2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

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  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - HUNTSVILLE, AL

    MY CARS ELECTRIC SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. MY HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPLETELY WENT OUT . ITS EXTREMELY HARD JUST TO GET MY CAR OUT OF PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY KEYS GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND ITS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LEAVE YOUR KEYS IN THE IGNITION, OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TO LOCK YOUR DOOR SO NO ONE WILL STEAL YOUR CAR WHILE YOUR SLEEPING. AND THE MOST DANGEROUS PART OR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR IS, WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKE MEDAL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MASH WHILE DRIVING EVEN WITH TWO FEET. AND MY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK REQUIRES ME TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE HAD RECALL WORK DONE TO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 BEFORE DUE TO MY ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILING AND THESE ARE ALL OF THE SAME SIGNS OF THE RECALL. AND I WOULDN'T DARE LET MY FAMILY RIDE IN THIS CAR. THANK YOU

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

    FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY COMING ON FOR ONE TING OR ANOTHER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. AT ONE POINT, THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE TANK IN ABOUT EMPTY WHEN WE HAVE JUST FILLED THE TANK HALF OF THE WAY. BEING SENIOR CITIZENS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A DIAGNOSIS ON THE CAR WITHOUT PAYING BEYOND YOUR BUDGET, OR GETTING THE REPAIRS DONE. ALSO THE POWER STEERING FREEZES UP WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - WILKESBARRE, PA

    MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, I WENT TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE FACT THIS CAR ONLY HAS ONE KEY ENTRY. SO IF YOU LOCK YOUR KEYS IN THE CAR AND YOUR DRIVER'S HANDLE BREAKS OFF OR DOESN'T WORK YOUR NOT GETTING IN YOUR CAR EVEN WITH YOUR KEYS BECUZ THERE IS ONLY ONE KEY HOLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. I WAS SHOPPING CAME OUT OF STORE WENT TO PUT MY GROCERIES IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THAT DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. SO THAT LEAVES ME NO THERE CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE MY WINDOWS DOWN ENOUGH TO BE ABLE REACH IN AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OR LEAVE MY DOORS UNLOCKED BECUZ I CAN NOT UNLOCK MY DOORS WITH THE ONE KEY ENTRY BECUZ OF THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKING OFF. WHAT IF SOME HOW THE DOORS WERE TO ACCIDENTLY LOCK WITH A SMALL CHILD INSIDE ? YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE GET INTO THAT CAR TO GET THAT CHILD!

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - CRAWLEY, WV

    I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET THIS MORNING, THE 14TH OF OCTOBER, 2019, WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE CAR WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ANY FASTER (AS I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 30 MPH) I MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OVER THE SIDE OF THE HILL. MY POWER STEERING RETURNED WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR BUT I CAN'T DRIVE IN FEAR THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - HIGHLAND, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ALSO, AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - NEWPORT, AR

    STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF CAR. ITS STRONG THAT IT BURNS MY EYES. ALSO POWER STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES & TRIES TO DRIVE ITSELF. IT VIBRATES WHEN SITTING STILL ALSO.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - WATERTOWN, WI

    BREAKING LIGHTS COME WITH OUT TOUCHING THE PEDDLE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.TWO PEOPLE HAVE PULLED UP TO ME AT STOP LIGHTS TELLING ME THAT THE BREAK LIGHTS STAY ON. DRIVING DOWN THE HWY YOU AT NIGHT,YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE ON,ALL THE REFLECTORS ARE LIGHTED UP

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - CHATTANOOGA, TN

    WHILE PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE MAKING TURN OUT ONTO MAIN ROUTE. FAILURE WAS A POWER STEERING MOTOR MODULE ON 8/30/2019

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - SAN BERNARDINO, CA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 66 MPH ON A CURVED ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V064000 (STEERING) AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 9-5388371164. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 PONTIAC G6
    - MANNING, SC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 95358554395B. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE