2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THERE IS A POPPING NOISE EVERYTIME I TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEEDS. THE BRAKES ON MY CAR HAVE SQUEALED SINCE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO GET CHECKED ON COUNTLESS OCCASIONS, AND AM TOLD MY BRAKES ARE FINE, AND THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE BREAKS AND ROTORS (EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FINE), BUT THEY CANNOT SAY THAT IT WOULD MAKE THEM STOP SQUEAKING! I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WHEN I START THE CAR. I WILL TURN THE KEY AND IT WILL START, BUT IT KEEPS TURNING LIKE IT IS NOT STARTED, THEN JUST SHUTS OFF. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ONLINE, WITH THEIR STEERING. I HAVE A BABY, AND I AM AFRAID THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN SHE IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. WE CANNOT LET SOMETHING AWFUL HAPPEN, BEFORE THERE IS A RECALL! THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS, SO LETS BE PROACTIVE, INSTEAD OF REACTIVE! *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 V6 STALLING WHILE IN DRIVE AND PARK. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS AND HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OR IN PARK, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE. THE BRAKE AND STEERING WILL ALSO LOCK UP. UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND PLACING IT IN PARK IT WILL RESTART, I HAVE PLACED THE CAR IN THE SHOP TWO TIMES TO HAVE THIS FIXED. LAST TIME (MAY 18) WAS TO TAPE ENGINE WIRES AND CLEAN THE FUEL INJECTOR, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD FIX IT. THIS REPAIR COST ME $500. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS INCREASED, HAPPENING THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE DAYS. I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP. BOTH MY GM DEALER AND I HAVE USED A CODE READER TO SEE IF THE CAR IS THROWING OUT A CODE WHEN IT STALLS BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. MY CAR HAS QUICKLY BECOME A LIABILITY TO MYSELF AND THOSE AROUND ME, AS THE LAST TIME I STALLED I ALMOST DRIFTED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS APPARENTLY QUITE WIDESPREAD IN 2006 G6S. *TR

MY FRIEND'S 2006 PONTIAC G6 4-CYLINDER TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS AND A HARD 'THUG' IS HEARD WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE. HE HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HIS CAR FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW AND HE HAS 83,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON GOOGLE AND HE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE LINK IS BELOW FOR THE WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1738315-2006_PONTIAC_G6_TRANSMISSION_JERKING HAS ANYONE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION JERKING ON THEIR PONTIAC G6 WITH THE 4CYLINDER? *TR

THE CAR WILL TURN INSTANTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. ALIGNMENT IS CORRECT AND THE CAR HAS 42,000 MILES. THE SAY THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND RACK NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6, WITH 66,638 MILES ON IT. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND WHEN I PUSH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEY GO OUT, WHEN I AM IN PARK I HAVE TO PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO PUT IT INTO GEAR. I HAVE NOTICED AT TIMES THEY FLICKER. I CAN NOT SET MY CRUISE CONTROL EITHER. I HAVE MADE PHONE CALLS TO THE DEALER AND TO PONTIAC ABOUT THE GM RECALL # 80317. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS RECALL ONLY MATCHES VIN #'S 64100001 TO 64100093 AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THE CAR. I QUESTIONED WHY I CAN HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALL BUT MY VIN # DOES NOT MATCH? THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PART NUMBERS AND THE MANUFACTURE MAY BE DIFFERENT!!! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AND GM IS NOT WANTING TO HELP ME FIX THE PROBLEM, ALL THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IS TAKING MY MONEY FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE CAR. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INDICATOR LIGHT IS COMING ON DASHBOARD. STEERING WHEEL IS MOVING BY ITSELF WHILE STANDING STILL AND MOVING. STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS GRABBING/JAMMING AT TIMES AND SOMETIMES NO POWER. TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, WAS TOLD COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTED, WORSE NOW. MAKES NOISE, VIBRATES,GRABS. JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE HEARD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE CAR IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING CLUNKING AND MAKING A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES ON LINE AND IN MANY CASES THE STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL JUST LIKE ON THE OTHER PONTIAC MODELS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING DROPPING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I'VE BROUGHT MY CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO A GM DEALERSHIP (WOODY PONTIAC GMC IN ELGIN, IL), ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE MECHANIC KEEPS INSISTING THAT THE CAR WAS MADE TO DROP POWER STEERING IF I TURN THE WHEEL TOO MUCH TO THE RIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS, THE POWER STEERING WILL DROP FOR ANY REASON. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG STRAIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I CAN START THE CAR UP FROM SITTING IN A PARKING SPOT AND THE POWER STEERING WILL GO OUT. I'VE NOTICED THOUGH THAT IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING SLOW RIGHT TURNS. I'VE READ A RECENT RECALL FOR G6'S MADE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE MINE AND HAVE NOTICED THE SAME EFFECTS. I'VE TRIED TO TAKE THE TURNS SLOWLY AND I CAN FEEL A JOLT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS IF THE POWER STEERING WANTS TO DROP OUT AND SOMETIMES IT DOES GO OUT. I'VE COMPLAINED TO MY DEALERSHIP, I'VE COMPLAINED TO GM, I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO COMPLAIN TO ANYMORE. MY CAR IS NOW 100 MILES PAST MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER THIS PROBLEM CAN GO ON BEFORE I FINALLY HIT SOMEBODY ON THE ROAD. I'VE BEEN IN 4 INCIDENTS SO FAR WHERE I'VE LOST POWER STEERING ON A TURN AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE INITIATE A SAFETY RECALL OF THIS PROBLEM SEEING AS THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. [XXX] *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT.. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PARALLEL PARK THIS VEHICLE. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AT ALL SPEEDS. IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHEN DRIVING TO WORK AND BACK. 3 HOUR DRIVE NORTH IT WILL HAPPEN 2-3 TIMES EACH WAY. NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, VERY DANGEROUS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. GM WILL NOT DO A THING ABOUT IT, SO IT'S STILL DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FEBRUARY 2010. *TR