT DRIVING VERY FAST, I COULD MANAGE THE SITUATION BUT IT GOT ME BY SURPRISE TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED I UNDERSTAND ITS A VERY COMMON COMPLAIN IN THIS CARS WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WHILE DRIVING ALSO AFTER STARTING THE CAR. I CALL GM TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THAT THEY ISSUE A RECALL, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE INTO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. AFTER HAVING MY CAR IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DAY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR CODED A PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE SENSOR; BUT FURTHER TESTING WAS NEEDED TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE. A FEW DAYS LATER I AGAIN RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE SPECIALIST SAYING THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN. I ASKED IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THE GM DISTRICT SPECIALIST REGARDING MY VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CRASHES, INCIDENTS, OR INJURIES BUT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM REGARDING PONTIAC G6'S AND THEIR LOSS OF POWER STEERING. *TR

BOUGHT A 2006 PONTIAC G6 ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO, DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 5 WEEKS THEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON DINGING, HUSBAND TRIED TO FIND WHERE TO FILL UP THE POWER STEERING FLUID, NO PLACE IT'S ELECTRIC. WENT TO VISIT A RELATIVE 4 HOURS AWAY LEAVING FROM THE MALL ONE NIGHT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN DINGING AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. JUST THANKFUL WASN'T ON A SHARP TURN AS I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON ALL THE TIME NOW BUT HAVEN'T LOST POWER STEERING SINCE BUT REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING IT AS I NEVER KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVE HAD IT TO THE GARAGE FOR A SCAN AND IT SAYS POSITION SENSOR AND TORQUE INPUT SENSOR PROBLEM. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN AND EVEN IF THEY DO TRY REPLACING THE STEERING COLUMN IT DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO HAVE THEM FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE LIKE MYSELF GETS HURT OR CAUSES AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE ELSE. I WILL NEVER FULLY TRUST THIS CAR AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. ASAP. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN APRIL OF 2009 WITH 60,000 ODD MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST OF 09 I WENT TO START IT ONE MORNING AND I COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I GET THE ERROR MESSAGE POWER STEERING. ONLY TO FIND OUT THE CAR HAS ELECTRONIC STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SAY THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN WHILE IT WAS DISPLAYING THE MESSAGE. IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN. NOW THE STEERING IS REAL LOOSE AND RUMBLY AND THE CAR IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. AND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAKS IT CHATTERS. AS OF LAST NIGHT I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN A TURN FOR THE STEERING MESSAGE TO APPEAR AND THE CAR CUT OFF. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT NO PROBLEMS. THEN TODAY IT DID IT 3 TIMES. I HAVE A SON WHOM I AM SCARED TO TAKE ANYWHERE DUE TO THE FACT THE STEERING MAY NOT WORK AND THE CAR WILL CUT OFF AND SOME ONE WILL REAR END US. I AM A PRETTY STRONG FEMALE AND YOU CAN NOT STEER THIS CAR WHEN IT DOES THIS. *TR