2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 2006 AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND IT IS GETTING HARDER TO STEER I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AND THIS A PROBLEM AND A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PEOPLE PLEASE RECALL AND FIX. *TR

I HAVE A G6 AND IT HAS A MAJOR POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT I WONT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. YOU CAN BE DRIVING AND IT WILL PULL YOU OFF THE ROAD OR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC I ALMOST WENT INTO THE CREEK AND THAT IS WHEN I PARKED IT. I JUST WONDER HOW MANY PPL HAS TO BE HURT BEFORE THEY RECALL THESE CARS. IM BASICALLY MAKING A PAYMENT ON SOMETHING I CANT EVEN DRIVE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SEATBELT SENSOR AND THE IDLE ARM AND I CANT PLUG IN THE CELL PHONE CHARGER BECAUSE IT BLOWS THE FUSES EVERY TIME I DO. AND THERE HAS BEEN TIMES THAT WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK I WOULD NOT GO I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, RESTART THE CAR AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK. I WOULD ADVISE PPL NOT TO BUY THESE CARS. THEY ARE A HAZARD AND NOT SAFE AT ALL. THEY ARE JUST A MONEY PIT AND AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. TODAY I DROVE TO THE STORE AND BACK APROX. 10 MILES. WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED GOING AROUND A CURVE THAT I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE CAR DINGS AND THE CLOCK SAYS POWER STEERING. IF FRUSTRATES ME THAT GM DOES NOT THINK THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALARM UNTIL AFTER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. A LITTLE ADVANCED WARNING WOULD BE NICE. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE 1000 TO FIX IT. WOULD A GM EXECUTIVE LIKE TO COME AND TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL IN MY CAR THAT IS CONSIDERED SAFE? I THINK NOT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5 V-6 52,000 MILES. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING MOTOR SUDDENLY WENT BAD, HARD TO STEER VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT SERIOUS EFFORT. 2005 G6 WERE PROVIDED WITH EXTENDED WARRANT ON THIS ISSUE. STILL A PROBLEM IN 2006 MODEL WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM GM. HAD A CERTIFIED GM WARRANTY THAT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING IN AREA OF STEERING COVERAGE. SPENT $556.00 OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTOR. I COULD NOT DRIVE IT AS IT WAS. *TR

WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, A PERSON WHO HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ME DROVE UP AND INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND WENT OFF WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO DIDN'T WORK. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 8012 PONTIAC G6S (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON, MY 2006 G6 ISN'T ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES. I HAD TO PAY 254 DOLLARS AT A GM SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I'M CURIOUS WHY MY G6 ISN'T ALSO COVERED BY THE RECALL AS IT OBVIOUSLY SUFFERS FROM THE SAME '!@#$% DESIGN.. *TR

THE PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING WILL INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN WHEN PULLING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE "POWER STEERING" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND IMMEDIATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE DRIVER EXERTED HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE STEERED UNCONTROLLABLY INTO THE LEFT LANE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CLANKING NOISE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,619.

POWER STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS FAULTY. WHEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, THE POWER STEERING WILL FAIL AND TURN OFF. SINCE IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, YOU NEED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-START IT TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO RE-ENGAGE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE WHEN TURNING LEFT AND VERY TIGHT WHEN TURNING RIGHT TO THE POINT THAT IT IS SOMETIMES HARD TO CONTROL WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH PONTIAC/GM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE GM MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO WARRANTIES FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 01/19/10 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10

A CHECK AIRBAG STATUS MESSAGE CAME ON WHICH THE MANUAL ASSUMES IS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE STATUS MESSAGE COMES ON AND OFF, GENERALLY DEPENDENT ON AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. CONCERN WOULD BE FAILURE TO DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR