2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE POWER STEERING WOULD FAIL. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $240.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FORD MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR I HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL EITHER WAY. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT END. IF THEY FIXED IT, THEN I WOULD BUY THE CAR. THE DEALER SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOT 6 MONTH LATER I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND MY POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. I PULLED TO A SAFE PLACE AND CALLED MY FIANCE. WE WERE LOOKING AT THE BOOK AND IT SAID TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID WITH AN ILLUSTRATION OF WHERE TO CHECK. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS WE GAVE UP LOOKING BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND IT. TURNS OUT THIS CAR HAS ELECTRICAL POWERSTEERING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND CALLED THE GM CORPORATE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH DENNIS AND HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE UNLESS I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE. I TOLD HIM I HAD AND GAVE HIM THE BACKGROUND. AFTER ALL THE RUN AROUND YOU CAN IMAGINE I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CHECK THE CAR OUT FREE OF CHARGE FOR ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WAS THE POWER STEERING MOTOR AND ROD. DENNIS AT GM CORP SAID HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN AND WOULD HAVE TO FORWARD TO A DISTRICT SPECIALIST. IN THE MEANTIME THE DEALER CALLED ME BACK AND SAID HE WOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. CASE# 71-783266100 WAS THEN CLOSED WITH DENNIS AT CORP. THIS IS A SERIOUS, WELL DOCUMENTED RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES BY MIDAS MECHANIC SHOP. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS) THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6, ON 12/5/09 MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED ON LINE FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS OR RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION # PE07023 FOR THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM. GM WAS SUPPOSED TO SEND OUT LETTERS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 70,000 MILES OR 7 YEARS. MY CAR AS 47,000 MILES I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A PONTIAC G6 WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT. MY POWER STEERING KEEPS LOCKING UP GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHEN I GO TO TURN IN SOMEWHERE MY CAR COMPLETELY GOES DEAD. MY CAR WENT DEAD IN ON A MAJOR HWY THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS GOING TO TURN IN AND I WAS NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. I AM VERY SCARED OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAD 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT AND I FEAR THAT SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME REPEATEDLY THAT ME OR 1 OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND ITS NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. ANOTHER INCIDENT THE OTHER DAY I WAS GOING DOWN THE HWY 70 MILES AN HOUR MADE A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE CAR STALLED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. *TR

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY POWER STEERING ALMOST 2 YEARS. I HAVE HAD TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY INITIALLY REPLACED THE POWERING STEERING MOTOR WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. I CAN START MY CAR AND THE POWER STEERING MESSAGE COMES UP ON MY MESSAGING SCREEN AND I WILL NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENS SOME MORNINGS IN MY GARAGE, AT THE END OF A WORK DAY IN THE PARKING LOT, WHEN I AM OUT OF TOWN AT CONFERENCES, WHEN I PICK UP MY GIRLS FROM THE BABYSITTER,ETC. I HAVE GIVEN UP TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT IS GETTING REALLY OLD AND I AM AFRAID IT WILL DO IT ONE OF THESE DAYS WITHOUT WARNING AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN, MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL GET HURT. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE I HAVE FOUND THAT GM HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN MADE. I HOPE THIS IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL IS MADE SOON. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT BAD LUCK WITH THIS CAR. I BOUGHT IS BRAND NEW AND HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND DROVE A PROGRAM CAR FOR ONE WEEK BECAUSE OF A DEFECT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WARNING. *TR

I BOUGHT A G6 NEW WITH 39 MILES, IT NOW HAS 28 THOUSAND MILES. NOTICES SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING, IT SHAKES AND WHEN I TRY TO STOP IT SHUTTERS . MY STEERING IS NOT GOOD EITHER, SOME DAYS THE STEERING WILL BE NICE AND SMOOTH AND OTHER DAYS HARD TO TURN. I ALSO HERE A POPPING NOISE WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL TO DRIVE.. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS OF MAJOR CONCERN AS THEY ALL ARE. MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD AND ONLY 28 THOUSAND MILES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL, IT SEEMS OTHERS OUT THERE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, SO IT HAS TO BE THE CAR. BEFORE SOMEONE DIES THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO CALL A MANDATORY RECALL,IF THE DEALER WON'T..OR REPLACE OUR AUTO'S WITH A SAFE ONE.. *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON 12/2/09. CAR HYDROPLANED ON WATER, SPUN SEVERAL TIMES, WENT AIRBORNE AT APPX. 45-50MPH AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP IN A GROUP OF TREES - THE TREES BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A HALT UPON IMPACT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED!!! MY SEATBELT LEFT ME WITH A BURN ABRASION ON MY SKIN, BUT THE MAIN QUESTION BEING ASKED BY ME (THE OWNER), THE EMT'S AND FIRE DEPT PERSONNEL ON SCENE AND THE STATE TROOPER IS WHY DIDN'T THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY?? I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED! THE CAR IS CURRENTLY SITTING WITH A WRECKER SERVICE UNTIL MY INSURANCE COMPANY CAN GO LOOK AT IT AND MAKE AN EVALUATION. BUT I BELIEVE THAT IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED, I MAY NOT BE HAVING SOME OF MY BACK PROBLEMS THAT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY? THE MAIN IMPACT WITH THE TREES WAS THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND SPECIFICALLY THE FRONT RIGHT. *TR

MY HUSBAND RECENTLY BOUGHT A PONTIAC G6 USED LAST YEAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE TILL ABOUT SEPTEMBER 2009, WHEN THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE POWER STEERING LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, SO HE ASSUMED THAT OUR TIRES JUST MIGHT OF NEEDED SOME AIR. WE FILLED OUR TIRES UP AND THE PROBLEM SEEM TO DISAPPEAR. I AM NOW THE ONLY ONE DRIVING THE CAR, AND TODAY DECEMBER 3, 2009 THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. I DO NOT HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING, BUT I FEAR THAT I WILL SOON AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I TRIED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING FLUID ONLY TO FIND THAT IT IS ELECTRIC. I PLAN TO BRING MY CAR INTO A LOCAL MECHANIC TOMORROW. IN THE MEANTIME I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO FIND THAT THE MAJORITY OF PONTIAC G6 FROM 2006 HAVE FAULTY POWERING STEERING. OWNERS HAVE BEEN SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY ON REPAIRS THAT ARE ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. NOTHING SEEMS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND NOW I AM SCARED JUST TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET, IN FEAR OF CAUSING OR BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT KEEPS GOING OUT...IT GOES OUT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS CRANKED AND DRIVEN. IT MAKES A RATTLING NOISE AND SO VERY HARD TO TURN. I HAVE A 3 MONTH OLD AND CAN NOT DRIVE THIS CAR LIKE THIS. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME A LITTLE OVER $1000 TO PARTS AND LABOR BUT I KNOW FOR A FACT THERE IS A RECALL ON 2005 MODELS...AND ONE BEING WORKED FOR 2006...WHY ISN'T GM COVERING THIS? *TR