2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

PONTIAC G6 ISSUE: FUEL GAUGE WOULDN'T WORK AS THERE WAS GASOLINE IN THE CAR BUT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULDN'T ESTABLISH HOW MUCH GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I HAD TO GET IT FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING GOES TO THE LEFT WHENEVER SHE IS DRIVING. THE STEERING CANNOT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING IS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLES WITH A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACE THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THIS FAILURE IS HAPPENING AGAIN BUT CONTACT HAVE NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 3/8/10 *CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

MY CAR IS A PONTIAC G6 2006, AND I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER OF 2006. MY POWER STEERING STARTED GOING OUT ABOUT 2 TIMES A WEEK FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT WORKS OK. NOW IT HAPPENS ALSO WHILE DRIVING, OR SITTING IDLE. I'LL FEEL THE WHEEL STIFFEN. LUCKILY THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE I'VE BEEN AT A RED LIGHT. THIS IS A VERY MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

I AM HEARING A CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING AS I AM TURNING. THIS HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 3 PRIOR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT KEEPS RETURNING. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 40000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE 56000 MILES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CONTINUES TO GET LOUDER AND WORSE THE LONGER IT IS LEFT UNREPAIRED. SO FAR ONLY TEMPORARY FIXES HAVE BEEN DONE BY DEALER. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS THE INTERMEDIARY STEERING SHAFT. I HAVE NONE OF THE PARTS AND THE DEALER HAS MANAGED TO FIX IT 3 DIFFERENT WAYS, PROBABLY TO AVOID A RECALL ISSUE. *TW

VEHICLE IS A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT, DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A WARNING MESSAGES COMES ON THE RADIO ABOUT THE POWER STEERING, THEN A CHIME ALERTS YOU LIKE A DOOR CHIME. AFTER WORDS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST GOES OUT AND THE DRIVER LOSES ALL CONTROL TO STEER THE CAR BASICALLY THE CAR IS UNMANAGABLE TO STEER SAFELY. WHEN THE CAR IS ABLE TO BE STEERED IT PULLS HARD TO ONE DIRECTION AND IS VERY SHAKY. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET TO THE VEHICLE, I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT ON 2/1/2010 FOR SERVICE AT A PONTIAC DEALER. I CALLED GM AND OPENED A CLAIM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. NO CRASH OR INJURIES WERE INVOLVED WITH THESE INCIDENTS BUT I FEEL THAT THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF CRASH OR INJURIES WITH THIS SITUATION. *CN

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AND IMMEDIATELY WAS UNABLE TO STEER CAR. ALMOST HIT A CAR. HAS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR

BRAKES FOR G6 ARE POOR QUALITY POSSIBLY LEADING TO FATAL CRASHES. 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAVE TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AT LEAST EVERY 15,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY I HAVE BEEN READING CONSUMER REPORTS AND WHAT I HAVE FOUND IS SCARY THE PROB DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE SAID THE PROB RETURNS AFTER 3 TO 6 MONTHS I HAVE ALSO READ THAT THE STEERING CAN GO OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LEAVING YOU HELPLESS IN THIS DEATH TRAP I FEAR SINCE I AM A WOMAN THAT IF THIS DOES HAPPEN I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 GT - POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING OUT. CAR CLUNKS WHEN TURNING, ON HIGHWAY SHAKES AND IS VERY HARD TO TURN. FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND MY HUSBAND'S AND CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN CAR SAFETY. BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN 2007. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 GT JUNE 1, 2009: AT 19,000 MILES THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER - THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. JANUARY 22, 2010: AT 35,000 MILES, STEERING COLUMN RATTLES AND CLUNKS. DEALER SAID NEEDS LUBE KIT. WARRANTY IS EXPIRED (IN YEARS, NOT MILES) SO REPAIR ISN'T COVERED. HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM - LUBE DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, IF THE STEERING COLUMN IS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD, WHY WOULD IT NEED TO BE LUBED ALREADY? THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHATEVER IS RATTLING AROUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS NOT DOING SO FOR LACK OF LUBRICATION! THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND LOSS OF STEERING HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM ASAP. THE COST OF RECALL REPAIRS WILL BE FAR LESS THAN THE COST OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND/OR WRONGFUL DEATH AND MEDICAL BILLS. NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE TO THEIR REPUTATION. GO TO PONTIACPROBLEMS.COM TO SEE NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR