2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING BADLY IN MY HANDS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER AND HE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING MOTOR. CAR HAD SLIGHTLY MORE THAN 29,000 MILES ON IT. COST OF REPAIR: JUST OVER $500. *TR

ON DECEMBER 23, 2009 THE POWER STEERING LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. NOT LONG AFTER, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS WE WERE MAKING A TURN, AND IT CAUSED US TO NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON ANOTHER TWO TIMES THAT DAY. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE PARKED OUR VEHICLE, AND HAVE NOT DROVE IT SINCE. WE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SOME OF THOSE COMPLAINTS REPORTED THE POWER STEERING LOSS TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. IT WOULD BE A SHAME TO HAVE ONE OR MULTIPLE DEATHS OVER THIS ISSUE, AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UPON RESEARCHING YOUR WEBSITE, WE FOUND A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07023 FOR A DEFECT INVESTIGATION PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM DUE TO AN INSUFFICIENT CRIMP IN THE STEERING COLUMN, BUT IT ONLY COVERED THE 2005 MODEL, NOT THE 2006. ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF 2009, THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED, AND LATER A LUBRICATION UNIT WAS ADDED SOON AFTER THAT REPAIR. HOWEVER, SINCE THE POWER STEERING BECAME FAULTY, WE HAVE NOT MADE AN CURRENT REPAIRS. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING BECOMES HARD TO TURN. IT IS HARD TO CONTROL AND HAPPENS AT ALMOST ANYTIME. WHAT HAPPENS IF IT LOCKS UP WHILE GOING 65 WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND GM WOULDN'T FIX IT ANYWAY. ALSO A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE HAS STARTED IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6, V6 ENGINE. 73,000 MILES. POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH THAT SAID "POWER STEERING". I PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF MY CAR, RESTARTED IT, THEN IT WORKED. THE NEXT TIME I USED MY CAR I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A STOP LIGHT, MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE, THEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AGAIN THE LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID "POWER STEERING". I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT, IT WAS FINE, I MADE IT TO THE NEXT STOP LIGHT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO A PEP BOYS AUTO STORE, TURNED OFF MY CAR, LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS MANUAL WHERE IT SHOWED A PICTURE OF THE POWER STEERING CAP AND ANOTHER PICTURE OF WHERE IT WAS LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD. I WENT INSIDE PURCHASED A BOTTLE OF POWER STEERING FLUID, CAME BACK OUT, LIFTED THE HOOD OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND COULDN'T FIND THE POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR. I ASKED FOR HELP, THE GENTLEMAN WHO HELP ME LOOKED FOR THIS POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, COULDN'T FIND IT AND ADVISED THAT I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 MAKES A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING. POWER STEERING LIGHT THEN FLASHES AND LOCKS UP, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL IN STEERING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN BRAKE NOT DEPRESSED. BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TR

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP. IT OCCURS ALMOST EVERYTIME I START MY CAR. I HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CAR ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

DURING THE LAST 2 DAYS MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 HAS HAD INTERMITTENT FAILURE. DURING OPERATION AT MODERATE SPEEDS, (35-45MPH) THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED. IN EACH EVENT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REINTIATE THE POWER STEERING BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING THE CAR. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO BE REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT HAVE DOUBTS THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE.

STEERING ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 PULLS TO THE LEFT AND NEEDS CONSTANT CORRECTION WHILE DRIVING. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO ALIGNED THE VEHICLE, AND ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRONIC STEERING. THE PULL IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL SPINS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT IF I AM NOT HOLDING IT WHILE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THIS TO THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT BECAME NOTICEABLE APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURS REGULARLY. STEERING WILL SURGE WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT INITIATE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL DISENGAGE WHILE I AM DRIVING. *TR