2006 PONTIAC G6 Complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. HAVE TAKEN CAR INTO DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM...NO PROBLEM IS EVER FOUND. JUNE 08-50338 NOV 08-60298. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR A LITTLE WHILE MY POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THANK GOD I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT..YET. I'VE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER ONCE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF. APPARENTLY SINCE IT'S ELECTRIC STEERING WHENEVER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF IT RESETS ITSELF. LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED TWICE. OF COURSE, THE DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED. I'M HONESTLY AFRAID TO BE IN MY CAR. I HAVE ANXIETY JUST WAITING FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR. THIS MORNING MY HOPE IS TO JUST DRIVE AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR, DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PROVE TO THEM THE PROBLEM, THEN TRY AND FIND A WAY TO WORK. I HOPE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO HAVE A NEW STEERING COLUMN INSTALLED. I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THERE'S A BIGGER ISSUE GOING ON WITH G6'S. *TR

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AUCTION IN APRIL OF 2006. I HAVE HAD THE CAR THREE YEARS NOW. FROM THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING. IT WILL TURN OVER BUT DIES IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STARTS. IT USUALLY TAKE THREE TRIES BEFORE IT WILL START. TODAY I GOT IN MY CAR AND TURNED THE KEY NOTHING WOULD COME ON, NO LIGHTS NO RADIO NO NOISE NOTHING. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. I TRIED IT THREE TIMES AND THEN ON THE FOURTH TIME IT STARTED LIKE NORMAL. I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND IT IS FINE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE BUT BECAUSE IT WOULD NO DO IT AT THAT TIME THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING. THE SERVICE AIRBAG WARNING ALSO KEEPS DINGING. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN AND THEY RESET IT AND SAID IT WAS OK, NOW IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING BUT IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY TO HAVE IT SERVICED. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWERSTEERING ALSO. THERE ARE TIMES IT WILL BE EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN AND THEN IN A FEW SECONDS IT IS EXTREMELY EASY AND NOW IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED THEY HAVE STARTED MAKING A REALLY LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AND SOMETIMES A GRINDING NOISE. NOT SURE WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE THE BRAKES WERE JUST MAINTENANCE. THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY DEPENDABLE BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL NOT STAY THAT WAY FOR LONG. *TR

I OWN A PONTIAC G6 V6 WITH SERIOUS POWER STEERING PROBLEMS WHEN BACKING MY VEHICLE AND A THUMPING NOISE UNDER THE LEFT HOOD. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT DAILY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT GM HAS PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY PONTIAC G6 FAILED WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPOT. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN IN TWICE BEFORE FOR NOISES IN THE FRONT END, NEITHER TIME WAS ANYTHING FOUND. IT IS ALSO JERKING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND SEEING ALL OF THE OTHER INCIDENTS, I FELT IT IMPORTANT TO REPORT MY OWN PROBLEM. *TR

PERIODICALLY - HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 2 YEARS MY 2006 G6 WILL LOOSE ITS POWER STEERING. I HAVE HAD MY GARAGE CHECK THE CAR THEY SAID THE FLUID IS GOOD NO PROBLEMS. WHEN IT HAPPENED LAST TIME I STOPPED, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE POWER STEERING RESUMED. I'M HOPING I DON'T LOOSE THE STEERING AT 65 MPH ON THE THRUWAY. NOT SAFE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WILL NEVER BUY A PONTIAC AGAIN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC G6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,800.

POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CAR WOULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. OVER TIME, POWER STEERING IS OUT 80% OF TIME. HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. THIS TIME THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND PROBLEM AND CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. PROBLEM WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE SOMEBODY MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVEN FATALITY. *TR

CONTINUED STEERING/FRONT END PROBLEMS CAUSING POPPING, CLICKING, UNSTEADY STEERING/DRIFTING AND PREMATURE WEARING ON TIRES RESULTING IN FREQUENT REPLACEMENT. - KNOWN FACTORY/MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH NO REPLACEMENT PARTS BY MANUFACTURER;GM ADMITS TO DEFECT WITH NO REMEDY-NO RECALL. FIRST REPORT 7-25-07 WITHOUT REMEDY. - - VEHICLE UNSAFE - - SHOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR RESALE. HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FREEDOM PONTIAC IN ODESSA TEXAS DUE TO UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 PONTIAC G6. CAR IS AT 51,000 MILES. I NOTICED THERE IS 7 YEAR/70,000 MILES EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE 2005 PONTIAC G6'S FOR THE SAME ISSUE. TRYING TO WORK THINGS OUT WITH GM BUT AM CONSTANTLY BEING TOLD THAT MY VIN DOESN'T FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY - WHICH I UNDERSTAND. THE POINT IS, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE BULLETIN STATES WITH THE MY 2005. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!! SOMEONE WILL GET SERIOUSLY HURT IF THE ISSUE ISN'T ADDRESSED SOON!! POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, OUTSOURCED TO THE PHILLIPINES, WILL SWAY ME FROM EVER PURCHASING FROM GM AGAIN. *TR