2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OFTEN OFF DURING BRAKING AND ON WHILE NOT BRAKING. CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK WHILE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON DESPITE NOT ACTUALLY BRAKING. WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK, BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE VERY FIRMLY DEPRESSED TO MOVE GEAR SELECTOR OUT OF PARK. *TR

I, TOO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING ON MY PONTIAC G6 2006 MODEL. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. BEFORE THE WHEEL LOCKED UP, I HEARD THE "DING" NOISE AND THEN "POWER STEERING" CAME UP ON THE RADIO DISPLAY. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE ON MY WAY TO WORK, SO I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING CAR IN WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS, WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR ON A MACHINE. THIS VEHICLE DOES NEED TO BE RECALLED. I PRAY TO GOD THAT NO ONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF AN AUTO MANUFACTURER'S NEGLECT. *TR

THIS MORNING I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. POWER STEERING CAME ACROSS THE RADIO AFTER A "DING" SOUND. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS HARDLY ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TURN. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE GM DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD ME MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ALTHOUGH I'VE READ THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALMOST 200,000 2006 AND 2005 PONTIAC G6 MODELS. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $750 TO FIX. IM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR AND ONCE I GET THE PROBLEM FIXED THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN!!!! *TR

ALL FOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES DUE TO PRE-MATURE WEAR AND SUB-STANDARD ORIGINAL PARTS. DEALERSHIP WANTED OUTRAGEOUS PRICES TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME CRAP PARTS. ALSO SUGGESTED REPLACING A FAILED BALL JOINT AND STRUT WHICH WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. OFFERED MINIMAL ASSISTANCE FROM GM, SO WENT TO MR. TIRE WHICH WAS MUCH BETTER AND CHEAPER. THIS CAR IS JUST MADE POORLY. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY COME ON WHEN THEY WANT TO AND WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THEIR IS A RECALL ON SOME PONTIAC G6 BUT GM SAID MY CAR IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I HAVE ALREADY PAID $190.00 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONE TIME AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES, THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO TALK TO UPPER MANAGEMENT AND CALL ME BACK. I HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM ANY MANAGEMENT. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY GARAGE BECAUSE I CANT DRIVE IT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE!!!!!!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN AUGUST 2008 WITH 36,000 MILES .LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE AC COMPRESSOR ON THIS THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE SEIZED. THE SERPENTINE BELT SNAPPED WHILE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND EVERYTHING FAILED, THE POWER STEERING, BATTERY, EVERYTHING. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT WILL COST $1700 TO REPAIR. THERE IS NO WAY A CAR THAT NEW SHOULD HAVE SUCH A FAILURE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FACTORY INSTALLED CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON. THE ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT STOPPED WORKING. AND THEY KEY FOB THAT AUTOMATICALLY OPENS THE DOORS AND TRUNK STOPPED WORKING A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE AND A NEW BATTERY DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY AN AMERICAN MADE CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. SHE STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NOT BEEN DEPRESSED, OR THE LAMPS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V036000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS), THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. SHE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF UPDATED 12/222/09.*JB

2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5L V6 I TOO HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING, I UNDERSTAND IT HAS ELECTRIC SERVOS, INSTEAD OF HYDRAULIC STEERING PUMP. THE NEXT YEARS THEY WENT BACK TO HYDRAULIC, PROVING THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRIC STEERING, THEREFORE 06 MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WHEN IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS FINE TILL ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO NOT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS COMPLETELY QUIT. THERE ARE OVER 400 COMPLAINTS ON NTSB WEBSITE, PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY I HAVE TO PAY 800.00 TO THE DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TODAY! *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS, THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IN MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IS BAD. I KNOW THERE WAS AN "INVESTIGATION", BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM & SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. RECALL THE CAR & FIX THE PROBLEM, PLEASE. I AM THANKFUL I HAVEN'T HAD A WRECK, BUT I CERTAINLY DO NOT HAVE THE $750 FOR REPAIRS. I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT GM SEEMS OBLIVIOUS OR UNCARING. I WAS A DIE-HARD GM CUSTOMER, BUT WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. TO KEEP A CUSTOMER, YOU HAVE TO TREAT THEM RIGHT AND THE LACK OF WHAT GM IS DOING ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IS WRONG. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS REPORTED, BUT WHAT DOES IT TAKE? I SUPPOSE WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED & GM GETS SUED THEY WILL RECONSIDER FIXING THIS PROBLEM. *TR