2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

WHEN I TURN MY WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THEN CRANK IT BACK TO THE LEFT I HEAR A "POPPING" OR "KNOCKING" NOISE. I HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY DECREASE IN MY ABILITY TO CONTROL THE CAR AS OF YET. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR AS A "CERTIFIED-USED" CAR SO IT WENT THROUGH GM'S 117-PT INSPECTION. I RAN A CARFAX HISTORY REPORT AND IT WAS A SINGLE OWNER (LEASE) AND WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. A LOT OF OTHER G6S HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. *TR

CLUTCH WENT OUT IN CAR THE SLAVE CYLINDER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THE CLUTCH WENT TO THE FLOOR NOT ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT IN OR OUT OF GEAR REPLACED THE PART WITH NEW ONE ORDERED FROM GMC WHICH ALSO FAILED THE DAY AFTER INSTALLED. *TR

WHEN MAKING TURNS FROM A STOP YOU CAN HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING. ALSO, THE CAR HAS A FLOATING FEELING TO THE STEERING, AS IF IT ISN'T IN CONTROL. *TR

2006 G6 AIR COMPRESSOR FREEZES UP AND CAUSES THE BELT TO BREAK COMPLETELY DISABLING THE VEHICLE WITHIN SECONDS. NO POWER STEERING, BATTERY STOPS CHARGING, CAR RUNS HOT, AND LOSES TRACTION. ONE BELT RUNS EVERYTHING IN THIS VEHICLE AND WHEN IT BREAKS EVERYTHING IN THE ENGINE BEGINS TO FAIL. IT COST OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. GM WILL NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST, BUT SHOULD SINCE IT IS A MECHANICAL FAILURE. MY CAR HAD 42,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. MY FIANCE'S CAR WAS 3 MONTHS OLD WHEN IT HAPPENED TO HER VEHICLE. SHE ALSO HAD A 2006 PONTIAC G6. IF I HADN'T BEEN WITHIN A HALF A BLOCK FROM MY DRIVEWAY, OR RUNNING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC G6 WITH 48,000. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY STEERING COLUMN AT PRICE OF $662.00 I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE 2006 PONTIAC. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLES. *TR

I BOUGHT A PONTIAC 2006 G6 GT 3.5 LITER ENGINE HAS A LOTS OF POWER FOR A V6, MILEAGE WAS 47,000 KILO. FIRST WEEK HAD TO REPLACE ONE FRONT STRUT WAS LEAKING, ALSO FRONT TOP PLATE BEARING AND STEERING KIT WAS KNOCKING . TRACTION CONTROL VERY NOISY. NOW MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 52,000 K . STILL HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE MANUAL TAP SHIFTING WONT SHIFT DOWN TO 4TH GEAR , SEEN THE DEALER THREE TIME NOW DOESN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM EVERY THING WAS SHIFTING GOOD. SEEN THE DEALER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM YESTERDAY THANK GOD IT DID IT ONCE WHILE THE MECHANIC DID A TEST DRIVE WAS WITH HIM FOR THE TEST NOW BEEN OK FOR THREE DAYS. NOW 56,123 K THEY SAID MAYBE WONT COVER ON WARRANTY BECAUSE ABUSE , IF THEY SEE SIGN OF COFFEE OR SOFT DRINK SPILLS. WHY THE CAR HAS COFFEE CUP HOLDER RIGHT THERE OR NEAR THE SHIFTER COLUMN THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HIS RIGHT THERE? CRAZY DON'T YOU THINK. HOPE IT WITH GET BETTER. NOT THE BEST CAR FOR ME UP TO NOW. WITH THAT MILEAGE SHOULD BE LIKE A NEW CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE NOISES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RECURRING STEERING ISSUES. THE LACK OF GREASE IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED THE NOISES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT GREASED EVERY SO OFTEN. THE CONTACT WILL REPAIR AND GREASE THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT 45MPH MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED ON MY 2006 PONTIAC G6 3.5 LITER COUPE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT AND DANGER TO OTHER MOTORIST. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALER. AFTER THIS ARROGANCE I HAVE NOTICED A GREAT NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON LINE SOME WITH VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES. WILL THIS BE INVESTIGATED? WHAT COURSE OF ACTION IS APPROPRIATE? *TR

MY CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH IT'S POWER STEERING. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD TAKE A TURN MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK UP AND MY CAR FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL ON ME. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE CAR, SHUT IT OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO WORK AGAIN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT LEAST 2 TIMES A WEEK. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A FEW PLACES AND NOBODY COULD DETECT THE PROBLEM. FINALLY I HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM AND FOR A FEW MONTHS IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE OTHER DAY, THE STEERING STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. I COULD TELL RECENTLY MY STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING, IT WOULD SHAKE A LOT SO AND THEN AS I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AGAIN AND MY CAR STARTED TO STALL. I'VE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH ON LINE AND CURRENT OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOO HAVE STATED THAT NOBODY CAN SEEM TO DETECT OR FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY AM I IN THE VEHICLE BUT I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD THAT HAS TO TRAVEL WITH ME IN THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE UNSAFE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC G6 - STEERING COLUMN NOISE & "THUMP" -- FEELS LIKE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO STICK + YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE BRAKES. BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP, THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT. PROBLEM WENT AWAY TEMPORARILY. JUST AS MY WARRANTY WAS UP, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO FIGHT FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. ANOTHER DEALER WAS WILLING, AND REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT AGAIN. IT ONLY TOOK ONE MONTH BEFORE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. NOW I JUST LIVE WITH IT. I WOULD SWEAR MY CAR STEERING IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO LOCK OR BREAK AND KILL SOMEONE, BUT PONTIAC SWEARS IT'S TOTALLY FINE. YOU WANT AN INCIDENT DATE, BUT I CAN'T GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC DATE BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY. THIS IS CONSTANT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. THEY RECALLED THIS ISSUE ON THE GM LINE OF TRUCKS AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, BUT NOT ON THE CARS. NOW I THINK I'VE READ THAT THERE MIGHT FINALLY BE A PROPER REPLACEMENT PART, BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR IT. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE A POPPING, STICKING, CLUNKING SOUND & FEELING EVERY TIME YOU TURN YOUR STEERING WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR