2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEER THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE POWER STEERING AND HOW IT WAS A COMMON ISSUE FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THIS ISSUE. HE FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,936 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,934.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST STEERING WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE FROM THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WOULD DART FROM ONE DIRECTION TO ANOTHER WITHOUT THE DRIVER MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR THE TWO PREVIOUS YEAR'S MODELS FOR THE SAME FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE 2006 MODELS. THE FAILURE HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,799. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN UPDATED 08/21/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL STEERING MADE A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE NEAR THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE G6 MODELS. SHE VISITED THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE NOISE WORSENED OVER TIME. RECENTLY, THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESET THE STEERING. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,528 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST DUE TO FAILURE OF THE TORQUE SENSOR ON 2006 G6. THIS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT THE 2005 PONTIAN G6 HAD A RECALL ON. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A MONTH. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED INTERMITTENT POWER STEERING FAILURE. IT USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN I WAS SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THIS WOULD OCCUR IT WAS OBVIOUSLY VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, I WOULD THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT DAILY UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NOW GOES OUT OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN AT RELATIVELY SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS MAKING A TURN, HOWEVER I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE ON EARLIER YEARS OF THIS VEHICLE AND I HOPE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. A MECHANIC TOLD ME I SHOULD REPORT THIS TO YOU AS HE HAS SEEN IT MANY TIMES WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE AROUND $750. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC G6 IT HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND IT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 70,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING ABILITY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,055.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. THE CONTAC'TS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING FOUR TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR REPAIR. DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND VISITS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. DURING THE THIRD VISIT, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NORMAL AND THE POWER STEERING OVERHEATED, WHICH WAS ALSO NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME. ALL OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS 10 MPH OR ENTERING AND LEAVING PARKING LOTS. EACH TIME THE POWER STEERING FAILED, THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTART IT SO THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD RESET BACK TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

THE POWER STEERING OF MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 LOCKS UP WHILE DRIVING. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 65,000 MILES ON IT. IT DOES IT MOST OFTEN WHEN DRIVING IN AND OUT OF PARKING LOTS. *TR