2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

2006 PONTIAC G6 BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. *TR

MY WIFE'S 2006 PONTIAC G6 STEERING LOCKS OR LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING DRIVING. STARTED APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO INTERMITTENTLY, TURNING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING RESOLVES THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. SHE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT DUE TO WHEN IT HAPPENS, SHE IS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE G6 MODEL, AND I AM CURRENTLY WORKING WITH PONTIAC TO GET IT RESOLVED. THEY HAVE STATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THEIR DATABASE, BUT I SHOULD GET IT ANALYZED AND THEN THEY WILL SEE IF IT IS COVERED. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LAMPS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT GEARS INTO THE PARK POSITION. BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY COULD FAIL TO WARN ANOTHER DRIVER OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD ALSO LEAD TO A CRASH. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 09V036000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, BRAKE LIGHTS; HOWEVER, THEY CONFIRMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED AND INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKS UP IN THE CAR. IT HAPPENS NOW EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I ACTUALLY TAPPED INTO A CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS ONLY TAP - IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. WHY ISN'T THIS BEING RECALLED? *TR

1. ISSUES WITH STEERING. VERY TIGHT WHEEL WHEN TURNING RIGHT, EXTREMELY LOOSE WHEN TURNING LEFT. STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY WOBBLES, LIKE YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE - THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT I HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED IT WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY, DOWN THE ROAD. 2. THE FAILURE: POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE STEERING LOCKED UP, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THANK GOD I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OR I MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE, AND THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY 2006 PONTIAC G6 OWNERS. 3. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP - ACTUALLY TRYING TO WORK UP THE NERVE TO GO, AS I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

POWER STEERING GOES OUT ABOUT 4 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS. DOES NOT ONLY GO OUT AT SLOW SPEEDS BUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO. WHEN STEERING GOES OUT IT IS VERY HARD TO STEER, AND IT ALSO JERKS. MY HUSBAND IS 6'4" AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN IT WENT OUT WITH HIM DRIVING TO WORK ONE MORNING AND I HAVE INJURED BOTH WRIST. THESE CARS ARE HARD TO STEER REGARDLESS OF SPEED. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN 8 MONTHS AND 3 YEARS OLD AND HAVE HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR TO A STOP MORE THAN ONCE WHEN THEY WERE IN THE CAR. I BOUGHT THIS G6 CAR USED 1 YEAR AGO IN AUG.2008. THIS STARTED AS A ONCE AN A WHILE PROBLEM WITHIN A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. NOW IT HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SAID THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WILL DO NOTHING NOT EVEN TRY TO DIAGNOSE IT. BUT THEY HAVE TO KNOW ITS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. EVEN IF GM CLAIMS THIS ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS AND DRIVE WAYS WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE INCLUDING CHILDREN AROUND THESE CARS. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY RISK TO THE DRIVERS OF THESE CARS BUT OTHER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS AROUND THEM. ITS LIKE A CAR IN MOTION WITH OUT A DRIVER! DRIVE CAR AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE NOT EVEN TO WORK AS I CATCH A RIDE WITH MY MOM. I HAVE GIVEN YOU THE LAST DATE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AS OF THIS COMPLAINT BELOW.*TR

ON MANY OCCASIONS WILL I BE DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GOES OUT. IT IS NOT LIKE YOUR NORMAL "FLUID" BASED POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO "MAN HANDLE". THIS OCCURS PROBABLY ON A DAILY BASIS NOW AND THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS STOP THE CAR , POWER OFF AND RESTART. PROBLEM BEING OF COURSE STOPPING THE CAR IN MID DRIVE WHEN YOU SUDDENLY LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES. MANY OF THEM HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE, SO FAR I AM LUCKY KNOCK ON WOOD. I HAVEN'T PURSUED A SIMPLE FIX AT THE DEALER WITH THIS BECAUSE OF SEEING HOW THE ISSUE IS NOT BEING RESOLVED FOR OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6. MY STEERING WHEEL GETS REALLY TIGHT WHEN TURNING IN ANY DIRECTION THEN IT BECOMES EXTREMELY LOOSE. MY RADIO WILL NOT PLAY ANY CD'S AND I HAD TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP ONCE TO HAVE IT REPLACED BECAUSE IT CAUSED MY BATTERY TO DIE. MY RIGHT PASSENGER LIGHT HAS WATER IN IT. MY REMOTE STARTER NO LONGER WORKS ON THE VEHICLE. MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SOUNDS AS IF THE BALL JOINT IS LOOSE IN IT.

2006 PONTIAC G6.POWER STEERING WENT OUT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP AND STEERING COLUMN AND ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST MOTOR HAVE TO BE REPLACED. COST $1200.00. GARAGE MADE STATEMENT THEY ARE REPAIRING MANY G6'S WITH THE SAME ISSUES.THERE ARE ALSO COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.VEHICLE ONLY HAD 41,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63395.