2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 06/29/10 *BF UPDATED 07/14/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD FAIL MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN HOWEVER THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL POP IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN ATTEMPTING EITHER TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2006 PONTIAC G6 FRONT END POPS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED AT 10,000 MILES. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT STARTED POPPING AGAIN AT 50,000 AND NOW THERE IS NO LONGER A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE POP OR CLUNK HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED AT A LOW SPEED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO VIBRATES VERY BAD WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES AT A HIGH SPEED. MESSAGE BOARDS ARE BURNING UP WITH ANGRY PONTIAC G6 OWNERS WHO HAVE FRONT END ISSUES. *TR

POWER STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 DOEST WORK THE REPAIR WAS TOO COSTLY AND I AM 81 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS AND THIS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE WARNING CONSOLE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ABILITIES. THE CONSUMERS HUSBAND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE OBSERVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET PERTAINING TO THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN HER SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT THAT EXISTED IN HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HER SON'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 11/04/10*JB

2006 PONTIAC G6 RIDES GREAT WHEN ON SMOOTH ROADS. JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 1.5 MONTHS AGO BUT WHEN GOING DOWN DIRT ROADS IT TENDS TO PULL YOU ANY WAY THE ROAD IS GOING. LIKE IF THERE ARE SMALL RUTS IT SEEMS TO YANK YOU ALL OVER THE ROAD AND I HAVE BEEN READING AND SEEN THAT THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE TELESCOPING ADJUSTMENT. WOULD LIKE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS I AM ONLY 19 YRS OLD JUST FINISHED COLLEGE AND BOUGHT THIS CAR DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BE FIXING THINGS THAT SHOULDN'T BE BROKEN. *TR

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO POWER STEERING FAILURE DEALER REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER FOR TEMPORARY REMEDY. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WARNING HAS APPEARED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6, SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS, BUT AT FIRST I EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ITSELF. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AND THEY ASSURED US THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING, IT WAS PROBABLY JUST AN ELECTRICAL SENSOR ISSUE. THE WARNING CONTINUED TO COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES, AND WOULD GO AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. ON 4/15/10, AS I WAS SITTING AT A STOP SIGN WITH MY 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING CAME ON AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS THEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT BEFORE I WAS STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED IT, AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FINE. I DROVE THE CAR HOME, AND WE HAVE NOT DROVE IT SINCE, FOR FEAR OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. AFTER TALKING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW STEERING COLUMN, WHICH WOULD COST AROUND $800. I WAS EXTREMELY SURPRISED AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT MANY OTHER 2006 PONTIAC G6 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THAT MANY HAVE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THE PONTIAC G6 SHOULD BE RECALLED TO CORRECT THE POWER STEERING ISSUES. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE HAD THE STEERING LOCK UP ON ME A FEW TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR WAS BAD. CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME SO I PAID THE DEDUCTIBLE AND HAD THEM REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR. ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER THE STEERING IS MAKING THE SAME POPPING NOISE AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE $1400 DOLLAR ESTIMATE TO REPLACE A SECOND TIME. THE STEERING HAS NOT LOCKED UP AGAIN JUST YET, BUT EVERY DAY I DRIVE I ANTICIPATE IT TO HAPPEN SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE EXCESSIVELY WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR LESS. THE AIR BAG AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENT. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.