2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 ON 31 OCTOBER 2009, I TURN OFF THE INTERSTATE AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED. POWER STEERING LIT ON THE RADIO AND THE WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. I FINALLY GOT TO AUTOZONE AND BROUGHT SOME FLUID, BUT FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS NO WHERE TO PUT IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I THINK GM NEED TO DO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOME SERIOUSLY GET HURT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND THE POWER STEERING IS SPORADIC ON IT. IT STARTED OUT THAT IS WOULDN'T WORK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER THE CAR STARTED. THEN THE TIME GOT INCREASINGLY LONGER. KNOW I CAN DRIVE ALL THE WAS HOME (26 MILES) FROM WORK AND IT WONT CLICK ON. WHEN IT DOES COME ON IT GIVE 3 DINGS ON THE WARNING SYSTEM THEN YOU HEAR A CLICK AND THEN THE POWER STEERING COMES RIGHT BACK ON. IT HAS COME ON WHILE MAKING A TURN BEFORE AND BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO USE A LOT OF FORCE TO TURN I END UP OVER TURNING AND SOMETIME GOING INTO THE OTHER LANE CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DON'T FEEL THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES SHOULD BE HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND COSTLY REPAIR THAT IN NOT BEING RECALL BY THE MAKER. ALSO WHEN THE POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AND YOU ARE BRAKING IT SHAKES THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD THAT BOTH FRONT AND BACK ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $660. INVESTIGATED ON LINE TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A "COMMON" ISSUE WITH PONTIAC VEHICLES THAT THE ROTORS WARP AND RUST WITH AS LITTLE AS 12,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER A BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, HOWEVER GM CLAIMS THIS FALLS UNDER "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR". IT IS NOT NORMAL FOR ROTORS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. *TR

I BOUGHT A PONTIAC 2006 FROM CARMAX IN JULY OF THIS YEAR 2009 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2009. I WENT TO THE LOCAL GAS STATION AND GOT GAS WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON I NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. AND I COULDN'T EVEN FIND THE PLACE TO PUT THE FLUID IN AT THAT TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF AND THE WHEEL WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE PLACE WHERE YOU PUT THE FLUID IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAY DOWN TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. I'M NOT SURE BUT I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN? I CALLED CARMAX AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $75.00 FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND IF IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO USE MY WARRANTY OR PAY THE $75.00 ON THIS AS, I'M SEEING A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING PROBLEM. THERE IS A AUDIBLE "BUMP" NOISE WHEN TURNING. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND LASTED FOR FOUR MONTHS. CAME BACK MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER, EACH TIME GETTING REPAIRED AND LASTING A FEW MONTHS. CAR SUDDENLY STEERS EXTREMELY HARD AND REQUIRES GREAT STRENGTH TO STEER OUT OF DANGER. *TR

STEERING ON 2006 PONTIAC G6 GT. THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING DONE. IF YOU GOOGLE STEERING PROBLEMS ON THIS VEHICLE YOU WILL SEE. I HAVE REPLACED MY RACK THREE (3) TIMES IN THIS CAR. IT HAS 61,000 MILES. I JUST REPLACED MY HALF SHAFT AND THIS MORNING COMING TO WORK THE RACK AGAIN FAILED, MY STEERING LOCKED AND I CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS NOT INVOLVED BUT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND HAVE GM HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO RECALL THIS CAR AND DO SOMETHING WITH THE STEERING. PEOPLES LIVES ARE IN DANGER AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. *TR

MY CAR STEERING IS STALLED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS TAKING AN EXIT FROM THE FREEWAY. IT HAS BECOME VERY HARD TO PULL OVER THE CAR TO A SIDE. I WOULD HAVE RUN INTO ANOTHER CAR IF THE OTHER CAR DID NOT STOP AND HONK AT ME. TODAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD IF THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A FREEWAY. THERE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS PONTIAC G6 CAR. WHEN TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUE. FINALLY AFTER COUPLE INTERACTIONS WITH THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH STEERING SHAFT. LATER, I GOT TO KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE AND GM HAS NOT ORDERED A RECALL AND FIXED THE ISSUE. I DO NOT MIND SPENDING MONEY AND FIXING IT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, THAT THERE IS NO FIX AND EVEN AFTER CHANGING THE SHAFT. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT REPEAT. GM HAS TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE ISSUE AT THE BOTTOM. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN 60,000 ON IT. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE COME ON WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON EVERY 5-6 SECONDS, AT WHICH TIME I HAVE TO PRESS THE PEDAL TO "RESET" THEM. THIS PROBLEM -- THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DESIGNED TO DO -- HAS NEARLY CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. ON OCT. 19, 2009, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SWAY BAR AND TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. I THEN WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKES -- FRONT AND REAR-- NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON OCT. 29, 2009, I REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES BUT NOT THE REAR -- MY BRAKE MECHANIC SAID THE REAR BRAKES HAD AT LEAST 20,000 MILES LEFT ON THEM. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS FIXED THE PROBLEM (AND NONE OF THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE). THIS DID NOT SURPRISE ME, AS NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING. HAVING DONE SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE IS A GM RECALL FOR MY VERY PROBLEM (RECALL # 09V036000). THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEB. 17, 2009. I CALLED PONTIAC ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. I ASKED WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER PONTIAC G6, NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL, COULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE RECALLED. I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE ARROGANCE OF PONTIAC HAS BAFFLED AND UPSET ME, AND I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE CONTACTED LEGAL COUNSEL. IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, I COULD BE AT FAULT AND I CAN'T AFFORD A LAWSUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. AND THEN TURN BACK OFF. WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURS THERE WAS A LOST OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, NOR HAS THE MANUFACTURER BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I OWN AND AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 PONTIAC G6 GTP. AT 49,500 MILES A SEVERE SHIMMY DEVELOPED AND STEERING BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TIE RODS AND STEERING LINKAGE NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THIS PROBLEM NOT BEEN ADDRESSED I WOULD HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. A CAR WITH SO FEW A MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE DEVELOPED SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR