2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

I BOUGHT 4 COOPER TIRES IN JANUARY 09 AT THE COST OF $702.00. I WENT IN ON 08/12/09 TO HAVE THEM ROTATED. I WAS INFORMED THAT 2 OF THE TIRES WERE FINE, BUT THAT 2 OF THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THESE ARE 60K TIRES AND I HAVE PUT 7K ON THEM. COOPER STATES THAT TO REPLACE THEM I WILL HAVE TO PAY 18% ON ONE TIRE AND 15% ON THE OTHER. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THESE WERE EVIDENTLY DEFECTIVE TIRES TO BEGIN WITH THAT WERE OBVIOUSLY NOT SAFE. I HAD NOTICED MY CAR WAS HYDROPLANING BUT COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SINCE THEY WERE RELATIVELY NEW.I TALKED WITH COOPER TIRES AND THEY SAY I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TREAD I USED AND I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WRONG. HAD SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME I CAN GUARANTEE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO TAKE NOTICE THEN.. A STATEMENT WAS MADE THAT BY A REP FROM COOPER THAT I MUST BE AN IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVER. I AM 62 AND I AM NOT HARD ON MY CAR.IT IS A 2006 G6 PONTIAC AND IT ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT KNOWN SO THAT HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE. I WILL REPLACE THE TIRES THIS WEEKEND BUT I STILL BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE AT MY EXPENSE. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEONE LETTING ME KNOW THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REVIEWED. *TR

STEERING 50000 MILES BALL JOINTS ARE SHOT ARE YOU KIDDING NEVER HEARD OF THIS MAYBE 100000 PLUS MILES ON ANY CAR.NEED WATCH DOGS ON THESE FOREIGN PARTS THESE FRONT STEERING PARTS MADE IN PIILPPLIES???? WE PUT ON THESE GM CARS BUY AMERICAN BUY HYUNDAI 10YR 100000 MILES WARRANTY IM TRADING MINE IN MIGHT GET CLUNKER PRICE THIS LOST WILL BE CHEAPER IN LONG RUN THAN PAYING OUT OF MY POCKET TO KEEP THIS PONTIAC G6 SAFE. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ON STEERING PROBLEMS NO ONE CARES??? *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 IN JULY OF 2006. WHEN I RECEIVED IT HAD 300 MILES ON IT AND HAVE LOVED IT EVER SINCE. I WOULD SAY I NOTICED A SLIGHT POPPING NOISE AND I FELT IT AS WELL WHEN I MAKE TURNS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY BRAKES BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND CAUSE MY FRONT END TO SHAKE WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES EVERY SO OFTEN. FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW I HAVE NOTICED THAT THEY SHAKE EVERY SINGLE TIME I APPLY MY BRAKES AND IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE EACH DAY. ONE LAST ITEM OF CONCERN IS REGARDING THE STEERING OF MY CAR ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS/ FREEWAYS. MY CAR IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN DRIVING CAUSING IT TO SHIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT QUICKLY MAKING IT HARD TO KEEP ON THE ROAD WHICH IS HAZARDOUS TO MY SAFETY AND TO THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. I HAVE READ UP ON THESE ISSUES AND IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMEROUS OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS SO I KNOW THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WAY I DRIVE MY CAR. I AM SATISFIED WITH MY CAR OTHERWISE, BUT AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ISSUES I AM FACING TODAY ON A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 I JUST STARTED NOTICING THAT MY CAR AT LOW SPEEDS MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. AND IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY ITS NOT SO BAD AT HIGHER SPEEDS BUT TODAY WHEN I WAS BACKING UP OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY STEERING LOCKED UP I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. I AM TRULY AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOW. *TR

PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V036000. ON 2/17/09, GM RECALLED 8,012 2005-2006 PONTIAC G6 VEHICLES, BECAUSE THE BRAKE LAMPS WOULD NOT OPERATE PROPERLY DUE TO 0 CORROSION IN A WIRING CONNECTOR. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE BRAKE LAMPS ILLUMINATING WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED, BRAKE LAMPS FAILING TO ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT ENGAGE AND GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, VIN [XXX] . HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED GM'S OWNER CENTER TO TRY AND GET MY VEHICLE COVERED. THE GM REPRESENTATIVE (TED) ADVISED ME THAT I MUST FIRST HAVE THE PONTIAC (GM) DEALER PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT MY EXPENSE, AND THAT, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, GM MAY OR MAY NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. SINCE THIS IS A DOCUMENTED SAFETY ISSUE, I FIND GM'S RESPONSE TO BE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I AM THEREFORE REQUESTING THAT NHTSA REQUIRE GM TO COVER THE COST OF NEEDED REPAIRS FOR ANY GM VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. AS NOTED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, "BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY MAY NOT WARN A DRIVER IN A FOLLOWING VEHICLE OF THE BRAKING STATUS AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING". THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAIR, AT THEIR EXPENSE, ANY VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW IT TO RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT WILL SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND JERKED. SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE DRIVER HAD TO EXERT GREATER EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING CRIMP AT THE TORQUE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE COST FOR REPAIR WAS ESTIMATED AT $1,450. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,300.

FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AT 31,222 MILES ON A 06 PONTIAC G6 PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER 2005. I FIRST NOTICED SHIFTING PROBLEMS AT THE END OF JUNE 2009. THE CAR WAS STRUGGLING TO GET INTO GEAR AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING UP A HILL; THIS WAS NOTICEABLE DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A THUMP NOISE WHEN IT WOULD ACCELERATE FROM 0 DURING STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC AFTER PROLONGED DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVENTUALLY. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT ON 7/7/09. THE MECHANIC TRIED REPLACING TWO OF THE COMPUTER SENSORS PRIOR TO THAT, BUT IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE CAR'S SHIFTING. THE CAR'S WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. BECAUSE 3 YEARS HAD PASSED, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL BELOW 36,000 MILES. I FIND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY $1,800 FOR A TRANSMISSION ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND ESPECIALLY AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

1. NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY LIT WHEN FOOT IS OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, CRUISE CONTROL WORKS ON AND OFF, GEAR SHIFT STUCK IN PARK, BRAKE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES GO OFF WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES 3. RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL SUGGESTED APPLYING DIELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTOR. WE DID THAT AND IT DID NOT WORK. WE REPLACED THE STOP LAMP SWITCH UNDER DASH AND RECALIBRATED THE BCM AT A DEALERSHIP. STILL MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTS JERKING WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND STEERING WHEEL WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING SO BAD THAT I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET AND I HOPE THAT I DON'T, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO TAKE THE CAR TO A MECHANIC. THIS ALL HAPPENED ON THE FIRST DAY OF MY POWER STEERING PROBLEMS, IT ALSO READ POWER STEERING ACROSS MY RADIO THAT'S HOW I KNOW ITS MY POWER STEERING. AND AS I LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR