2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

INCIDENT OF CARRIAGE PARTS ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT...BALL JOINTS AND TIE RODS ALONG WITH REAR PARTS BELIEVED TO BE UNDER SPEC...MEANING THAT THEY ARE TOO WEAK TO SUPPORT THE VEHICLE AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR EVERYDAY ROAD ABUSE....PARTS WORE OUT AT ROUGHLY 45K...THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF COMPLAINTS I SEE ABOUT THE FRONT END PARTS ON THIS CAR... *TR

1. DRIVING, TYPICAL EVENT 2. THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL SPONTANEOUSLY BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ONCE EVERY FEW WEEKS, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS POTENTIAL DANGEROUS, I'M AFRAID TO TAKE IT ANYWHERE. CONSEQUENCES, COULD BE FATAL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NO WARNING. 3. NOTHING. *TR

I CURRENTLY OWN A PONTIAC G6 2006. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES WHEN DRIVING IT. ONE DAY MY STEERING WHEEL JUST LOCKUP AND IT WAS WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN, LUCKY THERE WASN'T TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO STAY THERE UNTIL MY CAR WAS TOWED. THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME, THEN IT CONTINUED EVERY NOW AND THEN. THE WHEEL WILL LOCKUP AND I WILL TRY TO TURN OFF THE CAR TO RESET THE COMPUTER BUT IT WILL NOT DO IT. I KEPT ON DRIVING THE CAR SINCE THAT'S MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I JUST PRETTY MUCH USE IT TO GO TO WORK. I RECENTLY SAW A RECALL ON PONTIAC G6 BUT FOR 2005. MY CAR IS HAS THE SAME DEFECTS AS THE ONE IN THE RECALL EXCEPT ITS 2006. APPARENTLY THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN PONTIAC CARS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT WE HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CURRENTLY PREGNANT AND I FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN IS THIS PROBLEM GOING TO OCCUR AGAIN, BESIDES THE FACT IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER'S 2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILURE. POWER STEERING PROBLEM INDICATED ON DISPLAY. I HAVE SEEN THIS REPORTED BY OTHERS. WHEN IS GM GOING TO CORRECT THEIR MISTAKE? *TR

MY PONTIAC 2006 G6'S ELECTRIC ASSIST POWER STEERING IS WINING AROUND EVERY TURN EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAVE 35,000MILES ON THE CAR. IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I AM TOLD THAT IT WILL COST $800+ DOLLARS TO REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL 'IN WARRANTY'. IF THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THIS EQUIPMENT, THEN WHY WAS IT REPLACED ON LATER G6 MODELS AND G5 AND G8S WITH IT WERE RECALLED. THE WINING OCCURS WITH NEARLY EVERY TURN. DIFFICULTY TURNING HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AT 65MPH WHILE CHANGING LANES. THE EQUIPMENT WINED AFTER I STRAIGHTENED OUT AND I COMPLETED MY TRIP. *TR

MY DAUGHTER IN LAW AND CHILDREN TRAVELING OUT TO IOWA 3 WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THE STEERING IN HER 2006 PONTIAC G6 START DOING WHAT IT WANTED TO ON THE HIGHWAY AT70 MPH. GOT TO DESTINATION TO RENT A CAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE DIAGNOSED THE ELECTRONIC STEERING TO HAVE FAULTED OUT,ESTIMATE @ 1700.00 TO REPAIR. DAUGHTER COULD NOT AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY ,SO FAMILY GOT TOGETHER AND WENT OUT AND TOWING VEHICLE HOME. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH ANOTHER STEERING COLUMN OUT OF A WRECKED VEHICLE BY FAMILY MECHANIC. CONTACTED GOVERNMENT MOTORS TO FIND NO REIMBURSEMENT OF RECALL AT THIS TIME FOR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AT A GM DEALER. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM AND PARTS AS THE G5,WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE ? A DEATH AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO HAVE THEM PULL THERE HEADS OUT!!!! THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GETTING FED UP WITH ALL THIS BUREAUCRATIC BULL. THIS KIND OF INCIDENT WILL NOT GO UNSEEN BY THE CONSUMERS WHO DRIVE THESES VEHICLES,THERE WILL BE A WIDE SPREAD THREAD OUT TO ADVISE PEOPLE OF THE G6 PROBLEM AND REBEL AGAINST GM FOR A SOLUTION. *TR

JUST RECENTLY MY PONTIAC G6 2006 LOST POWER STEERING ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. AT FIRST I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING ALL I REALIZED WAS THAT MY CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND I ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME SAFELY ONCE I GAINED CONTROL AND REALIZED MY POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT. THE NEXT MORNING I TRIED MY CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. FOR THE LAST WEEK IT HAS GONE IN AND OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE NOTICED IF I TURN OFF MY CAR AND RESTART IT DOES WORK AGAIN. THIS CAUSES SOME CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE IF I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT INITIALLY WENT OUT. NOW I KNOW HOW TO RESPOND WHEN IT GOES OUT ITS NOT TOO MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS A HASSLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. I PULLED MY CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND STARTED BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE WHEEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, THEN THE SCREEN STATED "POWER STEERING" COME TO FIND OUT, THE POWER STEERING IS ALL ELECTRICAL AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS MODEL CAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. I USE MY CAR TO TRANSPORT VULNERABLE ADULTS FOR WORK AND GOD FORBID IF I AM DRIVING AND THE STEERING GOES OUT AND KILLS MY CLIENT. THERE WILL FOR SURE BE A LAWSUIT IF THIS DOES NOT GET RECALLED. HOW DANGEROUS. I WILL BE BRINGING IT IN TO GET I FIXED, BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR A DEFAULT ON PONTIACS END. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT CLUNKING WHEN TURNING LEFT. DID RESEARCH AND ONLY FOUND THAT YOU NEED TO PUT SOME LUBE ON THE STEERING SHAFT RIGHT BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE THING, AND WAS TOLD THAT BY PUTTING ON LUBE, IT IS ONLY GOING TO HIDE/COVER UP THE PROBLEM, NOT FIX IT. IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING AT ALL. PONTIAC NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AND WOULD NOT TURN. SHE THEN SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WENT OUT THE FIRST TIME AFTER SHE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. UPDATED 05/20/10. *JB