2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WE HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND ARE HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE POWER STEERING GOING OUT RANDOMLY. THIS GENERALLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS AND PARTICULARLY IN REVERSE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACES. I KNOW THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HOPE TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE THE POWER STEERING BEGINS TO CUT OUT AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WOULD JUST GO OUT ON ME. I WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO TURN EASILY. I COULD STILL DO IT, IT WAS JUST VERY HARD. THE POWER STEERING WARNING WOULD POP UP ON MY RADIO AND WITH A DINGING SOUND AS SOON AS THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. IF I TURNED MY CAR OFF THEN BACK ON, IT WOULD RESET ITSELF AND I COULD STEER AGAIN. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF THAT, IT FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN IF I TURNED MY CAR OFF TO RESET IT, IT WOULD GO OUT AGAIN IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO GET THE WHOLE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED. THAT COST ME $750.10. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD STEERING PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW AND NOW THERE IS A MORE SERIOUS ONE THAT OCCURRED AROUND 40K MILES. THE POWER STEERING STOPS WORKING. IT HAS QUIT WHILE IN A PARKING LOT AND MAKING TURNS. I AM SCARED THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET WORSE. I DON'T SEEM TO BE THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A PONTIAC G6, 2006. I BOUGHT IT A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST CARS EVER! LOOKED CUTE, DRIVES REALLY NICE. UNTIL A MONTH AGO WHEN THE DASH WOULD ALERT ME "POWER STEERING". SO, OF COURSE I WENT OUT TO BUY SOME POWER STEERING FLUID , AFTER SEARCHING COUNTLESSLY I THEN FOUND OUT THERE IS NONE. IT IS ALL ELECTRICAL, WHICH IN ALL HONESTLY IS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE EVER HEARD. BUT HEY, WHAT A GREAT WAY TO MAKE SOME BIG BUCKS WHEN IT GOES OUT. I WAS BACKING UP ONE NIGHT AFTER WORK, AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ENDED UP BACKING INTO A CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING! NOW EVERYDAY, "POWER STEERING" ALERTS ME A COUPLE TIMES WHILE I DRIVE. I JUST WONDER IF ITS GOING TO GO OUT AGAIN. I ALSO WONDER IF IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE'S LIFE. TODAY GM ISSUED A RECALL ON PONTIAC G5'S AND CHEVY COBALTS POWER STEERING COLUMNS, I COULDN'T BELIEVE THEY DID NOT RECALL ONE ON THE G6. I AM TRULY ANGRY ABOUT THIS, AND WITHOUT A DOUBT WILL NEVER BY A CAR FROM GM AGAIN. THANKS :) *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 G6 PONTIAC HOME ONE WEEK AGO. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR GAVE 3 CHIMES AND THEN NOT A SECOND LATER THE POWER STEERING ALL AT ONCE QUIT, DRAGGING HER OFF THE SHOULDER I WAS FOLLOWING HER HOME AND WE TRADED CARS. I OWN A 1989 JEEP WITH 33INCH TIRES AND MANUAL STEERING, AND THE PONTIAC STEERING WAS ABOUT TWICE AS HARD FOR ME TO STEER AS THE JEEP IS!! WE ARE VERY LUCKY SHE RETAINED CONTROL OF THAT CAR!!! THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR SOME TIME AND NOW G.M. DECIDED TO DO A RECALL ON SOME OF THESE UNITS. WHEN IS THE NHTSA GOING TO DO SOMETHING?? I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FROM THE SHOP WHERE THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN\STEERING MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT COST $700 AND COULD OF COST ME MUCH MORE. THIS IS OUR THIRD PONTIAC, ALL HAD BIG ISSUES AND THE CAR COMPANY DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THEM. NO MORE G.M. CARS FOR US..... *TR

I PREVIOUSLY LEASED A 2005 PONTIAC G6, AND LOVED THE CAR VERY MUCH. THROUGH MY LEASE, I JUST HAD ONE ISSUE, WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. SINCE THE RETURN OF THAT LEASE, I PURCHASED A 2006 G6 BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOYED THE CAR. HOWEVER, I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AS WELL. THE ISSUE IS REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DANGER OCCURS WHEN FELLOW DRIVERS ARE UNAWARE IF THE BRAKES ARE TRULY BEING PRESSED. WITH THE 2005, THIS PROBLEM PROGRESSED WHERE I ACTUALLY PRESSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ACTUALLY GO OFF, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I ASSUME THAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED TWO CARS, AND BOTH HAVE NOW HAD THIS PROBLEM, THAT IT IS A WIDE-SPREAD ISSUE. SO, I CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND THAT APPEARS TO BE THE CASE. I FOUND INFORMATION REGARDING A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES, NOTING THAT THE RECALL BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2009, AND ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION TO CALL PONTIAC ABOUT IT. UPON CALLING THIS NUMBER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOUND REGARDING MY CAR. I FOUND IT TROUBLESOME THAT I FOUND RECALLS IN RESEARCH, BUT NOTHING WAS ISSUED THROUGH PONTIAC, SO I E-MAILED THEM ABOUT THE ISSUE ON 08/05/09. THEY RESPONDED WITH A PHONE CALL TO INFORM ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY CAR. SINCE IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE FOR A RECALL; HOWEVER THERE HAS NOT BEEN ONE ISSUED AS OF YET, SO I AM HOPING THIS INFORMATION MIGHT HELP. SOME OF THE RECALL INFORMATION THAT I FOUND WAS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HTTP://WWW.INTERNETAUTOGUIDE.COM/AUTO-RECALLS/09-INT/2006/PONTIAC/G6/INDEX.HTML (RECALL ID# 69074) HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/RECALLS/RESULTS.CFM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V036000). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO RESET THE POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 04/20/10

RANDOM, INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. STEERING GETS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS LOSS OF POWER STEERING HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP, INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING DASHBOARD LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE CONDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE POWER STEERING WHEEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, ONCE THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE WAS S150. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,511 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE STEERING IS VERY UNSAFE. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE STEERING IS VERY TOUCHY AND TURN TO THE RIGHT AND IT IS LIKE YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THE CAR TURNS TO THE LEFT WHILE YOU ARE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS OR JUST NOT MOVING. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. [XXX] *TR