2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 (4 CYLINDER). I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING GOING OUT ON THE CAR. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING ON CAR, IT WOULD HAVE WARNING CHIME AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WILL INDICATE THAT THERE IS A POWER STEERING ON THE DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY. THEN I CAN FEEL THE STEERING GO OUT. I CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND IT WILL SOMETIMES RESET THE STEERING. OTHER TIMES I MAY DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE AND JERK EVEN WHEN PARK OR DRIVING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TO GET REPAIRED. *TR

I HAVE 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND ALL REPAIRS ARE OUT OF POCKET. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE, BATTERY, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, REAR BRAKES, WHEEL BEARING AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE STEERING RACK. PONTIAC OBVIOUSLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING RACK. I HAVE VIEWED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND WE ARE ALL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES: LOUD NOISES WHEN TURNING, CLUNKING, CAR PULLS TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND HIGHER, THE DRIVER CONTROL CENTER WOULD CHIME THREE TIMES, FOLLOWED BY A WARNING MESSAGE THAT WOULD READ "LOSS OF POWER STEERING." IMMEDIATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS A FAIRLY MEDIUM BUILT INDIVIDUAL AND HE WOULD HAVE TO USE EXTREME BODILY FORCE IN ORDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE DEALER VERIFIED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAILING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 83,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND HAVE ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING NOT FUNCTIONING WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW RATES OF SPEED. WHEN I PULL INTO OR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HAVE AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. I OFTEN 'BUMP' THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE PUMP RE-ENGAGE AND SUPPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE TO ASSIST STEERING AGAIN. WITHOUT BUMPING THE PEDAL TURNING THE WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I AM NOT A LITTLE PERSON. I AM 6'1 AND WEIGH 220 POUNDS SO TURNING A STEERING WHEEL IS NOT AN ISSUE. IRONICALLY, AT LOW SPEEDS MY G6 WHEEL IS HARDER TO TURN THAN MY 1976 JEEP'S STEERING WHEEL AND IT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AS THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING MADE ME BUMP INTO MY WIFE'S CAR. THE DEALER JUST SAID "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR." NICE HUH? ANYWAY, I SAW THE RECALL ON THE OTHER VEHICLES AND PRAYED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, THAT MINE WAS ON THE LIST. SINCE IT WAS NOT, I FIGURED I WOULD AT LEAST LET YOU KNOW THE POWER STEERING ISSUE EXTENDS BEYOND YOUR CURRENT LIST OF RECALLED VEHICLES. CHECK WWW.G6PERFORMANCE.COM AND YOU WILL FIND OTHERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. A LOCAL MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,700. UPDATED 5/6/10 *CN UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 94000.

WHILE DRIVING AND MOST OF THE TIME AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN OR WHEN I VERY FIRST START MY CAR THE POWER STEERING SHOWS IN MY INFORMATION CENTER AND I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME CONTROLLING MY CAR. MY CAR HAS 80,476 MILES ON IT. *TR

NO INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED YET BUT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 4 DOOR SEDAN HAS A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT AND TIME TO TIME THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IF I WAS DRIVING AT A FAIRLY HIGH SPEED THIS COULD RESULT IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. I HAVE YET TO GET IT CHECKED BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND FROM WHAT I READ WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX BUT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES. *TR

THE POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 SEEMS TO FAIL IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN MAKING LOW SPEED TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL IS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THIS DOES NOT JUST HAPPEN IN LOW-SPEED SITUATIONS, AS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT THE CAR SEVERELY PULLS TO ONE SIDE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TIRES, AS THE AIR PRESSURE IS CORRECT AND THERE IS NO WEAR ON THE TIRES THAT INDICATE AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE RECENTLY DID A TUNE UP ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 JUST PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES. WHEN MY WIFE TOLD ME THE CAR LOCKED IT STEERING WHEEL UPON A QUICK TAKE OFF I THEN DROVE THE CAR AGAIN AND ALSO HAD TWO LOCK UPS WITH ME. AFTER THAT HAPPEN TO US WE NEVER REALLY DO ANY FAST TAKEOFFS WITH THE CAR. THIS HAPPEN 3 TIMES IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WITH A TAKEOFF AND ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS ACT LIKE THEY TURN OFF WITH ALL GAUGES DROP IN OFF POSITION, BUT THE CAR STILL RUNNING. IM NOT SURE IF THIS IS PART OF THE DEFECT, BUT FOR THE PAST 9 MONTHS THIS CAR HAS BEEN REAL HARD TO START UP AND NO LIGHTS DISPLAY FOR A CHECK ENGINE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN FOR A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO GET A NEW KEY AND I DID AND IT DIDN'T HELP. *TR