2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. WHEN SHE WOULD ATTEMPT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD RE-ILLUMINATE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND SHE COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING COLUMN. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 75,000.

THE POWER STEERING IN MY PONTIAC G6 DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. AFTER I REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THEN TRY TO TURN THE WHEEL IT IS OFTEN VERY TIGHT. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOCKS UP COMPLETELY. RESTARTING IT HELPS BUT CONSTANTLY RESTARTING A CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MORE RECENTLY INSTEAD OF LOCKING UP THE POWER STEERING OF MY CAR HAS BEEN SO LOOSE THAT I FEEL I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER IT. FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT I DO NOT KNOW HOW MY CAR WILL HANDLE, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY WITH SNOW COMING. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE SHOP, I WAS TOLD, "THERE IS ONE OF THREE THINGS WRONG WITH THE STEERING AND TO FIX IT WOULD BE EXPENSIVE. OUR SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS EVEN WORSE AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO BE FIXED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006, G6'S." I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT IS DANGEROUS. I WAS REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THIS CAR. I LOVE THE FEATURES AND DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT I NO LONGER FEEL THAT I HAVE CONTROL EVERY DAY. THE POWER STEERING VARIES TOO MUCH. *TR

I HAVE POSTED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE RELATING TO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. TO DATE I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THAT VEHICLE SINCE 11-25-09 DUE TO FAULTY POWER STEERING. IT BECAME VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE STEERING WOULD GO OUT EVERY TIME I MADE A LEFT TURN AND I DRIVE A LITTLE OVER 30 MILES TO WORK ONE WAY DAILY SO I WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK SOMETIMES TO NO AVAIL. I THINK IT IS AN AWFUL SHAME BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO PAY A NOTE ON THIS CAR AND I CANT DRIVE IT. GM HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB ON TWO FRONTS; FIRST, THEY MADE THIS FAULTY VEHICLE AND NOW THEY WONT STAND BEHIND THEIR ERROR AND RECALL IT. *TR

THIS IS COMPLAINT IS REGARDS TO MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 THAT WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2007. ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009 WHEN I CRANKED THE VEHICLE A SERVICE AIRBAGS LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MESSAGE PANEL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AND MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR NOVEMBER 25, 2009. I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL #06V417000, FOR THE 2006 G6 FOR AIRBAG FAILURE. I CONTACTED GM AND ADVISED OF THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. UPON CONTACT WITH GM, I WAS ASSIGNED A CASE# 71-775-755-730. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD MEAN THE AIRBAG COULD MALFUNCTION DURING AN ACCIDENT. GM ADVISED ME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I ADVISED GM OF THE SCHEDULED SERVICE APPOINTMENT. AFTER THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER OF GM AND GIVE ME A CALL BACK. LATER THAT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL GM, ADVISING THAT MY CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED DUE TO SOME SPECIAL WARRANTY AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME AFTER THE HOLIDAY. AFTER NOT RECEIVING A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN A COUPLE OF DAYS, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM MY CREDIT UNION AND THAT IT HAD 35,800 MILES ON IT, WHICH WAS UNDER 36,000 MILES. ALTHOUGH, THERE ARE 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR, IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY DEFECT IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED REGARDLESS OF THE MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. GM ASSIGNED THE CASE TO THE DISTRICT. I MADE NUMEROUS CALLS AND FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK LAST WEEK. I WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS NOT GOING TO REPAIR MY CAR. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS AGAIN ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY DEFECT. I FEEL THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM SINCE NOT DEPLOYING COULD MEAN A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM. *TR

POWER STEERING MODULE IN 2006 PONTIAC G6 4 DOOR SEDAN STOPS WORKING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. MAKES WHEEL ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN IN ORDER TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. *TR

THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND I HEARD A 'DING DING'. I LOOKED AT MY RADIO AND IT SAID "POWER STEERING FAILURE". MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, AND IT WORKED FINE. I HAVE 110,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IS THERE ANY COVERAGE FOR THIS COMPONENT FAILING, OR ANY RECALLS? *TR

FRONT END SHAKES WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES AND CLUNKING NOISE IN FRONTEND WHEN TURNING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE FRONTEND OR BOTH FRONT TIRES GOING TO FALL OFF. DEALER SAYS THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. SERIOUS FRONTEND PROBLEMS WITH 2006 PONTIAC G. 35942 MI REPLACED STEERING GEAR, 60318 MI REPLACED INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, 77538 MI CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED, 79660 MI AFTER 5TH TIME TO DEALERSHIP FOR SQUEAKING NOISE INSTALLED TENSIONER AND BELT FOR AIR COND. TOOK THEM 5 TRIPS BEFORE THEY COULD HEAR THE NOISE, 83442 MI REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUBS, 103865 MI REPLACED POWER STEERING MOTOR AND MODULE, 113158 MI REPLACED RT FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY AGAIN BECAUSE DEALERSHIP LEFT MY FRONT HUB BEARING EXCESSIVELY LOOSE WHEN THEY CHANGED MY HUBS AT 83442 MILES, 113430 MI DEALERSHIP STATES I NEED INTERMITTENT SHAFT(THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS THE SAME PART I CHANGED AT 60318 MILES). ALL THIS WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP(RANDY MARION IN HUNTERSVILLE IN NC). I SERIOUSLY THINK WE NEED A STEERING RECALL ON ALL 2006 PONTIAC G6. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH GM, BUT THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. NO MORE GM'S FOR ME. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, RESULTED IN LOSS OF ABILITY TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY. STEERING BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.*TR

PONTIAC G6 2006 POWER STEERING FAILS RANDOMLY AND COULD EASILY CAUSE A WRECK. ESPECIALLY WITH THE SNOW STARTING TO FALL HERE IN UTAH IT CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS. THE POWER STEERING FAILS WHEN YOU TURN TO THE LEFT. I HAVEN'T HAD IT HAPPEN WHEN I TURN RIGHT BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT USED TO HAPPEN LESS FREQUENTLY BUT OCCURS MORE OFTEN NOW. WHEN THE POWERING STEERING GOES OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO TURN. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE POWERING STEERING COMES BACK. UNTIL YOU TURN LEFT AGAIN, THEN YOU ARE AGAIN DRIVING WITH NO POWERING STEERING. IT KICKS OUT ANYWHERE DURING A TURN AND I FEEL IN DANGER WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO TURN IT WITHOUT POWER HELP. I FEEL EVEN MORE IN DANGER WITH SNOW ON THE ROAD BECAUSE QUICK MOVEMENTS WITH THE STEERING COULD CAUSE AN EASY SLIDE OUT. *TR

CLUNKING IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING .STATED GM AWARE OF ONGOING PROBLEM AND INSTEAD OF LUBRICATING THE I-SHAFT AS GM SAYS TO DO IT WAS REPLACED. IF GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM WHY HASN'T I BEEN ADDRESSED? IT HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES TO NHTSA BUT ITS OBVIOUS GM IS THROWING IT UNDER THE RUG. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT STILL HAD TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE WHICH I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF. NOT TO MENTION THE CAR HAS ONLY 22707 MILES ON IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY GM BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST GM CAR MY FAMILY WILL PURCHASE. PROBABLY MANY MORE PEOPLE SWITCH TO A FORD OR IMPORTS BECAUSE OF THE GARBAGE THAT ARE PRODUCED BY GM NOT TO MENTION HOW THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF YET I HAD TO PAY ANYWAY. *TR